1. 2009-09-18 20:03:18

   Sunday 9/6 3pm shoot-out at Thunder Valle

   
   Sunday 9/6 3pm shoot-out at Thunder Valley: $30+3 buy-in, 3,000 chips, 50 players >> Finished 1st (almost $300 prize)

   Nice move? Avoided the bigger stacks, played position and then aggressively, looked intently at each player before making any decision, slow played a couple of hands... finished 1st on the first table of 10. No big hand what-so-ever... a bit dull in fact. Final table, I have folded 30 hands in a row - all very weak or with dangerous prior action. Started catching better cards and pushed: climbed quickly.

   Lucky hand: on the final table, down to 8 players (only top 6 paid) I am chip leader, in the SB with TJ off. BB is the short stack. It's folded around to me: I suspect BB will move all in with big cards, so my TJ would play well, but if I show strength, I'd lose him, so I call his BB. He bets all-in quickly: I put him on an ace or 2 big cards, and I call. He shows AT off, I hate being dominated. Flop is Q97; turn is a 6 and we both have straight draws; the river is a lucky 8: he makes a lower straight and thinks we tie, but my Jack plays for a higher straight, he's out.

   Last hand: when we started the final table (10 players) we agreed that when down to 6 players, we would chop for $250 each. Otherwise, 1st place is only $450 and the other 5 prizes not exciting... Down to 6, we call the floor and announce we chop 6-way, but 2 guys propose a side-bet of 10 bucks each, we keep playing and 2nd gets $20, 1st gets $40. Fun play then! No more jockeying for position, it became real poker! Down to heads-up, I am still chip leader (2 to 1 advantage.) SB goes all-in with A9 off, I find AT suited and call, and made the flush! Won the $250 and the $40 prop-bet!!!

   Posted by Frederic at 2009-09-18 20:03:18

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