Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
I can tell you from experience that, yes, the play at the O8 event is lolbad in the early stages.
That's why I make sure to be there for this one every year, even if inconveniently timed.
Once you get near the money, most of the fish have fallen out, and then you need to just hope to hit hands.
Last year I crushed the donks in the early stages, cashed easily, but then stopped winning hands. However, I kept splitting pots so my short stack was barely surviving for a long time. I finished 59th (out of over 1100 entrants), but wasn't in contention for a super deep run as it would appear from that finish.
If I can give you guys any advice for the WSOP O8 event, it's to just play tight preflop and let the donks hang themselves against you. You will LOL at some of the starting hands people play.
Also, be willing to fold on the flop to 1 bet if you didn't hit a good piece of it. Biggest mistake in O8 is chasing marginal flops, especially with only one side of the pot to be potentially won.