Wednesday, July 11, 2007
2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1D
2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1D had a batch taking topographic point today. For one we establish out about the race auto clang that Phil Hellmuth Jr. was in. Also the payout agenda came out and first topographic point will pay $8,250,000 to the Main Event champion. On top of that we have got tons of record scene stats, so allows acquire to it!
On Lord'S Day July 8th, Phil Hellmuth was involved in a race auto wreck during a show held at the RIO. He drove the vehicle that was sponsored by Ultimate Stake extremely fast when he hit the cinderblock barricade, and basically the auto was totaled. Phil was pretty shaken, but walked away from the crash. Today July 9th, Phil Hellmuth arrived to play 2 1/2 hours after the start. He pulled up in a limousine wearing a racing uniform and a helmet. There were 11 women representing the 11 watchbands that he won, and they escorted him from the parking lot, through the doors and down the corridor to the Amazon room to take his seat. He stated he was sensitive and stiff, but he have won watchbands being in more than hurting than what he was in after the accident. Once news of the clang was publicly released, some made statements to the consequence that it may have got just been a promotion stunt. Less than four hours later, he busted out of the Main Event. After the proclamation was given of his bust, cheers and clapping were heard everywhere. It seemed that no 1 was sad to see Phil Hellmuth leave.
About the money, it is BIG. First topographic point will have got an blink of an eye millionaire taking place $8,250,000 USD. Asset of those who do the concluding table, the top 5 will go instantaneous millionaires as well. Money will travel to the top 621 finishers. One thing Harrah's have done differently is that the payout agenda was modified to let those who do the money but do not do the concluding table, to make more than than they did in 2006. Basically the program was to distribute the wealth. For example, according to Harrah's the 2006 Main Event would have got paid $22,266 for 873rd through 775th places, up from the scope of $14,605 to $15,512 in 2006. And the Main Event victor would have got been paid $10,028,715, down from $12 million, with the smuggler up receiving $5,442,769, compared with $6,105,900. What this have got achieved in 2007 is that last topographic point will gain $20,320, which is significantly more than than the $14,597 they would have seen last year.
Statistically, there were a sum of 6,358 entries, making this year's Main Event the 2nd biggest unrecorded stove poker tourney ever played. In all, the 2007 WSOP generated a sum award pool of $159,796,918, with $59,796,918 of that just for the Main Event itself. Overall, the Main Event attending Numbers were higher than most of the prognoses because of the 'potential' dampening consequence of the UIGEA. Each unit of ammunition of Day 1 grew with more than than and more participants showing up. Officially, the Numbers were for 1A -- 1,287 players, 1B -- 1,545 players, 1C -- 1,743 and 1D -- 1,783.
Bustouts a plentifulness took topographic point during the last Day 1 round. 2006 Main Event victor Jamie Gold had his opportunity at a repetition statute title ended when his concluding all-in with Queen and 9 of spades lost out to an One high manus of another player. Other top participants no longer in this tourney include Cyndy Violette, Erectile Dysfunction Moncada, 2004 WPT Champion St Martin Delaware Knijff, Michael Gracz, Henry Martin Robert Williamson III, Erica Schoenberg, Steve Zolotow, Alice Paul Darden, William Thorson, Antonio Esfandiari, Erick Lindgren, Tommy Vu, Marcello del Grosso, Freddy Deeb and WPT tourney title-holder Surinder Sunar. Beginning tomorrow, combination of these Fields will begin with Day 2A hosting participants from Day 1A and 1B for another unit of ammunition of riddance through 6 degrees of long and psychologically draining, emotionally annihilating play.
Labels: 2007 World Series of Poker, 2007 WSOP reports, Day 1D, poker, tournaments, wsop
Monday, June 04, 2007
No Limit Texas Holdem Strategy - After the Flop Specific Hands
When you flop a draw – When you have a straight or a flush draw in No Limit Texas Holdem, it's very important to know who you are playing against. Good players make it unworthy to chase for a draw. Therefore if you have a drawable hand, calculating the pot odds is very important.
You should consider the following:
1. If you are getting good pot odds up to your entire bankroll, try to be the bettor and not the caller.
2. If you are in an early position you should usually check and call only if the pot odds are worth it.
Remember that even though a flush has more outs than an open ended straight, 9 compared to 8, you are more likely to get called once you catch your straight than after you make the flush.
When you flop top pair – You should bet your strong hands but remember that many of the big loses occur when a player falls in love with his top pair and won't let go. If a good player calls your bet or raised it, you should consider folding.
When you flop two pairs – Because you probably have the best hand, you should carefully consider what the odds are that the next card will make someone else's hand better, before deciding how much to bet. If you have the bottom two pairs, bet very aggressively because a lot of cards can make your hand worthless. On the other hand, if you have the top two pairs and no flush or straight are possible, you can be less aggressive letting another player get the second best hand.
When you flop a set – If you have a pocket pair, the odds of getting a set or better are about 12%. If you do get your set, your primary goal will be to make the other players put their money into the pot. Sometimes the best timing is right after the flop and sometimes you should slow-play till the river. This depends on the board and the players you are up against. You should bet against tight players and slow-play against loose aggressive players. You should bet when there is a flush or straight draw no matter who you are up against.
When flopping a straight – It's very important to recognize the different kinds of straights. You could flop the best straight possible, if you have King Queen and the board is Jack, Ten and a 9. You can have the worst straight possible, if you have 75 and the board is 986 which is pretty vulnerable. And you can have other kinds of straights. The things you should consider are:
1. How likely are the next cards going to hurt your hand? For example if the board has two or three of the same suit you should bet more aggressively.
2. How big is the pot and what are your opponents pot odds? For example, if you have T8 and the flop is Qh, Jh, 9s. if someone is going for a flush draw than he is getting about 36% to win by the river, therefore you should bet half of the pot size to make his call not worthy.
3. How many players are you up against – as the number gets higher, bet more aggressively.
When you flop a flush – If you have the nuts (the best flush possible), you can slow-play and let other players get the second best hand or induce a bluff. When you don't have the nuts, you should bet at least half of the pot, so if someone is going for the nut flush he would have to overpay in order to get it.
When flopping a monster – A full house, four of a kind, or a straight flush – On these rare occasions slow-play and let others make second best hands.
Labels: holdem, limit, omaha, poker, strategy, texas, wsop
