WSOP Day 16 - Jon Kalmar

WSOP Day 16 - Jon Kalmar

I was intending to play the $2000 NL event today at the Rio but due to recent form I decided to un-register and take a couple of days off and play the $1500 this Saturday.

Hopefully this will give me the break I need for the event. Strummer left today (the bok) and tomorrow I check out of the Palazzo and move to the Vegas house with Nick Gibson (gwibbo) and JP Kelly. The Vegas house is where I stopped for the 2007 WSOP and the 2008 Five Stars events. I ran well both times so here is hoping it’s a lucky omen for me.

Basically, I spent the day dosing around the room watching movies. I saw Watchmen again, one of my favourite films. Hopefully a winning story will be coming soon. Most of the comments and feedback I get on this blog are positive, and I appreciate that and it is often uplifting. One guy was complaining about my whining and to be honest he’s right, however I will only post the truth of what is happening while here, if I’m not winning - I can hardly pretend I am, can I?

Some people read the blog and I dare say find the fact someone else is not running well as reassurance that anyone can have a tough time playing the game. You can be as good as anyone at this game but it is no guarantee for success. I know I am not the only person running bad, I could make a long list here of fellow players struggling and that will always be the case. I expect Saturday to be the turn I have been waiting for.

Just been watching Durrr play on full tilt. The kid is an immense talent but obscenely sick. Along with playing 4 tables against Patrick Antonius in the Durrr challenge for mind blowing stakes he also played Phil Ivey heads up on a further 2 tables for even more. I think he dropped around half a mill to Ivey but is crushing Patrick when I last looked. In addition to this it is reported that Ivey has made over 5 Mill in prop bets for his recent bracelet wins. Must be tough!