I'm back baby! After registering for this tournament, I had a grand total of $9 and change left for a "bankroll".
back to the 180*$22 tournaments!
Of course, I got insanely lucky a couple times, some of note:
Right after bubble, I've been a LAG. EP limper, I hold 77. I raise 4x, all fold, he pushes for a big overbet. I cover him by about M5. "Why would AA/KK push? He's got AK." Nope, KK. Damn. Spike set on turn. Whee. This was the turning point.
Normal poker from here, I got very shortstacked and all-in thrice. Now I'm back to just below average. A couple of completely dominating hands and I have a STACK.
12 left, I pick up QQ, raise. BB insta-calls. Flop all spades. He checks, I bet he calls. "Hmm, flush draw? He likes to draw" With that bet, half of our stacks are out in the middle. Turn Q for my set. I don't want him to get there so when he checks I push. He insta-calls and shows me the nut flush. Damn again. I hit one of my 10 outs and now I'm chip leader going to the FT. Of course I had to give him a parting shot of, "Well, I guess you got what you wanted." He called me gay and ranted a bit. Heh, he was a jerk anyway.
3 left, I have QT in the BB and defend. Flop A(?)QQ. I check, he bets, I raise, he reraises I push. He's got QJ to have me outpipped. I'm willing the board to pair so we split and I spike a T on the river to break him.
Last hand wasn't anything special, I'm 1.5m, he's 500k. I have 55 and 2.5x, he pushes (for the fourth time in about 8 hands). I think and call. My pair holds up against his A8o.
booya.
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