I am going to Vegas for a week at the end of the month to play a handful of poker events.
I have specifically chosen this week because I played the $1.5k PLO8 last year and genuinely didn't think any of the other players at my table had much idea at all of how to play the game. I will just say those who say the main event is the softest WSOP event clearly don't play PLO8 much.
I played a 2.5k event last year and found myself between Kevin Saul and Chris Moorman, and Vanessa Selbst briefly joined our table. Though there are clearly some donks in these bigger events, there are also a lot of very good players. Then again Joseph Cheong sat down next to me in the main, so maybe I just run bad at the WSOP, and all the other tables are where the Frenchmen from 2006 sit. I am playing the 3k event simply because I have one week and choice is limited in the support events in the WSOP that week.
I am asking for staking in events 44 and 46, which are 3k events over consecutive days.
Here is my Hendon mob
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=90865and my sharkscope
http://www.sharkscope.com/#Player-Statistics/Advanced-Search//networks/Player%20Group/players/DoobsThe sharkscope doesn't reflect all my online play. I played a lot of cash on Betfair for a couple of years after my first child was born. I beat all levels up to $10/$20 and Omaha, but the $10/$20 was a few thousand hands in sample size and was mainly due to aggro fish hunting). I don't think I could have beat 10/20 long term. This was all between 3 and 5 years ago and a lot of it was full ring, so I absolutely don't think I could repeat it now. I used to play 99% of my games on Betfair, so a lot of the old results never showed up on Sharskcope, but I won the big daily probably 10 times, and the big Sunday game there.
I haven't played a lot of big Sundays over the years due to work, but have had a go at them the last 12 months or so. I final tabled the Sunday 500, the bigger $162, the Supersonic and the Sunday Million (AK <AT for half chips in play) in that time. I have won the Stars 100 rebuy, the Big $109, the $50 rebuy and one of the $200 turbos. I have also won the big $100 rebuy on Ongame and done well in a few highrollers on other sites.
I normally just play the $100 PLO8 on Stars daily, and have won it a few ties, I also won the $500 one back when it was 9 max, and have won the $200 FL game, and finished 2nd in the big 50 rebuy PLO8 during GSOP. I have recently run horrid in the $500 6 max games which has battered my PLO stats. I am absolutely confident that I am going to be +EV in this game and virtually anybody who regularly played that $100 game would be.
I think my live game results could be summarised as run bad for years then ran good. I really don't play that much (maybe 4 or 5 Hendon mobable tournaments a year outside WSOP). I think I have played 8 tournaments at the WSOP and cashed in two (played the main twice, reached day 3 twice, cashed zero). I got the biggest cash amount when finishing 2nd at GUKPT London. I spent much of say 2 and 3 two to the right of Marc Wright, so didn't have that easy a ride either. I have probably improved a little recently, because I am pacing myself better and not forcing the pace as much as I used to do live.
I have done one previous stake which was profitable here. I have bought numerous stakes here, mostly ones that weren't.
Anyway business.
I am just selling another 12.5% to cut the variance a bit. I have swapped 12.5% with some of Tikay's action, and am going to sell another five 2.5% shares.
Am selling the $3k NLH at 1:0 and the $3k PLO8 at 1.1. I don't want to get too much into the debate on current markups, as I have said my bit in the past. I think I am pricing fairly because the first tournament will be tougher than the average WSOP tourney, and stakers need to be +EV after variance.
The minimum buy is 2.5%, the max is 2.5%. I don't want somebody taking it all.
One share is $157.5, or about £100 or so (pls xe.com it). Can take payment by bank, stars, or cash in Vegas
I will refund with any mark up if I can't play. I am playing the $1k event outside the stake the day before the $3k NLH and could overlap on day
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Flame away if you must, but probably better to use your time more constructively and just buy.
Edit. Am playing regardless of any sales.
Cheers
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