Quick update: WPBT wrapped
We just got back to the room after wrapping up the WPBT tournament, and managed to get the wireless internet connection working for the first time all week.
Local buddy and traveling companion cujofan made the final table and finished fourth overall. I was bounced in 40th.
I drew the "TV" table for my starting assignment - notables included THG, Bill Rini, Pokergeek, CJ, Joanne, Otis, and the Geekette. I knew I'd be in trouble if I didn't bring my a-game. Geekette was cracked early and was replaced by RGP heavyweight Faelknight.
I managed to bust out both CJ and Otis (2/3rds of the Up For Poker crew). Our table broke, and was shuffled to another table where I was joined by Joanne from the "TV table". Joanne busted me a handful of hands later, when I raised 3x the BB from the small blind with AKo. She called from the big blind. Flop was undercards and I bet out a little over half my remaining stack. I guess she thought she could push me off my last 1400 chips after I'd already put ~4500 chips in the pot. I of course called, and she turned over A5o for a gutshot straight draw. She was drawing to seven outs, but I had a sick feeling in my stomach - i'd bounced from the last (online) WPBT event in a very similar scenario, by putting in more than half my remaining chips with AK on an undercard flop, clearly being pot committed but my opponent thinking they could bluff me off, and then getting the money in the middle as a big favorite and getting sucked out on. Sure enough, the turn was a blank but she caught a four on the river and I was out in 40th place. Had I doubled-up there I believe I would have been a strong favorite to make the final table.
Bigger writeup to follow. Picks also to follow sometime in the next twelve hours, hopefully soon.
Local buddy and traveling companion cujofan made the final table and finished fourth overall. I was bounced in 40th.
I drew the "TV" table for my starting assignment - notables included THG, Bill Rini, Pokergeek, CJ, Joanne, Otis, and the Geekette. I knew I'd be in trouble if I didn't bring my a-game. Geekette was cracked early and was replaced by RGP heavyweight Faelknight.
I managed to bust out both CJ and Otis (2/3rds of the Up For Poker crew). Our table broke, and was shuffled to another table where I was joined by Joanne from the "TV table". Joanne busted me a handful of hands later, when I raised 3x the BB from the small blind with AKo. She called from the big blind. Flop was undercards and I bet out a little over half my remaining stack. I guess she thought she could push me off my last 1400 chips after I'd already put ~4500 chips in the pot. I of course called, and she turned over A5o for a gutshot straight draw. She was drawing to seven outs, but I had a sick feeling in my stomach - i'd bounced from the last (online) WPBT event in a very similar scenario, by putting in more than half my remaining chips with AK on an undercard flop, clearly being pot committed but my opponent thinking they could bluff me off, and then getting the money in the middle as a big favorite and getting sucked out on. Sure enough, the turn was a blank but she caught a four on the river and I was out in 40th place. Had I doubled-up there I believe I would have been a strong favorite to make the final table.
Bigger writeup to follow. Picks also to follow sometime in the next twelve hours, hopefully soon.
posted by Performify at 8:55 PM
2 Comments:
Sorry I busted out in 96th. It was a poor performance by me that killed our last longer chances.
Nice job killing UFP's chances at the last longer! But damn you for calling my re-raise... you should have put me on Aces!!! ;-)
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