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June 30, 2005WSOP Update 6-301 Dan Schmiech $404,585, $5000 Limit Texas Holdem, $1,264,300 Total Prize Pool, 269 Entries. The $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem event is down to the final table. Here is the listing and chip counts: The $1500 Seven Card Razz event is down to 24, which is where the money cut off is. The players and chip counts are: The $5000 No Limit Texas Holdem Short Handed ( 6/Table ) event is down to 25. The players and chip counts are: Today, the $5000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB event gets underway.... Not many more events left before the Main Event starts on July 7th. That should be a wild one! A friend is entered, as he won a seat online... Good Luck Atari!! Posted by fatbill at 07:11 AM | Comments (0) June 29, 2005WPT Enterprises opens Online Gaming Site"LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2005--WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:WPTE - News) today announced the launch of a WORLD POKER TOUR(TM) (WPT) branded real-money gaming website. WPTonline.com makes participation in the WPT phenomenon possible the world over. Featuring a live multiplayer poker room with head-to-head and tournament play, players can now enjoy the WPT experience from home. The site prohibits bets from players in the U.S. and other jurisdictions where online gaming is prohibited. WPTonline.com is regulated by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. WagerWorks developed the software being used by WPTonline.com under a licensing agreement with WPTE. " The full article is available HERE Interesting to note: "The site prohibits bets from players in the U.S. and other jurisdictions where online gaming is prohibited. " Either thats BS, or their player base will be pretty limited! ;-) Posted by fatbill at 09:30 AM | Comments (0) WSOP Update 6-291 Phil Ivey $635,603, $1,765,568 Total Prize Pool, 134 Players Entered The $5000 Limit Texas Holdem event is down to the final Table of 9. Here is who is left with their chip counts: The $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem event is down to 45 players. The top 10 with their chip counts are: Today there are Two events kicking off! Posted by fatbill at 09:10 AM | Comments (0) June 28, 2005Played at Poker Room for the first timeI signup and play at EVERY poker room that I recommend on this site, so I decided yesterday to go sign up at PokerRoom.com and see what they had to offer. I was IMPRESSED! Not only do you get a good signup bonus for your first deposit ( 20% ), but you AUTOMATICALLY get TWO FREE entries into Texas Holdem Tournaments! Thats a nice touch, I thought. New players expecially will appreciate the fact that with free entries, you can experience a Texas Holdem Tournament without putting in ANY of your own money! They also have a Poker School, with articles and advice from their pros AND with contributions from players! The articles were well written and helpful.. definately worth the read! Their interface took me a little while to get used to, since it's different than any of the other rooms I've played in, but thats to be expected. Their table graphics are nice also! Looking forward to putting in some more time in there! Posted by fatbill at 09:40 AM | Comments (0) WSOP Update 6-281 Jennifer Tilly $158,625, $546,910 Total Prize Pool, 601 Entries. The $5000 Pot Limit Omaha event is down to the final 10. Play will resume today, and here are the chip counts and players: Day one of the $5000 Limit Texas Holdem event ended with 69 Players still in the hunt: Today, the $2000 Texas Holdem No Limit event gets underway. The Top spot for the WSOP Overall Champ is tightening up. Johnny Chan moved into contention with his win. Only one player has made more than 2 final tables and that is Minh Nguyen. Only 13 players in the top 193 listed have made more than one final table! Posted by fatbill at 09:26 AM | Comments (0) June 27, 2005Mark Seif Takes the Overall WSOP LeadAbsolutePoker Pro Mark Seif Takes Lead at 36th Annual World Series of Poker Winning Back-to-Back Championships and Beating Defending World Champion Greg "Fossilman" Raymer Seif Tops 2,013 Players, the Third Largest Field in WSOP History Las Vegas (June 27, 2005) – AbsolutePoker (www.absolutepoker.com) pro Mark Seif became the first person at this year's World Series of Poker (www.worldseriesofpoker.com) to win two championships this year, placing him second in the money and first in the running for the WSOP's "Player of the Year" award. He is also currently ranked 10th in the World according to CardPlayer (www.cardplayer.com). He won his first gold and diamond WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout Friday June 17 for $181,330 and collected his second bracelet last Friday in the $1,500 NL Hold'em event where he bested 2,013 players, the third largest field in WSOP history. Seif's victory, which included beating defending world champion Greg "Fossilman" Raymer, netted him $611,145. Earlier in the month he placed 53rd in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em winning $7,475 bringing his 2005 WSOP winnings to date to $799,950. Seif said, "This has been one of the most thrilling experiences of my life -- it's really just starting to sink in that I've done so well. For the last five years, I've been trying to win a bracelet at the WSOP so this is a significant accomplishment for me. It's also a big deal for my mom who maybe will start saying I'm a pro poker player instead of a lawyer. When I told her I'd won the first event, she reminded me that my sister Christina just graduated from college and was off to Harvard Law School. I guess you could say it was all around a great week for the Seifs!" Seif, who graduated in the top 10 percent of his class at Loyola Law School and became an expert trial lawyer in sexual harassment law for national Newport Beach firm Fisher & Phillips, switched to playing poker professionally in May 2001. "I had been playing high-stakes poker in public card rooms for many years when I won more than a half a million in cash games at the 2001 WSOP. That pretty much made my decision for me." According to Gian Perroni, AbsolutePoker's poker room manager, "Mark's back-to-back wins place him in an elite crowd. While the records are being verified, this may be all-time first in WSOP history and certainly no one has won back-to-back titles in fields this large. If he wins again, he'll become the third person in history to win three bracelets in one year. Mark is one of the best players out there and word is out that he is the one to beat. We are proud to have him as part of Team AbsolutePoker." Nine players competed In Friday's event to win the WSOP bracelet and the $611,145 top prize. Mark Seif, Incline Village, NV $611,145 CardPlayer Magazine posted the game's progress and the following is the play-by-play from the log for final and winning hand number 184: "Nguyen has the button, he limps, Seif raises to $100,000, Nguyen raises to $600,000, Seif pushes all in, and Nguyen calls. Nguyen shows Ad-10d, but Seif has pocket kings (Kc-Kd). Nguyen is the shorter stack, facing possible elimination on this hand. The flop comes Kh-7h-4c, and Seif has flopped a set of kings. The only way Nguyen will survive is if he catches a jack and a queen on the last two cards for a straight. The turn card is the 9c, and Nguyen is drawing dead. Minh Nguyen is eliminated in second place, earning $329,975. "Mark Seif wins Event #22 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $611,145 and his second World Series of Poker bracelet this week." About Absolute Poker Posted by fatbill at 06:27 PM | Comments (0) WSOP Update 6-27Farzad Bonyadi Wins Event #24 ($2,500 No-LImit Hold'em), $2,428,800 Total Prize Pool, 1056 Entries. Johnny Chan Wins $2500 Pot Limit Texas Holdem for $303,025, $977,500 Total Prize Pool, 425 Entries! The $1000 Ladies Texas Holdem Event is down to the final 4, shown here with their chip counts: The $5000 Pot Limit Omaha event is down to 47. Her are those ramianing, and their chip counts: Notice that BOTH Doyle Brunson and Phil Helmuth are near the top of the leaders in chip count! You can bet that they BOTH want this one to get back into a Tie with Johnny Chan for the All time bracelet winner lead! This field is packed with big guns... it should be a good one! Today, the $5000 Limit Texas Holdem event gets undeway.... Posted by fatbill at 08:08 AM | Comments (0) June 26, 2005WSOP UPdate 6-261 Jan Sorensen $293,275, $5000 Seven Card Stud, $902,400 Total Prize Pool, 192 Entries. The $2500 No Limit Texas Holdem event is down to the final table of 9 and play will resume today. Players remaining and their chip counts are: The $2500 Pot Limit Texas Holdem event is down to the final 20. The players and their chip counts are: Today, the $5000 Pot Limit Omaha event WITH re-buys gets underway.... ALSO, the $1000 Ladies No Limit Texas Holdem event goes off today... Posted by fatbill at 08:36 AM | Comments (0) Ecomomist on Party PokerInteresting article on the potential of the new Party Gaming ( Party Poker ) IPO coming up next week. The full article is HERE. "Online poker has fast become a huge business, and PartyGaming, the leading poker website, is about to float its shares in London, in an offering that values the company at more than $9 billion. But online gambling is controversial—indeed, it is illegal in its biggest market, America. Ironically, this has helped PartyGaming to stay ahead of the pack" Interesting read, overall.... Posted by fatbill at 08:33 AM | Comments (0) June 25, 2005Played some Live Texas HoldemAfter not playing any live games for almost two weeks, I got the itch last night! ;-) I went to the club and played in a small No Limit Texas Holdem freezeout tournament... there were only 24 players... I really did not play badly... I only made one error and that was one in judgement on what the other player had. Couple other hands I played 2nd best hand.... but really did not play that many hands, and had the Nuts on the few that I did play.... Problem was, that when we were down to 11 players, the cards just went cold for me. I went all in short stacked and got lucky by hitting a flush, but I was so short, I really only had enough survival chips to last another round or so... Got down to the final 9, and I just got dealt crap hand after crap hand.... mainly things like 23 and 34... it was ugly.... I finally had to push from the Big Blind with K6h.... got squished.... Posted by fatbill at 12:39 PM | Comments (0) Poker Tournaments ruled Legal in Texas!But there is, of course a catch! The full areticle can be read Here "A recent attorney general opinion requested by a West Texas prosecutor says the popular "Texas Hold 'Em" poker tournaments are legal as long as players don't risk money for a prize. " Well... it's something.... but there is little point in playing, if there is no prize! ;-) Posted by fatbill at 10:14 AM | Comments (0) WSOP Update 6-251 Mark Seif $611,145, $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem, $2,777,940 Total Prize Pool, 2013 Entries
in the $2500 No Limit Texas Holdem event, they are down to 62 players out of an initial 1056. This event paid 100 places. Today the $2500 Pot Limit Texas Holdem event gets underway. There have been 20 Events played so far, with 20 to go. The WSOP Overall Points leader has changed, as a result of Mark Sief's win yesterday he took the lead! Posted by fatbill at 09:59 AM | Comments (0) June 24, 2005WSOP Update 6-23Todays Updates from the 2005 WSOP.... 1 Todd Brunson $255,945, $2500 Omaha High-Low 8/OB, $825,700 Total Prize Pool, 359 Entries. The $1500 Texas Holdem No Limit Event is down to the final 9 as listed here with chip count: The $5000 Seven Card Stud event id down to the final 37 players, shown here with their chip counts: Today the $2500 No Limit Texas Holdem event gets underway.... The up to date WSOP OVERALL Point Standings are: I went 15 deep to get the Michigan guy on the page! ;-) Posted by fatbill at 07:33 AM | Comments (0) June 23, 2005In other news....In an Yahoo Article it is being speculated that the WSOP Main Event will hit 6600 spots and top $100 MILLION this year! There is a good article about PartyGaming at NewStatesman.com. PartyGaming is the company that runs PartyPoker.com and a couple other sites. Posted by fatbill at 09:04 AM | Comments (0) WSOP Update 6-23Brian Wilson $371,685, $5000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem, $1,123,300 Total prize pool, 239 Entries. The $2500 Omaha High-Low 8/OB event is down to the final 9..... The $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem event is down to 78. There were 2013 Entries and a prize pool of $2,555,940 for this event. That is the second most entries, next to the very first event! The top 200 made it to the money! Those remaining, and their chip count are: Today, the $5000 Seven Card Stud Event gets underway..... Posted by fatbill at 08:42 AM | Comments (0) June 22, 2005In a little slump, or am I?Lately not playing is maybe freeing my mind and making me think more about what im doing. I havent even played online in forever, and i dont know why i havent played in person. I plan on playing sometime this week or upcoming weekend just to play, im having withdrawls! Although the last couple of times ive had bad luck in my cards, i still manage to beat out 1/3 of the field makin the final table when i do play.....but its all downhill from there! So wait for my upcoming post and I will let you know how it panned out! Posted by wilcone at 12:36 PM | Comments (0) WSOP Update 6-22The $5000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem event is down to the final table! Cyndy Violette $206,000 The $2500 Omaha High-low 8/OB event is down to 27. Allen Kessler- $88,000 Today, the $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem event gets underway! Posted by fatbill at 07:50 AM | Comments (0) June 21, 2005WSOP Update 6-21Here are the latest updates on the WSOP as of 6-21-2005 Denis Ethier Wins Event #18 ($2,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split) $160,685, $513,360 Total Prize Pool, 279 Entries... 1 Barry Greenstein $128,505, $1500 Pot Limit Omaha, $404,710 Total Prize Pool, 291 Entries..... Barry should move up in the overall standings with this win. The $5000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem event is down to the final 45 out of 239, with play resuming today at 2PM. Those left, with chip count are: Today, the Omaha Hi Low 8/OB $2500 Event gets underway.... Posted by fatbill at 09:15 AM | Comments (0) June 20, 2005Have not played much latelyI really have not played much Texas Holdem of late... just have not felt like it, and really felt I needed a break to clear my head some. I have played a couple of S N G's online, but have not done much there lately. It's been over a week since I played a live game, even at the club. I had the opportunity to play in a Texas Holdem tournament on Saturday that had over 100 entries, but just did not feel like I had the patience to sit through all of what I anticipated would be initial poor play. ( I have played in this event in the past.... 25% of the field were not sure what beat what ). I should be primed to play this weekend... we'll see.... Posted by fatbill at 09:58 AM | Comments (0) WSOP Overall Point Standings - UpdateHere are the top 20 players, ranked by their point standings thus far in all completed WSOP Events: 1 Charidimos 'Harry' Demetriou London, United Kingdom 1,520 2 $287,765 There should be a change shortly, as Eric Sidel made another final table that has yet to be completed. Posted by fatbill at 09:45 AM | Comments (0) WSOP Update 6-20Quinn Do Wins Event #17 ($2,500 Limit Texas Holdem), $857,900 Total Prize Pool, 373 Entries.... They are down to the final table in the $1500 Pot Limit Omaha event. The players and their chip count are: In the $2000 Seven Card Stud High-Low 8/OB event, they are down to 31. Players with their chip count are: Today the $5000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem event gets underway... Posted by fatbill at 09:29 AM | Comments (0) June 19, 2005WSOP Update 6-191 Anthony Reategui $269,100, $1500 No LImit Texas Holdem Shootout, $1,076,400 Total Prize Pool, 580 Entries... Others include: The $2500 Limit Texas Holdem Event is down to the final 20, there were 373 Entries and a total prize pool up for grabs, of $897,900. Those remaining and their chip count: Two events get underway today: Posted by fatbill at 09:39 AM | Comments (0) June 18, 2005WSOP Update 6-18Updates on the WSOP through 6-17-2005: 1 Steve Hohn $156,985, $1000 Seven Card Stud High-Low 8/OB, $541,450 Total prize pool, 595 entries 1 Mark Seif $181,330, $1500 Limit Texas Holdem Shootout, $621,000 Total Prize Pool, 450 Entries The $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem Shootout event is down to two tables one of 6 and one of 7. It will resume today at 2PM. Those left are: Today the @2500 Limit Holdem event gets underway..... Posted by fatbill at 07:35 AM | Comments (0) June 17, 2005WSOP Update 6-17Did not update yesterday, as I spent the day at the casino! ;-) Joshua Arieh $381,600, $2000 Pot Limit Omaha, $1,156,350 Total Prize Pool, 212 Players T.J. Cloutier $657,100, $5,000 No Limit Texas Holdem, $2,190,200 Total Prize Pool, 466 Players. $1000 Sever Card Stud High-low8/OB event is down to the final 8... $1500 Limit Texas Holdem Shootout event it down to the final 9... The $1500 No LImit TExas Holdem Shootout event gets underway today.... Posted by fatbill at 09:27 AM | Comments (0) June 15, 2005Played a LOT online todayI played a lot of Texas Holdem online today! Played 4 Sit N Go Texas Holdem NL games.... took 2nd in two, and got knocked early in the other two.... I decided to play a $10 No Limit Texas Holdem tourament, and it ended up having over 200 players! They were paying 27 places. I am SO very pleased with the way I played in this tournament, I cant begin to tell you! LOL After spending two weeks getting sucked out hand after hand, it was finally my turn to get some luck!!! I played very tight, until I got short. When I was short, I pushed and either had the best hand, or got lucky as hell on the flop and hung on. I just barely made the money! With just a few good hands, I built my stack up to a good size, and was able to make the final table of 9!! I made a pretty loose call there that knocked me out 9th, but overall I can not complain. I'm heading to the casino tomorrow, so I'm hoping some of this luck follows me there! Posted by fatbill at 09:56 PM | Comments (0) WSOP Overall Standings....I am looking at the WSOP Overall Standings, and a couple of things stand out to me, and I find interesting... ONLY 2 of the top 79 have made more than ONE final table! The POINT LEADER is not in the top 10 in Money Earnings! A guy from Michigan is Tied for 5th! Thom Werthmann won the $1500 Pot Limit Holdem Event - Another Michigan Player is 79th, Ernest Patrick.....I'm from Michigan, so they gets special mention! ;-) Daniel Negranu is not ON the list, NOR is John Juanda, Howard Lederer or Phil Helmuth! I recognize that it is still early in the event totals, but it's an ineteresting showing up so far.... Posted by fatbill at 09:07 AM | Comments (0) WSOP Update 6-151 Edward Moncada $298,070, $2000 Pot Limit Holdem Event, 540 Players, $993,600 Total Prize Pool The $200 Pot Limit Omaha event is down to the final table of 9. The $5000 No Limit Texas Holdem event is down to 58 out of 466. Some Notables still in are: Today the $1000 Seven Card Stud High-Low 8/OB event gets underway... Posted by fatbill at 08:55 AM | Comments (0) June 14, 2005Playing through a losing streakJust like going on a 'rush', where you see nothing but great cards, and everything seems to go your way, the poker gods can switch things on you, and they can go bad just as easily! You play a lot, and for a long stretch, you seem to get nothing but crap hands. THEN, you get a couple good hands, only to be beat by a hand that is JUST a little better. You get pockts, and flop a set, only to get beat by a bigger set. You play great hands, where you make the correct read, and get your chips in with the best hand, only to get rivered, time after time. If this sounds familiar, you probably play poker a lot! The nature of poker is such that you will have ups and downs. To play poker seriously, you must face the fact that theses will occur. That does not make it any easier to face, its just a fact of the game.
If you want to seriously analyze what is happening to your game, you MUST honestly answer these questions to yourself. If you are not aware of any of those things going on in your game, ask someone you play with a lot, and see what THEY think of your recent play. If you answer these questions honestly, and you determine that you really are not playing poorly, you still have a serious challenge! You have to keep your spirit and deterimation up so that you can play through the slump! Being able to keep up a positive attitude and patience for the game is vital to overcome a losing streak. Cards WILL turn, but you can not force them. If you continue to play smart, you will minimize your loses, and be ready when the cards start favoring you once again. Posted by fatbill at 08:11 AM | Comments (0) WSOP Update 6-14The $2000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem event is down to the final table of 9 and will conclude today. Mike Sexton went out on the bubble... The $2000 Pot Limit Omaha event is down to the top 18, and will continue today at 2PM to play down to the final 9. A number of notables are still in the field. Their are ( including Chips count ): Today, the $5000 No Limit Texas Holdem event gets underway. This event should pull some top names, AND put up a BIG prize pool! Posted by fatbill at 08:04 AM | Comments (0) June 13, 2005Had another horrible night...I went to the club to play, since the family was out.... There was a small 2 table No Limit Texas Holdem tournament being played, and we started with 3000 chips and 30 minute blinds... Early on, I lost a big chunk of chips with AJc, when the flop showed two clubs. I called the Flop bet, as well as the Turn bet, but didn't catch.... Two hands later, I get pocket 9's, so I limp in.... flop comes 9 J 3.... first player makes it 2x... I re-raise to 4x..... everyone else folds, and the first player calls... I call 2x best on both the turn and the river.... he has Pocket J's! Lose to a bigger set... I'm down to half my original stack, and we've only played 30 minutes.... Cards went south for the next hour.... I made only ONE mistake.. and it was not in a hand I played, but rather one I did NOT play.... I'm big blind ( 150 ) and the player under the gun comes out for 500. There is one caller, and it comes to me. I have ATs...... I only have 1200 in chips left... I feel at this point, I have to push or fold.... after much thought I fold... the flop comes A 7 7.... the Turn comes a 7.... I would have taken it down with a boat... Two hands later, I get Pocket 7's... I push with 1025.... the Big Blind calls... he has K's, which hold up..... My luck is not improving.... Posted by fatbill at 08:41 AM | Comments (0) WSOP Update 6-13Some results from the weekend... 1 Erik Seidel $611,795, $2000 Texas Holdem No Limit, 1403 Players, $2,581,520 Total Prize Pool The $2000 Texas Holdem LIMIT tournament got down to Heads up between Reza Payvar and Toto Leonidas.... Reza Payvar took Leonidas down wining $303,610. The $2000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem tournament got underway yesterday, and is down to the last 20 players... Notables include Mike Sexton and Freddy Deeb.... The $2000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament gets underway today.... Posted by fatbill at 08:29 AM | Comments (0) June 12, 2005WSOP Update 6-12Well, the Texas Holdem $2000 buy in No Limit event is down to the final table. Those making it are: It's good to see Cindy Violette at the table... ;-)
The $2000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem event gets underway today.... The WSOP Overal Standings are pretty much dominated by the early tournament winners, which is no suprise. What IS a suprise ( at least to me ) is that only ONE of the top 50 some players listed has made more than one final table! That is Minh Nguyen, and he's only made TWO and is in 39th place!! See the complete listing of the WSOP Overal Standings HERE Posted by fatbill at 08:42 AM | Comments (0) June 11, 2005WSOP Update 6-11Here is the update on the WSOP events... Maciek "Michael" Gracz $594,460, $1000 No Limit Holdem - rebuy - 826 Players, $2,201,630 Total Prize Pool Cliff Josephy $192,100, $1500 Seven Card Stud, 472 Players, $651,360 Total Prize Pool $2000 No Limit Holdem event is down to the final 49 out of 1403 Entries.... Noteables still in the field include: Toby 'Spiderman' Maguire went out 54th! Posted by fatbill at 09:48 AM | Comments (0) Out in THREE hands...I went to the club last night to play in a Texas Holdem Tourname w/re-buy, and was really looking forward to playing, as I had a great day online.... FIRST hand, we had two all in's! Guy to my right, on the small blind flops two pair K's and 8's, and moves all in. He gets called by another player who has KJ, giving him ONE pair of K's..... Turn comes J.... 1 hand.. one player out.... THIRD hand, I'm on the button, and I call a small raise with A2's. There are four players in the hand.... I'm not sure I should have called, but I knew I was taking a gamble with that hand. He was the Big Blind... so it was difficult to put him on that hand. I actually figured he had 92 giving him 2 pair that were lower. I've played with him many times, and he is an aggressive player that will bully from position. I figured the Aces were a dead issue, or a one outer at best... The SAFE play would have been to fold, as I would still have 1750 of my original 2500 chips... I just could not put him on that hand.... I made a bad read! Posted by fatbill at 09:38 AM | Comments (0) June 10, 2005Good day online!Played in two Sit N Goes today at Full Tilt and had a really good run in both games, for a change! Took 1st in one, and 2nd in the other! The one that I won, I had the chip lead from 6 players on, and never gave it up.... I had the chip lead in the other, but took a couple beats that put me a 2/1 underdog. Went all in with A9, and got wacked when the straight hit the board... Maybe, JUST maybe, things are changing for me! ;-) Posted by fatbill at 03:24 PM | Comments (0) WSOP Events updateThe $1000 Event ( with Re-Buys ) is down to the final table now. Play will resume today to see who takes down the $594.460. The $1500 Buy In Seven Card Stud event got underway yesterday, and is down to the top 20. Only 472 entered, and first place gets $192K The $2000 Buy In No Limit Holdem event gets underway today.... Posted by fatbill at 09:12 AM | Comments (0) Could not get anything going...I played Texas Holdem last night at the club. We had a two table satellite type game going, with a lot of the regulars, who are all good players. I never got untracked! I never got my chip stack above 3000 ( started with 2000 ).... I played well, I felt, with the hands I was dealt, and got the maximum out of the hands I played. Problem was, I didnt get that many hands to play! I tried to play a few hands that had 'potential', but either never caught a flop, or ran into big raised that the hand would not substantiate calling the bet. I really didnt get any bad beats all night, I just didn't get the cards when I needed them.... SOMEHOW, I managed to make it to the final 9.... I got down to 1500 with the blinds at 300/600, and was looking for something to make a move with. When I got under the gun, I had A9h ( which was the best I'd seen in a LONG time ), so I pushed all in, hoping people would fold to a bet under the gun. One of the big stacks called me with AJo..... I floped a couple hearts to give me some hope, but the turn and the river blanked, and sent me packing.... some nights are just like that... ;-) Posted by fatbill at 09:04 AM | Comments (0) June 09, 2005WSOP Event #6 is overThe winner is: Isaac Galazan $315,125, $2500 Buy-In 6 Man event, 548 Entries, $1,260,400 Total Prize Pool... The $1000 Buy-in No Limit Texas Holdem WITH Re-buy event is underway, and down to the top 34. This event should finish today... 826 players with a top prize of $594,460. Daniel Negreanu Went Out On Bubble.... Posted by fatbill at 08:43 AM | Comments (0) Played Texas Holdem Online...Played in 5 Sit N Go Texas Holdem games yesterday online at Full Tilt Poker. I'm really liking it there for SNG's, but they lack other types of tournaments on a more regular basis.... Of the 6, I finished in the money in 3: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. I am satisfied with finishing in the money in half of the ones I entered. I pretty much figure that if I average hitting the money in 20% of the events I enter ( online and off ) I am doing better than even. Posted by fatbill at 08:37 AM | Comments (0) June 08, 2005Event #5 Has a winnerPatrick Poels $270,100, $1500 Omaha High-Low, 699 Players! ALSO.. its down to the final 13 in the $2500 6 Man event the top 20 that are out are: The $1000 No Limit Texas Holdem WITH Re-Buys starts today.... Posted by fatbill at 11:27 AM | Comments (0) Maine House passes Charity Poker BillI found this article entitled : House OKs Bill To Let Charities Host High-Stakes Poker Games You can read the entire article HERE The gist of it is: "AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Maine House has overwhelmingly approved a bill to allow charities to raise money by hosting high-stakes poker games. It's a measure that backers say legalizes and regulates gambling activity already going on under the radar in many social clubs and charities." At least SOMEONE is recognizing that they are not able stop poker, they better start legislating it! Posted by fatbill at 08:19 AM | Comments (0) June 07, 2005WSOP Results so far...Here are the results in the completed WSOP Events through yesterday... Allen Cunningham, $725,405 - WSOP $1500 NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLDEM - 2305 Players - $3,180,900 Total Prize Pool Thom Werthmann, $369,535 - WSOP POT LIMIT TEXAS HOLDEM - 1071 Players - $1,477,980 Total Prize Pool Eric Froehlich, $361,910 - WSOP LIMIT TEXAS HOLDEM - 1049 Players - $1,447,620 Total Prize Pool Posted by fatbill at 08:46 AM | Comments (0) June 05, 2005Poker Site floation in jeapordy?Ther eis an article I found that discussed the announced floatation of PartyGaming, INC ( they own Party Poker ), and possible problems, because of fears of the legality issues in the US for Online Poker. You can read the article HERE "The biggest flotation in London since 2001 could be derailed by fears over the legality of online poker in the United States, it was reported today. PartyGaming, which owns and runs the biggest web-based poker brand, has unveiled plans for a listing that could value it at up to $10bn (€8.2bn). But analysts at major US institutions said they would not automatically back the flotation because of concerns about the legality of internet gambling across the Atlantic, according to The Observer." Posted by fatbill at 10:19 AM | Comments (0) Runner-Runner does it againAt the last minute, we decided to head to the club for some poker action. We knew that there was a texas holdem tournament going on, so we figured we would get in on it. Pretty poor showing, as only 20 people were there for the tournament, but there were a number of solid players in the field... We started with 3000 in chips, and 30 minute blinds.... Early in the game, I caught pocket threes, and called the modest bet pre-flop. The board came K 3 7... I hit a set. The intital bettor came out for another 3x bet.... I went over the top double his bet... he moved all in.... instinctivly I called.... he had a set of K's... Fortunately, I had him covered, but I was cut almost in half early in the first round, and had to really play selective from that point on. I got involved in only TWO more hands... had KJs and the board comes out J78.... two diamonds.... I bet 300.... two callers.... the turn comes a rag... the river another diamond.... you guessed it... he hit a flush, staying in with 2 3! Final hand, I have AQo..... I'm the big blind.... there is a 500 bet in front of me, everyone else folds... I know the player well, and know the hands he'll bet out like this. I'm sure I have the better hand. I move all in for another 500.... He calls... he has KQo! The board flops rag J rag.... the flop comes 9 10... he sucks out a straight.... exactly the way my luck has been running of late.... Posted by fatbill at 10:06 AM | Comments (0) June 04, 2005WSOP off to a RECORD Start!If the first event of the WSOP held at the Rio is any indication, this year's event is going to just BLOW away the records, and establish the event as one of the richest overall events ANYWHERE! Imagine... there were 2305 entrants in the FIRST EVENT! there were only 2576 in the MAIN event last year! The response has been so huge, that they have announced that they will have to hold each event over three days! This is going to make the TV world and public stand up and take notice... the question is... for better or worse? Posted by fatbill at 11:08 AM | Comments (0) Calling ALL IN with A9o?I played pretty well in the tournament last night at the club. It was your standard texas holdem freezeout style tournament, and had a pretty good turnout. I really had poor cards ALL night, so I spent most of my time mucking, and watching other people play. I had Three pocket pairs all night: 6's, Q's and A's.... I folded the 6's to an all in in front of me.... The Q's got me a moderate pot, and the A's got me the blinds and ante's..... other than that, I was just maintaining a stack hovering around 2K, and waiting. I had not played but ONE hand for two levels at the end, and that was the Pocket A's.... It got down to the last 7 ( top 4 paid ) and I got A4S..... I pushed my remaining 1800. The Button folded, the small folded, and the BB ( 400 ) called with A9o! I'm scratching my head to figure what he was thinking.... I hit the 4 on the flop... the turn is a rag..... the river gives him a 9, of course, and sends me packing in 7th.... AGAIN Posted by fatbill at 10:55 AM | Comments (0) June 03, 20052005 WSOP Is ON!Well, it's that time of year again! The 2005 WSOP Offically kicks off today with a $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem event! You can keep current on all the events at CardPlayer.com or a variet of the other blog's that I have listed in my BLOGS I LIKE section! I know I'll be looking to keep up with the events! Posted by fatbill at 10:58 AM | Comments (0) Played well in a SNG last nightI played in what turned out to be a 12 handed Texas Holdem SNG last night at the club. No one wanted to go to 2 tables of 6, so we just crowded around the table and got to it! I played a bunch of loose hands early, mainly suited connectors, trying to hit something on the flop cheap. Nothing was hitting for me, and I got stack down a bit, and had to tighten up some. I pretty much hovered around the initial chip stack amount for the better part of the game, getting AK to pay off a couple of times to maintain the stack. . Once we got down to 6 players, I was VERY short. Blinds were 400 and I only had a bit more than 900 in the big blind. I had 96o! two players limped in front of me, and I took the free flop! The flop came 882, and everyone checked! The turn came a 9, giving me two pair. I figured no one hit the 8, so after they both checked, I pushed my remaining 525. One player folded, and one called me with AQ. He did not hit, and I more than doubled up. NOW, I go on a mini rush! I hit the NEXT 4 hands in a row, and we are down to 4 players, and I have almost 6K! We got down to heads up, with me having 7500, and the other player had 13000.... cards went cold for me, and we'd been at it for over 3 hours.... We settled on a chop.... It was nice to FINALLY get in on the money ( top three paid ) after going out on or near the bubble for the past few weeks consistantly! Tonight there is a big game at the club... I'm optimistic for a change! ;-) Posted by fatbill at 10:41 AM | Comments (0) June 02, 2005After taking a few days off...I decided to wonder over to the club last night, and play a little texas holdem. I had not played since the weekend, and was getting bit by the bug again! ;-) Got involved in a Texas Holdem No Limit SNG that ended up having 12 players! Thats a table full! Not only that, but I ended up dealing the thing ( I also played, so was one of the 12 ). Thats a lot of players to keep track of, but fortunately, it was a table full of good and experienced players! I squandered a good portion of my stack away playing connectors and small pocket pairs that never hit. It was a risk, but if they hit, they usually hit BIG! ;-) I lost on AQ twice! I'm starting to dislike that hand! LOL Moved all in with AKs when I got down to about 700 chips ( started with 1500 ), and only had one caller. She had 67S... the same suit! Fortunately, I hit a K on the flop, and took down a good pot. I played AQ against the Big Blind. The flop came 2 a 7, He moved all in on me. I could not put him on a big hand. He will push from his position with just about anything, and I had top pair, AND a good kicker. I figured him for A rag.... unfortunately, he had Pocket 2's and hit a set! When I got down to 300 chips, I pushed from the small blind with AQ again! AGAIN I hit an A on the flop.... The big stack made a straight on the river.... I'm down.... I'm not liking AQ much right now! ;-) Posted by fatbill at 09:17 AM | Comments (0) |
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