2009 WSOP thread

[crack]

I'm playing my first WSOP event today. $1500 NL event 24. Wish me luck!

[Jonniedough]

do we look for "crack" at the final table listing or is there a real name your using to register with?

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

do we look for "crack" at the final table listing or is there a real name your using to register with?

Craig O'Neill is his real name.

Good luck, Craig!

[Gunslinger]

Take it down, Craig!!

[golddog]

Crap, wsop.com isn't even providing updates for that event.

Nonetheless, go get 'em, bring us back a bracelet and good stories.

Geno, do you think there are enough people actually playing in events (or just attending I guess) that a separate '2009 WSOP experiences'-type sticky thread is warranted?

[HalfSugar]

Other than crack and Scan, I don't know of anyone else who is playing this year? I will only play if I score big in the first couple days or satellite in.

[Jonniedough]

chip counts are for top 24...thats all Im getting.

He needs twitter or does he/anyone playing have it.

Like this http://www.bluffmagazine.com/poker-twitter.asp cool concept!!

[HalfSugar]

I despise twitter. I will never tweet!

[HalfSugar]

We really need to mention Ville Wahlbeck who is putting in easily one of the best WSOP performances ever. His event listing currently reads:

Event 06 - $10,000 7CS - 3rd - $152,915 - 560 POTY
Event 12 - $10,000 Mixed - 1st - $492,375 - 1140 POTY
Event 18 - $10,000 Omaha 8OB - 13th - $31,632 - 54 POTY
Event 23 - $10,000 2-7 Draw - 2nd - $172,864 - 500 POTY

That is utterly sick.

[crack]

Btw I didn't win. I didn't make it past day 1.

Big hand came up early where I opened with A4o got called by the button flop comes AKx I bet he calls. Turn 4 I bet again he calls. River comes Qd and it's running diamonds. When it hits the dude says "terrible".

Before I was reaching for chips to value bet the shit out of my two pair, but then I decide to check. He checks AK behind me and I'm like WTF LOL. Then I lost a flip a few hours later to busto.

[crack]

HAHAHAH live pokeraments.

I wasn't going to play today but turns out I did. I got late reg like 2 hours in. Ran up my stack to 17k. Made a spewy move like the online fish I am with AQ. I still kind of like my play but live I am prolly spewing like a dick but I dunno. i can't be bothered going into it because I just played 10hrs and I am depressed that I didn't cash. I had a setup SB v BB Which if I was some nit could prolly have got away from but I ended up doubling some dude up.

Then bustoed after dinner with 99 v AJ

Don't know when next event is.

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

Ivey on verge of another bracelet.

EDIT: Ship #7 to Ivey. What a beast.

[HalfSugar]

HAHAHAH live pokeraments.

I wasn't going to play today but turns out I did. .... Ran up my stack to 17k.

I skim read the first bit of your post and saw only the bits above. Shame the story is not you making $17K in a cash game after all.

[HalfSugar]

Michael Greco took 3rd in the latest $1,500 NLHE event. For those who don't know him, he was a UK TV star in the most popular soap over here (Eastenders). After he left, he took up poker and is turning out to be a shit hot player. He really should have started sooner!

Awesome about Ivey

[crack]

I don't care how good he is at poker he will always be known as Beppe.