CPC Main Event
Right, in my last post I said I would make a post on the Main Event so here's a brief summary. Well I only lasted about 3 hours so it has to be brief really. We had 6000 starting chips (smaller than I anticipated) and a 1 hour clock. Here's how it panned out with a few key hands:
Level 2 - Blinds 50/100. Utg makes it 300, 2nd to act makes it 800, I'm next to act and look down at JJ. Maybe in later positions I would get involved here as both these players seemed to be giving quite a lot of action, but in this situation I decide to muck. Flop comes down J22, great stuff, and theres a bet and raise! Turn is a blank which they both check. River is 10 and also brings a flush. First to act moves all in and after a 5 minute dwell the other passes, showing his QQ. Gutted I couldn't have been let in this one a bit cheaper. A great chance to amass some chips gone begging.
Level 2 - On my BB its folded round to SB who min raises to 200, I call with J10 and we see a flop of 289, he bets out 200, I make it 600 and he calls. Turn Ace which he checks, I'm thinking surely the turn can't have helped him so fire out a 1k bet which he calls, now I'm in trouble. River 9, now he checks so I don't think (hope) he has it and bet 1.2k into the 3.6k pot hoping to look like a value bet. The guy started saying how this was "so sick" and that he couldn't believe the river. He was talking himself into folding, but took quite a while to do so. Finally he did and showed A2 (2pr on turn) saying he couldn't beat either my ace or 9 because he now didn't have any kicker. Of course I told him I had the 9 and said unlucky. I think he should have check raised me on the turn really, but thankfully he chose not to.
Level 3 - Blinds 100/200 - Sitting with 7.5k, now seems to be a good time to bluff away most my stack. I make it 700 from UTG with QK, just the SB calls. Flop comes down 227. He checks I bet 1100. He now makes it 2200, and has around 4k left behind. I move in deciding he's either making a move on me or has the 7, and he should fold just about anything believing my utg raise for something big. I didn't think he would play 77 so fast, so really couldn't see him calling my all-in, and if he does I could still have outs. It was a fool-proof plan! Money in the bag. Or not. He calls instanly and I'm in trouble when he flips A2. I guess he called my pf raise because they were suited and he had good position on me from the SB?
Level 3 - 600 chips - Very next hand my BB and its folded round to SB who asks me how many chips I have but then decides to just make up. I have 7T and decide to see a flop as I think he'll call my all in. Flop comes 677 and he moves in. Of course I call and he flips 79. Turn is a lovely 9, and despite the small amount of chips at stake it looks like I'm going out to a bad beat. That is until the miracle 10 on the river and I'm back in it!
Level 3 - 1200 chips - 2 hands later I look down at AA, my chance back in. Utg limps, next to act makes it 800, I move all in and both just call. Great chance for a triple up now. Flop comes down Qxx all diamonds, I look down hoping to see a beautiful Ace of diamonds, but she isn't there, I'm in trouble. First player checks, original raiser bets half the pot and makes him fold. Cards face up and all he has is AJ with the J of diamonds. Next card is a diamond and I'm gone.
Overall I didn't play great, or think I played too bad, just wasn't my day. Of course a great experience though and one I hope I get the chance at again. I hope to try satellite's for a lot more events like this in the future, just a shame I've got a couple of years to wait before I can have a shot at the WSOP ones! Until then, more events like this are hopefully on the cards.
Hope I didn't bore you too much with my report of a disappointing CPC attempt and good luck at the tables to anyone reading this.
Level 2 - Blinds 50/100. Utg makes it 300, 2nd to act makes it 800, I'm next to act and look down at JJ. Maybe in later positions I would get involved here as both these players seemed to be giving quite a lot of action, but in this situation I decide to muck. Flop comes down J22, great stuff, and theres a bet and raise! Turn is a blank which they both check. River is 10 and also brings a flush. First to act moves all in and after a 5 minute dwell the other passes, showing his QQ. Gutted I couldn't have been let in this one a bit cheaper. A great chance to amass some chips gone begging.
Level 2 - On my BB its folded round to SB who min raises to 200, I call with J10 and we see a flop of 289, he bets out 200, I make it 600 and he calls. Turn Ace which he checks, I'm thinking surely the turn can't have helped him so fire out a 1k bet which he calls, now I'm in trouble. River 9, now he checks so I don't think (hope) he has it and bet 1.2k into the 3.6k pot hoping to look like a value bet. The guy started saying how this was "so sick" and that he couldn't believe the river. He was talking himself into folding, but took quite a while to do so. Finally he did and showed A2 (2pr on turn) saying he couldn't beat either my ace or 9 because he now didn't have any kicker. Of course I told him I had the 9 and said unlucky. I think he should have check raised me on the turn really, but thankfully he chose not to.
Level 3 - Blinds 100/200 - Sitting with 7.5k, now seems to be a good time to bluff away most my stack. I make it 700 from UTG with QK, just the SB calls. Flop comes down 227. He checks I bet 1100. He now makes it 2200, and has around 4k left behind. I move in deciding he's either making a move on me or has the 7, and he should fold just about anything believing my utg raise for something big. I didn't think he would play 77 so fast, so really couldn't see him calling my all-in, and if he does I could still have outs. It was a fool-proof plan! Money in the bag. Or not. He calls instanly and I'm in trouble when he flips A2. I guess he called my pf raise because they were suited and he had good position on me from the SB?
Level 3 - 600 chips - Very next hand my BB and its folded round to SB who asks me how many chips I have but then decides to just make up. I have 7T and decide to see a flop as I think he'll call my all in. Flop comes 677 and he moves in. Of course I call and he flips 79. Turn is a lovely 9, and despite the small amount of chips at stake it looks like I'm going out to a bad beat. That is until the miracle 10 on the river and I'm back in it!
Level 3 - 1200 chips - 2 hands later I look down at AA, my chance back in. Utg limps, next to act makes it 800, I move all in and both just call. Great chance for a triple up now. Flop comes down Qxx all diamonds, I look down hoping to see a beautiful Ace of diamonds, but she isn't there, I'm in trouble. First player checks, original raiser bets half the pot and makes him fold. Cards face up and all he has is AJ with the J of diamonds. Next card is a diamond and I'm gone.
Overall I didn't play great, or think I played too bad, just wasn't my day. Of course a great experience though and one I hope I get the chance at again. I hope to try satellite's for a lot more events like this in the future, just a shame I've got a couple of years to wait before I can have a shot at the WSOP ones! Until then, more events like this are hopefully on the cards.
Hope I didn't bore you too much with my report of a disappointing CPC attempt and good luck at the tables to anyone reading this.
posted by Ferrari @ 2:13 pm
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