The trip's "Main Event"

Event #25
Tuesday, June 30th at 12 Noon
$230 buy-in, 2-7 Triple Draw, 10,000 starting chips, 2,000 additional chips for optional $10 Staff Bonus (12,000 starting chips total) 40 minute rounds.

Between me, Andy, and Adam we should have at least one at the final table...

Darryll Fish

Gainesville boy who has moved around to play professionally for the last several years. He's in Poker Player on the list of highest batting average through the first 20 events - 6 entries, 4 cashes. Sick.

Best Post-Nightclub Poker Ever

After stumbling out of Pure last night Ads, Ades, Will, and I all went straight to the poker room for 1/2 NL. The players were practically salivating at the sight of us. Ads didn’t stay but the other three of all were all up more than $1,000 after about five hours. I dumped about 150 to Will as soon as he sat down bluffing off with AT. After rebuying I got slow-rolled by a guy with a boat who showed a pair of 8s before flipping over his other card.

My big hands:

Pocket 8s, flopped a set on an all-spades board. I check-called a bet from Dragon Lady. Turn is the case 8. I checked and she bet a $100 bill. I pondered it for a minute mostly for show but also trying to figure out what exactly she had. The river was a three of diamonds and I paused for affect, then led for $150, and she flat called. Nice pot.

QJ diamonds with a raise in front, and a sizable one. Leather Ass had over 1500 in front of him when we showed up. He also thought it was funny when I got slow-rolled. He made it 16 which was pretty sizable with just one limper. I had over 800 in front and called as did one other. Flop was KQx with two diamonds. He bet $100 stiff, straight away. After some thought the only hand I was really worried about was AK with the ace of diamonds. I decided a flush would take it down if I hit it. I also expected another queen would be good. Turn was a deuce of diamonds and he bet again, I shoved, and he insta-called.

River was the ace of hearts and he showed pocket kings for flopped top set, and the loser. Here’s where it gets weird. He started whining about not realizing how much money I had (whoops, whose fault is that?). At first it was reasonable, “I’ve been playing for 14 hours,” (kudos, Leather Ass), but then he said “you had your bills in your hand” and I was out of my chair in a flash. The floor was called a couple of times in the verbal melee that ensued. He also said “I didn’t call you a cheater, idiot.” Awesome, I’m being insulted by someone without sense enough to know that hiding cash is cheating.

Here’s a lesson for the kiddies – when someone shoves on you there’s no shame in asking how much they have. The fact is he’s probably not getting away from a set of kings there, but if there’s some amount of money he would fold for it’s easy to ask. You’re not giving away any information by not acting right away since there’s nothing left for the all-in to do. Now he has a great “beat” story to tell about the donk who hit out on him with two unders to his pocket kings. Of course, I put in $16 as a 4-to-1 dog and $100 as a 2-to-1 dog, but he put $700 in as a 4-to-1 dog. So far, he’s the lead nominee for the Douchebag of the Trip.

I started to pack up my chips and leave but the floor begged me to stay and Leather Ass changed seats. The only consolation for me was he spent 14 hours building up that stack and two minutes to dump half of it to me. Our table broke and I was able to take my cash off the table, $500 in the pocket and took over $1k in chips over. Will and I played together at that table for a couple of hours. Nothing too exciting except a bluff-raise to $150 on the river with king-high that I showed when the guy insta-mucked to my bet. When we cashed out around 9 am I had over $1400 in chips to go with the five bills.

1/2 at Venetian

Over over 1k in less than 2 hours. Guy called me a cheater. Awesome. So angry but I have the chips.

One week in

Not a productive week so far. Stud/8 yesterday went like most tournaments for me - I played well until I didn't. Ads and Ades are starting Day 2 today of a Ceasar's mega stack event with two tables left. Can you believe those limeys? Two tables left and BOTH are in! I'm half surprised Will and Amir aren't still in it.

Played a bit of cash last night with Amir, Will, and Doug - not an easy table. Amir is interesting - based on the percentage of times he raises you'd think he's popping down to Q7 but every hand he showed down was something big. I ducked out while I was still up something.

I think we're playing in the 7pm at Ceasar's after sweating the lads and their (hopefully) final table.

I've been mostly Tweeting - www.twitter.com/beardedmiguel

My first "bad beat'

Went to PH today because last year their 1/2 was steady income whenever I needed a boost, and after last night I did. Called a raise from a young hotshot, flopped a set and bet it. Turn gave me quad 5s and with 2 diamonds on board I checked hoping he'd catch up and he checked behind. Board paired 8s on river, I bet he folded.

But an hour later they started talking about the quad jackpots. Uhh, the what? Every hand has a different one up to 500 or so. 5s would have been $126. D'oh!

Funny jvfricke post

jvfricke
This guy uses the phil hellmuth pose when he's in a pot. And he's not doing it satirically.

Saturday, cash game 6pm

Me
Sean
Dan
Alonzo (sp)
Phil
Hank
Seth (probably)

74 on HSP

June Vegas Schedule (Version 3.0)

Caesars is now posted!

Binions' tournaments start at 2pm and are 30-minute levels.
Golden Nugget tournaments start at noon.
Venetian tournaments start at noon and are 45-minute levels.
Ceasars tournaments start at noon and are 50-minute levels.


June 20
Binions - NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 12,500/2,500
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000

June 21
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $1,070/$10 - 12,500/2,500
WSOP Mixed Event 42 - $2,500 - 5pm

June 22
Binions - PLO/8 - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 12,500/2,500
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000

June 23
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - PLO - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000

June 24
Binions - HORSE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000

June 25
Binions - Limit HE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - Stud/8 - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000

June 26
Binions - 6-max NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - HORSE - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $2,100/$10 - 15,000/5,000

June 27
Binions - PLO/8 - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - O/8 - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
WSOP Event 51 - $1,500 - Noon


June 28
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $1,070/$10 - 12,500/2,500
WSOP Event 53 - $1,500 - 5pm
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000

June 29
Binions - Crazy Pineapple - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - HORSE - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000
WSOP Event 54 - $1,500 - Noon
WSOP Event 55 - $2,500 - 5pm

June 30
Binions - Limit O/8 - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - 2-7 TDL - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000

July 1
Binions - NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - PLO - $230
Venetian - NLHE - $330/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $330/$10 - 12,000/3,000

July 2
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000

July 3
Binions - NLHE - $150/$10 - 3,000/2,000
Golden Nugget - NLHE - $225
Venetian - NLHE - $550/$10 - 10,000/2,000
Caesars - NLHE - $540/$10 - 15,000/3,000

July 4
Binions - NLHE - $200/$10 - 4,000/2,000
Venetian - NLHE - $1,070/$10 - 12,500/2,500

Binion's Poker Classic

Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series
Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza

Caesars Mega Stack

Best Bearded Bobblehead Ever

Poker News quoting me last year...

http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2008-world-series-of-poker/event-40-2500-2-7-triple-draw/day1/page14.htm

Sun Jun 22 2008 12:34 PST | Posted by F-Train

Words of Wisdom
Overheard at Blue #1: "I think the book says, 'Don't value-call with a king against a pat hand.' I think I read that somewhere."