WSOP 2: Quick and painless

Adanthar · 05-31-2008, 07:53 PM

For the last day or so, the rumor was that day 1 of the $1500 event (Saturday) would be sold out, as every online pro picked it over playing live on Sunday. That turned out not to be true, as I was able to register 90 minutes before the start (props
to the Rio - this year, everything seems to be well organized for a change.) Unfortunately, I lasted all of 90 minutes or so in the event, but I actually feel like every bustout should be like this one - very quick, with every hand basically
completely standard. I played a couple of pots where I overlimp/called and open raised about 5-6 other hands, but only won 1 total pot the entire time; every hand I played wound up 3 handed to the flop and I simply only ever paired up once. ...

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lakong · 06-01-2008, 08:20 AM

Too bad. These smaller events are very difficult. You need to get things going very quickly to stay ahead of the blinds and turn it into a good structure.

05-31-2008, 07:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Adanthar Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 36	WSOP 2: Quick and painless For the last day or so, the rumor was that day 1 of the $1500 event (Saturday) would be sold out, as every online pro picked it over playing live on Sunday. That turned out not to be true, as I was able to register 90 minutes before the start (props to the Rio - this year, everything seems to be well organized for a change.) Unfortunately, I lasted all of 90 minutes or so in the event, but I actually feel like every bustout should be like this one - very quick, with every hand basically completely standard. I played a couple of pots where I overlimp/called and open raised about 5-6 other hands, but only won 1 total pot the entire time; every hand I played wound up 3 handed to the flop and I simply only ever paired up once. ... Read Full Post

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06-01-2008, 08:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
lakong Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 59	Too bad. These smaller events are very difficult. You need to get things going very quickly to stay ahead of the blinds and turn it into a good structure.