Aussie Trip - 2007/01/09 - Early Bath
Today part 1 of my blog is being posted a little earlier than I had hoped.
Last night I won my seat into today's tournament which is $1000 with rebuys in the first 90 minutes.
I played in a tournament like this in Las Vegas and usually the pros and other players with more money than sense will be happy to play a bit crazily and rebuy chips at $1000 per go.
We start with 1500 in chips and blinds of 25/25 and so I had decided that I would not rebuy and would take any opportunity to double up.
Unfortunately I got the opportunity 3 hands in when I was the big blind after 6 limpers. I had 7T diamonds and the flop came A64 with 2 diamonds. I decide I am going to check raise so when a mid position limper bets 200 I move all-in. He calls with A9 (a better hand than I expected) so when the dealer does not produce a diamond I am gone - setting a personal best for early exits!
Later on in the day I find a game that suits my level of skill. This is a supersonic satellite to the main event level 2 satellite. Each of the 10 players get 1,000 chips but the blinds start at 100/200 and go up at 5 minute intervals. Also you cannot call you either raise or fold. So naturally after 5 minutes half the field is gone and I quadruple up when my KJ hits a straight. We get down to 2 and do a deal - the winner pays the loser $500. After an all-in next hand I get the $500.
So I decide to enter the main event satellite costing $1000 with 1 in 10 getting a main event seat. There are 80 runners so 8 seats.
We start off with 3000 chips so there is not much action on the first level of 25/50. I call with a few small pairs but do not hit. I raise with AJ but have to fold to a reriase all-in.
Then follows a typical sequence in tournament play. Please recite this in your best Marvin the Paranoid Android voice.
The blinds are now 100/200. In mid position I pick up QQ I raise to 600. All fold. 2 hands later under the gun I have AK. I raise to 600. All fold. Now I am Big blind. There is one limper - a big Samoan who likes to puff out his chest and push the table around. The small blind goes all-in for 750. I look down at JJ. I decide I want the Samoan to think I am weak, but I need to take him on because I only have around 3000, so I raise to 1500. He goes all-in and I call. He flips AA - oh dear...another early bath.
Finally to round off the night I play in a satellite to the pot limit omaha tournament. There is no way I am going to beat these guys, but it is a privilige to sit next to Mr Mel Judah who on this occasion I outlast to finish a respectable 5th out of 9.
Last night I won my seat into today's tournament which is $1000 with rebuys in the first 90 minutes.
I played in a tournament like this in Las Vegas and usually the pros and other players with more money than sense will be happy to play a bit crazily and rebuy chips at $1000 per go.
We start with 1500 in chips and blinds of 25/25 and so I had decided that I would not rebuy and would take any opportunity to double up.
Unfortunately I got the opportunity 3 hands in when I was the big blind after 6 limpers. I had 7T diamonds and the flop came A64 with 2 diamonds. I decide I am going to check raise so when a mid position limper bets 200 I move all-in. He calls with A9 (a better hand than I expected) so when the dealer does not produce a diamond I am gone - setting a personal best for early exits!
Later on in the day I find a game that suits my level of skill. This is a supersonic satellite to the main event level 2 satellite. Each of the 10 players get 1,000 chips but the blinds start at 100/200 and go up at 5 minute intervals. Also you cannot call you either raise or fold. So naturally after 5 minutes half the field is gone and I quadruple up when my KJ hits a straight. We get down to 2 and do a deal - the winner pays the loser $500. After an all-in next hand I get the $500.
So I decide to enter the main event satellite costing $1000 with 1 in 10 getting a main event seat. There are 80 runners so 8 seats.
We start off with 3000 chips so there is not much action on the first level of 25/50. I call with a few small pairs but do not hit. I raise with AJ but have to fold to a reriase all-in.
Then follows a typical sequence in tournament play. Please recite this in your best Marvin the Paranoid Android voice.
The blinds are now 100/200. In mid position I pick up QQ I raise to 600. All fold. 2 hands later under the gun I have AK. I raise to 600. All fold. Now I am Big blind. There is one limper - a big Samoan who likes to puff out his chest and push the table around. The small blind goes all-in for 750. I look down at JJ. I decide I want the Samoan to think I am weak, but I need to take him on because I only have around 3000, so I raise to 1500. He goes all-in and I call. He flips AA - oh dear...another early bath.
Finally to round off the night I play in a satellite to the pot limit omaha tournament. There is no way I am going to beat these guys, but it is a privilige to sit next to Mr Mel Judah who on this occasion I outlast to finish a respectable 5th out of 9.
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