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07-18-2006, 12:14 PM
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Re: TR: Small Balla (and wife) take on Vegas (9/19-9/14)
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First of all when she said "you got it" I threw up a little in my mouth because I know that's some sort of reverse rigged psychology and second of all I know how far behind I am, in fact I'm pretty certain I'm drawing dead to her 9T!?! Flop 9 high, turn and river are blanks and I'm completely disgusted. [/ QUOTE ] Haha, this reminded me SO much of the last tournament I played in Vegas. There were ~120 runners iirc, and we were down to the last 40 or so. The final 2 tables cashed and I had a decent stack. Folded to short-stacked LP who moved in and then folded to SB, who re-raised. I looked down at AQs in the BB, and went all-in for some large amount. I don't remember the specifics, only that SB and myself were very close in chips and very far ahead of the rest of the table - his raise did not commit him. Anyway, he tanked for 2 years and finally came to the conclusion of "I have to call you, man". He tabled 87s and 30 seconds later I was steaming back down the strip to my hotel. To make matters even worse, I decided to deal with my mega tilt by playing in a 1-2 NL game at the Monte Carlo where I was staying. You need to consider 2 things. 1) The biggest NL game I had played at the time was NL50 on Party because 2) I sucked at poker back then. The first hand I played, I got stacked for $160. Good times. Ok, sorry for the hijack, but that bit about the tournament reminded me so much of my last trip to Vegas. Anyway, these reports are good, keep them coming! 
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07-18-2006, 03:14 PM
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Re: TR: Small Balla (and wife) take on Vegas (9/19-9/14)
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Haha, this reminded me SO much of the last tournament I played in Vegas. There were ~120 runners iirc, and we were down to the last 40 or so. The final 2 tables cashed and I had a decent stack. Folded to short-stacked LP who moved in and then folded to SB, who re-raised. I looked down at AQs in the BB, and went all-in for some large amount. I don't remember the specifics, only that SB and myself were very close in chips and very far ahead of the rest of the table - his raise did not commit him. Anyway, he tanked for 2 years and finally came to the conclusion of "I have to call you, man". He tabled 87s and 30 seconds later I was steaming back down the strip to my hotel. because 2) I sucked at poker back then. The first hand I played, I got stacked for $160. Good times. [/ QUOTE ] It's just crazy. You know when villain is in the tank forever that you're ahead but there's a part of you that doesn't want the call. I really hate when I have that bad feeling.
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07-18-2006, 03:20 PM
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Re: TR: Small Balla (and wife) take on Vegas (9/19-9/14)
More shorter paragraphs!
Other than that this is pretty good...I'm surprised how much of what happened you can recollect...I'm pretty much worthless at remember what happened with my poker an hour ago let alone days ago. Yugoslav
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07-18-2006, 03:30 PM
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More shorter paragraphs! Other than that this is pretty good...I'm surprised how much of what happened you can recollect...I'm pretty much worthless at remember what happened with my poker an hour ago let alone days ago. Yugoslav [/ QUOTE ] Yugo - just wait till you get to be my age. I cant remember what hand I folded one second after it happens, let alone an hour later. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Kev - I agree with Yugo, short paragraphs = easier to read. Very nice report! Keep them coming! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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07-18-2006, 03:32 PM
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More shorter paragraphs! Other than that this is pretty good...I'm surprised how much of what happened you can recollect...I'm pretty much worthless at remember what happened with my poker an hour ago let alone days ago. Yugoslav [/ QUOTE ] I cheated Yugo, while my wife was getting ready at night I took notes.
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07-19-2006, 05:45 AM
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First of all when she said "you got it" I threw up a little in my mouth because I know that's some sort of reverse rigged psychology and second of all I know how far behind I am, in fact I'm pretty certain I'm drawing dead to her 9T!?! Flop 9 high, turn and river are blanks and I'm completely disgusted. [/ QUOTE ] I laughed out loud at this. Been there, done that and drawing dead is the perfect description.
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07-19-2006, 11:08 AM
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Re: TR: Small Balla (and wife) take on Vegas (7/19-7/14)
DAY IV (morning/afternoon edition)
Poker - Flamingo Yep, you guessed it I'm sitting in the 1/2 NL game at the Flamingo by 7:30 am. I buy in for $300 and build up my stack to $500+. At this point in the vacation I am really feeling good about poker. So much of what I've read is paying off. I'm spotting the donkeys at every table I sit at within a few minutes. I'm avoiding the solid players unless I have a huge hand. Sometimes I'm even isolating the donks that limp in early w/ raises to get it heads-up and other astute poker strategy that hardly comes into play in Speed SnGs. In fact, I'm getting illusions of grandeur that I can move up and play 2/5 NL on a regular basis. Perhaps I'll become a cash specialist. That said, I'm hitting some flops and my strong hands are holding up... which helps! And then the following 2 hands occur: With a large stack in front of me I call an EP raise w/ pkt 5s. Flop comes 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] EP raiser bets $10 (into a $20 pot) and I raise to $40, she/villain calls. "Please dealer no [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]" Turn is the 10 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Villain checks and I bet $50. She check raises me all-in w/ $200 behind. WTF? This is an easy lay down, right? What hand does she check-raise her whole stack with that I'm ahead of on that awful board? I go in the tank for a few minutes and muck my hand. She says "nice fold" and tables A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] OMG COMPLETELY PWNED!!!!!! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] OK, so I got bluffed out of a huge hand. Even Dan Harrington says it's normal to fold the best hands sometimes. I got out played, no big deal. I left a lot of money on the table w/ that hand but I didn't lose much. Avoiding tilt, I'm able to build my stack back up to what it was. I'm dealt A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] and call a $10 raise with two other players. One of the players has about $70, the other has about $200. Flop J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] EP position leads for $20, other villain calls and I call. The turn is the beautiful 10 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] EP donk bets $20, MP call and I say I'm going to raise and put the MP Villain all-in. Well much to my delight the EP player says he's moving all in and I snap call and show the NUTS!!! It gets better, they both show the same exact hand, JQ top 2 pair! They are drawing to 2 outs. I am counting my pot when the dealer rivers a JACK!! I cannot believe my eyes. I am so sick, that is the worst live beat that I have ever encountered. I know I was only 60:40 preflop or whatever but most of my money went in as a 95% fav! To make matters worse the EP Villain will not let it go and keeps going on and on about how it's the first miracle river card of his life "of course it is" as I mumble some words to myself that rhyme w/ "other lucker" As we all know poker will humble you very quickly, unless of course you're Good2CU (which by the way I'm very jealous of that crazy money shot he displayed from Vegas). It's such a sick game we play. But I'm able to keep my head and cash out $599. Life is still very good. +$299 WSOP It's just about noon, time to railbird the $50K HORSE event at the RIO. I am very excited about this, so much so that I make my wife come along whether she liked it or not. We had planned to meet at the Flamingo Poker room at noon and then jump in the Gold Coast shuttle ($4) The $50K event lived up to all my expectations. We weren't even in the room yet and Matusow goes running right by us into the bathroom. As we enter the PR, Shawn "Sheiky" Shacon is standing right in the doorway. Two seconds later Daniel walks by (see picture from day 1)! It was a who's who of poker. We find a spot in front of Tony G and Sammy Farha's table. It was quite a treat to listen to them talk it up. TG was having the time of his life and was all smiles throughout the time we watched. He is such an ass, but watching him have such a good time made me see him in a different light. Of course Sammy was the only one participating in the chatter while the rest were all business. Oh, well except for Matusow who was in the middle of the room on his cell phone screaming "I'm 75:1 to win, anyone want this action?" All the stars were out (Doyle, Juanda, Greenstein, TJ, etc etc) Here's a pic from where we were standing, how many of these players can you identify?  Coming soon: Day 4 (Night time - Elton John concert)
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