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  1. XHLbiz XHLbiz is offline

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    Jul 14th, 2005 (7/14/2005 5:09am)

    With a guaranteed FT in the near future, I played to win and paid for it. This REALLY hurts...

    Hand #7074949-207 at Thu2amA-008 (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
    Powered by UltimateBet
    Started at 14/Jul/05 04:56:33

    balowe is at seat 0 with 16350.
    Minnow86 is at seat 1 with 34470.
    birddogut is at seat 2 with 138775.
    zhills1212 is at seat 4 with 6595.
    grambarr is at seat 5 with 22100.
    XHLbiz is at seat 6 with 43160.
    tiltilated is at seat 9 with 3280.
    The button is at seat 5.

    balowe posts ante (125).
    Minnow86 posts ante (125).
    birddogut posts ante (125).
    zhills1212 posts ante (125).
    grambarr posts ante (125).
    XHLbiz posts ante (125).
    tiltilated posts ante (125).
    tiltilated posts the small blind of 600.
    balowe posts the big blind of 1200.

    balowe: -- --
    Minnow86: -- --
    birddogut: -- --
    zhills1212: -- --
    grambarr: -- --
    XHLbiz: Qh Ac
    tiltilated: -- --

    Pre-flop:

    Minnow86 folds. birddogut calls. zhills1212 folds.
    grambarr folds. XHLbiz raises to 6275. tiltilated
    folds. balowe folds. birddogut calls.

    Flop (board: 9c 5h Qd):

    birddogut bets 15225. XHLbiz goes all-in for 36760.
    birddogut calls.

    Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:

    birddogut shows 3h 9h.
    XHLbiz shows Qh Ac.

    Turn (board: 9c 5h Qd 7c):

    (no action in this round)

    River (board: 9c 5h Qd 7c 3d):

    (no action in this round)

    Showdown:

    birddogut has 3h 9h 9c Qd 3d: two pair, nines and threes.
    XHLbiz has Qh Ac 9c Qd 7c: a pair of queens.

    Hand #7074949-207 Summary:

    No rake is taken for this hand.
    birddogut wins 88745 with two pair, nines and threes.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------

    Somebody tell me what I did wrong so I don't miss out on the big prizes next time or tell me what I did right so I can feel better. I've been good about taking bad beats lately by not letting them get to me but this one hurts so I had to post it. 374 entered and with 20 to go, I was in 3rd at this point.
  2. WAK WAK is offline

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    Jul 14th, 2005 (7/14/2005 10:47am) in reply to XHLbiz

    Thats horrible. I hate when UB rewards someone for bad play. Check out Residence's post. Guess who was on the other end of his bad beat? And with what hand??
  3. XHLbiz XHLbiz is offline

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    Jul 14th, 2005 (7/14/2005 4:38pm) in reply to WAK

    Wow. That is sickening! This guy ended up getting 2nd place. By far the most reckless player I have ever seen and UB pays him for it. Thanks for the reply WAK.
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  4. bspot bspot is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2005 (7/19/2005 10:01am) in reply to XHLbiz

    Doesn't this make you think that maybe UB is behind some of these players? Maybe a little too much "conspiracy theory," but it has crossed everyone's mind before...
  5. MonkeyCowboy MonkeyCowboy is offline

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    Jul 19th, 2005 (7/19/2005 2:04pm) in reply to XHLbiz

    No mistake on your part you played it perfect. How this guy could call the BB much less a raise to 6275 is beyond me. Weird though that he put bad beats on two different people with 9 3. It's either his favorite hand or a signal from the UB server Gnome that anytime he gets 9 3 it is a winner.
  6. Games Geek Games Geek is offline

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    Jul 21st, 2005 (7/21/2005 6:49pm) in reply to XHLbiz

    While you played the hand correctly and were clearly the favorite to win, I would question whether top pair is the kind of hand you want to risk your entire stack on while nearing the end of a tournament.

    Yes, it would be nice to have added his chip to your stack, but when a measly two pair can suck out and eliminate you from the tournament... who knows. I would have waited for a better holding to make this move.

    Imagine if he tried the same thing when you were holding 55 or QQ.
  7. Games Geek Games Geek is offline

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    Jul 21st, 2005 (7/21/2005 6:51pm) in reply to XHLbiz

    Also, please spare the "UB did this" crap. It just fosters the whole "it's all rigged!" myth that newbies love to spend time thinking about.
  8. bedde bedde is offline

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    Jul 23rd, 2005 (7/23/2005 6:04am) in reply to Games Geek

    ouchh man!
  9. XHLbiz XHLbiz is offline

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    Jul 23rd, 2005 (7/23/2005 3:46pm) in reply to bedde

    Yeah, rough. Thanks for the comments people, much appreciated. To anyone who thought I should wait for a better spot, I really thought I couldn't be in much of a better spot to put me into a strong position to win. I didn't wanna sit around like everyone else was at the time just to make the final table, I wanted first. What if I don't get another hand? I can't try and bluff this guy. He will continue to run over me. I knew exactly what he had and the percentages were very much in my favor. To me it wasn't ONLY top pair that I had because I knew he ONLY had 2nd pair. If there was even a slight possibility that he had a better hand or a better draw than what he had here then I would've considered waiting. Especially after talking with some players, I'd make the same play again if I had the chance but please feel free to agree or convince me otherwise. It's always great to hear as many opinions as possible.
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  10. Stinger885 Stinger885 is offline

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    Jul 23rd, 2005 (7/23/2005 3:54pm) in reply to XHLbiz

    You definitely can't wait for a better spot, that was it...just bad luck.
     
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