Thursday, December 17, 2009

2010 WSOP Schedule

Here is the full 2010 WSOP schedule. All times are Pacific:

Friday, May 28th at 12:00pm
Event #1: Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em, $500 buy-in

Friday, May 28th at 5:00pm
Event #2: The Player's Championship, $50,000 buy-in

Saturday, May 29th at 12:00pm
Event #3: No Limit Hold'em, $1,000 buy-in

Sunday, May 30th at 5:00pm
Event #4: Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better, $1,500 buy-in

Monday, May 31st at 12:00pm
Event #5: No Limit Hold'em, $1,500 buy-in

Tuesday, June 1st at 12:00pm
Event #6: No Limit Hold'em Shootout (2,000 players max), $5,000 buy-in

Tuesday, June 1st at 5:00pm
Event #7: Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball, $2,500 buy-in

Wednesday, June 2nd at 12:00pm
Event #8: No Limit Hold’em, $1,500 buy-in

Thursday, Jun 3rd at 12:00pm
Event #9: Pot Limit Hold'em, $1,500 buy-in

Thursday, June 3rd at 5:00pm
Event #10: Seven Card Stud Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Friday, June 4th at 11:00am
Event #11: No Limit Hold'em, $1,500 buy-in

Friday, June 4th at 11:00am
Event #12: Limit Hold’em, $1,500 buy-in

Saturday, June 5th at 11:00am
Event #13: No Limit Hold’em, $1,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 5th at 5:00pm
Event #14: No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball, $1,500 buy-in

Sunday, June 6th at 5:00pm
Event #15: Seven Card Stud High-Low Split Eight or Better Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Monday, June 7th at 12:00pm
Event #16: No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed, $1,500 buy-in

Tuesday, June 8th at 12:00pm
Event #17: No Limit Hold'em, $5,000 buy-in

Wednesday, June 9th at 12:00pm
Event #18: Limit Hold'em, $2,000 buy-in

Wednesday, June 9th at 5:00pm
Event #19: No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Thursday, June 10th at 12:00pm
Event #20: Pot Limit Omaha, $1,500 buy-in

Thursday, June 10th at 5:00pm
Event #21: Seven Card Stud, $1,500 buy-in

Friday, June 11th at 12:00pm
Event #22: Ladies No Limit Hold’em Championship, $1,000 buy-in

Friday, June 11th at 5:00pm
Event #23: Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, $2,500 buy-in

Saturday, June 12th at 12:00pm
Event #24: No Limit Hold’em, $1,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 12th at 5:00pm
Event #25: Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Monday, June 14th at 12:00pm
Event #26: No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, $2,500 buy-in

Monday, June 14th at 5:00pm
Event #27: Seven Card Stud High-Low Split Eight or Better, $1,500 buy-in

Tuesday, June 15th at 12:00pm
Event #28: Pot Limit Omaha, $2,500 buy-in

Tuesday, June 15th at 5:00pm
Event #29: Limit Hold'em Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Wednesday, June 16th at 12:00pm
Event #30: No Limit Hold’em, $1,500 buy-in

Wednesday, June 16th at 5:00pm
Event #31: HORSE, $1,500 buy-in

Thursday, June 17th at 12:00pm
Event #32: No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, $5,000 buy-in

Thursday, June 17th at 5:00pm
Event #33: Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha, $2,500 buy-in

Friday, June 18th at 12:00pm
Event #34: Seniors No Limit Hold’em Championship, $1,000 buy-in

Friday, June 18th at 5:00pm
Event #35: Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em Championship (256 players max), $10,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 19th at 12:00pm
Event #36: No Limit Hold’em, $1,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 19th at 5:00pm
Event #37: HORSE, $3,000 buy-in

Sunday, June 20th at 5:00pm
Event #38: Pot Limit Hold'em Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Monday, June 21st at 12:00pm
Event #39: No Limit Hold'em Shootout (2,000 players max), $1,500 buy-in

Monday, June 21st at 5:00pm
Event #40: Seven Card Razz, $2,500 buy-in

Tuesday, June 22nd at 12:00pm
Event #41: Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better, $1,500 buy-in

Wednesday, June 23rd at 12:00pm
Event #42: No Limit Hold’em, $1,500 buy-in

Wednesday, June 23rd at 5:00pm
Event #43: HORSE Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Thursday, June 24th at 12:00pm
Event #44: Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit), $2,500 buy-in

Friday, June 25th at 12:00pm
Event #45: No Limit Hold’em, $1,500 buy-in

Friday, June 25th at 5:00pm
Event #46: Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better, $5,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 26th at 12:00pm
Event #47: No Limit Hold’em, $1,000 buy-in

Saturday, June 26th at 5:00pm
Event #48: Mixed Event, $2,500 buy-in

Monday, June 28th at 12:00pm
Event #49: No Limit Hold'em, $1,500 buy-in

Monday, June 28th at 5:00pm
Event #50: Pot Limit Omaha, $5,000 buy-in

Tuesday, June 29th at 12:00pm
Event #51: Triple Chance No Limit Hold’em, $3,000 buy-in

Wednesday, June 30th at 12:00pm
Event #52: No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed, $25,000 buy-in

Wednesday, June 30th at 5:00pm
Event #53: Limit Hold’em Shootout, $1,500 buy-in

Thursday, July 1st at 12:00pm
Event #54: No Limit Hold’em, $1,000 buy-in

Thursday, July 1st at 5:00pm
Event #55: Pot Limit Omaha Championship, $10,000 buy-in

Friday, July 2nd at 5:00pm
Event #56: No Limit Hold’em, $2,500 buy-in

Saturday, July 3rd at 2:00pm
Ante Up For Africa, $5,000 buy-in

2010 WSOP Main Event:
July 5th to 17th and November 6th to 9th, $10,000 buy-in

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Poker2Nite & 2 Tabling PLO Live Blog

Watching Poker2Nite for the 1st time (via DVR) while 2 tabling .50/1 PLO...... Let's try a live blog...

Poker2Nite seems to be focused on PPA/UIGA so far. Joe Sebok is hosting w/some other dude.

What if poker was like hockey?

Ran $20 up to $148.85 on Carlitos in 5 hands!

Full Tilt Poker Game #16837212545: Table Carlitos - $0.50/$1 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 22:33:17 ET - 2009/12/15
Seat 1: brassballs27 ($111.15)
Seat 2: LGBZ ($88.60)
Seat 3: rookieplayer84 ($81.15)
Seat 4: noliver64 ($92.70)
Seat 5: skeets289 ($79)
Seat 6: bonitaman ($54.65)
Seat 7: AdamKuhl ($58.50)
Seat 8: SmBoatDrinks ($19)
Seat 9: FreeYaMind ($106.85)
SmBoatDrinks posts the small blind of $0.50
FreeYaMind posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Ts Jh 3h As]
brassballs27 folds
LGBZ calls $1
rookieplayer84 folds
noliver64 raises to $4.50
skeets289 folds
bonitaman has 15 seconds left to act
bonitaman folds
AdamKuhl calls $4.50
SmBoatDrinks calls $4
FreeYaMind calls $3.50
LGBZ calls $3.50
*** FLOP *** [3d 3s 7c]
SmBoatDrinks checks
FreeYaMind checks
LGBZ checks
noliver64 bets $22.50
AdamKuhl folds
SmBoatDrinks calls $14.50, and is all in
FreeYaMind folds
LGBZ folds
noliver64 shows [5s Ks Kh Jc]
SmBoatDrinks shows [Ts Jh 3h As]
Uncalled bet of $8 returned to noliver64
*** TURN *** [3d 3s 7c] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [3d 3s 7c 4s] [Qh]
noliver64 shows two pair, Kings and Threes
SmBoatDrinks shows three of a kind, Threes
SmBoatDrinks wins the pot ($48.95) with three of a kind, Threes

Full Tilt Poker Game #16837277556: Table Carlitos - $0.50/$1 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 22:36:07 ET - 2009/12/15
Seat 1: brassballs27 ($110.15)
Seat 2: LGBZ ($83.10)
Seat 3: rookieplayer84 ($74.15)
Seat 4: noliver64 ($72.70)
Seat 5: skeets289 ($89.60)
Seat 6: bonitaman ($53.65)
Seat 7: AdamKuhl ($54)
Seat 8: SmBoatDrinks ($48.95)
Seat 9: FreeYaMind ($101.85)
brassballs27 posts the small blind of $0.50
LGBZ posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SmBoatDrinks [Ac Qc 5d As]
rookieplayer84 raises to $3.50
noliver64 folds
skeets289 folds
bonitaman calls $3.50
AdamKuhl calls $3.50
SmBoatDrinks has 15 seconds left to act
SmBoatDrinks raises to $19
FreeYaMind has 15 seconds left to act
FreeYaMind folds
brassballs27 folds
LGBZ folds
rookieplayer84 raises to $65.50
bonitaman folds
AdamKuhl calls $50.50, and is all in
SmBoatDrinks calls $29.95, and is all in
rookieplayer84 shows [Jh Th Tc 9c]
AdamKuhl shows [Kd Js 6d 9s]
SmBoatDrinks shows [Ac Qc 5d As]
Uncalled bet of $11.50 returned to rookieplayer84
*** FLOP *** [Kh 3c 4h]
*** TURN *** [Kh 3c 4h] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 3c 4h Jc] [3s]
rookieplayer84 shows two pair, Jacks and Threes
AdamKuhl shows two pair, Kings and Jacks
AdamKuhl wins the side pot ($10.10) with two pair, Kings and Jacks
SmBoatDrinks shows two pair, Aces and Threes
SmBoatDrinks wins the main pot ($148.85) with two pair, Aces and Threes
AdamKuhl adds $29.90
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $161.95 Main pot $151.85. Side pot $10.10. | Rake $3



Letting the dog out is +EV over letting the dog shit on the rug.

One good thing about P2N is getting to see the UB.net commercials. They're not necessarily better thann FTP or PS, but new is good!

Normally I like to get my opponents pulled up in PT before I get into any big pots, but I turned 40 into 190+ before I could blink!

OK, now Joe S & Jeff ? are talking about Darvin Moon & Randy Moss........

40,088 most hands in a day! Some dude in Russia was getting busy!!!!

Dog needs in......

I bought positively 5th Street yesterday & apparently James McManus is coming out with a new book.

Dana Workman is kinda cute.

OK standing up w/my $140 @ Carlitos before I donk it off. Will buy in for the min @ another table. I always buy in for the min in PLO. It is +EV.

Joe Huff, that's his name! Anyone heard of him before?

OK, Show 1 is over & I'm gonna roll right into show 2.

Currently w/$49.30 on Rancher. Double up once when I had 3 aces in my hand!

Still waiting on a second table.....

P2N is on once a week for 1/2 hour. Seems about right.

Just won a $5.35 pot on Rancher w/JJJKK. Not much action as someone could have flopped a royal flush in spades.

Doyle is on...... they are previewing the last big event of the year @ Bellagio.

I made my 1st post on 2+2 last night & so far they seem like a bunch on immature 14 year olds.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how good of a pro is Chino Rheem?

On pace to make Iron Man this month for the first time in a few years!

Q879 double suited.....in big blind... shit.... almost saw a flop but the button popped it to $5.50. FOLD.

Dana Workman let her hair down this week & is wearing a hippie shirt.... I give her a 7.

Poker Brat coming up next.

UB.net..... What if poker was like baseball?

Finally a seat opens @ the only 1/2 table running now (I like 9-handed, not 6) Rose Garden (RG). I sit w/$40. Gonna wait for the BB while I load my opponents in PT.

Annie Duke...... 2.

Set of 8's is good on Rancher... up to $54.30.

Money management is key!

Worst year ever for Phil Helmuth. 0 Final tables.

Remember to keep any gaps @ the bottom of your cards.

What if poker was like football?

Just noticed P2N is in HiDef this week. NH

Apparently Jason Mercier is the best YOUNG player in poker right now.

Layne Flack...... drunk.... poker genius.... or both?

JKQQ.......SB........227 flop, 2 hearts....better fold.......

These guys aren't funny, but at least they don't take themselves too seriously.

P2N # 2 is over. Not bad. I'll keep the season pass on it.

Standing up w/$47.30 on Rancher & sitting w/$20 @ .50/1 Maplegrove.

Got 79 FTP's so far. Will stop after I'm over 100.

Currently @ $33 @ RG.... nothing to speak of yet.

Waiting for BB on Maplegrove w/$20.

Lost $20 on Mg as a fav I think..... Yep, 63-37.

Up to $67.10 on RG.

Got my 100 points, so unchecking Auto-post blinds.

OK, done playing, so let's get some totals........

For the Ferguson Challenge I am sitting at a new high of $2,881.09.

I made $150 tonight total on the 4 PLO tables.

This was fun... maybe I'll try it again tomorrow.

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Tuesday, December 01, 2009

November Poker Summary


• Ferguson Challenge Update – I started November with $186.49, and finished with $2494.77. Yes it was a good month! I found a tourney ($5.50 PLHA) that I had some nice successes in, placing 2nd ($95), 1st ($127.19), 1st ($148.85), and 2nd ($139.23). In addition, FTP is running a Holiday Hundred bonus promotion, with a max of $100 bonus available over a 30 day period. Thus, I’ve been playing more cash games, mostly 9-handed PLO. Halfway thru the bonus period I have cleared half the bonus for $50. I was up $130.52 for PLO cash games in November. The big bankroll jump took place when I took 2nd place on November 28th in the Daily Double A ($10 + 2) out of 1,521 players for $1771.97! Sure I got lucky in a few spots along the way, and I would have won 1st place if I hadn’t gotten 4-flushed on the river in our last hand heads up when my A5 hit a 5 on the flop vs his A3. So, what this means for the Ferguson challenge is I started the month being able to buy-in to cash games for $9, and ended the month being able to buy-in for $120! Obviously there is still a long way to go, but November 2009 should provide a big boost in my attempt to complete the Ferguson Challenge.

• I took 2nd place in the November NCPC Event #4, and am still in 1st place with 6 events remaining.

• I played in a $50 tourney @ a former co-workers house the day after Thanksgiving and ended up in a 3-way chop for $265. Gave back some of it afterward though playing $1/$2 Stud.

• On November 6th I checked out the new Hollywood Casino (former Argosy) for the 1st time. I played in a $125 NL Bounty Tournament. I knocked out a couple players for $20 each, but ended up missing on a straight flush draw and didn’t cash. The WPT Poker Room is definitely a lot bigger & nicer than the old one.

• I just completed Gus Hansen’s Every Hand Revealed and am halfway through Daniel Negreanu’s Power Hold’Em Strategy. I would recommend both, as they take different approaches toward improving your game.