3:27pm - Half hour til we start. Exciting!
3:32pm - This is the first time I've been able to play in on of Wil's tournaments...most have started while I'm still at work. I like the "homegame" feel Wil's said it's got...He's liveblogging it too, I'll post the address as soon as I get it.
3:58pm - I'm at table 15. 127 players.
4:00pm - Cards in the air. AQ of spades to start. A on the flop, and I take the first pot. Rock!
4:02pm - Wil is live blogging at http://www.cardsquad.com/2005/11/04/live-blogging-the-wwdn-donegal-invitational/.
4:06pm - I've taken a couple pots with moderate bets. Let's hope this keeps up.
4:10: pm - Lots of Simpsons references in the nicknames. Wil's fans like things Wil likes...not surprizing. Another pot bought. I'm the chip leader at my table.
4:19 pm - Wil just took out a guy with QQ in hand to his 10-10 in hand, with a Q-x-10 on the board. Ouch.
4:24 pm - I really should pay attention. two people at my table now have way more than I do, and one guy is gone. I'm not doing poorly, but it'll be a long tournament (I hope).
4:31 pm - I'm not hitting any flops. I'm down to exactly $1500, though i'm probably playing the 44 I've just been dealt...4 on the flop...won with a fold. Whew. Ok. Nice to win one while I'm writing about it.
4:39 pm - Big hand, and called a semi-bluff. Back up to almost 3k, in 21st out of 93.
4:49 pm - I'm not trusting myself today. I'm playing plenty agressive, but I'm letting people bluff me (well, I think they are). My stack's good, but could drop quick.
5:00pm - We're on break. I'm down to 46th out of 68 with $1,875 in chips. I need to pick it up a bit. Top 18 pay today.
5:09pm - Liveblogging interupted by dinner planing for tomorrow. In the meantime, I doubled up with a couple of good hands and good plays. Back up to $3,300 and 21st place.
5:13pm - Wil's moved tables three times, I haven't moved yet. Completely unrelated, I've had the small blind folded to me three times.
5:16pm - heffmike will be the death of me in the tournament. Especially with his huge stack.
5:21pm - Well, heffmike DID take me out, but it wasn't his fault. I was trying to show off with the hammer (7-2 offsuit) against what turned out to be AK, and got called, raised, and busted when no help came. That left me with only T369, and my A-3 of hearts couldn't be heffmike's 6-6. Oh well, next time I won't be so stupid with a horrible hand.