$1,500 Venetian Day 2

I was starting Day 2 with 57,000 and going back to the 1k/2k level, there were 50 players left and they were paying 27. The hour long blinds meant there was no rush to double up but definitely didn’t want to just blind away holding out for the money and hope to build up my stack.

My stack slipped down to 40,000 with around 40 left, although I had 20 bigs I was one of the shortest stacks, there were some really big stacks on my table using their chips aggressively. Danish guy on my right was opening around 70 – 80% of hands. I managed to double up to 100k when I pushed all in on SB with 78 suited v Danish guys open on button. He called with AT but the two 8’s on the flop helped…

Waiting for the bubble to burst was pretty horrendous, it lasted over  2 x hour long levels and my stack slipped from 100k to 65k. The big stacks were using their stacks aggressively and I simply wasn’t getting any hands to play back with. 27th place received $4,300 and 28th would leave with nothing so understandably the short stacks were holding on…

One guy on my table was opening a lot and playing aggressively like he was one of the big stacks but only just had me covered, he opened UTG +1 for the 4th time on my BB so thought it was about time I made a move. I had just over 20bb so enough to get him off a hand… Moved all-in with pocket 3’s and he snapped me off with AK. Unbelievably my 3’s held up despite the board pairing on the flop and I doubled up to 130k. Not long after the bubble burst, I was guaranteed $4,300 and it was time to relax!

I was literally getting no hands, I 3bet shoved against aggro players with any decent cards I was getting to keep me from blinding away. Once the bubbled burst players were busting left, right and centre and before I knew it I was down to 2 tables. I was sitting on 10 – 20bb but no one wanted to give me any action. Eventually when we were down to 13, blinds had just went up, I was down to 11bb and shoved on the button with A7. Actually thought I would double up this hand but I unfortunately the Big Blind woke up with a bigger Ace. Finished 13th and won $6,390. The pay jump went up to $8,500 when down to 12 and there were shorter stacks so was a little annoying but I can’t be too upset about it. I wasn’t getting any hands, never really got a chance to run up my stack so I guess I should be happy with the cash and the new Michael Kors watch I bought with it. Bit of Vegas bling :-).


Next event $350 Deepstack…