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Phil Hellmuth专栏
let me try to translate it for Phil. 我来翻译一下吧。
世界扑克系列大赛欧洲赛
九月末，世界上几乎所有的扑克高手都聚集到伦敦莱斯特广场的帝国赌场，去赢取百万奖金以及一条WSOPE（世界扑克系列大赛欧洲赛）金手链。整个扑克界毫无异议地认为，每条WSOPE金手链都是让人梦寐以求、货真价实的。当然，几乎每个伟大的扑克选手都想要金手链！主赛的买入费是10000英镑，折合约16000美元，第一名的奖金则超过1百万美元。
我拿出了惯常的恶作剧本领，打扮成凯撒的模样坐在敞篷马车上，大模大样地行驶过伦敦市中心的十个街区——从滑铁卢到莱斯特广场！当时，双层巴士从我身旁隆隆而过，成千上万的人在街上用相机拍摄这一景象并试图搞明白到底是怎么回事，而各个摄影师也在我身旁抓拍不停。。。没错，我是觉得自己有点傻，应该说是很傻。。但我振作精神并扮成凯撒，因为我觉得这是个很有趣的入场形式，对我有好处，对扑克也有好处。当我到达帝国赌场时，我被11名穿着白色罗马服饰的模特领入场，那个部分太有意思了！各个扑克网站都有我当时入场的图片和视频。
到达赌场后，我将我的思考模式从扮演凯撒切换到打出伟大的扑克，也许我应该说我试图完成这一切换。你们可以看出，最近我并没有发挥出我的最高水平，而这是因为过去两年我在尝试各种不同的战术。我已从紧和耐心的战术逐渐转向更松更具侵略性的战术，并获得了好坏不一的结果。今年我虽在WSOP赛中进了六次钱圈，但没有一次进终桌，这种情况还是十年来头一次出现，天哪！用草花8-草花7跟别人的加注、再加注的问题是，很多时候你把自己置于一个非常困难的境地，并需要做出更多的决定。当翻牌出现J-8-2时，你是跟别人的押注呢还是弃牌？当然，草花8-草花7时不时地能为你赢下巨大的底池，但更多时候你会被这种牌坑了。毋庸置疑，这种同花连张会导致巨大的起伏。我不喜欢巨大的起伏。我喜欢做一块坚硬的石头！当我把大量筹码加入底池时，我喜欢给对手展现非常强、有时是无法击败的牌。我喜欢在强位出击，而不是在弱位或是不确定的位置。
在WSOPE上，我用10s-7s从UTG的位置加注，结果有4个人跟。翻牌是10c-9d-6s，我决定向$3000的底池押注$1500。在我后面的那位绅士加注到$3000，其他人均弃牌。我的筹码只剩$8500，而这位先生是个非常松的选手，于是我决定奉陪到底，全押！他跟了并亮出10-9，妈的！现在我需要在剩下的两张牌中拿到8或是两张黑桃。转牌是张奇迹般的黑桃8，现在即使河牌是黑桃9，我的对手也无法赢了，因为那将给我一个同花顺！结果河牌是一张无害的8，让我觉得能继续呆在比赛里真是非常幸运。我也重新评估了我的玩法。以前我能连玩几天而从不全押，而现在我却在第一天就全进！所以，我将回到我的非常紧的“经典Phil”策略，扑克界小心了，在未来几年，你们需要相当多的炸药才能把我从扑克比赛中炸出！
World Series of Poker Europe
In Late September almost every great poker player on the planet descended on the Empire Casino—in Leicester Square--in London to try to win millions of dollars and a WSOPE (World Series of Poker Europe) bracelet. The poker world pretty much unanimously agreed that each of the four WSOPE bracelets would count as a coveted WSOP bracelet, and almost every great poker player wants bracelets baby! The main event was a 10,000 pound buy in, or around $16,000, and it paid over $1 million for first.
I pulled my usual shenanigans and rode 10 blocks through the heart of London--from Waterloo to Leicester Square--in a chariot, dressed as Caesar! It was pretty weird, and way over-the-top, to be riding through the streets with double decker busses whizzing by, thousands of people on the streets snapping photos and wondering what was going on, and paparazzi running alongside…And yes, I did feel a bit stupid, and I felt like it was too much, but I manned up and played Caesar because I think my entrances are fun, good for me, and good for poker. When I arrived at the Empire I was walked into the tournament by 11 models in white Roman dresses, and that part was a lot of fun! There are videos and pictures up of my entrance at all of the poker sites.
Upon my arrival I turned my mind from playing Caesar to playing great poker, or I should say that I tried to turn my mind towards playing great poker. You see, I just haven’t been playing my best poker, primarily because I have been trying different tactics over the last year or two. I have migrated away from tight patient tactics, and gone towards looser more aggressive tactics with mixed results. I still managed to make six cashes at the WSOP this year, but I made zero final tables for the first time in like ten years, ouch! The problem with calling raises and reraises with the 8c-7c is that you put yourself in a tough position most of the time, and playing these types of hands puts you in a spot where you have to make more decisions. Do you call a big bet when it comes down J-8-2, or fold? Of course, occasionally the 8c-7c yields a huge winning result, but more often you can get buried with this hand. There is no doubt that playing these suited connectors causes huge swings. I don’t like huge swings. I like being a steady rock! I like showing my opponents super strong, sometimes unbeatable hands when I put my big chips into the pot. I like to play from a position of strength, not weakness or uncertainty.
Meanwhile, at the WSOPE I raised it up with 10s-7s under the gun, and was called by 4 players. The flop was 10c-9d-6s, and I opted to bet out $1,500 into the $3,000 pot. The gentleman behind me made it $3,000 to go, everyone else folded, and I decided that I had to go with this hand, as I only had $8,500 more, and this gentleman was a very loose player. Thus I moved all in, and he called me and showed me 10-9, ouch! I now needed an eight or two spades to hit on the next two cards. The turn was the miraculous 8s, and now my opponent couldn’t even win with the nine of spades as it would make me a straight flush! When the river was another harmless eight, I felt very fortunate to still be in the tournament. I also reevaluated this style of play. I used to be able to go days without ever being all in, and with this style I was all in on Day One! So now I am going back to my super tight “Classic Phil” strategy, and look out poker world, you’re going to need some dynamite to knock me out of a poker tournament the next few years! |
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