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FreeRideFrosty · **Schweet -** 05-05-2009, 04:54 AM

I just qualified to play in the WSOP in Vegas.

At a local poker house finished 2nd in a $30 tournament qualifying me for a $220 tournament. I won that and now have a seat in any $1,500 event that I want to play plus $500 to help pay for travel. I'm pretty stoked. I still have a few chances to qualify for the main event.

J-Dub · 05-05-2009, 08:29 AM

Congratulations.

FreeRideFrosty · 06-24-2009, 08:01 AM

I fly out Sunday to play in a $1,500 No Limit event that starts on Monday. I'm staying at the Rio and hopefully coming back with a little more money.

firesprink281 · 06-24-2009, 09:43 AM

congrats frosty! good luck in the tournament

Ponch · 06-24-2009, 01:14 PM

Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Hey. I'll be down at SIUE in the fall, like an hour from UofI.... So yeah we should chill lol

FreeRideFrosty · 07-03-2009, 10:06 AM

Quick report.

Played great, came back slightly poorer just to dumb luck. In the tournament I was doing really well until I lost a big pot with QQ vs KK. Then I kind of blinded away and lost a couple of 2 outers and a coin flip to be eliminated.

The cash games were really easy to beat. I was making great reads and the players were loose. I had worked $100 into about $300 before losing it to a 2 outer. The one that really killed me was when I had worked $100 into about $400 or so. I limped in pre flop with pocket 6's in early position. Few callers. Flop came 10-8-6. Various suits. I check to trap someone. 1 bet of about $30, 2 callers, I just call. Turn is another 8. At this point I KNOW that one guy has an 8 so I check again. He bets about $60 this time. Another guy calls, I move all in with my full house. He thinks, and calls. He has an 8 as I thought, with some crap kicker. I'm a 98% favorite to win the hand at this point as he has ONE out, another 8. What comes on the river? The LAST 8 and he rakes in the pot that was somewhere in the range of $1k. I went bust.

My buddy loaned me $100 to play a bit more the last day. I played for about an hour or so and made a quick $150. All in all I was down a bit for the trip, but nothing terrible. Vegas is awesome and I'm definitely going back.

Krosenqu · 07-03-2009, 04:05 PM

Was that english?

FreeRideFrosty · 07-04-2009, 12:02 AM

Poker English.

I'll sum it up.... I was a favorite (a huge favorite at times) to win a few BIG hands. Had they held up I would have come home with at least a few thousand dollars. Some people just got extremely lucky against me is all. Either way I had an awesome time and it is easy to make money at poker out there if you are halfway decent. Lots of bad players. I just needed some more time. I'm going to try to get back out there at the end of the summer or over winter break.

rocco79 · 07-04-2009, 12:03 PM

Gotta make your own luck

FreeRideFrosty · 07-04-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rocco79

Gotta make your own luck

Trapping 2 people into a $1000+ pot when I'm a 98% favorite to win (one guy drawing dead, another to one out in the deck) is pretty damn good in my book. I lost a few to 2 and 3 outs as well. If you play long enough these don't matter and they all even out. I was only there for a few days though.

DAVEC-NITRO-RS4 · 07-04-2009, 05:32 PM

Good to see that engineering education not going to waste.

FreeRideFrosty · 07-15-2009, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by DAVEC-NITRO-RS4

Good to see that engineering education not going to waste.

Ouch.

Also, I changed my major 4 times because I was confused and not committed. I'm going back to engineering and feel that I can actually be successful this time. Dedicated with a goal.

On the other hand, poker has netted me most of my spending money. The local game got shut down so I had to beat up on one an hour away. Turned $100 into $600 tonight. Bills covered for the month plus some spending money.

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FreeRideFrosty Offline Im just the best there is Posts: 8,408 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lombard/Urbana Illinois	Schweet - 05-05-2009, 04:54 AM I just qualified to play in the WSOP in Vegas. At a local poker house finished 2nd in a $30 tournament qualifying me for a $220 tournament. I won that and now have a seat in any $1,500 event that I want to play plus $500 to help pay for travel. I'm pretty stoked. I still have a few chances to qualify for the main event.

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J-Dub Offline Senior Member Posts: 1,617 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seneca, IL	05-05-2009, 08:29 AM Congratulations. LSP lots of Khz, Werks .28 8 port. Revo 2.5, TRX 3.3 Engine, Center Diff. Fast and Turns on a dime.

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FreeRideFrosty Offline Im just the best there is Posts: 8,408 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lombard/Urbana Illinois	06-24-2009, 08:01 AM I fly out Sunday to play in a $1,500 No Limit event that starts on Monday. I'm staying at the Rio and hopefully coming back with a little more money.

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firesprink281 Offline Chicken Fried Posts: 1,993 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Palos Heights	06-24-2009, 09:43 AM congrats frosty! good luck in the tournament 10/8/1871- the great Chicago fire. Approximately 250 people were killed in the fire; 98,500 people were left homeless; 17,450 buildings were destroyed along with the original Emancipation Proclamation. Chicago Local 281, protecting lives and property for over 100 years. Lawn sprinklers save your grass, Fire sprinklers save your a$$

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Ponch Offline TITTY-SPRINKLES! Posts: 10,512 Join Date: May 2005 Location: J-town	06-24-2009, 01:14 PM Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Hey. I'll be down at SIUE in the fall, like an hour from UofI.... So yeah we should chill lol Man... I'd love to B a L on her T's!!!

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FreeRideFrosty Offline Im just the best there is Posts: 8,408 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lombard/Urbana Illinois	07-03-2009, 10:06 AM Quick report. Played great, came back slightly poorer just to dumb luck. In the tournament I was doing really well until I lost a big pot with QQ vs KK. Then I kind of blinded away and lost a couple of 2 outers and a coin flip to be eliminated. The cash games were really easy to beat. I was making great reads and the players were loose. I had worked $100 into about $300 before losing it to a 2 outer. The one that really killed me was when I had worked $100 into about $400 or so. I limped in pre flop with pocket 6's in early position. Few callers. Flop came 10-8-6. Various suits. I check to trap someone. 1 bet of about $30, 2 callers, I just call. Turn is another 8. At this point I KNOW that one guy has an 8 so I check again. He bets about $60 this time. Another guy calls, I move all in with my full house. He thinks, and calls. He has an 8 as I thought, with some crap kicker. I'm a 98% favorite to win the hand at this point as he has ONE out, another 8. What comes on the river? The LAST 8 and he rakes in the pot that was somewhere in the range of $1k. I went bust. My buddy loaned me $100 to play a bit more the last day. I played for about an hour or so and made a quick $150. All in all I was down a bit for the trip, but nothing terrible. Vegas is awesome and I'm definitely going back.

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Krosenqu Offline Senior Member Posts: 212 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Carol Stream, IL	07-03-2009, 04:05 PM Was that english? -KEVIN

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FreeRideFrosty Offline Im just the best there is Posts: 8,408 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lombard/Urbana Illinois	07-04-2009, 12:02 AM Poker English. I'll sum it up.... I was a favorite (a huge favorite at times) to win a few BIG hands. Had they held up I would have come home with at least a few thousand dollars. Some people just got extremely lucky against me is all. Either way I had an awesome time and it is easy to make money at poker out there if you are halfway decent. Lots of bad players. I just needed some more time. I'm going to try to get back out there at the end of the summer or over winter break.

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rocco79 Offline Super Moderator Posts: 13,502 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Batavia	07-04-2009, 12:03 PM Gotta make your own luck Dont mess wit my sig Line tune! --Then follow the rules! haha!-- -Tune

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DAVEC-NITRO-RS4 Offline Stop mocking me. Posts: 8,799 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Naperville, second only to Ft. Collins, CO.	07-04-2009, 05:32 PM Good to see that engineering education not going to waste. got paint? Colors by Dave - CBD 1-29-07 ... you know.