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Monday, November 28, 2005
Fitz 270 report
Almost could have been a great night....
Started off the day well, winning one of the two tickets in the freeroll before the big game. Was playing well and totally dominated the last table, holding over 80% of the chips when we got down to 4 people. Sold the ticket for €220 and took a break before the big game.
Got landed at a tough starting table, with Eamon and Willow to name a few! I built up a huge stack from robbing blinds and constantly re-raising when I felt the raiser had nothing. Only lost one hand before the break and was one of the chip leaders at the break with about 21K, from a starting stack of 5K.Got this up to about 30K by playing tight aggressive and constantly stealing..... and then Dave (Big Dragon) comes and sits to my right. Neither of us played much until he decided to push with A4s. He had about 7K, and knowing our past history I didn't want to push without aces or kings. I look down to see KK, and before calling say 'please dave, don't get lucky?' Well did he listen? Noooooo! He hits me with an ace on the river and instead of being on 37K I'm sitting on 23K. Ah well I could afford to take the hit.... never mind. Don't want to TIILLTT!!
Down to three tables, I'm still at about 20K, and get AA. These dutifully get cracked by JJ on the river and I'm down to 10K. I soon double up against John O' Callaghan when he pushes with 10 9 and I call with AJd. It holds up and a few steals and I'm soon up to about 30K. I knock out a shortstack with AK vs AQ and I'm up to about 38K. Down to about 15 people at this stage so I've made the money anyway (€350). But the proper money doesn't start till about 5th place, about €1400. I think 10th got €500.
Anyway down to 13, playing 6 handed, and I get QQ mid position. Blinds are 2K/4K, with a few callers so I raise it up to 15K. Another guy raises it all - in for about 30K. Now I could have folded here and still be left with about 22K, but this lad had been doing the same with any low pair and any good ace, so I thought I was probably ahead. Also the pot would be massive and I probably be the tournament chip leader if I won, with a great chance to win the €8,000 top prize. So I called. He flipped over AK and it was race time.
The pot was over 60K and I was leading up until the river... when another disgusting fcuking ace pops out....AGAIN. First Dave now this.... This left me with about 5K and regretting making the call in the first place. But I was playing to win and that pot would have put me in a great position with about 70K.I went out a few hands later when I was forced in for my last 5K on the big blind. Didn't even look at my cards, and even had a few callers, almost 20K in the pot. All I had to beat in the end as A high, flipped my cards...78. Goodnight.
Admittedly the Queens hand was not that bad a beat and I could have gotten away from it, but what a time to fcuking lose, and on the fcuking river again! Aggghhhhh! It was the difference from winning €350 (€80 profit!) and probably a few grand.
I thought I played the best poker I could play last night but again, as always, luck was the dciding factor. I only went all-in twice the entire night, BOTH when i was ahead. I built my stack entirely by re-raising when I thought the others were bluffing, and by stealing. I went into EVERY showdown ahead (except when I tried to knock out a shortstack with A7 vs AQ). The 3 biggest pots I played all night I lost ALL of them, ALL when I was ahead, and ALL of them on the river.... I cannot look at rivers anymore. Everytime I'm in a big hand and I'm ahad, when it comes to the river I'm nearly having a fcuking heart attack! I might just walk away from the table in future, I just can't stand watching anymore!If it wasn't for these hands, I would be writing here today about how I just won a few grand... Ah well.
Thought I was gonna be walking away with 4K again, but alas, it wasn't to be.......
Started off the day well, winning one of the two tickets in the freeroll before the big game. Was playing well and totally dominated the last table, holding over 80% of the chips when we got down to 4 people. Sold the ticket for €220 and took a break before the big game.
Got landed at a tough starting table, with Eamon and Willow to name a few! I built up a huge stack from robbing blinds and constantly re-raising when I felt the raiser had nothing. Only lost one hand before the break and was one of the chip leaders at the break with about 21K, from a starting stack of 5K.Got this up to about 30K by playing tight aggressive and constantly stealing..... and then Dave (Big Dragon) comes and sits to my right. Neither of us played much until he decided to push with A4s. He had about 7K, and knowing our past history I didn't want to push without aces or kings. I look down to see KK, and before calling say 'please dave, don't get lucky?' Well did he listen? Noooooo! He hits me with an ace on the river and instead of being on 37K I'm sitting on 23K. Ah well I could afford to take the hit.... never mind. Don't want to TIILLTT!!
Down to three tables, I'm still at about 20K, and get AA. These dutifully get cracked by JJ on the river and I'm down to 10K. I soon double up against John O' Callaghan when he pushes with 10 9 and I call with AJd. It holds up and a few steals and I'm soon up to about 30K. I knock out a shortstack with AK vs AQ and I'm up to about 38K. Down to about 15 people at this stage so I've made the money anyway (€350). But the proper money doesn't start till about 5th place, about €1400. I think 10th got €500.
Anyway down to 13, playing 6 handed, and I get QQ mid position. Blinds are 2K/4K, with a few callers so I raise it up to 15K. Another guy raises it all - in for about 30K. Now I could have folded here and still be left with about 22K, but this lad had been doing the same with any low pair and any good ace, so I thought I was probably ahead. Also the pot would be massive and I probably be the tournament chip leader if I won, with a great chance to win the €8,000 top prize. So I called. He flipped over AK and it was race time.
The pot was over 60K and I was leading up until the river... when another disgusting fcuking ace pops out....AGAIN. First Dave now this.... This left me with about 5K and regretting making the call in the first place. But I was playing to win and that pot would have put me in a great position with about 70K.I went out a few hands later when I was forced in for my last 5K on the big blind. Didn't even look at my cards, and even had a few callers, almost 20K in the pot. All I had to beat in the end as A high, flipped my cards...78. Goodnight.
Admittedly the Queens hand was not that bad a beat and I could have gotten away from it, but what a time to fcuking lose, and on the fcuking river again! Aggghhhhh! It was the difference from winning €350 (€80 profit!) and probably a few grand.
I thought I played the best poker I could play last night but again, as always, luck was the dciding factor. I only went all-in twice the entire night, BOTH when i was ahead. I built my stack entirely by re-raising when I thought the others were bluffing, and by stealing. I went into EVERY showdown ahead (except when I tried to knock out a shortstack with A7 vs AQ). The 3 biggest pots I played all night I lost ALL of them, ALL when I was ahead, and ALL of them on the river.... I cannot look at rivers anymore. Everytime I'm in a big hand and I'm ahad, when it comes to the river I'm nearly having a fcuking heart attack! I might just walk away from the table in future, I just can't stand watching anymore!If it wasn't for these hands, I would be writing here today about how I just won a few grand... Ah well.
Thought I was gonna be walking away with 4K again, but alas, it wasn't to be.......
