After the break I found myself on the small blind. I limped in with K(diamonds) Q(hearts) there are only three in the hand.
Flop was A(hearts) K(hearts) J(clubs)
Big blind leads out with $3,000 I call
Turn is a 2(hearts)
Again big blinds leads with $3,000 more and I call. Now in this situation, I know that I’m behind, but I have a lot of outs here. Possible nut flush draw I’m pretty much hoping the river card is a heart, but it’s a black card. Again, big blinds leads out with $3,000 more on the river, I took my time eventually went All In trying to represent a flush. The player from Four Kings, finally calls, he flopped the ace high straight and was slow playing it right through crippling me.
I’m down on chips with $1,300 left. I’m on big blind, I get 7,5 off-suit to which I push All In. RTR player Lina calls and finally ends my run. I catch a 7 on the turn but she hits the river and pairs up her ten.
Now this is where the fun started for me. There were a couple of cash games on the side while the main tournament was on.
Buy-ins: $20 minimum $60 maximum.
At first I observed for a while to see what really goes on in the world of cash games. To my surprise, it was pretty much a game of lottery and how deep your wallets are. There were some players who would call a big pots with 6/9 off-suit, 10/4 off-suit, hands you would play on Sunday. Anyway, after Mr Ruthless nice profit win of $180 dollars, I buy in with $20, with the aim to play tight. I won a lot of little pots bringing my chips under $40. Sometime later I finally catch a premium hand: A(clubs) Q(clubs)
I am first to act and I raise to $4.50, everyone on the table calls, including Mrs Ruthless. The action is back on the big blind he raises it to $14.50, I push All In. I get called from 5 players, including Mrs Ruthless. In the end I win a nice pot $170 with the nut flush on the river. Mrs Ruthless hits her straight while the player on big blind hits trips with his pocket Kings. Playing tight paid off but that lead to another crazy hand.
I get dealt AQ off-suit, I raise $3 expecting everyone to call.
Flop A(spades) J(diamonds) 9(diamonds)
Player on small blinds pushes All In with $38.50 on K(diamonds 5(diamonds) chasing his flush draw. I call the bet, but player after me pushes All In with $60 on A10 off-suit. Another player goes All In with $84, hitting two pair on the flop with J9 off-suit. Action is back on me and after taking a long time to think, I finally make the call.
The community cards are A J 9 8 7.
Player with A10 takes the main pot, player with 2 pair on the flop, wins the side pot ending my night with a little profit. All up I enjoyed my night.
Left Central Stars tourney and meet up with the FNL crew. We ended up playing trump all night, which was fun.
Bakerboy
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It was a late start to the game. Kick off was supposed to be at 1pm and buy-ins where open till 2.30pm for those who were late. I had a very slow start having only winning two hands before the first break. One hand I had A7, where the Ace paired up and the seven kicker played. The other hand, I was trying to slow play the nut flush on the turn card, but the river card made it a one card flush, which when I pushed the player folded.
After the break I was still under the starting stack. Grinding it out as much as I could, playing only pockets and when I was on the blinds. It was a tough run, but my luck seemed to change when I move tables. I managed to get my chip count up to $22k, only double starting stack. So sitting pretty before the break.
Back from the third break and there are approximately 7 tables left. After winning a few a hands, I had a player who seemed to play an aggressive game, pushing with big bets with picture cards, now and then he would get caught, but he managed to hold on. As tables were being broken down, fellow TYB player C-One jumps over to my table. He is barely in, holding approximately $8k. He needed to double up quick and fast in order to stay in the game. C-One is on high blinds, the aggressive player limp in and I call. Surprisingly, the player on small blind fold leaving only three in the hand.
Flop was two rag cards and Queen. The action is on C-One and he pushes All In. The other player folds and with the action on me, I have a comfortable stack and so I fold AQ to my fellow player. The next hand, C-One pushes All In again, this time with AK. He doubles up and again, and he is running well. Last hand before our table is broken up, I fold my hand and move to the new table where I join TYB player, Ronnie. Not long after, C-One also joins the table but somehow he doubled up again. So of the remaining TYB players left, C-One is chip leader, Ronnie then myself.
I tightened up my game again having one of the smallest chip stacks on the table. Again I play very tight, only pushing when I had a good hand. I am dealt TT, everyone has folded before me and I push $10k, small blinds fold and big blind is on C-One to which he folds.
With one round of hands dealt it is not long till we all move again. With only two tables left, C-One and Ronnie move on a table together and I move on the other. There are 15 players left, the game is now on to find out who will make the final table. I tightened up my game once again, but I am running low on chips. Off the blinds, I’m not dealt any good hands. I’m on high blinds and I’m force to do something to build a chip stack. There is one caller and everyone folds till its back to the blinds. Small blind calls and I push All In, blind. The other caller re-raises All In, isolating me. Small blind folds.
Showdown:
Unknown player 77 vs TYB A3
Everyone watching thinks that I was ok, but nothing is set till the river card. I managed to hit the Ace on the flop and that was enough to chip up. Again, a few rounds, my stack is less than 2 blinds worth. The big blind is back on me, and I hint that I’m going to push All In blind again. Everyone folds till its back to the small blind. I have $9500, and blinds are only $4k and $8k so naturally small blinds is going to call
Showdown:
Unknown player Q5 vs TYB AK
I am leading pre-flop, but I manage to hit the K on the turn, solidifying another win.
This trend carries on another round, with no playable hands while off the blinds I find myself on big blinds again. Once again I push All In blind, there is one caller
Showdown:
Unknown player TT vs TYB AK
I have two over cards giving me some outs, and I manage to hit again. Must be my lucky day.
A couple of hands later, I am dealt snowman, I push All In but no one calls.
I’m looking over to see how my fellow teammates are doing. Unfortunately they both were eliminated, Ronnie hits top pair on the flop but she is beaten by trips on the river. C-One pushes All In with AT
Showdown: AT vs AK
AK wins, C-One exits from the competition.
I’m grinding it out as much as I can, folding small blinds at times. The 10th player is then finally eliminated from the game but is awarded a bubble prize, a bottle of Absolute. To my surprise, I make the final table and manage to take out 8th place.
Numbers
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| Peace out |
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| Nosey and Mrs Ruthless taking time out |
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| Concentration |
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| Ready to bet |
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