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#569 - Contest Announcement! - BUY THE COACH
NOTE: THIS CONTEST IS BEING MODIFIED. SEE #572.
The Full Tilt Poker Blog - Essay Contest 3
BUY THE COACH
You’ve made the Final Table of the Main Event of the 2008 World Series of Poker. Congratulations!
But don’t rest on your laurels. You’ve made $900k but there’s up to $8.1 million more on the table. With almost four months between making the final table and playing it out, you have an unprecedented opportunity to improve your chances.
What would you do? Who would you engage? To what end? For what compensation?
That’s the contest; here are the rules:
1. In Part I, put yourself in the position of Full Tilt pro (a) Scott Montgomery, or (b) Craig Marquis. I won’t automatically disqualify entries based on length but consider 100 words as the recommended length.
2. In Part II, put yourself in the position of Full Tilt pro Kelly Kim. I won’t automatically disqualify entries based on length but consider 50 words as the recommended length.
3. These are the actual final table positions and chip counts:
Seat 1 - Dennis Phillips - 26.395M
Seat 2 - Craig Marquis - 10.21M
Seat 3 - Ylon Schwartz - 12.525M
Seat 4 - Scott Montgomery - 19.69M
Seat 5 - Darus Suharto - 12.52M
Seat 6 - David Rheem - 10.23M
Seat 7 - Ivan Demidov - 24.4M
Seat 8 - Kelly Kim - 2.62M
Seat 9 - Peter Eastgate - 18.375M
When play broke, they were near the end of Level 33, 120k-240k blinds, 30k antes.
4. Entries will be judged on soundness, ingenuity, originality, and the likelihood they could be executed. Although I may try to engage advisors to assist me, judging is by nature subjective and my decisions are final.
5. E-mail entries to mrchaotic@aol.com. The subject line should read as follows: COACH. Due to spam programs and the variety of things that can happen to an e-mail, I bear no responsibility for mislaid entriese, regardless of the cause.
6. Entries must be received by Midnight, ET on Wednesday, November 3. Late entries will be dealt with at my discretion. I will attempt to name winners on Monday, November 10 and post the winning entries and some of the others during the following week, most likely after I complete my coverage of the Final Table.
7. All entries become the property of The Full Tilt Poker Blog and may appear, in whole or in part, edited or unedited. Bloggers, either reporting the contest or results or participating in the contest, may freely quote contest information and entries, provided they link to The Blog. Any bloggers wishing to enter will receive the same courtesy if their entries are quoted.
8. Prizes: The three best responses will receive entry into FTOPS X, Event #14, $200 + $16 NLHE-Turbo, scheduled for 21:00 ET, Tuesday, November 11. At my discretion, the prizes may be substituted for tournament credit. Entrants must be eligible to participate in FTOPS X to win.
9. All rules are subject to my whims and my decisions are final.
October 17th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Part I - Craig Marquis
Michael,
Considering I was Craig M. and knowing that I only have 10.2 million chips, with everyone else with more chips I would play it slowly. Depending on where I was at the table, BB / SB sitting to my left, I might take more chances considering how everyone else played. The only time I would go into the pot with anything less then A/Q (or worse to begin) is if everyone check, noone raised, then I might play aggresively early, raising the pot even if I didnt have a decent hand. The closer the blinds got to my right, the more conservative I would play. If I had face pockets, i might play like I had A/A early, and depending on the flop, that I had high pair if less then 3 people are in the game at this point.
Part II - Kelly Kim
Michael,
At this point I am down on my luck. If I have big blind, and say only 2 people call, or even raise I am out without a face card pocket. If we only get a few calls, even if I didnt have a good hand I would call. If I get even a two of a kind off the flop I am all in, if not, I am checking or folding. Even if the next card doesnt give me a high two of a kind I am out. I would be more worried about the other two people playing eachother then I am of them playing me. At this point I am just a distraction knowing even if I did double up, I will have to play the same way I am playing this hand twice up in order to be considered. At this point I might do my best to try to make a face or two, grunt, noise whatever to throw off other people at the table and make them think I have a hand, or dont.. Whatever works for me. ALL IN BABY
October 18th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
In Kelly Kim’s position you have 10 times the big blind but you could also so with picking up the antes as they will be eating into your stack. You can’t slow play a hand as you don’t have enough chips and tightening up is not an option. I would push all my chips in with a premium hand or a strong drawing hand (J 10, 9-8, 8-7) hoping to double up and end the hand with $5.5 million in chips