Seven Streets are Better than Five
Event #33 started today at 5:00pm local time, and I was there to cover it. The game was Stud Hi/Lo, and it was the $5,000 World Championship. Our field today saw 261 runners, the overwhelming majority of them being big-name pros. At least one out of every two people in sight was someone you'd know by name if you follow poker. Quite a rarity, I would imagine, although much more likely in a stud event than in hold'em.
First of all, I suck at stud. Or rather, I don't play stud. I have dabbled here and there for those little hold'em-tilt-reversing sessions, but admittedly I have never taken the time to delve into the nuances and the format-specific math of the game. And I don't really have a concept of the starting hand requirements for the hi/lo split version. That being said, poker is poker, and I think I did a good job of jumping in and reporting on it. It really is much easier to generate material when the room is so loaded with pros. Hands are much more noteworthy and the conversation far more bloggable, generally speaking. And when you have Mike Matusow and Shawn Sheikan sitting directly in your left ear, you'll quickly learn all you ever wanted to know and much, much more about stud.
It seems like a pretty good time covering that event, and I'll be at it for tomorrow and Thursday as well -- all the way to the end. Odds are there will still be a household name or 8 left by the time we hit the final table, which again makes it drastically more enjoyable. Rooting for Marcel Luske and Allen Cunningham. The aforementioned Matusow would certainly make for some excitement as well, and all three men are near the top of the chip counts.
If you're at all interested, check out the live event blog for this event. And feel free to tell me what you think about my writing; I can always handle criticism. You can find out which event I am covering by checking my status on AIM or Skype, or by browsing the live reports for the running events for posts by FerricRamsium.
That's all for now, it's bed time. Remind me to tell you about my cash sessions from yesterday when I get a chance.
First of all, I suck at stud. Or rather, I don't play stud. I have dabbled here and there for those little hold'em-tilt-reversing sessions, but admittedly I have never taken the time to delve into the nuances and the format-specific math of the game. And I don't really have a concept of the starting hand requirements for the hi/lo split version. That being said, poker is poker, and I think I did a good job of jumping in and reporting on it. It really is much easier to generate material when the room is so loaded with pros. Hands are much more noteworthy and the conversation far more bloggable, generally speaking. And when you have Mike Matusow and Shawn Sheikan sitting directly in your left ear, you'll quickly learn all you ever wanted to know and much, much more about stud.
It seems like a pretty good time covering that event, and I'll be at it for tomorrow and Thursday as well -- all the way to the end. Odds are there will still be a household name or 8 left by the time we hit the final table, which again makes it drastically more enjoyable. Rooting for Marcel Luske and Allen Cunningham. The aforementioned Matusow would certainly make for some excitement as well, and all three men are near the top of the chip counts.
If you're at all interested, check out the live event blog for this event. And feel free to tell me what you think about my writing; I can always handle criticism. You can find out which event I am covering by checking my status on AIM or Skype, or by browsing the live reports for the running events for posts by FerricRamsium.
That's all for now, it's bed time. Remind me to tell you about my cash sessions from yesterday when I get a chance.
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