one-shot opportunity everything you ever
worn
that's life
that's what all the people say you're
riding high and April shut down in May
but I know I'm gonna change that tune
when I'm back on top back on top in June
I said that life
and as funny as it may seem
some people get their kicks stop in on a
dream
but I don't let it let it get me down
cause this final world it keeps spinning
around I've been a puppet a pauper a
pirate a poet a pawn and a king I've
been up and down and over and out and I
know one
each time I find myself flat on my face
I pick myself up and get back in the
race that's life I tell you I can't deny
it
I thought a quittin baby but my heart
just ain't gonna buy it and if I didn't
think it was worth one single tried I
jump right on a big bird and then I'd
fly I've been a puppet a pauper a pirate
a poet a pawn and a king I've been up
down and over and out and I know one
thing
the Bellagio five diamond World Poker
Tour $10,000 main event come fly with me
let's find that's why last year this
event got over 800 people giving out 1.9
million dollars to first place this year
we're in it there's no reason we can't
win let's stay positive I'll stay in the
zone let's ride this heater let's bag a
big stack on date one if you can use
some exotic foods there's a bar and far
Bombay
come fly with me let's fly let's fly
away with blinds as 100/100 action folds
to one of the softer spots at the table
and older Caucasian recreational it
makes it 300 I'm in the big blind with
nine ten of diamonds good 3bet but for
four hundred blinds deep let's see a
flop flop comes eight seven three one
diamond very good plot for my completing
range in the big blind I check he bets
six hundred standard would probably be
to call with our big draw and overs but
we want to take the aggressive route and
really rep this board get him to fold
out his over cards Andy sighs so I make
it two thousand and he eventually puts
in the call so I'm not putting anything
too strong maybe eight X slight chance
of an over pair that's scared of two
pair or a set the turn brings a three
definitely not the best card for me
doesn't change much with the board but
I'm gonna continue to rep my story and
bet 2500 he thinks for almost a minute
and puts in the call I don't think he
has a draw I think hasn't made hand
maybe Jack's Plus so unless we improve
on the river I don't think we're gonna
continue with the bluff the river is a
jack let's hope he doesn't have pocket
jacks
I size up to 7,000 he goes deep in the
tank
I tell myself if he raises I'm gonna
fold as gross as that may be but he puts
in the call we show our straight and we
win two hours in first break we have
50,000 ships from our 40,000 starting
stack things are going great there are
some tough opponents on my left
Tony Gargano mana closer and Alex box
and Manik had already busted
- Alex Fox and Kings furs ESA's a pretty
tough table overall so we're gonna play
tight aggressive ABC poker two hours at
a time
you just put blinds at 200 300 300 a few
minutes before break
Alex Fox and it's directly across from
me in the nine see time in the six seat
he's been very aggressive and staring at
everyone in a very uncomfortable serial
killer type of stare I raised Jack nine
of clubs in the low Jack to 800 folds
him on the button and he asked to see my
chips
you should know damn well I have around
50,000 ships usually when people do this
it's because they have a hand that they
don't want to have to call a show up
with and they got to see you know what
I'm working with so he makes it 2,600
folds back to me jack 9 of clubs
not the greatest sponsor this flat call
pre doesn't feel very fun folding three
based on this Reed and his general
aggressiveness we're gonna go for the
four bet I've not for bed yet so let's
do it
let's get that range advantage 8,000
chips is the bet eighty folds we're now
on second break going to 200 400 400
with about 55,000 chips nice steady jet
once I get you up there I'll be holding
with blinds at 200 400 400 action falls
to the low Jack Martin is Imani Bend
zoom Andy's brother opens to 1000 I'm
next to act with Queen 10 of clubs and
50,000 chips
I could 3bet but I think the better play
is to flat call we put in the call
action folds to Alex Fox and in the big
blind and he is gonna call almost any
two o'clock comes 9 8 5 with the 9 8 of
clubs we got a straight flush draw
action checks around immediate and I got
a decision to make
do I put in the bed and risk being check
raised by Fox in in the big blind he's
got a better range for this board
texture but I got a monster draw I'm
gonna play a little stinky I put in the
check this hurt is an 8 paring the board
definitely not a great card for me
although I would check back for some
eats eight seven eight six suited to
hands like that Fox and checks
Jumaane bets 2,300
we got position we can rep some stuff on
the river depending on what happens or
we might just get there with a jack or a
club Queen might be good I put in the
call Fox and folds the river is a Queen
of Hearts the zoom Ani bets a 5500
what's here Evan pocket nines ace Queen
I don't know but as play it I don't
think we can find the fold I call and he
shows East King of clubs
we both lock the flush draw unlucky the
Jack of Clubs didn't peel off at any
point especially the turn or I would
have stacked him but we take down a nice
pot ed we're now up to 60,000 chips
our stack fluctuates ever so slightly
with every hand we play the table is
very tough only one recreational and
eight pros I guess that's what happens
in Bellagio 10 case but we're to stay
focused and play our hands to the best
of our ability
hopefully we bagged and tagged and we
have bagged 56,000 chips from a 40k
starting stack not bad at all
considering our table draw and card
distribution we're coming back strong
for day two
let's see who's at our table
