HAND 19:

I was dealt AA again and I got action again! This time my Aces held up and I took down a nice pot right before the final table!

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.1 Tournament, 10000/20000 Blinds 2000 Ante (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t342248)
MP (t1985406)
Button (t946518)
SB (t1230512)
Hero (BB) (t504770)

Hero's M: 12.62

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, A
1 fold, MP bets t60000, 1 fold, SB calls t50000, Hero raises to t502770 (All-In), MP calls t442770, 1 fold

Flop: (t1075540) 9, 7, 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t1075540) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1075540) K (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t1075540

Results:
Hero had A, A (one pair, Aces).
MP had Q, Q (one pair, Queens).
Outcome: Hero won t1075540

I tried to pick up all the critical points before the final table. The final table was also pretty interesting. I became a real aggro when it was like 5 handed. Then, I had 7-2 chip lead at some point when we were HU. I was simply outplaying my opp. He couldn't stand the pressure and started to openshove like almost every hand. Unfortunately, I was dominated every time I called his shove and lost the HU.



The tournament took 8h41min and it is really tough to maintain your concentration at high level, especially towards the end of the tournament. As it can be seen from the picture above, I tried taking down notes as much as I can to keep my concentration at high level.