Poker Trip

11th February 2010

Sorry for not posting for so long. I was away for two weeks, and during this time I played poker almost every night for 6-8 hours. Overall I won a little bit, but there was one tournament that I played in, I was so close to winning it big.

The buy in was $2000, with one re-buy and add-on. By the time of the first break, I had about 10k in chips, chip average was about 20k. But I decided not to add-on. I continued on with my stack, winning pot after pot, made some good lay downs and got into the final table. The 10th guy got out because he was playing stupid and was possibly a bit drunk.

Blinds were 2k/4k. UTG raise to 10k. I was next to act, I looked down at my pocket Jacks. Yummy. I had about 30k total, so I min raised to 20k. Everyone folded until the button. The guy pushed all-in! UTG folded, and I had to call with my last 10k. He flipped over pocket sevens! I was thinking, what did this idiot thought I had? I three-betted on 2nd UTG position with 2/3 my stack.

Flop was 10 6 8.... the bastard now has 6 outs.
Turn was a K... apparently UTG folded AK
River.....river was so sick, so so sick, he caught a 9 for a four card straight!

I was out at 9th place. Had I won that hand, I would be sitting at 70k chips, 3rd chip leader with a table full of short stacks. First place paid 60k, then followed by 36k, 24k, 18k and 12k. That idiot went on to finish fourth and I can only replay in my head how I could have lost a 80% hand.