Runner-Runner-Rebuy

I've been lackluster in getting posts up, but when A-lister and oh so humble WPBT champion Joaquin decides to link you up, you better answer the call and get some new posts flowing.

So here's my recap of Day 2 in Vegas for the WSOP, one month late. It's gonna be boring, so your better off going and reading Pauly's coverage of the main event. Our little dwarf friend Iggy is going deep, and Tao is the best place to sweat him.

Still here? Fuck, I guess that means I actually need to do my recap. Ok, Day 2. I had breakfast with Cmitch and Hoy to talk strategy. Not much strategy was actually discussed, but it was a good meal and helped relax me a bit.

I got to my table and sat just as the cards went in the air. Two bust outs in the first two hands. Boat over two pair, and set over TPTK. Unfortunately, the two winners were 2 and 3 seats to my left, and this made for difficult situations for me. My table was a total donkfest and it sucked hard. At least last year in the $1500 event I had some good players including Danneman at my table, but this year was utter shit. If I was going home early, at least I wanted to play with some good players and maybe learn a thing or two. Instead, it was 5 to a flop, and 3 to the river almost every hand.

No room for bluffs, I was getting called down, so I had to wait for premium hands and good flops. Alas, the flop gods were not with me, though they temped me with some great hole cards. I got chipped away for a while and was down to about 3K when I picked up AhAd during the second hour. A early position raiser makes it 300 to go, and gets 2 callers before it gets to me. I re-pop to 1K, and the original raiser folds and the both original callers call. Flop comes the As Kd 4s. Check, Check, and I push my remaining 2K into the 3.4K pot. First player folds, second player makes the call with AcKs. Of course live poker is rigged, and he makes the runner runner flush when 2 spades fall. I had him covered and got about 700 back.

Last hand before the first break, and I'm in the SB with still crippled with the T700. Folds around to me as people are leaving the table. I have the Jh9h, and push to steal from the BB who only has about 2.5K himself. He makes the call with AhKh, flops a K, turns trips, and IGHN.

Basically, the tourney sucked for me, and I had no fun. But cash games were waiting, so I had a smoke and tried to re-focus for cash. LJ and Cmitch busted shortly thereafter, and I paid off Hoy on our last longer during the dinner break. This was the last I would see of Hoy, as he moved on to Ferrari's and lavish dinners for the rest of the weekend.

I really wanted to play either the $1500 Razz then next day, or if I made a good run at the cash games, the 10K Heads-Up championship. I played a satellite, and busted in 4th or 5th while cmitch caught up to me and sweated me a few min.

Luckily for me, Cmitch was also staying at the Rio, and was flying solo, so I got to hang with him for quite a bit during the trip, and he's a really great guy. This is where it gets kinda fuzzy for me, the rest of the weekend is sort of a blur, so I'm probably going to mix things up a bit.

I think what happened for the rest of the night was this -

Had dinner with CK, F-Train, and Bayne. First time I officially met F-Train. Nice guy, knows his Razz. Played the second chance tourney. Got seated at the same table as LJ. She stacked me.

Next post - cash games and video poker.....