Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 5014 Location: Round Rock, TX and Las Vegas
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:52 pm Post subject: chrisjp 1500 NL report Part 4 and last
The bubble burst and our table quickly breaks. Off to another table. I play about one orbit after being moved into the big blind. I'm on fumes with only 10,100 chips. Plus we draw for new tables. At least I get Seat 9 at my new table. That means I will be the button on the first hand of Day 2. We ended at about 1am, and Day 2 begins at 2pm. 13 hours off, not bad.
Nothing exciting about Day 2. I got a good table draw, no big stacks and passive play. They were dropping like flies. We started with 224 survivors and we lost about 60 of them in the first 30 minutes. I doubled once when A6>AK. I stole some blinds/antes. I pushed from the SB with J3o and BB folded. Twice I stole the blinds with AA.
I survived until Level 13, about 2 ½ hours into Day 2. I got moved to a table with Jean-Robert "Bobby" Bellande. This is the guy who was on Survivor. Let's just say he thinks he is god's gift to humanity, and we all know he isn't.
Being short is so awful. My M falls to about 2+. There is a raise and two calls. I have 64o. I fold. But immediately after folding I think that I should have been in there. Hope they have high cards or whatever. Just take a shot and hope to go from 15K to probably 40K or more. I need chips! The average stack is about 70K now. Anyway I folded and then the flop is J64. Whoops. Not sure I would have won it as there was some heavy action and no one called on the turn. I will never know.
Shortly after that I am dealt JTo. The player on my right raises. I reraise all in, only a small additional raise. I was hoping I wasn't dominated, and also hoping others would trail in behind, and just hope to win it. Well Bellande called and so did the raiser. 3 to the flop: Q97 2 suited. It's checked to Bellande and he bets into the dry side pot. Raiser folds. He shows 87o. I can't complain about that. But I need help of course. The turn is a K. And finally I have some chips! Well not that many but I'm up to about 30K. Average is about 75K.
Finally I get ATo in middle position. I push. Bellande calls and shows AQo. If I can just suck out here I will be fairly close to average. This time I'm not so fortunate.
No ten and I'm out.
105th for $4,063.
It was instructive, fun, sort of depressing, but not disheartening. Good experience.
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