2016 Las Vegas Roll Call & Satellites
While there will probably be a lot less Canadians in Las Vegas this summer due to having to pay > 30% more in Canadian dollars plus the 30% tax on US tournaments, there will still be some forum, OPT, 15+ Rama and other local players going. A high proportion of the forum/OPT players that went to WSOP/WPT Montreal won money at something (e.g., SteveKerr & PocketsTwos) and had fun (e.g., 6 different people in one Airbnb), so here's the Las Vegas list with approximate dates for those who want to get together for swaps, the Riviera implosion; Las Vegas Restaurant Week, Ellis Island, & other restaurants; 2+2/Red Chip/Thinking Poker & other meetups; parties, Global Poker League's live matches, flying a drone, attractions, etc.
1) Gogie: June 9-20. Among 3 forumers playing WSOP Event #27; 90-minute meal break ~4:40 pm.
2) Wetts1012: June 12-19; WSOP Events #17, 21 & 25.
3) DirtArse: June 13-19; will smartly play mostly cash games & +EV Seniors-only tournaments.
4) BlondeFish: June 13-27+ or up to July 9; most likely to be found @ WSOP Pavilion / Satellite Room.
5) PocketsTwos: June 22 - July 1; one of >= 3 OPT members and 15 Rama players that will be playing @ U$2,500 HPO Season 4 Championship.
6) TheCoordinator: June 28 - July 5; WSOP Event #54.
7) Toronto Pimp: July 2-9.
8) jontm: July 8-11; runaway. :wink2:
1) Gogie: June 9-20. Among 3 forumers playing WSOP Event #27; 90-minute meal break ~4:40 pm.
2) Wetts1012: June 12-19; WSOP Events #17, 21 & 25.
3) DirtArse: June 13-19; will smartly play mostly cash games & +EV Seniors-only tournaments.
4) BlondeFish: June 13-27+ or up to July 9; most likely to be found @ WSOP Pavilion / Satellite Room.
5) PocketsTwos: June 22 - July 1; one of >= 3 OPT members and 15 Rama players that will be playing @ U$2,500 HPO Season 4 Championship.
6) TheCoordinator: June 28 - July 5; WSOP Event #54.
7) Toronto Pimp: July 2-9.
8) jontm: July 8-11; runaway. :wink2:
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Only $15 rake is taken from each of the $235-$635 buy-ins, so the higher buy-in you play, the lower the rake. Most players with a clue join the last-longer or bubble pool to make the rake even lower.
$635: 2.4% rake
$535: 2.8%
$435: 3.4%; 2,000 starting chips for $435+
$335: 4.5%; 1,500 chips; 20-minute levels for $335+
$235: 6.4%
$110 + $10: 8.3%; 1K chips; 15-minute levels (not listed by WSOP).
I'm currently watching a gripsed webinar on selling action - Twitch or https://www.youtube.com/c/gripsed/live.
If anyone is gonna be there hit me up and we can grab a lunch or dinner down there.
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Same.
888 Playground Power Weekend next week, televised WPT Montreal, $5 million WPT Fallsview, WPT DeepStacks Canada, Grand Prix Poker Tour Canada, :-X WSOP Canada 2017, Maple Leaf Poker Tour, :eek: a reborn Canadian Poker Tour, "cheers: etc.
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super jealous here. GLGL
Anyone play at the Orleans poker room?
https://youtu.be/YLLrXZw0fok
Only a couple of hands of note:
Early in the tournament I'd played a few hands and built my stack to ~13K (12k starting stacks). Villain on my right had obviously been drinking a bit and was playing fast and loose. He'd been in one hand where he raised to about 1200 (blinds were 100-200 I think), BB raises to 4000 and villain thought briefly before shoving. BB insta calls. Villain shows pocket 8's and BB turns over AA. Villain hits his third 8 on the turn and doubles up while knocking out BB. He proceeded to try to run over the table, shoving left and right and showng garbage as often as not. I was avoiding him for the most part, waiting to get a hand and get into it with him. Finally get AK on button, Blinds 150-300. Folded to villain. He raises to 6000. I shove. Both blinds fold and villain thinks for minute, calls and shows Q8os. AK holds up, I double up to about twice average stack. 😜
My last hand, my stack around 18000, I'm
BB, blinds 1000, 2000, ante 300. 1 limper then raised to 4200 by SB and I called with QT and limper called.
Flop KTx, SB checks, I shove, limper calls and SB folds. Limper shows QJ, turn 9 and game over.
No poker today but playing daily starting tomorrow with Wynn senior. Anyone else playing?
15000 starting stack. 347 runners, top 52 paid
First 3 levels I was pretty much card dead. Few hands I played we're small wins - no one wanted to look me up when I raised cause my image was way too tight. Stack at about 14,800.
Shortly after first break (level 4). Dealt AA in middle position. Blinds at 150-300 blind with 25 ante. Raised to 800 and one caller to me. I raise to 2500 and both call. Flop T52. First to act shoves, next to act pushes and I'm thinking WTF? I think for a few minutes and call. They show JJ and 55 so I'm in trouble with the set of 's. Thankfully turn brings an A and river bricks. I just about triple up to ~38K (twice avg).
Busted out with around 100 left. Blinds 600/1200 antes 200. My stack around 38000. Player on my right raised to 2600 I call with JJ and small blind shoves. Original raiser folds and I call. Villain turns over KQ. K on the flop and I get no help. I called because the guy had been making plays so I put him on a lot of hands that I could beat and I was right. Unfortunately the deck didn't agree.
Next up - Venetian Senior. Plan to catch up with BlondFish and DirtArse, who rolled into town late last night.
I got the WSOP to start a TWO-winner satellite interest list as they haven't run one yet this summer.
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In Day 2 of Venetian Event #27, I tried to make $EV-maximizing decisions instead of the wrong "just go for first place" mentality, and finished in 17th place out of almost 1,000 entries. The consolation was that it was the GTO tax-free spot and I cashed more than finishing in the final table at 10th place. :O
DirtArse, Gogie and I will be playing WSOP Event #27 starting at 10 am PST or 1 pm. A couple more friends wanted to buy a piece of me for this WSOP Seniors Event so I accepted their EMT.
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Playing these two tournaments was kind of hectic. The V tourney ended around 3 AM for me and then I was sitting in the Aria tournament at 10 AM the same morning so not much sleep the last few days. Hopefully I'm rested enough for the WSOP seniors today!
The buddy is Mikey, who many people well know on this forum.
Orleans is full of grumbly locals who like to complain a lot. Not a lot of joy in that room. OTH it is the only place in Vegas other than the Venetian where you can play 4-8 O8 and up.
Free shuttle from Orleans will drop you off at the Gold Coast (next to the Rio). It continues on to the strip and drops you at the High Roller.
Soft shell crab po' boy at Big Al's Oyster bar is great.