tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post7559396982327702147..comments2024-01-31T14:12:23.950-08:00Comments on Rob's Vegas and Poker Blog: The Last Binion's Tournament (Part 3)Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-32098027664422827762017-11-26T07:55:58.503-08:002017-11-26T07:55:58.503-08:00Thanks, Coach!Thanks, Coach!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-598361145444735922017-11-26T00:48:15.817-08:002017-11-26T00:48:15.817-08:00Very nice...Very nice...~Coachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063024399528751971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-71281371940136731672017-11-18T10:47:09.305-08:002017-11-18T10:47:09.305-08:00Sorry about the mental image. Wait, what? Am I b...Sorry about the mental image. Wait, what? Am I being insulted? :)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-18789607650241506672017-11-17T19:20:34.151-08:002017-11-17T19:20:34.151-08:00Well done Rob. The PQ now has a mental image of y...Well done Rob. The PQ now has a mental image of you rolling around in the money and a sour look on her face. The Neophytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606959676407800658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-75820091244232758952017-11-16T18:26:42.133-08:002017-11-16T18:26:42.133-08:00This was actually a congenial group of players thr...This was actually a congenial group of players throughout the tournament. Although, as mentioned, Cliff did somewhat annoy me by calling all my bets for awhile there.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-72809925015051127592017-11-16T18:25:15.200-08:002017-11-16T18:25:15.200-08:00Ha. Never heard Lightning mention that room but he...Ha. Never heard Lightning mention that room but he should move there!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-16192131542828531602017-11-16T18:19:38.631-08:002017-11-16T18:19:38.631-08:00Q-10 AKA the HoChunk nuts *never* loses in Wiscons...Q-10 AKA the HoChunk nuts *never* loses in Wisconsin...Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221409127717174351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-56307793219014343572017-11-16T18:18:38.539-08:002017-11-16T18:18:38.539-08:00I guess that any of the chops negotiated by my opp...I guess that any of the chops negotiated by my opponent headsup while fair I don't think my opponent ever thought I was a nice guy. LOL...Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221409127717174351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-56995091976642863592017-11-16T11:21:54.328-08:002017-11-16T11:21:54.328-08:00Thanks.
Yeah, I'm sure that it was just from ...Thanks.<br /><br />Yeah, I'm sure that it was just from watching you crush cash games with Q-10 that I improved my tournament game. Makes total sense.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-54677443911732257682017-11-16T11:21:05.840-08:002017-11-16T11:21:05.840-08:00Thanks, Lester.
Now that you mention it, when I f...Thanks, Lester.<br /><br />Now that you mention it, when I first started with poker, I played a lot of SNG's online and did get some experience playing heads up....but that was many moons ago.<br /><br />I knew I was in trouble with Cliff right from the beginning. That's why I was eager to negotiate for more than second place money.<br /><br />I guess you could argue that since I was the one who brought it up, that was kind of an admission that I felt I was in trouble and made Cliff resistant to deal. But he was a nice guy and satisfied to accept what he ended up with.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-76706994223073791882017-11-16T10:33:54.912-08:002017-11-16T10:33:54.912-08:00Great job! Obviously, your observation of my cash ...Great job! Obviously, your observation of my cash game play has helped you become a better tournament player. ywia lightning36https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641629003610446976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-30224815908026206702017-11-16T07:21:13.947-08:002017-11-16T07:21:13.947-08:00Nice score Rob. A good place to get headsup exper...Nice score Rob. A good place to get headsup experience is via Sit-n-go single table tournaments which normally have a structure that produces a winner in 60 to 90 minutes. Back in the good old days I read a theory book specific to SNGs and did very well. But the point in your case is to hone headsup skills. I never offered to chop 1st/2nd place money but would entertain a chop offered to me. So playing those SNGs headsup to the bitter end at least gets you second place money. Litterally in the first 3 or 4 hands of any headsup you can tell if you will be able to outplay the other guy. But you need to see a good number of accumulated hands playing headsup to get a good feel for it.Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221409127717174351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-25686140471963146752017-11-15T15:23:43.809-08:002017-11-15T15:23:43.809-08:00Thanks very much, Dale. I really appreciate commen...Thanks very much, Dale. I really appreciate comments like this!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-89208452765072118082017-11-15T08:39:44.217-08:002017-11-15T08:39:44.217-08:00Well written and a great job getting a great pay d...Well written and a great job getting a great pay day.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922632173432520735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-81211946756200925052017-11-15T07:10:51.406-08:002017-11-15T07:10:51.406-08:00Thanks for the comment/correction, lalush. I apol...Thanks for the comment/correction, lalush. I apologize for the confusion because I left that part out of my explanation. I assumed that I had explained that before, but yes, when you do what we did, you first allocate second place money to BOTH players, then distribute the first place money as a percentage of their chip counts at the time. <br /><br />Obviously there is no incentive for second place to accept LESS than second place money, he could just intentionally bust and get more!<br /><br />I believe I explained that to Cliff (or perhaps the TD did). <br /><br />But from my experience, what we did IS called a chip-chop.....that's the way we've done it every time we've made a final table deal and called it that.<br /><br />I honestly don't know what the difference is with that and an ICM chop, I don't have enough knowledge of ICM, I know I really should learn more about it. But from what I understand (limited, I know), there is a difference with ICM from what we did.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-7183935580686998192017-11-15T02:13:10.181-08:002017-11-15T02:13:10.181-08:00Hi, I just want to correct something that can be i...Hi, I just want to correct something that can be important for you and all your readers.<br />What you did here is not a chip chop, it's an ICM chop:<br />you took 30% of 1st place (1000) and 70% of second (1500), and him the opposite.<br />CHip chop is the unfairest chop if everybody does not have the same stack; never accept it if you are not chip leader or have a plane to take, and is basically what you describe: pool the money and split it by chip percentage. If you did that, you would have get 30% of 5640, which is around 1700 so less than 2nd place! And he would have got more than 1st place!<br />I hope it is clear<br /><br />Best<br /><br />laluschAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-845963347271215072017-11-14T21:31:58.528-08:002017-11-14T21:31:58.528-08:00Thanks, Ace!Thanks, Ace!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-77730186833209734822017-11-14T20:25:24.835-08:002017-11-14T20:25:24.835-08:00Well done Rob, congrats!Well done Rob, congrats!Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817046099646546543noreply@blogger.com