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[FortFun]

Ok.... so I went up to Golden Gates today and the $75 sit and go satellites are easy, easy, easy. I was 2/3 on them and could have been 3/3 but I can't win coinflips

All of Sunday nights seats in the $340 qualifier were sold out. I signed up for tomorrow's satellite and will go from there. I'm not sure if I qualify if I'm going to play again and then sell the main event seat (if I am lucky enough to win twice) or just sell the qualifier seat. Either way, pm me with you offer if you are interested and I will get back to you.

[Bluegrassplayer]

I went up there today and wow... the people playing the satellites are clueless.

On the first satellite I suffered a bad beat and went from 200 chips to winning because of the silly mistakes that others made.

After two double ups and several blind steals I was actually in good shape again, until I lost a coinflip and was crippled. It was down to three handed and I moved all in, and both of the other players called as they should have. But instead of checking it down, the first player moved all in with top pair. I hit my ace on the turn and if they had both checked the other player would have hit their set on the river knocking me out.

No one there showed any basic knowledge of satellite play, giving most 2p2ers a pretty significant edge I imagine.

The second game I played I went out on the bubble unfortunately, but I can't wait to play in the qualifier on thursday. Please tell me what it's like whenever any of you play it. Thanks.

[Dog Boy]

And now for the Main Event! I'll be playing the second flight.

Played the Sunday qualifier and made it into the top 30. Competition is definitely better than that in the satellites. The first table I was on had a local pro and four other very strong players. Able to hold my own with them and realized that a number of other players respect my game.

Starting chip count for qualifier is 10,000. I figured if I could build my stack to 50,000 then I'd probably qualify. Most of the night I was card dead. I won less than a dozen hands, but a couple of them were large pots.

Defining hand of the night: Three players in hand. Myself, the BB whom I had taken 7,000 from a couple of hands earlier, and some broad who limped from mid-position.

I had As2s and limped from the SB. Flop brings an ace and two clubs. I push (poor impulse control). The BB calls for 4400 and then this woman calls my all-in for 29,000 (I have her covered). I know she doesn't have an ace because she limped. BB had JJ, broad had flush draw.

After I scoop the pot I have slightly more than 65,000 in chips. From here I set my glide path for descent. I took a couple of other pots, and lost a few with AK/AQ and pocket pairs that didn't improve.

Upon return from the final break I had ~35,000 in chips. Antes/blinds are 400/2,000/4,000. We were down to 34 players and I finally get my rush -- AJ, KJ, AJ, KK. Folded every single one. When they stopped the game, I was down to ~25,000 in chips.

Two primary challenges for me tonight. FIrst was to refrain from getting caught up in too many pots when I had a large stack. The other was folding my way into the money when were were down to 39 players. I was constantly asking myself if I had enough chips to let the shorter stacks get knocked out or if I should play my good cards.

See you guys at the final table! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Bluegrassplayer]

Thanks a ton for the info!

So what amount do you think is enough to start just folding everything?

[jackhigh]

Won my ME seat last night! Definitely tougher than the Sit n Go's. I would shoot for about 50k in chips before putting it on cruise control. If you are shortish in stack (15-20k) and you make it to about 40 players - try to steal from the BIGGER stacks because they pretty much stop playing unless they have aces (I folded alot of quality hands that I would normally would have played).

GOOD LUCK!
See ya on Saturday, PM slot. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[CincyLady]

Good for you, Dog boy! I will tell all the two plus two'rs here, play quality hands, and play tight and you'll get your seat to the ME.

I was at table 12, Seat 1, and that's where I stayed all night.

I was at for the most part, a very tight table, and most of the players respected each other.

The exception was the calling station donkey in seat 4. He would call just about anything, with just about any ace.

One word of warning here, you need to be sure you raise larger than you normally do, preflop. IE: Instead of 3 times the blind preflop, you should go 4 or 5 times the blind. This because in another hand, this other quality player raised with his A/K preflop only 2 or 3 times the blind, and got called by someone (other than the donkey) with Ace/4 suited, and almost got felted when the guy got quads on the turn. I later told Mike (the Quality player, if it had been me, he would of been felted, because I could see Mike was ready to put in all his chips and call anything.

As for me, I also was card dead most of the night, but alas, I went out just after it got down to 5 tables (the final 3 tables will qualify for their ME seats each night). This one play is what started my downfall.

I'm in the BB, the blinds are 400 and 800, with the ante 100, and the donkey in seat 4, raises it up to 2500. Mike the quality player, who only 2500 left, goes in for that.

Now, I know that Mike has a hand, he's a really great player, and I've played up against him before. He in turn knows he's in deep dodo if I call this.

I look down and find A/K o/s, and since this will knock a player out if I win, I simply call.

Flop comes, all cards lower than 9, and rainbow, but higher than 3.

I check, Donkey now goes all in (with a dry pot no less), and he has me covered.

I have no pair and no draw, I have to fold.

Donkey turns over his pocket pair of 3's, Mike turns over pocket jacks.

Turn comes, it's an ace (of course), Mike thanks the donkey for protecting his hand (donkey goes out about 1/2 hr later btw).

In the meantime, this put a dent into my stack, and I know I'm going to have to work it to get it back up again.

I am able to take down a few small pots, but I'm short stacked.

Finally with the blinds at 1k and 2k, and the ante at 200, I am down to just around 8k.

I look down (gawd I wish I hadn't or had been in the big blind instead of the UTG), and see pocket 2's. I've been card dead for over an hour here, and decide like it or not, I've got to go with my baby pair.

Just my luck, the guy next to me wakes up with A/K o/s, and calls, flop brings an Ace, turn a king, and river another ace, and I'm out.

I still have 3 more chances, tonight, Wednesday night, and Thursday night.

[MrHorace]

Congrats on your entry into the HPT!
I enjoyed your post tremendously as it shows you really have good command of your poker game!
I played a handful or so of the satellites, but played so poorly I'm sending myself back to school. :>
Good luck in the tourney!

[CincyLady]

Meh ... busted out in the first hour on my 2nd try. I was wiped out from last night (I just can't stay up like I could when I was in my 20's).

As such,Donkella happily escaped her cage and was my undoing.

I went out after I tried to bluff on the river when I missed my nut flush draw.

I have 3 more tries left, Wednesday night, Thursday night, and Friday morning.

BTW, they've sold out of Tuesday night, and when I left there was a line out the door of people signing up for Wednesday night.

I was also told they are (now) considering inserting alternates for the ME if they oversell the event (a very real possiblity I was told tonight).

I was told in addition, that if you play on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday nights, if the noon/10am events run over, then the 6:30 pm events won't start on time.

If for some reason come 1:30 am they are not down to 3 tables, then play will be stopped and chip totals taken.

Top 30 chip counts will then win the seats.

This is because they need to have everyone out the door and on the street by 2am, no exceptions.