WSOP ME: Day 2
I started day 2 with 36k in chips after spewing off half my 67k stack to end day 1 and moved to a new table really quickly into day 2. The average age was likely late 40s aside from Badbeatslyer from online who played extremely well but was shortstacked most of the day. Once I sat I instantly started raising and c-betting with a lot of success and built my stack up to around 55-60k with no problem. Then my 1st big hand of the day came.
BTN opens to 1,500 with a big stack at 300/600/50 and I call from the BB with 86hh. He was an old guy and from the way he was playing I assumed he was spewy and accumulated through sucking out or coolering someone. Flop comes T66cc and he attempts to open check on the button and the dealer informs him its not his turn. I then make it 2,200 to go and he almost instantly makes it 10,000. I thought for a minute about what to do here and while thinking he throws me this gem, "dont just call, I want it all." Ok sir, I'll try. I make it 24,000 total (I had 3bet him about 4x on flops already in an hour) and he throws in a stack of reds and I say "I'm allin" since I wasnt sure if I covered the bet. He made the dealer count down the bet and then called the extra 4,700 with 88! Haha. Thanks. Turn was a blank club to give him more outs but I held on the river and got to 120k.
At one point in the day I had myself up to 170k but spewed back to 99k and rollercoastered up and down between 130k and 95k all day without having any huge hands. I averted disaster once after firing 2 barrels with 99 against a calling station on a 6777 board and when the J hit the turn he checked a 3rd time and I pondered it and checked back after being told 3 times by the dealer he checked while thinking I finally exclaimed "I know he checked!" He let out a roar when I checked and showed JJ. Phew.
The biggest hand of the day was the last one versus Kido Pham. We had some history already at the brief time he was there which included me firing a bricked draw and him calling me with 3rd pair on the river as well as me 4betting him with A9 and having to show versus a shortstack. Then the last hand comes where Kido announces that there will be no bluffing here. Winner has to show. He makes it 2,200 at 500/1,000 and I called behind (I was direct to his left) with QhJc. We get 1 caller on the CO and 1 in the blinds. Flop KT4hhh. Checks around. Turn 9s. Checks to me and I bet 4,000 and everyone folds to Kido who calls. River is another non-heart 9. Kido checks and I make it 7,000 real quick when he goes into the tank and starts shuffling around chips. Finally after some posturing he makes it 35,000 more. Whether or not he thought because it was the last hand he could bully me or something I will never know but his line made absolutely no sense and I called after a short amount of thought. He said "What do you have the nut flush?" I said nope the straight and he mucked and said nice call as I raked in an 80k+ pot on the last hand of the day to finish with 162k. Excited for Friday and my table draw looks alright except a pro from Europe on my direct left, which may make me play tighter then usual. We shall see.