WSOP satellites are running on Stars!

Someone once said that the key to building a bankroll is satellites, well i disagree! I hate them! I wish I had all the money back from every satellite i ever played, I'd prolly be able to buy in direct to at least one of the smaller wsop events :p

That said, I will of course be joining 1000's of others trying to win that elusive seat.

Tonight i made my first foray, a $16 double shootout with entry to the Sunday $650 sat. to the winner. If I win I plan to unregister and play 4 $150 dbl shootout sats instead. But we'll see how it goes.

So the first table starts, 8 ppl seated. I'm pretty quiet to start off with, unlike sit n go's the blinds here go up every 15 mins, so there's a lot of play to go. 2 people go out fairly quickly, I don't think I'd played a hand yet lol.

So we're 6 handed and i've made a few raises to steal blinds with any 2 paint when this hand comes up

What was he thinking?

So i sit back and wait for hands again, the odd steal here and there but i don't really move, blinds are tiny compared to my stack so I'm happy.

Just to prove AA isn't always great, this happened...

ok, so i should maybe have reraised him, but come onnnnnn!

ugh I just realised there's something up with pokerhand so the flop turn river aren't showing blahhhh! Basically, he flopped a straight flush and i didn't bet until i rivered a boat!

So I got very active, stealing blinds now 75/150 left and right, i built my way back up. There was one more key hand where i flopped the flush draw, and bet out, he raised and I moved all in, he shows JJ for top pair and i had to go runner runner to catch my straight :-D

Anyways we got to heads up. I managed to build my 60/40 lead up to 75/25 just through sheer aggressive button plays when i pulled 66 in the hole, i limped in and he raised, I thought for a bit and figured he would call if i pushed, so i did and he did :p and showed A7 off

A 6 on the door gave me an easy ride and he didn't improve so a fairly easy win for me.

So I'm through to the final table of 10, looking at $61 for 9th, $72 for 2nd to 8th and the $65 seat for teh win. If i take it down you'll hear about it, if i don't i'll probably not mention it, if i go out 10th i'll quit poker :p

EDIT: Just finished a MARATHON heads up at the final table, heads up alone lasted for about 45 minutes, I started 11500 to 3500 down chip lead changed several times and at one point I had him 12500 to 2500 down before he came back level again.

It all came down to one crucial hand which we both played terribly, fortunately i was luckier of the 2 and won it, crippling him and taking it the next hand :-D Taking the seat into the $650 on Sunday :-D :-D :-D

As I said before I think i'll unregister and play the $150 double shootout sats instead.

I just realised the hands didn't show up, the first hand I doubled up with AA v AJ, he made a crap bluff.



2nd hand, guy min raised from button, sb folded and i flat caled with AA he flopped a straight flush and there was no action until i rivered Aces full of Jacks... I doubled him up :rolleyes:

Nice job Webby! Get that seat!!