Disappointing start

Well, if you follow my Tweets, you’d know that I was worried about WSOP Event #4 being sold out by the time I arrived in Vegas… it was. What a disappointment. I was really looking forward to playing that event. However, it might have been a blessing in disguise. Based on some reports floating around the Twitterverse (lol), the field is so big and full of donks that I am sure I would have had a -EV going into this event. Hell, they have even nicknamed the event the ‘Donkulis Special’. So, instead, I am going to play the Venetian Deep Stack tourney tomorrow. Its a $550 buy-in. Had I not stayed up so late last night I probably would have played it today, but that gives me time to do some other things around town today.

I walked around the Rio for about 2 hours after finding out about Event #4 being sold out. The whole thing is so much bigger than I could have ever imagined. I’ve been to WPT events, and that is nothing in comparison to the magnitude of the WSOP. There are so many poker tables and different rooms, you can easily get lost in there.

After the Rio I went to the grocery store to stock up on some essential room food. You know; cereal, fruit, drinks, and snacks. Stopped at Caine’s for some chicken fingers and then came back to the room. I ate my dinner and relaxed for a few hours.

It was about 11pm by the time I left the room to go play. I didn’t want to get the car out, so I decided it would be a good idea to go play poker in the MGM (about 15 min enclosed walk). They were heavly spreading 1/2NL, followed by 5 tables of 2/5. I got called for a 2/5 table after about 20 mins. I sat down middle position. Second hand I get JJ and limp along with 5 others. Flop comes up QQ5.  Checks to villian who bets $25. Folds to me and I flat. Heads up. Turn Ace. I check, he bets $35, I flat. River 2, I check, he bets $45, I flat and he attempts to muck. I ask to see them showing my JJ. He had K6os?? lol I stuck around for a couple hours and around 3am I got dealt KK. I reraised to $65 mid-position after UTG raised to $20. Folds around to cutoff and he 3 bets it to $150. Folds back to me and I shove. He tanks for a few and calls with TT. He had me covered by $100 or so. Flop – T62, turn – J, river – x. Damn it, I lose. On my way back to the room I did stop at the craps table and was able to make $50. Woowho! lol

Bankroll Update: -450