Live - Las Vegas 2011
Just booked my flight to Vegas for July 6th, hopefully for the Main Event - if not I will still be there to play some tournaments/cash game. With that said, going to sell some tourney action for those interested.
Here is a link to OPR for my online stats - alot of these are from online turbo tourneys, so I feel like my game will adapt very well to play the live end game.
http://www.officialpokerrankings.com/pokerstars/wesleyw/poker/results/4312C9725EAD4117BB63F53830A8CECC.html?t=2
This is going to be a different kind of package - I won't have a definitive set of tournaments I will play. I am just going to have a "tournament fund" pool where I will sell a % of that to play any tournaments of my choosing. With so many tournaments available, I will have the flexibility to pick and choose which ones I play, and sit out should I feel burn out/not playing my A game. (got this idea from Ontario__Tory from 2p2 - http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/163/staking-selling-shares-online/ots-turbo-mtt-sng-package-part-iv-1018648/)
With that said, there are several "target tournaments" that I plan to play, which I will list below
I am budgeting $4000 for this trip - chances are it will be less as I plan to win/go deep in a tournament or two, so you will get some money back from unplayed funds and winnings. I am tentatively there from July 6th in the evening until July 11th. Only booked 1 way flight to Vegas planning on playing the ME, but should I not play the Main Event, I will finish up my trip with the $340 at Venetian on Sunday and fly out Monday evening.
I will be playing a couple of the mega-satellites at the Rio (regardless whether I have a seat yet or not) since the field is SO soft. I plan to also spend a significant amount of time inside the Rio satellite room grinding some of the single table tournaments which pays out lamers (and I have had no issue selling them for 100% of face value in the past). Here is a link to a document that outlines the payouts for the STT at the Rio last year. I will participate in last longest at the STT but they will come out of my personal funds and will remain separated from the BAP
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZhmWJY3rs91ZGZjMzduNmZfNzJjajI2cTdnNg&hl=en
I haven't heard/read that they will deviate too much from this, so I will assume this will be the structure until otherwise noted.
All satellite wins will be treated as cash - so for a mega-satellite win, it will be treated as a tourney cash of $10200 and paid out accordingly.
I will keep track of every tournament I play, and will tweet when I enter a tournament and when I win/bust-out (especially the STT since they happen so fast). I know from experience players there are very bad with ICM, or even negotiating a chop when it gets short, so I feel like I have an advantage in that aspect as well.
I will settle all money after I return from Vegas. The only tournament I see I may play that I will get hit with the 30% withholding fee is possibly the July 8 $550 Venetian Deep Stack, or the July 10 Venetian Deep Stack. Other than that the other tournament winnings will be tax free AFAIK. Should I win a tournament get hit with the withholding tax, I will pay out winnings minus tax, and any tax that I can claim back will be paid back when tax return is received in the future.
These are my tentative/almost-for-sure tournaments that I will play on the first couple of days I'm there.
July 7 - 1pm Rio $1060 Mega Satellite
July 8 - 12pm $550 Venetian Deepstack
July 9 - 10am Rio $550 Mega Satellite (will skip if I'm still alive at Deepstack)
Other than these ones, chances are I will play either Rio Daily Deepstack ($235 at 2pm, $185 at 6pm, $135 at 10pm), the Venetian nightly 7pm $120, or the Rio STT (any of the buy-in levels up to $325 - I will not play the $525 or the $1030)
Selling up to 40% of myself with no markup.
1% = $40 USD
5% = $200 USD
10% = $400 USD
Payment is preferred for Stars, but I will accept EMT as well. I'm going to use the current PokerStars exchange rate and lock that in for payouts. Right now the rate is $1 CAD = $1.025 USD, so $1 USD is worth $0.975 CAD. So if you prefer to EMT, here is the breakdown below
1% = $39 CAD
5% = $195 CAD
10% = $390 CAD
I WILL still play as normal should I not sell out. Should I win an online ME satellite between now and departure, I will definitely make an admendment to this BAP, and we can discuss either refund/transfer of % from this to ME if/when that happens.
Questions?
You can follow me on Twitter for updates, http://www.twitter.com/westside8poker
(shipped via Stars)SteveKerr - 2.5% Swap
(shipped via Stars)Moose - 2%
(riding-110.75)kwsteve - 5% Paid via EMT
(riding-44.30)STR82ACE - 2% Paid via Stars (GoingGrey)
(riding-110.75)blackmagicz - 5% (half swap)
(riding-44.30)ottawaplayer - 2% Paid via Stars (gamedemon)
(shipped via Stars)betrthanphil - 2.5% Paid via Stars (betrthanphil)
(riding-44.30)Wolffhound - 2% Paid via EMT
(riding-22.15)Hobbes - 1% Paid via EMT
(riding-110.75)Pinhead - 5% Take off tab
(riding-110.75)T8urmoney - 5% Paid via EMT
(riding-22.15)JohnnieH - 1%
6% remaining
Here is a link to OPR for my online stats - alot of these are from online turbo tourneys, so I feel like my game will adapt very well to play the live end game.
http://www.officialpokerrankings.com/pokerstars/wesleyw/poker/results/4312C9725EAD4117BB63F53830A8CECC.html?t=2
This is going to be a different kind of package - I won't have a definitive set of tournaments I will play. I am just going to have a "tournament fund" pool where I will sell a % of that to play any tournaments of my choosing. With so many tournaments available, I will have the flexibility to pick and choose which ones I play, and sit out should I feel burn out/not playing my A game. (got this idea from Ontario__Tory from 2p2 - http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/163/staking-selling-shares-online/ots-turbo-mtt-sng-package-part-iv-1018648/)
With that said, there are several "target tournaments" that I plan to play, which I will list below
I am budgeting $4000 for this trip - chances are it will be less as I plan to win/go deep in a tournament or two, so you will get some money back from unplayed funds and winnings. I am tentatively there from July 6th in the evening until July 11th. Only booked 1 way flight to Vegas planning on playing the ME, but should I not play the Main Event, I will finish up my trip with the $340 at Venetian on Sunday and fly out Monday evening.
I will be playing a couple of the mega-satellites at the Rio (regardless whether I have a seat yet or not) since the field is SO soft. I plan to also spend a significant amount of time inside the Rio satellite room grinding some of the single table tournaments which pays out lamers (and I have had no issue selling them for 100% of face value in the past). Here is a link to a document that outlines the payouts for the STT at the Rio last year. I will participate in last longest at the STT but they will come out of my personal funds and will remain separated from the BAP
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZhmWJY3rs91ZGZjMzduNmZfNzJjajI2cTdnNg&hl=en
I haven't heard/read that they will deviate too much from this, so I will assume this will be the structure until otherwise noted.
All satellite wins will be treated as cash - so for a mega-satellite win, it will be treated as a tourney cash of $10200 and paid out accordingly.
I will keep track of every tournament I play, and will tweet when I enter a tournament and when I win/bust-out (especially the STT since they happen so fast). I know from experience players there are very bad with ICM, or even negotiating a chop when it gets short, so I feel like I have an advantage in that aspect as well.
I will settle all money after I return from Vegas. The only tournament I see I may play that I will get hit with the 30% withholding fee is possibly the July 8 $550 Venetian Deep Stack, or the July 10 Venetian Deep Stack. Other than that the other tournament winnings will be tax free AFAIK. Should I win a tournament get hit with the withholding tax, I will pay out winnings minus tax, and any tax that I can claim back will be paid back when tax return is received in the future.
These are my tentative/almost-for-sure tournaments that I will play on the first couple of days I'm there.
July 7 - 1pm Rio $1060 Mega Satellite
July 8 - 12pm $550 Venetian Deepstack
July 9 - 10am Rio $550 Mega Satellite (will skip if I'm still alive at Deepstack)
Other than these ones, chances are I will play either Rio Daily Deepstack ($235 at 2pm, $185 at 6pm, $135 at 10pm), the Venetian nightly 7pm $120, or the Rio STT (any of the buy-in levels up to $325 - I will not play the $525 or the $1030)
Selling up to 40% of myself with no markup.
1% = $40 USD
5% = $200 USD
10% = $400 USD
Payment is preferred for Stars, but I will accept EMT as well. I'm going to use the current PokerStars exchange rate and lock that in for payouts. Right now the rate is $1 CAD = $1.025 USD, so $1 USD is worth $0.975 CAD. So if you prefer to EMT, here is the breakdown below
1% = $39 CAD
5% = $195 CAD
10% = $390 CAD
I WILL still play as normal should I not sell out. Should I win an online ME satellite between now and departure, I will definitely make an admendment to this BAP, and we can discuss either refund/transfer of % from this to ME if/when that happens.
Questions?
You can follow me on Twitter for updates, http://www.twitter.com/westside8poker
(shipped via Stars)SteveKerr - 2.5% Swap
(shipped via Stars)Moose - 2%
(riding-110.75)kwsteve - 5% Paid via EMT
(riding-44.30)STR82ACE - 2% Paid via Stars (GoingGrey)
(riding-110.75)blackmagicz - 5% (half swap)
(riding-44.30)ottawaplayer - 2% Paid via Stars (gamedemon)
(shipped via Stars)betrthanphil - 2.5% Paid via Stars (betrthanphil)
(riding-44.30)Wolffhound - 2% Paid via EMT
(riding-22.15)Hobbes - 1% Paid via EMT
(riding-110.75)Pinhead - 5% Take off tab
(riding-110.75)T8urmoney - 5% Paid via EMT
(riding-22.15)JohnnieH - 1%
6% remaining
Comments
That is $100.
we will call it even from my BAP
gl gl
And I'll need your email for emt
Sent!
got it thanks
Got both thanks
Hey Wes, you taking FTP for this?
Otherwise I'll send EMT next couple of days (have to get money into a secondary bank, as my primary does not use EMT)
Prefer EMT/Stars just with the whole unknown situation on FTP atm.
EMT sent
Got it. Thanks - will have to update OP when I'm home with paid status
Still got a few % left and will accept until I play my first event.
Follow both @weswong8 and @westside8poker for updates (not sure which I will use yet - depends which one I get working on wifi at the Rio and whether it's on my Blackberry on iPod)
Not much went on the tourney, pretty much bounced around starting stack until 100/200/25. Lost 2750 when I shoved over a shortie shove with TT and he won the flip with AQ. And then I raised AQ in MP, villain called from the button with AK. Flop A 9 6, I bet, he shove, I call and lose.
Good news is that I chopped a Venetian $135 satellite tonight so we're not down as much.
Cash game wise didn't go as well, lost 3 buy-ins in total. First AA < KK AIPF with K on turn. Hand 2 was 5 way limped pot with me in MP with 88, flop Q J 8 and I get AI on the 7 turn card with 88 < villain's QQ (yes, sometime limped with QQ). Last buy-in was lost when I had T8cc, with flop of T72cc, we get about 30% of my stack in and the rest on the turn of 9x and bricked. Villain had AT.
Hopefully tomorrow goes better - aiming to play the $1K again
Edit: via Twitter - 736 for 1K ytdy, 155 for the 2K