Seven players made it to the felt this night. We had a couple railbirds, Beerhog and Tigercub that also stopped by to say hello.
The action was pretty hot tonight. Lots of lead changes and nasty rivers. Let the game begin.
On hand #35, a short-stacked ArticBlast (7th) had to make a move and didn't improve. Thought I wrote the hand down but did not. Sorry.
On hand, #39, a short-stacked Duder (6th) goes all-in with AQ and a straight draw and gets called by Sev4TSev with KJ and a [K] on the flop. Neither the straight or the Ace showed up to save him.
Now to my tale of woe. I was card dead all night. I had a couple playable hands that won small pots early. And I had only a couple other playable hands all night and most of those got raised out or hit air on the flop. It was depressing.
They say good players don't need cards to win. Well, two things: One, I do need cards and second, the way the tourney was being played this night, any move got called. I never had the goods post flop. Not even a draw or a gut-shot. Complete whiffs.
On hand #63, I finally did get a big hand. I made a small raise with (AA) and got FIVE callers! See what I mean? Every raise of mine got no respect. Well this time I had something even if the flop missed me - which of course - it did.
The flop of [6c Qh 4d] looked safe enough to slow play.
But my bets had been getting called all night. When I whiffed the flop all the other times this night, the entire table called my continuation bet like my cards were visible or the flop was laughing at me out loud.
So I decided to make a decent size bet expecting the usual suspects to call or try and re-raise me out of the pot - as was the deal so far.
Only Nahanni called. Ok, I say to myself in my Cleveland hotel room, she has a Q. The turn was a [7c], making a club flush possible. I bet a small raise hoping to get action (like I needed any help with that this night) and Nahanni re-raised! Ok, I think, she has a Q and a flush draw. So I move all-in.
I was almost right - which is alot better than my usual thinking lately at the poker tables. She calls and has Q4 suited in Clubs - two pair and a flush draw! I went from cursing the river to praying at the banks the river. I got lucky as another [7] hit the board, giving me Aces-over and a small chip lead - pulling in the only decent pot I win tonight.
The bad beat of the night is on hand #65, Bronco (5th) goes all-in with (QQ) and gets called by Aqualung with (AQ). Aqua likes the river water and hits his 4-flush.
On hand #66, Nahanni recovers chips nicely at Sev4TSev's expense as she hits a flush to take out 747's two pair.
After 71 hands, it's break time:
Mikeniks 3040
Aqua 2540
Sev4TSev 2540
Nahanni 2380
I have the chip lead but the blinds are on me and I will be the short stack shortly, as soon as I start folding the mounds of cheese dealt to me.
On hand #99, we switch chip leaders as Sev4TSev rivers a K for a pair to beat Nahanni's pair of tens she got on the flop.
On hand #102, I (4th) have to go all-in, short-stacked with (KJ) and Nahanni calls me with A5, and I get no help.
The tourney ends quickly from here. After a string of SEVEN straight all-in bets(!) by Aqualung , Nahanni finally calls him. Aqua has A9 and Nahanni (3rd) has A5 and does not improve.
Sev4TSev (2nd) goes all-in with Q5 and does not improve against Aqua's (22).
Congratulations to Aqualung.
1st - Aqualung
2nd - Sev4TSev
3rd - Nahanni
4th - Mikeniks(Nik Faldo)
5th - Bronco76
6th - Duder
7th - ArticBlast
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11 comments:
what commentary, don't give that Aqua his due by putting the pressure on with his all ins 6 straight hands with folds, thats how he got the chip leadman learn how to play rookies
you are so efficient to have this posted already! does the group get together and get you a gift once/year? or a free tourney or something? hell, I'd even transfer you $10 at the beginning of the year as a yearly session fee for the web-site write-ups that you do!
go on...every one else can write on here that I am an idiot for the suggestion...I know it is coming.
anyhow...your AA vs my Q4 hand was crucial...that would have been a defining moment for me. I thought for sure that I picked up a "big blind special" by flopping 2 pair. I was thinking of raising you on the flop...but then I thought...WHY? 2 pair...back door flush potential...I'm golden...then when the turn hits and I am now on the flush draw and you bet half your stack I think that I got you...you can't fold if I push you all-in...I'm reeling....reel, reel, reel! oh baby, this is a big one! yes, yes, yes...come to momma...cards flip over and I have mixed emotions because I've been in that situation (aces getting busted by a crap hand)...but then I am also elated because the pot is almost all mine...just have to dodge 8 outs….82% to win. That would have given me a HUGE lead to 5400 chips. well...nice hand...like I said...I find it a little less painful when the best hand wins. next time could you just bet more than 2xBB preflop so that I could fold that crap? (lol).
oh and yeah...once we hit 3-handed I don't think we saw too many flops. all-in 7 hands in a row....must be a new record.
Ohhhh...and the offer still stands...if you guys need to get money into the site, I could do it for you. we could work out the logistics somehow...but I don't pay any fees however a little may be lost by exchanging it twice (US to Canadian and then back to US). I'll check into the logistics and report back to the site.
all in 7 hands in a row 3 handed shame on you other 2 players lettin him steal u blind
hey did you rse preflop with that AA Nik, if you did you got called by Q rag, what have I always told you about the Q rag, that hand busts everything, lucky for that Hotel room that the 7 paired Huh
yeah...Nik min raised from 100 to 200 and there were 4 callers before it got back to me and I was in the big blind...hmmmmm 5 to 1...already in for 100....only 100 more...any 2 cards is good for a call at that point.
And here we have Tolly warming up with Steve Miller before gearing up for the big poker game
Thanks for the kind words, Nahanni. It's fun to record the important hands - except when I get knocked out early and have to stick around. Then it is a drag cause I am usually not a happy camper when I get knocked out.
(Even though I have never lost my temper at a poker game, playing softball, playing hockey, during a backgammon match or during a golf round. Cool in defeat or failure is my middle name.) ;-)
4Putt suggested I blog since he seems to think I have a tiny bit of writing talent.
Plus, I was visiting every internet poker site on the planet at the time, and hosting a great limit game with a tourney to end the night. Why not communicate my experiences and game status thru a blog?
That is how it started.
If I ever see no readers or no players on the NPP Internet game, I close it down.
I retired from hosting a poker game as of this year. :-(
12 years was enough. I used to have a job where I was in one place. I could recruit players from where I worked. Talking about it over time, and a few guys that had fun would tell others and it seemed to help get players.
Now I travel and cannot get guys to a game. And as Tolly points out every chance he gets, he has recruited the bulk of the current players.
So, let someone else host since I can't recruit so easily.
And see you at the casino, at Boother's, Matchy's, Beerhogs or on the virtual felt.
Word - from Elgin, Ill.
But, could they WIN
Standings thru July 2007
Interesting blog you have here. (plug)
Is this the oldest POST on record for this blog?
Yes and No Mason, but we lost our history when my webmaster accidentally wiped it out somehow.
I think his kitchen apron got caught on the keyboard somehow.
4Putt, can you link TwoPlusTwo and Mean Gene - without wiping us out again?
Thanks.
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