WSOP
2004
T1 - Low Carb Carrots
Using
my satellite win from yesterday, today
it was time to parlay that $225 into a
pretty decent $400,000 pay day. The dream
stayed alive for almost 30 minutes. I
didn't play very well, particularly on
the very first hand where I chased a draw
that cost me T500 of my T2000 chips, then
I had AJ and AQ that both cost me some
chips, and soon I was down to T1000. Then,
with blinds still at 25-25 someone raised
UTG to 75. There were 4 callers so I called
in the small blind with 86. The flop was
864, I checked, the big blind (BB) moved
in for his last 600. He had done the same
thing twice already, both times with really
weak hands, he was playing like this $2K
event was a $2-$4 cash game. Everyone
folded, I called, and his A4 crushed me
when an A came on the river. Soon I was
down to T350, with 88 on the button I
moved in on the one limper, but just my
luck the same guy that took all of my
chips earlier had picked up a premium
hand again in the BB, K9o, so naturally
he had to defend his T25 investment, called
my all-in bet, flop was Kxx, ighn.
When
you sign up for your registration card
(which you need to play in any events)
you have to sign a waiver for HHLV (Harrah's).
Basically it's stuff about being able
to film you without you getting paid,
but the big one is that they have the
right to refuse your wearing any logo
wear. Consensus seems to be that until
the final table they won't bother you
unless you are blatantly advertising,
but we'll find out soon how they feel
about online poker site gear being displayed
at the final table. Talking of which,
this is "the year of the logo", when you
walk in the room you are bombarded by
a sea of logos on hats, tee shirts, jackets,
mugs, pens, everything. If HHLV decides
to get tough with the rule we might be
seeing the first annual Naked WSOP. Even
I might end up wearing something finaltablepoker
soon, I'm holding out for the finaltablepoker
leather jacket, of which they have none.
Now
about those carrots. A couple of days
ago I ate at the Main Street Station buffet,
it's considered the best one downtown,
and competes well against most of the
strip ones too, not the quality of Bellagio,
but right up there with the likes of The
Orleans. They now have "Atkins Friendly"
signs over several dishes, the good doctor
would turn in his grave if he saw what
Main Street considers low carb. Sure,
they got it right with the easy stuff
like the steaks and caesar salad, but
the rest of the signs seemed to be randomly
placed, for example one was over a starchy
beef stew, another over the carrot salad,
another over a carrot puree, carrots are
one of the highest carb veggies out there.
After reading on rgp about the couple
turned away from a buffet for eating too
much roast beef I suspect this clever
ploy by Main Street Station is meant to
blow the diets of low carb dieters so
they'll give up in disgust and start eating
the potatoes again, that spells big profits
for the casino.
I'm
not playing today, Stud has way too many
cards, but I will play some satellites,
and will most likely play the $1,500 Limit
Holem on Sunday. The beauty of limit holdem
is that it's very difficult to lose all
your chips in 30 minutes.
Paul Westley
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