My WSOP 2009 is beginning to feel a lot like my WSOP 2008.  I’m 0 for 4 and counting in the WSOP events, and 0 for 6 overall.  I’ve won a bit of money in the sit ‘n go’s, but not nearly enough to offset the drubbing in the multitables.  

I feel I’m playing pretty well overall, but I’m very unhappy with my bustout hand in the $2000 NL Event, which took place less than an hour ago.  I played it like shit.

One thing I’ve noticed this year is that the quality of overall play seems high.  The younger, more aggressive players seem to have multiplied.  Internet-ish openraises of 2.3x and frequent three-bets have been fairly standard at my tables.  I have sat a lot of difficult tables, including two hellacious ones that were so tough that they were definitely not +EV for me personally.  Since I have yet to go especially deep in any of these tournaments, that says something about the quality of the fields.

I hope there will be better news soon.