WSOP 2007 Day 4 Sat 30th - Event 49 - The drunk wins...
Today I play in my first WSOP event - $1500 buy-in.
Start with $3000 in chips and blinds 25/50.
I get nothing playable for an hour until AT suited in mid position. I raise and the guy in seat one spills his coffee on the table. The coffee lake is so big we have to move after everyone folds - hilarious.
Move to a nice table and sit next to a 21 year old canadian. She is quite cute but counts her chips all the time and insists on giving us the exact number and the time to the break almost once a minute.
I only have around $2000 when I pick up 99 in the BB. Blinds are 100/200 25 ante so after 1 limper I raise to 800. Unfortunately he calls. Flop is 345. Check check. Turn is 2. Sh** - he must have a straight! I check so does he. River J. Check check - he shows 77 - result. He thought I had a straight.
A few rounds later I have Q8 suited hearts on the button. I call 2 limpers. Flop is Q52 with two diamonds. All check so I try to nick the pot by betting 1000. 1 limper calls. Turn is 8d so when checked to me I move all-in. He thinks for ever before calling with QJ (the jack is a diamond)- he does not improve so I pick up a nice pot.
Make a few more raises until our table breaks and I am moved to table 5 where there is an agressive drunk player. Unfortunately he is on the button when I am BB and the guy to my right has an enormous stack. Drunk spends all his time having a go at the guy on my left who is ignoring him by playing his ipod. This makes him even more annoyed. We play a few hands before the break and then on the final hand I pick up AJd in late position. I call a minimum raise from UTG and flop comes AJ7. He bets $2K so I raise $4K and he moves all-in which I call. He has AK. Result. I am up to $18,000 chips. Pick up a couple more pots after the break to get to $20,000. Then I hit trouble with Mr Drunk.
This is one of those situations where I felt that I was going to be pushed around for the rest of the evening. We are on a table that is not going to be broken so I can be sure that I am going to have to play with the drunk constantly going at me. I therefore make a concious decision to take him on at some time. He thinks I am a fish so I expect him to try to bully me. If that sounds like a limp excuse for what happens next - then it is!
I have 77 on BB so when he makes a min raise to 1200 on the button after one limper I decide to test the water with a min raise before the flop. Limper folds and he just calls. I am certain that whatever the flop he is going to try to bully me and so I have pretty much decided whatever the flop I am going to check and if he bets go all-in. or call if he goes all-inj himself. When it comes A63 all clubs I am not worried about the flush but I am worried about the ace. I check he goes all-in and then starts prattling on about how much trouble I am in. One of my 77s is a club so I decide to call. If it had been any other player I would have folded.
Unfortunately he has 89 clubs - I can't believe it....!I am crippled - down to 3k so I hang around a few hands, push with K9 and get called by AQ and am out 600th out of 3300 odd - darn it!
Cost so far $4425
Start with $3000 in chips and blinds 25/50.
I get nothing playable for an hour until AT suited in mid position. I raise and the guy in seat one spills his coffee on the table. The coffee lake is so big we have to move after everyone folds - hilarious.
Move to a nice table and sit next to a 21 year old canadian. She is quite cute but counts her chips all the time and insists on giving us the exact number and the time to the break almost once a minute.
I only have around $2000 when I pick up 99 in the BB. Blinds are 100/200 25 ante so after 1 limper I raise to 800. Unfortunately he calls. Flop is 345. Check check. Turn is 2. Sh** - he must have a straight! I check so does he. River J. Check check - he shows 77 - result. He thought I had a straight.
A few rounds later I have Q8 suited hearts on the button. I call 2 limpers. Flop is Q52 with two diamonds. All check so I try to nick the pot by betting 1000. 1 limper calls. Turn is 8d so when checked to me I move all-in. He thinks for ever before calling with QJ (the jack is a diamond)- he does not improve so I pick up a nice pot.
Make a few more raises until our table breaks and I am moved to table 5 where there is an agressive drunk player. Unfortunately he is on the button when I am BB and the guy to my right has an enormous stack. Drunk spends all his time having a go at the guy on my left who is ignoring him by playing his ipod. This makes him even more annoyed. We play a few hands before the break and then on the final hand I pick up AJd in late position. I call a minimum raise from UTG and flop comes AJ7. He bets $2K so I raise $4K and he moves all-in which I call. He has AK. Result. I am up to $18,000 chips. Pick up a couple more pots after the break to get to $20,000. Then I hit trouble with Mr Drunk.
This is one of those situations where I felt that I was going to be pushed around for the rest of the evening. We are on a table that is not going to be broken so I can be sure that I am going to have to play with the drunk constantly going at me. I therefore make a concious decision to take him on at some time. He thinks I am a fish so I expect him to try to bully me. If that sounds like a limp excuse for what happens next - then it is!
I have 77 on BB so when he makes a min raise to 1200 on the button after one limper I decide to test the water with a min raise before the flop. Limper folds and he just calls. I am certain that whatever the flop he is going to try to bully me and so I have pretty much decided whatever the flop I am going to check and if he bets go all-in. or call if he goes all-inj himself. When it comes A63 all clubs I am not worried about the flush but I am worried about the ace. I check he goes all-in and then starts prattling on about how much trouble I am in. One of my 77s is a club so I decide to call. If it had been any other player I would have folded.
Unfortunately he has 89 clubs - I can't believe it....!I am crippled - down to 3k so I hang around a few hands, push with K9 and get called by AQ and am out 600th out of 3300 odd - darn it!
Cost so far $4425
posted by charlie at 9:25 AM
3 Comments:
Chatting to "Doobs" ... tipped me off on the new blog ...
Not so lucky 7s ... not really playing too well ... but had a decent weekend.
Out tonight when losing half my chips AA vs 77 (Betfair $16k)
Otherwise - good!
I look forward to the next instalment!
Louis
That 77 call is truly horrible. Drink may make people more reckless, but doesn't render them idiotic
May see you in a few days if you hang around
Doobs - you are dead right - there is no way I should ever have done it...
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