Ken’s small aside about the language of poker got me to thinking about the jargon that is used to describe poker action. Like any jargon, it makes for a nice shorthand when discussing a fairly complex situation. I know I sound like a 1940s hepcat sometimes when I talk about it. Feel free to ask if I lose you at any point.
You may have noticed that I added a new link into my blogroll. It’s Cardschat.com. If you are interested in poker, or are just trying to figure out what I’m talking about in my poker posts, you should check it out.
My 2nd shot at a $1500 buy in WSOP event was not as successful as the first. The field was roughly 2700 players again and I made it to about 400th place, but that was it. The field paid to 270, so no cash for me. It ended much the same as last year with me getting knocked out with AA. A player in mid-position raised, I was getting short stacked and the blinds were about to go up. I looked down at AA and pushed all my chips in the middle. Everyone else folded, the original raiser went into the tank for awhile and then called saying that we were probably racing. He turned over a 55. The flop came KK5 and the turn and river were no help.
I got my money in good when I needed to do it. I made exactly the right play, it just didn’t turn out for me. I can’t shake the feeling that I let a bunch of people down, though. It’s aggravating that I have to wait another year to try again, but by then I should be even better.
Alright, I’m letting it go. I’m gonna try some $100 buy in tourneys at the local casinos and see what happens.