July 3, 20187 yr No doubt. QT was in my head He is almost always going to raise that flop with QT. We have outs if he does have it. So many bad river cards for our hand or our action. Against a certain player type and on a drier board I like to check back here bc they then bomb river because you must be weak. This board wayyyy too juicy though.
July 3, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Lurch said: 105* w 7% humidity is such a great way to break I'll take that over what i've been sweating through all damn day.
July 3, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, CBT said: If he had 22 he couldn't have played that any worse. SB had 22 not the guy who called the flop.
July 4, 20187 yr Finished lvl 3 w 44,100.Guy that did 22k w AA earlier has been a bit active and opens HJ to 1k rather than his typical 800. I raise to 2500 on button w AQo and he snaps 8500. I put it down :-/
July 4, 20187 yr Author Watching the ESPN coverage they highlight some notable players right now in Day 1B: Some dude named LurchJohn HespGreg MersonChris FergusonJamie GoldDoug PolkMaria HoPhil LaakRyan Riess Trying not to spoiler anything as we go along for those who want to keep up with Lurch here but then watch the espn coverage later off their recorders
July 4, 20187 yr They have it on the big screen here. It’s kind of wild watching a tourney you’re actively playing in. Seeing how other players are playing same blinds and similar stacks is insightful
July 4, 20187 yr Finished lvl 3 w 44,100.Guy that did 22k w AA earlier has been a bit active and opens HJ to 1k rather than his typical 800. I raise to 2500 on button w AQo and he snaps 8500. I put it down :-/Can't fold here once we go 2500. Getting 2:1 on a call, we are much better than 33% against his range. AQ standard get in for 20 bigs late position. If you don't want to call off, flat the 1k.
July 4, 20187 yr Sooner, I know you are a damn good player but you’re going to get into Lurch’s head with this in-game analysis with the benefit of not being under pressure. Let him play his game.
July 4, 20187 yr So 22Aces flops a set of kings and loses to 4card board flush on river. He’s steaming. Next hand he opens to 1200. I pop it to 3500 w QQ in MP. He makes it 1200. Call. J84. He fires 20k with 15 behind. I fold after long tank. He lets me pick a card and it was an A. Says it was AA. Ouch. I then get in a series of bad hands with bad outcomes and lose a lot of chips. Later, guy opens UTG to 1200. I think about raising but just call w AQo from CO. UTG makes it 1500. On Q high flop. I call and B.B. folds. Low card on turn and we both check. Low card on river and he checks again. I make it 2k, he raises to 6k and I call. He has JJ. 29,200. Dammit. Dinner break
July 4, 20187 yr Fat bearded guy in blue shirt (Thornton) is from Palestine. He’s played in our Sunday game before. Supposed to be a damn good tourney player, not much of a cash game player. Guess it’s kinda neat seeing someone on tv that I’ve played with before
July 4, 20187 yr Sooner, I know you are a damn good player but you’re going to get into Lurch’s head with this in-game analysis with the benefit of not being under pressure. Let him play his game. Nah, I appreciate it. It’s helpful to gauge when I’m being too nitty or aggressive
July 4, 20187 yr So 22Aces flops a set of kings and loses to 4card board flush on river. He’s steaming. Next hand he opens to 1200. I pop it to 3500 w QQ in MP. He makes it 1200. Call. J84. He fires 20k with 15 behind. I fold after long tank. He lets me pick a card and it was an A. Says it was AA. Ouch. I then get in a series of bad hands with bad outcomes and lose a lot of chips. Later, guy opens UTG to 1200. I think about raising but just call w AQo from CO. UTG makes it 1500. On Q high flop. I call and B.B. folds. Low card on turn and we both check. Low card on river and he checks again. I make it 2k, he raises to 6k and I call. He has JJ. 29,200. Dammit. Dinner breakGood fold with the QQ. You still have TONS of chips. No worries.
July 4, 20187 yr I’ve seen Chris Ferguson several times today. He’s wearing a shirt that says “love.” which must serve to disarm those that would approach him angry
July 4, 20187 yr I’ve seen Chris Ferguson several times today. He’s wearing a shirt that says “love.” which must serve to tilt the piss out of those that would approach him angry
July 4, 20187 yr 75/250/500 w 27kHJ opens to 1100, CO calls. I call on button w KcTc. SB makes it 4100. Only I call.Ad5c6c. He makes it 6500 and I call. Th. He jams and has me covered. I can’t pull the trigger. He tells me he had AK on our walk to new table
July 4, 20187 yr UTG opens 1100. UTG+1 makes it 3500. Do I jam 30 bigs w JJ? I decide to just call in HJ. UTG joins to flop.J22. UTG checks, +1 makes it 3500 again. We call and UTG folds.K. Chk chkT. He checks, I cut out 3k leaving 6k behind. He doesn’t go for it and folds.27k.
July 4, 20187 yr I open MP to 1500 w KJs. Button calls.KQ6. I make it 2 k and he calls.J. I make it 4k and he calls.5. Chk chk and I take it down.34k.
July 4, 20187 yr Author Coming back to about 50 BBs? Still some room to maneuver and keep the dream alive. Trying to remember how you did last year. I think it was close to the money but just short.
July 4, 20187 yr Congrats on making Day 2! You have to lose the idea that you're short stacked. You have almost 50 bigs and the levels are 120 minutes. Not even approaching desperation. Don't worry about trying to keep up with average stack, it's meaningless right now. 75/250/500 w 27kHJ opens to 1100, CO calls. I call on button w KcTc. SB makes it 4100. Only I call.Ad5c6c. He makes it 6500 and I call. Th. He jams and has me covered. I can’t pull the trigger. He tells me he had AK on our walk to new tablePretty tough hand. Any reads on SB? I sometimes just pitch this to the 41 but we are getting a sweet price and have position. I would be ok going with it if the flop was Ac5c6d because then we know we have the nut draw. Super disaster to call off into AcQc or something. You probably played it optimally. UTG opens 1100. UTG+1 makes it 3500. Do I jam 30 bigs w JJ? I decide to just call in HJ. UTG joins to flop.J22. UTG checks, +1 makes it 3500 again. We call and UTG folds.K. Chk chkT. He checks, I cut out 3k leaving 6k behind. He doesn’t go for it and folds.27k.Another tough one. Reads on UTG and UTG1? With different positions I happily jam 30bb here, but this is tough and could be a jam, call or fold depending. Dang why can't he have AQ one time? Just jam river, you are never bluffing betting 3k into 20k. He's calling 9k just as often, maybe more, than he calls 3k. I open MP to 1500 w KJs. Button calls.KQ6. I make it 2 k and he calls.J. I make it 4k and he calls.5. Chk chk and I take it down.34k.Why check river? Get value! We have a big hand. All we lose to are 66, KQ and AT and he usually will have let us know he has those. BTW, I offer commentary on the hands for discussion, etc., not to try to be some fountain of knowledge. It helps me learn to talk through hands. I do know that 1) it's easier to play it when not at the table and 2) he made it in to the main and I did not so there is that. To your point Tony, I did debate making the post that you replied to because I don't want to mess Lurch up. He's a very good player and knows what he's doing. But certain spots will come up over and over and if you have the wrong mindset in them because it's the Main Event you cost yourself equity. I want him to win this sonofabitch. Now LFG!!
July 4, 20187 yr Coming back to about 50 BBs? Still some room to maneuver and keep the dream alive. Trying to remember how you did last year. I think it was close to the money but just short. Yeah, went out mid day 3 and they cashed that night
July 4, 20187 yr This is a fun read, thanks lurch. When do you play again?We return tomorrow combined with the 1a guys at 11am while the day 1c guys get a day off
July 4, 20187 yr Congrats on making Day 2! You have to lose the idea that you're short stacked. You have almost 50 bigs and the levels are 120 minutes. Not even approaching desperation. Don't worry about trying to keep up with average stack, it's meaningless right now. No doubt, you’re right. It is difficult to avoid feeling desperate while watching the other guys stacks building. First guy was pretty tight but I caught him bluffing earlier so that was still in play.Second two guys were both fairly aggressive. I could picture either one of them trying to push me out. UTG said he was going to chk raise flop but changed his mind. He correctly said my hand once play was over.Last guy was the one that check raised bluffed river on me earlier. I didn’t think I could stomach him doing that here
July 5, 20187 yr Good luck Lurch. Tell tattytats el Barto says "hi".Don't forget to war, you don't want to get the boot, lol.
July 5, 20187 yr 19 hours ago, Lurch said: No doubt, you’re right. It is difficult to avoid feeling desperate while watching the other guys stacks building. First guy was pretty tight but I caught him bluffing earlier so that was still in play. Second two guys were both fairly aggressive. I could picture either one of them trying to push me out. UTG said he was going to chk raise flop but changed his mind. He correctly said my hand once play was over. Last guy was the one that check raised bluffed river on me earlier. I didn’t think I could stomach him doing that here Then hand 1 seems totally fine IMO, with folding to the 4100 also fine. Hand 2, if both are aggressive, it's a jam. We have 15k and there is 5k in the middle already. When we just call 3500 with 11.5 behind, we really turn our hand pretty face up. We have something like 99-JJ, with the occasional AQ/AK. We never have JTs or 44 or AA. Hand 3, we should like inducing bluffs when we are strong, but if you think you may talk yourself into folding to the raise, I can understand checking. Play well and run better today!!
July 5, 20187 yr 100/300/600Button opens to 1300. I call BB w Q9o.AQ6. Chk, he 1k, call9. Chk chkA. I 2500, he calls and wins w QJ.Not the start I was looking for
July 5, 20187 yr What a turd river. You're still way way good. Plenty of blinds, long levels. Don't press.
July 5, 20187 yr UTG (32k) opens to 1600. Agro pro (80k) on button makes it 4600. SB (50k) calls. I (24k) have JJ in BB. I shove.UTG shoves.Button shoves.SB slam folds QQ face up.UTG flips AA.Button flips KK.K on flop holds.Gg
July 5, 20187 yr Author Damn. AA, KK, QQ, and JJ. Pretty sick.Another year making it in via satellite and clearing the first day. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, or something like that. Nice effort and appreciate the updates. Good luck the rest of your trip.
July 5, 20187 yr 55 minutes ago, Lurch said: Good news is gives me plenty of time to get over to Wynn and run up the $550 event GG. What a ridiculous hand.
July 5, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, TXSooner518 said: GG. What a ridiculous hand. not as ridiculous as the cooler Vanessa Selbst went out on.
July 5, 20187 yr not as ridiculous as the cooler Vanessa Selbst went out on. Jesus, what was that guy thinking?
July 5, 20187 yr 569 entrees. Started w 18k. Have 66k on my second bullet Level 7, 1k/500/1k (BB ante)
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