[jldecarlo]

Back late last night from LV with 9 guys to play in the weekend NLHE events at the WSOP. Short version: I lasted the shortest time of any of us, but nobody cashed.

Long version:

$1500 NLHE. You really start out pretty short with T3000 in chips and 25/50 blinds. I started out very tight, raised a few hands in the first 30 min and collected the blinds. 30 min in, I'm about even.

On hour later, I haven't played another hand. I clearly have an image as the table nit. Three seats to my left is a player who was moved to our table abour 45 min ago. He is playing lots of hands. He's been all-in twice, once he doubled up to about a starting stack and once everybody folded. Right now, I have about 2300 and have him covered by about 200 chips.

I'm in the small blind with blinds of 50/100. Loose guy open limps. There are four callers to me. I have KQs, and bump it to 500. Loose guy calls, everybody else folds. 1500 in the pot.

The flop is QJ9 rainbow, none of my suit. I have top pair, second kicker and a gutshot. I bet 500. He goes all-in for my 500 plus 1100 more. 3600 in the pot, 1100 for me to call and I have 1300 left. I eventually call, he shows AQ and it holds up. I have 200 left and I'm out two hands later.

My basic post-mortum analysis is that I made a reasonable cash game play in a tournament and it cost me. All-in on the flop might have helped too.

Anyway, then I went to the cash tables and won a good chunk of my buy-in back. I had a blast, and will probably go back next year. I may just play cash games and one of the $500-1000 deep stack tourneys at the Venetian or Caesar's and skip the WSOP next time.

L

[palmimports]

Nice report. At least you were THERE--Theres alot of luck I gather- so it sounds like you played right-Did ya manage to get any pics?

[abby99]

Thanks for the report. I don't know which is worse, when loose guy actually has a hand, or when loose guy sucks out. Early out, on to the juicy cash games. Sounds good to me!

[JCTC]

I'm glad to hear you had a good time. It sucks to hear that you got crippled by an unlucky situation...

I wonder how Trev, Button Potato and any of the others are doing.

[osumike11379]

Kinda hazy as to why he would open limp with AQ???

[machinelf]

Thanks for the report. Glad you had a good time, regardless of your tourney result!

[JM]

Originally Posted by osumike11379

Kinda hazy as to why he would open limp with AQ???

He's an idiot limping UTG+1, duh!

[hod]

I didn't realise that those tournament structures were so short stacked, wow! Sounds like your cash game plan or different (non WSOP) tournaments would be a great idea next time. I'd go for that, if I could say I'd already played in a WSOP game...

thanks for the report

[omar]

Leonard, thanks for the report. One thing to think about.....don't give up on the WSOP tourneys so quick....yeah, the stacks may be a little short but at least the levels are 1 hour in the prelim events (at least they used to be, I assume nothing has changed). It's still the WSOP, making a final table would be the thrill of a lifetime, wouldn't it? And enough amatuers/rookies FT every year that it has to be someone......why not you?

[jamby]

Nice trip report Leonard. I'm not really familar though with the image of a poker table nit. What is that and why do you think you had it? Glad you at least had a good time and a memorable experience. Welcome back!