I just won my first STT at Full Tilt for over a week. And Lady Luck decided to smile on me for once. One important hand was with 5 of us left :
Full Tilt Poker Game #3464689077: $10 + $1 Sit & Go (26475985), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Holdem - 23:05:33 ET - 2007/09/04
Seat 2: TrueForm 5 (1,862)
Seat 6: fcmmaddog (500)
Seat 7: rusdog13 (2,560)
Seat 8: xxSB13xx (3,478)
Seat 9: Red Bull 32 (5,100)
TrueForm 5 posts the small blind of 80
fcmmaddog posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TrueForm 5 [Qd Qc]
rusdog13 raises to 320
xxSB13xx folds
Red Bull 32 folds
TrueForm 5 raises to 1,862, and is all in
fcmmaddog folds
rusdog13 calls 1,542
TrueForm 5 shows [Qd Qc]
rusdog13 shows [Kh Kd]
*** FLOP *** [8c 9d Qh]
*** TURN *** [8c 9d Qh] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [8c 9d Qh Qs] [7s]
TrueForm 5 shows four of a kind, Queens
rusdog13 shows two pair, Kings and Queens
TrueForm 5 wins the pot (3,884) with four of a kind, Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,884 | Rake 0
Board: [8c 9d Qh Qs 7s]
Seat 2: TrueForm 5 (small blind) showed [Qd Qc] and won (3,884) with four of a kind, Queens
Seat 6: fcmmaddog (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: rusdog13 showed [Kh Kd] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 8: xxSB13xx didnt bet (folded)
Seat 9: Red Bull 32 (button) didnt bet (folded)
With just a minimum raise and being 4th out of 5 in chips, the decision to push was made quickly. I thought it was curtains when the cards were shown but the Poker Gods decided to favour me this time. So a swift move up to 2nd meant an easy ride into the money from there.
But Lady Luck wasn't finished with me yet. Three of us left and Red Bull has fallen into a pattern. He always raised me in the SB and if I called he always bet out on the flop, 100% of the time. He was chip leader at one point but he didn't head my calls and raises and I managed to steal a few from him. He still kept raising in the SB to my BB so I decided to push back as soon as I had anything decent:
Full Tilt Poker Game #3464960755: $10 + $1 Sit & Go (26475985), Table 1 - 200/400 - No Limit Holdem - 23:29:44 ET - 2007/09/04
Seat 2: TrueForm 5 (6,694)
Seat 7: rusdog13 (4,134)
Seat 9: Red Bull 32 (2,672)
Red Bull 32 posts the small blind of 200
TrueForm 5 posts the big blind of 400
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TrueForm 5 [8h 8c]
rusdog13 folds
Red Bull 32 raises to 800
TrueForm 5 raises to 6,694, and is all in
Red Bull 32 calls 1,872, and is all in
TrueForm 5 shows [8h 8c]
Red Bull 32 shows [Jh Js]
Uncalled bet of 4,022 returned to TrueForm 5
*** FLOP *** [8s 9s 3d]
*** TURN *** [8s 9s 3d] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [8s 9s 3d Tc] [5h]
TrueForm 5 shows three of a kind, Eights
Red Bull 32 shows a pair of Jacks
TrueForm 5 wins the pot (5,344) with three of a kind, Eights
Red Bull 32 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,344 | Rake 0
Board: [8s 9s 3d Tc 5h]
Seat 2: TrueForm 5 (big blind) showed [8h 8c] and won (5,344) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 7: rusdog13 (button) didnt bet (folded)
Seat 9: Red Bull 32 (small blind) showed [Jh Js] and lost with a pair of Jacks
I had him covered at this point so the all-in wasn't a hard decision. I would still have 4,000 chips left if I lost and I wanted to make a stand against his constant raises. So I felt a bit miffed when I saw his J-J but once again, the Poker Gods must have been feeling guilty for last week. Heads up I managed to hold off the challenge of Rusdog.
This is the second STT in a row I have seen quads though at FT, but I don't mind when they land on my side of the table
So it looks like my slump could be over. Between PKR and FT I have managed to re-coup last weeks losses in two days (thanks mainly to an unbelivably good day at PKR yesterday).
Poker is such a roller-coaster ride. It really draws on your emotions. Last week I hated the game, but now I love it again. I wonder why? lol