Just busted Event 1 day 1b, feel a little tilted by exit tbh.
My first table was full of jolly souls and just one decent player, who unforts had position and 5b me early when i was trying to stamp some kinda authority on the table with 108o.
Early on was tricky as stations stationed and the cards wldnt oblige, i rocked up but still had done half my stack by the end of level 2-had a few cooler pots.
Luckily the poker gods then coolered some poor guy when my kings held v his ladies aip and we were back where we'd started.
The limp calling table fish kept donating to all but me however and when the table broke at 2-400 i wasn't devestated.
Moved to my right was the decent player which at least allowed position, my 35bbs (12k) were no match for his 200 altho i was pretty sure we'd clash and i'd get it in ok.
That didn't happen as b4 i knew it this table was also broke and i was moved to fish heaven.
The only problem is now with blinds at 3-600 i only had a decent 3bet (20bbs) stack. But once i'd doubled up more or less instantly with qq v 88 i felt good, boy was this a weak table.
Flopping btm set soon after this 4 ways in an ov limped pot on the button looked juicy but although i got 2 callers on the 267 flop the king turn scared off my customers from future action.
This is when a situation occured.
I had bet/thrown in chips on the turn aggressively for half the pot like i was trying to rep a turned king-i thought these cods were likely to level themselves in2 thinking i was bluffing-strong is weak etc and they were also the types to make bad peels with one of the two straight draws.
Unforts the table started a debate on why i'd thrown my chips in so aggro, why give the dealer extra work etc..?
Even when i basically told the main whinger to desist from the convo-after both had folded (he was an absolute cod of all cods) it still persisted.
Ok so headphones on dom and adjust to these idiotic yanks please-disclaimer-i don't mean all americans are idiots just these few.
Few hands l8r folded round to me on the button with q9o and about 40x i min rsd the cod's big blind-sim stack. He peeled as he usually did.
The flop came a75 with two hearts and my black cards missed so i bet anyway. Cod check calls.
Turn was the
and it went check check-i guess i could bet but i doubt it ever works v him .
I didn't really think he had a flush but was worried by ace rags and random 5x 7x hands that wouldn't be folding the turn, i'd need to 3 barrell, better spots ftw.
River comes a
and he donks large, i obv fold and he shows 6 high with the 64o, nice peel sir.
His buddys were almost high fiving him while i just laughed inside-was nice line info for l8r i thought.
So we go a round almost and i'm down to 30x and the blinds are about to go 4-800 which will put me back on that 3b stack of 20 bigs.
Folded to me in the cut off and i min my 8's, button fishy peels and mr cod of all cods in the small throws in two 5k chips-basically an all in as i have only 18k.
I jam due to the dynamic and that it really looks AX and mr fishy button prolly has some of his outs, nope button folds 88 face up-which really annoyed me as the small blind hadn't actually called yet, even tho obv he has to with atc.
Cod has the 10's and proudly exclaims- 'yeah i knew you're gonna do that with whatever you see' and it's high 5 time again from the fish factory.
Such an lol comment and indicative of his tardy nature.
Obv i brick and i depart to the sight of patting on backs and general idiotic behaviour.
Welcome to las vegas dom, should be a fun one!
Btw obv due to the non re entry-the balance is already at $350+ mark up so around $403 in the kitty.
Highly tempted to play tmrw's $350 as it should be saturdayyyy juicy, i'm sure i can finish off the final on sunday in time for any halloween party in the evening.
Presume this is ok with every1 as it's highly unlikey i will have to use all 14 remaining re-entries and there's always a chance i may just take one or two other $350 comps out of the schedule to give myself a break in the middle of the grind. I think it's best to play when i'm hungry and rest when i'm tired. Just for the paperwork if i play and re-enter i'll substitute one mid november $350 out of the schedule until the balance can afford to pay for the potential $700/$806 with mark up cost. If i do play with just the one bullet i'll just take the balance down to $0 from it's current $403-obv adding on the first prize i'll take down.
One objector to this might be lil dave who said i must keep the 30th free from the schedule for the halloween party-but like i say i'm certain the final will be done early enough on the sunday from prev experience of deepstack finals.
However if it's a big problem for me to play i'll just go and play a one dayer elsewhere tmrw- not on stake's money obv-i'm mega hungry for tournament poker right now-it's so insanely weaker than online-and i guess that's one problem with getting in 88 for 30bbs pre, but even tards can spazz and squeeze right?? And 60+bbs on that table wlda been heaven.
I really like the re entry option as ppl play way looser than usual so i won't be doing much 4b spazzing again with 108o early, shame it's only valid for 3 levels but def a +ev option.
Sorry 4 the bad start peeps, honestly i wasn't on tilt, wldnt say i played 10/10 today but a 7 or an 8 wld be a decent assesment.
Twitter updates?
And a photo of a mangled Lovejoy giraffe please
No twitter updates unless i can do so on a us phone-which im hoping to get, my uk pay as you go one needs a mortgage to pay for texts and calls.
Hvnt seen kev yet but i see from fb he's crushing after day 1a, mbn.
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