1 Year Anniversary
Monday, October 24, 2005
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Now What?
Since my big win this week, I have been struggling to figure out what to do with my new and improved bankroll. But, by doing this I achieved a few of my goals. So after doing some research I decided to deposit on Party Poker, basically after hearing everyones comments. I played my first few hands on the "beginner" tables and these things are seriously a joke, as I have already won $30 in less than 1 hour playing .50/1.00 limit. I guess I get to play these very fishy tables for the first 45 days of play on PP. Another one of my goals was to buy Pokertracker, basically because of the high praise it gets on just about every poker forum on the net. Since I was making a first time deposit on Party, I signed up for the bonus through pokersourceonline.com and once I play 250 raked hands I will get PT for free. What a deal! It looks like I have 60 days to complete it. This looks like such a fantastic site and they have great products to choose from like chips, tables, cards, etc. Maybe if I want to open up another account I will sign up for another one of their bonuses. The great thing is that you not only get their bonus for the cool products, but you also get the bonus for that specific card room. Pretty Sweet!
I bought some new KEM cards with some of my winnings and I really like them. We played with them last night and I think everyone was happy with them. The cards were a little on the expensive side, and if I wasn't so impulsive, I could've bought them for much cheaper online. They take some getting used to because they are so slippery, but they will last forever. Speaking of last night we had a nice 7-8 person game over at Chris and Tiffany's house and it was a lot of fun and I won a little. I was down a little when Tiffany called my all-in bet where she held top two pair and I had top pair with a flush draw. She made a GREAT call and I although I was dissapointed to lose my first buy-in, I was happy with the way she played the hand. Chris couldn't believe how well she played it! I also had a huge hand at the end of the night against my buddy David where I had AA. If I remember correctly I was in the cut-off David was on the button and Chris was to my right. Chris put in a standard 3 1/2xbb raise and I re-raised the size of the pot. David called, which worried me a little, and Chris folded. The flop was Jxx with two spades. I made a big pot size bet and David just smooth called. This worried me even more since I felt like he would make this play with everything from a set to two pair to possibly a flush draw. The turn was another spade and I was sure that I had the A of spades. I didn't have that much $$ left compared to the pot but he had me covered so I went all-in, he did not call quickly so I felt like I had the best hand. He reluctantly called w/ KJo (though he did have the K of spades) and he got no help on the river. All-in all it was a fun night out with the boys (and girl). I really wish we could play more, but everyone is so busy with kids and work that it's really hard to make it happen. I guess we play about once a month so that gives everyone their poker fix.
I missed the Cardplayer freeroll which I am pretty dissapointed about. I actually was supposed to miss it since we were going to go to the Maryland Million (Horse Races), but that was cancelled due to the constant downpour we have had since yesterday. I remembered that I had not unregistered for the freeroll, but I came to find out that you actually have to register for it before you can unregister..LOL, what a bummer. I hope there is one more cause I would really like to play in their "tournament of champions" and I need a big payday to get close to that.
Well as far as my goals are concerned, my short term goals have almost been met. I opened an account in the pond known as Party Poker. And, I should have Pokertracker by the end of the month. I have only played one $20 SnG, and although I won it, I want to continue to play the $10's and occasionally play the $20's. I really didn't see much of a difference, and since I have enough $$ right now, I want to play it pretty conservative with my tournament buy-ins. I will eventually play those $20's exclusively. If I can consistently beat those I will be a happy man. The real problem is keeping track of my progress. I need to figure out how to keep track of my SnG's. Since I won a large MTT, that satisfied that goal, but its not like I will not be playing anymore of those.
I will think about some new goals this weekend.
UB Stats:
9/27/05 - 10/8/05
Starting Balance: $408
Cash Games: +$23
Tournaments: +$681
Cash Out: $400
Ending Balance: $712
Party Stats:
10/7/05 - 10/8/05
Starting Balance: $250
Cash Games: +30
Ending Balance: $280
I bought some new KEM cards with some of my winnings and I really like them. We played with them last night and I think everyone was happy with them. The cards were a little on the expensive side, and if I wasn't so impulsive, I could've bought them for much cheaper online. They take some getting used to because they are so slippery, but they will last forever. Speaking of last night we had a nice 7-8 person game over at Chris and Tiffany's house and it was a lot of fun and I won a little. I was down a little when Tiffany called my all-in bet where she held top two pair and I had top pair with a flush draw. She made a GREAT call and I although I was dissapointed to lose my first buy-in, I was happy with the way she played the hand. Chris couldn't believe how well she played it! I also had a huge hand at the end of the night against my buddy David where I had AA. If I remember correctly I was in the cut-off David was on the button and Chris was to my right. Chris put in a standard 3 1/2xbb raise and I re-raised the size of the pot. David called, which worried me a little, and Chris folded. The flop was Jxx with two spades. I made a big pot size bet and David just smooth called. This worried me even more since I felt like he would make this play with everything from a set to two pair to possibly a flush draw. The turn was another spade and I was sure that I had the A of spades. I didn't have that much $$ left compared to the pot but he had me covered so I went all-in, he did not call quickly so I felt like I had the best hand. He reluctantly called w/ KJo (though he did have the K of spades) and he got no help on the river. All-in all it was a fun night out with the boys (and girl). I really wish we could play more, but everyone is so busy with kids and work that it's really hard to make it happen. I guess we play about once a month so that gives everyone their poker fix.
I missed the Cardplayer freeroll which I am pretty dissapointed about. I actually was supposed to miss it since we were going to go to the Maryland Million (Horse Races), but that was cancelled due to the constant downpour we have had since yesterday. I remembered that I had not unregistered for the freeroll, but I came to find out that you actually have to register for it before you can unregister..LOL, what a bummer. I hope there is one more cause I would really like to play in their "tournament of champions" and I need a big payday to get close to that.
Well as far as my goals are concerned, my short term goals have almost been met. I opened an account in the pond known as Party Poker. And, I should have Pokertracker by the end of the month. I have only played one $20 SnG, and although I won it, I want to continue to play the $10's and occasionally play the $20's. I really didn't see much of a difference, and since I have enough $$ right now, I want to play it pretty conservative with my tournament buy-ins. I will eventually play those $20's exclusively. If I can consistently beat those I will be a happy man. The real problem is keeping track of my progress. I need to figure out how to keep track of my SnG's. Since I won a large MTT, that satisfied that goal, but its not like I will not be playing anymore of those.
I will think about some new goals this weekend.
UB Stats:
9/27/05 - 10/8/05
Starting Balance: $408
Cash Games: +$23
Tournaments: +$681
Cash Out: $400
Ending Balance: $712
Party Stats:
10/7/05 - 10/8/05
Starting Balance: $250
Cash Games: +30
Ending Balance: $280
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
I WON, I WON, I WON!!!
Well the bankroll is juicy now, and I achieved one of my goals. To win a large online Multi Table Tournament. It was Mondays 7pm $5 + .50 $2500 guaranteed on Ultimate Bet. I beat out 560 people for a nice return on investment of $680! I really feel that this was MY tournament to win. I will post some hands and analysis for everyone's enjoyment. It gets pretty long, but this is the first big tournament that I have won so I really want to preserve this.
This was the SIXTH hand of the tournament!!
BB-10
AA in CO, min. raise from EP, I reraise to 150, SB goes all-in for 1415, i call and pull a wheel straight to take it down.
Hand #26:
BB-20
AA in 2nd pos., min. raise from UTG, I re-raise to 200, UTG calls, Flop is 938 rainbow, UTG bets min., I raise to 300 and he folds.
An interesting one: Hand #44
BB-40
Ac 4s in CO, 3 limps in front, I call and SB calls and BB checks. Flop is A42 all hearts. Checks around to me, I bet 240 and get 1 caller. Turn is a black 3, checked to me again and I bet 225 and get called. River is a black T and it's checked to me and I check to. I take it down with A's and 4's to his (obvious) flush draw (he had had the Qh).
Hand #50:
BB-40
QQ UTG, I raise to 150, one caller and it folds around to the chip leader at the table who goes all-in, I think and say my usual "woah" out loud, and fold.(GOOD FOLD??)
Three hands later I pick em' up again!! At this point I'm thinking there's no way they will hold up a third time!!
Hand#53:
AA in the CO, folds around to table chip leader who limps as does one player to the right of me. I go all-in and say "hey it's all the rage", since for the last three hands there was someone going all in. I felt it also looked like I may be on a bit of tilt, since I got raised all of my chips with the QQ hand. I really didn't care much if everyone folded, as I said earlier, I seriously didn't think they could hold up AGAIN...LOL. Well, I did get what I wanted with one caller who showed JTo?!!?? He picked up a straight draw on the flop, a flush draw on the turn, but blanked out on the river and I was now in REAL good shape!
I am pretty proud of this hand...
Hand #72
BB-100
9sTs in SB. I call a small raise from MP along with the BB. Flop comes 7 8 J w/ two diamonds. I bet the pot, worried about the flush draw, BB folds and MP just calls. Turn is a 2 of diamonds. I bet 500 and get another call. River is an offsuit A and I bet 500 again, he raises me to 1K and I call, praying that he didn't have the flush. He ended up with a set of 7's on the flop. I'm actually surprised this guy didn't go broke on this hand on the flop, LOL, that's probably what I would've done.
Hand #75:
BB-100
KK in the CO, min raise from EP, I re-raise to 1200, min raiser goes all-in for 1350 and I call, he has JJ, K on the flop and I win!
Hand #90:
BB-150
77 in EP, I limp with one other in front of me and someone in LP goes all in, it's only 335 so I have to call, he's got AK, K on the flop, A on the river and I lose...
Here's another hand I'm pretty proud of:
Hand #101
BB-200
3s4s in BB, short stack who only has 145 left calls so he is all-in, SB completes and I check, flop is 3 A T with two spades, SB bets 200 and I call. Turn is a offsuit 9, SB again bets 200 and I call. Now at any point does this guy put more pressure on me, I have to fold, but just betting the minimum into a dry side pot just doesn't seem right. River is an off suit 4. SB checks and I bet 1345 and he calls and shows down A2, my two pair wins the side pot, the short stack had A9.
After the following hand I knew something was up with this tournament!
Hand #110
BB-200
I post the BB and am dealt 93o. 4 limpers and I check, flop is 9 3 3. I check it down to the river after an A falls and bet 1/2 the pot, the button calls showing A7o.
How about AA a fourth time!!
Hand#135
BB-300 Ante-25
AA in 3rd pos. I raise to 1600, short stack goes all in for 220, and I get one other caller. Flop is A J Q rainbow, I bet 4120, I have the other caller covered, he calls for 1600, he shows QQ and I take both pots down with my set over his set...a 8300 chip pot.
Then I get moved to a tough table which included the chip leader who was really on a tear.
BB-300 ante-25
Dealt 99 in the BB, folds around to a late position player on a short stack who goes all in for 3135. I thought and thought, and really felt like this player was ready to make a move regardless of his cards, I put him on AT initially, but said aloud AK? I felt like I had to call. He turns over TT and I get no help on the flop.
So now I’m still sitting in about 25th place. I was waiting and waiting to steal blinds with some decent hands, but everytime I got one it was raised in front of me and I couldn’t call or re-raise. I finally picked up the blinds and antes with 55 in MP. We hit the break and I look to see that things are ok, but not great. I am third in chips at my table, but still at the end of the pack. After the break I decided I now had to make a move and go for the win. I wanted to get aggressive and really put pressure on the guys at my table, but all I could seem to do was stay at or around the chip average of 18000. The cards really started to get cold for me, but I wasn’t standing for going out in 20th place! Card’s?? Who needs cards??
Then this hand:
BB-400 ante-50
AQ in BB. Folds around to SB who limps, I raise to 2400 basically hoping he folds and I can move on, but totally not expecting a re-raise all-in for 6435, which is what he does!! So now I feel I have him and if not I probably have overs. I call and he shows A2o. I take that pot down and get my stack to over 25000. Now I feel good!
The bubble came and went and we were all in the money. Things got real tricky as the blinds rose and my cards were cold. Everytime I tried to steal I met resistance so I really had to sit back and wait. At one point I was WELL below the average stack, but not desperate yet. I then tried to steal with QTo and was re-raise so I had to give it up. But, this fold was tough as the guy who raised me was doing it almost everytime I raised, like he had some read on me. Well, I almost went all-in, but decided not to be a donkey and go out with QT. So I waited. I was now at a little over 10000 in chips and pretty desperate. Thankfully, I picked up QQ the very next hand.
BB-1200 ante-125
QQ UTG, I raise all-in to 10770. I get called by a TT and I get my set on the flop and don’t get sucked out on. I am now sitting pretty with 24300 chips.
A couple hands go by and I pick up AQo and re-raise the second place chip leader all-in (about half of his chips) and he folds. At one point I got to as high as 35000 in chips, and then picked a bad spot to steal and lost about 8000 in chips, putting me back down to the bottom of the pack at 14000. Well that didn’t last long as I pick up the bullets for the FIFTH TIME!!!
Hand #271
BB-2000 ante-200
AA in 3rd position. Min raise from UTG who I have covered, I go all-in for 14165 and he calls showing AJo, I take it down AGAIN!!!
So I get back up to over 35000 and can breath a little easier. We get down to 18 left and I am comfortably in the middle of the pack. I end up stealing a bunch, mostly with Ax (A-6,7,8, etc). And then pick up AA for the SIXTH TIME!!! This time I get no callers preflop so I am stuck with the blinds and antes…phew, no worries, I have 57000 in chips. Then I go on a string of blind steals one after the other, but everytime I had decent hands (AK twice). Basically everyone was playing tight as hell trying to get to the final table at this point we started playing hand for hand. I built my stack up to about 75000 once we got down to the final 15 or so. We reach the final table and I can’t believe how well I’ve played and how lucky I had been to get such great cards and for them to hold up. I got to the final table in 5th position and just adjusted to the full table. I stole a bunch of blinds and got my stack up to over 80000 when this HUGE HAND CAME UP!!
Pocket Aces – SEVENTH TIME!!
BB-6000 ante-600
MP1 goes all in for 52440, MP2 goes all in for 42720…I call hit a set on the flop and fill up on the turn and I go from fifth to second in a matter of seconds.
I end up taking the lead with about 7 left but I go up and down for a while. Then this interesting hand comes up.
BB-6000 ante-600
QJo in SB. Button raises and I call as does the BB. A big pot develops and we see a flop of 7 2 Q rainbow. I bet a little more than half the pot 25000 and am raised by the BB who goes all-in for 84K. I think for a bit and decide to call after he says “222 good?” He shows Q9 (the hellory), and he gets no help and I win another huge pot and take a huge chip lead. We then get to six and I stick with my chip lead after people actually letting me see cheap flops and hitting them with top pair, or just enough of a hit to take down the small pots. At this point the pots really were not “small”, but were substantial enough. Another interesting hand came up that I was quite surprised to see, and glad I did not take part in. Three people got all in after some preflop raises with a flop of 874 with two diamonds. The hands were KJ of diamonds, QQ, and JJ. Of course the diamond got there on the river and Mr. I’ll put my whole tournament on the line with the second nut flush draw wins almost 500K and takes out one player and cripples the other (who ended up w/ a straight). So now I’m sitting in second place with a huge lead to 3rd and 4th. 1st place has me covered but only by about 100K. We lose our short stack two hands later and the 3rd place player goes out the very next hand…and I’m sitting there almost in disbelief that I made it this far!
I tell my opponent “gg” and we proceed to go to war. He has me covered by about 2-1, so I don’t feel too worried. First hand headsup I unfortunately get a walk over w/ AKo. Second hand I get J8o and raise preflop, he re-raises and I call, he bets the size of the pot and I fold, he opts to show AKo…LOL! Third hand is another walk over where I hold 92. I can’t understand how you cannot play position playing headsup. It’s really the only thing you have going for you as I believe the cards really don’t matter. Fourth hand I get J8o again and call from the button, we see a meaningless flop, he checks, I bet, he folds. Again I get a walkover on the fifth hand. Sixth hand I get 77 and bet the size of the pot, he folds. I’m thinking this guy must be a real weak headsup player, because here I am with the shortstack bullying the big stack. The seventh hand I picked up Q2o and folded to a raise from him. The eighth hand is where this match gets interesting. I pick up J8o AGAIN! I limp, he raises, and I call his raise. Flop is J93 w/ two spades. He checks, I bet a little less than the size of the pot, he goes for the checkraise, raising the minimum and I pump him and go all-in on him. He folds and I take about 150K of his chips. We are now almost even in chips, and I am on a tear. The ninth hand is another walkover! I can’t believe this guy didn’t like the button…LOL!! Hand #10 I limp w/ 73o he checks his option and we see a flop of 229 and he proceeds to go all-in…I of course have to fold. Hand #11 is another walkover. Hand #12 I get J4o and raise preflop, he of course folds. Hand #13 is a walkover. Hand #14 I limp w/ 93, he checks and the flop contains a 3 so I bet and he folds. Another walkover the next hand then in Hand #16 I raise w/ 52o, he calls preflop and he trys to put me allin after another meaningless flop. I fold. I start to get the feeling that he is ready for this thing to be over. Hand #17 he again trys to put me allin this time preflop, I have QT, but fold. Hand #18 I raise w/ AJo, he goes all-in and I call, but he has the same hand and we split. Hand #19 is another walkover. Then this intense hand. Hand #20, I get K4o and minimum raise to 16000. He calls and we see a flop of K 7 5 rainbow, he goes all-in. Now I have to think…was he slow playing a K with a decent kicker, did he get two pair? I go back to my read that I feel he wants to end this so I call and he shows 79o. He gets a 9 on the turn, but I get another K on the river and double up leaving him with only 140K or so. I can’t believe that the best hand held up!! What a lucky River!! Well I end up doubling him up the very next hand when he goes all-in with A8 and I call with KQ, he gets an 8 on the flop an 8 on the turn and an 8 on the river. Basically UB is telling me not to count my chickens!! I still have him outchipped 2-1 and the next hand get AKo and raise him and he folds. We go back and forth a bit for the next few hands, and it seems he has some life in him. Then the final hand, Hand #28: Th6h on the button. I raise to 25600 and he reraises to 43200. I call and the flop is a beautiful T T 2 w/ two spades. He goes all-in and I quickly call. He shows AQs and he gets no help on the turn and river, and I take it down!!
This was the SIXTH hand of the tournament!!
BB-10
AA in CO, min. raise from EP, I reraise to 150, SB goes all-in for 1415, i call and pull a wheel straight to take it down.
Hand #26:
BB-20
AA in 2nd pos., min. raise from UTG, I re-raise to 200, UTG calls, Flop is 938 rainbow, UTG bets min., I raise to 300 and he folds.
An interesting one: Hand #44
BB-40
Ac 4s in CO, 3 limps in front, I call and SB calls and BB checks. Flop is A42 all hearts. Checks around to me, I bet 240 and get 1 caller. Turn is a black 3, checked to me again and I bet 225 and get called. River is a black T and it's checked to me and I check to. I take it down with A's and 4's to his (obvious) flush draw (he had had the Qh).
Hand #50:
BB-40
QQ UTG, I raise to 150, one caller and it folds around to the chip leader at the table who goes all-in, I think and say my usual "woah" out loud, and fold.(GOOD FOLD??)
Three hands later I pick em' up again!! At this point I'm thinking there's no way they will hold up a third time!!
Hand#53:
AA in the CO, folds around to table chip leader who limps as does one player to the right of me. I go all-in and say "hey it's all the rage", since for the last three hands there was someone going all in. I felt it also looked like I may be on a bit of tilt, since I got raised all of my chips with the QQ hand. I really didn't care much if everyone folded, as I said earlier, I seriously didn't think they could hold up AGAIN...LOL. Well, I did get what I wanted with one caller who showed JTo?!!?? He picked up a straight draw on the flop, a flush draw on the turn, but blanked out on the river and I was now in REAL good shape!
I am pretty proud of this hand...
Hand #72
BB-100
9sTs in SB. I call a small raise from MP along with the BB. Flop comes 7 8 J w/ two diamonds. I bet the pot, worried about the flush draw, BB folds and MP just calls. Turn is a 2 of diamonds. I bet 500 and get another call. River is an offsuit A and I bet 500 again, he raises me to 1K and I call, praying that he didn't have the flush. He ended up with a set of 7's on the flop. I'm actually surprised this guy didn't go broke on this hand on the flop, LOL, that's probably what I would've done.
Hand #75:
BB-100
KK in the CO, min raise from EP, I re-raise to 1200, min raiser goes all-in for 1350 and I call, he has JJ, K on the flop and I win!
Hand #90:
BB-150
77 in EP, I limp with one other in front of me and someone in LP goes all in, it's only 335 so I have to call, he's got AK, K on the flop, A on the river and I lose...
Here's another hand I'm pretty proud of:
Hand #101
BB-200
3s4s in BB, short stack who only has 145 left calls so he is all-in, SB completes and I check, flop is 3 A T with two spades, SB bets 200 and I call. Turn is a offsuit 9, SB again bets 200 and I call. Now at any point does this guy put more pressure on me, I have to fold, but just betting the minimum into a dry side pot just doesn't seem right. River is an off suit 4. SB checks and I bet 1345 and he calls and shows down A2, my two pair wins the side pot, the short stack had A9.
After the following hand I knew something was up with this tournament!
Hand #110
BB-200
I post the BB and am dealt 93o. 4 limpers and I check, flop is 9 3 3. I check it down to the river after an A falls and bet 1/2 the pot, the button calls showing A7o.
How about AA a fourth time!!
Hand#135
BB-300 Ante-25
AA in 3rd pos. I raise to 1600, short stack goes all in for 220, and I get one other caller. Flop is A J Q rainbow, I bet 4120, I have the other caller covered, he calls for 1600, he shows QQ and I take both pots down with my set over his set...a 8300 chip pot.
Then I get moved to a tough table which included the chip leader who was really on a tear.
BB-300 ante-25
Dealt 99 in the BB, folds around to a late position player on a short stack who goes all in for 3135. I thought and thought, and really felt like this player was ready to make a move regardless of his cards, I put him on AT initially, but said aloud AK? I felt like I had to call. He turns over TT and I get no help on the flop.
So now I’m still sitting in about 25th place. I was waiting and waiting to steal blinds with some decent hands, but everytime I got one it was raised in front of me and I couldn’t call or re-raise. I finally picked up the blinds and antes with 55 in MP. We hit the break and I look to see that things are ok, but not great. I am third in chips at my table, but still at the end of the pack. After the break I decided I now had to make a move and go for the win. I wanted to get aggressive and really put pressure on the guys at my table, but all I could seem to do was stay at or around the chip average of 18000. The cards really started to get cold for me, but I wasn’t standing for going out in 20th place! Card’s?? Who needs cards??
Then this hand:
BB-400 ante-50
AQ in BB. Folds around to SB who limps, I raise to 2400 basically hoping he folds and I can move on, but totally not expecting a re-raise all-in for 6435, which is what he does!! So now I feel I have him and if not I probably have overs. I call and he shows A2o. I take that pot down and get my stack to over 25000. Now I feel good!
The bubble came and went and we were all in the money. Things got real tricky as the blinds rose and my cards were cold. Everytime I tried to steal I met resistance so I really had to sit back and wait. At one point I was WELL below the average stack, but not desperate yet. I then tried to steal with QTo and was re-raise so I had to give it up. But, this fold was tough as the guy who raised me was doing it almost everytime I raised, like he had some read on me. Well, I almost went all-in, but decided not to be a donkey and go out with QT. So I waited. I was now at a little over 10000 in chips and pretty desperate. Thankfully, I picked up QQ the very next hand.
BB-1200 ante-125
QQ UTG, I raise all-in to 10770. I get called by a TT and I get my set on the flop and don’t get sucked out on. I am now sitting pretty with 24300 chips.
A couple hands go by and I pick up AQo and re-raise the second place chip leader all-in (about half of his chips) and he folds. At one point I got to as high as 35000 in chips, and then picked a bad spot to steal and lost about 8000 in chips, putting me back down to the bottom of the pack at 14000. Well that didn’t last long as I pick up the bullets for the FIFTH TIME!!!
Hand #271
BB-2000 ante-200
AA in 3rd position. Min raise from UTG who I have covered, I go all-in for 14165 and he calls showing AJo, I take it down AGAIN!!!
So I get back up to over 35000 and can breath a little easier. We get down to 18 left and I am comfortably in the middle of the pack. I end up stealing a bunch, mostly with Ax (A-6,7,8, etc). And then pick up AA for the SIXTH TIME!!! This time I get no callers preflop so I am stuck with the blinds and antes…phew, no worries, I have 57000 in chips. Then I go on a string of blind steals one after the other, but everytime I had decent hands (AK twice). Basically everyone was playing tight as hell trying to get to the final table at this point we started playing hand for hand. I built my stack up to about 75000 once we got down to the final 15 or so. We reach the final table and I can’t believe how well I’ve played and how lucky I had been to get such great cards and for them to hold up. I got to the final table in 5th position and just adjusted to the full table. I stole a bunch of blinds and got my stack up to over 80000 when this HUGE HAND CAME UP!!
Pocket Aces – SEVENTH TIME!!
BB-6000 ante-600
MP1 goes all in for 52440, MP2 goes all in for 42720…I call hit a set on the flop and fill up on the turn and I go from fifth to second in a matter of seconds.
I end up taking the lead with about 7 left but I go up and down for a while. Then this interesting hand comes up.
BB-6000 ante-600
QJo in SB. Button raises and I call as does the BB. A big pot develops and we see a flop of 7 2 Q rainbow. I bet a little more than half the pot 25000 and am raised by the BB who goes all-in for 84K. I think for a bit and decide to call after he says “222 good?” He shows Q9 (the hellory), and he gets no help and I win another huge pot and take a huge chip lead. We then get to six and I stick with my chip lead after people actually letting me see cheap flops and hitting them with top pair, or just enough of a hit to take down the small pots. At this point the pots really were not “small”, but were substantial enough. Another interesting hand came up that I was quite surprised to see, and glad I did not take part in. Three people got all in after some preflop raises with a flop of 874 with two diamonds. The hands were KJ of diamonds, QQ, and JJ. Of course the diamond got there on the river and Mr. I’ll put my whole tournament on the line with the second nut flush draw wins almost 500K and takes out one player and cripples the other (who ended up w/ a straight). So now I’m sitting in second place with a huge lead to 3rd and 4th. 1st place has me covered but only by about 100K. We lose our short stack two hands later and the 3rd place player goes out the very next hand…and I’m sitting there almost in disbelief that I made it this far!
I tell my opponent “gg” and we proceed to go to war. He has me covered by about 2-1, so I don’t feel too worried. First hand headsup I unfortunately get a walk over w/ AKo. Second hand I get J8o and raise preflop, he re-raises and I call, he bets the size of the pot and I fold, he opts to show AKo…LOL! Third hand is another walk over where I hold 92. I can’t understand how you cannot play position playing headsup. It’s really the only thing you have going for you as I believe the cards really don’t matter. Fourth hand I get J8o again and call from the button, we see a meaningless flop, he checks, I bet, he folds. Again I get a walkover on the fifth hand. Sixth hand I get 77 and bet the size of the pot, he folds. I’m thinking this guy must be a real weak headsup player, because here I am with the shortstack bullying the big stack. The seventh hand I picked up Q2o and folded to a raise from him. The eighth hand is where this match gets interesting. I pick up J8o AGAIN! I limp, he raises, and I call his raise. Flop is J93 w/ two spades. He checks, I bet a little less than the size of the pot, he goes for the checkraise, raising the minimum and I pump him and go all-in on him. He folds and I take about 150K of his chips. We are now almost even in chips, and I am on a tear. The ninth hand is another walkover! I can’t believe this guy didn’t like the button…LOL!! Hand #10 I limp w/ 73o he checks his option and we see a flop of 229 and he proceeds to go all-in…I of course have to fold. Hand #11 is another walkover. Hand #12 I get J4o and raise preflop, he of course folds. Hand #13 is a walkover. Hand #14 I limp w/ 93, he checks and the flop contains a 3 so I bet and he folds. Another walkover the next hand then in Hand #16 I raise w/ 52o, he calls preflop and he trys to put me allin after another meaningless flop. I fold. I start to get the feeling that he is ready for this thing to be over. Hand #17 he again trys to put me allin this time preflop, I have QT, but fold. Hand #18 I raise w/ AJo, he goes all-in and I call, but he has the same hand and we split. Hand #19 is another walkover. Then this intense hand. Hand #20, I get K4o and minimum raise to 16000. He calls and we see a flop of K 7 5 rainbow, he goes all-in. Now I have to think…was he slow playing a K with a decent kicker, did he get two pair? I go back to my read that I feel he wants to end this so I call and he shows 79o. He gets a 9 on the turn, but I get another K on the river and double up leaving him with only 140K or so. I can’t believe that the best hand held up!! What a lucky River!! Well I end up doubling him up the very next hand when he goes all-in with A8 and I call with KQ, he gets an 8 on the flop an 8 on the turn and an 8 on the river. Basically UB is telling me not to count my chickens!! I still have him outchipped 2-1 and the next hand get AKo and raise him and he folds. We go back and forth a bit for the next few hands, and it seems he has some life in him. Then the final hand, Hand #28: Th6h on the button. I raise to 25600 and he reraises to 43200. I call and the flop is a beautiful T T 2 w/ two spades. He goes all-in and I quickly call. He shows AQs and he gets no help on the turn and river, and I take it down!!
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