Big Chief Poker News

I didn’t have the heart to tell you earlier, but I got knocked out today shortly after my other bad experience.

Do I feel bad?

No.

The reason is because I did the very best anyone could do given the situation. No one would have played differently. Here is what happened in the closing hand.

I was on big blind and was holding Queen, Jack and was able to see a free flop.

The flop came Queen, Jack, Jack – again ALL my dreams had come true. Being 1st to act I decided to check to encourage a few people to enter the pot.

One chap raised, two players folded, leaving me playing ‘Heads Up!’ with the perfect hole cards.

Turn came 4.

The same guy raised me to all-in.

I gladly called and he showed Ace, Jack as his hole cards. To say he was gutted when he saw my full house was an understatement. I felt I was on my way to the final table when, in fact, I was playing my final hand.

The Grim Reaper was waiting behind me to slice my head off.

You guessed it – the river card was an ACE giving the guy a higher full house than mine.

Thank you for your comments and don’t go away because there is more exciting news to follow over the coming days.

Got to say thanks to these guys for giving me a ‘Poker Pen‘ if would endorse their product on my site.

Well there was no need as I happily paid for it as this pen is absolutely the best pen I have ever had.

So this note is for free as a gift from me Poker Pens!

I felt so badly for all the exhibition stands this year. If the WSOP never take any notice of anything I say other than this, it will be enough. ‘GO BACK TO THE OLD EXHIBITION HALL!’ It attracts more spectators and gives the exhibitors more value for money.

The layout of everything this year was a shambles as the WSOP store was located at the front. In order to get the general public through the door you must put your most popular items at the back, just like grocery stores do. Therefore, please change it back for next year. Not for me but all the public and the exhibitors. I am sure you will sell more stands and therefore make more money!

Okay. Great made day 2 with above chip average of $40,000!

Great news.

The strategy today was to wait for the ‘Nuts’ and go all in. I hear you say, ‘Tight play – but expected, if you want to get through to day 3′.

I had been joking to the other players before play began that there are three ways to play pocket jack and all of them are wrong!

Low and behold, three hands in, I was in the big blind and had pocket jacks. As someone had made a small raise from under the gun, I decided to call. Dream flop of Jack, 7, 2 , all of which was unsuited. I was sitting pretty with top trips so I decided to trap a little. (Comment if you think I have done wrong).

Next came a 10 which also unsuited any of the cards on the board. I checked and the guy raised. I raised all-in to stop any kind of bad beat and he called. I was loving every second! We both turned our cards over and I was relieved to see he had King, Queen.

BANG – the river was an Ace! giving him the straight!

Don’t worry, I had him covered but it did make a huge dent in my stack. I had doubled him up!