PV Invitational Player Comes 16th In LEOCOP
24 October 2007
David Shelley, who plays as "RatedRK" in the Poker Verdict League, finished deep in a huge tourney on Ladbrokes Poker. This is how he did it...
I didn't plan on playing the LEOCOP (Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker) main event as I was already in LEOCOP events 1 ($150 rebuy), 2 ($200 Omaha rebuy) and 5 ($550 freezeout) but after I didn't cash in the first two, and suddenly found myself out of the $550 freezeout earlier than expected on Friday night, I found myself searching for something to do.
I came across an $11 turbo rebuy into a $10k added $200 rebuy main event super satellite, managed to place in the first satellite, and was into the super satellite, where, after the rebuys, 44 seats were guaranteed. It finally ended and I found myself in the $2,500 buy-in main event for only $233.
The main event itself was a slow 30-minute clock with a 5k starting stack so it suited my style of play as there was no need to rush. I wanted to play carefully but knew I could make a few calculated risks as I was practically freerolling for qualifying so cheaply. My first big decision happened in...
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