Time for the 2023 WSOP summary. I'll skip most of the "Vegas story" other than to say that the experience gets worse every year. This time, the city streets are under reconstruction for the Formula 1 events in November, and that makes it hard to get around. Also, my wife's wallet was pickpocketed from her zipper-purse at a local Walmart, the staff security showed no interest in looking at camera evidence, and Las Vegas police department were closed for non-911 crime reports during their weekend siesta (and the online report doesn't allow reports of pickpocketing). We're happy to be back home and to civilization.
To the hand histories (tournaments only). I didn't bink the two WSOP bracelet events and will re-think future participation in them. My track record at the WSOP is 0/5 and since I am profitable in the cash games this year, my time may be better invested on the cash tables.
Event 1 - Monster stack, $1,500 buyin.
8,317 entries, $11.1M prize pool. One-hour levels.
As I write this up, this event isn't quite over - the huge field ended up adding one more day to the event (Day 5), with 7 players still in the running. Joe Cada is 7th in chips.
Level 1, 100/200 blinds with 200 BB ante, 50,000 chips (250 BB)
Hand1: Kd Tc
Position: SB, 6 handed, BB is absent
Player in middle position opens 600, button calls, I call (pot: 2200)
Flop Qc 9c 8x
I check / MP bets 1000/ Button folds, I call (pot: 4400)
Turn Jc
Checked around. Note that the club completes a possible flush, and I have Tc.
River was a fourth low card club
Checked around and I win vs AA
Notes: The middle position player was a young Euro who ended up pushing the table around. His river check with AA was wise, given the runout. Being out of position, I felt that a river check / call was the plan with my T high flush.
Hand2: AQ offsuit
Position: button
Player in middle position (older, assumed tight) opens 600, I raise to 1500, he calls (pot: 3500)
Flop 552
Middle positions donks 1500, I raise to 4500, he calls (pot: 12500)
turn 7? (not sure)
Checked around
River A
Checked around and I show and he mucks.
Notes: I clearly missed a river bet here. MP never has 5X given his turn and river actions.
Hand3: JT spades
Position: BB
Early position same Euro from Hand 1 opens to 1000, SB tank calls, I call (pot: 3300)
Flop QJJ
Checked around
Turn 9
I bet 1200, Euro calls, SB folds (pot: 5500)
River 8
I bet 2500, he think folds.
Notes: my turn and river bets are targeting pair and two-pair hands. I'm not interested in getting stacks in vs possible full houses in Euro's range.
Level 2, 200/300 blinds with 300 BB ante, 60,400 chips (201 BB)
Hand4: 33
Position: Button
Folded to me, I open to 800, BB calls (pot: 2100)
Flop is A X X (I use X for low cards that I don't remember)
BB checks, I bet 1000, he calls (pot: 4100)
Turn X brick
Checked around
River K
Checked around and I lose to 77
Hand5: 98 spades
Position: Under the gun (first position)
I open to 800, Euro in middle position calls, late position calls, blinds fold (pot: 3200)
Flop A Q X with two clubs
I bet 1500, both call (pot: 7700)
Turn is a third club
I check, Euro checks, late position bets 4500, we fold.
Notes: Opening 98 suited from first position is marginal. My flop bluff is bad against two players whom this board hits pretty well.
Hand6: Ah Kd
Position: Button
Middle and cutoff to my right limp 300, I raise to 1600, cutoff calls (pot: 4300)
Flop T X X
Cutoff donks 1200, I call (pot: 7700)
Turn is another low card
Cutoff bets 2000, I fold.
Notes: too many players stack off with AK disregarding the board. Cutoff is clearly a weak recreational player who is trying to protect what is clearly Tx or second pair and he won't fold to a single raise. I need to call and realize my equity. The turn has me drawing thin and so I think I stand by my fold.
Hand7: AQ offsuit
Position: Cutoff (one to the left of the button)
Same guy from Hand6 to my right, opens to 1600, I call, blinds fold (pot: 4000)
Flop T 7 5 (not sure of the 7 5)
He bets 2000, I call (pot: 8000)
Turn 9
He bets 2200, I call (pot: 12400)
River is J
He bets 2500, I raise to 11,000, he tank folds.
Notes: I decided to float this hand to realize my equity against this weak player, and the runout allowed me to bluff and represent a straight when he bet 1/5 pot on the river. He likely had KT or similar.
Level 3, 200/400 blinds with 400 BB ante, 57,300 chips (143 BB)
Hand8: QQ
Position: Under the gun (first position)
I open to 1000, old guy in cutoff calls, blinds fold (pot: 3000)
Flop K 7 7
I bet 1000, he raises to 2000, I call (pot: 7000)
Turn 7
I check, he bets 3000, I call (pot (13000)
River J
I check, he bets 2000, I call and lose to KJ.
Notes: His turn and river bet sizes were pretty ridiculous, but when an OMC (old man coffee) bets multiple streets, it should be possible to find a fold even with a decent full house. I just wasn't good enough.
Hand9: 66
Position: Cutoff (one to the left of the button)
Folds to me, I open 1000, button is absent, SB and BB call (pot: 3400)
Flop Ks 6s 3x
Blinds check, I bet 1500, SB folds, BB calls. BB is Euro from earlier hands. (pot: 6400)
Turn 7x
A few seconds passed and thinking that Euro checked, I bet 5000. He said he hadn't acted and then checked. I left the 5000 as the bet. He raised to 11,000. I jammed for another approx. 42,000 and he snap called with 54 for a turned straight. I was drawing for the board to pair for a FH/Quads but the river was a 4 and I bust.
Notes: This was an unusual cooler hand. Although 54 suited should be in his BB calling range, there are more hands I beat that he could raise turn with: K7, K6, 76, 33. The only hand I really worried about (and that made sense) was 77. Against a tight player this might have been just a turn call but against Euro I think this was a mandatory jam.
So, I bust after 3 hours of play, went back to my room, had a short rest and then went to play cash (2/5 at MGM Grand) for a few more hours and got lucky enough to make back my $1.5K buyin and then some more. Tournaments are overrated, meh.
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