Vegas Challenge Day 2: Trying to Get Off The Ground
November 1, 2007
With only $420 after the first day I had a long way to go before I could even think about reaching my $5000 goal. When I started this I knew the hardest part would be getting out of the lowest limits. The day looked promising when I won a nice pot after flopping a set of 5s vs AK and KQ on a 5KT board. This hand put my roll up to about $700. Next hand I ran top pair, a flush draw, and a gut shot up against bottom two. I bricked out and was back down to about $450.
I ran very cold for the rest of the day before I decided to take matters into my own hands, and really put some pressure on everyone. I bluffed a few really big pots and worked my way back up to about $700. When I looked down at QQ late in the day it was the first time in the two days I had seen AA,KK or QQ. When the flop came AQX we got it in and he showed AA. That dropped me down to $500, and after two days of playing I was back to square one.
The palace was running a $60 buyin tournament, so I decided to give that a try. Winning that would give me the boost I needed to make a run at a higher level. We started at 3000 chips and I floated around even till the 100/200 level. 4 people limped, and I was on the button with A10. Everyone was playing typical live poker mega donkament style, so I was pretty sure A10 was good. I wasn’t as confident when two people called, but when the flop came down KT7 I didn’t have any choice but to push my last 1700 when they checked to me. I got ready to leave when both players called (the first guy had $1600 chips and the overcaller hand me covered). I was in surprisingly good shape when the first guy showed 88 and the second 67. The pot was about 9k and I would have been able to dominate the rest if I took it down. The river came a 3rd 8 and I got back 2oo chips.
The next hand might be the funniest hand I’ve ever played in a tournament. The whole table limped to me in the cutoff, and I tossed in my last 200 chips. The button limped, and the small blind pushed all in for 2500 chips. It looked like I had some protection, so I figured it would be a good time to look at my hand. For the first time in the two days of my Vegas trip I looked down at AsAc. I didn’t quite get the protection I wanted when 3 other people called the push. The flop came QdJd3d and all 3 players left got all in. The small blind showed AhQh, another short stack showed J3, the guy who had 88 the last hand showed Ks9d, and the last one in had 5d7d for the flopped flush. The turn rolled off the 2d and the old man won a massive pot, knocking 4 people out, with his 9 high one card flush.
That was all the live poker I could take, so I spent the rest of the night enjoying Halloweenin Vegas. Two days in the bankroll is only at $440, so I’m going to have to bring out the big guns to help me get off the ground. Most of you probably don’t know this but I am considered by many to be the Tiger Woods/Micheal Jordon/Brett Farve/Phil Ivey of casino war. In 15 sesssions I have come out a winner 14, which is litterally the world record. I wanted to wait till I had more money and use casino war to lock up the victory, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Vegas Challenge Bankroll: $440
Vodka Redbulls Consumed: 24
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