The very first hand of hold'em I pick up queens and after my raise I have 4 callers. An ace flops and I call a bet to see the turn. It's not a queen and fold to another bet.
Not a good start.
Then I look down at queens again on the 3rd hand of the tournament. They hold up against a flush draw and I take down a nice 1st level pot.
That's a good sign.
Up 1K in 8 hands of hold'em.
Brasilia Room Table 198 Seat 7
I pick up another $600 in Omaha and I can clearly see the Laker game in the other side of the room. It's not ideal but it will work.
10K at break.
I run up to the iBar to meet Layne for a couple of Mango tangos while we watch the end of the first half of the Laker game.
When I get back to my table Phil Ivey is in seat 8. To my left. Great. Not only is he pretty good at poker, he's the luckiest player on the planet.
Table Draw:
Seat 1: RWG with a yellow fishing hat and a teddy bear sweatshirt on.
Seat 2: Old black guy named Ozzie that I used to play with at Hollywood Park.
Seat 3: Doyle's man servant.
Seat 4: ROWG with a sombrero
Seat 5: Older Russian guy that I've played with a lot.
Seat 6: RWG named Chad. Talks too much.
Seat 7: me myself and I
Seat 8: Phil Ivey
Omaha sucks and I did not play every hand. I just made bad calls on the river. Gotta stop doing that.
Ivey turns out to be my mush. I don 't win a hand for a whole level thanks to Phillip. 6K going into the 3rd level.
I finally win a hand in Razz against Phillip and get back up to 9K.
The Lakers just tied it up at 99 with 2 minutes left. Phillip has big money on Orlando. Noob.
Phillip is steaming slightly.
In stud, I complete with 7c (Tc 7d). Phillip raises to 400 and I call. 4th street for me is the 7s. I double bet and Phillip calls.
To make a lame story short, he calls me down the whole way and hits his club flush on 7th street.
Now this is where lucky Phillip comes into play. If he would have been paying attention to the poker game and not the basketball game he would have noticed that there were 4 clubs up and I had 2 more showing by the end of the hand.
So Phillip had to hit a 3 outer on 7th to beat me in a 6K pot.
That's how he rolls.
1725 at break. Yes 1725.
Second hand back from break I'm in the big blind and Phillip tries to raise from under the gun. But he only puts out 400 and the blinds are 150/300. That's a call. (BTW he had just raised to 600 the hand before).
Anywhoo I flop 2 pair with T2 and get called down by Ozzie and double to 3800.
Chau Chang moves to my right. Better awesome.
Back up to 5K with what I assume was a running bluff with 5s in stud. Got the Russian to fold on 6th street.
Chau Chau is petite. And he has dry hands. Long nails too.
5500 going into level 6.
I get it up to 6K before someone decides to limp for the first time in hold'em.
I call 200 from the small blind with Kh5h and Phillip checks his big blind. The flop is Ah 2h 6d. I check and Phillip bets out as expected. Ozzie, the OG limper raises to 800. I call. Phillip folds.
The turn is the Ks and I check call Ozzie.
The river is a Q and it's check check. Ozzie shows A8 off. Nice limp. Phillip cost me another 400 in chips. He's so bad for me.
4200.
I 3/4 a pot with guy wearing a sombrero to get back up to 6K.
Sometimes I play a pretty good short stack.
Just lost everything when I flopped a set of aces and lost to runner runner wheel. Down to 1600.
Doubled up in Razz against Doyle's man servant when I make a 9 6 low on 7th street.
3600 at break. Joe Stapleton is wearing a pink shirt.
I get all my chips in drawing to an 8 in razz against Ozzie and I actually get there. Back up to 8K.
88. That's lucky.
I think Terrence Chan got moved to my table.
No it's not Terrence. It's that Asian Accountant guy that got deep in the main event. Excuse my whiteness.
I didn't think I'd ever say this but thank god for limit hold'em. I get aggressive with two hands and take them both down on the turn.
Wait a second. Chau's male masseuse is getting way to close to me.
Anyway I check raise with AJ on a K Q x x board to win it and fire out with 7c7d on a Qd 9h 2d 3d board too.
Up to 17K when that Schwartz guy from the final table moves to out table.
Table break.
I move to table 239 with 15k.
Nick Frangos is on my left and Dario Alioto is in seat 3. There's also a female pokerstars pro in seat 5. She's from Brazil. No clue as to who she is.
Dario hits a royal on the last hand of limit hold'em. Luck sack.
Daniel walked by and winked at me.... What does that mean?
I end the day with 15100. I'm very happy about that and I'm even happier that Phillip has busted.
On to Day 2!
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6.10.2009
7.09.2008
WSOP Main Event
Amazon red table 22 seat 9
I arrive a few minutes late, miss a few hands, and promptly throw away all of the freebies which include a everest poker seat cushion, a card protector, and some gamma-o thingy.
Table draw:
Seat 1: SAG alert!!! Awwoooooga! I've already seen him min raise bluff to 5k on the river with 9 high.
Seat 2: big guy in a hoodie and sunglasses with gamma-o stickers all over. He looks like he ate all the gamma-o he could find. I wonder if he's all roiding out under that hoodie.
Seat 3: semi sag guy that i've played with at the bike before. Odds are that he's a tran, phan, or pham.
Seat 4: canadian guy that I recognize but I don't know his name. Likes to talk about humping fat girls.
Seat 5: rwg
Seat 6: rwg
Seat 7: rwg
Seat 8: rwg
Seat 9: jdn
I make pretty good lay down in the first level. Late position raises to 300 I call from the small blind with TT. The big blind (the SAG) raises to 1k. Other folds and I call. The flops comes 2 6 6. I check and the sag bets 2k. I think it over a few seconds, while he stares me down. Haven't seen him do that to anyone else. I guess he's strong. I fold my tens face up and he shows QQ. Yay for me and my good read. Even though its pretty standard.
Nobody except the SAG can fire more than one barrel at a pot. Love this table.
19.5 k at break.
There's a guy at table 17 with a giant plush penguin. I wonder if those are good eats.
I have AK suited twice in 3 hands and lose 3500. Pretty sure I call all but 500 of it off.
Seat 2 turns out to be jbags. I guess thats supposed to mean something. These kids and their internets.
18k at 2nd break. Pretty card dead or at least I'm not hitting flops.
With blinds at 150/300 I make it 900 to go with AQ. The chubby chaser in seat 2 calls from the big blind and the flops falls 7c Qd 3d. He checks I bet 1300 and he calls. The turn is the 7s. He checks pretty fast and I suspect a possible check raise. Let's see what the river brings and I'll make a decision there. The river is a 2h. He checks again. I'm goot! So I bet out 2200. He counts his stack out, puts his hand on his head, and let's out a big sigh. I'm golden.
He finally calls the 2200 with jacks. Ok so, he may have played the hand semi bad but it wasn't that big of a pot and he still has a bunch of chips. So when freaks out, it comes as a surprise. He stands up flails his arms and stomps off like a 4 year old.
When he finally comes back to the table he knocks over his coffee. I'm dying on the inside as he's slamming his chips down and wiping up the coffee.
I mean really? Over that hand? This guy definitely has implied tilt odds when he's in pots. Yum yum.
To his credit he apologizes to me at break.
I'm setting up the SAG in seat 1 for a big check raise. He basically bets the pot any time its checked to him. Either this will be a huge success or an epic failure.
17400 at dinner. Nap time!
I hate the masquerade in the sky. Thats a promotion that needs to end.
Looks like I'm gonna have to start manufacturing hands. I fire two bullets on an A 9 6 Q board with 77 to chip up to 22k. Gotta do work son.
I think I caught something from my nap in my room at the rio. The whole right side of my face is a giant hive. It must be from the pillows. Quick! Someone get me some of that pink stuff thats not for diarrhea.
Doug lee is the only man man enough in the amazon room to get a massage from a man.
Setting up the SAG:
He raises to 1k under the gun and it folds to me in the big. Of course I have to call with Jc9c. I'm putting him on a pretty big range of hands but most likely an AT or KQ, maybe a small pair.
The flop comes 5h Js 6h and I bet 1500. Be looks at his cards before calling. Hes got at least one heart. The turn is a 8h. I check and he bets out 3500. Now... I think about it but I don't take too long to call.
The river is a 4d and I check with the intention of calling anything. He checks. Wuss. Where's my SAG?!? Jack is goot. Ship the pot.
When the phan, pham, or tran in seat 3 busts he gets replaced by a giant swede. Viking big. He raises my big blind and I look down at Ac8c. I can't call. He might stab me with his sword or battle axe. They should have weight classes in poker.
Pretty sure I got 32k at last break. Layne, Pete Lawson and I make b-line to the ibar to get mango tangos. I even make it back in time.
Pretty sure our dealer is Bill Chen. Waiting for confirmation.
I'm on a small roller coaster as the table breaks. I have 27k with about 20 mins left in the day. Needless to say I don't survive even after my first hand at the new table is AA.
Last hand of the night. Bags are being handed out and people are standing up. Under the gun limps for 400 as its folded to me in middle position. I raise to 1600 with K7. My thinking here is that a lot of people will just fold this hand because the day is done. I'll probably get the blinds, antes, and the limper's chips with this raise.
Well the limper calls and on a flop of 7d 3s 4d he tells me that its a horrible flop for me. He tells me several times before shoving all in for 35k. Into a 3k pot! He's gotta have AK here. I call off my 25k.
He shows Ad 8d and with a 2d on the turn, I'm drawing dead.
Shenanigans
JDN
I arrive a few minutes late, miss a few hands, and promptly throw away all of the freebies which include a everest poker seat cushion, a card protector, and some gamma-o thingy.
Table draw:
Seat 1: SAG alert!!! Awwoooooga! I've already seen him min raise bluff to 5k on the river with 9 high.
Seat 2: big guy in a hoodie and sunglasses with gamma-o stickers all over. He looks like he ate all the gamma-o he could find. I wonder if he's all roiding out under that hoodie.
Seat 3: semi sag guy that i've played with at the bike before. Odds are that he's a tran, phan, or pham.
Seat 4: canadian guy that I recognize but I don't know his name. Likes to talk about humping fat girls.
Seat 5: rwg
Seat 6: rwg
Seat 7: rwg
Seat 8: rwg
Seat 9: jdn
I make pretty good lay down in the first level. Late position raises to 300 I call from the small blind with TT. The big blind (the SAG) raises to 1k. Other folds and I call. The flops comes 2 6 6. I check and the sag bets 2k. I think it over a few seconds, while he stares me down. Haven't seen him do that to anyone else. I guess he's strong. I fold my tens face up and he shows QQ. Yay for me and my good read. Even though its pretty standard.
Nobody except the SAG can fire more than one barrel at a pot. Love this table.
19.5 k at break.
There's a guy at table 17 with a giant plush penguin. I wonder if those are good eats.
I have AK suited twice in 3 hands and lose 3500. Pretty sure I call all but 500 of it off.
Seat 2 turns out to be jbags. I guess thats supposed to mean something. These kids and their internets.
18k at 2nd break. Pretty card dead or at least I'm not hitting flops.
With blinds at 150/300 I make it 900 to go with AQ. The chubby chaser in seat 2 calls from the big blind and the flops falls 7c Qd 3d. He checks I bet 1300 and he calls. The turn is the 7s. He checks pretty fast and I suspect a possible check raise. Let's see what the river brings and I'll make a decision there. The river is a 2h. He checks again. I'm goot! So I bet out 2200. He counts his stack out, puts his hand on his head, and let's out a big sigh. I'm golden.
He finally calls the 2200 with jacks. Ok so, he may have played the hand semi bad but it wasn't that big of a pot and he still has a bunch of chips. So when freaks out, it comes as a surprise. He stands up flails his arms and stomps off like a 4 year old.
When he finally comes back to the table he knocks over his coffee. I'm dying on the inside as he's slamming his chips down and wiping up the coffee.
I mean really? Over that hand? This guy definitely has implied tilt odds when he's in pots. Yum yum.
To his credit he apologizes to me at break.
I'm setting up the SAG in seat 1 for a big check raise. He basically bets the pot any time its checked to him. Either this will be a huge success or an epic failure.
17400 at dinner. Nap time!
I hate the masquerade in the sky. Thats a promotion that needs to end.
Looks like I'm gonna have to start manufacturing hands. I fire two bullets on an A 9 6 Q board with 77 to chip up to 22k. Gotta do work son.
I think I caught something from my nap in my room at the rio. The whole right side of my face is a giant hive. It must be from the pillows. Quick! Someone get me some of that pink stuff thats not for diarrhea.
Doug lee is the only man man enough in the amazon room to get a massage from a man.
Setting up the SAG:
He raises to 1k under the gun and it folds to me in the big. Of course I have to call with Jc9c. I'm putting him on a pretty big range of hands but most likely an AT or KQ, maybe a small pair.
The flop comes 5h Js 6h and I bet 1500. Be looks at his cards before calling. Hes got at least one heart. The turn is a 8h. I check and he bets out 3500. Now... I think about it but I don't take too long to call.
The river is a 4d and I check with the intention of calling anything. He checks. Wuss. Where's my SAG?!? Jack is goot. Ship the pot.
When the phan, pham, or tran in seat 3 busts he gets replaced by a giant swede. Viking big. He raises my big blind and I look down at Ac8c. I can't call. He might stab me with his sword or battle axe. They should have weight classes in poker.
Pretty sure I got 32k at last break. Layne, Pete Lawson and I make b-line to the ibar to get mango tangos. I even make it back in time.
Pretty sure our dealer is Bill Chen. Waiting for confirmation.
I'm on a small roller coaster as the table breaks. I have 27k with about 20 mins left in the day. Needless to say I don't survive even after my first hand at the new table is AA.
Last hand of the night. Bags are being handed out and people are standing up. Under the gun limps for 400 as its folded to me in middle position. I raise to 1600 with K7. My thinking here is that a lot of people will just fold this hand because the day is done. I'll probably get the blinds, antes, and the limper's chips with this raise.
Well the limper calls and on a flop of 7d 3s 4d he tells me that its a horrible flop for me. He tells me several times before shoving all in for 35k. Into a 3k pot! He's gotta have AK here. I call off my 25k.
He shows Ad 8d and with a 2d on the turn, I'm drawing dead.
Shenanigans
JDN
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