Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Foxwoods - The largest casino in the world
I went to Foxwoods casino in Connecticut July 8th and 9th and played two tournaments. In the $500 tournament on Saturday there were 50 players and I finished approximately 30th out of the money.
There were 110 players in the $300 tournament on Sunday. It started at 2:00 pm and I finished 6th for $1,156 at 9:10 pm. It was a lot of good experience.
I never got much of a hand in the one on Saturday. Even in the one on Sunday, I didn't get much for a long time. Finally, I got wired tens. A guy raised several times the big blind and I smooth called. After the flop, I had an overpair (all small flop cards, nothing scary) and when the original raiser bet the pot (about half my chips), I went all-in and he called with a pocket pair of fives. My tens held up. When we got down to two tables, I was on a table with a guy in a giant stack. I lost about 5,000 of my 20,000 chips playing wired 4's. But I let them go when I had to, and stayed calm. Next hand or so, I had big cards and a draw after the flop and when the big stack (35,000) or so bet big, I went all-in (semi-bluff), and he granted my wish and folded. I had counted on him not wanting to decimate his stack if he lost.
It was a fun final table. I was much ridiculed about my drawling Texas accent (in fun) and I was loving the attention. They seemed to get a kick out of the way I would say "I'm aawwwlll-ein". My demise came when I played KJ of clubs and an A clubs, another small club and a blank came on the flop. With the blinds and antes, the pot was about 5,000 before any betting and I had about 50,000 chips. I firmly believed I could push the only other guy out of the pot by representing an Ace with an all-in bet as it would have left him with only a few chips if he called because he had an Ace. And, I had two big cards and a nut flush draw (1.9 to 1 odds against) and even a backdoor straight draw. But, alas, he had an AQ offsuit and I didn't get my flush or straight.
Still, I won $1,156 minus my two entry fees totalling $800, for a net win of $356at hold'em. (I played some cash games and broke even on those.)
May all your cards be live.
There were 110 players in the $300 tournament on Sunday. It started at 2:00 pm and I finished 6th for $1,156 at 9:10 pm. It was a lot of good experience.
I never got much of a hand in the one on Saturday. Even in the one on Sunday, I didn't get much for a long time. Finally, I got wired tens. A guy raised several times the big blind and I smooth called. After the flop, I had an overpair (all small flop cards, nothing scary) and when the original raiser bet the pot (about half my chips), I went all-in and he called with a pocket pair of fives. My tens held up. When we got down to two tables, I was on a table with a guy in a giant stack. I lost about 5,000 of my 20,000 chips playing wired 4's. But I let them go when I had to, and stayed calm. Next hand or so, I had big cards and a draw after the flop and when the big stack (35,000) or so bet big, I went all-in (semi-bluff), and he granted my wish and folded. I had counted on him not wanting to decimate his stack if he lost.
It was a fun final table. I was much ridiculed about my drawling Texas accent (in fun) and I was loving the attention. They seemed to get a kick out of the way I would say "I'm aawwwlll-ein". My demise came when I played KJ of clubs and an A clubs, another small club and a blank came on the flop. With the blinds and antes, the pot was about 5,000 before any betting and I had about 50,000 chips. I firmly believed I could push the only other guy out of the pot by representing an Ace with an all-in bet as it would have left him with only a few chips if he called because he had an Ace. And, I had two big cards and a nut flush draw (1.9 to 1 odds against) and even a backdoor straight draw. But, alas, he had an AQ offsuit and I didn't get my flush or straight.
Still, I won $1,156 minus my two entry fees totalling $800, for a net win of $356at hold'em. (I played some cash games and broke even on those.)
May all your cards be live.
