FULL VERSION: Stu Rutter, WSOP Staking Package, including the Main Event, at 1.0

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Scribbled notes

I'm actually going to scribble some notes in short hand. They'll
make very little sense. Even less than the updates.  But, i guess no better place to do them than in Here

2- potential tell of arm to wrist when bluffing. Gave up after ome shot in probable double barrel spot
3- looked confident when had it with AA. happy to go 3 SOV with AA, but with ridic transparent sizes . Folded to XR after betting 33% flop . Making fairly big sizings with mid strengt hands where he should be checking behind when checked to turn after calling flop
4- can look nervous when has it. Nice value sizing of 80% pot fairly thin
5- opened to 1.8k with KJ, 1.6k with K9. snap checking behind early streets with zero interest in bluffing
6- stubborn bad call downs. Zero thought to turning light call downs into bluff. Transparent lead 33% turn with KJ on 884K
 Bad fake tell of looking annoyed with monster. Didn't reship Aq BB vs but for 15bb
7- opened to 2.5k at 800BB. Does he have different sizes? Snap confident "5 thousand" squeeze with KK pre. Checked Qxx . snap"ten thousand " on Qxxx(80% pot). Open to 5x(!) With At suited. Snap check when miss flop. Give him time to talk, he's often basically saying what he has . PRESUME WEAK when doesn't speak
8- snap checked behind QQ on AxxAx . 3bet Qq to 2.8k, 3bet Ak to 2x. Strength seems proportional to sizing

2- no arm to wrist when he probably had it.
4- minbet river to try to avoid check -decide spot . Small 40% sizing with KJ on k64. Slightly nitty check behind turn and river. Called clock when had it, observe when doesn't call clock
5- insta called off 5bb with Q3off
6- missed bluff in obvious rec bluff spot. Potential just 100% ABC
7- opened to 5x with At suited, 2x with tens
8- 3bets are 2.8x with QQ, 2x with Ak and 2.5x with Qq. Tiny 20% bet flopping top set. Decent River value for 40% pot with second pair. All sizes probable transparent

4- bet 40% four way turn after xxxx. Seems happy to go transparent sizings
7- what are his non snap actions? Is he really just 5x Xring all range to protect?
8- open to 2.1 with Ak

2- didn't cbet in 3way squeezed pot with aa on dry board. Looked comfortable but "pumped" when squeezed with Aa.
No hand to wrist. Sized to 4.1x . Realised to make correct stubborn call river with bluff catcher

Has missed cbet in 3bp with aa and Ak on low dry boards. Cbet thus more likely a bluff

3- stubborn call vs squeeze.. made "see where he's at" raise on Qjj flop with a Q. Not interested in folding to squeezes.

4- are all sizes transparent?

7- only non snap action has been checking flop OPP with a gutshot. Didn't bluff me when missed. xred 4k to 10k vs squeezer with KK. Didn't 3bet KK sb vs hijack, didn't back raise vs tiny squeeze. Scared check on safe turn. Hesitated flop and turn slightly.

Called clock when semi -had it but sounded nervous. Said "time." Watch out for non clock, or other ways of saying it.

Bet pot with A4 on AKx. All in for 1.2x pot with A4 on Akx4

Opens have been

2x - at suited
4x- KK and TT

New 5- missed cbet and missed DCB on 226Q without SDV
Squeezed Qjs from bb to 5x


Isn't checking anything with any SDV

New 6- did he make a see where he's at raise on the turn in 3bp?

Small bluff sizes. Raise small with FD on turn. Bet 40% river just to target the auto folds

8- another 2.4x squeeze with JJ. Hesitation before decision to open is genuine.

9- nitty but has snap called in fairly Big spots twice with top pair. Massively nit check back with Q9 on q98xx 3way

7 opens now

4x- Ak, TT and Ak
2x -At

*attack small open*

B20 river with J on ktxq9, super snap big raise vs obvious aj

1-  didn't 3bet AK From BB vs cutoff open

4- transparency continues. Full pot with top two on river. Said "98" in questioning tone, Seemed confident . As wide as bottom pair for turn lead for small size

New 5- super snap call from SB after limp vs BB 3.2x
Very transparent 15% block sizing river with trips on flush board, river.
Correct double barrel with trips despite flush turn

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Main event Day two

Surprisingly uneventful.

58k, half way through 600-1200(1200)

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Main event day two

Hmm just nothing to do really

54k

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$10000 Main event

After a very quiet time, a nice two.

UTG open to 2.5x , UTG2 call, we have in the big blind.



Check, UTG bet 4.2k, UTG2 call.

Close to a fold. Just about a call.



I think I have to get jiggy here. Queen of spades is such a big blocker, because they are early positions (they have fewer small spade combos). And the other big reason to turn this into a bluff is that it replaces a check -fold, rather than a check -call

I bet 11k. UTG calls

I think, if the river doesn't make me a flush, or doesn't give me other show down value, this is going to be it. You don't come to run big Bluff lines, but if the spot comes up, then...

Anyway, river saves the heart rate



I think I'm 60% behind, but I have too much to turn into a bluff

Check- check

He mucks. We got lucky.

Very next hand, folded to my small blind. Big blind of course same guy.

Limp



Bet small, 1.5k. Call

We get there



It's going to be a check raise. Range isn't far from being broken down into hands that will probably call once anwyay (second pair or worse), and hands that will 1) Bet, and 2) Face a puke decision, and potentially have to call down, when we check raise, and bet the river.


Check, he bets 3.5k. On that basis, I may as well make this fairly big. He's the only seat with real reason to be suspicious of me. Wonderful spot


Check raise to 13k.  Fairly quick call.

River isn't great



The great thing is, the fear of being bluff raised is so much less here. That allows me a block size, but I think I'm facing suspicion here.

I decide on 15.5k, into 30k

We get called, and win. The semi-long tank I think tells me that I was maybe 3k off the sweet spot of getting the max, but I guess not so far.

Up to a chip peak of 110k. Let's go

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Scribbled notes

I'm actually going to scribble some notes in short hand. They'll
make very little sense. Even less than the updates.  But, i guess no better place to do them than in Here

2- potential tell of arm to wrist when bluffing. Gave up after ome shot in probable double barrel spot
3- looked confident when had it with AA. happy to go 3 SOV with AA, but with ridic transparent sizes . Folded to XR after betting 33% flop . Making fairly big sizings with mid strengt hands where he should be checking behind when checked to turn after calling flop
4- can look nervous when has it. Nice value sizing of 80% pot fairly thin
5- opened to 1.8k with KJ, 1.6k with K9. snap checking behind early streets with zero interest in bluffing
6- stubborn bad call downs. Zero thought to turning light call downs into bluff. Transparent lead 33% turn with KJ on 884K
 Bad fake tell of looking annoyed with monster. Didn't reship Aq BB vs but for 15bb
7- opened to 2.5k at 800BB. Does he have different sizes? Snap confident "5 thousand" squeeze with KK pre. Checked Qxx . snap"ten thousand " on Qxxx(80% pot). Open to 5x(!) With At suited. Snap check when miss flop. Give him time to talk, he's often basically saying what he has . PRESUME WEAK when doesn't speak
8- snap checked behind QQ on AxxAx . 3bet Qq to 2.8k, 3bet Ak to 2x. Strength seems proportional to sizing

2- no arm to wrist when he probably had it.
4- minbet river to try to avoid check -decide spot . Small 40% sizing with KJ on k64. Slightly nitty check behind turn and river. Called clock when had it, observe when doesn't call clock
5- insta called off 5bb with Q3off
6- missed bluff in obvious rec bluff spot. Potential just 100% ABC
7- opened to 5x with At suited, 2x with tens
8- 3bets are 2.8x with QQ, 2x with Ak and 2.5x with Qq. Tiny 20% bet flopping top set. Decent River value for 40% pot with second pair. All sizes probable transparent

4- bet 40% four way turn after xxxx. Seems happy to go transparent sizings
7- what are his non snap actions? Is he really just 5x Xring all range to protect?
8- open to 2.1 with Ak

2- didn't cbet in 3way squeezed pot with aa on dry board. Looked comfortable but "pumped" when squeezed with Aa.
No hand to wrist. Sized to 4.1x . Realised to make correct stubborn call river with bluff catcher

Has missed cbet in 3bp with aa and Ak on low dry boards. Cbet thus more likely a bluff

3- stubborn call vs squeeze.. made "see where he's at" raise on Qjj flop with a Q. Not interested in folding to squeezes.

4- are all sizes transparent?

7- only non snap action has been checking flop OPP with a gutshot. Didn't bluff me when missed. xred 4k to 10k vs squeezer with KK. Didn't 3bet KK sb vs hijack, didn't back raise vs tiny squeeze. Scared check on safe turn. Hesitated flop and turn slightly.

Called clock when semi -had it but sounded nervous. Said "time." Watch out for non clock, or other ways of saying it.

Bet pot with A4 on AKx. All in for 1.2x pot with A4 on Akx4

Opens have been

2x - at suited
4x- KK and TT

New 5- missed cbet and missed DCB on 226Q without SDV
Squeezed Qjs from bb to 5x


Isn't checking anything with any SDV

New 6- did he make a see where he's at raise on the turn in 3bp?

Small bluff sizes. Raise small with FD on turn. Bet 40% river just to target the auto folds

8- another 2.4x squeeze with JJ. Hesitation before decision to open is genuine.

9- nitty but has snap called in fairly Big spots twice with top pair. Massively nit check back with Q9 on q98xx 3way

7 opens now

4x- Ak, TT and Ak
2x -At

*attack small open*

B20 river with J on ktxq9, super snap big raise vs obvious aj

1-  didn't 3bet AK From BB vs cutoff open

4- transparency continues. Full pot with top two on river. Said "98" in questioning tone, Seemed confident . As wide as bottom pair for turn lead for small size

New 5- super snap call from SB after limp vs BB 3.2x
Very transparent 15% block sizing river with trips on flush board, river.
Correct double barrel with trips despite flush turn

8- first big 3bet, to 3x, is Aa. Others have been sub 2.2x , Both with Qq

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Scribbled notes

I'm actually going to scribble some notes in short hand. They'll
make very little sense. Even less than the updates.  But, i guess no better place to do them than in Here

2- potential tell of arm to wrist when bluffing. Gave up after ome shot in probable double barrel spot
3- looked confident when had it with AA. happy to go 3 SOV with AA, but with ridic transparent sizes . Folded to XR after betting 33% flop . Making fairly big sizings with mid strengt hands where he should be checking behind when checked to turn after calling flop
4- can look nervous when has it. Nice value sizing of 80% pot fairly thin
5- opened to 1.8k with KJ, 1.6k with K9. snap checking behind early streets with zero interest in bluffing
6- stubborn bad call downs. Zero thought to turning light call downs into bluff. Transparent lead 33% turn with KJ on 884K
 Bad fake tell of looking annoyed with monster. Didn't reship Aq BB vs but for 15bb
7- opened to 2.5k at 800BB. Does he have different sizes? Snap confident "5 thousand" squeeze with KK pre. Checked Qxx . snap"ten thousand " on Qxxx(80% pot). Open to 5x(!) With At suited. Snap check when miss flop. Give him time to talk, he's often basically saying what he has . PRESUME WEAK when doesn't speak
8- snap checked behind QQ on AxxAx . 3bet Qq to 2.8k, 3bet Ak to 2x. Strength seems proportional to sizing

2- no arm to wrist when he probably had it.
4- minbet river to try to avoid check -decide spot . Small 40% sizing with KJ on k64. Slightly nitty check behind turn and river. Called clock when had it, observe when doesn't call clock
5- insta called off 5bb with Q3off
6- missed bluff in obvious rec bluff spot. Potential just 100% ABC
7- opened to 5x with At suited, 2x with tens
8- 3bets are 2.8x with QQ, 2x with Ak and 2.5x with Qq. Tiny 20% bet flopping top set. Decent River value for 40% pot with second pair. All sizes probable transparent

4- bet 40% four way turn after xxxx. Seems happy to go transparent sizings
7- what are his non snap actions? Is he really just 5x Xring all range to protect?
8- open to 2.1 with Ak

2- didn't cbet in 3way squeezed pot with aa on dry board. Looked comfortable but "pumped" when squeezed with Aa.
No hand to wrist. Sized to 4.1x . Realised to make correct stubborn call river with bluff catcher

Has missed cbet in 3bp with aa and Ak on low dry boards. Cbet thus more likely a bluff

3- stubborn call vs squeeze.. made "see where he's at" raise on Qjj flop with a Q. Not interested in folding to squeezes.

4- are all sizes transparent?

7- only non snap action has been checking flop OPP with a gutshot. Didn't bluff me when missed. xred 4k to 10k vs squeezer with KK. Didn't 3bet KK sb vs hijack, didn't back raise vs tiny squeeze. Scared check on safe turn. Hesitated flop and turn slightly.

Called clock when semi -had it but sounded nervous. Said "time." Watch out for non clock, or other ways of saying it.

Bet pot with A4 on AKx. All in for 1.2x pot with A4 on Akx4

Opens have been

2x - at suited
4x- KK and TT

New 5- missed cbet and missed DCB on 226Q without SDV
Squeezed Qjs from bb to 5x


Isn't checking anything with any SDV

New 6- did he make a see where he's at raise on the turn in 3bp?

Small bluff sizes. Raise small with FD on turn. Bet 40% river just to target the auto folds

8- another 2.4x squeeze with JJ. Hesitation before decision to open is genuine.

9- nitty but has snap called in fairly Big spots twice with top pair. Massively nit check back with Q9 on q98xx 3way

7 opens now

4x- Ak, TT and Ak
2x -At

*attack small open*

B20 river with J on ktxq9, super snap big raise vs obvious aj

1-  didn't 3bet AK From BB vs cutoff open

4- transparency continues. Full pot with top two on river. Said "98" in questioning tone, Seemed confident . As wide as bottom pair for turn lead for small size

New 5- super snap call from SB after limp vs BB 3.2x
Very transparent 15% block sizing river with trips on flush board, river.
Correct double barrel with trips despite flush turn

8- first big 3bet, to 3x, is Aa. Others have been sub 2.2x , Both with Qq. Opened to 2.2x with "small pair"

2- tank pre open was genuine

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Main event Day two

Dinner break

Up to peak of 142k

Got three really nice streets of value vs lady in seat 8.

Raise from CO, she defends small, I call big with



I lead flop for 4k (with less to fear, in terms of being messed around with) important to extend leading ranges

CO folds, lady calls

Bet 6.5k on turn. Quick call. It feels like a made hand type quick call more than a "I want to see the Next card quickly" quick call.

River is close, but find the 6.5k. Just. She calls, and has

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Main Event day 2

134k, half way into 4th level of Day two

Table getting tougher. Only three survivors from the start, although they are the two on my right who have been, albeit a confusing one, a goldmine of information

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Day Two of Main

Really nice level, 190k

Still alot going on, keeping all eyes peeled.

The underrated unique feature of the Main is that you often keep the same table for so long, sometimes the whole day. So, with the info often being extensive, it's worth talking in!

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Day two of Main

Going nice, 215k. Approaching end of level four. Last (two hour) level of day is 1k-2k(2k)

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Day two of Main

Really nice. 225k


Going into last level

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Day two of Main

190k

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Day two of Main

178k

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Day two of Main

Couple of small losses, 151k

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Day 2 of Main

Finished

199k

Exhausted

More later

Break tomorrow