Posted by Junelli 1:23 PM
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To: Junell
From: Michael Marx
Re: WSOP

I busted out of the tourney on day one. Ran into a couple of tough situations:

Had pocket fives and raised in position. The SB called to make us heads up. Flop comes Q/7/5 with two hearts. Things are looking good at this point. The other player checks and I put in a bet of $500. The other player calls. Next card is a 2 of clubs. The other player checks and I put in a bet of about $1,000 (make him pay if he is on a heart draw). Again, the other player calls. The final card is a 10 of clubs. Looks like a good card for me -no flush and no straight.

The other player checks and I bet $1000. At this point, the other player comes over the top for another $4,000. I'm fairly stunned. I hadn't put him on a big had. I consider folding, but I decided to call thinking he might be on a bluff (having missed his flush) or hit two pair (since he got in for a discount). He turns over a set of queens.

My final hand of the tournament was a pretty bad beat. Mel Judah put in a small raise from an early position (the blinds were 100-200 and the bet was about 450). I have around $2,000 in chips. I have AQs and decide it's time to try and double through. I push all in, but the BB calls my all-in bet. This represents almost a third of this guys chips. Mel Judah thinks for a long time and then folds. The guy in the BB turns over A3s and Mel Judah lets out an audible gasp. Looks like a great situation for me. Unfortunately, the guy in the BB hit a 3 on the river and I'm bounced from the tourney.

Maybe next year.

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