So, I take down a big hand by cracking Aces with A4o.  Why?  The player with AA give me a free card on the flop to make a gutshot with a 3.  The turn is a 3 and he goes broke.
Immediately I am moved to another table and within one rotation I get my first and only AA of the night.  A player comes in for about 3xBB and I pop it double + a blind for a total of 7xBB.  All fold back to our player who calls with position.  The flop is KJT.  Dangerous?  Yes.  But what do I expect to be against here.  I put in a pot size bet, and he goes all in.  I have him covered and even if I lose, I have a slighter larger than average stack.  I am 4th place right now, but taking down this hand would surely make me the chip leader. 
I figure him for AK or KQ and call.  He has KJ.  Surprised?  I was.  But is that really that unlikely.  His call of my challenge could be any big Ace, a pair of Queens, AQ (in which case I was totally stupid if that is in my realm of possible hands) and KQ is more likely than AK here.  KQ is a very likely holding as it would be TP AND a st8 draw.  As is AQ.  I would call the KQ as a favorite and would pay off the perfect flop for AQ.  I did not see KJ coming.
So, I soldier on, but go card dead.  I actually make the bubble by out folding 3 other players (so I'll get some points).  I was battling GCOX for 30th for a while.  After my defeat, I went to go watch the Simpsons.  Aftwardwards I check back and its down to the final 3.  And one of them is GCOX!!!  OMG.  (Never give up, never surrender.)
 
4 comments:
when what where is the next one? Is there a calendar somewhere?
Never give up indeed. I think outfolding a good number of people is a very underrated asset.
Great tourney.
G
Great playing with you.
Namaste
I can't believe I missed this. Damn. Now I'm going to have to play some serious catch up with the points.
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