No WSOP for me

As you may or may not know, I was considering going to a World Series of Poker event this year. I did some research, and there is a circuit event in Indiana at the end of March. I was a bit confused though, because the WSOP web site indicated that the tournament was from March 25th to April 6th. Two weeks seemed pretty long for a tournament. So, I called the casino for more information. Apparently, there are several game during those weeks. If you win one of them, then you don't need to pay for the main event at the end of the tournament. Thereis a registration fee of $360 for the event that will get you into the first game. My guess is that, each additional even that you want to play in, will cost an additional fee. The main event, if you don't win one of the preliminary events, has a $5150 buy in. That is a bit much for me. What I was hoping for was a $500 buy in tournament. It would be great if I could pay the $360, win the prelim, and then play in the main event, but there is a two week gap between the initial preliminary and the main event. I don't know that I want to take that much time off. I think I need to call the casino again and get a game schedule. I also need to find out if you need to register on the first day of the event, or if you can show up for the last preliminary game and register then. If I could make this a three or four day ordeal, I could probably swing it. But then there is the matter of finding a place to stay. I guess I can stay in my car if I needed, but paying for several nights in a casino hotel could get costly. Especially if I am out day one of the event. Well, I think that my WSOP dreams will have to wait a few more years. I still may research this a bit more and see what I can figure out, but won't get too excited.

On a side note, I was able to win a bit of cash playing cards this past Thursday. I have been playing in a cash game lately on Thursdays. Lately, I have been getting my ass handed to me, but the cards were in my favor this past week. I was dealt pocket queens four times. That makes it pretty easy to win. Still, I played pretty well. I made some good reads and good calls, and also made good bets to get people to fold when I missed my hand. It doesn't always work that way though.