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One of my poker group just monied in Vegas

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by DaDakota, Jun 21, 2008.

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  1. DaDakota

    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    So, I play in a regular poker group on Thursday nights here in Circle C....and it is a bunch of pretty darned good players......

    One of our guys...just finished 7th in a big event in Vegas tonight and took home $106,000......and IMHO, he is not even our best player....

    Man....I am happy for him, but now I want to go.......

    We play in a $100 buy in tourney twice a month, where top 3 pay...and 4th gets their money back.

    I money about 50% of the time....and so does the guy that won.....I can't wait to talk to him Thursday to hear about the experience.

    DD
     
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  2. arkoe

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    That's pretty awesome. What tournament was it?
     
    #2 arkoe, Jun 21, 2008
  3. SirCharlesFan

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    I know you are an avid poker player and apparently a pretty solid one, but never in my life have I heard the term "monied" or "money" used for placing in a poker tournament. I read tons of poker mags, websites, etc...and the only term I've ever used is "cashed" or "cash".

    I know I'm being a nit, but I've just never heard anyone use that term... ;)
     
    #3 SirCharlesFan, Jun 21, 2008
  4. Mr. Brightside

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    That's a sweet payday.

    How much does it cost to enter one of those big money tournaments?

    Also how much did the 1st-6th guys win?
     
    #4 Mr. Brightside, Jun 22, 2008
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    My friend is a big poker player as well. He is actually in Vegas in the summer and last I heard he was up 15 grand. So ridiculous.
     
    #5 superden, Jun 22, 2008
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    Is this your friend, DaDa? Tell him I said congrats! Wish I was in Vegas playing poker right now. Must be nice! ;)
     
    #6 jtran, Jun 22, 2008
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    Impressive stalking skills. :eek:
     
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  8. Kam

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    I'm going to pay your friend a visit.




    Ninja Time.
     
    #8 Kam, Jun 22, 2008
  9. DaDakota

    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    Yes, that is him....

    A lot of the guys in our group are doctors......He is a surgeon here in Austin.

    A great guy...he texted me last night saying,....no cut for me.....I told him I will get it back $100 at a time on Thursdays....

    The tourney was $1500 to buy in, and was 3 days long.......he is a good player.......I am happy for him.

    DD
     
    #9 DaDakota, Jun 22, 2008
  10. DaDakota

    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    Trendsetters.....set the trends.....we don't follow others.....Monied is the new jellafied !!

    Out of our group, we have had 4 people money in tournaments, I got 3rd, another guy 2nd (I think he is our best player) and another one 5th......

    The 5th and 2nd were in the same tourney.....but those we lower buy ins....like $100 in the daily tournaments.

    We have a very good group of players, we play a round of Omaha and a round of holdem....

    This weekend I played in a small tourney in our neighborhood....$20 buy in....and man was I sorry.....

    Not once, not twice, but three times, I got sucked out on with trips....

    The first time, I had K 8, and the flop was K K A.......there were three of us left.

    The first guy bet (he is a notorious chaser)....I raised 4 times his bet....the 3rd guy called (knew he had an ace when he just called)...

    The turn comes and it is a 5....so the first guy limps....I go 5 times his bet....3rd guy calls, and he calls.....

    The last card is a Q........the guy that chases goes all in....I call, the 3rd guy folds.......the guy had J 10...he called two raises of 4x and 5x......what a DONK.....

    So, I was hurting for chips......the very next hand I am big blind.....have 10 8....flop comes 10 10 J......only two of us left......I bet a little guy raises, I go all in......he calls....he shows 5 5, I have trips....

    The very next card is a 5...giving him a boat.....MFer....I am out....can rebuy? Should I ...hells yes......

    So, about 20 minutes later, the same guy who just beat me with his pocket 5s.....is pushing hard......I have 9 8 from BB and the flop is J 8 8......giving me trips again...he bets...I smooth call.....the next card is a 6.......he bets....I go all in........he calls.....

    He shows J K....I have trips he has 2 outs.......the flipping J comes on the river.....

    Never in my life have I lost 3 hands to suck outs where i was an overwhelming favorite.....I left grumbling......tail tucked between my legs...knowing I lost to weaker players.

    Oh well, I will get em next time.

    DD
     
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  11. King of 40 Acres

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    DaDakota,

    You should tune into ESPN 97.5 Tuesday nights for "The Main Event" it's our poker show where people call in and get advice/ just an overall cool show on poker. Matt Dean co-hosts the show with Fred Faour. Matt finished 7th at the WSOP in '04 and knows his stuff.

    Just FYI and a shameless self promotion since I help produce the show / run the board for it.
     
    #11 King of 40 Acres, Jun 22, 2008
  12. Jugdish

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    My friend won a $10,000 buy-in to the WSOP in an underground tournament a couple of weeks ago. He's going to pocket $9,000 and use the rest to buy into a smaller tournament in Vegas.

    I really gotta start learning poker.
     
    #12 Jugdish, Jun 22, 2008
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    Per my post above, $10,000 for the World Series. There are 51 other, smaller tournaments going on in Vegas at the same time.

    A few years ago, a friend went to Vegas to play in a tournament, but just ended up playing tourists in casinos--he came away with $6,000. Drunk tourists with money to burn, God love 'em.
     
    #13 Jugdish, Jun 22, 2008
  14. jtran

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    Thank you, although it was somewhat depressing to see how fast and easy it was for me to look that up, lol.

    I strongly recommend anyone who enjoys the game of poker to try to go to Vegas for the WSOP at least once in their lifetime. I wasn't able to go this year (bankroll management ftw!) but I went last year and it was one of the most awesome experiences of my life so far. Just being in the Amazon room with hundreds (maybe a thousand? not sure, but there was a lot!) of other poker players, you could definately feel the electricity in the air.
     
    #14 jtran, Jun 22, 2008
  15. Faos

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    I won $250 on the Wheel Of Fortune slots once.
     
    #15 Faos, Jun 22, 2008
  16. DaDakota

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    I just watched Joe Hachem go all in with AK against pocket Aces....and the flop was 10 J Q for a MASSIVE suck out.

    The luck part of poker is what makes it great and frustrating.......

    If you are a decent player you get sucked out on WAY more than sucking out yourself....

    And that hurts.

    I hate suck outs...just now on poker stars, played a fish...trapped him with pocket 10s...he goes all in...I call, he has K 9........and a flipping K comes on flop...I mean he has 3 fricken outs....ugh.

    DD
     
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