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The Limit Hold ‘Em Shootout had to feature the softest field of any tournament I’ve played in many years. The Limit play was so bad, it was astounding. I’m pretty sure anyone who could beat a $3-$6 game would’ve had an edge on this field. I got my starting stack of 4,500 up to about 17,000 (out of the roughly 40,000 in play at my table) at my peak, and got three-handed against two very loose opponents. Unfortunately, you have to showdown hands against loose players, and every hand I showed down against them turned out to be a loser. Oh well. If only they could spread they tournament every day, many of us could get rich.

On Day Nine of my trip, I’d intended to play another $1,500 No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament and go for my fourth straight cash in such an event. So after busting from the Shootout, I got in line to register for the next day’s NLHE event. I got to the counter and asked to buy in and the guy said, “no problem.” Then he tried to enter me in the computer, and it wouldn’t let him. The tournament had sold out. The guy in front of me in line got a seat. Instead of playing the tournament, I spent Day Nine playing golf, and it was awesome.

Tomorrow I’ll be playing the $3,000 No Limit Hold ‘Em Triple Chance. This is one my biggest gambles, as I’m not sure what kind of field they’ll get. There’s a chance it could be tough. I’m not in this for my ego, and I try to avoid tough fields whenever possible. But I’m hoping the weekend warriors will be out in full force and that $3k will seem just small enough to entice a few of the people who missed out on today’s $1,500 event to give it a shot. Wish me luck.