Sleepless in Macau

I have a riddle for you. What do you get when you mix no cards, no cash games and a bad Internet connection in Macau?

One very unhappy camper!

I made back-to-back final tables at the APPT last year, and I had high hopes coming into the Macau tournaments this year. Two tournaments, but nothing but a Day 1 exit for both of them.

Everything was high class with the APT event last week. The APT could teach Harrah's and the WPT a few things about how to make players feel great.

The only thing they didn't do was put me at a soft table to start off. Which was absolutely fine with me! We had several solid online players as well as Harry Demetriou and Johnny Chan.

The legendary Johnny Chan.

Oh, I dream about the days when online players came in two types: weak/tight and reckless. Those days are behind us, I'm afraid (even though many of them still lack live experience).

I don't do a very good job following online players or their screen names, but I definitely take notice when I see a solid player (whether I know them or not). There was one guy, Alex I think, who pushed me out of a big hand that I didn't hit after the flop.

So no luck with the APT, and the APPT was actually a softer event for me. The table had one solid player, Mike "Timex" McDonald. Half the players seemed inexperienced, and it was difficult to put them on a hand or to get them off a hand.

That's a good combination to be up against in one player, but not six! I made it until 7 at night, but all that really did was eat up several hours of my time.

Timex: Impressed Liz with a tough call.

I did want to point out a big call that Timex made that I found very interesting. I don't remember the pre-flop action, but the flop came J♦ T♦ 5♣. Timex bet, and his opponent called (having double the amount of chips Timex had).

The turn was 7♦ and Timex bet. His opponent raised to $10k (putting Timex all-in). He went in the tank for awhile and called with Q-Jo. His opponent had A♥ 8♥. A very big call in a tough spot.

So I've been doing a lot of nothing over the last couple days. Horrible Internet is not something I'm used to, so I can't do much online.

I have the APPT High Rollers event on the 7th, so I may sneak over to Hong Kong for a couple days. There are definitely things to do in Macau if you are a guy or a wild Asian gambler.

No trips to the local massage parlor for me - although that might be a post that PokerListings wouldn't mind seeing! I can't even find a good nail salon here in Macau.

What's a girl to do?

Cheers!

-- Liz Lieu

www.LizLieu.net
www.iPokerCal.com

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