Finally...... (trip report, very long)

Yeti · #1 10-27-2005, 07:07 AM

I have not seen one of these posted but 1800 insists I make one, so here goes.

Last night I finally won my Atlantis seat. I'm usually an NL guy, but some of you may remember my posts from about three weeks ago asking about the double shootouts. You may also remember my subsequent posts bemoaning the fact that I came 2nd on the first table seven times with no shots at the final table.

This has come as a big relief, I have spent quite a lot on these sats, and it had gotten to the point where I couldn't now really justify buying in, yet after falling short again in the $650 this Saturday, really didn't think I was ever going to win.

Without further ado, on to the hands.

First Table

I'm pretty dismayed to see The Camel to my immediate left but it turns out we don't play any pots together.

About 20 hands in I open JTs in LP, two callers, I whiff flop, SB fires into me and I fold. Apart from that I haven't played a hand, playing very tight and generally card dead.

Hand 45 - T1355. 25/50, 6 left. CO opens to 200, SB calls, I shove 77 from the BB and they both turbo muck.

Hand 58 - T1605. 25/50, 6 left. CO limps, i complete J9, BB checks. J52r, I lead 300 and Camel moves in 400 more from the BB. I am not very pleased but relieved to see he has J6. Up to T2505.

We're down to 5 now, I open A7s from CO, button moves in and I fold. Then I get a walk in the BB and shove after a limper w/ AQ to take down the pot. I generally shove a lot in these things because I'm not as familiar with post-flop play in tournaments.

With 4 left on hand 93, stacks look like this :

Seat 3: mstars09 (5225 in chips)
Seat 4: gatto99954 (3150 in chips)
Seat 6: smugor (2355 in chips)
Seat 8: trader13 (2770 in chips)

I am smugor. Anyway, that hand at 75/150 I pick up AA. Button limps, SB completes, I make it 450 more, both fold. Bleh, maybe shoulda gone a bit less.

Anyway, they continue to fight it out amongst themselves and another one busts out. I'm stealing the blinds a bit more now. I now have 3900 and they have 4800 apiece. They are both pretty weak tight. It will emerge that the guy I get HU with folds his blind, and his button, waaaay too much.

Then this hand comes up :

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (3 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Button (t4770)
SB (t4875)
Hero (t3855)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, SB completes, Hero raises to t600, SB calls t450.

Flop: (t1200) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t150, Hero calls t150.

Turn: (t1500) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t150, Hero raises to t1050, SB calls t900.

River: (t3600) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t2055 (All-In), SB folds.

Final Pot: t5655

Standard for some of you, perhaps, but this was a pretty ballsy move for me and gave me a great confidence boost.

I'm now at T5600 and the chipleader for the first time.

Ten hands and a failed steal attempt later I'm down to T3280 and now flapping a bit. I get KK again and only get the SB. Damn.

Hand 132 - T2880, 100/200, 3 left. I open QQ to 600, BB calls. KJ8, chk chk. K, chk chk. T, 400 call. He has A high.

Another blind steal gets called in both spots and I totally whiff the flop.

Hand 140 - T2980, 100/200, 3 left. Button minraises, I make it 1200 total from the SB w/ black TT, he calls. AK6ccc, I shove he folds. Shoulda just stuck it in preflop.

Hand 144 - T4000, 100/200, 3 left. I open 99 to 600, BB calls. J53hh, chk 800, he minraises me, I fold. Down to T2600.

I win a smallish pot in the blinds and then start shoving w/ JJ and TT. I'm back up to 4k with some breathing room.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (3 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

BB (t4095)
Button (t5338)
Hero (t4067)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Button calls t200, Hero raises to t1000, 1 fold, Button calls t800.

Flop: (t2050) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t1200, Button calls t1200.

Turn: (t4450) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t1842 and is allin, Button folds.

Whoop. Up to a high of T6600 now.

Hand 169 - 100/200a25, 3 left. Tightish button minraises. SB calls, I call K9o.
958dd, I bet 600. BB folds, SB calls.
7o, I put him in for his last 1800, he thinks a while and folds.

He then busts out a few hands later w/ K6 v the other guy's K7.

HU! I have 7800 to his 5800.

I quickly realise that this guy is way too tight. Blinds are up to 400/800 now and he is folding to any raise in the BB, and folding his button probably more than half the time. I quickly run over him up to 10.5k v 3k. He limps on button, I shove KJo, he has AKo. Ugh.

He now actually starts to mix up his play and push over some of my loose raises. I actually find myself down at 4k at one point. I quickly get back even and with blinds still at 400/800, I shove ATo. I should have made it 3x here as he will practically never call to see a flop but will shove worse holdings than he'll call a push with.

Anyway, he calls w/ 66. I win. Not the best HU performance ever but it feels so good to finally win one.

Our game finished a good 30 mins after everyone else.

Final table to follow....