I went out to the Rio last night to play the 7PM $1000 second chance tournament. For some reason, even though our table was apparently sold out, four players didn’t show up in the time I was there, which unfortunately was not very long. In fact I was probably the … Read full post
I heard this story from Bond, who heard it from someone else, so I have no idea how true it is, but I think it’s hilarious, regardless.
Some NLHE tournament or something, guy raises pre-flop, Chan calls out of the blinds. On the flop, Chan check-raises all him, and the … Read full post
After the $5K yesterday, I played a $512+13 ten-handed satellite. It was winner take all in tournament lammers, but since this was live poker, my understanding was that deals were almost always made.
The play was predictably bad. Tons of limping pre-flop, no one ever raised without having AK or … Read full post
I am both pretty good at poker and kind of arrogant, so it is rare for me not to be one of the best players at any poker table and even rarer for me to admit it. In yesterday’s $5K 6-max event, I was not one of the best players … Read full post
I’d been going back and forth on whether to play this. I’ve been frustrated with how few prelim events I’ve played and how little playing time I ended up with in the two that I did play. However, my bankroll can’t really handle more shots right now, especially since I … Read full post
I was browsing this blog from a Vegas taxi driver and was very glad to see this post about all the racism surrounding NBA All Star Weekend. I was in Vegas while Mandalay Bay was hosting the NBA All Star game, in fact I was staying just next door at … Read full post
For those who liked the first Rekrul story I linked a few days ago, here are some more:
I Saved a Life Today
I Made a Friend Today
I Made an Enemy Today… Read full post
2+2’s Matt “mlagoo” Lagoo has just won the largest top prize in the history of the Poker Stars Sunday Million, taking down 1st place money of $315K with no chop in the quarterly $1000 buy-in event. I’ve briefly met Matt twice in Vegas, once just last week, and he’s just … Read full post
Apparently I didn’t have Poker Stars set to record HH’s on this computer, so I don’t have the exact details, but this is from the $200 HORSE tournament. First, the history that set it up:
I raised like A239 or something from UTG+1, SB calls, everyone else folds. Flop is … Read full post
Ray “ExitOnly” Coburn busted from the WSOP $2000 PLHE tournament in 8th place when his 44 lost to AK all in pre-flop. That’s worth $22,000 and change. Congratulations, Ray!… Read full post
Just read a good post from Taylor Caby (Green Plastic) over at Cardrunners that captures very well my sentiments towards at least one segment of the WSOP scene:
“I’m already really tired of the whole live poker scene. I don’t HATE vegas by any means, but i do hate the … Read full post
This is one of the best poker stories I’ve read. Definitely check it out:
Ray Coburn, 2+2’s ExitOnly, has final tabled the $2000 PLHE event at the WSOP (yeah, the one I scrubbed out of in like 2 hours). He’s coming in as the short stack, but this kid is so good, he’s probably the favorite to win anyway.
My website is finally up! It’s still a little rough around the edges, but check out https://www.thinkingpoker.net. It’s not just for redirecting anymore!
At the moment, there are just a few links to some of what I consider my best poker writing. I’m hoping eventually to add a section … Read full post
Today I played my second preliminary event in the 2007 World Series of Poker. The game was pot-limit, rather than no limit, Texas Hold ‘Em, with a $2000 buy-in. As the name implies, a player may not at any point bet or raise more than the amount in the pot. … Read full post
On Monday, I played my first WSOP preliminary event, a $2500 6-max tournament. This is a little beyond my bankroll, but there are so few opportunities to play 6-max tournaments, and I’m not playing many other events, so I decided to go for it.
The dealer at my first table … Read full post
A few months ago, I was invited to a meeting at Harvard Law School where a group of academics, journalists, medical professionals, and poker players discussed whether and how to go about legitimizing the game of poker in the United States. Here’s the trip report from that meeting.
A few … Read full post
On Friday I played some 5/10 NL at the Rio with Tom (LearnedFromTV on 2+2). He took a seat to my immediate left, but didn’t give me much trouble and provided a welcome relief from the boredom of live cash play. No particularly interesting hands, but here, I think, were … Read full post
Justin ended up chopping the $2000 NLHE with three players remaining. Rumor is that he got like $370K, but that’s not confirmed. I’m sure it was a sick score regardless. Way to go, J!
In other news, 2+2’er T_Mac has final tabled the $1500 NLHE. I haven’t been reporting on … Read full post
I invited Justin to a lunch with Andy Bloch and Howard Lederer (more on this later) like two weeks ago. Here was his response:
“Andrew, I should be available that day. I am in Vegas on June 12th. I can take that day off from tournaments if it is definitely … Read full post
Over continental breakfast, Emily and I discuss what to do about the last episode of Sopranos, which was to air that night. Though Emily is not a fan of the show, I very much am. The complication was that, lacking either cable or ready access to friends with cable, I’d … Read full post
For those who don’t know, my girlfriend Emily is moving to Las Vegas for work, and I drove out with her to help her move and then to stay through the WSOP. After a solid week of driving cross-country from Boston, Emily and I finally got into Vegas late last … Read full post
We’re now three days into road trip to Vegas. Sorry for the lack of updates, we’re spending most of each day on the road and getting in too late for me to do something coherent with limited internet access. Not much of note has happened, though I did find myself … Read full post
I played a bunch of tournaments yesterday and some cash tables as well, including a substantial amout of 5/10 NL. I’ll get my tournament whining out of the way early. Most of what I played went badly, though I came close to winning a fourth WSOP seat. I was in … Read full post
Thayer finished up 4/228 in the WPT Mandalay Bay event, winning $131,170. Nice job, kid.
Meanwhile, Steve Paul-Ambrose has final tabled the $5000 mixed hold ’em event at the WSOP. Good luck today, Steve!… Read full post
I won the afternoon $100 tournament on Ultimate Bet. It was a small field, just 99 players, but it was nice to win, since I final tabled yesterday only to go out on the first hand (TT
At that point, I was the chipleader, and mostly I just coasted … Read full post
I came across a very interesting/disturbing report today from the New York Civil Liberties Union entitled “Criminalizing the Classroom“. The following is an excerpt from the Executive Summary:
“Since the NYPD took control of school safety in 1998, the number of police personnel in schools and the extent … Read full post
Two Plus Two Internet Magazine has just published an article of mine, entitled “Game Selection For Tournament Players“, in its June issue.
This is the fourth article I’ve published with them, but it differs substantially from the other three, which were all about strategic concepts in tournament play. … Read full post
Thayer Rasmussen, UCFThay3r on Two Plus Two, has final tabled the $10,000 buy-in Mandalay Poker Showdown. Play begins today at Noon.
Gogogogogogogogo!
PS: Thayer already won $33,000 in a $1000 buy-in preliminary event at Mandalay. I’m not jealous.… Read full post