WSOP Main Event

[0 GT 2]

Starts today. My buddy is playing in it. I'll keep yall posted, hopefully with good news.

[idrivea4banger]

ive been keeping track since event 1. who's your buddy?? its going to be another amateur to win it this year.

[Geor!]

Didn't get the news flash that poker became a sport.

[PPStangman]

Didn't get the news flash that poker became a sport.

well they do show it on entertainment SPORTS programming network(ESPN)

[Geor!]

well they do show it on entertainment SPORTS programming network(ESPN)

It's still just a GAME. Poker is not a sport. Please tell me that you no-brained numbnuts get this.

[0 GT 2]

It's still just a GAME. Poker is not a sport. Please tell me that you no-brained numbnuts get this.

Tesla sucks.


That just happened.

[idrivea4banger]

WSOP: Riot at the Rio - Players Shut Out of Main Event Day 1d

* Paul Oresteen | July 6, 2009 at 6:28 pm

Mike Sexton addressing the crowd of shut out players.
Mike Sexton addressing the crowd of shut out players.

Approximately 500 players arrived at the the Rio today with $10,000 in their pocket and the dream of winning untold millions and fame as 2009’s World Champion. But their dreams were shattered at the cashier’s cage when they were told the World Series of Poker Main Event had sold out.

Day 1d of the Main Event had reached capacity with every available table being used in the Amazon, Brasilia and Miranda rooms. There were even 13 tables set up all the way back towards the casino in the area by Buzio’s Seafood restaurant.

At the beginning of Level 1 a semi-angry mob assembled outside of the 7 Star & Diamond registration office. A line of nearly 100 people snaked around a hallway at the general registration office. Notable pros, amateurs and every type of player in between started to gather. It seemed that Mickey Appleman, Minh Ly and Capt. Tom Franklin would be shut out of the biggest tournament of the year.

Tension in the hallway grew as one player said, “I have $10,000 that I won in satellite chips that are now completely useless. Is the WSOP going to give me a refund?”

Josh Sorenson, an amateur, said, “I don’t understand why there is no communication between the players and the WSOP staff. We’re not being told anything, besides the tournament is closed.” He continued, “Sometimes we need a gray area in life. Nothing is ever simply black and white.”

As players gathered and griped, somehow Mike Sexton found his way into the middle of the group. Several members of the shutout group asked Sexton if he would talk to WSOP Comissioner Jeffrey Pollack or WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel. Having already played on Day 1a, Sexton was a reluctant spokesperson, but he held true to his “Ambassador of Poker” title and agreed to speak for the crowd.

At issue was players believed that 3,000 entrants had been advertised for Day 1d to play. Sexton invited Franklin to accompany him to meet with Effel. The three found a quiet spot near the feature table to discuss the matter. With a large crowd of disgruntled players building by the rail, the three moved into a back hallway for privacy.

After about 30 minutes Sexton and Franklin emerged and told the growing group that Pollack had agreed to meet with them. All concerned players that were shutout were to go to the Pavillion in the Rio and Pollack had a prepared statement.

About 100, mostly angry, players gathered to see if their Main Event dreams would come true. Pollack and the senior staff of the WSOP all gathered for the explanation.

Pollack opened his statement, “We are sorry, I am sorry. The last thing we wanted to do is deny entry to any player for the Main Event. But we are unable to accommodate anymore people.” He continued, “We pledge this won’t happen again and will be the first topic we discuss for next year. This is the biggest challenge we have faced in four years.”

The crowd was clearly displeased with Pollack’s statements. One requested if they could start at midnight and play all night to join Day 2a. Another asked why they couldn’t be accomdated and play ten-handed at some tables or allow alternates.

Pollack said, “We have not had alternates for the 56 previous events and the first three days of the Main Event and we’re not going to start now. We’ve had sellouts already this series.”

The hostile crowd grew louder as each player wanted Pollack to hear their complaints. Melissa Hayden grew impatient with crowd and urged them to quiet down and speak civilly to Pollack.

Pollack dismissed the rumor that two very high profile players were allowed entry after registration had been closed. He furthered his point by saying,”The decision has been made. Operationally, we cannot accommodate anymore players.”

Pollack answered questions for several minutes and the crowd seemed unwilling to accept anything he had to say. Pollack stepped away from the podium and exited the room. One very angry Australian player shouted “Shameful!” as Pollack left.

The players that were just officially told they would not be able to play lingered and remained very upset. None of them appeared to be happy with the explanation. The previously mentioned Aussie even suggested that they could sue the WSOP.



Man thats total B.S. on their part. They should at least let the players who won a satellite play. I wonder if they'll be able to refund those satellites. You would think they could accommidate 3k people. oh and Phil Ivey is acting like a real dick at his table.

[musclestang89]

i should have stop by the Rio then. I'm in Las vegas now, killing alittle time before a small tourny i'm playing in starts

[idrivea4banger]

i should have stop by the Rio then. I'm in Las vegas now, killing alittle time before a small tourny i'm playing in starts


you can still go watch. theyre on a dinner break right now.

[musclestang89]

you can still go watch. theyre on a dinner break right now.



i would but leaving tomorrow morning. my game starts in 30mins. I might depending how long i last in this one lol

[idrivea4banger]

i would but leaving tomorrow morning. my game starts in 30mins. I might depending how long i last in this one lol

lol. they should be playing well into the night. id say you still have a shot if you donk out.

[musclestang89]

lol. they should be playing well into the night. id say you still have a shot if you donk out.

lol well i think i did alright, 76 people, and got 19, not to bad. started off with 10k in chips, blinds were 2k, 4k, i was big blind sitten with about 20k, and got dealt Pocket Kings :eek5:, before It even got back to me the bet was like 15K, so i said fuck it and went all in. Then some other guy calls.

3 of us

one had A,10 NOT SUITED
the other pocket 5's and me pockets K's, i was looking ok. But a 5 comes on the flop so I got screwed. After the river the guy with the A,10 hits a flush, the guy with pocket 5's was pissed. To me it was funny watching him get mad. I said nice hand and went on about my business. Oh well my vegas trip is over, time to get back to reality.

[BlueThunder99TA]

pretty shitty move on the WSOP's part, they advertised they could handle up to 3000 a day, looks like the tourney only has about 6500 in it all together compared to like 8000 a few years ago.

[idrivea4banger]

pretty shitty move on the WSOP's part, they advertised they could handle up to 3000 a day, looks like the tourney only has about 6500 in it all together compared to like 8000 a few years ago.

yeah very shitty. they shouldve let those few who got denied to play overnight. Then whoever was left then throw them into the day two sessions. everything wouldve been solved. missing out on money, theyre idiots for that.

[0 GT 2]

yeah, my buddy got broke off.

apparently it went like this:

him:aq
them:44

flop:2qq
turn:4
river:7

he's a good player and said he thought something was fishy.

oh well, he said it's something he'll do every year until he dies.

[01WhiteCobra]

yeah, my buddy got broke off.

apparently it went like this:

him:aq
them:44

flop:2qq
turn:4
river:7

he's a good player and said he thought something was fishy.

oh well, he said it's something he'll do every year until he dies.

What was fishy? He sucked out on the 44 and then the 44 sucked out on him?

What was his bet pre-flop? What was the bet on the flop? What were the blinds? What was the relative stack size?

Not enough information.

[DON SVO]

What was fishy? He sucked out on the 44 and then the 44 sucked out on him?

What was his bet pre-flop? What was the bet on the flop? What were the blinds? What was the relative stack size?

Not enough information.

Get the fuck out of here with that pot-odds bullshit, everybody knows Ace-anything is the favorite to win! :rolleyes: ;)

[idrivea4banger]

Get the fuck out of here with that pot-odds bullshit, everybody knows Ace-anything is the favorite to win! :rolleyes: ;)

fuck a bunch of Aces. Its all about the 7-2 offsuit. :crackhead:

[01WhiteCobra]

Get the fuck out of here with that pot-odds bullshit, everybody knows Ace-anything is the favorite to win! :rolleyes: ;)

But they were sooted! haha. :D

Wasn't it at last year's ME where quad-As were cracked by a royal flush?

44 vs. AQo
44 - 55.68% equity
AQo - 46.32% equity

44 vs. AQs
44 - 51.09% equity
AQs - 47.90% equity

The ME is SFRigged!

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[0 GT 2]

What was fishy? He sucked out on the 44 and then the 44 sucked out on him?

What was his bet pre-flop? What was the bet on the flop? What were the blinds? What was the relative stack size?

Not enough information.

it's not sucking out when no one is a dog going in. it's fishy when you flop trips and a relatively harmless card come out and action ensues. and i think this was at the end of 2b so im not sure what the blinds were.

[idrivea4banger]

it's not sucking out when no one is a dog going in. it's fishy when you flop trips and a relatively harmless card come out and action ensues. and i think this was at the end of 2b so im not sure what the blinds were.

well your buddy played his hand stupidly. if he slowplayed his set on the flop he deserved what he got. that early in the tournie u dont want to get into big pots and give players free cards.

[That_Is_My_El_Camino]

Get the fuck out of here with that pot-odds bullshit, everybody knows Ace-anything is the favorite to win! :rolleyes: ;)J7 > *well your buddy played his hand stupidly. if he slowplayed his set on the flop he deserved what he got. that early in the tournie u dont want to get into big pots and give players free cards.He flopped trips, not a set.But they were sooted! haha. :D

Wasn't it at last year's ME where quad-As were cracked by a royal flush?

44 vs. AQo
44 - 55.68% equity
AQo - 46.32% equity

44 vs. AQs
44 - 51.09% equity
AQs - 47.90% equity

The ME is SFRigged!

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[Doug Hatton]

It all depends on how the action went. For example, let's say there was a raise preflop by either player and a call. What was the action on the flop? I'm assuming they didn't get it all in preflop when it was a race. Did they get it all in on the flop when he was a 9 to 1 favorite, or did he slow play it and try to set a trap? If he got his money in on the flop and got drawn out on, that just sucks. If he slow played it and the guy spiked a 4 on the turn, that's just bad luck and he's gonna lose his stack regardless. Folding trip queens with an A kicker is pretty hard.

[That_Is_My_El_Camino]

It all depends on how the action went. For example, let's say there was a raise preflop by either player and a call. What was the action on the flop? I'm assuming they didn't get it all in preflop when it was a race. Did they get it all in on the flop when he was a 9 to 1 favorite, or did he slow play it and try to set a trap? If he got his money in on the flop and got drawn out on, that just sucks. If he slow played it and the guy spiked a 4 on the turn, that's just bad luck and he's gonna lose his stack regardless. Folding trip queens with an A kicker is pretty hard.I open-folded K2 in the big blind in a family pot with a KKK flop because I was worried about being outkicked and out of position.

[Doug Hatton]

LMAO...good job!

[BOOSTED32V]

Reminds me of the time we were playing at Tim's house, I get dealt JJ, I raise 3 times the pot, everyone folds except Tim, he calls? I put him on paint, flop comes J-3-K ( I put him on A-K ), he checks, I raise all-in, he calls, we turn over our cards and he see's my set of J's and shows me a set of K's. :mad:

[Bluecoupe]

That sucks... I hate sets they piss me off I played in event 4 started with 3k in chips made it through the end of the night was up to 21k in chips. Right before we broke to go into the next day I get JJ. I raise 5k get one caller flop J82 I check he makes it 10k I push all in he instant calls turn 8 river A he was holding AA haha oh well. I brush that tourney past me get into event 7 4500 starting chips. 3rd hand into the tourney Im on the button with 77 everyone folds around blinds 25/50 I throw a 500 chip out to collect the blinds but sb and bb both call. Feeling a little confused Im thinking to myself if anything other than another 7 come out im folding. Flop AT7 sb checks bb bets 1k I push all in sb calls and bb calls WTF...sb has A7suited and bb has TT. Oh well tourneys were fun but made some money playing in the cash games wsop def brings in donkeys from all over the world. Now just getting ready for "The River" in Oklahoma

[ClockwrkOrangeS4]

Reminds me of the time we were playing at Tim's house, I get dealt JJ, I raise 3 times the pot, everyone folds except Tim, he calls? I put him on paint, flop comes J-3-K ( I put him on A-K ), he checks, I raise all-in, he calls, we turn over our cards and he see's my set of J's and shows me a set of K's. :mad:

Sorry about the trap.

[idrivea4banger]

WSOP Events are going to be shown this weekend on ESPN. Starting with the first ever 40k annual no limit hold em event.