However, the guy on my right didn't put up too big a fuss and we got our $500. In 2011, I cashed for $291 in the Omaha8 at the Orleans as there was no chop while I was still in, so you can see why I like this tourney.

Friday June 15
Up early, had the Gold Coast buffet and headed to the Rio for the Seniors. Nice friendly table with the dealer being from Michigan and the guy on my immediate right from Ohio.
Nothing much going on and in the third hour I get AK in middle position with $2,850 left of the $3,000 starting staff. It's a third-way pot with the BB, me and the button. Flop comes A K 6, big blind goes all-in, I have him covered and I go all in. Button takes what seems forever to call (at least 5 minutes) and he has us both covered. BB turns over A 6, button has 66 and with only three possible outs, I don't hit and I'm done. I asked the 66 why it took so long for him to call and he said he thought I might have AA or KK. If that's the case, I would have raised preflop and if he really thought that's what I had, why call two players who are all-in?
I head over to Caesars to try and met up with a buddy who is playing in the $130 turbo. You get $7,500 in chips, so I bought in, never did find my buddy, and didn't last long. Got it all in with 99 and lost to QQ.

Saturday, June 16
Went out to the Rio poker room to play in the $60 2 p.m. I was the last to get into the 50 player field. Got down to the final 2 tables and I went out about 15th. Felt I played OK, but was mostly treading water.
Only poker of the day.

Sunday, June 17
Went back to the Rio to check out the final two tables of the Seniors and also the action in the big HORSE tourney. Both events were in the same area, so I got to watch a lot of the big names in the Horse while keeping track of Dennis Phillips in the Seniors. Among the players I saw were Sexton, Todd Brunson, Cunningham, Daniel, Ivey, Huck Seed in HORSE as I don't recognize many of the young guns. One thing I did see was a guy bust out and then go to another player, who pulled about 10 grand out of the pocket of his gym shots, peel off about 3 grand and hand it to the guy who had busted out. For me 10 grand or even 3 grand is a lot of money.
Went to the Orleans for its 7 p.m. $100 HORSE. Nine tables of 8 to start. 8 hands per game. It was difficult for the players and at times the dealers to keep up with the structure when the levels changed.
I felt I played well until the end of level 8 when we were in 7-stud8 and gave away almost all my chips in two hands. The worst was I had the nut low draw and a nut flush draw after four cards, but didn't connect and that put me down to $3,200 at the break.
We started level 9 with 16 players left and Hold 'em and I got moved to the big blind which was $4,000. I was dealt 2-3 off and after the flop, turn and river, I was out.
It was my first HORSE tourney experience and I feel could have cashed if I could have made a fold on one of my two big hands I didn't hit, but I got stubborn and had to make the walk of shame.
I will give it a try next year if I can.

Monday
Back to Detroit and reality.

Overall a losing trip, but it was worth it to play in the WSOP.
If I came back during the WSOP next year, I think I'll try the daily deepstakes at the Rio in an effort to maybe get enough to buy into an Omaha8 tourney. I enjoy playing high-low and other mixed games more so than Hold 'em

BUCK