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    Memorable day at the WSOP for me.

    Sat down and after a mediocre first 90 minutes, I started getting a ton of hands preflop, and a lot of them were holding up. Not a ton of action on them, but it added up, and my 7500 stack became 19k before long.

    The most interesting player at the table was an old super-rich guy named John Morgan. You can read about my experiences with him here: https://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/sh...old-girlfriend

    After hitting a high of 20900, I stopped getting hands. The few hands I did get -- or the few times I attempted to enter pots with mediocre holdings -- I ended up losing. The table became very aggro, and yet I was either getting dealt trash or missing the flop and getting raised when I bet.

    I dwindled down to about 9200 after hours of frustration, but I saw that the table was breaking soon, which gave me optimism. Though it was a fun table from an entertaining conversation standpoint, I was looking for a fresh start at a table where I'd have a better image. At this table, I had the image of a guy who couldn't win a hand for hours.

    As I've said many times before, I hate being moved tables when I'm doing well, but I love being moved when I'm struggling. Indeed, my first hand after being moved was JJ, and I shoved over a raiser and cold-caller (blinds were 250/500/50 at this point), and they both folded.

    I then ran my stack up quickly. I was dealt other good hands preflop, and I either hit the flop or bet people off when I didn't have it.

    I had two interesting hands involving 33 I was dealt within 10 minutes of one another.

    On the first 33, I was in the cutoff 26.5k and I flatted a raise to 1300 from early position, where the guy had about 13k. Unfortunately, the button raised to like 4100, and then early position shoved, so it was an automatic fold. Early turned over 77, button turned over AA. The flop? A36. I would have busted if the early position raiser didn't shove.

    The second 33, I was on the button with around the same stack, and again cold called 1300 with 33. The original raiser was in middle-late position, and the BB rode along. Flop was KJ4 rainbow. Both checked to me, so I decided to fire a bet and hope to take it. Unfortunately, the BB (who had about 13k behind) flatted. Ugh. I was done unless I improved. Turn was an 8. He checked, I checked. River 3. He fired 4700. I pretended to think about it, and shoved. He then thought for a long time (at least a few minutes), and finally called off the rest of his stack, showing K8. I was up to 45k.

    That's where I ended up finishing. I briefly had 47k, but lost 2k on the final hand (400/800/100 blinds) when I attempted to blind steal from the button with Qc6c, ran into AK in the BB, and folded to his re-raise (he showed after I showed).

    1330 people entered, and 200 get paid.

    236 remain.

    I'm currently 84th in chips, and but average is 42,300, so I am average stacked.

    Here is my table:

    Patrick Mitchell Carlsbad, CA, US 14,500 Amazon / 519 / 1
    Ardit Kurshumi REVERE, MA, US 13,000 Amazon / 519 / 2
    Viliyan Petleshkov Bulgaria 53,300 Amazon / 519 / 3
    Todd Witteles LAS VEGAS, NV, US 45,000 Amazon / 519 / 4
    Kenneth Lowe Paso Robles, CA, US 26,500 Amazon / 519 / 5
    Leonard Tanase CA 35,400 Amazon / 519 / 6
    Jeffrey Dreyer Carlinville, IL, US 25,800 Amazon / 519 / 7
    Dorey Donald VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US 9,000 Amazon / 519 / 8
    Conor Beresford York, England 25,300 Amazon / 519 / 9

    I don't know any of these people, aside from Conor Beresford, who was to my direct right on my last table. Conor took a brutal one for a huge pot, where he had 6d7d from the BB, flopped 5d4h2d, and got it all in on the flop against AdQd. Conor didn't catch up, and was crippled down to 4k. He managed to run it back up to 25k through a lot of all-ins, which was a combination of picking up hands and getting drunk. He was also fun to have at the table.

    Viliyan Petleshkov is Bulgarian, and has some results, so he should be pretty good. Ardit Kurshumi also has a good resume of cashes. It is possible the other 5 are recreational players.

    Fortunately, there are no big stacks at the table, and I have position on the only guy with more chips than me.

    Hopefully I have a big day and can finally run deep in one of these NL events.

    List of people who made Day 2 alphabetically: http://www.wsop.com/pdfs/reports/164...TS-BY-NAME.pdf

    Chip counts: http://www.wsop.com/pdfs/reports/164...S-BY-CHIPS.pdf

    Seating assignments: http://www.wsop.com/pdfs/reports/164...TS-BY-SEAT.pdf

    We return at 12pm.

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    Here we go... average stack in the $1500 NL, Day 2, 236 left. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009151703269064704

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    Tiny stack all in 2600. I call JT on my 1k BB. Flop misses both, ten turn, 8 river. Up to 50k. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009154963916767232

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    Young Asian-American guy at the table asks another player at showdown "Can you beat a 4?" with a 4 on the board, and turns over a single 4. Then he turns over the other 4 for a set. Somehow he can't understand it was a slowroll. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009160842967826432

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

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    Bubble has burst! Cashed 3rd time out of 5 events played, and have cashed last 3 non-Main-Event NLs I've played dating back to last year. Guaranteed $2249. I have 48k. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009167932465639424

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

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    52k, 172 left. A little below average. $2336 guaranteed. Playing 600/1200/200 #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009176306200637440

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    Flopped top two with KQ in BB, then stole a few blinds. Up to 74200 on first break. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009180809452924928

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    Sitting on 81600 with 158 left. Table breaking soon, which saddens me. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009187862728720385

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    133 left. Made top 10%. Once again the 15% field payout hurts me. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009195655238021120

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

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    Guy on SB flopped set, was irritated that I neither continuation bet flop from early position, nor did I call turn. Down to 72k #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009196723648917504

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

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    Moved to new table after original one broke. 69k. Card dead. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009199310578184192

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    124 left. Payout is $2465 minimum. I have 69k, average is 80k. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009199853845377024

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    Table broke again. Won zero hands at last table. Won 2nd hand at new table. 63k. Average 95k. 104 left. $2641 guaranteed #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009208282408411136

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: ToddWitteles (Todd Witteles)

    Three people at the table were inspired by my Head and Shoulders bottle, and brought out their own hygiene products. #pfa37 https://t.co/1BZRn4jSNo
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/ToddWitteles/status/1009210920529084416

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

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    They moved me (only me) to yet another table. Same 69k. 92 left, guaranteed $2873. Would be nice to double up. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009213276750659584

     
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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

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    Lost final hand before break after winning first hand at new table. 67k. 90 left, 110k average. $3173 guaranteed. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009215674734993409

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

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    Playing 1200/2400/400. Getting big. Down to 56k. 84 remaining. Now less than half of average. #pfa37
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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    81 remaining. Still no progress other than not busting. Guaranteed $3556. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009226033671823361

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    KK preflop. Raised, guy to left went all in with AhQc. I called. QTx all diamonds. Turn 8s. River the brutal ace. Lost 41400. Would've had over 100k. Instead down to 19k. Terrible. #pfa37
    Tweet URL: https://twitter.com/DanDruffPoker/status/1009229543310159872

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    Event #37 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em · 06/18/2018 @ 11:00am

    Tweet from: DanDruffPoker (Todd Witteles)

    All in pre with KdJd again, called by AQo. Low flop, low turn, K river to double. Then I won 2 hands later in the BB to rise to 51k. #biteemback #pfa37
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