Weekly Wednesday Night Poker Report #9, 3rd place is just the first loser

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Hello everyone. Time for another wednesday night poker report. We had 20 players for a $50 freezeout. Lets get to the highlights.

Strassmann Poker Deathrun

Feeling a little ill this week. I decided to just show up for the tourney and skip the early/late cash games this week. $50 freezeout. Bought in about 8:30 and got the tournament underway. Nothing much happening in the first hour. Fold, fold, fold, then I looked down and saw pocket 8’s on the button. I call and the flop comes 2h 5d 8s. Blinds are at 100/200, 3 players check to me and i bet out 400. 2 callers. Turn = Qs. 1 player checks, the next bets 200. I raise it to 600. 1 folder, 1 call. Heads up, he either has queens or is on a flush draw. River = 3h. He checks and I bet 1000, call and I turn over trips to his 2 pair.

Next hand: 6s/7s Late position. blinds 100/200. I call. Flop = 10h 5s 8s…..WOW..I’ve flopped a straight AND a straight flush draw. Big blind bets with 2 callers including me. 3 players to the turn. Turn = 9h. Well I’ve hit my straight except there’s a chance my straight will be beat by a bigger straight. Big blind bets, Early position folds and I call. Heads up to the River. River = Jd. Okay still have a straight but I can be beat by a Q. Big blind checks…smells like a trap to me so I check as well….unbelievable..he turns over 2 pair….and I turn over the straight. Should have bet there but….a win is a win is a win.

Next hand: As/10s on the button. blinds are 400/800. Stack = 14,000. Folds all around to me, and see a good chance at stealing the blinds. I raise to 1600. To my amazement and dismay both blinds call. Flop = 9s Qd 8d….Check, check, I check as well. Turn = 2s…check, check, I decide to test the waters and bet out 800. Both call, Im figuring Im beat. River = Jc…well that made my straight but there’s a lot of cards out there that beat me. Both blinds check and I turn over my straight. It’s good. Whew!

Next hand:As/10s Big blind. Blinds = 500/1000. Stack = 18000 est. Folks starting to tighten up now. We’re down to 10 players. 1 more and we go to the final table. Folds around to the button who calls, small blind folds. I notice the button has around 2000 left. I decide to raise it and put him all in. He calls. Turns over Ks jc. Heads up…probably %55 to %45. Flop = Ad 2s 5c. Good flop. He’ll need runner runner….Turn = 10d…theres the dagger. I win and we go to the final table. Good lesson here is to always pay attention to other player’s chip stacks. If you get a chance to knock em out…YOU TAKE IT!!

Final Table: 9 players. Chip stack = 25000 est. Im about 7th in chips. But with the blinds going up so fast that can change in a hurry. I hang on like an alligator for the first 30 minutes and then we get down to 5 players. I look down in the big blind and find Ad/Ah. WOW…I got 7000 chips and go ALL IN….I get called by 2 players. All 3 of us are all in…Im in for 7000, next player in for 5000, and the least in for 3000. At least I won’t be out if I lose. Flop comes 5c 4h Kd….Turn = 10s….River = Jc. I’ve got pair of aces, next player has trip 4’s….he gets the small pot…the other player has Jacks and he’s out. In our tournament when we get down to 4 everyone gets their $50 back and the table is open for deals. We agree to take $100 apiece and play for the rest. Unfortunately for me…I didn’t catch another hand….1 player went out before me and then I was forced to go all in with a good buddy hand (10h 4c) and I was out in 3rd place. The other 2 players split what was left of the pot, $480.

Not a bad tournament. Went home $50 winner. When the blinds get up like that…it really comes down to pure ol luck and timing. No matter your chipstack…when those blinds get up to 8000/16000 …ya gotta get the cards to do battle.

Strassmann Poker Death Penalty

So long for now…Im going to take another dose of Nyquil

Strassmann Poker Deaths

Till next time….