Saturday was the last tourney of our package, the $5180 WPT at Bellagio. I got up from $20k starting to about $37k in a hand during the 2nd level.

Blinds: $100-$200

Pre-flop: LAG UTG min-raises, UTG+1 calls, button calls, I call Jc4c in BB.

Flop: 4h 4d Th

Checked to UTG+1 who bets $1k, button flats, I c/r to $3k, UTG+1 shoves ~ $14k, button folds, I call and hold against Ah3h.

I lost KK to AQ (but later had KQ > AQ in a resteal spot so can't complain), then made a bit back after I opened A9 in the hijack, got 3 callers, and shoved on a 78T flop after the BB donked ¾ pot -- everyone folded. Todd Terry on my right was opening a ton of hands (and playing very well) so I had some good resteal opportunities and shoved Q9o, AKs and a couple more hands over him leading up to a cold 4bet with 99. Blinds were 400-800-100, ADZ opened to $2400 UTG, Terry 3-bet to $6100 UTG+1, and I shoved about $22k in the CO with 99. Everyone folds to Terry, who tanks then flashes Ac4c and folds.

After folding he said that I was on a range of 99/AQ and he had 31% equity against that range (which the guy on his right confirmed was accurate on his phone) and therefore he was just missing the right price. It was a straight-up old school equity vs range clinic.

I also played two interesting hands in the BB against Cary Katz, who had recently busted from the $100k high roller. He was quite LAG, minraising a ton from all positions. In the first hand, I called his river bet with ace-high expecting to be good and feel like a pimp, except for the small fact that I was totally wrong.

Blinds: $300-600-$75

Pre-flop: Katz min-raises UTG, button calls, I call in BB with As6s.

Flop: Jc 9d 3s

Checked around.

Turn: Jh

I bet $2400, Catz calls, button folds.

River: 9h

I check, Catz bets $6k, I call.

I thought he was representing very few hands after not c-betting that flop, to me it looked a lot more like he was bluffing a counterfeited 66 or something. Unfortunately as soon as I called he flipped QsJs.

I did get the best of him though in my next big blind defense, albeit through very unusual circumstances. He again min-raised in early position last hand before dinner break and I called with A2o getting almost 4:1. Flop comes K Q J 2. Personally I thought a flop with 4 cards was a pretty cool way to shake things up a little at the table, but the dealer called the floor who ruled that the cards be put back in deck, shuffled, and new flop to be dealt. The new flop was a slight improvement over bottom pair and a gutshot as it came A A A. I played it cool and checked my quads, but he didn't bite and checked it back. I bet the turn and he called, but folded to my river bet.

Then it was dinner break and we were all led to the buffet for a comped dinner. Ship it!

Based on the title of the blog, you can probably guess how the rest of the tournament ended up.

Blinds: $5k-$1k-$100

UTG raises to $2400, UTG+1 calls, CO makes it $6700, I shove $32k on button with QQ, UTG calls (AA radar immediately went up when he called instead of shoving), everyone else folds. He in fact has KK and I'm out.

No more live tournies for a while, will be good to get back to normal work and recharge some.










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