Well I have been running good since my last blog with a 2nd in the 100rebuy on royal Vegas and also a win on Thursday in the daily 55 rebuy as I woke up too late to play in the 100 rebuy. Here are some of the hands from my win. <READMORE>

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this is my first big hand and was fairly simple..no getting away from the flop as its a rebuy

Level III (25/50)
Table '10686476 3' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: isuck123 (2730 in chips)
Seat 5: elfleader (3706 in chips)
duckless: posts small blind 25
Andy134: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Ad Kc]
isuck123: calls 50
Jayrule: raises 100 to 150
elfleader: raises 450 to 600
isuck123: calls 550
Jayrule: calls 450
*** FLOP *** [Qh 9d Kh]
isuck123: bets 500
Jayrule: folds
elfleader: raises 1700 to 2200
isuck123: calls 1630 and is all-in
isuck123 said, "j"
*** TURN *** [Qh 9d Kh] [2s]
isuck123 said, "j"
*** RIVER *** [Qh 9d Kh 2s] [5s]
isuck123 said, "nh"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
isuck123: shows [Ts Ks] (a pair of Kings)
elfleader: shows [Ad Kc] (a pair of Kings - Ace kicker)
elfleader collected 6135 from pot
isuck123 re-buys and receives 1500 chips for $50.00
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6135 | Rake 0
Board [Qh 9d Kh 2s 5s]

after this no eventful hands came up during the rebuy period and went into the 2nd hour with around 8.5k and then this hand came up. I slow played it preflop to mix it up and also to extract some chips as i knew he would autobet the flop, or so i thought. when he checked the flop it got me worried as he was one of the check when ur strong bet when your weak type players but i was willing to take a shot on the flop and the turn saved me and we got allin with him drawing dead.

Level VI (100/200) Table '10686476 3' Seat #5 is the buttonSeat 4: Jayrule (4925 in chips)
Seat 5: elfleader (8911 in chips)
Mariachi: posts small blind 100
Andy134: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Qh Qc]
Jayrule: raises 400 to 600
elfleader: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [Kh 3c 8c]
Jayrule: checks
elfleader: bets 600
Jayrule: calls 600
*** TURN *** [Kh 3c 8c] [Qd]
Jayrule: checks
elfleader: bets 1000
Jayrule: raises 1000 to 2000
elfleader: raises 2400 to 4400
Jayrule: calls 1725 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Kh 3c 8c Qd] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Jayrule: shows [Kc Ad] (a pair of Kings)
elfleader: shows [Qh Qc] (three of a kind, Queens)
elfleader collected 10150 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10150 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 3c 8c Qd Jc]

this next hand had me in the big blind smooth calling a raise from late position and hit the flop nicely and also hit the turn and was able to get some chips but the river was somewhat unfortunate as i put him on ax and he could of easily had a2

Level VII (100/200) Table '10686476 3' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: dirtymo (16700 in chips)
Seat 5: elfleader (14461 in chips)

IAmGhost: posts small blind 100
elfleader: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Ad Qh]
dirtymo: raises 200 to 400

elfleader: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [3s Qd 5d]
elfleader: checks
dirtymo: bets 200
elfleader: raises 600 to 800dirtymo: calls 600
*** TURN *** [3s Qd 5d] [Ah]elfleader: checks
dirtymo: bets 600
elfleader: raises 2000 to 2600
dirtymo: calls 2000
*** RIVER *** [3s Qd 5d Ah] [4h]
elfleader: bets 3000
dirtymo: calls 3000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
elfleader: shows [Ad Qh] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
dirtymo: mucks hand
elfleader collected 13900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13900 | Rake 0
Board [3s Qd 5d Ah 4h]
Seat 3: dirtymo (button) mucked [Ac 3c]

this next hand i was able to get a call due to my play up to this point as i was playing loose and aggressive which gives me the benefits of getting me paid off with my big hands...simple play

Level VIII (200/400)
Table '10686476 3' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: Lanken (15240 in chips)
Seat 5: elfleader (20911 in chips)
IAmGhost: posts small blind 200
elfleader: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Ah Kh]
Lanken: raises 800 to 1200
elfleader: raises 4800 to 6000
Lanken: raises 9215 to 15215 and is all-in
elfleader: calls 9215
*** FLOP *** [6c Jh 5d]
*** TURN *** [6c Jh 5d] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [6c Jh 5d Qs] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
elfleader: shows [Ah Kh] (high card Ace)
Lanken: shows [As Ts] (high card Ace - lower kicker)
elfleader collected 30855 from pot
elfleader said, "give me no credit..."
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 30855 | Rake 0
Board [6c Jh 5d Qs 4h]

i was then able to chip up and took out a small stack with qq and was on a roll until i got caught bluffing with this hand taking a stab on the river thinking he wouldnt call with a 10 which i thought he didnt have but was wrong..
Level IX (300/600)
Table '10686476 3' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 5: elfleader (43096 in chips)
eat 9: coola (13373 in chips)
HU1: posts small blind 300
coola: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Ac 6c]
elfleader: raises 1200 to 1800
coola: calls 1200
*** FLOP *** [Qc 9s 9d]
coola: checks
elfleader: checks
*** TURN *** [Qc 9s 9d] [Js]
coola: checks
elfleader: bets 2600
coola: calls 2600
*** RIVER *** [Qc 9s 9d Js] [8h]
coola: checks
elfleader: bets 7600
coola: raises 1323 to 8923 and is all-in
elfleader: calls 1323
*** SHOW DOWN ***
coola: shows [Th Ad] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
elfleader: shows [Ac 6c] (a pair of Nines)
coola collected 27346 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 27346 | Rake 0
Board [Qc 9s 9d Js 8h]

well this hand i smooth called again in good position and followed through like a slowplayed high pair or even AJ and by the way i had been playing after that bluff(tight) he had to give me credit for a hand.

Level XI (600/1200) -Table '10686476 3' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: IAmGhost (20134 in chips)
Seat 5: elfleader (28323 in chips)
Assassin8tor: posts small blind 600
nomoballer: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Qc Ac]
IAmGhost: raises 1200 to 2400
elfleader: calls 2400
*** FLOP *** [6h 9h Js]
IAmGhost: bets 3600elfleader: raises 13200 to 16800
IAmGhost: folds elfleader collected 14325 from pot
elfleader: doesn't show hand

I had lost a few steal attempts and found very few spots to put chips in and dwindled down to a shortstack when this hand came up simple play, i had to make a stand with my stack and i had a decent hand.

Level XII (1000/2000)

Table '10686476 3' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 5: elfleader (16689 in chips)
Seat 6: quietman (68851 in chips)
elfleader: posts small blind 1000
quietman: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [7s Ah]
elfleader: raises 14589 to 16589 and is all-in
quietman: calls 14589
*** FLOP *** [Ac As Ks]
*** TURN *** [Ac As Ks] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [Ac As Ks 5h] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
elfleader: shows [7s Ah] (three of a kind, Aces)
quietman: shows [2s 2h] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
elfleader collected 33878 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 33878 | Rake 0
Board [Ac As Ks 5h 4d]
Seat 5: elfleader (small blind) showed [7s Ah] and won (33878) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 6: quietman (big blind) showed [2s 2h] and lost with two pair, Aces and Deuces)

this next hand wasright after my last double up and seemed like a steal attempt from the big stack who most likely was just attacking the middle stacks in the blinds and thus i made an easy all-in in my opinion.

Level XII (1000/2000)

Table '10686476 3' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: nomoballer (19325 in chips)
Seat 3: dirtymo (21296 in chips)
Seat 4: IAmGhost (68617 in chips)
Seat 5: elfleader (33878 in chips)
Seat 6: quietman (52162 in chips)
Seat 7: Genius28 (48455 in chips)
Seat 9: Dariominieri (10650 in chips)
quietman: posts small blind 1000Genius28: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Jc Kc]
IAmGhost: raises 4000 to 6000
elfleader: raises 27778 to 33778 and is all-in
IAmGhost: folds
elfleader collected 15700 from pot
elfleader: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15700 | Rake 0

not many interesting hands were between my last one and this..i got lucky against ak with k6 once and stole a bunch of blinds until we got to this hand with around 12 people left. The aggresor was the chipleader who had been stealing from everyone else and i made this move to show him i would not let him runover me, and after this he stole from me far less frequently

PokerStars Game #2263058768: Tournament #10686476, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV (3000/6000) - 2005/08/04 - 19:05:42 (ET)
Table '10686476 3' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ITTA (70102 in chips)
Seat 2: C.K. (172363 in chips)
Seat 3: dirtymo (147376 in chips)
Seat 5: elfleader (99718 in chips)
Seat 6: quietman (45438 in chips)
dirtymo: posts small blind 3000
elfleader: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Kh 4c]
C.K.: raises 12000 to 18000
elfleader: raises 81418 to 99418 and is all-in
C.K.: folds
elfleader collected 40500 from pot
elfleader: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 40500 | Rake 0

The final table up to this point was very uniteresting until this hand came up. the original raiser was desperate and would move in with any hand and i raises all in for isolation in the Big blind.

Level XVI (4000/8000)

Table '10686476 3' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: C.K. (290429 in chips)
Seat 3: dirtymo (125476 in chips)
Seat 4: RedVegas4 (112846 in chips) Seat 5: elfleader (130318 in chips)
Seat 6: quietman (56538 in chips)
Seat 7: bloeffer (34416 in chips)
Seat 9: SV Ron (46477 in chips)
RedVegas4: posts small blind 4000
elfleader: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Ad Kc]
quietman: raises 48138 to 56138 and is all-in
bloeffer: folds
SV Ron: folds
C.K.: calls 56138
dirtymo: folds
RedVegas4: folds
elfleader: raises 73780 to 129918 and is all-in
C.K.: folds
AZ1969 [observer] said, "is it really? (you can look on the stats tab)"
*** FLOP *** [9d 2d 8c]
*** TURN *** [9d 2d 8c] [Tc]
AZ1969 [observer] said, "J on river unfortualey"
*** RIVER *** [9d 2d 8c Tc] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
elfleader: shows [Ad Kc] (high card Ace)
quietman: shows [As Jd] (high card Ace - lower kicker)
elfleader collected 175214 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 175214 | Rake 0
Board [9d 2d 8c Tc 4s]
Seat 2: C.K. folded before Flop

This next hand seemed like an easy move if you were playing as my opposition was frequently raising allin from the small blind and frequently overplayed his weak aces which i put him on here. luckily i won the race

Level XVII (6000/12000)
Table '10686476 3' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: C.K. (179985 in chips)
Seat 3: dirtymo (235952 in chips)
Seat 4: RedVegas4 (134046 in chips)
Seat 5: elfleader (246517 in chips)
RedVegas4: posts small blind 6000
elfleader: posts big blind 12000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Qc Ad]
C.K.: folds dirtymo: folds
RedVegas4: raises 121446 to 133446 and is all-in
elfleader: calls 121446
*** FLOP *** [As Jd 4s]
*** TURN *** [As Jd 4s] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [As Jd 4s Tc] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RedVegas4: shows [7h 7c] (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
elfleader: shows [Qc Ad] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
elfleader collected 269292 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 269292 | Rake 0
Board [As Jd 4s Tc Th]

I then preceded to knock C.K. out who was low stacked with q4 against his qk and we were heads up. My opponent heads up had one move....allin no matter whether I called my blind, min raised, or overbet the pot he would just move allin preflop. my strategy against this was to make a lot of limps and lose the minimum and disguise my hand when I had a good one, if I just folded my blind every time until I had a good hand he would obviously know that and shutdown that hand. Unfortunately I ran into a even bigger hand but got very lucky

PokerStars Game #2263463865: Tournament #10686476, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVIII (10000/20000) - 2005/08/04 - 19:58:52 (ET)
Table '10686476 3' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 3: dirtymo (410638 in chips)
Seat 5: elfleader (385862 in chips)
dirtymo: posts the ante 1000
elfleader: posts the ante 1000
elfleader: posts small blind 10000
dirtymo: posts big blind 20000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elfleader [Jc Js]
elfleader: calls 10000
dirtymo: raises 389638 to 409638 and is all-in
elfleader: calls 364862 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Qd 7h Jd]
*** TURN *** [Qd 7h Jd] [9c]
*** RIVER*** SHOW DOWN ***
dirtymo: shows [Ks Kd] (a pair of Kings)
elfleader: shows [Jc Js] (three of a kind, Jacks)
elfleader collected 771724 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 771724 | Rake 0
Board [Qd 7h Jd 9c 3c]
Seat 3: dirtymo (big blind) showed [Ks Kd] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: elfleader (button) (small blind) showed [Jc Js] and won (771724) with three of a kind, Jacks

the next hand we had an auto allin and I won that and became the winner of the 50 rebuy!
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