Very sweet, I must say. If you don't listen to the 2+2 Pokercast, you probably don't know about the Pokercast League. If you know about it, and don't play, you should! It spans twenty four events that usually run nightly Tuesday-Sunday at 10pm...you don't have to go to every one, as they take your 12 best finishes. Lots of money and prizes involved for winners, and the top 32 participate in the aforementioned tournament. While I actually qualified in the last cycle, I ended up 40-something but got selected as one of the wildcards. Amazingly enough, I won it! I admit, my HU game has been something I have been contributing a lot of time and study to...as for a while it was my weakest game - but tonight I really applied myself and didn't get myself too far down that I couldn't rebound back. I think the lowest I fell to was $800 or so in any match. My PT3 is hanging or else I would post some pivotal hands (I am seriously considering that one-click transfer to HEM they're offering) Actually, it's now working...so....actually my first guy wasn't there for the first 5 minutes so I blinded him down to about $900 before he finally showed...this hand was the crushing blow:
Poker Stars $5.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 1049932
Hero (BTN/SB): t2135 71.17 BBs
BB: t865 28.83 BBs
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN/SB with Q
Q
QHero raises to t90, BB raises to t240, Hero raises to t2135 all in, BB calls t625 all in
Flop: (t1730) K
3
5 (2 players - 2 are all in)
3 5 (2 players - 2 are all in)Turn: (t1730) J (2 players - 2 are all in)
(2 players - 2 are all in)River: (t1730) K (2 players - 2 are all in)
(2 players - 2 are all in)Final Pot: t1730
Hero shows Q Q (two pair, Kings and Queens)
Q (two pair, Kings and Queens)BB shows Q A (a pair of Kings)
A (a pair of Kings)Hero wins t1730
The next big hand was in the second game...while the flush scared me, when I binked I think the flush draw scared him too...
Poker Stars $5.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 1049933
Hero (BTN/SB): t1350 67.50 BBs
BB: t1650 82.50 BBs
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 5
5Hero raises to t60, BB calls t40
Flop: (t120) 6 2 J (2 players)
2 J (2 players)BB checks, Hero bets t80, BB calls t80
Turn: (t280) K (2 players)
(2 players)BB checks, Hero checks
River: (t280) 3 (2 players)
(2 players)BB bets t140, Hero raises to t700, BB folds
Final Pot: t560
Hero mucks 4 5
5Hero wins t560
We went back and forth for quite a while, and when I picked up 55, I felt like if the flop was dry, I'd make a move.
Poker Stars $5.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 1049934
Hero (BB): t1325 13.25 BBs
BTN/SB: t1675 16.75 BBs
Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BB with 5 5
5BTN/SB raises to t250, Hero raises to t1325 all in, BTN/SB calls t1075
Flop: (t2650) 2 7 T (2 players - 1 is all in)
7 T (2 players - 1 is all in)Turn: (t2650) 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)
(2 players - 1 is all in)River: (t2650) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)
(2 players - 1 is all in)Final Pot: t2650
Hero shows 5 5 (three of a kind, Fives)
5 (three of a kind, Fives)BTN/SB shows K J (high card King)
J (high card King)Hero wins t2650
So now I was in the small money, but felt like I had a chance to take this down so I plodded further. The next guy was someone I tangled with a lot in the PCL, and I had some good stats on him -- but of course they don't apply to HU NL, but I felt he'd try to call me down with some marginal hands...like here.
Poker Stars $5.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 2 players - View hand 1049936
BTN/SB: t1020 34 BBs
Hero (BB): t1980 66 BBs
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A J
JBTN/SB raises to t60, Hero calls t30
Flop: (t120) 3 2 4 (2 players)
2 4 (2 players)Hero bets t90, BTN/SB raises to t210, Hero calls t120
Turn: (t540) 3 (2 players)
(2 players)Hero checks, BTN/SB checks
River: (t540) 2 (2 players)
(2 players)Hero bets t270, BTN/SB calls t270
Final Pot: t1080
BTN/SB mucks A 7
7Hero shows A J (a flush, Ace high)
J (a flush, Ace high)Hero wins t1080
I caught him with trip aces later and then it was down to the final four.
My next opponent was my toughest, and I think I just got lucky. He had me about 1800/1100, and based on his betting patterns I decided to raise him to 720 OOP with A10. To my surprise he called. The flop came J32 and I elected to push, he called and tables Q8, and I held up. A few hands later he was gone, and I found myself at the final table against the guy who actually took down the league this cycle. Interestingly enough, there were no exciting hands...he found himself down early, and I just played aggressively and hit some flops, and it ended in about 30 hands.
Nice padding to the PS bankroll. I'm sure a report of the Circuit Event in AC will be next. Stay tuned!
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