Moxie Mike
Full House
I'm not planning on playing in this event but I'll be in Vegas on May 29th for probably a week or longer. PM me if you guys are meeting up and have room for one more.
Who's going to play in the Big 50 at the WSOP? (1 Viewer)
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ekricket
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Aren't you leaving Vegas on 4th as well? Day 3 is the day after I'm supposed to drive to LA to pick the wife up.
I'm trying to work out if it's worth playing and if I get to the end of day 2 I can just go gung ho and either bust out at the end of build a huge stack playing like a maniac.
If the stack is big enough I can see if the wife won't mind skipping SF in an attempt to win some decent cash.
It sounds like a kinda stupid idea but it's been a lifelong dream to play a wsop event and I'm probably not going to get that chance again.
I have a flight booked out the evening of the 4th, but if I make day 3 I don’t mind rescheduling a $150 flight, and I’m sure I can get a cheap hotel room on a Tues night. I work in sales, so I don’t have to show up at the office Wed morning haha. Top 5% of the field is both unlikely enough to happen, but also an experience not to be missed that I don’t mind preliminarily planning on a weird situation depending on results haha.
Most likely will be the plastics
They are actually not that bad, my fav are the 1ks
I hate bud Jones. It's more that I associate the Wsop with the epic paulsons. Even before I started chipping I loved the wsop chips
ekricket
Royal Flush
I’m the same, flight on the 4th but no qualms about rescheduling if I’m in the money.
Is it silly if I play with just one bullet?
There's no way I'm rebuying. The most I've ever bought in for was 500aud at a cash game. So this is a huge buyin for me.
I have always wanted to play a wsop event and the point in this trip is for the wsop, so I'm now 99% sure I should just do it. I'm sure I'll regret it if I don't.
Should I be registering already? And before I do, does anyone have any good reasons why I shouldnt do it with one measly bullet.
There's no way I'm rebuying. The most I've ever bought in for was 500aud at a cash game. So this is a huge buyin for me.
I have always wanted to play a wsop event and the point in this trip is for the wsop, so I'm now 99% sure I should just do it. I'm sure I'll regret it if I don't.
Should I be registering already? And before I do, does anyone have any good reasons why I shouldnt do it with one measly bullet.
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Register now on Bravo Poker. Lines could be hours long to register on site.
ekricket
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He might have an issue if he doesn’t have a players card yet. Don’t know that for sure, but might check
I don't even know what a players card is
Edit. I have signed up for totalrewards if that's what it is
ekricket
Royal Flush
It’s a rewards card. You accumulate points for doing something and never use them. It’s how they keep track of you in their system.I don't even know what a players card is
The caesars totalrewards one?
I've signed up to that and booked my hotel using it, but don't have the physical card.
ekricket
Royal Flush
Ah but if you have the number your golden!
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Click here for full registration info. I think you can get a players card number at the same time.I don't even know what a players card is
Edit. I have signed up for totalrewards if that's what it is
Ok thanks, yeah I'm all set up online with the number. I guess I'll register early then online.
I can't pussy out when I get there that way
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You are good to go. Just use the link to register.
Before I sign up for this, does anything have any opinions on whether event #9 deepstack will be a better or worse option.
@BGinGA you are the tournament structure guy and @ChaosRock i always hear you are a crusher and play these things. Any thoughts?
I'm a total tourney noob, so I'm probably going to lose, but I figure the deeper and slow the structure, the better it will be for a cash player like myself. So I guess the big 50 is better?
@BGinGA you are the tournament structure guy and @ChaosRock i always hear you are a crusher and play these things. Any thoughts?
I'm a total tourney noob, so I'm probably going to lose, but I figure the deeper and slow the structure, the better it will be for a cash player like myself. So I guess the big 50 is better?
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bradiggy
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I’d say the Big 50 is your best bet for the ultimate WSOP experience. Nothing like walking into the main convention hall room and seeing an ocean of poker tables all competing in your tournament. If you are worried about only one bullet, the only other options are the daily deepstacks between $150-300 or something like that.
Hi @Perthmike
Most years we have a tournament where one of our group wins a seat in the WSOP. The first year of the Colossus the winner choice to play in that. She is not a tournament player, but she had a decent cash and a great experience. That tournament had a similar size. You have to have a Total Rewards card to play and to collect. You can and should pick it up at the hotel when you check in. PS I'm assuming you asked for the WSOP player's rate?
Most years we have a tournament where one of our group wins a seat in the WSOP. The first year of the Colossus the winner choice to play in that. She is not a tournament player, but she had a decent cash and a great experience. That tournament had a similar size. You have to have a Total Rewards card to play and to collect. You can and should pick it up at the hotel when you check in. PS I'm assuming you asked for the WSOP player's rate?
No, not silly at all. It might be sub-optimal but some people say MTTs are -EV anyway due to variance. It will be a heck of an experience for you. Seeing that many people playing in the same area is wild. The sound of thousands of players shuffling chips is also really neat. Just chock up the $500 to a life experience and if you manage to cash, all the better. I’m sure you have spent more $ on chips that provided less thrill than the big $50 will offer.
I hope you have an awesome trip and look forward to following your posts.
The NLHE Deep Stack Event #9 has T30K starting stacks (300BB) with 30-minute levels and a relaxed blind progression (a starting stack is still 50BB after 3-3.5 hours of play), so, so it's a pretty decent structure for a $600 investment. Almost identical in play style to what I use for our league (only with a smaller entry fee, shorter level times, and individually-posted antes).
The Big 50 offers several advantages, most of which will maximize your actual play time and (theoretically) enjoyment. A $500 investment gets you a T50K starting stack (only 250BB), but the blind levels are 50-minutes long, so a starting stack is still worth 50BB for 4:10 to 5 hours of play. And the entry is rake-free, which does provide incentive for some players. However, the anticipated huge field also means a virtual sea of tables, increased chaos at every turn, a wider range of opponent skill/non-skill/luck, and a multiple-day commitment if you do well along with an extremely small chance of winning, But chances are you'll get to play longer for your entertainment dollar. If you can commit the time needed, go with the Big 50.
Or vote NO with your wallet on organized table ante tournaments altogether, and play in the daily tournaments -- better structures with less time commitment required, and where your cash rate is likely to be a lot higher.
Thanks for the breakdown @BGinGA
Isn't it only a bb ante? As a non-tourney player I don't understand why that's an issue. Not questioning your logic, Im just such a tourney noob I genuinely don't have a clue why that's so much worse.
My chief goal here is to play the wsop, other than that I'll mostly be playing cash, so I can forgive them for the ante thing, once I understand it
I'm pretty much counting this as lost money, but I just think it would be cool to play an event. Fron your description I guess I'm better off in the big 50, in spite of the inevitable chaos that will come from such a large field.
Isn't it only a bb ante? As a non-tourney player I don't understand why that's an issue. Not questioning your logic, Im just such a tourney noob I genuinely don't have a clue why that's so much worse.
My chief goal here is to play the wsop, other than that I'll mostly be playing cash, so I can forgive them for the ante thing, once I understand it
I'm pretty much counting this as lost money, but I just think it would be cool to play an event. Fron your description I guess I'm better off in the big 50, in spite of the inevitable chaos that will come from such a large field.
Don't play anything you don't understand would be my humble advice.
I've played a few tourneys over the years, it's just more recently I play solely cash. I've been doing a bit of study recently in preparation for how to adjust my game from cash. It's just I don't have the experience to understand how the different structures will affect things. I can figure it out, but I'd rather get an expert opinion.
Mike, the true game is cash.
Tournament is an invention to serve different, usually "legitimate" purposes (from education/recruitment wihtout tears, to generating huge profit for huge casinos and being able to come up with a world "champion", quite like with Miss Universe - you could enjoy love-making with any of the entrants in that contest btw), but, IMO, it's not true poker.
Don't try to excel at something that's not your game, even with truckloads of expert advice.
Your $600 may have a better chance at a a cash table, given your experience.
Tournament is an invention to serve different, usually "legitimate" purposes (from education/recruitment wihtout tears, to generating huge profit for huge casinos and being able to come up with a world "champion", quite like with Miss Universe
- you could enjoy love-making with any of the entrants in that contest btw), but, IMO, it's not true poker.Don't try to excel at something that's not your game, even with truckloads of expert advice.
Your $600 may have a better chance at a a cash table, given your experience.
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