WARNING: This post contains no TV Poker (NLHE) content. If you're not into terms like Scooping, Live 4 Low, Rolled Up, 6th Street, Quartered, and Nut Low Wrap, then just move on to your next Blog to read.
"Shuffle Up & Deal" 10000 - This tournament started at 3pm. It ended up with 36 players on five tables (max 8 per table due to Stud). Four places get paid. Each Level is 15 minutes.
At my table, we started with 6 players. Surprisingly, only one is over 50 yrs old.
End of Level 1 (100/200 Omaha-8) 9525 - Only played one hand. Had Nut Flush and A3 Low. He had A2.
Level 2 (100/200 Stud-8) 10025 - Won two small pots. Our seventh player arrived, a young kid with his hat on backwards. He asked the Dealer about the betting because he's never played Limit poker before. The rest of the table seems solid. Only one player is being aggressive. He seems to be a local "Pro" who's been playing all the events.
Level 3 (150/300 O8) 10450 - Won two half pots. Kid still asking questions like, "8 or better for the High?" It's hard to believe that Dead Money would pay $340 for this tournament.
Level 4 (150/300 S8) 10275 - Didn't play a hand. Kid is playing 90% of the hands.
Level 5 (200/400 O8) 9800 - I cracked Aggressive Pro's AA3x with A3cK6h. Nut Flush and a chopped Low. Next hand, I flopped Trip 6, and lost to River Flush.
Level 6 (200/400 S8) 13000 - I got dealt (55)A. Old guy before me raised with a K. I 3-bet to represent the AA. Old guy and another player called. I finally win it on 5th street when they don't improve. Very next hand, I get (A5)A, and win it on 4th street. Later, I get (AK)A in the Steal (last spot before the Bring-In), and Complete. The Bring-In calls, and we end up going to Showdown. He missed his straight and Low draws, and I win with Two Pair.
Level 7 (300/600 O8) 18575 - I flopped Quad 6 in the BB of a raised pot, and scooped when the Low missed. Later, I got into a pot with Aggressive Pro. I check-raised him on the Flop with Nut Flush Draw & Low Wrap. I scooped, and knocked him out.
Level 8 (300/600 S8) 18200 - Quiet level. I just stole the Antes & Bring-In with an A showing.
Level 9 (400/800 O8) 15700 - Not a good Level. I got saved when I turned a 1-outer A for Top Boat to get the High. With the Blinds getting higher, the chips are starting to move.
Level 10 (400/800 S8) 14300 - Card dead, but I've had very few Bring-Ins. I'll probably get stuck with them later when it starts to hurt.
Level 11 (500/1000 O8) 11800 - I tried some Blind stealing, but it didn't go well. I need to be very selective about stealing with the Blinds this high.
Level 12 (500/1000 S8) 8100 - I completed the Bring-In with (AKc)2h. Only the Kid called with a Q. He fired out on 4th, 5th and 6th. My board kept getting better (AKc)2h 4d 9c 5s. On 7th, he checked, but was holding a 1k chip to call. I peeked at my 7th card, and it was 2c for a Pair of 2. I checked, and he showed just a Pair of Q for the win. The Kid now has almost 20k. Despite this hand, he's not completely Dead Money. He plays PLO8 online.
- Dinner Break -
Level 13 (600/1200 O8) 2700 - This got ugly fast. In the BB, I flopped a Wheel Draw against UTG. I turned a pair with an Open-Ender. I rivered Two Pair with a Live 4 Low. UTG had a better Two Pair with a Live 2 Low. Also, I tried another Button steal that didn't go well.
Level 14 (600/1200 S8) 4000 - Our table broke. Players are starting to bust faster, but not as fast as I thought they would due to the split pots.
I'm holding on for dear life. Last hand of the Level, I get dealt (A2c)3h. I decide to gamble, and just limp right after the Bring-In. Someone completed. Two other players call. I back-raise to 1200. The Completer 4-bets to 1800. The next player goes All-In for 2100ish. Bring-In calls. I go All-In for 1800. My gamble paid off, as I'm getting 3-1 on the Main pot, and there's a small side pot which I'm not involved. I end up drawing (A2) 3 5 9 8 (T). Even though I missed my 4-card Wheel Draw, My 8 5 Low holds up for half the Main. The other All-In player gets the High of the Main with a Set of Q.
Level 16 (800/1600 O8) 3600 - Since the All-In trainwreck was the very last hand of the previous level, we didn't play an Omaha hand until 3 minutes into this Level. We only played a few hands. I was the SB at the start, and folded to a raise.
Level 16 (800/1600 S8) 7000 - I Bring-In with (T8) 3. Two other players limp. Next Card (T8) 3 2. The other two players check, so I bet to represent the Low draw. They both call. 5th Street is (T8) 3 2 4. They check. I go All-In for 1600. One calls. 6th and 7th are (T8) 3 2 4 T (2). I miss my Low, but my Two Pair scoops the pot.
Level 17 (1k/2k O8) 10000 - Hit a Small Blind Special. Flopped Two Pair, and turned Small Boat. Later, I raised with AKhK5, but missed the Flop horribly.
Level 18 (1k/2k S8) 5500 - Got dealt (5d 6s) 7d. I tried to raise, but screwed it up (don't ask). Next player raises with a J. Two more call. Player goes All-In for 1675. I decided to try to isolate, and raise to 2675. Not surprisingly, everyone called. 4th Street is (5d 6s) 7d Th. The J who raised just paired his J, and bets. Next player raises with 6A showing. Next player folds, and i have to eject. I'm not sure if my raise to isolate was the correct play with that many players in the pot. But it only cost me 1000.
Level 19 (1200/2400 O8) 0 - In the SB, I turned Two Pair, and rivered Three Pair, but the other player rivered the Flush & a Low. Next, I get it All-In for 2200, and get 3 callers. My A2 Low gets Quartered, and I get my 2200 back. A few hands later, I'm UTG, and raise All-In with 654d2c. I get two callers. The Board is JT5 6 K. My Two Pair gets beaten my AQ for Broadway. I finish in 17th place at 9:15pm. The Kid is still playing at a different table.
Overall, it was a good experience. It's good to step out of the CPMG pond, where I'm one of the Sharks, and see that I've still got a long way to go before I consider myself a Good player. In this field, I was middle of the pack. I played OK, but made some mistakes. Mostly, I was too aggressive trying to steal with mediocre hands. That's just not a good idea in Limit. Plus, my run of good hands came too early, but I can't do anything about that.
I was able to survive for a while by dodging four All-Ins. But I never got the cards to get my stack back up into contention. And eventually, this cat ran out of lives.
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