overall:
1. I was very fortunate to meet a lot of great people (at varying stages in their poker careers) who I hope to keep in contact with and/or see on the online and/or live circuit in the future...
2. I learned a lot about where to proceed in my poker career and a lot of things to work on...
3. Barring some rounding errors in cash games, I am overall about break even (I think maybe slightly under) for the trip.
4. I (somewhat) regret not playing in some of the 15-30 mix at the Rio, or maybe venturing into the 5-10 Big "O" (5 card plo8) game (although i was well underrolled at the time to play 5-10).
5. I also think I could have NLHE cash gamed a decent amount more. But, my main objectives were not to play NLHE. Visiting a lot of the casinos/wandering around Vegas (the Strip is huge and I don't think I even really walked around to all the sights) was a higher priority for me.
6. I seemed to run extremely well in lowball draw games (badugi/2-7 triple draw) up until the Aria 8 game MTT, where I don't think I won a single hand...
7. I seemed to run extremely well in Friday MTTs! (I think I had about 12 tournament lives, straight flushes, my first live MTT cash, etc...)
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MTTs/SNGs
(about 4+6+12+6+6+4+12+4+13+13 = 80 hours)
3/38 in Aria 8 game mix - 550 -> 3024
56/603 at Venetian Deep Stack (NLHE) - 350 -> 627
16/63 at Golden Nugget Stud/8 (7 from bubble)
2 straight flushes in stud/8 (including 1 with full house vs. quads (he was drawing for low) vs. straight flush that would have hit a bad beat if it was a cash game at the Orleans)
22/137 at Golden Nugget PLO/8 (9 from bubble)
my tournament life was on the line about 5-6 times
busted before dinner break in other 6 tournaments (lots of quads in a HORSE MTT)
lost 3 WSOP PLO8 sats (175, 175, 325)
2 cashes out of 10 tournaments + 3 satellites
(3024+627)-[2770+175+175+325]
(3651) - (3445)
+206
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cash games - about 30-40 hours
2-5 NLHE (about 3-4 hours)
a bad play at 2-5 NL at Bellagio put me down about ~40-50 bets on the trip
bellagio: -60
venetian: -20 bets
mgm grand -3.5
-83.5 bets @ 2/5 = 417.5
1-3 or 1-2 NLHE
(about 7 hours)
wynn +10 at 1/3
HR +10 at 1/2 NLHE/PLO
break even (about 5-7 hours of play at various locations)
-28
+20
+30
-28 @ 1/3 = -84
+27 @ 1/2 = +54
-10 @ 1/3 = -30
+40 @ 1/2 = +80
-16 @ 1/3 = -48
+22
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plo8 cash
(about 8 hours)
up 30 bets (5-5)
-15 bets (1-3)
+15 bets @ 5/5 = +75
mixed games:
(about 10 hours)
wynn - -100
venetian: +200
ip: +15
+115
cash: -223
(bad bluff 40 bets) put me very much down in cash
Monday, July 5, 2010
Various Poker Room Thoughts/Differences/Observations
My poker room rankings (overall room quality)
1. Venetian
2. Aria
3. Wynn
4. Bellagio
5. MGM Grand
2-4 is pretty close. I think the Aria will do well in time (it just opened up in Dec 2009)...
(I never actually played in the Rio's poker room. I just played in the Amazon room for cash/satellites.)
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poker room differences
mirage and mgm grand
the table/felt is raised above the playing surface
it was kind of annoying as cards might get flipped over during dealing as it slides down to the player
mirage - wooden area where chips arelined up
mgm grand - metal
majority of places use all in buttons (large circular button at venetian; all in card size of poker card at Aria, etc...)
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Golden Nugget used event center - same area is used to film High Stakes Poker & Poker After Dark (there's movable walls to make the room smaller).
During one of the PLO8 MTTs (second one), they sectioned the room in half for some other event (it might have been the heads up blackjack tournament)
Aria has a nice tournament area (super large room with at least 24 tables and 2 big projection screens).
Caesar's did not have a large setup for MTTs b/c they didn't get big turn out.
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For specialized tournaments (ie: non-NLHE) at the Golden Nugget, the fields seemed to be somewhat inexperienced.
This may be a byproduct of the Golden Nugget's tournament players, who maybe thought it was more of a novelty, rather than actually knowing how to play most of the games.
The LO8 tournament did seem to have a lot of "Vegas regulars" that played in it. The field seemed to be OK, mainly because the game is somewhat popular and there are regular weekly LO8 tournaments in the area.
The PLO8 MTT had a lot of specialized PLO8 players playing in them.
The stud/8 MTT had about 10-15% specialists; the rest were converted stud players that don't really understand the game.
The PLO MTT was a mixed bag...
The Aria's 8 game mix MTT's players did seem to be a bit more experienced, but it may be due to the higher buyin and that it is not downtown...
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Other Random Happenings:
1. Venetian
2. Aria
3. Wynn
4. Bellagio
5. MGM Grand
2-4 is pretty close. I think the Aria will do well in time (it just opened up in Dec 2009)...
(I never actually played in the Rio's poker room. I just played in the Amazon room for cash/satellites.)
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poker room differences
mirage and mgm grand
the table/felt is raised above the playing surface
it was kind of annoying as cards might get flipped over during dealing as it slides down to the player
mirage - wooden area where chips arelined up
mgm grand - metal
majority of places use all in buttons (large circular button at venetian; all in card size of poker card at Aria, etc...)
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Golden Nugget used event center - same area is used to film High Stakes Poker & Poker After Dark (there's movable walls to make the room smaller).
During one of the PLO8 MTTs (second one), they sectioned the room in half for some other event (it might have been the heads up blackjack tournament)
Aria has a nice tournament area (super large room with at least 24 tables and 2 big projection screens).
Caesar's did not have a large setup for MTTs b/c they didn't get big turn out.
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For specialized tournaments (ie: non-NLHE) at the Golden Nugget, the fields seemed to be somewhat inexperienced.
This may be a byproduct of the Golden Nugget's tournament players, who maybe thought it was more of a novelty, rather than actually knowing how to play most of the games.
The LO8 tournament did seem to have a lot of "Vegas regulars" that played in it. The field seemed to be OK, mainly because the game is somewhat popular and there are regular weekly LO8 tournaments in the area.
The PLO8 MTT had a lot of specialized PLO8 players playing in them.
The stud/8 MTT had about 10-15% specialists; the rest were converted stud players that don't really understand the game.
The PLO MTT was a mixed bag...
The Aria's 8 game mix MTT's players did seem to be a bit more experienced, but it may be due to the higher buyin and that it is not downtown...
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Other Random Happenings:
plastic setup - one card got ripped in half during the shuffle
brown card was put in green setup at golden nugget
earlier, i had noticed and misread card color before, so i didn't want to point it out upon seeing it because I had been wrong before.
upon 2nd scramble of deck - i noted the color difference
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wsop dealers were treated very badly, almost "non-human"
source: VDS dealer that also worked at the wsop (he was a temp VDS dealer)
one dealer was quietly trying to rack up smaller chips for color up
Sunday, July 4, 2010
350 NLHE @ Venetian (Venetian Deep Stack Series)
Every entry nets you one of three things as a "comp"
1. VDS T-Shirt
2. VDS cap
3. $10 food comp
2 people wore ones from the previous VDS with NAPT and pokerstars patches. Those looked really nice.
Also, the back had a black "PokerStars" logo (with the spade) which looked really nice.
No other tournaments offered anything in terms of comps.
People who late registered are blinded off at a round per 15 min.
The "chips" are not removed from play. They are put back into each subsequent pot (1 sb at a time) for the late registrant (or others) to win.
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starting stack:
12k
initial table (started 8 handed for late registrations)
seemed to be very tight
level 1
hero - dealt AKo
UTG (hero) - raises
2 folds
MP - calls
1 fold
button - reraises somewhat small
UTG - calls
MP - calls
flop:
Ah6c8d
3 checks
turn:
Ah6c8d4d
3 checks
river:
Ah6c8d4d7d
3 checks
Hero: shows AK (pair of aces)
MP: shows tens
LP: says he mucks KK (pair of kings)
Analysis:
Hero was hoping for a cbet from the initial raiser.
Turn could have been a value bet, but I'm not sure if anyone is calling.
River would allow only mean worser hands call.
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level 2:
I raise in EP with 10s
one guy calls
ace high flop (dry board - no flush/straight draws)
checks the whole way to the river...
caller shows Kings
He says he remembered me not betting with big hand earlier and did not bet...
[I later saw him on day 1A at WSOP $10k main event].
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level 3
I raise in MP with 55 (475 at 100/200)
everyone folds to BB who calls.
flop: Kd7d5d
bb: check
hero: bets ~2/3 pot
bb: calls
turn
Kd7d5dKh
bb: checks
hero: checks
river:
Kd7d5dKh5c
bb: checks
hero: bets 1/2 pot
bb: calls
Hero shows: 55 (quads)
villain mucks: AdJd (ace high flush)
Analysis:
I don't know if i'd jam my whole stack in on flop if i got raised. I think I might have check/called, as his range could include naked Ace of diamonds hands. Even though I'm not really happy to see any diamond on the turn. Considering stack sizes (40 bets each), it's a possibility to go either way.
pick up aces UTG
(6 folds)
sb calls
bb - shoves
hero: calls
aces hold
stack: 20.45k
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level 4
2 callers
CO (25k): raises
hero (sb - 20k): calls with AdKd
BB: calls
original limpers: call
(5 players to flop)
flop:
Qd3x2d
4 checks
PFR cbets
hero: check raises pot
3 folds
PFR: calls
turn:
Qd3x2d8h
hero: shoves
PFR: folds
PFR says "You must have a set".
Analysis:
I was fortunate that a "dry board" actually was good to get the PFR to cbet.
The check-raise and subsequent shove on turn was standard, IMO.
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UTG - raises
5 folds
hero (button) - reraises
sb/bb - fold
UTG - calls
flop:
KxKdTd
UTG: checks
hero: bets 2/3 pot
UTG: calls
turn:
KxKdTdAd
UTG: checks
hero: bets 2/3 pot
UTG: raises all in (about 1/2 pot sized bet)
hero: folds
Analysis:
At the time, I did not notice there was a raise in front of me, so when I said raise, it was actually a reraise.
When villain calls on a "somewhat dry board" after calling 3 bet, he likely hit the board. The double barrel by hero was very bad. Hero could "represent an ace", but people calling more than likely have a "K" in their range.
Villain told me (after he busted) that he had AK (which fits his action perfectly). He was hoping I had some sort of hand which is why he shoved.
At the time, I definitely was not going to fire a 3rd barrel on the river.
Hero lost 1/4 of stack on this 2nd bet...
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maniac with an overwhelming stack was moved to table
he just randomly did a lot of shoves all in (about 3 times pre and post flop)
I raise in early position with TT
2 callers
maniac shoves
(I said call, not noticing BB still had to act)
BB folds
hero insta-calls
Analysis:
With the amount of shoving from maniac, I did not put villain on a very strong range of hands (top 20%+)...
villain: AdTd
Hero: TT
Hero's tens hold up
doubles up through table "chip leader"
maniac begins to slow down (somewhat) after that
within 15 hands, I received 2 pairs of aces and short stacks overshoved all in (1.5 x pot size shove)
aces stay alive in both cases.
stack: 41k
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level 7
hero (EP): raises with AKo
folds to button
tight player on button - reraises to 4k (stack about 20k)
hero: shoves
button: calls
button: shows QQ
board:
Q9674
button: doubles up
Hero: down to 25k
Analysis:
Positives for 4-bet reraise shove
fold equity
Negatives for 4-bet reraise shove
Player had been playing tight (which was not really much of a factor in my original decision, unfortunately.) I am not sure how much fold equity I truly had.
Overall, I am pretty unhappy that I shoved here. Villain rarely folds, especially in live MTT when reraising. In retrospective, I don't think stacks are shallow enough to let me get away from it even if I check raised the flop or check/call flop -> shove any turn
level 8 - 21k
"poker pro" Scott Bruni (name may be misspelled)
he sat down about 2 rotations ago
MTT pro in EP - raises
I 3 bet with AA
Analysis: I should not have 3 betted. I may have gotten a c-bet out of most of his range on the flop. Most people (who know what they're doing) generally don't call 3 bets OOP very often...
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hero raises in EP with aces
short stack reshoves in LP
aces hold
a couple hands later
folds to hero in CO
Hero raises with TT
folds to BB
BB - shoves (pot sized bet)
hero: calls
BB - shows 77
board runs out: XXX7X
BB - doubles up
hero's stack up about 4k (M + 2) in chips over 5 hands
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level 8
tried to steal in MP with 87s (M = 7)
youngish person reraises me
I decide to fold and not gamble in this spot.
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end of level 10 (dinner break)
15.3k (blinds 800/1.6k/200 ante)
M = 4
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UTG - raises
7 folds
hero (sb): flat calls with KsQs
bb - folds
952 board
hero: shoves (pot sized bet)
UTG: calls
UTG: shows AsJs
board: 952Q7
hero doubles up and stays alive
A couple hands later
folds to hero in MP
hero: raises with TT
player behind me (larger stack) - shoves
hero: calls
board runs:
AKXXT
hero doubles up
Analysis:
Player behind me was still alive with a decent stack, as he seemed to be playing decently well.
Hero feels very bad about the situation.
5-10 hands later
hero picks up AK vs. 44 (shorter stack who shoved) in blinds
4s hold - double up short stack
5-10 hands later
hero picks up Tens
money gets all in preflop
hero flops top set and eliminates player
M = 9-10
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level 13
hero's stack: M = 9 (approx. 75k at 1.2k/2.4k/300)
raise in MP with 6d5d
BB (tight player) calls
flop: KQ9
BB: checks
hero: cbets
BB: raises all in
hero: folds
Analysis:
This is a very bad board to cbet against a tight, short stacked player. 3 paint cards usually indicates he has at least a part of the board
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level 14
hero shoves AJ in MP
player directly behind (who has had 2-3 all ins with hero and others and was still alive) - reshoves
player directly behind - has shorter stack than hero
TT6JJ
hero sucks out and eliminates other player
player was mad at the cards and his "bad run of cards"...
hero did not feel too happy to eliminate player like that (he actually was hoping for chop when the flop was paired).
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hero passes up 1 marginal spot to steal approaching bubble
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bubble stories:
maniac
vs.
1 guy (huge chip stack) - says he's a "cash game player" who calls with Q9s/J8s against all in players (which is a decent strategy).
prior history with showing 5c on bad board (965 2 club board)
(each player had 180-200k in chips) at around level 15-17
raise
reraise
4 bet shove
snap call
board bricks for both players, and "maniac" is eliminated
cash game player - new chip leader: has about 380k chips in player
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I stayed at the same initial table (table 100) until redraw after the money bubble bursted
5 hands at hand for hand
it took about 15 min. to go through
money bubble bursts around 12:30AM (12 hours after tourney started) around level 15
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redraw at 63 players (7 9 handed tables)
first hand at new table (after hand for hand)
hero (M = 4) UTG
hero: shoves with AKo
button goes in tank, calls with AQo
hero's hand holds up and doubles up
80k chips (M = 7 @ 2.5k/5k/500)
seat 2 had been open raising about 5 times in 27 hands...
seat 2 (EP) - raises
hero (BB): picks up TT
hero: just calls
flop: AK7 rainbow
hero: check
2: check
Turn:
AK7J (2 flush)
hero: check
2: small bet
hero: folds
Analysis: Decided to mix up my play and not auto shove preflop.
With 3rd pair on the board, I was hoping to just get to showdown for free. When villain bets, hero is likely behind and folds.
(Villain later says he slowplayed AK (top 2 pair) on flop when I busted.)
(side comment)
seat 2 said a couple hands later - I like to see flops
I told the table - I like to see flops too!
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2 orbits later
hero's M = 5
seat 2 (EP) - raises
hero (BB) - picks up QQ
hero - decides to flat call
flop:
Jh9d2d
hero: checks
2: bets 1/2 pot
hero: calls
turn:
Jh9d2dTs
hero: autoshoves
2: asks me "did i hit a straight"
hero: says that "do you think i had Q8?"
(table talk was bad and he apologized immediately)
2: well, i have outs if I'm wrong - i call
hero: I definitely still have outs
2: shows 22 (set of deuces)
hero: shows QQ (overpair + open ended straight draw)
Jh9d2dTs5c
hero - eliminated
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56/603
(min cash)
63 places paid
Overall, the field seemed to be a mix of players of varying skill levels...
350 -> 627
1. VDS T-Shirt
2. VDS cap
3. $10 food comp
2 people wore ones from the previous VDS with NAPT and pokerstars patches. Those looked really nice.
Also, the back had a black "PokerStars" logo (with the spade) which looked really nice.
No other tournaments offered anything in terms of comps.
People who late registered are blinded off at a round per 15 min.
The "chips" are not removed from play. They are put back into each subsequent pot (1 sb at a time) for the late registrant (or others) to win.
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starting stack:
12k
initial table (started 8 handed for late registrations)
seemed to be very tight
level 1
hero - dealt AKo
UTG (hero) - raises
2 folds
MP - calls
1 fold
button - reraises somewhat small
UTG - calls
MP - calls
flop:
Ah6c8d
3 checks
turn:
Ah6c8d4d
3 checks
river:
Ah6c8d4d7d
3 checks
Hero: shows AK (pair of aces)
MP: shows tens
LP: says he mucks KK (pair of kings)
Analysis:
Hero was hoping for a cbet from the initial raiser.
Turn could have been a value bet, but I'm not sure if anyone is calling.
River would allow only mean worser hands call.
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level 2:
I raise in EP with 10s
one guy calls
ace high flop (dry board - no flush/straight draws)
checks the whole way to the river...
caller shows Kings
He says he remembered me not betting with big hand earlier and did not bet...
[I later saw him on day 1A at WSOP $10k main event].
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level 3
I raise in MP with 55 (475 at 100/200)
everyone folds to BB who calls.
flop: Kd7d5d
bb: check
hero: bets ~2/3 pot
bb: calls
turn
Kd7d5dKh
bb: checks
hero: checks
river:
Kd7d5dKh5c
bb: checks
hero: bets 1/2 pot
bb: calls
Hero shows: 55 (quads)
villain mucks: AdJd (ace high flush)
Analysis:
I don't know if i'd jam my whole stack in on flop if i got raised. I think I might have check/called, as his range could include naked Ace of diamonds hands. Even though I'm not really happy to see any diamond on the turn. Considering stack sizes (40 bets each), it's a possibility to go either way.
pick up aces UTG
(6 folds)
sb calls
bb - shoves
hero: calls
aces hold
stack: 20.45k
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level 4
2 callers
CO (25k): raises
hero (sb - 20k): calls with AdKd
BB: calls
original limpers: call
(5 players to flop)
flop:
Qd3x2d
4 checks
PFR cbets
hero: check raises pot
3 folds
PFR: calls
turn:
Qd3x2d8h
hero: shoves
PFR: folds
PFR says "You must have a set".
Analysis:
I was fortunate that a "dry board" actually was good to get the PFR to cbet.
The check-raise and subsequent shove on turn was standard, IMO.
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UTG - raises
5 folds
hero (button) - reraises
sb/bb - fold
UTG - calls
flop:
KxKdTd
UTG: checks
hero: bets 2/3 pot
UTG: calls
turn:
KxKdTdAd
UTG: checks
hero: bets 2/3 pot
UTG: raises all in (about 1/2 pot sized bet)
hero: folds
Analysis:
At the time, I did not notice there was a raise in front of me, so when I said raise, it was actually a reraise.
When villain calls on a "somewhat dry board" after calling 3 bet, he likely hit the board. The double barrel by hero was very bad. Hero could "represent an ace", but people calling more than likely have a "K" in their range.
Villain told me (after he busted) that he had AK (which fits his action perfectly). He was hoping I had some sort of hand which is why he shoved.
At the time, I definitely was not going to fire a 3rd barrel on the river.
Hero lost 1/4 of stack on this 2nd bet...
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maniac with an overwhelming stack was moved to table
he just randomly did a lot of shoves all in (about 3 times pre and post flop)
I raise in early position with TT
2 callers
maniac shoves
(I said call, not noticing BB still had to act)
BB folds
hero insta-calls
Analysis:
With the amount of shoving from maniac, I did not put villain on a very strong range of hands (top 20%+)...
villain: AdTd
Hero: TT
Hero's tens hold up
doubles up through table "chip leader"
maniac begins to slow down (somewhat) after that
within 15 hands, I received 2 pairs of aces and short stacks overshoved all in (1.5 x pot size shove)
aces stay alive in both cases.
stack: 41k
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level 7
hero (EP): raises with AKo
folds to button
tight player on button - reraises to 4k (stack about 20k)
hero: shoves
button: calls
button: shows QQ
board:
Q9674
button: doubles up
Hero: down to 25k
Analysis:
Positives for 4-bet reraise shove
fold equity
Negatives for 4-bet reraise shove
Player had been playing tight (which was not really much of a factor in my original decision, unfortunately.) I am not sure how much fold equity I truly had.
Overall, I am pretty unhappy that I shoved here. Villain rarely folds, especially in live MTT when reraising. In retrospective, I don't think stacks are shallow enough to let me get away from it even if I check raised the flop or check/call flop -> shove any turn
level 8 - 21k
"poker pro" Scott Bruni (name may be misspelled)
he sat down about 2 rotations ago
MTT pro in EP - raises
I 3 bet with AA
Analysis: I should not have 3 betted. I may have gotten a c-bet out of most of his range on the flop. Most people (who know what they're doing) generally don't call 3 bets OOP very often...
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hero raises in EP with aces
short stack reshoves in LP
aces hold
a couple hands later
folds to hero in CO
Hero raises with TT
folds to BB
BB - shoves (pot sized bet)
hero: calls
BB - shows 77
board runs out: XXX7X
BB - doubles up
hero's stack up about 4k (M + 2) in chips over 5 hands
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level 8
tried to steal in MP with 87s (M = 7)
youngish person reraises me
I decide to fold and not gamble in this spot.
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end of level 10 (dinner break)
15.3k (blinds 800/1.6k/200 ante)
M = 4
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UTG - raises
7 folds
hero (sb): flat calls with KsQs
bb - folds
952 board
hero: shoves (pot sized bet)
UTG: calls
UTG: shows AsJs
board: 952Q7
hero doubles up and stays alive
A couple hands later
folds to hero in MP
hero: raises with TT
player behind me (larger stack) - shoves
hero: calls
board runs:
AKXXT
hero doubles up
Analysis:
Player behind me was still alive with a decent stack, as he seemed to be playing decently well.
Hero feels very bad about the situation.
5-10 hands later
hero picks up AK vs. 44 (shorter stack who shoved) in blinds
4s hold - double up short stack
5-10 hands later
hero picks up Tens
money gets all in preflop
hero flops top set and eliminates player
M = 9-10
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level 13
hero's stack: M = 9 (approx. 75k at 1.2k/2.4k/300)
raise in MP with 6d5d
BB (tight player) calls
flop: KQ9
BB: checks
hero: cbets
BB: raises all in
hero: folds
Analysis:
This is a very bad board to cbet against a tight, short stacked player. 3 paint cards usually indicates he has at least a part of the board
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level 14
hero shoves AJ in MP
player directly behind (who has had 2-3 all ins with hero and others and was still alive) - reshoves
player directly behind - has shorter stack than hero
TT6JJ
hero sucks out and eliminates other player
player was mad at the cards and his "bad run of cards"...
hero did not feel too happy to eliminate player like that (he actually was hoping for chop when the flop was paired).
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hero passes up 1 marginal spot to steal approaching bubble
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bubble stories:
maniac
vs.
1 guy (huge chip stack) - says he's a "cash game player" who calls with Q9s/J8s against all in players (which is a decent strategy).
prior history with showing 5c on bad board (965 2 club board)
(each player had 180-200k in chips) at around level 15-17
raise
reraise
4 bet shove
snap call
board bricks for both players, and "maniac" is eliminated
cash game player - new chip leader: has about 380k chips in player
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I stayed at the same initial table (table 100) until redraw after the money bubble bursted
5 hands at hand for hand
it took about 15 min. to go through
money bubble bursts around 12:30AM (12 hours after tourney started) around level 15
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redraw at 63 players (7 9 handed tables)
first hand at new table (after hand for hand)
hero (M = 4) UTG
hero: shoves with AKo
button goes in tank, calls with AQo
hero's hand holds up and doubles up
80k chips (M = 7 @ 2.5k/5k/500)
seat 2 had been open raising about 5 times in 27 hands...
seat 2 (EP) - raises
hero (BB): picks up TT
hero: just calls
flop: AK7 rainbow
hero: check
2: check
Turn:
AK7J (2 flush)
hero: check
2: small bet
hero: folds
Analysis: Decided to mix up my play and not auto shove preflop.
With 3rd pair on the board, I was hoping to just get to showdown for free. When villain bets, hero is likely behind and folds.
(Villain later says he slowplayed AK (top 2 pair) on flop when I busted.)
(side comment)
seat 2 said a couple hands later - I like to see flops
I told the table - I like to see flops too!
-------
2 orbits later
hero's M = 5
seat 2 (EP) - raises
hero (BB) - picks up QQ
hero - decides to flat call
flop:
Jh9d2d
hero: checks
2: bets 1/2 pot
hero: calls
turn:
Jh9d2dTs
hero: autoshoves
2: asks me "did i hit a straight"
hero: says that "do you think i had Q8?"
(table talk was bad and he apologized immediately)
2: well, i have outs if I'm wrong - i call
hero: I definitely still have outs
2: shows 22 (set of deuces)
hero: shows QQ (overpair + open ended straight draw)
Jh9d2dTs5c
hero - eliminated
-----------------------
56/603
(min cash)
63 places paid
Overall, the field seemed to be a mix of players of varying skill levels...
350 -> 627
Saturday, July 3, 2010
550 8 game mix @ Aria
7/2/2010 - 5PM PST start
It was weird to have an MTT start at 5:00PM. Most of the MTTs were noon starts (sans the Binion's 2:00PM start time).
I had been prepping by waking up really late every day to prepare for the late start of the tournament.
===========
Tournament Structure Info
15k starting stacks
8 handed tables
7 hands per rotation
floor explained that they didn't want button on same person every time
downside (from Zach): not everyone gets button during rotation
38 players (started with 24, 14 late registered by end of first break)
rotation:
(Limit) Omaha 8
Limit Hold 'Em
Limit Stud
Pot Limit Omaha
Limit Stud 8
Limit Badugi
No Limit Hold 'em
Limit Razz
--------
level 1
QdJd2h
pot - guy
repot - lady
call
turn
QdJd2h6h
pot
repot - all in
call
person hand flop equity turn equity
lady QcQh3h9c 40 65
guy AdKdTx9x 60 35
flop equity:
http://www.propokertools.com/simulations/show?b=QdJd2h&g=oh&h1=QcQh3h9c&h2=AdKdTs9s
turn equity:
http://www.propokertools.com/simulations/show?b=QdJd2h6h&g=oh&h1=QcQh3h&h2=AdKdTs9s
river
QdJd2h6h9h
straight vs. flush
----lady stays alive with backdoor flush 9h
------------------
level 1
PLO Hi
Ac3cAh3h
limper
I raise preflop -
1 caller behind
flop Tc6c4d
villain 1: checks
hero: bets 3/4 pot
villain 2: calls
villain 1: folds
Tc6c4d8h
villain 2: checks
hero: bets 2/3 pot
villain 2: folds
NLHE
CO raises (australian from Melbourne - I played with 10 game mix at IP)
I 3bet with queens
razz up cards:
9t8k75
(i have (a2)J - gave a walk to lady)
level 2
bricked 6th against 2 better boards
had to fold against 2 boards that didn't brick
stack at end of level 2:
15.5k
-----------------
level 3
stud/8
made flush on 5th (only 3 to low)
low never game
ended up getting bets from 1 person in the middle
badugi
couldn't better than 7 low 3-card hand after limping with 52xx
nlhe - 75/150 blinds
aggressive player in big bet games
villain: raises to 400
hero: reraises to 1100 with AJo on button
villain: 4 bets to 2700
hero: folds
end of level 4:
14.5k chips
--------------------
nlhe:
24j5
raised preflop by villain 2
villain 1 calls from bb
flop action
villain 1: check
villain 2: bet
villain 1: call
turn
villain 1: check
villain 2: bet
villain 1: raise
villain 2: shove
villain 1: 44
villain 2: a3s
a3s holds up
razz:
picked up 8 low on 5th versus guy
check/i bet/call
stack up to 20k when he show downed a brick in the hole
i went to 5th street next hand, but was forced to fold when i bricked against other player (who wasn't really bluffing too much)
next hand:
bricked 1x with strong board (8 low draw on 4th street)
brick on 5th - called with 2 other people
got to 6th - bricked again and was forced to fold
stack: 14k
lo8
sb versus bb (hero)
sb: raises
hero: 3 bets with AxAxAh5h
sb: calls
7x6h9x
villain: checks
hero: bets
villain: calls
7x6h9x5h
villain: checks
hero: bets
villain: tanks; folds
observations:
many players in raised (or double raised pots) tended not to fold ever on the flop in LHE or LO8 (mainly the 4 guys and other aggressive players in the pots)
this may be for image building or b/c the pot size is so large in comparison to 1 small bet
*** this is a research point that I'll have to look into)
limped pot with As2h2d3s (in mp - 1 player behind me)
5 players preflop
TsQh7s
bet from early position
1 fold
2 calls
TsQh7s6c
bet
2 calls
i raise
3 calls
TsQh7s6c5s
check
check
bet
call
fold
call
australian (early position) - shows ksqsxx (king high flush)
player behind me - shows naked a2 - quartered
hero shows: nut flush/nut low - 3/4 pot
==============
side notes:
Balancing tables
Normally, in a game with the button, the player who would be in the BB (based on the button location) would be moved.
In a stud game, the player who was in the same seat number would be moved. (ie: If player 6 busted at a table, player 6 from a different table would be moved to balance).
The TD made a mistake and followed the stud game ruling, even though it was a mixed game with a button. The BB should have moved (and would have changed the whole complexion of the tournament, obviously)
Because of the "wrong ruling", the TD moved the lady off of my table to another table.
-----
originally 2 out of 4 players in a last longer bet were seated at my table
when 1 table broke, the remaining 2 other players joined my table (until it broke)
it was very funny how some of the players didn't play all the games
1 player didn't play big bet games until other person registered
older player didn't play big bet games and just sat out b/c he wasn't good at them....
==============
badugi
2 players in on 1st draw
1 player drew the whole way
hero: dealt pat J9 badugi
pre-draw
fold
villain 1: limp
villain 2: limp
hero: raise
(2 folds)
villain 1: call
villain 2: call
[2|2|0]
check
check
bet
fold
call
[1|0]
check
bet
call
[1|0]
check
check
villain shows: J8 badugi and scoops
i contributed 6k into 18k pot
level 6:
stack: 14k
level 6 - 14k
----------------------
level 7
NLHE
raise with KK on button - no action from blinds
next hand
folds to cutoff
hero: raise with JJ in CO (~3x bb)
bb calls
flop:
Ks6h5h
villain: check
hero: check
turn:
Ks6h5h 7h
villain: check
hero: bet 2/3 pot
villain: min raise - slightly over min raise
hero: calls
river
Ks6h5h 7h 7c
villain leads for ~1/2 pot size bet
hero: folds
Analysis:
This was likely a mistake to have called the check raise. Against an unknown (without prior knowledge/history), a smallish check raise (or any check raise for that matters) usually means 1 pair is no good, even in a NLHE MTT.
razz:
other door cards (7 handed):
5, 2, 2, 6, x, x
hero: (52)6 in hole
3 folds
villain: (xx)3 completes
hero: raises
all others fold
villain: (xx)38
hero: (52)6j
villain: bets
hero: calls
villain: (xx)385
hero: (52)6j7
villain bets
hero tanks, then folds
Analysis:
3 bet is good because of all the dead cards. Although not as big of a factor, villain has been somewhat aggressive on steals and had shown a brick in the hole in an earlier level.
I can peel 4th b/c there it was 3 bet on 4th + all the dead cards duplicate my hand. I didn't do the math, but I believe this is an acceptable play.
Hero only has 3 big bets left in stack. I could likely be ahead, but I decide to fold. I'm likely peeling in a cash game, but determine that my tournament life is slightly more important. This may have been a mistake.
LHE
raised with aces in MP - no action
raise with AsKs in EP - got 2 callers
cbet 585 flop and got folds from other players
Stud Hi
missed opportunity to
raise from (8c) in front
2c (8c)74c
3 bet with (JsQs)Ts against early position raiser and everyone folded
with my board reading (8h8c)Ah, I got bets from 2 players on 3rd/4th street.
approximately 20k
badugi:
4 folds
1 limper
i raise with 5h4h2cas
blinds fold
limper calls
draws: (villain|hero)
1|1
I make an 8 badugi (8d4h2cAs)
villain: checks
hero: bets
villain: calls
1|0
villain: checks
hero: bets
1|0
villain: checks
hero: bets
villain: calls
villain shows: 7 badugi
hero shows: 8 badugi
villain: wins bot
razz:
(don't rememember dead cards)
hero: (62)538
1 villain: (57)839
(3 folds)
hero: completes
villain calls
(2 folds)
bet/call on every street (4th/5th)
hero is all in by 5th street
hero's 86 holds up and hero doubles up
hero's stack: 14.5k
-------------
level 9
I am moved to another table (about 20/38 remain)
game rotations work with each table, so the table has a different game going...
PLO
I pick up AdAxTdTc
(folds to hero)
hero: raise on button
1 blind calls
flop: TdKsQd
hero: check
hero cbets
villain: folds
stud/8
villain:
(bringin)
villain: raises
hero completes on 3rd street
everyone folds
villain calls: (wearing VDS shirt)
villain: (xx)AdQs8h
hero: (32)45a
villain checks 4th street and hero bets
on 5th street
villain checks
hero bets
villain examines by stack, raises to put me all in, i call
villain: (AT)AQ86(8)
hero: (32)45a85
villain: shows aces up
hero: shows 5 high straight and 5432a for low
hero scoops
analysis:
I'm not sure the raise on 5th street was smart for villain...although I'm likely betting 6th anyway and getting all in. Unfortunately, I lost 1 big bet of value b/c I was short stacked.
stack: 27k
badugi: stack size drops to 24k due to blinds
level 10 break
stack: 21k
---------------
level 11
PLO
hero dealt (AKT9)
villain shows KK**
hero pots
villain repots
hero calls all in
A2c3c7xtx
hero's hand wins with aces up and doubles up
level 12 break:
34k
------------------------
level 13
PLO
hero: dealt in SB AcKcKsJs
raiser in LP
I repot with hand
raiser calls
AK* flop
I cbet
villain folds
villain says he had double (or single) suited rundown)
stud/8
hero has (67)a
hero completes
one caller with 3s
hero: (67)A4
villain: (xx)3sKh
hero bets
villain calls
hero: (67)A45 (no chance of flush)
villain: (xx)3sKh5s
hero bets
villain folds
stack: 75k
badugi:
2 limpers
sb (hero) - limped with A2s5s5h
bb - raises
everyone calls (4 players total)
draws: [2|1|1|1]
hero gets 8 3-card hand
check
bet
call
call
hero: folds
61k as table breaks
------------------------
final table redraw:
(seats are rechosen, game is rechosen at random)
(seats are redrawn)
(button redrawn)
(8 cards dealt - highest card is first game to restart rotation)
with 9 players, we lost 2 players (1 at each table)
final table only had 7 players
1: lady (seat 1)
2: older stud player (USA)
3: young guy
4: hero (USA)
5: middle aged man
6: older British person
7: VDS shirt person (he said he's made 2 deep runs previous 2 days (including 1k win at Bellagio's LHE; he was short stack after losing some big pots at the final table; he also requested giving money to bubble person, but seat 5 didn't want anything to do with it)
(level 16)
NLHE
hero in SB
hero - dealt QQ
folds to seat 4
villain: raises (3.5x bb)
hero: 3bets (10x bb)
villain: shoves
hero: calls
villain: shows KQo
hero's hand holds up
hero: stack 100k
villain: ~20k
a couple hands later
villain (seat 4): raises in hijack (2 off button)
hero: reraises with TT (40k)
villain: calls
hero's hand holds up
hero's stack: 114k
seat 3: eliminated
-----
lady in seat 1 went on a rush after a losing a hand or 2 and was around ~100-120k
seat 6 kept getting big hands + action in badugi and had ~150-170k
seat 7 eventually bubbled (stayed alive a little bit in o8, but lost stack in LHE.
level 17
early position raiser (seat 2)
seat 2: raises
hero: picks up K6K9 (no suit); hero tanks, trying to figure out if flop needs to be seen
hero: repots
seat 2: calls all in
villain: AJT9
hero: K6K9
board: As8s4s2c9h
neither player has spades
villain: doubles up
hero's stack: 79k
a couple hands later
seat 2: raises
hero: picks up AsAx*s*x
(aces with 1 suit)
hero: repots
seat 2: goes in the tank, eventually folds
hero: shows down hand
stud hi
seat 2 had raised about 3 times in rotation with just high cards and got the antes/bringin.
(bringin)
(1 folds)
seat 2: shows (xx)K
seat 2: raises
hero: has (t9)9
hero: 3 bets
(bringin folds)
seat 2: calls
for every street starting on 4th, it went
2: checks
hero: bets
2: calls
boards:
hero: (ts9h)9c6cJc8c(kh)
villain: (xx)KsQdAs9s(xx)
river:
villain: checks
hero: checks
villain: shows busted ace high flush draw
hero: shows 9s to win pot
analysis:
Hero forgot his hand strating on 4th street! (Yes, that is not a typo). I decided to play my board the whole way.
I thought on 6th i actually had 3 8s, or that was my thinking process.
When i saw my actual hand on the river, i decided to check b/c I thought i wouldn't have much fold equity in that spot with so much money in the pot.
I ended up telling him after the hand and when he got eliminated that I normally don't bluff like that. He responded with "I shouldn't have ever called in first place".
It appears I was "value bluffing" with the best hand.
villain tanked 6th before calling
--------------
approximate stack sizes (level 17-18):
(seat 4 lost a couple of big pots in stud/hi to player 1 and became a short stack - ie: can't see all the streets without being all in)
1: 140k
2: 35k
3: 110k <--- hero
4: 30k
5: 200k
--------------
--------------
--------------
stud hi/lo
(ah8c)6s
9 and 2 (bringin) behind
should have completed
turned out hero may have lost lots of bets; pocket queens in hole
(qq)2
This was definite candidate to steal...i could have peeled a street if reraised, although I'm not sure with my stack size (~5-6 big bets) if it was worth it to gamble to see 4th.
I was probably nitty at this spot.
(88)7 - raise by k
I folded here as well...kinda nitty and probably not a fold in a cash game.
--------------------------------
Player 4 got eliminated in stud/8 as 2 other plaers in the hand. One won high, and a different player got low.
Eventually player 2 got busted in badugi.
------------------------------
next hand after player 2 eliminated
approximate stack sizes at 3 players:
old english man (seat 6): ~180k
lady (seat 1): ~240k
hero (seat 4): ~61k
total chips in play: 570k (38 * 15k)
badugi (~6 am)
61k (4k-8k 8k-16k)
dead button
1: raises in CO
hero: 3 bets (dealt rough? q964)
6: folds
1: CO folds
[0|2] - she asks me if she should draw 1 or 2 - i said "it's up to you if you want to coinflip" - so she draws 2 (she eventually told me she threw away a jack 3-card hand)
hero: bets
villain: calls
[0|1]
hero: bets
villain: calls
[0|1]
hero: checks
villain: bets
hero: tanks, unhappy to call, but calls for tournament life
hero: shows queen badugi
villain: shows 6 badugi
villain: scoops pot
Analysis:
1. This is essentially a coin flip if villain draws 1 for 3 draws versus pat q badugi. She drew 2 on the first draw though, so I'm not sure about the math (she told me she broke a 3 card J)...
2. I check on the end because my tournament life has much more value than picking up a single bet.
3. Additionally, a Q high badugi is a somewhat marginal "show down" hand in badugi (ie: about an 8-7 against unknown in 2-7 TD). I'm only getting called by hands that beat/outdrew me.
4. If villain bricked on end, most opponents don't bet on end b/c hero has shown huge strength throughout the hand.
5. Unfortunately, I think i'm beat 98% of the time when she bets into me. She could have been snowing, but it's kinda unlikely.
6. My hope was she folded after first draw if she bricked (had to draw 2 again)...
double up puts hero at ~127k in chips (or 101k if it went check/check after 3rd draw)
lady would have had 233k
old man - approximately 180k
------------------
entering heads up play:
lady (seat 1) ~370k
old man (seat 6) - ~180k
1st: $~7.9k
2nd: $~4.7k
3rd: $~3.0k
Old man offered lady a deal:
lady: 6k
man: 5.5k
both she and i were surprised at the deal.
She rather would play for the win, or maybe an ICM deal.
old man told me later (during break, while we were both in the restroom) that he thought it was fair b/c of all the other "tournaments" that he had won - 7 card stud, et al...
IMO, the guy was way out of line. Although he has more live "experience" and tourney wins, she has played a lot online and an ICM deal is really the only way to do it. It seemed rather cocky, and he was telling me this in private too.
----------------
overall, there seemed a good chunk of knowledgable players. I was fortunate to have a good rush of cards during the final 2 tables and final table. I'm not sure how many were truly good at all the games or not. Some definitely had leaks in split pot games...
----------------
3/38
approximate bustout time: 6:25AM
-------------
I watched about 30 min. of heads up (until the lo8 section), then left. Considering how unproductive I was the following day, I probably should have railed the whole thing...
tourney ended approximately 7:45-8:00AM from what I heard
lady - ended up shipping the MTT
-------------
update: After seeing results for various other tournaments (ex) Venetian Deep Stack, etc...) posted on various online sites, I called Kathleen (Aria's poker room host) and asked if the winners list from all the Aria Poker Classic tournaments would ever get posted in [Card Player | Bluff | pokerpages.com]. Unfortunately, it does not sound like the results would ever be published. (I think it's a casino management reason. My guess is the small turnout would not reflect well on the casino....)
7/2/2010 - Aria 8 game mix winners
It was weird to have an MTT start at 5:00PM. Most of the MTTs were noon starts (sans the Binion's 2:00PM start time).
I had been prepping by waking up really late every day to prepare for the late start of the tournament.
===========
Tournament Structure Info
15k starting stacks
8 handed tables
7 hands per rotation
floor explained that they didn't want button on same person every time
downside (from Zach): not everyone gets button during rotation
38 players (started with 24, 14 late registered by end of first break)
rotation:
(Limit) Omaha 8
Limit Hold 'Em
Limit Stud
Pot Limit Omaha
Limit Stud 8
Limit Badugi
No Limit Hold 'em
Limit Razz
--------
level 1
QdJd2h
pot - guy
repot - lady
call
turn
QdJd2h6h
pot
repot - all in
call
person hand flop equity turn equity
lady QcQh3h9c 40 65
guy AdKdTx9x 60 35
flop equity:
http://www.propokertools.com/simulations/show?b=QdJd2h&g=oh&h1=QcQh3h9c&h2=AdKdTs9s
turn equity:
http://www.propokertools.com/simulations/show?b=QdJd2h6h&g=oh&h1=QcQh3h&h2=AdKdTs9s
river
QdJd2h6h9h
straight vs. flush
----lady stays alive with backdoor flush 9h
------------------
level 1
PLO Hi
Ac3cAh3h
limper
I raise preflop -
1 caller behind
flop Tc6c4d
villain 1: checks
hero: bets 3/4 pot
villain 2: calls
villain 1: folds
Tc6c4d8h
villain 2: checks
hero: bets 2/3 pot
villain 2: folds
NLHE
CO raises (australian from Melbourne - I played with 10 game mix at IP)
I 3bet with queens
razz up cards:
9t8k75
(i have (a2)J - gave a walk to lady)
level 2
bricked 6th against 2 better boards
had to fold against 2 boards that didn't brick
stack at end of level 2:
15.5k
-----------------
level 3
stud/8
made flush on 5th (only 3 to low)
low never game
ended up getting bets from 1 person in the middle
badugi
couldn't better than 7 low 3-card hand after limping with 52xx
nlhe - 75/150 blinds
aggressive player in big bet games
villain: raises to 400
hero: reraises to 1100 with AJo on button
villain: 4 bets to 2700
hero: folds
end of level 4:
14.5k chips
--------------------
nlhe:
24j5
raised preflop by villain 2
villain 1 calls from bb
flop action
villain 1: check
villain 2: bet
villain 1: call
turn
villain 1: check
villain 2: bet
villain 1: raise
villain 2: shove
villain 1: 44
villain 2: a3s
a3s holds up
razz:
picked up 8 low on 5th versus guy
check/i bet/call
stack up to 20k when he show downed a brick in the hole
i went to 5th street next hand, but was forced to fold when i bricked against other player (who wasn't really bluffing too much)
next hand:
bricked 1x with strong board (8 low draw on 4th street)
brick on 5th - called with 2 other people
got to 6th - bricked again and was forced to fold
stack: 14k
lo8
sb versus bb (hero)
sb: raises
hero: 3 bets with AxAxAh5h
sb: calls
7x6h9x
villain: checks
hero: bets
villain: calls
7x6h9x5h
villain: checks
hero: bets
villain: tanks; folds
observations:
many players in raised (or double raised pots) tended not to fold ever on the flop in LHE or LO8 (mainly the 4 guys and other aggressive players in the pots)
this may be for image building or b/c the pot size is so large in comparison to 1 small bet
*** this is a research point that I'll have to look into)
limped pot with As2h2d3s (in mp - 1 player behind me)
5 players preflop
TsQh7s
bet from early position
1 fold
2 calls
TsQh7s6c
bet
2 calls
i raise
3 calls
TsQh7s6c5s
check
check
bet
call
fold
call
australian (early position) - shows ksqsxx (king high flush)
player behind me - shows naked a2 - quartered
hero shows: nut flush/nut low - 3/4 pot
==============
side notes:
Balancing tables
Normally, in a game with the button, the player who would be in the BB (based on the button location) would be moved.
In a stud game, the player who was in the same seat number would be moved. (ie: If player 6 busted at a table, player 6 from a different table would be moved to balance).
The TD made a mistake and followed the stud game ruling, even though it was a mixed game with a button. The BB should have moved (and would have changed the whole complexion of the tournament, obviously)
Because of the "wrong ruling", the TD moved the lady off of my table to another table.
-----
originally 2 out of 4 players in a last longer bet were seated at my table
when 1 table broke, the remaining 2 other players joined my table (until it broke)
it was very funny how some of the players didn't play all the games
1 player didn't play big bet games until other person registered
older player didn't play big bet games and just sat out b/c he wasn't good at them....
==============
badugi
2 players in on 1st draw
1 player drew the whole way
hero: dealt pat J9 badugi
pre-draw
fold
villain 1: limp
villain 2: limp
hero: raise
(2 folds)
villain 1: call
villain 2: call
[2|2|0]
check
check
bet
fold
call
[1|0]
check
bet
call
[1|0]
check
check
villain shows: J8 badugi and scoops
i contributed 6k into 18k pot
level 6:
stack: 14k
level 6 - 14k
----------------------
level 7
NLHE
raise with KK on button - no action from blinds
next hand
folds to cutoff
hero: raise with JJ in CO (~3x bb)
bb calls
flop:
Ks6h5h
villain: check
hero: check
turn:
Ks6h5h 7h
villain: check
hero: bet 2/3 pot
villain: min raise - slightly over min raise
hero: calls
river
Ks6h5h 7h 7c
villain leads for ~1/2 pot size bet
hero: folds
Analysis:
This was likely a mistake to have called the check raise. Against an unknown (without prior knowledge/history), a smallish check raise (or any check raise for that matters) usually means 1 pair is no good, even in a NLHE MTT.
razz:
other door cards (7 handed):
5, 2, 2, 6, x, x
hero: (52)6 in hole
3 folds
villain: (xx)3 completes
hero: raises
all others fold
villain: (xx)38
hero: (52)6j
villain: bets
hero: calls
villain: (xx)385
hero: (52)6j7
villain bets
hero tanks, then folds
Analysis:
3 bet is good because of all the dead cards. Although not as big of a factor, villain has been somewhat aggressive on steals and had shown a brick in the hole in an earlier level.
I can peel 4th b/c there it was 3 bet on 4th + all the dead cards duplicate my hand. I didn't do the math, but I believe this is an acceptable play.
Hero only has 3 big bets left in stack. I could likely be ahead, but I decide to fold. I'm likely peeling in a cash game, but determine that my tournament life is slightly more important. This may have been a mistake.
LHE
raised with aces in MP - no action
raise with AsKs in EP - got 2 callers
cbet 585 flop and got folds from other players
Stud Hi
missed opportunity to
raise from (8c) in front
2c (8c)74c
3 bet with (JsQs)Ts against early position raiser and everyone folded
with my board reading (8h8c)Ah, I got bets from 2 players on 3rd/4th street.
approximately 20k
badugi:
4 folds
1 limper
i raise with 5h4h2cas
blinds fold
limper calls
draws: (villain|hero)
1|1
I make an 8 badugi (8d4h2cAs)
villain: checks
hero: bets
villain: calls
1|0
villain: checks
hero: bets
1|0
villain: checks
hero: bets
villain: calls
villain shows: 7 badugi
hero shows: 8 badugi
villain: wins bot
razz:
(don't rememember dead cards)
hero: (62)538
1 villain: (57)839
(3 folds)
hero: completes
villain calls
(2 folds)
bet/call on every street (4th/5th)
hero is all in by 5th street
hero's 86 holds up and hero doubles up
hero's stack: 14.5k
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level 9
I am moved to another table (about 20/38 remain)
game rotations work with each table, so the table has a different game going...
PLO
I pick up AdAxTdTc
(folds to hero)
hero: raise on button
1 blind calls
flop: TdKsQd
hero: check
hero cbets
villain: folds
stud/8
villain:
(bringin)
villain: raises
hero completes on 3rd street
everyone folds
villain calls: (wearing VDS shirt)
villain: (xx)AdQs8h
hero: (32)45a
villain checks 4th street and hero bets
on 5th street
villain checks
hero bets
villain examines by stack, raises to put me all in, i call
villain: (AT)AQ86(8)
hero: (32)45a85
villain: shows aces up
hero: shows 5 high straight and 5432a for low
hero scoops
analysis:
I'm not sure the raise on 5th street was smart for villain...although I'm likely betting 6th anyway and getting all in. Unfortunately, I lost 1 big bet of value b/c I was short stacked.
stack: 27k
badugi: stack size drops to 24k due to blinds
level 10 break
stack: 21k
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level 11
PLO
hero dealt (AKT9)
villain shows KK**
hero pots
villain repots
hero calls all in
A2c3c7xtx
hero's hand wins with aces up and doubles up
level 12 break:
34k
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level 13
PLO
hero: dealt in SB AcKcKsJs
raiser in LP
I repot with hand
raiser calls
AK* flop
I cbet
villain folds
villain says he had double (or single) suited rundown)
stud/8
hero has (67)a
hero completes
one caller with 3s
hero: (67)A4
villain: (xx)3sKh
hero bets
villain calls
hero: (67)A45 (no chance of flush)
villain: (xx)3sKh5s
hero bets
villain folds
stack: 75k
badugi:
2 limpers
sb (hero) - limped with A2s5s5h
bb - raises
everyone calls (4 players total)
draws: [2|1|1|1]
hero gets 8 3-card hand
check
bet
call
call
hero: folds
61k as table breaks
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final table redraw:
(seats are rechosen, game is rechosen at random)
(seats are redrawn)
(button redrawn)
(8 cards dealt - highest card is first game to restart rotation)
with 9 players, we lost 2 players (1 at each table)
final table only had 7 players
1: lady (seat 1)
2: older stud player (USA)
3: young guy
4: hero (USA)
5: middle aged man
6: older British person
7: VDS shirt person (he said he's made 2 deep runs previous 2 days (including 1k win at Bellagio's LHE; he was short stack after losing some big pots at the final table; he also requested giving money to bubble person, but seat 5 didn't want anything to do with it)
(level 16)
NLHE
hero in SB
hero - dealt QQ
folds to seat 4
villain: raises (3.5x bb)
hero: 3bets (10x bb)
villain: shoves
hero: calls
villain: shows KQo
hero's hand holds up
hero: stack 100k
villain: ~20k
a couple hands later
villain (seat 4): raises in hijack (2 off button)
hero: reraises with TT (40k)
villain: calls
hero's hand holds up
hero's stack: 114k
seat 3: eliminated
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lady in seat 1 went on a rush after a losing a hand or 2 and was around ~100-120k
seat 6 kept getting big hands + action in badugi and had ~150-170k
seat 7 eventually bubbled (stayed alive a little bit in o8, but lost stack in LHE.
level 17
early position raiser (seat 2)
seat 2: raises
hero: picks up K6K9 (no suit); hero tanks, trying to figure out if flop needs to be seen
hero: repots
seat 2: calls all in
villain: AJT9
hero: K6K9
board: As8s4s2c9h
neither player has spades
villain: doubles up
hero's stack: 79k
a couple hands later
seat 2: raises
hero: picks up AsAx*s*x
(aces with 1 suit)
hero: repots
seat 2: goes in the tank, eventually folds
hero: shows down hand
stud hi
seat 2 had raised about 3 times in rotation with just high cards and got the antes/bringin.
(bringin)
(1 folds)
seat 2: shows (xx)K
seat 2: raises
hero: has (t9)9
hero: 3 bets
(bringin folds)
seat 2: calls
for every street starting on 4th, it went
2: checks
hero: bets
2: calls
boards:
hero: (ts9h)9c6cJc8c(kh)
villain: (xx)KsQdAs9s(xx)
river:
villain: checks
hero: checks
villain: shows busted ace high flush draw
hero: shows 9s to win pot
analysis:
Hero forgot his hand strating on 4th street! (Yes, that is not a typo). I decided to play my board the whole way.
I thought on 6th i actually had 3 8s, or that was my thinking process.
When i saw my actual hand on the river, i decided to check b/c I thought i wouldn't have much fold equity in that spot with so much money in the pot.
I ended up telling him after the hand and when he got eliminated that I normally don't bluff like that. He responded with "I shouldn't have ever called in first place".
It appears I was "value bluffing" with the best hand.
villain tanked 6th before calling
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approximate stack sizes (level 17-18):
(seat 4 lost a couple of big pots in stud/hi to player 1 and became a short stack - ie: can't see all the streets without being all in)
1: 140k
2: 35k
3: 110k <--- hero
4: 30k
5: 200k
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stud hi/lo
(ah8c)6s
9 and 2 (bringin) behind
should have completed
turned out hero may have lost lots of bets; pocket queens in hole
(qq)2
This was definite candidate to steal...i could have peeled a street if reraised, although I'm not sure with my stack size (~5-6 big bets) if it was worth it to gamble to see 4th.
I was probably nitty at this spot.
(88)7 - raise by k
I folded here as well...kinda nitty and probably not a fold in a cash game.
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Player 4 got eliminated in stud/8 as 2 other plaers in the hand. One won high, and a different player got low.
Eventually player 2 got busted in badugi.
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next hand after player 2 eliminated
approximate stack sizes at 3 players:
old english man (seat 6): ~180k
lady (seat 1): ~240k
hero (seat 4): ~61k
total chips in play: 570k (38 * 15k)
badugi (~6 am)
61k (4k-8k 8k-16k)
dead button
1: raises in CO
hero: 3 bets (dealt rough? q964)
6: folds
1: CO folds
[0|2] - she asks me if she should draw 1 or 2 - i said "it's up to you if you want to coinflip" - so she draws 2 (she eventually told me she threw away a jack 3-card hand)
hero: bets
villain: calls
[0|1]
hero: bets
villain: calls
[0|1]
hero: checks
villain: bets
hero: tanks, unhappy to call, but calls for tournament life
hero: shows queen badugi
villain: shows 6 badugi
villain: scoops pot
Analysis:
1. This is essentially a coin flip if villain draws 1 for 3 draws versus pat q badugi. She drew 2 on the first draw though, so I'm not sure about the math (she told me she broke a 3 card J)...
2. I check on the end because my tournament life has much more value than picking up a single bet.
3. Additionally, a Q high badugi is a somewhat marginal "show down" hand in badugi (ie: about an 8-7 against unknown in 2-7 TD). I'm only getting called by hands that beat/outdrew me.
4. If villain bricked on end, most opponents don't bet on end b/c hero has shown huge strength throughout the hand.
5. Unfortunately, I think i'm beat 98% of the time when she bets into me. She could have been snowing, but it's kinda unlikely.
6. My hope was she folded after first draw if she bricked (had to draw 2 again)...
double up puts hero at ~127k in chips (or 101k if it went check/check after 3rd draw)
lady would have had 233k
old man - approximately 180k
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entering heads up play:
lady (seat 1) ~370k
old man (seat 6) - ~180k
1st: $~7.9k
2nd: $~4.7k
3rd: $~3.0k
Old man offered lady a deal:
lady: 6k
man: 5.5k
both she and i were surprised at the deal.
She rather would play for the win, or maybe an ICM deal.
old man told me later (during break, while we were both in the restroom) that he thought it was fair b/c of all the other "tournaments" that he had won - 7 card stud, et al...
IMO, the guy was way out of line. Although he has more live "experience" and tourney wins, she has played a lot online and an ICM deal is really the only way to do it. It seemed rather cocky, and he was telling me this in private too.
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overall, there seemed a good chunk of knowledgable players. I was fortunate to have a good rush of cards during the final 2 tables and final table. I'm not sure how many were truly good at all the games or not. Some definitely had leaks in split pot games...
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3/38
approximate bustout time: 6:25AM
550 -> 3027
Ok, this was my first live cash and was moderately excited (probably due to the time of morning) - I decided to take a picture with my camera phone before I cashed it into the cashier.
Ok, this was my first live cash and was moderately excited (probably due to the time of morning) - I decided to take a picture with my camera phone before I cashed it into the cashier.
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I watched about 30 min. of heads up (until the lo8 section), then left. Considering how unproductive I was the following day, I probably should have railed the whole thing...
tourney ended approximately 7:45-8:00AM from what I heard
lady - ended up shipping the MTT
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update: After seeing results for various other tournaments (ex) Venetian Deep Stack, etc...) posted on various online sites, I called Kathleen (Aria's poker room host) and asked if the winners list from all the Aria Poker Classic tournaments would ever get posted in [Card Player | Bluff | pokerpages.com]. Unfortunately, it does not sound like the results would ever be published. (I think it's a casino management reason. My guess is the small turnout would not reflect well on the casino....)
We would like to thank you for playing in our ARIA Classic 2010. Congratulations for placing 3rd on the 8 Game Mix on Friday July 2, 2010. Please find attached Final Winners List. We do look forward to seeing you play here at ARIA soon.
7/2/2010 - Aria 8 game mix winners
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Jazz at the Bellagio!
Ray Glover
played at the Bellagio
with upright bassist
saw on the way out of the Bellagio
He was playing a lot of standards/tunes from the Real book. He tended to do a lot of "full comping" (ie: rooted left hand hits).
I gave my background and he said he was glad that someone is learning what can be a dying art (jazz piano)
right at midnight, he played a rather "boring" version of Happy Birthday for someone...although, the tune itself doesn't have much you can harmonically change w/ it still having the same "basic" idea...
I also purchased one of his CDs. It was more on the "smooth jazz" genre, which is OK, but not as harmonically interesting.
played at the Bellagio
with upright bassist
saw on the way out of the Bellagio
He was playing a lot of standards/tunes from the Real book. He tended to do a lot of "full comping" (ie: rooted left hand hits).
I gave my background and he said he was glad that someone is learning what can be a dying art (jazz piano)
right at midnight, he played a rather "boring" version of Happy Birthday for someone...although, the tune itself doesn't have much you can harmonically change w/ it still having the same "basic" idea...
I also purchased one of his CDs. It was more on the "smooth jazz" genre, which is OK, but not as harmonically interesting.
2-5 NLHE @ Bellagio
35-40 min. wait at 9:00PM.
I saw the famous Bellagio fountain show while on the waiting list...
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A person who sat down 7 hands ago - 100 bb
Table seemed to have a lot of action (3 betting, et al)...but it was just a lot of large preflop hands
(ak - raise; limp; reraise with queens)
(aces raise; reraise from later position with jacks)
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2 limpers
button (hero): I raise to 5BB
BB calls (just sat down 1 rotation ago)
1 limper folds
1 limper calls
(18 bb)
flop:
td4dth
villain 1 (bb): check
villain 2: check
hero: i bet 12bb
villain 1: check raise to 29 bb
villain 2: folds
hero" raises to 56 bb
villain: raises all in
hero: insta-folds
This is an obvious blunder in hindsight. I played the hand extremely badly, prompting me to leave the table immediately as I've been playing very bad.
This is a textbook bet-fold situation. Getting any sort of action on a dry board is usually a sign of trouble.
mistake 1: smaller cbet on relatively dry board (maybe 10bb?)
mistake 2: there's no reason to "smallish 3 bet raise" - with effective stacks < 100 bb (specifically me), it's really fold or shove. In actuality, i'm only going to get called by better (4s full of ts, naked ten, or someone attached to "aces" or other overpairs). with no other reads, more of (other than generic "tendencies"), this is more often a raise to get more value than necessarily a "bluff". He hadn't seen me play in so many hands either.
I've seen this happen so often, but it was an obvious blunder and cue for me to leave as I was playing bad.
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down 60 bbs (should have only been 17 bb)...
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