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July 2009 - Posts

• Making sure you're not spewy

  By pokerpurity - Jul 28 2009, 10:18 AM

  If you - like me - feel that you're a fairly accomplished poker player, who knows his/her own game very well, but also recognizes his/her own limitations, I think you'll be able to recognize one of the following sentiments, after you've played a session: - Damn, that was just one beat after the other. - Wow, variance really bitch-slapped me today. - I guess I'm happy he called me with Q9 offsuit, but still hard to believe. - Phew, need a break after that. One more suckout and I would've started to tilt. ...or something along those lines! :-) The point here is that you're the sort of player who recognizes how ridiculously small the edges that we chase sometimes are - thusly also resulting in extreme swings. You've come to accept this fact and still choose to play poker, because you're certain that in the long run you'll come out on top. That's all good. But HOW SURE are you that it's all variance after a session? Most of us don't have time (or the willpower) to go through hand histories and dissect every single time we defended from the blinds with 87 of spades. I don't and yet I do it sometimes - just to make sure that it's them - not me, whose to blame. So, I just played out 9 sitngos on FullTilt at a total buy-in of $49.50 and cashed for a total of $36. As I write this, I haven't looked at what went wrong, so I might have to fess up to some spewyness here - I hereby promise to do so, if that's the case. Won't leave anything out. 1st STT (18-person): Finished 13th. Final hand. 7-handed, I'm in the BB with KcQd (stack 1620). Blinds 20/40. No SB in this hand. UTG (1650) limps, UTG+1 (910) limps. Folds to me. I check. FLOP: 3s Qc 3d I check, UTG bets 120, UTG+1 calls and I raise to 385. UTG calls, UTG+1 folds. TURN: 9h The pot is a little more than 1000 and I bet all-in for 1195. He snap-calls with 99. Oh well. Against these types of opponents ($5 buyin) I would play this hand exactly the same way. Chalk one up for variance here. 2nd STT (18-person). Finished 5th. Final hand. 5-handed (obviously). My stack is 4470 and blinds are 200/400, going up to 250/500 in less than a minute. I'm in the SB with QcJc. Folds to me and I shove on the BB (stack 7680) who calls me with AsTs. His hand holds up. Again, this is pretty standard. I'm not folding this hand, so of course I shove. Minraising or 2.5xing accomplishes nothing. I will say though that prior to this hand I did 'suck out' once, but it was all standard as well. With blinds 150/300 I was in the big blind with Ts6d and the shortest stack at the table moved in for 830 total. Fold to me, I call (getting nearly 2.5:1) and beat AK. Shrug? 3rd STT (18-person). Finished 4th. Final hand. Blinds 200/400 and I hold 4c6c in the BB with stack of 4455. Chipleader (cirka 12K) is first to act and limps. Folds to me. I check. FLOP: 6d Ad 3s I check, he bets 400 and after some deliberation I move allin. He snaps me off with AT. Obviously not my finest moment. My only defence is that he had done the limp-bet thing once before against me (also A-high flop) and I'd let him have it then. Still - call and evaluate on turn should've been my move. Folding isn't horrible either, I think. 4th STT (27-person). Finished 23rd. Final hand. 7-handed and I hold 6h6d UTG+1 (stack 1040). Blinds 15/30. UTG folds, I raise 3x, CO (1350) calls and the BB (1500) calls. FLOP: 4h 5s Qd The BB leads 200 (pot 285) and I should've thought twice about this. Weak players lead flops all the time with marginal holdings, but they give it away with their bet sizing. Some will just min-bet (i.e. 30 at a pot of 3o0) and others will fire one-third of the pot. Those situations are so easy. Just raise the crap out of 'em, no matter what you're holding and they go away 95% of the time. The subtle difference here is the 2/3 pot bet. At this level - it means he has it and I shouldn't be moving in with 66. He calls with KQ and I don't suck out. Poor play. 5th STT (18-person). Finished 9th. Final hand. This tourney had exhibited RIDICULOUSLY tight play, to the extent that the final table had just gathered and blinds were at 200/400. That's 7.5BB average stack (!) for those of you who don't know the structure. I had just been keeping afloat, stealing as much as I could, but never really getting any big hands. In this case I've got 3490 chips to start the hand with and pick up 55 in the CO. When it folds to me, I shove and the button happens to wake up with QQ. Variance 3 / Poor Play 2 6th STT (27-person). Finished 18th. Final hand. I've got 1730 in my stack. Blinds are 40/80 and 9-handed. UTG I raise AhQc to 200. UTG+1 calls, as does the BB. FLOP: 2c 4h Ts 2 hands before this I had raised AJ and when the flop came KQ4 with a flush-draw (that I didn't have) I had check-folded, so I figured I should get more respect this time. I lead 390 at the pot which was 640 total. UTG+1 calls very quickly and BB folds. In my opinion, small/medium pairs that haven't connected are now a HUGE part of his range - just from experience. So.... when the TURN is: Kc I move in for 1140 (about 80% pot). He snaps me off with AK. *sigh* I don't regret this play one bit, as I think it has a high success rate - the KING being a great card for me (from his perception, normally). He just happened to play AK really oddly in this spot. This is variance to me, but if you disagree - voice your opinion and I am happy to discuss. Variance 4 / Poor Play 2 7th STT (18-person). Finished 2nd. Final hand. Ok, so heads-up play at the end of a sitngo can be pretty swingy, due to the low stack/blinds ratio and this was certainly the case here. My stack: 10540, his stack: 16460. Blinds 500/1K He limps from the button and I check Qh9s from the BB. FLOP: Ts 7s 6d I check, he checks. TURN: 8c I bet 1K, he calls. RIVER: 7h I bet 2K, he raises to 4K. I guess you could make a case for just calling, but if I do and lose, I'm practically dead anyway. I move in and he calls with TT for the boat. Nh sir. At these blinds, variance again in my book. Variance 5 / Poor Play 2 8th STT (18-person) Finished 9th. Final hand. Blinds are 120/240. My stack: 2350. I hold AcJh in the BB. UTG, 8handed (stack 3915) minraises to 480. Folds to the CO (stack 10K) who calls. Folds to me, I reraise allin. UTG deliberates briefly and calls. CO folds. UTG shows AT. FLOP: 8d 3s Td TURN: Ts Lights out pour moi. Normally, my reraise shouldn't buy me much fold equity if you do the math, but based on the level of play that is standard in these tourneys it does surprisingly often, which is why I confidently shipped it in with AJ there. Also, the player in UTG had been making some horrendous plays, so I was quite confident that he was raising a wide range. Variance 6 / Poor Play 2 9th STT (18-person) Finished 18th. Final hand Stack 1455, blinds 15/30. I hold 5s6s on the button. UTG+1 opens to 120, HJ calls, I call and BB calls. FLOP: 7h 6d 3d BB checks, UTG+1 checks, HJ checks and I bet 325. Only BB calls. TURN: 2s BB bets 1010 and is allin. I call, which is kinda spewy - I know, but his line didn't make sense to me and at this level he could just as easily have 44 as AQ. He happened to have A6 (hmm?) and I was out pretty quickly. There you have it people. So, definitely some things that could've/should've/would've, but also a few others over which I had more control and should have done better with. No Comments on this post. Click here to post a comment.




• Struggling on FullTilt

  By pokerpurity - Jul 21 2009, 03:09 PM

  It's the weirdest thing (or perhaps not, in case someone knows something I don't) but out of all the poker sites, I struggle on Full Tilt the most. Since I started this challenge, I'm down $891 on the site and a week ago had almost completely depleted my funds.   Bear in mind, $891 in the red is actually worse than it sounds, because for the past few months I've also received $158 in bonus/rakeback, so the true state of affairs is much more dire. As a result, I decided something had to change and dropped my buy-in to $5 or less on FullTilt alone. A technical aspect concerning rakeback made me not wanna deposit (essentially shift funds) on the site again, so I figured this was the only way of rebuilding my bankroll.   Now, as a result I've been focusing most of my attention on the 18 and 27-person STTs ($5) and trying to come out on top there. So far, it's going above expectations as I'm able to muster a 154% ROI but because the sample size so far is laughable, I'm not even gonna tell you over how many tourneys that is. I chose the 18&27 over the regular 1-table STTs, because I simply can't stomach (edit: I lose patience) the tight-ass play that occurs once play becomes 5-handed. Essentially, the players are waiting for JJ+. You might argue that a skilled player would be able to take advantage of that and I might actually agree with you, but for whatever reason it doesn't suit my playing style. I can change gears, but going uber-uber-aggressive has never been my thing.   Anyway, I've also taken a shot at the occassional $3 rebuy or - as was the case today - try my hand at something completely different. A $2 6-handed freeze-out. I urge everyone to sign up for one of these at some point - if for nothing else, then the laugh-attack you get from some of the plays you see, should be reward enough! Sidenote: I came in 10th out of 381 and cashed for 14 bucks! WOO-HOO! Score...   Anyway, better fire up another $5 STT - where else can I see someone limp J8o on the button & bubble with 7BBs and fold to a shove? LOL. You gotta love it and for the record:   - Yes, I showed him the K2ss - and Yes, I figured I had about 85% fold equity, which is the best part. 1 Comments on this post. Click here to post a comment.




• Recharging

  By pokerpurity - Jul 14 2009, 08:55 AM

  I think it’s almost inevitable that some sort of decline will follow after big successes. The days after my 4-figure score on PokerStars certainly felt just like that, as I wasn’t able to get much going in terms of deep runs. Certainly not many cashes and not a single one worthy boasting about.   What I ended up doing was get away for a few days. I’d love to say I’m the kind of person to do something like that spontaneously, but the truth is my girlfriend and I had planned it for some time. On the occasion of our two-year anniversary, we had booked a beach cabin on the coast – a mere 4 hour drive south of Sydney.   The key thing here – no internet. Hmmm… All other modern amenities, including satellite TV, dishwasher and even a full-size jacuzzi in the bathroom, but not a single broadband wave in the air for a laptop to pick up. Thusly, no poker for a full 4-5 days and what pure bliss that turned out to be. I finished the latest book by one of my favorite authors (Indiana Jones meets Da Vinci Code meets Jason Bourne – sound good? – check out James Rollins), enjoyed walks on the beach, interaction with local wildlife (kangaroos on the front porch of our cabin – seriously) and recharged my batteries.   …and now I’m back and hungrier than ever! So fellow players, expect big things. I am. Later.   No Comments on this post. Click here to post a comment.




• 15K Guaranteed Win, Analysis Part6 - FINAL TABLE

  By pokerpurity - Jul 07 2009, 07:57 AM

  Buy-in was $30+3, 666 entrants; the whole thing took 7.5 hours and 1st place was $3,746.   When the final table eventually comes together I am fifth in chips with the line-up looking as follows:   Seat 1: 441,800, came from the other table. Very aggressive, likes to see flops but also 3-bets quite a bit. Seat 2: 196,736, came from the other table. No reads. Seat 3: 53,451, came from the other table. No reads. Seat 4: 115,538, from my table. Good TAG player, but not tricky. Seat 5: 283,323, from my table. Tricky player – the guy who I beat with AQ vs 66 two hands before FT. Seat 6: 212,697, from my table. On the tight side, but competent. Seat 7: 56729, came from the other table. No reads. Seat 8: YOURS TRULY. Seat 9: 440,778, came from other table. Seems very competent – has been in in-fight with Seat 1, before FT assembled. Hand #396 Seat4 busts Seat7 when KJ hits a J on the river and beats AT. 9th place paid 282 dollars. Down to 8. Hand #405 Seat3 busts Seat5 when 55 holds up against AK. Seat5 had however brought it on himself, when he bluffed off most of his stack, by check-raising with QT on a A7K board and getting snapped off by AT. 8th place paid 449 dollars.   Incidentally, the first 20 hands of the final table have now been played and the best I’ve seen is AT in early position, which I folded. I do however still find myself playing a bit scared, as the jumps in money become bigger and bigger. As a result, I’ve almost certainly missed out on a few 3-betting opportunities, when others were opening light. Hand #406 – Stack 168748, blinds 3500/7000/a700 -and my 20-hand sit-out is probably why I thought I’d be able to pick up blinds/antes with the very mediocre 9c7h. Unfortunately it was not to be. In the CO, I open to 16500 and get called by both SB (Seat1) and BB (Seat2).   (Pot 54400) FLOP: 2h Ks Qd What a horrible board. They both check and I check behind. No way I’m c-betting air into two guys and especially not Seat1, whom I had already deemed tricky.   (Pot 54400) TURN: 6s The SB bets 29200 and we both fold. Hand #409 – Stack 150148, blinds 3500/7000/a700 UTG I open Ah9c to 16500 and finally get some respect. I pick up blinds/antes. Hand #412 – Stack 152948, blinds 3500/7000/a700 UTG (Seat2) opens to 21000 and I’m a little perplexed by the large raise-size. The table has been content to open anywhere from 2.3x-2.6x, so 3x seems a little excessive. Because of that and because of my position, I elect to call on the button with QhJs. We see a flop:   (Pot 57400) FLOP: 8s Jh 3s He bets 21000 and I just call. I like my hand, but don’t love it yet.   (Pot 99400) TURN: 3c He checks to me and I think for a few seconds before betting 56000. He folds. Hand #418 – Stack 199148, blinds 3500/7000/a700 The table is still very active and I’m just biding my time. This hand it folds to me in the SB and I feel Jd8h is good enough to open with, so I make it 21000. The BB (Seat9) calls.   (Pot 46900) FLOP: 7s 2h As I like that flop a lot as I feel like my image is tight enough for him to consider Ax a huge part of my range. I bet 28000 and he folds. Hand #427 – Stack 208248, blinds 3500/7000/a700 On the CO I find acey-deucey of hearts and open to 16500. My smile is turned upside down, when both blinds decide to call (Seat1 and 2).   (Pot 54400) FLOP: Qd Ts 4d Another ‘great’ flop. *sigh*. Doesn’t matter though as the BB leads 21000 into the flop and I fold. Interestingly enough, the SB check-raises to 59800 and the BB gives it up. Hand #430 – Stack 189548, blinds 4K/8K/a800 UTG I decide to open Kc5c to 18500, because… well, hey it worked well the last time I opened UTG. Again, everyone folds and I pick up blinds/antes. It’s not a standard play, but I did it deliberately, because at the time all the opens were coming from the CO/button and I figured I’d get a huge amount of respect. Hand #443 – Stack 172748, blinds 4K/8K/a800 Almost two full orbits and not a single playable hand in sight. That is, until I find KcKd in MP. I open to 24000 and pick up blinds/antes. Hand #444 – Stack 189548, blinds 4K/8K/a800 When it rains, it pours. Not that Ad6s is as pretty as KK, but I elect to open anyway (this time from UTG) and I pick up blinds/antes. Hand #446 – Stack 197548, blinds 4K/8K/a800 In the SB I hold 5c8d. So? – you’re probably thinking. Yeah, well – I figured it was time for me to get into the 3-betting dynamic that dominated this table and I figured my overall image was good for re-stealing. UTG (Seat1) opens for 18512, which he had been doing quite a bit. It folds to me and I make it 48800. He considers briefly, but folds. Much needed chips and a warm fuzzy feeling is what that kind of a move will get you! Hand #448 – Stack 228060, blinds 4K/8K/a800 On the CO I open JhJd to 20000 and pick up blinds/antes. You might have noticed different raise sizes during this level and I can’t really explain it. Think I opened to 24K with KK earlier because I was still a bit timid, but was back in my comfort zone and therefore made it a more ‘normal’ 20K with JJ this time. Hand #452 – Stack 242460, blinds 4K/8K/a800 Think this is pretty standard, but I’ll mention it nonetheless. UTG opens to 20K, CO re-pops to 56K and in the BB I fold 55. UTG folds as well. Maybe a shove is in order with 99+? Not entirely sure. Hand #455 – Stack 228060, blinds 5K/10K/a1000 On the CO I open 6h6d to 22500 and it folds to the BB (Seat2, stack 321015) who calls.   (Pot 57000) FLOP: Th Tc Qd He leads 30000 and I call. At a different point in the tournament, some people might (!) lead into this board with a ten in their hand, but it’s still a very unusual play. At a final table, I don’t ever see it happening. If he has a queen, I think he’s fairly happy to check-call or check-raise even, which is why I called. I wasn’t ready to give up just yet. Plus – my flatcall can mean almost anything to him, so I’m not giving away much by choosing the passive route.   (Pot 117000) TURN: 7h He bets 30000 again on what I can only perceive as a MAJOR BRICK. The 7 shouldn’t change much. I consider raising here, but I felt like a) his bet exuded weakness, b) another smooth call would look even stronger and c) I might still have the best hand.   (Pot 177000) RIVER: 4c Another brick and this time he checks. I decide my sixes are good and I shove for value. Well, I shove MAINLY for value. I couldn’t help wondering about the 7 on the turn. A7 hit that? Would’ve been so gross to lose the pot that way, so I factored that in before I shoved. He folded pretty quickly and I felt like I was on top of the world. Hand #456 – Stack 321560, blinds 5K/10K/a1000 Again, things seem to be going my way as I once again find AsAc – this time in the HJ. I open for 22500 and once again both blinds (SB stack 237515, Seat2) (BB stack 252287, Seat3) come along. Three players.   (Pot 74500) FLOP: 6h 7d Jc The SB leads for 30K and the BB calls him pretty quickly. I consider my options. There’s now 135K in the middle, I’ve got 298K behind, the SB has 184K and the BB 200K. Against effective stacks any raise will be committing. Folding is not an option… I mean, I have AA. Apparently, a very good hand. Calling just seems pretty weak and there are a lot of ugly turn cards that will put me in a really difficult spot. Actually, getting it in is my only option, but I am genuinely concerned about the BB smooth call, as it could easily be a set. The one thing that leads me to believe it’s not, is the fact that he called really quickly. A set might need a bit of time to consider as well…? Anyway, I shove it in and the SB tanks.   He uses quite a bit of his time bank, but finally calls. The BB gets out of the way pretty quickly and I’m delighted to see the SB turn over AdJd. The 5h on the turn seals the deal and I move into the chip-lead after that pot! Seat2 took home 649 bucks for 7th place. Down to six players. Hand #459 – Stack 604575, blinds 5K/10K/a1000 When it folds to me in the SB, I decide to take a different line than usual and limp my As2h. The BB (stack 177327, Seat9) checks.   (Pot 26000) FLOP: Td Ad Th I check and he checks. Don’t think there’s much value in leading this flop.   (Pot 26000) TURN: 9c Now another draw is out there and I bet 14500. He folds. Hand #466 – Stack 598575, blinds 5K/10K/a1000 I get a little frisky here with my big-stack-status and open 8h6h to 22500 from the button. Seat1 (stack 536978) calls from the BB.   (Pot 56000) FLOP: 2h Kc Jd He checks and I bet 28K. He calls. Oh well. A heart for a flush draw?   (Pot 112000) TURN: Tc Hmmm, guess not. He checks, I check.   (Pot 112000) RIVER: 4h He checks and I guess I could try to bluff at this, but elect not to and check. He shows QJ and takes it down. Hand #468 – Stack 546075, blinds 5K/10K/a1000 I open QhQd to 22500 from the HJ and take blinds/antes. Hand #469 – Stack 566075, blinds 5K/10K/a1000 I open KhQh from UTG to 22500 and take blinds/antes. Hand #473 Seat9 had become pretty short and shoved 117K from the button. The SB (Seat1) called immediately with AK and beat As4s. Seat9 out in 6th place, which earned him 849 dollars. Hand #475 Seat3 decides to shove 152K (still 5K/10K/a1000) from the button and gets looked up by the SB (Seat4) who shows AcQd. Seat3 only has Kc5d (hmmm?) and fails to improve. He’s out in 5th and takes home 1048 bucks. Hand #476 – Stack 565075, blinds 5K/10K/a1000 Seat1 (stack 789805) opens to 22805 from UTG and I call from the BB with Ah2h.   (Pot 54610) FLOP: Qd Ac 5c I check and he bets 31000. I call.   (Pot 116610) TURN: 8h I lead 58000 into him – as a probing bet and he folds immediately. Wasn’t very well thought through, cause I have to fold to a raise and check to him on the river, if he just calls. Anyway, I saw a safe card and decided he didn’t have it. Hand #481 Seat4 busts another player when it goes raise, shove, call and 55 is enough to beat KJ. Seat6 departs in 4th place and picks up 1498 dollars for his efforts (I sound like Vince van Patten, don’t I? LOL).    SIDENOTE: AS WE GET TO THREE-HANDED PLAY NOBODY IS REALLY SHORT AND TO BE HONEST, I KIND OF FELT LIKE I WAS THE LEAST PROFICIENT PLAYER OF THE THREE, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN’T THINK EITHER OF THEIR EDGE ON ME WAS HUGE. CHIPCOUNTS:   Seat1: 714,600 Seat4: 686,520 Seat8: 596,880 (yours truly) Hand #482 – blinds 6K/12K/a1200 On the button I open Qh8d for 26500 and Seat1 3-bets me to 67400. I fold. Hand #484 – Stack 577580, blinds 6K/12K/a1200 I limp the SB with As2h and fold to a bet on the J-high flop.   At this time however, Seat4 asks in the chat, whether we’d be up for a chop. I quiz him a little bit as to what kind of chop (cause I felt like I would have the most to gain from chopping at least some of the pool), but before we get into it, Seat1 politely declines and says he wants to play it out. Fair enough – so we do.   The remaining prizes were: 3rd - $1,998 2nd - $2,697 1st - $3,746 Hand #488 – Stack 542780, blinds 6K/12K/a1200 I open Ac7h from the button to 26500 and take blind antes. Hand #489 – Stack 563180, blinds 6K/12K/a1200 Seat1 opens to 26600 and when it gets to me in the BB I 3-bet to 69500 with 9s5s. ;-) He folds. Hand #494 – Stack 569380, blinds 6K/12K/a1200 I open Qc9s from the button to 26500 and take blind antes. Hands #497 – Stack 590980, blinds 6K/12K/a1200 I open ThTd from the button to 26500 and both players call. First 3-way flop, since 4th busted:   (Pot 83100) FLOP: 2h Ad Ts I am almost literally drooling. They both check to me and I bet 48K. Seat1 calls.   (Pot 179100) TURN: Jd He checks again and I bet 96K. He calls.   (Pot 371100) RIVER: 6s GREAT card. He checks a third time and I figure my best bet is to continue my bet-sizing line and just double my last bet again. I bet 192K and he calls. It turns out he made two pair on the river with Ah6h. Biggest pot of the tournament so far and I move into the chip-lead! Hand #501 – Stack 960780, blinds 6K/12K/a1200 I hold Jd8c in the BB and when Seat8 opens to 34000 from the SB I decide to call.   (Pot 71600) FLOP: Jc 6s 7c He bets and I of course bet it, considering the numerous draws. I make it 38000 and he folds. Hand #502 – Stack 997980, blinds 6K/12K/a1200 I open 9d8h from the SB to 35500 and Seat1 folds. I primarily did this to reach the 1million chip mark! First time! LOL. Hand #503 – Stack 1017180, blinds 6K/12K/a1200 Now on the button I hold AcQs and I open to 36500. Seat1 shoves on me for a total of 325701 and I figure I have the stack to take a gamble with his range, which hardly ever is QQ/KK/AA – so I can’t be in horrible shape, unless he has AK. He shows 6c6h and it’s a classic.   FLOP: Qh 7h Ad – BOOYAH!!!! TURN: 7d – ONE TIME DEALER!!!!!! RIVER: 4c – HEADS UP, HERE I COME!!!   Seat1 busts in 3rd and now only two are left.    SIDENOTE: AS WE BEGIN HEADS-UP PLAY I HAVE A 2:1 CHIPLEAD OVER SEAT8, BUT IT WASN’T THAT COMMANDING, CONSIDERING HE WAS STILL WORKING WITH ALMOST 55 BIG BLINDS. AS A RESULT, I ASKED HIM ABOUT A CHOP ONCE MORE TO WHICH HE AGREED. THE DEAL WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SEEN HIM TAKING 3000 DOLLARS AND ME THE REST (3450), BUT WHEN THE POKERSTARS MODERATOR GOT TO THE TABLE, SOMEHOW IT BECAME 3K EACH AND PLAY OUT THE TOURNAMENT FOR THE REMAINING 450. I SHOULDN’T HAVE TAKEN THAT DEAL, BUT ENDED UP NOT SAYING ANYTHING. I SUPPOSE I WAS A LITTLE SHELL-SHOCKED AND JUST WANTED TO SECURE A 3K PAYDAY. WITH THAT TAKEN CARE OF WE WENT INTO HEADS-UP PLAY FOR THE LAST 450 BUCKS.    The heads-up portion lasted for about 85 hands, but was fairly uneventful. I basically made sure I maintained my chip-edge over him and in the end we got it in, him coming over the top of my raise with QTo and me calling with 99.   The fat lady started to sing and I pocketed a total of 3450 dollars for my largest tournament win to date! Dear God, please don’t let it be the last – that feeling is simply too awesome, not to experience again!   Thanks all for reading – hope it was as enjoyable for you as it was for me. Later.   3 Comments on this post. 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