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PokerStars WPT Atlantis (Bahamas) Online QualifierRecently I was lucky enough to win a $12,000 seat in the PokerStars WPT Atlantis (Bahamas) tournament, which takes place this coming January. The satellite that I won was a $175 81-player Double Shootout. The Double Shootout is essentially a 2-round single-table Sit-n-Go, where you must finish 1st at your opening table to advance to the final table, and then you must finish 1st at the final table to win the WPT seat.Generally since this event is winner-take-all, it plays a little different from normal sit-n-gos where you might play overly tight or aggressive around the bubble when 4 players remain. In this tournament, I tried to just play my best poker at all times and not even think about the Bahamas until it was down to the final few players. Here are a few key hands I had along the way, as well as my thoughts...more
PartyPoker Million Cruise 2005I boarded the MS Oosterdam with confidence that if I caught the right cards, I could walk off the boat with $1.5 million. I had gotten all the bad play out of my system the week before and was ready to play a solid game. I planned on not playing a solid game. I wasn’t going to try to pull off any crazy, sophisticated bluffs. At least not early in the tournament...more
PartyPoker Million IV QualifierAs is the case with any big tournament score, a lot of things had to go my way for me to qualify for the Party Poker cruise, including me getting out of work early Tuesday. I usually don’t get out of work until after 11 p.m. on Tuesdays, but this week I had all my writing done so I decided to try to qualify for that night’s super satellite. Party runs those satellites on Tuesdays and Fridays for $216. They usually get about 200 entrants. Mine had a few more than that...more
World Series of Poker 2005I flew into Vegas a couple days early, since my work schedule allowed it. I played poker a couple of sessions of poker to get warmed up, but spent a lot of time exploring Vegas and taking in the festival-like atmosphere at the Rio. It was amazing. Guys on microphones telling me to “step right up”, trendy music playing, car giveaways, scores of girls in bikinis....There’s still a poker tournament here, right?...more
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