Day 3
I'm out. I finished in 622nd place; however, I did 'make the money' and I cashed $19,050.00. In fact, both San and I both cashed the same amount as San finished 644th. So, all-in-all, I'd have to say that my WSOP experience was a very good one. I had a fun time playing, I was able to hold my own vs some of the best poker players in the World and I was able to come away with a few bucks in my pocket. I placed better than more that 8,000 other players, so I guess I can be proud of myself. That being said, here is a recap of my day and how I was eliminated.
I started off extremely well when I took a decent pot off the 2006 WSOP "$5,000.00 NL Event Winner", Jeff Cabanillas. (Jeff beat Phil Hellmuth heads up 3-weeks ago to win $818,000 in that event".). Jeff Cabanillas started at our table with over 200K in chips (I had 150K) and after I check raised Jeff on a low flop he had preraised, he folded, so that was a good start. A few hours later I raised a hand in early position and Jeff C reraised from the button up to 15K. I called. Then, before the hand was dealt I announced a "check in the dark". The flop came J,6,2. I had hit my set, but Jeff C checked behind me after my 'dark check'. Turn was a 9. I check again (knowing he'll bet). He bets 15K. I reraise to 30K and he calls. Turn brings another J. I bet out 30K and he eventually calls, but does not show his hand when I turn up my full house and win the pot. I now have around 250K and I was around the top 30 in chips in the entire tournament! Basically, I coasted around 250K, until we made it into the money at which point we brokedown our table and were moved to a new table.
A few pots played here and there and I was down to around 210K, but then I got AA for the second time in the tournament, and I was on the button (the best place to have cards). Someone raised 7K before me and I decided to simply smooth call my AA in order to disguised the strength of my hand. However, the BB (who has about 115-120K) reraised to 25K. The original raiser folded and here is where I think I made the mistake that eventually led to my elimination from the tournament. I delayed, but I pushed all-in. I thought I did my allin bet in a manor that would induce a call (afterall, he did reraise), but he ended up folding his hand, but only after several minutes of serious deliberation. He was visably upset to fold his hand, but he eventually did.Looking back, I should have just called and taken my chances against him hitting this flop. He would have bet any flop anyway. Therefore, I let this player get away and he still had around 90K in chips. A huuuuge mistake as it turns out. The very next hand I get KK. It comes around and I bet the usual 7K. The same player I had just played against goes allin for 90K. I figure he's on tilt, but it doesn't matter because I have KK and I call anyway. He shows 8,8. You guessed it, an 8 hits and he takes the pot, 190K. I still have 140K left, but I should be at 330K! Seven hands later I get JJ on the button with one raiser. I reraise to 25K. He goes all in. What would you do? I guess I could have laid it down, but I just got sucked out on in a big pot and I was a little on tilt, (also, this player who raised showed a nice bluff an hour earlier) so after 5-minutes of thinking about it, I called. He turns Q,Q. However, flop comes A,J,5. I hit my J for three Jack's!!! But, the turn and the river are still to come and you guessed it, a queen hit on the river. Game over.
So, by me playing my AA the way I did, I let that player keep most of his chips when he folded and in the very next hand, he used those chips to double up against me, which in which in turn sent me tilting into playing the next hand for all my chips. That being said, I honestly thought that player would call me when I went all in. The amount he bet/reraised was 30% of his chip stack, the way I had only called the other players preflop raise earlier meant I was probably not that strong (AA or KK) and by me making such a huge OVER bet, it should have looked like I was trying to push him off his hand, rather than looking for him to call me all in. Anyway, that was my thinking, it just didn't happen the way I had hoped.
I started off extremely well when I took a decent pot off the 2006 WSOP "$5,000.00 NL Event Winner", Jeff Cabanillas. (Jeff beat Phil Hellmuth heads up 3-weeks ago to win $818,000 in that event".). Jeff Cabanillas started at our table with over 200K in chips (I had 150K) and after I check raised Jeff on a low flop he had preraised, he folded, so that was a good start. A few hours later I raised a hand in early position and Jeff C reraised from the button up to 15K. I called. Then, before the hand was dealt I announced a "check in the dark". The flop came J,6,2. I had hit my set, but Jeff C checked behind me after my 'dark check'. Turn was a 9. I check again (knowing he'll bet). He bets 15K. I reraise to 30K and he calls. Turn brings another J. I bet out 30K and he eventually calls, but does not show his hand when I turn up my full house and win the pot. I now have around 250K and I was around the top 30 in chips in the entire tournament! Basically, I coasted around 250K, until we made it into the money at which point we brokedown our table and were moved to a new table.
A few pots played here and there and I was down to around 210K, but then I got AA for the second time in the tournament, and I was on the button (the best place to have cards). Someone raised 7K before me and I decided to simply smooth call my AA in order to disguised the strength of my hand. However, the BB (who has about 115-120K) reraised to 25K. The original raiser folded and here is where I think I made the mistake that eventually led to my elimination from the tournament. I delayed, but I pushed all-in. I thought I did my allin bet in a manor that would induce a call (afterall, he did reraise), but he ended up folding his hand, but only after several minutes of serious deliberation. He was visably upset to fold his hand, but he eventually did.Looking back, I should have just called and taken my chances against him hitting this flop. He would have bet any flop anyway. Therefore, I let this player get away and he still had around 90K in chips. A huuuuge mistake as it turns out. The very next hand I get KK. It comes around and I bet the usual 7K. The same player I had just played against goes allin for 90K. I figure he's on tilt, but it doesn't matter because I have KK and I call anyway. He shows 8,8. You guessed it, an 8 hits and he takes the pot, 190K. I still have 140K left, but I should be at 330K! Seven hands later I get JJ on the button with one raiser. I reraise to 25K. He goes all in. What would you do? I guess I could have laid it down, but I just got sucked out on in a big pot and I was a little on tilt, (also, this player who raised showed a nice bluff an hour earlier) so after 5-minutes of thinking about it, I called. He turns Q,Q. However, flop comes A,J,5. I hit my J for three Jack's!!! But, the turn and the river are still to come and you guessed it, a queen hit on the river. Game over.
So, by me playing my AA the way I did, I let that player keep most of his chips when he folded and in the very next hand, he used those chips to double up against me, which in which in turn sent me tilting into playing the next hand for all my chips. That being said, I honestly thought that player would call me when I went all in. The amount he bet/reraised was 30% of his chip stack, the way I had only called the other players preflop raise earlier meant I was probably not that strong (AA or KK) and by me making such a huge OVER bet, it should have looked like I was trying to push him off his hand, rather than looking for him to call me all in. Anyway, that was my thinking, it just didn't happen the way I had hoped.
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