Technically this should probably go in the SnG forum since it was a freezeout, but the stacks were deep enough that it played more like a cash game, we are both cash game players, and I don't often check there. This is from memory so if the action isn't exact, but it's pretty damn close.

Winner takes $50 but that is of no importance. Can't say the same about pride and bragging rights, however. Game is being played at trik's place by Dallas/Fort Worth.

We havn't played an extremely long time, maybe a dozen or so hands, and the game has played fairly conservatively so far. Also, I havn't limped my button yet, I'm probably at about 50% raise and 50% fold. I've stabbed at every pot I've raised.

Stacks are something like Lukie (140) and gabe (150). 1/2 blinds.

I limp my button with J9o, gabe checks his option.

Flop 8TQ rainbow, giving me the nut straight. Gabe leads 3 into a 4 pot, I make it 10 straight. Gabe calls and checks to me on a rag, offsuit turn. I make it 15 into a 24 pot, gabe calls.

River pairs the 8 on the board. Gabe leads 30 into a 54 pot, I pretend like I'm thinking for a second and push. He hadn't raised his BB yet (he only had opportunities to reraise) but he'd raise 88/TT/QQ preflop.

Thoughts?