ThePunk75 Finishes 6th in Live Tourney Action!

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The Punk75 checks in with a report from the live felt!

ThePunk75: “I play locally around town at a couple of the new poker rooms in bowling alleys. Most of them strictly run freerolls with rebuys now so they can get people to play. I frequent them mostly on weekends in Livonia. I have done relatively well there, I chopped top prize there a couple months back, and Ive final tabled there about half a dozen times.

I started off slow then doubled up on two pair vs a flush draw. Then on near consecutive hands, I flopped trips 3 times (66, AA, JJ), 1 big double up another 2 big pots. The table was none the less getting a little angry at me, as I had a monster stack by the first break.

It continued to grow after the break as I flushed my AK spades vs AK hearts. Busted an obvious big pocket pair when I flopped my ace and just called his bets down till he mucked in anger.

Right before 2nd break I busted QQ with A7, with an ace on flop, and called his all in on river. Lost only one bad suck out through out tourney A7 - A3 after 2 aces hit flop, it became a re-raise fest till the eventual all in by the shorter stack, and he hit his 3 on river, to take down the pot. The table was relieved to see I indeed could lose a hand.

But soon after that had a huge double up right before 3rd break when one player raised pre-flop , got one caller then my all in with KK which the original raiser called, the other caller folded. He turned over 1010, and slouched when I showed my KK, the player who folded said he mucked 1010. I did a fist pump and a “YES!!” The other player just got up knowing he was done.

Once we got back from 3rd break had one bad hand that probably cost me, I was holding 66 and raised big just to push out everyone and steal the blinds, another player came over the top all in with about half my stack. After some thought I mucked as I had seen him make the same play with AK, and although I knew I was ahead, but slightly. I didn't want to risk basically my tournament on 66.

Got to the final table and I was at the time in the mid to short stack range. By that time I had gotten cold decked, so I let the other players knock out the shorter stacks. Then once we got to the cash (top 6 players) it was my time push being the short stack.

It was ironic I pushed with 66, the hand that probably cost me a chance to win the tourney. Got called with QJ in the BB, he hit his J on flop and I was done in 6th place and [some free clams] in my wallet. Not bad for not doing any re-buys or add-ons.”

Great job ThePunk75, and thanks for the report!