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Why isn’t Ancient Apparition being picked/banned when teams are first/second/third picking Necro?

I’m genuinely confused by this.
In the TI draft, teams are repeatedly first/second/third picking Necrophos, but Ancient Apparition doesn’t seem to be getting the priority I’d expect.
AA seems like such a natural answer to Necro because Ice Blast completely shuts down his sustain/healing, especially once Necro starts getting tanky and relying on his regen/heal to stay alive.
Am I missing something about the current matchup/meta?
Is AA actually not that good against Necro in practice, or are teams valuing the rest of the draft more highly? It feels weird seeing Necro get picked so early without AA being immediately considered as a counter.

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u/Kartikvsrao322 — 3 days ago
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My first WSOP Main Event: From 34.6k on Day 2 to cashing for $15k

Just wanted to share my first-ever WSOP Main Event experience because it’s something I’ll probably remember forever.

This was my first time playing the Main Event, so going in my only goal was to enjoy it, make good decisions, and hopefully survive Day 1.

I bagged 34.6k from the 60k starting stack after Day 1D. Not ideal, but still alive.

On Day 2 I started with just 34.6k, and honestly my goal was just to find a double and stay patient. Instead, I ended up having one of those dream tournament days. I chipped up steadily, won a lot of medium pots without many showdowns, and finished the day with 244.5k.

Day 3 was a roller coaster. I dropped to around 160k after getting 3-bet a lot and missing plenty of flops, but managed to stay patient and worked my way back to just under 300k by the end of the day.

I made Day 4, cashed, and eventually finished 1,244th out of 9,208 players for $15,000.

Looking back, a few things stood out:

The Main Event structure is every bit as amazing as people say. There was almost never any need to force action.

Patience is a huge edge. There were long stretches of folding, followed by a few key spots that mattered.
I was surprised by how many pots were won without showdown. Picking the right spots to apply pressure felt just as important as making big hands.

The atmosphere was incredible. Walking into the poker room every morning knowing you were still in the Main Event was a feeling I’ll never forget.

The biggest lesson I learned is that you don’t need to play hero poker to make a run. Most of my chips came from winning lots of small and medium pots, not from huge all-ins.

I’m already looking forward to coming back next year and seeing if I can make an even deeper run.

For those who’ve played multiple Main Events, what was the biggest adjustment you made between your first and second time playing?

u/Kartikvsrao322 — 1 month ago