WSOP 2008, Part 2 (6/29)
Donna and I got up. I promised myself that I would get exercise every day while we were out here. Otherwise, I would sit at the poker table all day. We walked from the Rio, to the Wynn and back. On the way, we stopped at Denny’s and ate breakfast. We walked for about an hour, plus the breakfast stop.
After returning, I went down to the satellite area and decided to play in a $175 single table satellite. That went well, and once we got down to three people, one of the guys offered to do an even chop. First prize was $1500 in tournament chips (Lammers) and $120 cash. He proposed that everybody get a $500 chip and $40 cash. Since I was the short stack at this point, I voted “yes”. Valarie, the other lady involved, agreed too. So, the first tournament was a success.
Next, I wanted to play in a $275 or $325 tournament. I asked the lady coordinating them if she was going to get one of those going. She was currently trying to promote a $525 tournament. She also said that she was not going to get a $325 one until she had the $525 sold out. I caved in and signed up for the $525. The moment I paid, she started to take sign ups for a $275 Single Table Tournament. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. I should have been more patient. The $525 tournament did not go as well. I placed 5th and got nothing.
After that, I decided to play cash games. 2/5 NL is what I decided on. I will not get into details, but lets just say I was not getting the right cards. I finished down about $500. By then, it was 5:30 and I was getting hungry.
I went back to the room, and Donna and I went to the strip to get some dinner. We would up at The Burger Palace, which was located in the The Imperial Palace. After dinner, we played some Three Card Poker.
I was starting to get tired. Although I wanted to play some more cash games, I decided against it to get a good night of sleep. The $1500 NL tournament is tomorrow and I need to be well rested. I had heard through the grapevine that they are capping the entries to this event at 3000. I decided to register early, so down I went. I got my seating assignment - Amazon Room, Red Area, Table 29, Seat 1. Ugh - I Hate seat 1. I also watched some of the $50,000 HORSE final table. Among the pros at the final table were Lyle Berman, Eric Lindgren, and Scotty Nguyen.
Notable sightings today included Daniel Negreanu and David Benyamine.
On tap for Monday 6/30 at Noon (Vegas time) is the $1500 NL tournament!