Title says it all. I went to play in the $250 buy-in at Sandia and I finished 17th and top 10 get paid. I bluffed off almost 2k in a pot early, so I was down to 3k early, but I grinded up to 10k in that first level. After that I took some bad beats and never got any traction and nursed a short stack for 3 hours and finally busted A7 vs AQ.
I was disappointed, but then I hung out and played some 13. Went to play some craps and I had a fuckin blast. I'm lucky to have my friends and family that are awesome. Look for me at the 4/8 tables the next couple weeks, I'll be in the Sandia Classic again in 2 weeks again.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Purple Chip.
I went to Vegas last week, but didn't play any poker! How sick. I went with Maryann to celebrate one year, also because I got the rooms comped. We stayed at the Rio and that place is nice, the rooms are huge. I like the Rio better than the other places I've stayed. I've wanted to play a WSOP event this year but the 1500 tourney structures are so terrible, i'd rather go play some Deepstack Tournies at Venetian.
I've been obsessed with getting a purple chip at Sandia in one session, I finally made that dream come true with some sick degeneracy. I sat down at 4/8 holdem and grinded 60 into 160. Our table was dying and we were playing 3 handed. So I signed up for 4/8 Omaha hi/lo. I dropped 20 there real fast, the game played sooo slow because everyone but me was in every pot, if I knew how to play O8 better I would play that game every day because it is so ridiculous, 8 ways to the flop every hand. Downside is that is plays so slow because all 9 people have to act each hand, 4 people always chopping the low with Ace deuce and no hi draw, lol.
Well anyway the true degenerate came out in me and I left and saw 0/00 hadn't hit on roulette in a while, so I was betting $5 on 0/00 and after like 4 times it hit, i hit maybe 6 numbers in a row with nickel splits. I left with $400. I lost $100 playing low stakes blackjack, and I was tired of idiot players messing up my shit, so I took my $300 into the high stakes room. ($25 a hand! ballin!) I ran it into 550 in one shoe, decided I didn't want to wait for the shuffle so I went home and I kept the purple chip. :)
Purple Chip = run bad.
I played in one of the last WSOP satellites at Isleta last night, and I ran so bad. I played this first hand bad, I shouldn't have lost it, but oh well. I show up with KK UTG, and I open limp for 200. Everyone starts to fold, then finally the button raises to 700, SB calls, BB folds and I think about it for a second. I have 4k total, should I pop to 2k and shove the flop? Or should I just shove here. I felt like if I raised to 2k and shoved the flop I might miss out on some value from hands like 77,88,99,1010,jj that would miss the flop, so I just ship all 4k in. Button folds and SB calls after an hour, he shows AJ. Course the Ace comes in on the turn. You can rebuy one time in this tourney, so I rebuy and am very patient.
This guy who was playing a lot of pots says "if anyone raises I will defend my big blind." I look dow at AA, so I'm like sweet. Blinds are 200/400, so I pop to 1600. Lady to my left over-shoves 4.5k. It folds around and I call. She flips over AK of diamonds. Flop has two diamonds. Turn is a King. River makes her flush. I could not believe it. I felt like Phil Helmuth! "They just give their chips away!"
I'm more focused right now and I am limiting my table games and I plan on grinding 4/8 until my bankroll is up too $2000 and then taking shots at 1/2NL and 10/20LHE. I don't think I'll be playing many tournies here, except the tourney this saturday at Sandia, its aka "THE SANDIA CLASSIC" hahaha. its a $250 buyin. I'd much prefer the $150 noon at the Venetian for max value for a small buyin, but I work with what I got.
I've been obsessed with getting a purple chip at Sandia in one session, I finally made that dream come true with some sick degeneracy. I sat down at 4/8 holdem and grinded 60 into 160. Our table was dying and we were playing 3 handed. So I signed up for 4/8 Omaha hi/lo. I dropped 20 there real fast, the game played sooo slow because everyone but me was in every pot, if I knew how to play O8 better I would play that game every day because it is so ridiculous, 8 ways to the flop every hand. Downside is that is plays so slow because all 9 people have to act each hand, 4 people always chopping the low with Ace deuce and no hi draw, lol.
Well anyway the true degenerate came out in me and I left and saw 0/00 hadn't hit on roulette in a while, so I was betting $5 on 0/00 and after like 4 times it hit, i hit maybe 6 numbers in a row with nickel splits. I left with $400. I lost $100 playing low stakes blackjack, and I was tired of idiot players messing up my shit, so I took my $300 into the high stakes room. ($25 a hand! ballin!) I ran it into 550 in one shoe, decided I didn't want to wait for the shuffle so I went home and I kept the purple chip. :)
Purple Chip = run bad.
I played in one of the last WSOP satellites at Isleta last night, and I ran so bad. I played this first hand bad, I shouldn't have lost it, but oh well. I show up with KK UTG, and I open limp for 200. Everyone starts to fold, then finally the button raises to 700, SB calls, BB folds and I think about it for a second. I have 4k total, should I pop to 2k and shove the flop? Or should I just shove here. I felt like if I raised to 2k and shoved the flop I might miss out on some value from hands like 77,88,99,1010,jj that would miss the flop, so I just ship all 4k in. Button folds and SB calls after an hour, he shows AJ. Course the Ace comes in on the turn. You can rebuy one time in this tourney, so I rebuy and am very patient.
This guy who was playing a lot of pots says "if anyone raises I will defend my big blind." I look dow at AA, so I'm like sweet. Blinds are 200/400, so I pop to 1600. Lady to my left over-shoves 4.5k. It folds around and I call. She flips over AK of diamonds. Flop has two diamonds. Turn is a King. River makes her flush. I could not believe it. I felt like Phil Helmuth! "They just give their chips away!"
I'm more focused right now and I am limiting my table games and I plan on grinding 4/8 until my bankroll is up too $2000 and then taking shots at 1/2NL and 10/20LHE. I don't think I'll be playing many tournies here, except the tourney this saturday at Sandia, its aka "THE SANDIA CLASSIC" hahaha. its a $250 buyin. I'd much prefer the $150 noon at the Venetian for max value for a small buyin, but I work with what I got.
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