47 people remaining. Eric has 53k in chips. Average stack is 110k, but he's been short for 9 hours and bald for longer.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Dinner Break
Caesars Down
Troy, Freeze, Tim and Randy are all out of todays 621 person field at Caesars. It was the second largest tourney in Caesars history. Randy wanted to let everyone know he got it all in with "the bone".
Money
Celeste is still alive, but short. He is well into the money with 74 left. Currently at $5381.
Event 23 Day 2 Preview
Eric starts the day off with 43,100 TC, which is good enough for 53rd out of 134 remaining. Here is how his first table today will look:
1 - Dan Hill 24,500
2 - Yue F. Huang 23,300
3 - Eric Celeste 43,100
4 - Brandon Marz 13,500
5 - Badih Bounahra 59,600
6 - David Campbell 15,200
7 - Katelyn Tupper 36,000
8 - Scott Bohlman46,300
9 - Andrew Lee 20,800
The only two people at this table with any real kind of tournament experience is Scott Bohlman and Andrew Lee. Bolham has career winnings of over $445,000, while Lee made a final table in one of last years $1,500 WSOP event. The good thing is both of these guys are on Eric's right, which will definitely help.
With the blinds being massive compared to the chip counts,(1500 - 3000 with a 200 ante), look for Campbell, Marz, Lee, Hang, and possibly Hill to be in a double up or go home mood. If Eric gets good cards right out of the gate, he could really add to his chip count, but if he only gets marginal cards, watch out. Now is definitely not the time to be bluffing. I bet we lose 20 players in the first 30 minutes.
Check back here for updates.
Go Batfaces!
1 - Dan Hill 24,500
2 - Yue F. Huang 23,300
3 - Eric Celeste 43,100
4 - Brandon Marz 13,500
5 - Badih Bounahra 59,600
6 - David Campbell 15,200
7 - Katelyn Tupper 36,000
8 - Scott Bohlman46,300
9 - Andrew Lee 20,800
The only two people at this table with any real kind of tournament experience is Scott Bohlman and Andrew Lee. Bolham has career winnings of over $445,000, while Lee made a final table in one of last years $1,500 WSOP event. The good thing is both of these guys are on Eric's right, which will definitely help.
With the blinds being massive compared to the chip counts,(1500 - 3000 with a 200 ante), look for Campbell, Marz, Lee, Hang, and possibly Hill to be in a double up or go home mood. If Eric gets good cards right out of the gate, he could really add to his chip count, but if he only gets marginal cards, watch out. Now is definitely not the time to be bluffing. I bet we lose 20 players in the first 30 minutes.
Check back here for updates.
Go Batfaces!
Event 23 Day 1
Woke up this morning to the following texts:
Tiny B - I'm out.
Eric 1:31 EST - Thru level 8. Crippled on last hand. Have 12K in chips. 200 left. Short stack time, baby. Can you say, fuck it, crack 'em? Todd out and sleepy. Went out about 215ish. Randy reports Tim is hammered and yelling at people, predicts he'll get kicked out of casino. I will not tell him what room I'm in.
Eric 2:13 EST - 29k. Just tripled up through t.j.
Eric 2:14 EST - 170 left. At 31k.
Eric 2:40 EST - Moved next to Hellmuth. First hand dealt AA. 53k
Eric 4:03 EST - 136 left. I have 43k. A little above average. Hellmuth lost 40k on last hand, dude's buddies started mocking hellmuth, al hell broke loose. Go Batfaces.
Tiny B - I'm out.
Eric 1:31 EST - Thru level 8. Crippled on last hand. Have 12K in chips. 200 left. Short stack time, baby. Can you say, fuck it, crack 'em? Todd out and sleepy. Went out about 215ish. Randy reports Tim is hammered and yelling at people, predicts he'll get kicked out of casino. I will not tell him what room I'm in.
Eric 2:13 EST - 29k. Just tripled up through t.j.
Eric 2:14 EST - 170 left. At 31k.
Eric 2:40 EST - Moved next to Hellmuth. First hand dealt AA. 53k
Eric 4:03 EST - 136 left. I have 43k. A little above average. Hellmuth lost 40k on last hand, dude's buddies started mocking hellmuth, al hell broke loose. Go Batfaces.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Update
Dan at www.pokerati.com just reported that Tiny B just busted Havad Kahn and now sits right around 20k in chips, which should put him a little over average. Details to come...
UPDATE- Khan was shortstacked and pushed from the button with K3 and Tiny called with AQ. Go Batfaces.
UPDATE- Khan was shortstacked and pushed from the button with K3 and Tiny called with AQ. Go Batfaces.
End of level 4
Tim down
Randy down
Todd 8000 - just gave away 3000 on last hand
Celeste - 7000
Freeze - 3000
re: event update
Tim down.
Randy too. All in with royal draw against aces. gotta win.
Word via SoS is Todd just doubled up to 10500. Go big todd.
Randy too. All in with royal draw against aces. gotta win.
Word via SoS is Todd just doubled up to 10500. Go big todd.
End of level 2
Me 4400
Celeste 7000
Randy. 2200
Freeze 4100
Tim 900
Troy out
I'm playing with Havad Khan and Erica Schonberg. Great table, other than everyone is better than me.
Event 23 Early Update
First text from Tiny B:
"Haven't won a hand yet. Down to 3400. Sitting next to Erica Schoenberg. I like her boobs. (NSFW) Go Rangers"
"Haven't won a hand yet. Down to 3400. Sitting next to Erica Schoenberg. I like her boobs. (NSFW) Go Rangers"
Investing in the future
Not be outdone by my Vegas BFF, Zach, I emailed Todd seeking some of his action in the tournament this afternoon. His response below was not encouraging:
Zach bought 2% of me for 50 bucks. You can have the same.
You should be warned that I had 80 drinks last night.
Nevertheless, I feel good about this and predict a money finish (unlike half empty Sommer). Go newborn twins' college fund! Go Batfaces!
P.S. Zach- I miss you. I miss us.
Zach bought 2% of me for 50 bucks. You can have the same.
You should be warned that I had 80 drinks last night.
Nevertheless, I feel good about this and predict a money finish (unlike half empty Sommer). Go newborn twins' college fund! Go Batfaces!
P.S. Zach- I miss you. I miss us.
Event 23 breakdown
[UPDATE: finishes scaled to reflect the 1300 entries]
2ish hours away now, follow all the excitement here or on pokernews.com.
Here's my quick assessment of our chances, assuming 2000 runners:
Todd: Plays rock solid thru round 2 and builds a better-than-average chip stack. Get's mildly crippled after opponent's semi-bluff hits. Pushes shortly after knowing there is good golf to watch. Finish: 961
Randy: Hangover and temptation to drink more have him thinking this is not the big event and not worth his time. He can clear his likely payout next Wednesday between 5:22 and 5:47. Finish: 802
Tim: Horribly hungover and extremely gassy, he does not play a hand for 4 hours. Makes a move with pocket 7s and gets called in 3 spots. Spikes 7 on flop and is temporary chip leader. Gets Fawcett syndrome and tries to outplay an Asian pro at some point, gets crushed and moves all in next hand with A9. Finish: 152
Troy: Mistaken for a European train conductor, his table has a very hard time figuring him out. Finish: 280
Celeste: Freerolling and hungry for anything with marinara sauce on it, he plays loose early and donk's his way to a big stack. Makes great laydowns for 5 hours and then overplays QQ near dinner time. After playing for 62 hours yesterday and bubbling, he sucks it up and tries to push thru. Small stack pushes with flush draw and hits against him. Finish: 177
Freeze: Never leaves hot blackjack table. Up $21,000 for the day.
2ish hours away now, follow all the excitement here or on pokernews.com.
Here's my quick assessment of our chances, assuming 2000 runners:
Todd: Plays rock solid thru round 2 and builds a better-than-average chip stack. Get's mildly crippled after opponent's semi-bluff hits. Pushes shortly after knowing there is good golf to watch. Finish: 961
Randy: Hangover and temptation to drink more have him thinking this is not the big event and not worth his time. He can clear his likely payout next Wednesday between 5:22 and 5:47. Finish: 802
Tim: Horribly hungover and extremely gassy, he does not play a hand for 4 hours. Makes a move with pocket 7s and gets called in 3 spots. Spikes 7 on flop and is temporary chip leader. Gets Fawcett syndrome and tries to outplay an Asian pro at some point, gets crushed and moves all in next hand with A9. Finish: 152
Troy: Mistaken for a European train conductor, his table has a very hard time figuring him out. Finish: 280
Celeste: Freerolling and hungry for anything with marinara sauce on it, he plays loose early and donk's his way to a big stack. Makes great laydowns for 5 hours and then overplays QQ near dinner time. After playing for 62 hours yesterday and bubbling, he sucks it up and tries to push thru. Small stack pushes with flush draw and hits against him. Finish: 177
Freeze: Never leaves hot blackjack table. Up $21,000 for the day.
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