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Winning the big coinflip

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  1. Jimmyj12 Jimmyj12 is offline

    Donnybrook
    Ireland

    Posts: 30
    Joined: May 06

    Nov 29th, 2006 (11/29/2006 6:57pm)

    Ok, so yesterday I had my biggest cash so far, but not before winning the biggest coinflip I have ever faced. Just wanted to let everyone who's grinding out big field MTT's with limited success that it can happen. I know what it's like to come 40th in the $3r consistently. I know what it's like to come 8th in a $10-$20 freezeout, when decent money starts at 4th. Yesterday I yet again face down the barrel of the gun. After grinding for almost 3:30 hours through a field of almost 650 players, this hand came up, with 5 left, and the difference between 1st and 4th at approx 1.3k...

    *********** # 248 **************
    pokerstars Game #7215467485: Tournament #36700985, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit -
    Level XVIII (6000/12000) - 2006/11/28 - 18:22:53 (ET)
    Table '36700985 52' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 3: snipper22 (285529 in chips)
    Seat 4: cabbie182 (200723 in chips)
    Seat 5: jjohnnyfive (231543 in chips)
    Seat 6: orock99 (65833 in chips)
    Seat 7: Rockytherock (180872 in chips)
    snipper22: posts the ante 600
    cabbie182: posts the ante 600
    jjohnnyfive: posts the ante 600
    orock99: posts the ante 600
    Rockytherock: posts the ante 600
    orock99: posts small blind 6000
    Rockytherock: posts big blind 12000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Rockytherock [Ks Ad]
    snipper22: folds
    cabbie182: folds
    jjohnnyfive: raises 24000 to 36000
    orock99: folds
    Rockytherock: raises 144272 to 180272 and is all-in
    jjohnnyfive: calls 144272

    Needless to say I wasn't the biggest fan of the call... And when he turned over 99 my heart sank. I had been in the situation before, and had lost EVERY TIME (Just now I'd like you to note this is meant to be sarcastic... I can't stand it when people solely blame their unluck for being knocked out)... But then this happened...

    *** FLOP *** [Td Ac 7h]
    *** TURN *** [Td Ac 7h] [7d]
    *** RIVER *** [Td Ac 7h 7d] [5h]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Rockytherock: shows [Ks Ad] (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
    jjohnnyfive: shows [9h 9d] (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
    Rockytherock collected 369544 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 369544 | Rake 0
    Board [Td Ac 7h 7d 5h]
    Seat 3: snipper22 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: cabbie182 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: jjohnnyfive (button) showed [9h 9d] and lost with two pair, Nines and
    Sevens
    Seat 6: orock99 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 7: Rockytherock (big blind) showed [Ks Ad] and won (369544) with two pair,
    Aces and Sevens

    I won one of the biggest PFAIs of my life, and was, obviously, ecstatic. Upon reflecting on it later I found it scary how much a single card could change the whole face of my poker world, but that's part of the game's charm I guess.

    I know this looks like a brag post in disguise, and I'll be the first to admit that I am posting this in part to share my success with you guys, but I was just hoping to portray the fact that I know how it feels to be stuck in a rut... With BR and seemingly skill level staying put... But keep at it, and eventually it will happen for you.

    This is my first real post btw,

    Later,

    Jim
     
  2. Staple Gun Staple Gun is offline

    Lake Orion, MI
    United States

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    Nov 29th, 2006 (11/29/2006 7:01pm) in reply to Jimmyj12

    Congrats, its actually refreshing to see someone posting the big flip that they won. Instead of vise-versa.

    How much did you win?
  3. AdamRodriguez AdamRodriguez is offline

    Denton, TX
    United States

    Posts: 463
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    Nov 29th, 2006 (11/29/2006 7:04pm) in reply to Staple Gun

    I agree with Staple....it gets old having the forum fill up with people always ranting about losing coinflips and yada yada.
  4. Jimmyj12 Jimmyj12 is offline

    Donnybrook
    Ireland

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    Joined: May 06

    Nov 29th, 2006 (11/29/2006 7:23pm) in reply to Jimmyj12

    $1400 :P
     
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