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Blog from someone who knocked out Sklansky
I just cut and paste the first part of his blog since I havent talked to him and ask for permission for the other half.
================================================== ========== hey guys - here's my last blog from the wsop - any thoughts welcome Wednesday morning, July 13th, 2005. Still reeling from my WSOP experience. It's taken me three days to finally get the energy to write my last WSOP 2005 blog. Talk about disappointing. I was knocked out late Sunday night, with just two hours left in the day to go, and less than 140 spots to go to the money. I could've folded the following hand and just limped into the money, since there were people busting out left and right at this point, it was definitely an option. The problem was, am I there to limp in and make $12.5k, or am I there to win? Early on Day Two, things were going well. The tournament began again on Sunday at 12:30 pm for the official start of Day Two. I started the day at $42k in chips, which was good for the top 25% of the remaining 1800 field. One aggressive player was raising in position a lot in the first couple hours. When I picked up a pair of sevens in the small blind, I moved all in to move him off the hand and pick up the blinds. He called with AQ, and luckily did not pair up the board. I had him out-chipped quite a bit, so if I had lost, my stack may have gone down to $32k or so. I was willing to take the risk and luckily, my hand held up. The noted player at the first table was David Sklansky, the author of two hold 'em books that are regarded as required reading for anyone who wants to play the game. I could see the blinds were starting to eat away at the table, and I was looking for the right opportunities to pick on the smaller stacks. Sklansky was getting short-stacked, and I knew it was just a matter of time. With the blinds at $250-500 and $50 antes, he moved all-in in second position. Everyone folded back to me and I found pocket kings. Beautiful. I call, and David turns over Ace-Ten. More beautiful. I'm over a 70% favorite in this hand since there are only three aces in the deck left for him to flop, but I start to get out the $7k in chips he has anyway because I'm used to being on the losing end of hands like this. This time, the kings hold up, and I bust David Sklansky. Ironically, I would never have made it to the WSOP if it hadn't been for reading his books which helped me to win the cash games which eventually led to tournament experience. My chip count went up to $75k and I was cruising. |
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