Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Finally - breakthrough!

Finally a result. Won the lucky dollar with 382 players. Only $125 but not bad for a buck!
This is great news for me as I'm getting really fed up of playing games for $2.5 buyin. Still sticking to the Ferguson bankroll rules but I can at least now play $5 tournies and buy into cash games for $8 or $9.
What I remember of tourney.....
starting stack 1500 doubled up 1st or second hand - limped in late with a few others with 10 10 and hit a set - got paid off by AJ (j hi flop)
so I'm looking good early - about 3300 - about the 2nd level blinds 15-30 - UTG makes it 60 I have KK and made it 250 folded back to him he reraises to about 700 i go all in (he had about 2000 to start) - he calls with JJ and hits a set
so down to 1300 - about 3rd level 25-50 I call min raise with 77 flop is JJ8 3 players. UTG bets 100 other guy calls - I really think they just have big cards maybe AQ (turned out to be a bad read) so call. Turn is a 7 - both check i bet 450 both call - I hope they don't make jacks full! River is a 9 so I go all in hoping one of them has a straight - I still don't really think any of them have a jack - they both call and they both did but fortunately no other full houses! Awful calls considering str8 flush and full house out there but it was nice for me.
must have had about 5000 after that.
Still around 4500 with blinds 75-150 - KK again raise to 500 guy goes all in for 2k I call he has KQ - makes a str8 but fortunately I catch up when a Q comes and we chop it.
KK not doing well for me - after the break blinds 100-200 i get it again and get it all in one caller with 88 (has me covered) - finally it holds up.
Up to around 10000 - played pretty tight from there just trying to make the top 50 and the money - got two double ups with AKs and QQ - stole a few pots and made final table with around 40k. Not very much. Somehow hung on to heads up - it was a loose final table. Heads up with 200k to his 400k - very long battle - I got very short - about 2 blinds - but couldn't lose an all in - he was a bit pissed off and told me I was very lucky when I said gg - ah well sulky f**cker.
Anyway very pleased - made a couple of final tables this week but money is only good if top three.
Other than that not much going on - diet is going well been running or playing squash everyday and only eating healthy.
Closing bankroll $177 - weight 202lbs

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