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