Paris WPT Live Update, Day 1b

[NoflopsHomer]

I wouldn't be that critical of the guy with KT, Sammy Farha called a 1k raise with blinds 25/50 in the WSOP last year to bust out a guy with aces. he had pocket threes.

[tikay]

Ben Grundy is OUT.

He had the old KK v AA coup, & failed to improve.

[Djinn]

By Rob Yong:

Not the best day today of my life - I missed my plane this morning due to leaving my passport at home and had to get a taxi to Birmingham, tried to make myself feel better and bought a 1st class ticket only to find out that that the plane had no 1st class seating when I boarded - how does this happen?

After these 2 mishaps I was over the moon to have 30,000 chips after level 2, double average. Anyway, how ironic is this. I'm just having a debate about AA with a guy who raised 6,000 pre-flop v a 300 raise, I was telling him what a plonker he was and he was saying that he didn't want AA. Guess what, while still in this conversation I look down on the BB and find 2 red Aces - what a coincidence.

The hand went like this:

A rock UTG raises 300, Mr Fish (playing any 2 cards out of position flat calls).
Now, Mr Fish has 31,000 after busting a guy in the most horrible way, so I decide to only raise 1200, as I know that he will pay me off if he hits top pair. UTG Mr Tight has passed to every RR so far so I'm prerry condfident of playing my AA heads-up V Mr Fish - who I know will call. I'm giving him about 2-1 pot odds - 900 to win 1800. The hands I put him on are KQ, KJ, KT, QJ, QT, JT or maybe A rag / small pair 99's or lower.


Flop  . Now, I have the Ace of diamonds and the Ace of hearts. I dont want to check raise him as the its unlikely that he won't take a free card on that flop, and I have bet every time that I am the raisor, so he would be suspicous if I checked - so I lead out 2,500, about 85% of the pot. I want him to think I have pair, but no diamond, and am protecting my hand V the turn, I also dont want to give him a free card wif he has QJ. Basically, I want him to RR me so I can move-all in.

But when I bet he annouces all-in immediately. I riffle my chips and think a bit, but at the end of the day, I'm just not passing this hand to this player in this situation becuase:

1. Worst Case: If he has 33 or TT I still have 7 outs (why would he move all in with a set, he would milk me, he''s that type of player, plus he knows I cannot have a made flush as the is out there (AKd is the only hand he is scared of, so an all-in move means no set in my book.

2. 2nd Worse Case: If he has KT I have 14 outs (+an extra 3 on the turn). Now this is a big possibility, the MUG would call with this hand as he doesnt care about care about being potentially dominated. (I'm only calling him a mug cause he is, not cause I'm bitter, if he calls with 67s I have no problem, but KT is very dominated by a re-raisors probable hand of AK or KK). But, if he has this hand, I don't mind gambling ot get 60,000 chips anyway, I came to win, not grind.

3. Most Probable: He has K with the or and stick it all in without thinking, its a big hand for him, and a big move - THIS IS THE HANDS I PUT HIM ON

So, I called and he had KT offsuit, missed all my outs, It was pretty much an even money shot but hey, bad things come in 3's, so the rest of the day should be okay.

C'est La Vie. Rob


 

[tikay]

I wouldn't be that critical of the guy with KT, Sammy Farha called a 1k raise with blinds 25/50 in the WSOP last year to bust out a guy with aces. he had pocket threes.

The point is - & I DO feel desperately sorry for Rob, he did nothing wrong at all - but if the hands were face up  pre-flop, would Rob wanna put his money in? Course he would. 8 times in 10 (or whatever) he scoops, & loves it, 2 times in 10 he gets busted. That's the nature of the game, & life.

When Rob busted my KK with 4-5 on Saturday, I WANTED his pre-flop call, & I WANTED his all-in flop bet. What value I had with KK, & what value Rob had today with AA.

Bad calls are good calls. Most of the time!

[El Yortle]

Seems like a rational thought process to me.

Thanks for sharing Rob.

[wsopin07]

...here's John Gale.

TK, that is a friend of mime Steve sat next to John Gale, he just made a WPT final about 2 weeks ago, great guy

[tikay]

When told Rob was out, this guy looked well disappointed.

He had ambled across to blonde for some chip-counts. "We don't follow American's Mr Hellmuth" I say. "You follow me" says he.

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[tikay]

...here's John Gale.

TK, that is a friend of mime Steve sat next to John Gale, he just made a WPT final about 2 weeks ago, great guy

You have FRIENDS?

[wsopin07]

I just spotted Julian Gardner for the first time today, he has 20k.

Jani Sointula has moved to the Thewy/Chubbs/Marcel Table. That could turn nasty.

Mat Tyler has just irritated his entire table. He was squished in Seat 2, & he asked everyone to move round to give some space. Being mainly French, they ignored him with studied indifference, so he got the dealer to sort it. They all grudgingly moved, but he got a few black looks shot in his direction. Does he give a monkeys? I doubt it.

I am sure he will fix those little frens axx whxxxx, have I ever told u i hate the french?

[tikay]

Colclough shows how to win with AA - he even flops his set AND gets all-in.

Dave Colclough, 40k, approx. He won't let me near to count his stack, says I'm a bok. He's not wrong.

[The_nun]

How's Matt doing Tony?

[wsopin07]

When told Rob was out, this guy looked well disappointed.

He had ambled across to blonde for some chip-counts. "We don't follow American's Mr Hellmuth" I say. "You follow me" says he.

yes tikay i have friends, but this guy is not one!!!!!  please tell Phil Hell that I plan to track him down at the WSOP and challenge him to a heads up match , may for $100K or so, just tell him about that mister  

[The_nun]

Who's Helmuth refering to with that Hand motion?

[Colchester Kev]

never mind the hand gesture ... what about that shirt !!!  he looks like a walking crossword puzzle

[tikay]

How's Matt doing Tony?

40,125!