Day 5 Recap

Thanks for all the support guys. Today was ridiculous, such a tough table for most of the day, fought tooth and nail to get up to 2 mil then got moved to softer table and picked up quick 2 mil. Alex is an amazing player, had some awful luck today and kept coming back. Even on my right he was ridiculously tough to play against. He deserved to finish higher, but for selfish reasons, not sorry to see him go. Roothlus and Gbecks on my left, also very solid of course. Raptor got moved to table at end of day, but then I was moved not long after. Gah I feel like I’ve been dangling by the seat of my pants for four days now.

Sorry I don’t have a pic with chips stacked up, but believe me that bag was heavy as hell and weighted down with beautiful green chips worth 25K each. I look forward to ripping it open and stacking it all up tomorrow while the rest of my table drools with jealousy.

Here’s a wild hand: Alex on my right is super LAG, has been opening like 30% of pots. I’ve 3-bet a couple of times, recently he called OOP with 87s, check-raise bluffed a K-high flop, and showed when I folded. He told me to stop 3-betting him. I did.

Few orbits later, blinds 10K/20K/3K, he opens to 55K UTG+1, I call, tight player in HJ raises to 200K, Alex calls, I shove for 1 million, tight guy tanks and folds K’s face up. Alex folds and tells me he had AK. Deliberately not revealing my hand here, but what do you think of their folds?

Another one, late in the day, I have 3M. Fat middle-aged guy from GA with like 1.5M opens to 80K at 12/24/3, I flat with AKo, everyone else folds. Flop Q44 he bets 125K I call. Turn A he bets 300K I call. River blank he bets 500K I tank. He doesn’t seem like the type to triple barrel bluff, and I can’t imagine I beat anything he’s value betting. I’m afraid he has AQ. I tank some more and try to talk to him.

“Aren’t you afraid I have a 4? Did that cross your mind?” No response.

“I wish I knew more about you sir. All I know is you are from Georgia.” No response.

Finally I call, he tables KQ. I show AK, and he mucks angrily and asks, “How do you call the flop when I fire?”

I ignore him.

“You call with nothing on the flop?” he asks again.

“Sorry sir, but you wouldn’t answer any of my questions,” I tell him as I stack his chips.

I’m second overall, with 79 remaining. $77,000 locked up.

17 thoughts on “Day 5 Recap”

  1. great day Andrew, keep it up.

    Regarding the hand, you should have AA, but still the KK fold is crazy, but from his perspective you had a chance to close the action and you choose to push over two guys, I don’t think you do it with QQ- or AK. Alex after seeing that two of his outs are gone and he is a dog even to QQ and there is not much chance you have AK, so his fold is normal I guess.

    Is this normal to fold face up when there are still players in the hand?

    gl today

  2. did you report?

    On one forum says you didnt report – anyone knows Andrew’s number may be best to check so no damage done when unbagging.
    gl for day 6

  3. Dear Poker Gods,

    I hereby convey unto Andrew Brokos the right to redeem all Sklansky Bux heretofore collected by me at the World Series of Poker.

    Sincerely, Shorty

    Really happy for you man, keep having fun

  4. I read your blog all the time along with your articles on 2+2. It’s awesome to see you doing so well on the biggest stage. Keep it up and make that final table!

  5. Wow. What an amazing run. Keep it up.

    “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…”

  10. Thich Nhat Hahn describes five spiritual powers:Faith, diligence,mindfulness, concentration, and insight. Looks like you are embodying those powers- keep using them wisely!

    Love,
    Mom

  15. “tight guy tanks and folds K’s face up. Alex folds and tells me he had AK.”

    I agree with korako. Tight guy should have received penalty for his actions.

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