pstarfish (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} pstarfish) wrote,@ 2005-05-16 00:48:00 |
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Final table in the stud, good games here
Only 60 entries in the Stud tournament at Mirage on Tuesday. Stud is always less popular than holdem, but the field size was also affected by the PPT tournament that started at 12:00. It was a free entry tourney for many of the big name players, and certainly the stud field would have been over 100 if it weren't held concurrently.
The event had a better structure than some of the stud tourneys in Los Angeles, as we started with a sizable stack, but the limits went up pretty fast and by the 5th hour, we all to gamble some. Took a big loss in a hand early when I had Aces and Queens in 4, but was up against rolled up 6's. We started with 4000 in chips, but after that hand I had only 800 remaining about 2 1/2 hours into the event.
I had a really good run of cards, and one very good river call against a bluff, and moved my stack up to above average with 3 tables left. Then I really went on a rush, and had a very temporary chip lead with 15 players remaining. But aces, kings, and kings again went down in flames in the next 30 minutes, and I was a short stack again.
I made the final table 7th in chips, and that's where I finished. Small win money wise, but good to have a little tourney success!
Played in 3 different games at the Bellagio after the tourney, and beat the tough one (80-160 holdem) while losing in the 2 easy ones (150-300 mixed and 40-80 mixed).
One interesting hand from the 150-300 mixed game. Omaha 8 or better, I am dealt Ad2dAsJs on the button. We are playing 6 handed. It's folded to the cutoff seat, who raises. I 3 bet, and the big blind and cutoff call. Flop is QsTs7d. I don't hate it, but I'm not completely thrilled either. BB checks, cutoff checks, I bet, the BB calls, and the cutoff raises. I decide he likely has two pair, so I 3 bet to try to knock out the BB. Both call, and we see the 5d on the turn. What a card that is! Now I have the nut flush draw in two different suits, the nut low draw, a gutter ball nut straight draw, and an over pair to the board. So I love my hand. BB checks, cutoff checks, I bet, BB calls, cutoff goes into the tank. Know now that he was drunk, and certainly the best reason to be in the game. He announces to me that he isn't sure whether to raise or call, and that my bet was bad, because he "has so many outs it's sick". Yeah. Right. I smile to myself, but it's hard to keep it inside when the 8s comes on the river. As I said in an earlier post, Nut-Nut is my new favorite hand. Check-check to me, I bet, BB calls, cutoff in the tank again! Says that he should raise, but is just going to call. I take down a very nice pot, and it turns out the BB had the K high flush and A3, for 2nd-2nd. All the cutoff had was a wrap, but I had to hear about how lucky I had been to catch that spade for the next 20 minutes.
All that said, the games are still much, much better here. Played Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, and won each night. Finally decided to take a day off on Sunday, but we'll get back at it Monday!
Only 60 entries in the Stud tournament at Mirage on Tuesday. Stud is always less popular than holdem, but the field size was also affected by the PPT tournament that started at 12:00. It was a free entry tourney for many of the big name players, and certainly the stud field would have been over 100 if it weren't held concurrently.
The event had a better structure than some of the stud tourneys in Los Angeles, as we started with a sizable stack, but the limits went up pretty fast and by the 5th hour, we all to gamble some. Took a big loss in a hand early when I had Aces and Queens in 4, but was up against rolled up 6's. We started with 4000 in chips, but after that hand I had only 800 remaining about 2 1/2 hours into the event.
I had a really good run of cards, and one very good river call against a bluff, and moved my stack up to above average with 3 tables left. Then I really went on a rush, and had a very temporary chip lead with 15 players remaining. But aces, kings, and kings again went down in flames in the next 30 minutes, and I was a short stack again.
I made the final table 7th in chips, and that's where I finished. Small win money wise, but good to have a little tourney success!
Played in 3 different games at the Bellagio after the tourney, and beat the tough one (80-160 holdem) while losing in the 2 easy ones (150-300 mixed and 40-80 mixed).
One interesting hand from the 150-300 mixed game. Omaha 8 or better, I am dealt Ad2dAsJs on the button. We are playing 6 handed. It's folded to the cutoff seat, who raises. I 3 bet, and the big blind and cutoff call. Flop is QsTs7d. I don't hate it, but I'm not completely thrilled either. BB checks, cutoff checks, I bet, the BB calls, and the cutoff raises. I decide he likely has two pair, so I 3 bet to try to knock out the BB. Both call, and we see the 5d on the turn. What a card that is! Now I have the nut flush draw in two different suits, the nut low draw, a gutter ball nut straight draw, and an over pair to the board. So I love my hand. BB checks, cutoff checks, I bet, BB calls, cutoff goes into the tank. Know now that he was drunk, and certainly the best reason to be in the game. He announces to me that he isn't sure whether to raise or call, and that my bet was bad, because he "has so many outs it's sick". Yeah. Right. I smile to myself, but it's hard to keep it inside when the 8s comes on the river. As I said in an earlier post, Nut-Nut is my new favorite hand. Check-check to me, I bet, BB calls, cutoff in the tank again! Says that he should raise, but is just going to call. I take down a very nice pot, and it turns out the BB had the K high flush and A3, for 2nd-2nd. All the cutoff had was a wrap, but I had to hear about how lucky I had been to catch that spade for the next 20 minutes.
All that said, the games are still much, much better here. Played Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, and won each night. Finally decided to take a day off on Sunday, but we'll get back at it Monday!
