My road to the World Series of Poker
I won't bore you with the details of the first five satellites. The only one that really matters is the sixth one, the $2100 buy-in satellite, the last step to the big dance. So here's some play by play with colour commentary.
I won the first two hands. AQ from the cutoff first hand won the pot outright preflop. Second hand went a little like this:
*********** # 2 **************
PokerStars Game #16950289757: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/04/23 - 22:46:05 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (3000 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (2990 in chips)
Seat 3: ch0ppy (2980 in chips)
Seat 4: erepsin (3000 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (3000 in chips)
Seat 6: woosewoo (3000 in chips)
Seat 7: 5thSt.Felon (3000 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (3000 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (3030 in chips)
ch0ppy: posts small blind 10
erepsin: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Th Tc]
m_reed05: folds
woosewoo: raises 40 to 60
5thSt.Felon: folds
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: calls 60
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: folds
ch0ppy: folds
erepsin: folds
*** FLOP *** [7s Js 8h]
woosewoo: bets 100
InanimateJ: raises 150 to 250
woosewoo: folds
InanimateJ collected 350 from pot
InanimateJ: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 350 | Rake 0 Board [7s Js 8h]
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ch0ppy (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: erepsin (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: m_reed05 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: woosewoo folded on the Flop
Seat 7: 5thSt.Felon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DDBeast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: InanimateJ collected (350)
Pretty simple hand. I didn't think he had any of it and I was pretty much right.
I stayed pretty quiet for the next little while, folding everything. The next real hand I played was a big slick from late position.
*********** # 27 **************
PokerStars Game #16950790277: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/04/23 - 23:11:12 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (3945 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (2415 in chips)
Seat 3: ch0ppy (2970 in chips)
Seat 4: erepsin (2630 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (2960 in chips)
Seat 6: woosewoo (3500 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (5355 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (3225 in chips)
qqwwaass: posts small blind 25
ch0ppy: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Kc Ah]
erepsin said, "nh"
erepsin: folds
m_reed05: folds
woosewoo: folds
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: raises 150 to 200
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: calls 175
ch0ppy: folds
*** FLOP *** [2c Qs 6d]
qqwwaass: checks
InanimateJ: bets 325
qqwwaass: calls 325
*** TURN *** [2c Qs 6d] [As]
qqwwaass: bets 400
InanimateJ: raises 600 to 1000
qqwwaass: folds
InanimateJ collected 1900 from pot
InanimateJ: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1900 | Rake 0
Board [2c Qs 6d As]
Seat 1: busto_soon (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: ch0ppy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: erepsin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: woosewoo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DDBeast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: InanimateJ collected (1900)
I put him on KQ or QJ. The ace definitely put him off the hand, but he had to lead out on it to see if I had it. Clearly I did.
I was more than content to fold every hand in level 4. I finally saw something beautiful near the start of level 5.
*********** # 46 **************
PokerStars Game #16951102661: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/04/23 - 23:28:04 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (3545 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (3740 in chips)
Seat 3: ch0ppy (1120 in chips)
Seat 4: erepsin (3580 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (3135 in chips)
Seat 6: woosewoo (2650 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (5105 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (4125 in chips)
m_reed05: posts small blind 75
woosewoo: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Ah As]
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: raises 300 to 450
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: folds
ch0ppy: folds
erepsin: folds
m_reed05: folds
woosewoo: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [7h 6s 2h]
woosewoo: checks
InanimateJ: bets 875
woosewoo: raises 1325 to 2200 and is all-in
InanimateJ: calls 1325
*** TURN *** [7h 6s 2h] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [7h 6s 2h Kc] [6h]
InanimateJ said, "gg"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
woosewoo: shows [3s 3c] (two pair, Sixes and Threes)
InanimateJ: shows [Ah As] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
InanimateJ collected 5375 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5375 | Rake 0
Board [7h 6s 2h Kc 6h]
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ch0ppy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: erepsin (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: woosewoo (big blind) showed [3s 3c] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Threes
Seat 8: DDBeast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: InanimateJ showed [Ah As] and won (5375) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
I'm not sure how I got him to commit his entire stack with an underpair to two overs on board, but hey, I guess my flop bet looked fishy as balls, or he thought he could check raise me off the pot. Bad play or bad timing; you pick the verdict.
I live by the motto "tight is right." When you've shown one hand the entire tournament and it's pocket aces, you can bet your sweet ass you look tighter than a virgin on prom night. (Thanks Adrian for the simile from a home game a few weeks ago.)
*********** # 61 **************
PokerStars Game #16951284852: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/04/23 - 23:38:03 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (4055 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (4290 in chips)
Seat 3: ch0ppy (1095 in chips)
Seat 4: erepsin (1970 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (1885 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (7080 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (6625 in chips)
DDBeast: posts small blind 100
InanimateJ: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Qh Td]
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: folds
ch0ppy: folds
erepsin: folds
m_reed05: folds
DDBeast: raises 300 to 500
InanimateJ: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [Qs 7d 8h]
DDBeast: bets 625
InanimateJ: raises 775 to 1400
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ collected 2250 from pot
InanimateJ: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2250 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 7d 8h]
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ch0ppy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: erepsin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DDBeast (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) collected (2250)
He either had a weak queen or airball. Either way I made a nice play here, raising him off the pot with top pair good kicker.
I noticed one guy hates flop play, but he liked raising preflop. Playing back at him seemed to work, as in this hand that set me up into the break.
*********** # 74 **************
PokerStars Game #16951407141: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/04/23 - 23:44:53 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (3755 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (4890 in chips)
Seat 4: erepsin (1370 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (2780 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (6555 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (7650 in chips)
DDBeast: posts small blind 100
InanimateJ: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Ad Kh]
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: folds
erepsin: folds
m_reed05: raises 300 to 500
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: raises 1900 to 2400
m_reed05: folds
InanimateJ collected 1100 from pot
InanimateJ: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1100 | Rake 0
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: erepsin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 8: DDBeast (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) collected (1100)
I expected a button steal, and I'm pretty confident I was right. This theme would continue throughout the tournament, and will be pivotal shortly.
In fact, a few hands after the break, m_reed05 doubles up his short stack with A3 against KQ, and then gets it all in against me the very next hand.
*********** # 79 **************
PokerStars Game #16951559296: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2008/04/23 - 23:53:38 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (5150 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (3035 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (4185 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (6630 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (8000 in chips)
busto_soon: posts the ante 25
qqwwaass: posts the ante 25
m_reed05: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts the ante 25
InanimateJ: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts small blind 150
InanimateJ: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [9c 9d]
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: folds
m_reed05: raises 450 to 750
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: raises 2250 to 3000
m_reed05: raises 1160 to 4160 and is all-in
InanimateJ: calls 1160
*** FLOP *** [Qs Ac 6c]
*** TURN *** [Qs Ac 6c] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [Qs Ac 6c 5d] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
InanimateJ: shows [9c 9d] (a pair of Nines)
m_reed05: shows [Qc Kh] (a pair of Queens)
m_reed05 collected 8595 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8595 | Rake 0
Board [Qs Ac 6c 5d 7s]
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) showed [Qc Kh] and won (8595) with a pair of Queens
Seat 8: DDBeast (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) showed [9c 9d] and lost with a pair of Nines
Through and through I made a correct play, he made a marginal play to get the money in, and I lost a coin flip. It happens, it sucks, but what can I do? He doubled through the chip leader to become chip leader, and at this point I hang up on Curtis who I had called during the break to talk to.
Something up above loved me for doing that.
*********** # 83 **************
PokerStars Game #16951594382: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2008/04/23 - 23:55:42 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (5175 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (2485 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (8795 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (6955 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (3590 in chips)
busto_soon: posts the ante 25
qqwwaass: posts the ante 25
m_reed05: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts the ante 25
InanimateJ: posts the ante 25
m_reed05: posts small blind 150
DDBeast: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Ah As]
InanimateJ: raises 550 to 850
busto_soon: raises 4300 to 5150 and is all-in
qqwwaass: folds
m_reed05: folds
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: calls 2715 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [8s Qs Ac]
*** TURN *** [8s Qs Ac] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [8s Qs Ac 2s] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
InanimateJ: shows [Ah As] (three of a kind, Aces)
busto_soon: shows [Qc Qd] (three of a kind, Queens)
InanimateJ collected 7705 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7705 | Rake 0
Board [8s Qs Ac 2s 7d]
Seat 1: busto_soon showed [Qc Qd] and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 2: qqwwaass (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: DDBeast (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: InanimateJ showed [Ah As] and won (7705) with three of a kind, Aces
busto_soon is an online pro with several hundred thousand dollars in OPOY qualified events. I felt really good hitting that flop against him. I almost shit bricks seeing the queen on the flop. Then I saw the ace.
*********** # 89 **************
PokerStars Game #16951664488: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2008/04/23 - 23:59:52 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (2735 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (1885 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (10845 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (4405 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (7130 in chips)
busto_soon: posts the ante 25
qqwwaass: posts the ante 25
m_reed05: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts the ante 25
InanimateJ: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts small blind 150
InanimateJ: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [3d 5d]
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: calls 300
m_reed05: folds
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: checks
*** FLOP *** [6d Qh 3c]
InanimateJ: checks
qqwwaass: checks
*** TURN *** [6d Qh 3c] [5c]
InanimateJ: bets 650
qqwwaass: raises 650 to 1300
InanimateJ: raises 650 to 1950
qqwwaass: calls 260 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [6d Qh 3c 5c] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
InanimateJ: shows [3d 5d] (two pair, Fives and Threes)
qqwwaass: shows [Qc Qs] (three of a kind, Queens)
qqwwaass collected 3995 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3995 | Rake 0
Board [6d Qh 3c 5c Ad]
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass showed [Qc Qs] and won (3995) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DDBeast (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) showed [3d 5d] and lost with two pair, Fives and Threes
What am I gonna do there? I have no idea where I'm at in the hand, and I have to consider my two pair is good against a short stack that limped preflop. The hand stung, didn't hurt as bad as I would've expected a flopped set of queens to.
I chipped back up in the next two hands off m_reed05, reraising his late position raises with AKo and 77, both times picking off his 1000 chip raise from the button/cutoff.
It got down to 3 handed shortly after as qqwwaass and busto_soon went out in two consecutive hands to m_reed05. Me and DDBeast were behind over 2.5:1 each against m_reed05. DDBeast doubled through to even with him with QQ against A4, so I needed help.
I wasn't getting much, so I pulled a shove and pray with this.
*********** # 113 **************
PokerStars Game #16951846625: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/04/24 - 00:10:42 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: m_reed05 (10212 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (11425 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (5363 in chips)
m_reed05: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts the ante 25
InanimateJ: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts small blind 200
InanimateJ: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [4c Ad]
m_reed05: folds
DDBeast: raises 6000 to 6400
InanimateJ: calls 4938 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [3h 7d 4d]
*** TURN *** [3h 7d 4d] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [3h 7d 4d Kd] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DDBeast: shows [5c Kc] (a pair of Kings)
InanimateJ: shows [4c Ad] (a flush, Ace high)
InanimateJ collected 10751 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10751 | Rake 0
Board [3h 7d 4d Kd Jd]
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DDBeast (small blind) showed [5c Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) showed [4c Ad] and won (10751) with a flush, Ace high
The 4 to go ahead, the king to fall behind, the diamond to give me the miracle runner runner flush to double through and stay alive. I had hope. I believed.
This little hand here I liked my play very much.
*********** # 120 **************
PokerStars Game #16951883966: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/04/24 - 00:13:00 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 5: m_reed05 (11237 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (6062 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (9701 in chips)
m_reed05: posts the ante 50
DDBeast: posts the ante 50
InanimateJ: posts the ante 50
InanimateJ: posts small blind 300
m_reed05: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [7h 6c]
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: raises 900 to 1500
m_reed05: calls 900
*** FLOP *** [Kd Qc Ac]
InanimateJ: checks
m_reed05: checks
*** TURN *** [Kd Qc Ac] [4c]
InanimateJ: bets 1400
m_reed05: folds
InanimateJ collected 3150 from pot
InanimateJ: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3150 | Rake 0
Board [Kd Qc Ac 4c]
Seat 5: m_reed05 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 8: DDBeast (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (small blind) collected (3150)
I repped the flush, or at least better cards than he might've had. I repped it guud.
Three hands later, m_reed05 busts DDBeast with 99 vs AJ, and I go heads up with a 3:2 disadvantage. But not for long. Heads up lasted 4 hands, and here they are.
*********** # 125 **************
PokerStars Game #16951915730: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/04/24 - 00:14:59 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: m_reed05 (17099 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (9901 in chips)
m_reed05: posts the ante 50
InanimateJ: posts the ante 50
m_reed05: posts small blind 300
InanimateJ: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [5s 5c]
m_reed05: raises 900 to 1500
InanimateJ: raises 8351 to 9851 and is all-in
m_reed05: calls 8351
*** FLOP *** [8s 5h Jd]
*** TURN *** [8s 5h Jd] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [8s 5h Jd Js] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
InanimateJ: shows [5s 5c] (a full house, Fives full of Jacks)
m_reed05: shows [Kh Ah] (a pair of Jacks)
InanimateJ collected 19802 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19802 | Rake 0
Board [8s 5h Jd Js 9d]
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) (small blind) showed [Kh Ah] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) showed [5s 5c] and won (19802) with a full house, Fives full of Jacks
*********** # 127 **************
PokerStars Game #16951925150: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/04/24 - 00:15:35 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: m_reed05 (7548 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (19452 in chips)
m_reed05: posts the ante 50
InanimateJ: posts the ante 50
m_reed05: posts small blind 300
InanimateJ: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [5s 5d]
m_reed05: raises 900 to 1500
InanimateJ: raises 17902 to 19402 and is all-in
m_reed05: calls 5998 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [2c 3h 8s]
*** TURN *** [2c 3h 8s] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [2c 3h 8s 2d] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
InanimateJ: shows [5s 5d] (two pair, Fives and Deuces)
m_reed05: shows [Qc Ac] (a pair of Deuces)
InanimateJ collected 15096 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15096 | Rake 0
Board [2c 3h 8s 2d 6s]
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) (small blind) showed [Qc Ac] and lost with a pair of Deuces
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) showed [5s 5d] and won (15096) with two pair, Fives and Deuces
Pocket fives, twice in four hands, both times against a big suited ace, both times holding up huge to send me to the World Series of Poker main event. I'm going to Vegas, baby.
I won the first two hands. AQ from the cutoff first hand won the pot outright preflop. Second hand went a little like this:
*********** # 2 **************
PokerStars Game #16950289757: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/04/23 - 22:46:05 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (3000 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (2990 in chips)
Seat 3: ch0ppy (2980 in chips)
Seat 4: erepsin (3000 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (3000 in chips)
Seat 6: woosewoo (3000 in chips)
Seat 7: 5thSt.Felon (3000 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (3000 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (3030 in chips)
ch0ppy: posts small blind 10
erepsin: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Th Tc]
m_reed05: folds
woosewoo: raises 40 to 60
5thSt.Felon: folds
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: calls 60
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: folds
ch0ppy: folds
erepsin: folds
*** FLOP *** [7s Js 8h]
woosewoo: bets 100
InanimateJ: raises 150 to 250
woosewoo: folds
InanimateJ collected 350 from pot
InanimateJ: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 350 | Rake 0 Board [7s Js 8h]
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ch0ppy (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: erepsin (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: m_reed05 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: woosewoo folded on the Flop
Seat 7: 5thSt.Felon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DDBeast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: InanimateJ collected (350)
Pretty simple hand. I didn't think he had any of it and I was pretty much right.
I stayed pretty quiet for the next little while, folding everything. The next real hand I played was a big slick from late position.
*********** # 27 **************
PokerStars Game #16950790277: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/04/23 - 23:11:12 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (3945 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (2415 in chips)
Seat 3: ch0ppy (2970 in chips)
Seat 4: erepsin (2630 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (2960 in chips)
Seat 6: woosewoo (3500 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (5355 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (3225 in chips)
qqwwaass: posts small blind 25
ch0ppy: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Kc Ah]
erepsin said, "nh"
erepsin: folds
m_reed05: folds
woosewoo: folds
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: raises 150 to 200
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: calls 175
ch0ppy: folds
*** FLOP *** [2c Qs 6d]
qqwwaass: checks
InanimateJ: bets 325
qqwwaass: calls 325
*** TURN *** [2c Qs 6d] [As]
qqwwaass: bets 400
InanimateJ: raises 600 to 1000
qqwwaass: folds
InanimateJ collected 1900 from pot
InanimateJ: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1900 | Rake 0
Board [2c Qs 6d As]
Seat 1: busto_soon (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: ch0ppy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: erepsin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: woosewoo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DDBeast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: InanimateJ collected (1900)
I put him on KQ or QJ. The ace definitely put him off the hand, but he had to lead out on it to see if I had it. Clearly I did.
I was more than content to fold every hand in level 4. I finally saw something beautiful near the start of level 5.
*********** # 46 **************
PokerStars Game #16951102661: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/04/23 - 23:28:04 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (3545 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (3740 in chips)
Seat 3: ch0ppy (1120 in chips)
Seat 4: erepsin (3580 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (3135 in chips)
Seat 6: woosewoo (2650 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (5105 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (4125 in chips)
m_reed05: posts small blind 75
woosewoo: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Ah As]
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: raises 300 to 450
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: folds
ch0ppy: folds
erepsin: folds
m_reed05: folds
woosewoo: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [7h 6s 2h]
woosewoo: checks
InanimateJ: bets 875
woosewoo: raises 1325 to 2200 and is all-in
InanimateJ: calls 1325
*** TURN *** [7h 6s 2h] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [7h 6s 2h Kc] [6h]
InanimateJ said, "gg"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
woosewoo: shows [3s 3c] (two pair, Sixes and Threes)
InanimateJ: shows [Ah As] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
InanimateJ collected 5375 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5375 | Rake 0
Board [7h 6s 2h Kc 6h]
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ch0ppy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: erepsin (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: woosewoo (big blind) showed [3s 3c] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Threes
Seat 8: DDBeast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: InanimateJ showed [Ah As] and won (5375) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
I'm not sure how I got him to commit his entire stack with an underpair to two overs on board, but hey, I guess my flop bet looked fishy as balls, or he thought he could check raise me off the pot. Bad play or bad timing; you pick the verdict.
I live by the motto "tight is right." When you've shown one hand the entire tournament and it's pocket aces, you can bet your sweet ass you look tighter than a virgin on prom night. (Thanks Adrian for the simile from a home game a few weeks ago.)
*********** # 61 **************
PokerStars Game #16951284852: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/04/23 - 23:38:03 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (4055 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (4290 in chips)
Seat 3: ch0ppy (1095 in chips)
Seat 4: erepsin (1970 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (1885 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (7080 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (6625 in chips)
DDBeast: posts small blind 100
InanimateJ: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Qh Td]
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: folds
ch0ppy: folds
erepsin: folds
m_reed05: folds
DDBeast: raises 300 to 500
InanimateJ: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [Qs 7d 8h]
DDBeast: bets 625
InanimateJ: raises 775 to 1400
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ collected 2250 from pot
InanimateJ: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2250 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 7d 8h]
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ch0ppy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: erepsin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DDBeast (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) collected (2250)
He either had a weak queen or airball. Either way I made a nice play here, raising him off the pot with top pair good kicker.
I noticed one guy hates flop play, but he liked raising preflop. Playing back at him seemed to work, as in this hand that set me up into the break.
*********** # 74 **************
PokerStars Game #16951407141: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/04/23 - 23:44:53 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (3755 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (4890 in chips)
Seat 4: erepsin (1370 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (2780 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (6555 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (7650 in chips)
DDBeast: posts small blind 100
InanimateJ: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Ad Kh]
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: folds
erepsin: folds
m_reed05: raises 300 to 500
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: raises 1900 to 2400
m_reed05: folds
InanimateJ collected 1100 from pot
InanimateJ: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1100 | Rake 0
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: erepsin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 8: DDBeast (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) collected (1100)
I expected a button steal, and I'm pretty confident I was right. This theme would continue throughout the tournament, and will be pivotal shortly.
In fact, a few hands after the break, m_reed05 doubles up his short stack with A3 against KQ, and then gets it all in against me the very next hand.
*********** # 79 **************
PokerStars Game #16951559296: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2008/04/23 - 23:53:38 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (5150 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (3035 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (4185 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (6630 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (8000 in chips)
busto_soon: posts the ante 25
qqwwaass: posts the ante 25
m_reed05: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts the ante 25
InanimateJ: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts small blind 150
InanimateJ: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [9c 9d]
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: folds
m_reed05: raises 450 to 750
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: raises 2250 to 3000
m_reed05: raises 1160 to 4160 and is all-in
InanimateJ: calls 1160
*** FLOP *** [Qs Ac 6c]
*** TURN *** [Qs Ac 6c] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [Qs Ac 6c 5d] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
InanimateJ: shows [9c 9d] (a pair of Nines)
m_reed05: shows [Qc Kh] (a pair of Queens)
m_reed05 collected 8595 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8595 | Rake 0
Board [Qs Ac 6c 5d 7s]
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) showed [Qc Kh] and won (8595) with a pair of Queens
Seat 8: DDBeast (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) showed [9c 9d] and lost with a pair of Nines
Through and through I made a correct play, he made a marginal play to get the money in, and I lost a coin flip. It happens, it sucks, but what can I do? He doubled through the chip leader to become chip leader, and at this point I hang up on Curtis who I had called during the break to talk to.
Something up above loved me for doing that.
*********** # 83 **************
PokerStars Game #16951594382: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2008/04/23 - 23:55:42 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (5175 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (2485 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (8795 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (6955 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (3590 in chips)
busto_soon: posts the ante 25
qqwwaass: posts the ante 25
m_reed05: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts the ante 25
InanimateJ: posts the ante 25
m_reed05: posts small blind 150
DDBeast: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [Ah As]
InanimateJ: raises 550 to 850
busto_soon: raises 4300 to 5150 and is all-in
qqwwaass: folds
m_reed05: folds
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: calls 2715 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [8s Qs Ac]
*** TURN *** [8s Qs Ac] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [8s Qs Ac 2s] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
InanimateJ: shows [Ah As] (three of a kind, Aces)
busto_soon: shows [Qc Qd] (three of a kind, Queens)
InanimateJ collected 7705 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7705 | Rake 0
Board [8s Qs Ac 2s 7d]
Seat 1: busto_soon showed [Qc Qd] and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 2: qqwwaass (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: DDBeast (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: InanimateJ showed [Ah As] and won (7705) with three of a kind, Aces
busto_soon is an online pro with several hundred thousand dollars in OPOY qualified events. I felt really good hitting that flop against him. I almost shit bricks seeing the queen on the flop. Then I saw the ace.
*********** # 89 **************
PokerStars Game #16951664488: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2008/04/23 - 23:59:52 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: busto_soon (2735 in chips)
Seat 2: qqwwaass (1885 in chips)
Seat 5: m_reed05 (10845 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (4405 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (7130 in chips)
busto_soon: posts the ante 25
qqwwaass: posts the ante 25
m_reed05: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts the ante 25
InanimateJ: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts small blind 150
InanimateJ: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [3d 5d]
busto_soon: folds
qqwwaass: calls 300
m_reed05: folds
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: checks
*** FLOP *** [6d Qh 3c]
InanimateJ: checks
qqwwaass: checks
*** TURN *** [6d Qh 3c] [5c]
InanimateJ: bets 650
qqwwaass: raises 650 to 1300
InanimateJ: raises 650 to 1950
qqwwaass: calls 260 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [6d Qh 3c 5c] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
InanimateJ: shows [3d 5d] (two pair, Fives and Threes)
qqwwaass: shows [Qc Qs] (three of a kind, Queens)
qqwwaass collected 3995 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3995 | Rake 0
Board [6d Qh 3c 5c Ad]
Seat 1: busto_soon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: qqwwaass showed [Qc Qs] and won (3995) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DDBeast (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) showed [3d 5d] and lost with two pair, Fives and Threes
What am I gonna do there? I have no idea where I'm at in the hand, and I have to consider my two pair is good against a short stack that limped preflop. The hand stung, didn't hurt as bad as I would've expected a flopped set of queens to.
I chipped back up in the next two hands off m_reed05, reraising his late position raises with AKo and 77, both times picking off his 1000 chip raise from the button/cutoff.
It got down to 3 handed shortly after as qqwwaass and busto_soon went out in two consecutive hands to m_reed05. Me and DDBeast were behind over 2.5:1 each against m_reed05. DDBeast doubled through to even with him with QQ against A4, so I needed help.
I wasn't getting much, so I pulled a shove and pray with this.
*********** # 113 **************
PokerStars Game #16951846625: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/04/24 - 00:10:42 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: m_reed05 (10212 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (11425 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (5363 in chips)
m_reed05: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts the ante 25
InanimateJ: posts the ante 25
DDBeast: posts small blind 200
InanimateJ: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [4c Ad]
m_reed05: folds
DDBeast: raises 6000 to 6400
InanimateJ: calls 4938 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [3h 7d 4d]
*** TURN *** [3h 7d 4d] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [3h 7d 4d Kd] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DDBeast: shows [5c Kc] (a pair of Kings)
InanimateJ: shows [4c Ad] (a flush, Ace high)
InanimateJ collected 10751 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10751 | Rake 0
Board [3h 7d 4d Kd Jd]
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DDBeast (small blind) showed [5c Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) showed [4c Ad] and won (10751) with a flush, Ace high
The 4 to go ahead, the king to fall behind, the diamond to give me the miracle runner runner flush to double through and stay alive. I had hope. I believed.
This little hand here I liked my play very much.
*********** # 120 **************
PokerStars Game #16951883966: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/04/24 - 00:13:00 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 5: m_reed05 (11237 in chips)
Seat 8: DDBeast (6062 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (9701 in chips)
m_reed05: posts the ante 50
DDBeast: posts the ante 50
InanimateJ: posts the ante 50
InanimateJ: posts small blind 300
m_reed05: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [7h 6c]
DDBeast: folds
InanimateJ: raises 900 to 1500
m_reed05: calls 900
*** FLOP *** [Kd Qc Ac]
InanimateJ: checks
m_reed05: checks
*** TURN *** [Kd Qc Ac] [4c]
InanimateJ: bets 1400
m_reed05: folds
InanimateJ collected 3150 from pot
InanimateJ: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3150 | Rake 0
Board [Kd Qc Ac 4c]
Seat 5: m_reed05 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 8: DDBeast (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (small blind) collected (3150)
I repped the flush, or at least better cards than he might've had. I repped it guud.
Three hands later, m_reed05 busts DDBeast with 99 vs AJ, and I go heads up with a 3:2 disadvantage. But not for long. Heads up lasted 4 hands, and here they are.
*********** # 125 **************
PokerStars Game #16951915730: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/04/24 - 00:14:59 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: m_reed05 (17099 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (9901 in chips)
m_reed05: posts the ante 50
InanimateJ: posts the ante 50
m_reed05: posts small blind 300
InanimateJ: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [5s 5c]
m_reed05: raises 900 to 1500
InanimateJ: raises 8351 to 9851 and is all-in
m_reed05: calls 8351
*** FLOP *** [8s 5h Jd]
*** TURN *** [8s 5h Jd] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [8s 5h Jd Js] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
InanimateJ: shows [5s 5c] (a full house, Fives full of Jacks)
m_reed05: shows [Kh Ah] (a pair of Jacks)
InanimateJ collected 19802 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19802 | Rake 0
Board [8s 5h Jd Js 9d]
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) (small blind) showed [Kh Ah] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) showed [5s 5c] and won (19802) with a full house, Fives full of Jacks
*********** # 127 **************
PokerStars Game #16951925150: Tournament #85875433, $2000+$100 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/04/24 - 00:15:35 (ET)
Table '85875433 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: m_reed05 (7548 in chips)
Seat 9: InanimateJ (19452 in chips)
m_reed05: posts the ante 50
InanimateJ: posts the ante 50
m_reed05: posts small blind 300
InanimateJ: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InanimateJ [5s 5d]
m_reed05: raises 900 to 1500
InanimateJ: raises 17902 to 19402 and is all-in
m_reed05: calls 5998 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [2c 3h 8s]
*** TURN *** [2c 3h 8s] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [2c 3h 8s 2d] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
InanimateJ: shows [5s 5d] (two pair, Fives and Deuces)
m_reed05: shows [Qc Ac] (a pair of Deuces)
InanimateJ collected 15096 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15096 | Rake 0
Board [2c 3h 8s 2d 6s]
Seat 5: m_reed05 (button) (small blind) showed [Qc Ac] and lost with a pair of Deuces
Seat 9: InanimateJ (big blind) showed [5s 5d] and won (15096) with two pair, Fives and Deuces
Pocket fives, twice in four hands, both times against a big suited ace, both times holding up huge to send me to the World Series of Poker main event. I'm going to Vegas, baby.