In March I won an entry to the 2024 WSOP Main Event through a satellite on GGPoker. This summer I will be in Las Vegas from June 27 to July 14 to play a schedule of up to $15,000 USD in poker Tournaments. You can follow my progress here. I am also selling up to a 20% stake in the tournaments. Go to the Staking page for details. For those not steeped in the poker world cheque out the FAQ page.
Busting the Main on day one leaves a lot of time in Vegas with a dwindling bankroll. Two bullets in the $600 Ultra Stack and a a bullet in a $250 1 PM Daily Deepstack had me on fumes. Luckily I did well in the next event a 6 PM $160 daily at Ceasers. Chopped at 4 handed for $1000. That was Wednesday. Thursday was the 9 AM Seniors Deepstack, the 1PM Deepstack and the 6 PM Ceasers. Also found out Jim from Rec.Poker entered the Main and made it to the low 200s for $60,000.
I guess I am ready to talk about the Main Event. Out 20 minutes into level 2. While I knew not cashing was the most probable outcome, busting the way I did rellay hurts. I had Ace King off, the flop gave me a gut shot straight draw. Turn was an Ace, River was a 10 to give me the nut straight. Having the nuts I shoved over top of the villains bet. I table my cards. I thought the villain said “push” in his Irish accent as he flipped over 2 black mid cards, 8 6 I think. Push? Huh? He said “flush”. I missed that the 10 put a third club on the board. BTW the villain was Andy Black.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Black_(poker_player)
Entered the 4:00 PM $400 Deepstack and cashed for $961.
Just regiistered, Horsehoe Red Table 508 Seat 8. Got a good nights sleep. Backpack loaded with supplies. Let’s Goooooooo! Got to remember it is a marathon not a sprint.
Mostly hung out with David L doing a walking tour of the South Strip. Got a selfie with D Negs. No luck Satelliting into the MGM Main. Probvably going to Play Day 1B of the WSOP Main.
Did not cash the Mini Main. Knockef out just before 6 which timed well for entering a $200 satellite to the $1700 Moneymaker Series Main event at the MGM. Did not win.
Returned my renal car in the morning. My foot was bothering me and David L didn’t want to play the Tag Team so I was not gonna play. Walking the the drugstore to pick up a couple of thind I ran into a guy that was in the 6 way chop at Ceasers as he was on his way to the MGM Moneymaker $400 Mystery Bounty. If it’s good enough for a random Scandi Euro reg it’s good enough for me. Did not cash. Random WSOP GG lounge story. Where else can you be just hanging around and see Espen Jorstad needling Elke who is holding 2 bricks of cash ($50 K each?) about how helpful a guy he is which he eventually hands off to a third guy I don’t know.
Late regged the Colossus, knocked out 3 hands before bagging at the end of the day. Min cash for $800. Folded QQ on a K high no flush no straight board near the bubble which lefft me short stacked. The guy said he had a set of Kings. I choose to believe hm.
Two bullets in the Colossus for Day 1B. Did not bag or cash. Got my buffet reservation for today but may late reg this afternoon. Playing by ear.
Two bullets into the Colossus, out by 2 PM. decided to play the 6 PM $160 Daily. Two bullets and a $50 add-on. ICM chopped at 6 at 25,000 – 50,000-50,000 blinds where chip liader had 490,000. I was 5/6 for $1,100. On to Da 1B of the Colossus.
Picked up ny swag fom GG Poker.
