More Team UB.com Tweets from the WSOP
Whether you are into it or not, there is no denying that Twitter has revolutionized communication and information gathering in the 21st century. And as it turns out, it is perfect for getting updates on poker tournaments. That is, provided players decide to Tweet up a storm.
One player who wasn’t shy about hopping on his phone at the World Series of Poker yesterday to provide up to the minute updates on his poker ups and downs was UB.com’s Brandon Cantu. Cantu, who already owns two WSOP gold bracelets, is gunning for a third in Event 27, $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better. He began Tuesday’s Day 2 with 21,500 chips and started giving updates via Twitter at around 5:00pm yesterday, letting followers know he was up to 46,000 with 139 players left. While he had made no progress building his stack five hours later, he was probably relieved to tweet, “45k in the money first cash of the wsop.”
At about 11:00pm, Cantu seemed a bit dismayed by the tournament rules, as he posted, “I have a husband and wife tandem at my table and they say the family rule is no longer in effect… Change that back!”
To clarify what he is referring to, WSOP rules state that if family members are seated together at the beginning of a tournament, they can request to be reseated. Of course, as the tournament goes on and players are eliminated, relatives may inevitably find themselves at the same table. Barry Greenstein and his son Joe Sebok ended up together last week and most notably, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi and his older brother Robert both made the final table of the $50,000 Player’s Championship. Michael knocked out Robert on his way to the title.
As the night went on, Brandon Cantu happily reported that he was on a heater, making it up to 147,000 in chips. After bemoaning his luck a bit later, he Tweeted, “Back to 163k 3 way all in monster and knocked out dutch,” referring to Dutch Boyd, who just won his second WSOP bracelet.
The day ended on a sour note, though, as Cantu posted, “50k done most unlucky day ever 23 left.” Of those 23 players, Cantu is sitting in 20th place. He is already guaranteed $5,607, but no doubt he has his eyes on the $208,682 first prize.
Cantu was by far the most active Team UB member on Twitter Tuesday, but Phil Hellmuth, never one to keep to himself, posted an “inspirational” of sorts for those players who are struggling just to keep chips on the table. “Once told my parents (2 hrs into Day One), ‘I have nothing left in the tank,’ “ he Tweeted. “Then I proceeded to play three 12 hr days + win bracelet #10!”
But the Tweet of the day comes from UB pro Liv Boeree, who elected to keep poker in perspective, saying, “bubbled $1k and just ate a family pack of gummi bears. The world is in balance.”
Well said.
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Useful poker terms:
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
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