WPT Borgata Open Qualifier

Playing today at 3pm on Full Tilt in a qualifier for the WPT Borgata Open. Qualified on Tuesday by winning a spot in a satellite.

Any advice for a first timers in a big game like this?

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  • Any advice for a first timers in a big game like this?

    uhh.... "Good Luck, you'll need it?" ;)

    Satellites are harsh. You can make it into what would normally be a money position and still get nothing out of it, since typically only the very top few positions pay out. Since you'll want to finish up at the top, you'll have to take a few more chances to build your chipstack than you would in a regular tournament. Don't bleed away chips on slim draws. Put pressure on other stacks with your high cards and pairs. If you can see flops cheaply at the beginning with speculative hands, go for it, but consider the cost of drawing. Otherwise play the solid tournament strategy you used to win your seat.

    Good luck.

    hork.
  • Out in 97th out of 201, shortstacked push (9X BB) with 66 and got called by AJ, J on the flop.

    Didn't play a lot of interesting hands, though here are some hands of note:

    Please comment on my plays.

    First hand
    FullTiltPoker Game #213708474: WPT Borgata Poker Open (1236314), Table 23 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:01:00 ET - 2005/09/10
    The button is in seat #9
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to CurlingZone [Qs Jh]
    tranquilo folds
    SteveShortstak folds
    RAZEit has 15 seconds left to act
    RAZEit is sitting out
    RAZEit has timed out
    RAZEit folds
    tackleshop folds
    DoctoJones folds
    trans61 calls 30
    CurlingZone raises to 120
    Rhino Time calls 105
    JohnnyROCKS folds
    trans61 folds
    *** FLOP *** [8d 8c 4s]
    Rhino Time checks
    CurlingZone bets 300
    Rhino Time folds
    Uncalled bet of 300 returned to CurlingZone
    CurlingZone mucks
    CurlingZone wins the pot (300)
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 300 | Rake 0
    Board: [8d 8c 4s]
    Seat 1: Rhino Time (small blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 2: JohnnyROCKS (big blind) folded before the Flop
    Seat 3: tranquilo didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 4: SteveShortstak didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 5: RAZEit didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 6: tackleshop didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 7: DoctoJones didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 8: trans61 folded before the Flop
    Seat 9: CurlingZone (button) collected (300), mucked

    3rd hand, how do i get more money here? Flopped a straight, and had a open-ended straight flush draw as well. Seeing his pocket Tens afterwards, he played this one very tight/passively.

    FullTiltPoker Game #213710962: WPT Borgata Poker Open (1236314), Table 23 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:03:33 ET - 2005/09/10
    Seat 1: Rhino Time (2,000)
    Seat 2: JohnnyROCKS (1,910)
    Seat 3: tranquilo (1,940)
    Seat 4: SteveShortstak (2,000), is sitting out
    Seat 5: RAZEit (2,000), is sitting out
    Seat 6: tackleshop (2,000)
    Seat 7: DoctoJones (2,000)
    Seat 8: trans61 (1,970)
    Seat 9: CurlingZone (2,180)
    tranquilo posts the small blind of 15
    SteveShortstak posts the big blind of 30
    The button is in seat #2
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to CurlingZone [8s 7s]
    RAZEit folds
    SteveShortstak has returned
    tackleshop folds
    DoctoJones folds
    trans61 folds
    CurlingZone calls 30
    Rhino Time folds
    JohnnyROCKS folds
    tranquilo calls 15
    SteveShortstak checks
    *** FLOP *** [6s 5d 9s]
    tranquilo bets 75
    SteveShortstak folds
    CurlingZone calls 75
    *** TURN *** [6s 5d 9s] [4s]
    tranquilo checks
    CurlingZone checks
    *** RIVER *** [6s 5d 9s 4s] [7c]
    tranquilo checks
    CurlingZone bets 240
    tranquilo calls 240
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    CurlingZone shows [8s 7s] (a flush, Nine high)
    tranquilo mucks
    CurlingZone wins the pot (720) with a flush, Nine high
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 720 | Rake 0
    Board: [6s 5d 9s 4s 7c]
    Seat 1: Rhino Time didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 2: JohnnyROCKS (button) didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 3: tranquilo (small blind) mucked [Th Td] - a pair of Tens
    Seat 4: SteveShortstak (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 5: RAZEit didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 6: tackleshop didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 7: DoctoJones didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 8: trans61 didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 9: CurlingZone showed [8s 7s] and won (720) with a flush, Nine high

    Another hand I didn't extract enough chips from my opponent
    FullTiltPoker Game #213732681: WPT Borgata Poker Open (1236314), Table 23 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:25:22 ET - 2005/09/10
    Seat 1: Rhino Time (2,415)
    Seat 2: JohnnyROCKS (1,805)
    Seat 3: tranquilo (1,930)
    Seat 4: SteveShortstak (1,455)
    Seat 5: RAZEit (1,830), is sitting out
    Seat 6: tackleshop (2,120)
    Seat 7: DoctoJones (1,685)
    Seat 8: trans61 (2,180)
    Seat 9: CurlingZone (2,580)
    Rhino Time posts the small blind of 25
    JohnnyROCKS posts the big blind of 50
    The button is in seat #9
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to CurlingZone [9d Jh]
    tranquilo folds
    SteveShortstak calls 50
    RAZEit folds
    tackleshop folds
    DoctoJones folds
    trans61 folds
    CurlingZone raises to 200
    Rhino Time folds
    JohnnyROCKS folds
    SteveShortstak calls 150
    *** FLOP *** [2d 9h 9s]
    SteveShortstak checks
    CurlingZone bets 200
    SteveShortstak folds
    Uncalled bet of 200 returned to CurlingZone
    CurlingZone mucks
    CurlingZone wins the pot (475)
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 475 | Rake 0
    Board: [2d 9h 9s]
    Seat 1: Rhino Time (small blind) folded before the Flop
    Seat 2: JohnnyROCKS (big blind) folded before the Flop
    Seat 3: tranquilo didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 4: SteveShortstak folded on the Flop
    Seat 5: RAZEit didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 6: tackleshop didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 7: DoctoJones didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 8: trans61 didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 9: CurlingZone (button) collected (475), mucked

    This was my start on going downhill, I was having trouble with tackleshop at this table, he was outplaying me. How do I play this one post flop better?

    FullTiltPoker Game #213733950: WPT Borgata Poker Open (1236314), Table 23 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:26:39 ET - 2005/09/10
    Seat 1: Rhino Time (2,465)
    Seat 2: JohnnyROCKS (1,730)
    Seat 3: tranquilo (1,880)
    Seat 4: SteveShortstak (1,255)
    Seat 5: RAZEit (1,830), is sitting out
    Seat 6: tackleshop (2,120)
    Seat 7: DoctoJones (1,685)
    Seat 8: trans61 (2,180)
    Seat 9: CurlingZone (2,855)
    tranquilo posts the small blind of 25
    SteveShortstak posts the big blind of 50
    The button is in seat #2
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to CurlingZone [Js Ad]
    RAZEit folds
    tackleshop calls 50
    DoctoJones folds
    trans61 folds
    CurlingZone raises to 200
    Rhino Time folds
    JohnnyROCKS has 15 seconds left to act
    JohnnyROCKS folds
    tranquilo folds
    SteveShortstak folds
    tackleshop calls 150
    *** FLOP *** [Kd 2c Jh]
    tackleshop bets 150
    CurlingZone raises to 550
    strizis (Observer): hey raziet
    tackleshop raises to 1,920, and is all in
    CurlingZone has 15 seconds left to act
    CurlingZone folds
    Uncalled bet of 1,370 returned to tackleshop
    tackleshop mucks
    tackleshop wins the pot (1,575)
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1,575 | Rake 0
    Board: [Kd 2c Jh]
    Seat 1: Rhino Time didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 2: JohnnyROCKS (button) didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 3: tranquilo (small blind) folded before the Flop
    Seat 4: SteveShortstak (big blind) folded before the Flop
    Seat 5: RAZEit didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 6: tackleshop collected (1,575), mucked
    Seat 7: DoctoJones didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 8: trans61 didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 9: CurlingZone folded on the Flop

    This hand put me back quite a bit, comments?
    FullTiltPoker Game #213752619: WPT Borgata Poker Open (1236314), Table 23 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:45:54 ET - 2005/09/10
    Seat 1: Rhino Time (2,310)
    Seat 2: JohnnyROCKS (1,870)
    Seat 3: tranquilo (2,200)
    Seat 4: SteveShortstak (940), is sitting out
    Seat 5: RAZEit (2,430)
    Seat 6: tackleshop (3,145)
    Seat 7: DoctoJones (1,475)
    Seat 8: trans61 (1,460)
    Seat 9: CurlingZone (2,170)
    tackleshop posts the small blind of 40
    DoctoJones posts the big blind of 80
    The button is in seat #5
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to CurlingZone [Ks Jh]
    trans61 folds
    CurlingZone raises to 240
    Rhino Time folds
    JohnnyROCKS folds
    tranquilo folds
    SteveShortstak folds
    RAZEit folds
    tackleshop calls 200
    DoctoJones folds
    *** FLOP *** [9s 5d 3s]
    tackleshop has 15 seconds left to act
    tackleshop checks
    CurlingZone bets 560
    tackleshop has 15 seconds left to act
    tackleshop raises to 2,905, and is all in
    CurlingZone folds
    Uncalled bet of 2,345 returned to tackleshop
    tackleshop mucks
    tackleshop wins the pot (1,680)
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1,680 | Rake 0
    Board: [9s 5d 3s]
    Seat 1: Rhino Time didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 2: JohnnyROCKS didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 3: tranquilo didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 4: SteveShortstak didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 5: RAZEit (button) didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 6: tackleshop (small blind) collected (1,680), mucked
    Seat 7: DoctoJones (big blind) folded before the Flop
    Seat 8: trans61 didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 9: CurlingZone folded on the Flop

    After this, blinds were getting up there, and I pushed a couple times to take blinds wiith decent hands, until my bustout hand. Was this push bad in early position? Or is it almost irrelevant?

    FullTiltPoker Game #213791819: WPT Borgata Poker Open (1236314), Table 12 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:22:38 ET - 2005/09/10
    Seat 1: rynofan23 (3,079)
    Seat 2: Zuludogg (2,180)
    Seat 3: CurlingZone (1,370)
    Seat 4: jkenny (4,505)
    Seat 5: ingl271 (3,040)
    Seat 6: BEAVERTOOTH (6,870)
    Seat 7: SnapOne (4,185)
    Seat 8: Foxwood 21 (2,610)
    Seat 9: Les Gibbs (1,575)
    Les Gibbs posts the small blind of 80
    rynofan23 posts the big blind of 160
    The button is in seat #8
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to CurlingZone [6h 6d]
    Zuludogg folds
    CurlingZone raises to 1,370, and is all in
    jkenny folds
    ingl271 calls 1,370
    BEAVERTOOTH folds
    SnapOne folds
    Foxwood 21 folds
    Les Gibbs folds
    rynofan23 folds
    CurlingZone shows [6h 6d]
    ingl271 shows [As Jd]
    *** FLOP *** [Th Js 3c]
    *** TURN *** [Th Js 3c] [2h]
    *** RIVER *** [Th Js 3c 2h]
    CurlingZone shows two pair, Tens and Sixes
    ingl271 shows two pair, Jacks and Tens
    ingl271 wins the pot (2,980) with two pair, Jacks and Tens
    CurlingZone stands up
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2,980 | Rake 0
    Board: [Th Js 3c 2h Td]
    Seat 1: rynofan23 (big blind) folded before the Flop
    Seat 2: Zuludogg didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 3: CurlingZone showed [6h 6d] and lost with two pair, Tens and Sixes
    Seat 4: jkenny didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 5: ingl271 showed [As Jd] and won (2,980) with two pair, Jacks and Tens
    Seat 6: BEAVERTOOTH didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 7: SnapOne didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 8: Foxwood 21 (button) didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 9: Les Gibbs (small blind) folded before the Flop

    Overall a good experience, just wasn't feeling like i was playing all that well overall.
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