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I just won the UB 4:00 pm 100.  I caught a few miracles along the way.  I made 6th in the stud H/L on stars yesterday (pretty decent sized field).  More about today........ I was pretty low stacked and raised with 55, I was pretty much committed and another guy reraised me and I knew I had to just give it a shot.  I caught a 5 on the turn and doubled.  I was still pretty low.  When there were 28 left I was in 28th.  I just kept hanging in there, pretty much only going all in with Ax (above 8) a few pairs and a few connectors.  I didn't get called very much.  The only pure bluff is below, which I caught the miracle of miracles with around 22 left.....

Pre-flop:
 
          bpbp00 folds.   whowill folds.   tallnywrtr goes all-in
          for 7985.   lordkinggod folds.   grisbi folds. 
          Luckydog1948 calls.   gcNYC folds.   chanster2 folds.  
         
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
 
               Luckydog1948 shows Ad Kd.
               tallnywrtr shows 4s 2s.
         

Flop (board: 8s 3h Ah):
 
        (no action in this round)
         

Turn (board: 8s 3h Ah 9s):
 
        (no action in this round)
         

River (board: 8s 3h Ah 9s 5d):
 
        (no action in this round)
Showdown:
 
     Luckydog1948 has Ad Kd 8s Ah 9s: a pair of aces.
     tallnywrtr has 4s 2s 3h Ah 5d: straight, five high.
         

Hand #4863227-226 Summary:
 
     No rake is taken for this hand.
     tallnywrtr wins 18770 with straight, five high.

When it got heads up I thought I was probably against the tightest player on the table, PHYSIOGNOMY.  Whowill was the only person who I recognized on the final table, and some of the play was fairly poor (calling big reraises with a6, a7, 44).  Anyhow I knew this guy was pretty solid and he had me outchipped 2-1.  I played fairly agressive, 2 betting almost every time on the button and betting most flops.  We got to about even when we had a classic hand, my AK vs QQ all in pre.  I saw the King come off, got the ace and he didnt catch a Queen.  All but done at that point.  It's softening the 103rd in the stars 10 rebuy last night where I had A9 vs KJ all in pre and saw a flop of KKK, 3rd bubble drawing dead on flop, nice way to spend 5 hours...  Till the next time.