An Ape and a Notebook goes to Vegas.... yes, I'm serious!

[baldock92]

Definitely agree in a punt at a main event sattelite with any small cashes, but I'll leave it up to the main investors and yourself to decide. Go with the flow and win the lot!

[jgcblack]

For those without twitter we are having a great first day in first event.

Slow start but managed to make a couple of really nice bets to take down pots when we didn't have it and get paid when we did.

Highlight so far is a 3bt pre and bet, tank bet, tankier shove....

On JxxxJ.

Don't worry, we had AA and got the full double.

Have 37350 at 100/200/25.

[jgcblack]

Few frustrating pots but still have 23k and change going back to 200/400.

Highlight was sb  vs bb  on    .

[jgcblack]

Moans it in....

AK vs AQ aipf for one double and KK vs 1010 aipf for an almost double.

27k at 250/500/50

[jgcblack]

Could be some fun hand histories coming up.

I'm trying to grind it slowly and steadily, however we have the chip leader 2 to my right and he keeps over bet jamming 50% of hands he is in.

Just had 67dd vs his 45o on Q89dd. We check back river and call a bet on .
he fires again  huge and we fold.

Slowly slowly catchy monkey..............

[jgcblack]

Busted first hand back from dinner break...

99 vs K2o of the chip leader crazy Asian guy.


Feeling really happy about the way I played today. Definitely a little looser than perfect preflop vs people once I was happy with playing vs them, but didn't let that make me get into any sticky spots and didn't give away many if any chips lightly. 

Couldn't seem to hold when I was ahead in the small ones.

Never mind... carry on, next one.


On the fun side I've said hello to a few pros today, Somerville and Seiver, both super friendly and happy to chat for a few mins.

#wsop2015

[pleno1]

in the 10 handed tourneys you just gotta play very tight day 1, once you get the stack should cruise through.

people in these tourneys just waiting to give their chips away, stay patient and you'll be fine.

[jgcblack]

Yeah I'm trying....

Busted the big stack I built on the Aria with  vs  on  in a 3 bet pot.

We both have huge chips with 30k at 150/300, he 3bt big and we peeled, I was really comfortable with his sizing that it wasn't an AA type size. Much more likely JJ/AK.

Obv great flop for us and turn the winner vs anything except AK/AQcc.

We lose that and then our remaining 13 bb goes in with AQ vs JJ aipf.

Not to be yet....

[Marky147]

Unlucky mate, gl tomorrow!

[jgcblack]

De registered the Friday Monster stack as a housemate has made final 30 in Venetian Deepstack 1600....

Gary Banks for those that know him.

Everyone is going early so let's hope it's a long first rail.


Been a tough week poker wise,  managed to lose some big cash pots with AA vs 45 on A 24 and A7 vs AA on K75A5.

Keep grinding away though, even sampled some Rio SNG action today. Lost 66 vs AK for Hu in a $275 vs a guy I'm confident I'd be a big favorite against.

#vegas2015

[jgcblack]

I've been offerred an aria seat for a discount and having already played it, I definitely think it's better than playing the golden nugget. I'll have to go there and play some cash for the fun n giggles.

Am playing the Monster stack tomorrow, looking forward to it... Let's go!!!

[jgcblack]

WSOP Monster Stack day two made.
We have heaps of chips, 151,600.

Unsure yet, but think I might even be top 10%.

I really feel like I played some of my best tournament poker ever, absolutely hammerred my table after recognising early on that only 1 person was going to try and play back without a genuine hand.

I'm sorting a lift out atm, but ill do a mini day report when I get home.

[david3103]

  At last, a Blonde who crushes.

[tonytats]

And also still has an insane hedge

[jgcblack]

So today....

Unsure where to start, just had a great day.. slowly up the whole day.
We started the first level with a raise/call, cc down on QJx10x for half a guys stack, we have Q10ss he instamucks.

The table was completely up for grabs as no one was doing anything without a made hand.  I slowly chipped up and then got into a little tumble with a player from Newcastle where I raise pre, c bet,  cbet/call call   on 782dd710 which I hate in retrospect.

A few other hands and some really nice thought out plans.


Today marks my first ever raise/4bt/6bt Bluff with KQo... I knew the guy was at it vs me and stacks were perfect for it.
I open to 450 @100/200/50, he 3bt to 1950, I make it 5200, he makes it 9000, I shove for 23k he snap folds.

BOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
(I do have to admit that I had the absolute fear that I get snapped by AK and have to explain to you all....)


Other highlights include trying to get someone to fold A high on 108862 with my KJ for 2/3 pot, I get called and win.

I tried to make a Bluff with the on Q104dd7d8o.... but I bet too big and forgot that tourney pros don't bet that big for value. He called, I was sad.

I rallied and played really well the rest of the day, finding some chips every orbit it felt like.  

Tried my hardest to avoid flips all day but ended up in a big one with JJ vs AK bvb.  I open to 1500 and the bb snap 3bt to a handful of yellows (1k), based on live reads I was not folding and put the lot in.  He snapped with AK and we hold on Q42Q4 for a 50k pot at 300/600/50.

Dinner break arrived and I had a huge massage, chilled on a cash game to destress and then went back feeling so good!

The last few levels went relatively uneventful, I bashe'd up Timoshenko in his first hand where I open 89o, he peels bb and we cbet K78hh,  he calls and stares as I cbet a turn 7.
He check raises turn big and I felt really happy with a call.  River is a complete brick and he tank gives up with .  Half his stack gone and we wound him again next hand with a rejam of 33 from bb to his btn open.  Within an orbit he then gets in KK vs A2cc on 478cc and gg on turn.

Grind to the end and in the last 30 minutes I have
55 vs JJ aipf on K5299
JJ vs A2 aipf hold
AK vs QQ aipf on J10xKx
a few other small value hands and we finish with 151600 which is good for 12th today according to wsop.com





Super buzzing right now and just ready to get back into it......


Day 3 any danger???