Record at Caesars

Record at Caesars

Enter the Poker room at Caesars for the 12.00 $300 Deep Stack and ffks the queues a mile long and 5 deep to register at 11.45am. Eventually get sorted and seated and the tournie is full with alternates waiting and eventual announcement that todays game is record for room of 705 runners. Pot of $205155.00 with top 76 paid and winner taking $55k.
General crack seems to be alot of locals and Americans are preferring these deep stack hotel games in preference to the WSOP with more play and value for their money.
Double stack up 1st 2 levels move table then double up again within next hour at new table and sitting very comfy. 10 10 paid me off nice twice flopping house once with it to guys set of queens and then bust AA when my AK comes K high flop and turns another K and guy eventually folds at river.
3rd table move and backwards from here in.
Limp early position with AJ on 200/400 and sb makes up 3 way. Flop is A38 rainbow and small blind leads out 4k with 10k behind him to which I call. Strange but he then went as if to fold but is stopped by BB saying " hes only called"
Its check check at turn and river brings another 3 to which he bets another 3k and I call. Shows 34 for set at river then explains he threw the wrong coloured chips in at flop meaning to bet 400 and was folding to what he thought was my raise.
Next strange hand was when I raise 3k with 10 10 mid to face re raise to 15k by big stack and call from BB to which I fold. 8 high flop and BB checks and big stack announces all in. BB thinks then decides to call showing AJd to AKh from big stack.
QQ turn & river for AK to take it down then totally bosses table.
Going backwards and fold a couple of mid pairs to decent raises that hit then survive my 1st all in when getting low when my AKs holds in 3 way pot.
Make dinner break with just over 200 left and when in queue for food start cracking on to Yankee guy in front who asks me where Im from. England Newcastle I explain " Do you know where that it is? " I ask. Sure do he says I lived in Washington for few years and was a Sunderland season ticket holder. He even played Grosvenor and knew Mark Cook very well. What a small world it is.
After dinner it became survival and antes grew fast yet cudnt find opening or hand to shove. Eventually forced on my BB to push blind to raise and turn J10 to guys KQ that doesnt improve.
About 140 left when I bust with play due to finish at 2.00am and returning tomorrow.
Played OK but could of played alot better especially in certain vital hands.