Hello BYOC Faithful,
So, I got to the Tuesday Night $55 Derby Tourney a little late (golfing at Ancil Hoffman) and I ended up being the last alternate on the list (alternate #48). I bought in and the blinds were already at $200/$400.
99 players total in the tourney. . .
I looked around at all the tables and I saw THE KID (surprise, surprise - we always see each other at the Derby) and I saw Heat Packin (I never see him at the Derby anymore - Black Widow showed up later).
To make A LONG STORY SHORT, I was playing great from the first hand on. Doubled up, Doubled up, Doubled up, Oh shit, I might have a chance at the final table again, Doubled up, Oh shit, I definitely have a chance at the final table again, Doubled up, Oh shit, I'm the CHIP LEADER at the final table again - Break time!
Re-strategize - I'm at seat 5, Heat Packin is at seat 7 ( I think) and The KID is at seat 9 or 10?? (at any rate he's the last seat). 3 or 5 hands in - the Blinds are at $2,000/$4,000 - the guy under the gun raises to $12,000 (hmmm???) fold, fold, fold. . . . I check my hand, POCKET KINGS ( I have 20,000 chips - being the chip leader) so i contemplate for about 2 seconds and I say to myself, "if this guy has pocket Aces then more power to him" - "ALL IN" . . . . fold, fold, fold. . . . . The KID looks at his hand (approx. $15,000 in chips) . . . contemplates. . . contemplates. . . "what the hell, I'm ALL IN". . . comes back to the original raiser (who had $16,000 in chips total) and he folds his hand thinking he doesn't have the best hand - very disciplined fold because he obviously didn't and that left him with only $4k in chips.
Now, before I mention the flop, let me say: What the FUCK were you thinking KID??? Just to set the stage. . . The KID turns over 9-9. He's obviously WAY BEHIND. The flop comes up: 9-9- ? (YES, HE FLOPPED QUADS!!!). To add a little more salt in the wound, the turn card is a King and the river was a 3. Talk about a BAD BEAT!!
Now that I digress on the hand, I have no idea why the Kid went ALL IN with his 9-9 when the guy under the gun raised 3 TIMES the BIG BLIND and I put ALL OF MY CHIPS (meaning I'm sacrificing my entire tournament knowing that the guy under the gun is more than likely going to put the rest of his chips in - which is only $4K more). . . . . . . . . . . . . Side bar ----- KID: Even if you didn't know my style of play. . . you've gotta believe that you're WAY behind if the guy under the gun raises to $12K (with a chip stack of $16K total) and then I go ALL IN (being the chip leader with $20K knowing that the origianal raiser is going to shove the remaining $4K!!!!).
Oh well, shit happens and it's POKER! I went over to the bar next door to throw a few back and share YET ANOTHER bad beat story and then went back over to the Derby to see who won the tourney. When I walked in, I saw the KID and one more player (heads up). From the small talk prior to my arrival, I gather that the other guy wanted to split the winnings, but the KID wanted to win it all (I don't blame you KID). The next hand: I was watching behind both players and the other player didn't hide his cards too well because I saw an A-?. The KID is the first to act and he raises to $28,000 (I think the blinds are at $5k/10K by now) and the other guy quickly calls. The flop comes up: A-? -?. The other guy is first to act and he checks. The KID goes ALL IN and the othery guy quickly calls. They turn over their cards and the KID says "good call" with a stone cold bluff of 10-? and the other guy turns over A-Q (I believe).
Needless to say. . . The other guy won the tourney! Hey KID, I think you're an EXCELLENT player, but Karma's a bitch sometimes!!!
See ya around the tables!
Worm
So, I got to the Tuesday Night $55 Derby Tourney a little late (golfing at Ancil Hoffman) and I ended up being the last alternate on the list (alternate #48). I bought in and the blinds were already at $200/$400.
99 players total in the tourney. . .
I looked around at all the tables and I saw THE KID (surprise, surprise - we always see each other at the Derby) and I saw Heat Packin (I never see him at the Derby anymore - Black Widow showed up later).
To make A LONG STORY SHORT, I was playing great from the first hand on. Doubled up, Doubled up, Doubled up, Oh shit, I might have a chance at the final table again, Doubled up, Oh shit, I definitely have a chance at the final table again, Doubled up, Oh shit, I'm the CHIP LEADER at the final table again - Break time!
Re-strategize - I'm at seat 5, Heat Packin is at seat 7 ( I think) and The KID is at seat 9 or 10?? (at any rate he's the last seat). 3 or 5 hands in - the Blinds are at $2,000/$4,000 - the guy under the gun raises to $12,000 (hmmm???) fold, fold, fold. . . . I check my hand, POCKET KINGS ( I have 20,000 chips - being the chip leader) so i contemplate for about 2 seconds and I say to myself, "if this guy has pocket Aces then more power to him" - "ALL IN" . . . . fold, fold, fold. . . . . The KID looks at his hand (approx. $15,000 in chips) . . . contemplates. . . contemplates. . . "what the hell, I'm ALL IN". . . comes back to the original raiser (who had $16,000 in chips total) and he folds his hand thinking he doesn't have the best hand - very disciplined fold because he obviously didn't and that left him with only $4k in chips.
Now, before I mention the flop, let me say: What the FUCK were you thinking KID??? Just to set the stage. . . The KID turns over 9-9. He's obviously WAY BEHIND. The flop comes up: 9-9- ? (YES, HE FLOPPED QUADS!!!). To add a little more salt in the wound, the turn card is a King and the river was a 3. Talk about a BAD BEAT!!
Now that I digress on the hand, I have no idea why the Kid went ALL IN with his 9-9 when the guy under the gun raised 3 TIMES the BIG BLIND and I put ALL OF MY CHIPS (meaning I'm sacrificing my entire tournament knowing that the guy under the gun is more than likely going to put the rest of his chips in - which is only $4K more). . . . . . . . . . . . . Side bar ----- KID: Even if you didn't know my style of play. . . you've gotta believe that you're WAY behind if the guy under the gun raises to $12K (with a chip stack of $16K total) and then I go ALL IN (being the chip leader with $20K knowing that the origianal raiser is going to shove the remaining $4K!!!!).
Oh well, shit happens and it's POKER! I went over to the bar next door to throw a few back and share YET ANOTHER bad beat story and then went back over to the Derby to see who won the tourney. When I walked in, I saw the KID and one more player (heads up). From the small talk prior to my arrival, I gather that the other guy wanted to split the winnings, but the KID wanted to win it all (I don't blame you KID). The next hand: I was watching behind both players and the other player didn't hide his cards too well because I saw an A-?. The KID is the first to act and he raises to $28,000 (I think the blinds are at $5k/10K by now) and the other guy quickly calls. The flop comes up: A-? -?. The other guy is first to act and he checks. The KID goes ALL IN and the othery guy quickly calls. They turn over their cards and the KID says "good call" with a stone cold bluff of 10-? and the other guy turns over A-Q (I believe).
Needless to say. . . The other guy won the tourney! Hey KID, I think you're an EXCELLENT player, but Karma's a bitch sometimes!!!
See ya around the tables!
Worm