"My first $20+2" or "The hand of the day that I didn't even play"

Sandstone · #1 04-14-2004, 02:32 PM

As the thread title indicates, this happened during my first 20+2. I was testing the waters to see how much things changed between 10+1 and the next level up. Needless to say, this hand made my night. (Even if I'm sure its not any sort of indicator as to how most 20+2s run)

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) converter

SB (t990)
BB (t340)
Hero (t1420)
MP1 (t1685)
MP2 (t880)
CO (t2335)
Button (t350)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of t100.
BB raises to t325, Hero folds, MP1 raises to t550, MP2 raises to t880 (All-In), CO calls t880, Button folds, SB (poster) calls t780, BB calls t15 (All-In), MP1 calls t330.

Flop: (t3860) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players, 2 all-in)
SB bets t100, MP1 calls t100, CO raises to t1455 (All-In), SB calls t10 (All-In), MP1 calls t705 (All-In).

Turn: (t6230) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players, 5 all-in)

River: (t6230) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players, 5 all-in)

Final Pot: t6230
Main Pot: t1700 (t1700), between SB, BB, MP1, MP2 and CO. > Pot won by CO (t1700).
Pot 2: t2160 (t2160), between SB, MP1, MP2 and CO. > Pot won by CO (t2160).
Pot 3: t330 (t330), between SB, MP1 and CO. > Pot won by CO (t330).
Pot 4: t1390 (t1390), between MP1 and CO. > Pot won by CO (t1390).
Pot 5: t650 (t650), overbet by CO.

Results in white below: 
SB shows As Kh (one pair, fives).
BB shows Qd Th (two pair, queens and fives).
MP1 shows Ks Kc (flush, king high).
MP2 shows Ah Js (one pair, fives).
CO shows Qs Qh (full house, queens full of fives).
Outcome: CO wins t6230. 

Wow, from 7, instantly into the money. Can't go wrong with that. Now I was up against someone with 6,700 in chips and someone with 300 in chips (He was sure glad to make it to the money, I bet). The shortstack busts out really quick and I'm stuck playing heads up against someone with a 3 to 1 chiplead.

At that point I go into hyperaggressive overdrive and my opponent isn't quite sure how to respond. In no time I manage to almost double up on blinds alone. When my all-in finally gets called I luck out and hit trips and celebrate a nice victory.

Now if only all tourneys could play out like this one...

sabre170 · #2 04-14-2004, 02:36 PM

Looks to me like you played it just right! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

jedi · #3 04-14-2004, 03:26 PM

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Now if only all tourneys could play out like this one...

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Wow. That's example #1 of making money by watching. How long did this tournament take? 15 minutes?