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Here’s a key hand in the WSOP main event on day 2b that had earned me my first double up.I started day 2b with $28k in chips & was looking to open my game a little bit. Day 1 was about playing a little snug, small ball poker & having pot control. On Day 2  Read more »

The Worst Call Ever

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O.K. check this out- I was at Rio playing a $1,030 satellite to the main event. We had just started playing, and I have 5k in chips, we are about 4 hands into the satellite and I’m in the big blind. UTG +1 limps for $50 the girl on his left limps, cut off limps  Read more »

Chopped Main Event Satellite

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Well I was able to win my WSOP main event seat on my last try. I’ve been grinding the $1,030 satellites at the Rio for the past 3 days trying to win my main event entry. The first day went o.k. I chopped a couple sit n go’s & made a profit but I was  Read more »

Disguising Your Hand Pays Off

I was playing $10-$20 nl cash game at Bellagio two nights ago. The games were good, there was a lot of action. I was sitting in seat 9 and on my right in seat 8 was this years $1500 Pot Limit WSOP bracelet winner James Dempsey. In seat 1 on my left was a very  Read more »

Playing Good, Running Bad

During the WSOP the games are ridiculous & that’s why I try to put in as much time at the tables as possible. The WSOP only comes around once a year so I take advantage of the action. This is the time of the year when you see some of the sickest hands, beats &  Read more »

A Sick Beat

Last night I decided to play the $5-$10 cash game at Wynn. I walk in and sit in the must move game, nothing exciting, kinda bored actually. I play for about half  hour and get moved to the main game, wasn’t sure how I felt about it cause I didn’t see much action at first.  Read more »

WSOP Update #1

Three weeks into the series & all is going well as far as cash games & single table sit-n-go’s. I’ve played three events (two $1,000 NL, & $1,500 6-max), I am zero for three so far, but I feel like I am playing well. Here’s a recap of the World Series of Poker events that  Read more »