Black_Fox
Rock Star
Silver Level
So, they hold this tournament down at my local Club. $40 buy in, 15,000 chips to start with and blinds going up every 15 minutes.
26 players entered.
For the first hour and half, I didn't see that much in the way of 'great' cards, I resorted to stealing blinds for about 70% of the tournament when they were big enough. I won a decent pot with KTs, hitting my 2 pair on the river to crack someone's KQ.
I got down to the final 10, and once the next person was eliminated. It was final table time - down to 9.
1st prize was $400
2nd prize was $200
3rd prize was $140
4th prize was $100
5th prize was $80
I entered the final table with around 23,000 chips. I needed a double up, fairly fast - and with the blinds at 3000/6000. I wasn't waiting around.
First hand - A7o - All-in. No calls, I picked up 9000.
I waited a few hands and a player got knocked out when his KTs was called by someone with 84s lol. Spiking a 4 on the flop.
A few hands later, I looked down at AQ - I moved all in for my 32,000. I was called by a guy with K9.
I hit my Ace on the turn and doubled up. 64,000 at this point. I stole a few more pots with some positional raising and then lost quite a big one when my TT ran into the guy to my lefts AA. No help, I was down to 25,000. I won a few more blinds and was once again up to around 40,000.
I looked down at AK, just as my mate - who was also on the final table was moving all in for his 32,000.
I called. He showed KQs. K on the flop and A on the river sealed it.
A real tight player (who had played 4 hands in 4 hours) raised to my right, I quickly got out of the way with my KJs. He was raised all in by a guy across to me.
Tight player called and showed AQs. Other guy had AA. Tight player was gone.
We were down to 4 now, I was about joint 2nd in chips. I looked down to find AT. Before I could blink, the guy across from me (now to me immediate right) was all in. He had me covered by around 8000. I thought, and thought and thought. I'd seen him shove with A4 to AA. I decided if I wanted to win, I needed to call here. I called.
He showed 88 to my AT.
Flop was - 4 T 3
Turn - K
River - Q
I doubled up. Big time. I had around 125,000 at this point.
The guy who had I had just doubled up from then moved all in again. He was called by another guy. He showed Q9 to the shovers J2s. He made a straight with the J to keep himself in...not for long though.
He raised all in once again...only I was holding AK. I flat called. The guy to my left also called.
Flop was - 9 K 2
I checked. Other guy checked.
Turn - 2
I bet 22,000. The other guy thought for a while then folded.
All-inner showed A4. I knocked him out in 4th.
Next hand, shortstack moved all in for around 18,000. The BB was 14,000 and it was mine so I called with A7. He showed K7. No help for him and he was gone in 3rd.
Heads up now - first hand I had 87o in the SB - I let him have it.
Second hand, I looked down at A7o. He moved all in and I called quickly. He showed A9o.
Flop was - Ks Ts Js (I had the Ace of Spades).
Turn was - 9h
River was - 3s
I won it with the flush. And nearly a Royal, taking down first place for $400 and 16 points on the Tournament Points Board.
Was an enjoyable night of Positional Poker play, solid aggressive moves and some luck too.
Cheers,
BF
26 players entered.
For the first hour and half, I didn't see that much in the way of 'great' cards, I resorted to stealing blinds for about 70% of the tournament when they were big enough. I won a decent pot with KTs, hitting my 2 pair on the river to crack someone's KQ.
I got down to the final 10, and once the next person was eliminated. It was final table time - down to 9.
1st prize was $400
2nd prize was $200
3rd prize was $140
4th prize was $100
5th prize was $80
I entered the final table with around 23,000 chips. I needed a double up, fairly fast - and with the blinds at 3000/6000. I wasn't waiting around.
First hand - A7o - All-in. No calls, I picked up 9000.
I waited a few hands and a player got knocked out when his KTs was called by someone with 84s lol. Spiking a 4 on the flop.
A few hands later, I looked down at AQ - I moved all in for my 32,000. I was called by a guy with K9.
I hit my Ace on the turn and doubled up. 64,000 at this point. I stole a few more pots with some positional raising and then lost quite a big one when my TT ran into the guy to my lefts AA. No help, I was down to 25,000. I won a few more blinds and was once again up to around 40,000.
I looked down at AK, just as my mate - who was also on the final table was moving all in for his 32,000.
I called. He showed KQs. K on the flop and A on the river sealed it.
A real tight player (who had played 4 hands in 4 hours) raised to my right, I quickly got out of the way with my KJs. He was raised all in by a guy across to me.
Tight player called and showed AQs. Other guy had AA. Tight player was gone.
We were down to 4 now, I was about joint 2nd in chips. I looked down to find AT. Before I could blink, the guy across from me (now to me immediate right) was all in. He had me covered by around 8000. I thought, and thought and thought. I'd seen him shove with A4 to AA. I decided if I wanted to win, I needed to call here. I called.
He showed 88 to my AT.
Flop was - 4 T 3
Turn - K
River - Q
I doubled up. Big time. I had around 125,000 at this point.
The guy who had I had just doubled up from then moved all in again. He was called by another guy. He showed Q9 to the shovers J2s. He made a straight with the J to keep himself in...not for long though.
He raised all in once again...only I was holding AK. I flat called. The guy to my left also called.
Flop was - 9 K 2
I checked. Other guy checked.
Turn - 2
I bet 22,000. The other guy thought for a while then folded.
All-inner showed A4. I knocked him out in 4th.
Next hand, shortstack moved all in for around 18,000. The BB was 14,000 and it was mine so I called with A7. He showed K7. No help for him and he was gone in 3rd.
Heads up now - first hand I had 87o in the SB - I let him have it.
Second hand, I looked down at A7o. He moved all in and I called quickly. He showed A9o.
Flop was - Ks Ts Js (I had the Ace of Spades).
Turn was - 9h
River was - 3s
I won it with the flush. And nearly a Royal, taking down first place for $400 and 16 points on the Tournament Points Board.
Was an enjoyable night of Positional Poker play, solid aggressive moves and some luck too.
Cheers,
BF
