Funny NLHE Tournament

[ElSapo]

So it's $5+1 no limit. These things are only profitable if you finish first, really, and even then "profitable" is a stretch. Third makes a grand total of $4, 2nd gets a net of $9 and first makes $19. But they're fun, and that's why I like them.

Anyways, I don't play a hand for a while. We're into the second level of blinds, I get AJs and win. Two hands later, AKo, an ace flops. Then JJ, I move in on the flop and take it. Chip leader, and feeling good. A few hands later, AA and I go all in preflop, announcing I'm on tilt. No one calls and I flash the aces. I think I made someone muck a big hand b/c they were kind of laughing about it, if you can do that online. Three hands later I get QQ. I raise, and get one caller. Flop is J-high and he starts thinking about it. And thinking. I say "move in, I'll call you." I would have. Suddenly it turns out he's disconnected. He's all in, the cards get dealt out, another Jack on the end and his J9o or something was good. I wasn't sure whether to be pissed or not. If he'd checked, I was going to hit him with a big raise. No idea if he would have called. But he timed out, and I thought at the time it might have been intentional.

Anyways, the cards mostly dried up for a while. We get down to 4 or 5 people, and the guy with the Jack is still in it, though he's being blinded down. Which means if it gets to the blind, and the SB completes, the other disconnected guy -auto folds-. Important thing to know, right? But the guy on his right didn't notice, and so was playing normally. He should complete every time, and just get the BB. But he didn't. And the result was, after a few people busted out, that the disconnected guy was suddenly in third. I was chip leader with half the chips or so and the other guy was close. Disconnect guy had like 20.

Anyways, we couldn't get him out. Every time he was BB, he'd win. 87 made a straight, 48 made two pair, his A5 held up for ace high. Granted, 20 chips only made it to 120, but it was pretty damn funny. Anyways, DisconnectGuy is in the BB and I get 66. Flop is A6Q, some betting, it ends up A6QT7 or something and I go all in.

Other guy thinks. And thinks. And suddenly I realize the problem

"Don't call!"

If he calls and loses, disconnect guy suddenly makes 2nd place. Which, even as someone trying to win, I have to admit is shitty.

He says "you have it?"

I say "I have 66. I'll show."

He almost times out, and finally folds. I flash the cards, he says "thanks, I had two pair." I say, " we gotta get this guy out."

Two hands later I call with K3h. Flop is King-high, and I think I have the best hand. Tryng to get out disconnect man, I say, "K3h." And we check it down. He had…Big Slick.

One good turn deserves another…

DisconnectGuy finally did go out, and I finally won the damn thing.