1. 2011-07-07 17:54:58

   Vegas WSOP Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed

   We started Day 1 on Thursday June 23 with a stack of 15,000 chips, 732 players total, much more than the 568 ones last year. Having 6 players only per table makes it for more action. What made things worse at my table (Black #20), for the first hour or so, we were only 4 with one late and one open! So I got involved in much more hands than I was comfortable playing, which translated into ups and downs leading to a slow decay of my stack.

   Starting the 9th round, after 8 hours of play, my stack was down to about 7,500 chips, its lowest point ever. But now the blinds & antes were coming at me fast & furious, so I started taking some risks.

   First notable double-up, I shoved all-in under the gun with and got called by the big blind and his . I spiked a Queen on the flop to double up. The young kid was chip leader and playing pretty aggressive, making hero calls I would never have made (like calling on the river with King high).

   Second almost double up came on Round 10, with the same young kid, past mid-night. He was noticeably tired, and had had a couple of bad beats after doubling me up, resulting in him being short stack. On my BB, my ~18,000 chip stack had him covered, and he just called from the SB. Seems awful weak to me and my so I put him all-in. He calls with ! and he flops a to take the lead, until the river, a 3-outer !!! The BBPL crew was standing by the rail and made a ruckus that made me feel like I was on a final TV table! Did I hear "Dominated" ?!

   I started Day 2 with 172 other players, a stack of 28,900 chips, a bit below average, with over 130 people ahead of me. My final hand has been a real heart-breaker, still thinking how to play it better, but I think I was doomed the minute I got involved in it. On my BB, UTG+1 (a mega-stack young foreign pro) raises - again - to 2.5 BB. On the button, my BBPL buddy Leo (yes, we were at the same table) calls with a shorter stack than mine (~15k) and the SB folds. My is pretty vulnerable, but I felt priced in and called. Flop comes beautiful with 3 diamonds completing my flush: . I expect the initial raiser to c-bet as he's done 99% of the time so far, so I decide for a check-shove. Alas, UTG+1 checks, and Leo checks too! turn is the and I cannot afford to give another free card to either of them, so I push all-in. UTG+1 tanks for a while, but just calls, scary. Leo tanks forever. I believe he had something like and had the nut flush draw along with a gut-shot to the straight. But he opted to fold (good fold, turns out). UTG+1 shows for a set of aces, and was drawing to pair the board or a 4 for a full-house. My odds were 77.3% to win, but a silly on the river ruined my day. 77.3% of the time I would have had a 60k stack and would have cruzed into the money, top 78. Instead, I busted probably around 140...

   Posted by Frederic at 2011-07-07 17:54:58

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