What a #$!@ night.
I won my way into the WSOOP O8 event a while back - and have been taking it easy in preparation. Played a little the past week- buy mostly reread ray zee and capalletti's books.
I entered the stars $10 MTT last night for some warmup. This is one of my favorite tournaments - and I have done pretty well in them lately.
I am crusing about 2 hours in. Something like 120 or so left (down from 310) and I am in a decent position. I have an above average chipstack and I have been playing smart all night (how did THAT happen
).
I am in the BB - and get dealt AA23 - with one ace suited. For those who do not play O8 that often, AA23 double suited is the absolute BEST starting hand possible. My hand was one suit off - so a monster. I also had good position for this hand - as the BB can raise this without much fear of knocking anyone out (this is one of the hands you definately want to build a pot with).
5 players see the flop.
!@#$@#!$
TJ7 rainbow - only one of my suit.
I still lead the betting. Many times this can pick up the pot right away when a high "draw" flops (only one card 8 or lower), plus I needed to see where I was. Two players fold - one guy raises.
If I only had a one way hand - or poor draws, this would be an easy fold. Problem is - I have many strong draws going in both directions. In O8 - chasing runner runner draws is not recommended - except in cases like this. Turn brings the A completing the rainbow.
Good and bad. I now have the nut low draw as well as a set of aces. I check knowing full well that I am in for bet (I figured that the A completed the raisers st
. Some good news - no bet and I get the river for free.
River Q.
!@#$!##@!$#@$
Guy shows JJQx. Dude hit a set on the flop - I was ahead on the river - and any card but a Q (or another J) would have scooped.
Like losing with AA to 72 os on the river when they hit the 2 outer.
The good thing was that this did not really tilt me. I still busted out somewhere near 80th - but it took some decent suckouts to do so (like one guy scooped a big pot when he rivered a st8 flush to beat my A high flush).
Hopefully Wednesday will go a but better. I will post updates on the breaks in case anyone wants to stop by and heckle me.
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