Vegas Day 2 - A Final Table!!
I made a final table (but didn't cash).
Two tournaments today. I bought into the "big" $200 game at Caesars at noon, which gives you 7500 chips and blinds start at 25/50. There's loads of play here, and the first time I've played anything approaching a deep-stack tournament. Unfortunately I hit nothing early and had no hands. I lost a fair chunk of my chips when I see a free flop with 82 and the flop comes A8x. Checked round. The turn is a 2 and I bet out and am raised. I call and check-call on the river and the fellow has A8 for a higher 2-pair.
After that it doesn't get much better and although I win a couple of very small pots I'm in trouble. My last hand I ended up bluffing (I had second pair - but I new that wasn't good) against a player who had turned a straight and it was good night.
I was a bit annoyed so bought in fairly quickly to the 3pm tournament for $65. Only 50 runners allowed. This you only get 2000 chips, so I knew I had to get aggressive - and did! I really played well early bluffing quite a bit and taking down a lot of pots uncontested. I did have a nice hand where my 55 saw a flop of AQ5 and I busted a fellow with AQ. After that I did pretty well until we were down to 2 tables. Unfortunately I was moved from the table where I was at when we were about 12 handed. I knew pretty much where I stood with those players so I was at a disadvantage. I quickly figured out the fellow to my right, so was able to steal off him when he completed his SB - but I hit no hands.
I was short stacked when the tables broke for the final table and was probably in 6th or 7th of the 9 of us who started. Unfortunately having just posted my BB on the table that broke, I walked into the BB on the final table. 5 hands later I have the first playable hand - 88 in MP. A lady min-raised UTG and it was folded around to me. I'm playing 5100, she's raised the 1200 BB to 2400. I haven't seen much of her play to know how light she is raising UTG. My guess was she wasn't that strong a player and she had certainly hit cards. She had had aces 3 times - each time they stood up - and cracked AA herself holding QJ. Anyway I pushed and she turns over A9. I'm ahead until the river which was a 9.
I was pleased with how I played. I thought I'd probably go out before the final table defending my blinds with air - but I was actually picking up the odd physical tell on people and so ended up folding the few opportunities I had - and then it was too late because I didn't have enough chips.
I like this tournament, and I think I'll play at Caesars a fair bit more over the course of the holiday.
Anyway, I'm using this time away from the table to calm down - but I'll play some cash this evening, probably on the South end of the strip in the MGM or the Excalibur.
Tournament = -$395
Cash = -$126
Two tournaments today. I bought into the "big" $200 game at Caesars at noon, which gives you 7500 chips and blinds start at 25/50. There's loads of play here, and the first time I've played anything approaching a deep-stack tournament. Unfortunately I hit nothing early and had no hands. I lost a fair chunk of my chips when I see a free flop with 82 and the flop comes A8x. Checked round. The turn is a 2 and I bet out and am raised. I call and check-call on the river and the fellow has A8 for a higher 2-pair.
After that it doesn't get much better and although I win a couple of very small pots I'm in trouble. My last hand I ended up bluffing (I had second pair - but I new that wasn't good) against a player who had turned a straight and it was good night.
I was a bit annoyed so bought in fairly quickly to the 3pm tournament for $65. Only 50 runners allowed. This you only get 2000 chips, so I knew I had to get aggressive - and did! I really played well early bluffing quite a bit and taking down a lot of pots uncontested. I did have a nice hand where my 55 saw a flop of AQ5 and I busted a fellow with AQ. After that I did pretty well until we were down to 2 tables. Unfortunately I was moved from the table where I was at when we were about 12 handed. I knew pretty much where I stood with those players so I was at a disadvantage. I quickly figured out the fellow to my right, so was able to steal off him when he completed his SB - but I hit no hands.
I was short stacked when the tables broke for the final table and was probably in 6th or 7th of the 9 of us who started. Unfortunately having just posted my BB on the table that broke, I walked into the BB on the final table. 5 hands later I have the first playable hand - 88 in MP. A lady min-raised UTG and it was folded around to me. I'm playing 5100, she's raised the 1200 BB to 2400. I haven't seen much of her play to know how light she is raising UTG. My guess was she wasn't that strong a player and she had certainly hit cards. She had had aces 3 times - each time they stood up - and cracked AA herself holding QJ. Anyway I pushed and she turns over A9. I'm ahead until the river which was a 9.
I was pleased with how I played. I thought I'd probably go out before the final table defending my blinds with air - but I was actually picking up the odd physical tell on people and so ended up folding the few opportunities I had - and then it was too late because I didn't have enough chips.
I like this tournament, and I think I'll play at Caesars a fair bit more over the course of the holiday.
Anyway, I'm using this time away from the table to calm down - but I'll play some cash this evening, probably on the South end of the strip in the MGM or the Excalibur.
Tournament = -$395
Cash = -$126
posted by PP at 3:06 AM
1 Comments:
Good to hear that you're having fun and that its (almost) going well. Keep up the good play and the cashes will start piling up. Say hello to the MGM Grand for me.
Off to Hempnall tomorrow to see Sal and Dan.
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