JOS, no I'm neither of those guys but I know the bobby you're talking about I was the somewhat loud guy having a blast (camo Boston hat)...say what's up if you play in the $2000 Thursday.

Jerry, sorry you busted before the final table...I got there 5th in chips and since 10th was $2600, 1st $52000, and an M of 1 was 66000 it wasn't hard to sell an equity chop (I got 14k).

I'm sure you guys will agree it was a blast and that Rick Lan and the Mohegan staff run a top-notch tourney...

shocking there was a chop. its like 95 percent chance. why don't u sack up and actually play. i suppose there was also someone there saying "that is sick" every 5 minutes and someone giving an analysis of every hand. live players are gay/lame.

So, how many runners were in Event #4?
Did it sell out? Exceed expectations?

How was the play?

Who won?

Sandwich,

326 Players for Event #4.

Rick will have the results posted soon.

max, you're the exact type of bold, anonymous poster I'd like to meet in person to bitch slap...nothing tilts me more than the combination of arrogance and ignorance.

sandwich, the overall play was much more solid than I imagined it would be. one of the six experienced tournament players at the final table (I play cash games only) - a younger attorney from New York - said the field was significantly tougher than the Venetian deep stacks he played in.

beleive me i was there for three of the NL tournies. what pisses me more than anything about live these days is :

a. there are two or three people at every table like giving an analysis of every hand. blah blah, i c bet the flop, that turn was so sick etc. blah blah blah. like they are freaking Mike Sexton from the WPT.

b. calling out the fish or telling them how bad they play etc. some people just play for fun etc.

c. players who have a couple decent cashes and think they are superstars.

d. what's the worst is people who berate others for not wanting to deal (happens constantly now there should be a rule against it)

Its just a sad statement on live players that everyone wants to deal at the first chance they get when the final table is probably the most exciting/profitable part of a tourney. i seriously don't think one of the smaller buy in NL Mohegan tournies was played to completion without a deal which is straight up gay obviously.

Nice cash Rob and Jerry.

Agree that this was a tough field for a $600 tourney. I think this means I'll probably pass on the $2k, I'm not rolled or bold enough to play $2ks where I don't have much of or any edge. But again, fantastic structure and a very well run tournament, props to RiLan. Will be interesting to compare to Foxwoods' Mega in August.

Garf - You're a class act. Congrats on cashing!

Max- I just posted under Rilan's MSSS Event #4 results thread the details of our 10 way chop and why I ended up accepting it after initially declining the chop...I have never chopped 10 ways and will likely NEVER do it again...I agree with you for the most part...I'm strictly a tournament player and enjoy playing tournaments out for the most part and have only chopped 3 or 4 ways at most whenever I have chopped...again, I can't speak for the others but my logic and rationale for accepting the deal is in the other thread...the tournament was very top heavy and it was getting to be a crapshoot so we all locked in a nice payday....some people's rolls and financial situations are different so to claim that chopping is 'lame' or 'gay' isn't exactly fair unless you understand all the circumstances...I will agree however, that a 10 way chop is extremely rare and I'm still surprised I was part of it...

I will say this...I thought this tournament would get a much larger turnout so that was the only disappointing thing for me...I thought it was going to get close to 500 runners...I thought the structure was fine and hope that the 2k on Thursday gets a nice turnout...GL to everyone the rest of the series...

Don't take my comments overly seriously as obviously i post anonymously. im just overly bitter about being berated by people twice this year in really small 50 and 100 dollar tourneys for refusing to make a deal. i have like 10 people screaming at me that the whole point of a tourney is to get to a final table than make a deal.

just trying to make a point that there are alot of merits to not doing a deal, since it seems that 85 percent of live players want to make a deal the first shot they get. obviously, though im playing to win monies, so if someone offers a good deal i would take it. just think this whole culture of always trying to make a deal is a bit off.

im obviously not criticizing everyone who plays live. however, the truth of the matter is alot of thing about live really bother me. seems like at every table there is the guy who loves to tell the fish how bad he played a hand or the guy analyzing every hand etc.

no big deal. just the fact that every tourney seems to end in a deal bothers me a bit.

pmv, thanks bro much appreciated...i met a TON of great guys in this event.

max, i can definitely understand where your coming from and couldn't agree more with your frustration with all who give free lessons to donks at the table.

as for the chop, i told my friends earlier in the day people were going to be pissed because i was going for the 52k and would not deal at all (i was running that good)...then reality set in, i was looking at the distinct possibility of leaving with less than 5k in profit after playing for 2 long days, there was only 1 true soft spot at the table and justin had already gotten most of his chips, vinny and art pappas are 2 of the toughest/most experienced tourney players you'll encounter and they both had big stacks, and this was only the 5th tournament i've ever played...turned out to be a no-brainer for me.

omg vinny u chopped 10 ways? woww ur never gonna live this down

Any way we can have the mods change his screen name here to Cautious Vinny?

anyone have cash they want to trade for online $?

pm me if interested

LOL, I expected this....what I did forget to mention is me and 3 of my buddies who are down here have a nice prop bet on the side for who cashes the most this series...so for now, I'm looking ok...we'll see what happens in the main...

LOLLLLLLLLLLLL...I actually like "FOLD TO FIRST" but "cautious Vinny" aint so bad either...hehe

Event #6 $450 Limit Hold'em

Players - 36

As of 8.15pm - down to 6

Rick -
Not trying to be a pain, but where are you getting that number? I just called and there are only 21. I am gonna drive up in the morning, but don't think I will play unless there are over 150 registered. I am hoping for the best (and will apoligize if I am wrong), but I think less events and more guarantees would be better. See you tomorrow.
J

The number was from the winter event, the 200+ number is his guess.

hm...

i really suspect there might be some overlay come thursday.....

i think the main event will get good numbers as people like guarantees and there is a big player base up there and people will travel from AC for it. plus sattys.

just two suggestions.

1. i think the player base is mostly locals or people who can drive home, and generally these players don't play anything besides NL Hold'em. So its hard to get a good tournout for non NL events.

2. if there is a way to not start tournaments so short handed. id obviously love to play short handed later on but with small blinds there really is not much action when you are short handed for the first two levels.

overall though it is definitely a well run series.

Anyone know the numbers for event 7?

Yeah I just busted today's 350 buyin...think the final number was 146 or something like that...paying 15...13 or 14k for 1st...

Not if they do a 10-way chop!