First thing I see when I walk into the pokerroom is an Eskimo lurking for change. We make eye contact, he recognizes me but I'm pretty sure he doesn't know my name.
I make it by him without being asked for money. Sweet. I'm already a winner on this day.
This a 6 handed event. I've flamed out of the last two I played before the first break. Those were at the series and in Tahoe and that was when I was running bad. I'm not running great or even playing decent but... I really wanted to play golf today but there were lightening bolts on my iPhone. So I'm playing poker.
Apparently I just wanted to lose $500 today.
Table 38 seat 3
Table draw!
Seat 1: rwg. Think I've played with him before. He's kinda clueless.
Seat 2: rwg who's a damn know it all
Seat 3: JDN
Seat 4: rwg
Seat 5: Thor Hansen. The dealer already made a joke about his missing hammer.
Seat 6: rbg (random black guy). Trying to bust to play the Venetian because he didn't know it was a 6 handed tourney.
The rbg is a cockroach. He gave all his chips to Thor before I double him up from 300 when my 33 got counterfeited by the board and his J high wins.
Then he gets down to 50, yes 50 chips, and doubles 3 hands in a row with 95 vs AQ, JT vs QQ, and A9 vs JJ.
Aiyeah. He's doubled at least 3 more times but he still only has 1200.
Doubled again up to 3K. Seat 1, a Canadian, has doubled him up 4 times and he's down to 4200.
The Kings of Leon should change the title of their new album to "Songs to Hump By." I'm sitting here with a bunch of guys wanting to get back home for nefarious reasons. Gotta change the tunes.
I limp for 100 with 22 in late position and seat 2 raises it to 500. Everyone folds back to me and since I haven't hit a set in a while, I call.
The flop falls 8 2 9 and I check and he bets 800. I call and check the 3 on the turn. He bets 2500 leaving himself 2000 behind
I put him all in and he calls showing queens. Sweet! Ship it.
20K at break. That skittle I found in my pocket was lucky!
They got 247 players for this tourney. The SCOOP must be over.
A little High on Fire has cured me of my "Leon Boner" and I'm winning hands with my renewed focus.
I participate in this series of texts with Jeremiah early in the 3rd level.
Yo homoface just sent you some money on tilt
JDN:
Sweet. Playing the 6 handed. 20k at break.
JS:
What 6 handed???
JDN:
caesars
JS:
Wtf. Thanx for telling me. Woulda loved that.
JDN:
I was gonna golf but here instead. Schedule is online.
JS:
I'm so tilted right now.
JDN:
Self induced?
JS:
By u not telling bout 6max
i hate u
so much
JDN:
You're such a girl
JS:
I would say go blow yourself but i know ur too fat
JDN:
LOL nice one
In the 4th level rbg raises to 750 under the gun. On the button I reraise to 1750 with AK. He calls and the flop is 9h 2h 3c. Check check.
The turn is the 4h and he bets 2700. Hmm, this is not making a lot of sense to me. He usually checks the made hands. But to call the reraise preflop, he's gotta have a decent hand. I basically put him on a JT or better but no pair. I also rule out two hearts. One heart makes more sense.
I got the gut shot draw too. I call the 2700.
The river is the 2s. He bets 4525. Well, that couldn't have helped him. None of this is making sense.
I tank it. Replaying the hand in my head. Nope. No way. Riiight. Nothing is adding up.
I look over at him and he's pulling a chris ferguson. Hands on chin, covering his nose and chin, just staring at me. This is new. Haven't seen this before.
He keeps staring at me. Now with any other player I would take this as a strong hand. But not him.
I call. He shows QT. Gotcha biatch! I show my AK. Minor freak out on the table as I scoop the pot.
I bust a dingleberry when I flop another set at the end of the level. I'm a machine.
47K at 2nd break.
I pretty much just maintain for the next two levels before these two hands happen.
A new seat 2 does not know how to bet preflop. He's betting out 4 and 4.5 times the blind while the rest of the table is betting less than 3 times.
Everyone is waiting to catch him with a 3 bet. So of course it's folded him on the button and he raises to 2300. I look down at QQ and raise to 6500. He calls.
The flop is Ad Jh 2d. He quickly checks outta turn. I bet out 8K sensing weakness and he raises all in. WTF?
I ditch the queens and he shows an ace.
On the very last hand of the level seat 4 moves in under the gun for 7500. It's folded to me in the big blind and I look down at QdJd. They're probably live. I just lost a big pot. I'm on tilt. I call.
He shows AdQc. Blargh. But a jack on the flop wins it for me. Sweet.
30K at dinner break.
I get moved to the table behind me and there are two women at the table. Last two in the tourney.
Then something happens to me that's never happened before. It's folded to me on the button, I raise to 2100 with 94. Standard right? I drop a chip on my cards and as I pull my hand away the edge of the card catches a ridge somewhere in my finger print and flips the cards over.
Wait! What?
The card flips over, the chip drops straight down on top of the 9. My 4 of spades is exposed.
...
So embarrassing.
Everyone laughs. The small blind shows a 3 of clubs and folds. Then the big blind, a woman, who's low in chips, moves in. I have to fold and she shows QJ.
Bah!
Blinds move up to 600/1200 and I'm hovering around 25K.
I pick up kings and everyone folds. Shenanigans!!!
The TDs may have changed the payout structure mid-tournament.
Details to come.
Make another break with 35K. 36 players left.
I get all in for the first time in tournament with AK in the big blind. The lady with all the chips folds AQ face up. Sgghhfsaghhjllkjk!
The pay out structure has been changed from 27 peeps to 24. Bunk. Basically they said that the payouts were for a 9 handed tourney and they had to change it to a 6 handed one.
Makes sense.
The night TDs at Caesars are way better than the morning ones.
I bust the old guy in seat 2 with my hot mess of a A8 vs his K8. Up around 75K.
I make a big call with 2 pair and it's good. Up to 110K.
We redraw at 30 players and I swear to god my cousin Nathan is to my right. Except he's wearing Ed Hardy. Nathan would never wear that... Well, he might.
In the big blind I get moved to another table behind the button. Sweet! Allie Prescott is the only person I know here.
I try and abuse the bubble and I get the cards to do it, but I end up breaking even on the level and finish at the break with 116K.
4th break. I gotta pee.
25 peeps left. We'll be hand for hand when we get back.
Oh momma. On the small blind I decide to 3 bet anyone that raises. Under the gun raises to 6500 and the Ginger to his left calls. I reraise to 19200 with K2. Wait wait! Hear me out.
I know the Ginger doesn't have a big hand and the Asian under the gun will fold AK here.
The Asian folds and the Ginger reluctantly calls. The flop is Q 2 4. He checks and I move in. He quickly folds. Looks like a middle pair to me.
Up to about 140K.
Finally!!! We make the money. I got close to 150K. I think we get $1200 for 24th.
Donk off a bunch of chips to the retarded ginger who called my raise with 76 vs my A6.
58k at the next break. 16 left.
In the 2000/4000 level seat 6 raises under the gun to 1200. I call with 33. Allie calls behind.
The flop falls 9h 3c 3h. Oh. Snap. Bitch. Now how am I going to get any chips outta this?
Seat 6 moves in. Ah! Ha! I call. Way to quickly. Allie shows the Ah 4h and folds. Fudge.
Seat 6, who is a ringer for Tim Meadows, shows Ad 8d.
Ship it this way. Back up to 145k.
I bust seat 2 with TT vs his 66 and we're down to 12. Table redraw. I got 200K.
I like my new seat. I'm in 6 with two big stacks to my right. The first hand is of course raised by the young kid with the beanie to my right. I look down at A5 and make the call.
The flop falls A 3 K. He bets out on the flop for less than half the pot and I call. I also decide to call him down on this hand. He's a solid player, but I've seen him over play a couple of hands. The turn is a 6. He bets half the pot, about 45K. I call.
The river is an 8 and he quickly moves in. What? I got about 125K left. Weird. I tank it. I look at the payouts, 5 minutes to end of the day. Still have a lot of chips if I fold.
I notice that a couple a guys on the rail stand up to watch this hand. They're wearing beanies too. Must be a gang. They're all young.
I ask the kid if that's his backer. He says yes. Pretty sure the little one is Chad Batista. He could be showing off for his backer. He's either got nothing or everything. Smells a little like a bluff, or maybe he even has a K.
If I win this hand I'll be up around 450K. I can fold, play it safe and come back tomorrow.
Fuck it. I call.
He's got a King. And an Ace. Bollocks. Nice hand sir. I muck my cards.
My 1st really horrible read of the day.
Bah. 12th place pays $2K. Not bad for a days work. Even better, I was playing good. Not too tight, aggressive and making spot on reads has me feeling really good about playing some more tournaments at Caesars and beyond.
This is a stepping stone.
JDN
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