Yes.
Yesssss...
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
Finally... after what seemed like an endless series of close-but-no-cigar SNG finishes, with countless bad beats and river suckouts... the curse is over... I did it... I freaking won a single-table tournament. It's a miracle. Given the dry spell I've been in it was a super sweet victory, but even sweeter given that it was my first time making the move up to $10 games. Here are some highlights...
Things were fairly slow-going, just small ups and downs, until this hand. Finally I get a little river revenge! (Also, note the SB's giant stack... believe it or not he somehow managed to go out in 3rd)
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 60/120 Blinds, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
SB: 7,560
BB: 1,360
UTG: 1,930
CO: 940
Hero (BTN): 1,710
Pre-Flop: (180) Jh Jc dealt to Hero (BTN)
UTG folds, CO raises to 940 and is All-In, Hero raises to 1,710 and is All-In, 2 folds
Flop: (2,060) Ad 9c 5d (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (2,060) Ts (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (2,060) Js (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 2,060 Pot
CO showed 9s As (two pair, Aces and Nines) and LOST (-940 NET)
Hero showed Jh Jc (three of a kind, Jacks) and WON 2,060 (+1,120 NET)
Alright, so sure enough my luck turns a few hands after that. I thought this was the beginning of the end for me, and that a 4th place finish was imminent. Lesson learned from this... never select the "auto-call" option... it's apparently bad luck.
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 80/160 Blinds, 4 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
UTG: 7,500
BTN: 1,000
SB: 2,170
Hero (BB): 2,830
Pre-Flop: (240) As Ah dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG folds, BTN raises to 1,000 and is All-In, SB folds, Hero calls 840
Flop: (2,080) 9c Kh Td (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (2,080) Js (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (2,080) Jd (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 2,080 Pot
BTN showed Kc Qd (a straight, King high) and WON 2,080 (+1,080 NET)
Hero showed As Ah (two pair, Aces and Jacks) and LOST (-1,000 NET)
The villian in this next hand is the aforementioned SB chipleader who just took a wicked beating with JJ going down to a slowplayed AA. He's apparently tilting a little bit, and on the turn I'm fairly certain I got him. His shoddy call gets me back into it.
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 80/160 Blinds, 4 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
BB: 3,330
UTG: 2,320
BTN: 6,020
Hero (SB): 1,830
Pre-Flop: (240) Ts Jd dealt to Hero (SB)
2 folds, Hero calls 80, BB raises to 320, Hero calls 160
Flop: (640) Js Qc 4s (2 Players)
Hero bets 480, BB calls 480
Turn: (1,600) Th (2 Players)
Hero bets 1,030 and is All-In, BB calls 1,030
River: (3,660) 9d (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 3,660 Pot
BB showed Jh 6h (a pair of Jacks) and LOST (-1,830 NET)
Hero showed Ts Jd (two pair, Jacks and Tens) and WON 3,660 (+1,830 NET)
Few hands later I feel like gambling a little. Villian here had doubled up way early and had been very passive in the middle stages, only lately getting really aggressive. I had a feeling I was ahead of his range... and finally I had another rare occurence... actually dodging some bullets and winning a coinflip on a big hand...
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 80/160 Blinds, 4 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
BTN: 1,420
SB: 2,400
BB: 6,020
Hero (UTG): 3,660
Pre-Flop: (240) Jh Js dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to 480, BTN folds, SB raises to 2,400 and is All-In, BB folds, Hero calls 1,920
Flop: (4,960) 3c Tc 7h (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (4,960) 3s (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (4,960) 9s (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 4,960 Pot
SB showed Kc Ac (a pair of Threes) and LOST (-2,400 NET)
Hero showed Jh Js (two pair, Jacks and Threes) and WON 4,960 (+2,560 NET)
And here's me taking out the previously massive chipleader...
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 100/200 Blinds, 3 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
BB: 1,300
BTN: 6,460
Hero (SB): 5,740
Pre-Flop: (300) Jd 9h dealt to Hero (SB)
BTN folds, Hero calls 100, BB checks
Flop: (400) Jc Td 8d (2 Players)
Hero bets 200, BB raises to 400, Hero raises to 1,600, BB calls 700 and is All-In
Turn: (2,600) 4h (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (2,600) Qs (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 2,600 Pot
BB showed Qh 6s (a pair of Queens) and LOST (-1,300 NET)
Hero showed Jd 9h (a straight, Queen high) and WON 2,600 (+1,300 NET)
I go into heads-up play with a very small lead, against a player that's been very passive and wanting to play small-ball for the most part. Our bout lasted 62 hands in all, with a number of lead changes, with my stack dwindling down under 3000 at one point in time, against his 10k or so. This happened after the break, when the villian seemed to take the same strategy I was about to take on - getting super aggressive rather than playing little pots. Of course it was working better for him, since he must have had decent cards.
Here's comeback #1... a dominating hand actually holding up... how bout that...
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 150/300 Blinds, 2 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
SB: 9,580
Hero (BB): 3,920
Pre-Flop: (450) As Ks dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to 900, Hero raises to 3,920 and is All-In, SB calls 3,020
Flop: (7,840) 9d Ah 9h (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (7,840) 7h (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (7,840) Tc (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 7,840 Pot
SB showed Kc 7c (two pair, Nines and Sevens) and LOST (-3,920 NET)
Hero showed As Ks (two pair, Aces and Nines) and WON 7,840 (+3,920 NET)
Needless to say the tide turned a little after that... and I managed to stay alive with a little luck of my own for once. Comeback #2:
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 200/400 Blinds, 2 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
SB: 10,810
Hero (BB): 2,690
Pre-Flop: (600) Ad Ts dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to 1,200, Hero raises to 2,690 and is All-In, SB calls 1,490
Flop: (5,380) 9c 9s 2c (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (5,380) Td (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (5,380) 5h (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 5,380 Pot
SB showed Jh As (a pair of Nines) and LOST (-2,690 NET)
Hero showed Ad Ts (two pair, Tens and Nines) and WON 5,380 (+2,690 NET)
After this I'd had enough of his antics. Time to get aggressive myself and play to win... (warning: probably not the best hands below...)
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 200/400 Blinds, 2 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
SB: 9,120
Hero (BB): 4,380
Pre-Flop: (600) As 4h dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to 800, Hero raises to 4,380 and is All-In, SB folds
Results: 1,600 Pot
Hero mucked As 4h and WON 1,600 (+800 NET)
Next hand, let's keep pouring it on...
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 200/400 Blinds, 2 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
BB: 8,320
Hero (SB): 5,180
Pre-Flop: (600) Ah 2s dealt to Hero (SB)
Hero calls 200, BB checks
Flop: (800) 8s As Kh (2 Players)
BB bets 800, Hero raises to 4,780 and is All-In, BB folds
Results: 2,400 Pot
Hero mucked Ah 2s and WON 2,400 (+1,200 NET)
Next hand... not done yet...
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 200/400 Blinds, 2 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
SB: 7,120
Hero (BB): 6,380
Pre-Flop: (600) Ks Qs dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to 1,200, Hero raises to 6,380 and is All-In, SB folds
Results: 2,400 Pot
Hero mucked Ks Qs and WON 2,400 (+1,200 NET)
And two hands later... for the win...
Full Tilt Poker, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Sit n' Go, 200/400 Blinds, 2 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter
SB: 6,320
Hero (BB): 7,180
Pre-Flop: (600) Ac Kd dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to 1,200, Hero raises to 7,180 and is All-In, SB calls 5,120 and is All-In
Flop: (12,640) 3h Ad As (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (12,640) Qc (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (12,640) Jh (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 12,640 Pot
SB showed Qd 3d (two pair, Aces and Queens) and LOST (-6,320 NET)
Hero showed Ac Kd (three of a kind, Aces) and WON 12,640 (+6,320 NET)
And that's all she wrote boys and girls. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to retire from poker forever and live happily for the rest of my days.
Peace.
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