4/04/05 $150 MTT win for $12.5k

[michael1123]

As usual, I've cut out all hands I wasn't involved in (with the exception of a couple very interesting hands), and have also cut out most hands where there wasn't much to the hand. Its kind of edited like a televised broadcast, with all the junk out, but just with more of the hands that mattered.

Also as usual, the extremely important (largest pots usually) hands are bolded for extra emphasis.

*********** # 7 **************
PokerStars Game #1471789867: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level I
(10/20) - 2005/04/04 - 21:16:17 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (1340 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: bruce2nasty (1490 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (1510 in chips)
Seat 5: t.brooking (810 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1270 in chips)
Seat 7: TheBudak (1580 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (2560 in chips)
Seat 9: the_schmenx (1460 in chips)
michael1123: posts small blind 10
bruce2nasty: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [7d 3h]
Euphoria18: calls 20
t.brooking: calls 20
cpfactor: calls 20
TheBudak: calls 20
gfsnook: folds
the_schmenx: calls 20
TripleQ: calls 20
michael1123: calls 10
bruce2nasty: checks
*** FLOP *** [7s 2d 8d]
michael1123: bets 120
bruce2nasty: folds
Euphoria18: folds
t.brooking: folds
cpfactor: folds
TheBudak: folds
the_schmenx: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123 collected 160 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

First flop seen.

*********** # 8 **************
PokerStars Game #1471795362: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level I
(10/20) - 2005/04/04 - 21:17:11 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (1320 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (1620 in chips)
Seat 3: bruce2nasty (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (1490 in chips)
Seat 5: t.brooking (790 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1250 in chips)
Seat 7: TheBudak (1560 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (2560 in chips)
Seat 9: the_schmenx (1440 in chips)
bruce2nasty: posts small blind 10
Euphoria18: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Js Jh]
t.brooking: folds
cpfactor: folds
TheBudak: folds
gfsnook: folds
the_schmenx: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: raises 40 to 60
bruce2nasty: folds
Euphoria18: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [Kc 9s 8s]
Euphoria18: checks
michael1123: bets 100
Euphoria18: calls 100
*** TURN *** [Kc 9s 8s] [6c]
Euphoria18: checks
michael1123: bets 260
Euphoria18: calls 260
*** RIVER *** [Kc 9s 8s 6c] [4d]
Euphoria18: bets 1070 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
michael1123 said, "K4?"
Euphoria18 collected 850 from pot
Euphoria18: doesn't show hand

*********** # 19 **************
PokerStars Game #1471848858: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level II
(15/30) - 2005/04/04 - 21:25:56 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (1290 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (1200 in chips)
Seat 3: bruce2nasty (1400 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (1865 in chips)
Seat 5: t.brooking (785 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1410 in chips)
Seat 7: TheBudak (1450 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (2700 in chips)
Seat 9: the_schmenx (1400 in chips)
t.brooking: posts small blind 15
cpfactor: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [7h 3h]
TheBudak: folds
gfsnook: calls 30
the_schmenx: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: calls 30
bruce2nasty: folds
Euphoria18: calls 30
t.brooking: calls 15
cpfactor: checks
*** FLOP *** [Td Kh 5h]
t.brooking: checks
cpfactor: checks
gfsnook: checks
michael1123: bets 100
Euphoria18: folds
t.brooking: folds
cpfactor: folds
gfsnook: folds
michael1123 collected 150 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand


*********** # 25 **************
PokerStars Game #1471875472: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level II
(15/30) - 2005/04/04 - 21:30:12 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (2670 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (1290 in chips)
Seat 3: bruce2nasty (1475 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (2015 in chips)
Seat 5: t.brooking (725 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1365 in chips)
Seat 7: TheBudak (1405 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (1215 in chips)
Seat 9: the_schmenx (1340 in chips)
michael1123: posts small blind 15
bruce2nasty: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [3c 8s]
Euphoria18: folds
t.brooking: calls 30
cpfactor: folds
TheBudak: folds
gfsnook: folds
the_schmenx: calls 30
TripleQ: calls 30
michael1123: calls 15
bruce2nasty: checks
*** FLOP *** [8d Jd 2c]
michael1123: checks
bruce2nasty: checks
t.brooking: checks
the_schmenx: checks
TripleQ: bets 125
michael1123: calls 125
bruce2nasty: folds
t.brooking: folds
the_schmenx: folds
*** TURN *** [8d Jd 2c] [Th]
michael1123: checks
TripleQ: checks
*** RIVER *** [8d Jd 2c Th] [7s]
michael1123: checks
TripleQ: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [3c 8s] (a pair of Eights)
TripleQ: mucks hand
michael1123 collected 400 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Board [8d Jd 2c Th 7s]
Seat 1: TripleQ (button) mucked [Ks Qs]


*********** # 27 **************
PokerStars Game #1471897435: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level II
(15/30) - 2005/04/04 - 21:33:42 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (2515 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (1505 in chips)
Seat 3: bruce2nasty (1430 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (1985 in chips)
Seat 5: t.brooking (695 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (2430 in chips)
Seat 7: TheBudak (1405 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (1215 in chips)
Seat 9: the_schmenx (320 in chips)
Euphoria18: posts small blind 15
t.brooking: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [7s As]
cpfactor: folds
TheBudak: folds
gfsnook: folds
the_schmenx: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: raises 60 to 90
bruce2nasty: folds
Euphoria18: folds
t.brooking: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Ah 8c Kc]
t.brooking: checks
michael1123: bets 140
t.brooking: raises 140 to 280
michael1123: raises 620 to 900
t.brooking: calls 325 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Ah 8c Kc] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 8c Kc 8h] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
t.brooking: shows [Ac 7h] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
michael1123: shows [7s As] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
t.brooking collected 703 from pot
michael1123 collected 702 from pot

*********** # 42 **************
PokerStars Game #1471965592: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level III
(25/50) - 2005/04/04 - 21:44:48 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (1710 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (1507 in chips)
Seat 3: bruce2nasty (1385 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (2670 in chips)
Seat 5: t.brooking (873 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (2840 in chips)
Seat 7: TheBudak (1360 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (1055 in chips)
Seat 9: ezee1 (3260 in chips)
michael1123: posts small blind 25
bruce2nasty: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [5d 3d]
Euphoria18: folds
t.brooking: folds
cpfactor: folds
TheBudak: raises 100 to 150
gfsnook: folds
ezee1: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: calls 125
bruce2nasty: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Jd 5h 7d]
michael1123: checks
bruce2nasty: checks
TheBudak: bets 150
michael1123: calls 150
bruce2nasty: folds
*** TURN *** [Jd 5h 7d] [3h]
michael1123: checks
TheBudak: bets 400
michael1123: raises 807 to 1207 and is all-in
TheBudak: calls 660 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Jd 5h 7d 3h] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [5d 3d] (two pair, Fives and Threes)
TheBudak: shows [Ac Ah] (a pair of Aces)
michael1123 collected 2870 from pot

Monster flop for me. Luckily I hit the most hidden of all my many outs, although I kind of have a feeling I was getting his stack (or at least most if it) no matter which out I hit, since he was kind of short stacked.


*********** # 47 **************
PokerStars Game #1471992932: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level III
(25/50) - 2005/04/04 - 21:49:20 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (1985 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (2967 in chips)
Seat 3: bruce2nasty (1210 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (2570 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (2815 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (984 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (1005 in chips)
Seat 9: ezee1 (4083 in chips)
gfsnook: posts small blind 25
ezee1: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [9d 9c]
TripleQ: calls 50
michael1123: raises 150 to 200
bruce2nasty: calls 200
Euphoria18: folds
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: folds
ezee1: folds
TripleQ: folds
*** FLOP *** [Kc Ts Qh]
SEALTEAM is connected
michael1123: bets 300
bruce2nasty: raises 300 to 600
michael1123: folds
bruce2nasty collected 1125 from pot
bruce2nasty: doesn't show hand

Probably should've just check folded this hand after that flop.

*********** # 49 **************
PokerStars Game #1471999710: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level III
(25/50) - 2005/04/04 - 21:50:27 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (2010 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (2417 in chips)
Seat 3: bruce2nasty (1835 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (2570 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (1350 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (2815 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (984 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (980 in chips)
Seat 9: ezee1 (4008 in chips)
TripleQ: posts small blind 25
michael1123: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ks Kh]
bruce2nasty: folds
Euphoria18: folds
SEALTEAM: calls 50
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: folds
ezee1: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: raises 100 to 150
SEALTEAM: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Th As 4d]
michael1123: bets 250
SEALTEAM: folds
michael1123 collected 325 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand


*********** # 58 **************
PokerStars Game #1472033881: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/04/04 - 21:56:00 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (2210 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (2442 in chips)
Seat 3: Reddog133 (2225 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (4205 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (1275 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (2740 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (609 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (905 in chips)
Seat 9: ezee1 (4583 in chips)
michael1123: posts small blind 50
Reddog133: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [6s 7d]
Euphoria18: folds
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: calls 100
mines bettor: calls 100
gfsnook: calls 100
ezee1: calls 100
TripleQ: raises 2110 to 2210 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
Reddog133: folds
cpfactor: raises 530 to 2740 and is all-in
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: folds
ezee1: folds
*** FLOP *** [3h 8d 2s]
cpfactor said, "good bet"
*** TURN *** [3h 8d 2s] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [3h 8d 2s 9h] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cpfactor: shows [Td Kd] (a pair of Threes)
TripleQ: shows [Js Jc] (two pair, Jacks and Threes)
TripleQ collected 4870 from pot

Strange hand.

*********** # 63 **************
PokerStars Game #1472054102: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/04/04 - 21:59:17 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (4340 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (2542 in chips)
Seat 3: Reddog133 (2075 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (3525 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (1125 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1740 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (484 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (880 in chips)
Seat 9: ezee1 (4483 in chips)
mines bettor: posts small blind 50
gfsnook: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [2h 2s]
ezee1: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: calls 100
Reddog133: folds
Euphoria18: folds
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: checks
*** FLOP *** [5s 6h 9c]
gfsnook: checks
michael1123: bets 200
gfsnook: raises 580 to 780 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
gfsnook collected 650 from pot
gfsnook: doesn't show hand


*********** # 66 **************
PokerStars Game #1472065846: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/04/04 - 22:01:12 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (4640 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (2142 in chips)
Seat 3: Reddog133 (2075 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (3525 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (1125 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1740 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (434 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (1130 in chips)
Seat 9: ezee1 (4383 in chips)
TripleQ: posts small blind 50
michael1123: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Kh Js]
Reddog133: folds
Euphoria18: folds
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: folds
ezee1: calls 100
TripleQ: calls 50
michael1123: checks
*** FLOP *** [Td Qh 3h]
TripleQ: checks
michael1123: checks
ezee1: checks
*** TURN *** [Td Qh 3h] [8c]
TripleQ: checks
michael1123: bets 300
ezee1: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123 collected 300 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand


*********** # 73 **************
PokerStars Game #1472092852: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/04/04 - 22:05:44 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (4540 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (2442 in chips)
Seat 3: Reddog133 (2075 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (3375 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (991 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1540 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (818 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (1180 in chips)
Seat 9: ezee1 (4233 in chips)
gfsnook: posts small blind 50
ezee1: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [5d Ad]
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: calls 100
Reddog133: folds
Euphoria18: folds
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: calls 50
ezee1: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ks 8c 2s]
gfsnook: checks
ezee1: checks
michael1123: bets 200
gfsnook: folds
ezee1: folds
michael1123 collected 300 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 75 **************
PokerStars Game #1472098328: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/04/04 - 22:06:38 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (4590 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (2642 in chips)
Seat 3: Reddog133 (2075 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (3375 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (991 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1540 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (818 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (1080 in chips)
Seat 9: ezee1 (4083 in chips)
TripleQ: posts small blind 50
michael1123: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Js 7s]
Reddog133: folds
Euphoria18: folds
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: raises 175 to 275
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: folds
ezee1: calls 275
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: calls 175
*** FLOP *** [8s 2h 7h]
michael1123: checks
cpfactor: checks
ezee1: bets 300
michael1123: raises 2067 to 2367 and is all-in
cpfactor: folds
ezee1: calls 2067
*** TURN *** [8s 2h 7h] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [8s 2h 7h Td] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Js 7s] (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
ezee1: shows [Ah Qh] (a pair of Tens)
michael1123 collected 5609 from pot

Dodged many outs here. Didn't expect a call.

*********** # 76 **************
PokerStars Game #1472104702: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/04/04 - 22:07:39 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (4540 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (5609 in chips)
Seat 3: Reddog133 (2075 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (3375 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (991 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1265 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (818 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (1080 in chips)
Seat 9: ezee1 (1441 in chips)
michael1123: posts small blind 50
Reddog133: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [8c 8h]
Euphoria18: calls 100
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: folds
ezee1: raises 300 to 400
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: raises 5209 to 5609 and is all-in
Reddog133: folds
Euphoria18: folds
ezee1: calls 1041 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [5d 6s Jh]
*** TURN *** [5d 6s Jh] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [5d 6s Jh 2s] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [8c 8h] (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
ezee1: shows [Kd Ac] (a pair of Jacks)
michael1123 said, "good game"
michael1123 collected 3082 from pot
Reddog133 said, "lol 2 for 2 michael"
TripleQ said, "nice run"

*********** # 77 **************
PokerStars Game #1472108905: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/04/04 - 22:08:20 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (4540 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (7250 in chips)
Seat 3: Reddog133 (1975 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (3275 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (991 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1265 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (818 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (1080 in chips)
Reddog133: posts small blind 50
Euphoria18: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [4s 2s]
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: raises 200 to 300
Reddog133: folds
Euphoria18: folds
michael1123 collected 250 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

The next hand. Fear the rush! :-)

*********** # 78 **************
PokerStars Game #1472111264: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/04/04 - 22:08:43 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (4540 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (7400 in chips)
Seat 3: Reddog133 (1925 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (3175 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (991 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1265 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (818 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (1080 in chips)
Euphoria18: posts small blind 50
SEALTEAM: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Tc Ts]
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: calls 100
gfsnook: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: raises 300 to 400
Reddog133: folds
Euphoria18: folds
SEALTEAM: folds
mines bettor: raises 418 to 818 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 418
*** FLOP *** [Kd 4c 9c]
*** TURN *** [Kd 4c 9c] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [Kd 4c 9c 5d] [Jc]
michael1123 said, "nice hand"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mines bettor: shows [Kc Ah] (a pair of Kings)
michael1123: shows [Tc Ts] (a pair of Tens)
mines bettor said, "ty"
mines bettor collected 1786 from pot
michael1123 said, "can't win them all :-)"

*********** # 83 **************
PokerStars Game #1472172152: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level V
(75/150) - 2005/04/04 - 22:18:34 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (4540 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (6432 in chips)
Seat 3: Reddog133 (1925 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (3125 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (991 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1315 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (556 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (2460 in chips)
Seat 9: Kingofclubz (3985 in chips)
Kingofclubz: posts small blind 75
TripleQ: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Th Ts]
michael1123: raises 300 to 450
Reddog133: folds
Euphoria18: folds
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: calls 450
Kingofclubz: folds
TripleQ: folds
*** FLOP *** [4s 8h 5h]
michael1123: checks
gfsnook: checks
*** TURN *** [4s 8h 5h] [9d]
michael1123: bets 600
gfsnook: folds
michael1123 collected 1125 from pot
michael1123: shows [Th Ts] (a pair of Tens)

*********** # 91 **************
PokerStars Game #1472209862: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level V
(75/150) - 2005/04/04 - 22:24:38 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (6240 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (6101 in chips)
Seat 4: Euphoria18 (4100 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (766 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1315 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (662 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (2085 in chips)
Seat 9: Kingofclubz (4060 in chips)
gfsnook: posts small blind 75
Kingofclubz: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ks Kc]
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: raises 300 to 450
Reddog133 [observer] said, "gg all"
Euphoria18: calls 450
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: folds
Kingofclubz: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [4c 5c 3d]
Kingofclubz: checks
michael1123 said, "good game"
Reddog133 [observer] said, "why do i smooth call when it always hits lol"
michael1123: bets 1000
Euphoria18: raises 2650 to 3650 and is all-in
Kingofclubz: folds
michael1123: calls 2650
*** TURN *** [4c 5c 3d] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [4c 5c 3d 3h] [As]
TripleQ said, "gg reddog"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Ks Kc] (two pair, Kings and Threes)
Euphoria18: shows [9d 9h] (two pair, Nines and Threes)
Euphoria18 is sitting out
michael1123 said, "good game"
michael1123 collected 8725 from pot

*********** # 94 **************
PokerStars Game #1472221978: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level V
(75/150) - 2005/04/04 - 22:26:38 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (5503 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (10576 in chips)
Seat 3: Pet Monster (4205 in chips)
Seat 4: mrrain (1655 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (991 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (1315 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (1399 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (2010 in chips)
Seat 9: Kingofclubz (3535 in chips)
michael1123: posts small blind 75
Pet Monster: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [3h Ah]
mrrain: folds
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: folds
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: folds
Kingofclubz: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123: raises 300 to 450
Pet Monster: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [4c Td 2d]
michael1123: bets 600
Pet Monster: folds
michael1123 collected 900 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 97 **************
PokerStars Game #1472236373: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level V
(75/150) - 2005/04/04 - 22:28:58 (ET)
Table '6637191 15' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: TripleQ (5503 in chips)
Seat 2: michael1123 (11026 in chips)
Seat 3: Pet Monster (3680 in chips)
Seat 4: mrrain (3310 in chips)
Seat 5: SEALTEAM (841 in chips)
Seat 6: cpfactor (960 in chips)
Seat 7: mines bettor (1399 in chips)
Seat 8: gfsnook (935 in chips)
Seat 9: Kingofclubz (3535 in chips)
SEALTEAM: posts small blind 75
cpfactor: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Qc Qd]
mines bettor: folds
gfsnook: folds
Kingofclubz: folds
TripleQ: raises 300 to 450
michael1123: raises 1050 to 1500
Pet Monster: folds
mrrain: folds
SEALTEAM: folds
cpfactor: folds
TripleQ: folds
michael1123 collected 1125 from pot
michael1123: shows [Qc Qd] (a pair of Queens)

Monster rush of cards at the end of this first hour. Pretty sure I was the chip leader in the tournament at this point.

*********** # 112 **************
PokerStars Game #1472303276: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI
(100/200) - 2005/04/04 - 22:39:19 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (5584 in chips)
Seat 2: iamlucky (1395 in chips)
Seat 3: sirio11 (3930 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (9235 in chips)
Seat 5: gatorhader (640 in chips)
Seat 6: Captmidnight (4970 in chips)
Seat 7: jst52661 (8465 in chips)
Seat 8: stewy26 (13990 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (10901 in chips)
sirio11: posts small blind 100
GSpin: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Jd Js]
gatorhader: folds
Captmidnight: folds
jst52661: folds
stewy26: raises 400 to 600
michael1123: raises 1200 to 1800
88Blast: folds
iamlucky: folds
sirio11: folds
GSpin: folds
stewy26: calls 1200
*** FLOP *** [6c Qd 8s]
stewy26: checks
michael1123: bets 2200
stewy26: folds
michael1123 collected 3900 from pot

*********** # 120 **************
PokerStars Game #1472339151: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI
(100/200) - 2005/04/04 - 22:44:47 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (7884 in chips)
Seat 2: iamlucky (1495 in chips)
Seat 3: sirio11 (3830 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (9235 in chips)
Seat 5: gatorhader (1260 in chips)
Seat 6: Captmidnight (3130 in chips)
Seat 7: jst52661 (7925 in chips)
Seat 8: stewy26 (11650 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (12701 in chips)
iamlucky: posts small blind 100
sirio11: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [8s Ts]
GSpin: folds
gatorhader: folds
Captmidnight: folds
jst52661: folds
stewy26: folds
michael1123: raises 400 to 600
88Blast: folds
iamlucky: raises 895 to 1495 and is all-in
sirio11: folds
michael1123: calls 895
*** FLOP *** [As Kh 3s]
*** TURN *** [As Kh 3s] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [As Kh 3s Td] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
iamlucky: shows [Ad Jc] (a pair of Aces)
michael1123: shows [8s Ts] (two pair, Tens and Eights)
michael1123 collected 3190 from pot
michael1123 said, "sorry man, good game"

Silly pot odds here, of course I'd call the reraise.

*********** # 143 **************
PokerStars Game #1472447626: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII
(200/400) - 2005/04/04 - 23:01:27 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (5984 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (5824 in chips)
Seat 3: sirio11 (6760 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (15360 in chips)
Seat 6: Captmidnight (4090 in chips)
Seat 7: jst52661 (3745 in chips)
Seat 8: stewy26 (13800 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (10496 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 25
MrConceit: posts the ante 25
sirio11: posts the ante 25
GSpin: posts the ante 25
Captmidnight: posts the ante 25
jst52661: posts the ante 25
stewy26: posts the ante 25
michael1123: posts the ante 25
88Blast: posts small blind 200
MrConceit: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Qd Kh]
sirio11: folds
GSpin: folds
Captmidnight: folds
jst52661: raises 800 to 1200
stewy26: folds
michael1123: raises 9271 to 10471 and is all-in
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
jst52661: folds
michael1123 collected 3200 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

Bold :-)

*********** # 149 **************
PokerStars Game #1472472858: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII
(200/400) - 2005/04/04 - 23:05:21 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (5634 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (5074 in chips)
Seat 3: sirio11 (5810 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (14610 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (10535 in chips)
Seat 7: jst52661 (2820 in chips)
Seat 8: stewy26 (18890 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (12346 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 25
MrConceit: posts the ante 25
sirio11: posts the ante 25
GSpin: posts the ante 25
autographics: posts the ante 25
jst52661: posts the ante 25
stewy26: posts the ante 25
michael1123: posts the ante 25
stewy26: posts small blind 200
michael1123: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [2d Ad]
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: calls 400
sirio11: folds
GSpin: calls 400
autographics: folds
jst52661: calls 400
stewy26: calls 200
michael1123: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ah 9d 3h]
stewy26: checks
michael1123: checks
MrConceit: bets 1100
GSpin: calls 1100
jst52661: folds
stewy26: folds
michael1123: folds
*** TURN *** [Ah 9d 3h] [2h]
MrConceit: checks
GSpin: bets 3600
MrConceit: calls 3549 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Ah 9d 3h 2h] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrConceit: shows [Jh Qh] (a flush, Ace high)
GSpin: shows [7h 8h] (a flush, Ace high - lower cards)
michael1123 said, "damnit!"
michael1123 said, "A2"
MrConceit collected 11498 from pot

*********** # 153 **************
PokerStars Game #1472493754: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII
(200/400) - 2005/04/04 - 23:08:34 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (6959 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (12448 in chips)
Seat 3: sirio11 (5310 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (9461 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (10435 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (6700 in chips)
Seat 7: jst52661 (2320 in chips)
Seat 8: stewy26 (17190 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (11646 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 25
MrConceit: posts the ante 25
sirio11: posts the ante 25
GSpin: posts the ante 25
autographics: posts the ante 25
tristant: posts the ante 25
jst52661: posts the ante 25
stewy26: posts the ante 25
michael1123: posts the ante 25
sirio11: posts small blind 200
GSpin: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Jc 8c]
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
jst52661: folds
stewy26: folds
michael1123: raises 800 to 1200
88Blast: raises 5734 to 6934 and is all-in
MrConceit: folds
sirio11: folds
GSpin: folds
michael1123: folds
88Blast collected 3225 from pot
88Blast: doesn't show hand

*********** # 155 **************
PokerStars Game #1472503782: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII
(200/400) - 2005/04/04 - 23:10:07 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (8134 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (12398 in chips)
Seat 3: sirio11 (5060 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (8811 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (9985 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (8275 in chips)
Seat 7: jst52661 (2270 in chips)
Seat 8: stewy26 (17140 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (10396 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 25
MrConceit: posts the ante 25
sirio11: posts the ante 25
GSpin: posts the ante 25
autographics: posts the ante 25
tristant: posts the ante 25
jst52661: posts the ante 25
stewy26: posts the ante 25
michael1123: posts the ante 25
autographics: posts small blind 200
tristant: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Kc Ks]
jst52661: calls 400
stewy26: folds
michael1123: raises 800 to 1200
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
sirio11: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
jst52661: calls 800
*** FLOP *** [8d 3d 8s]
jst52661: checks
michael1123: bets 1045
jst52661: calls 1045 and is all-in
michael1123 said, "oh my"
*** TURN *** [8d 3d 8s] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [8d 3d 8s Js] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jst52661: shows [Ac 8c] (three of a kind, Eights)
michael1123: shows [Kc Ks] (two pair, Kings and Eights)
michael1123 said, "nice call buddy!"
jst52661 collected 5315 from pot

Bleh. Could've taken it a bit better, but what a horrid limp / call from UTG

*********** # 160 **************
PokerStars Game #1472527523: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII
(200/400) - 2005/04/04 - 23:13:47 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (7609 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (17698 in chips)
Seat 3: sirio11 (6160 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (9511 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (10485 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (7550 in chips)
Seat 7: jst52661 (4615 in chips)
Seat 8: stewy26 (11415 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (7426 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 25
MrConceit: posts the ante 25
sirio11: posts the ante 25
GSpin: posts the ante 25
autographics: posts the ante 25
tristant: posts the ante 25
jst52661: posts the ante 25
stewy26: posts the ante 25
michael1123: posts the ante 25
88Blast: posts small blind 200
MrConceit: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [4s Ks]
sirio11: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
jst52661: folds
stewy26: folds
michael1123: raises 800 to 1200
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
michael1123 collected 1225 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 167 **************
PokerStars Game #1472602074: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX
(300/600) - 2005/04/04 - 23:25:42 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (7984 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (16448 in chips)
Seat 3: Y U I awta (6620 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (17771 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (14250 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (6000 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (7401 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts the ante 50
Y U I awta: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts the ante 50
autographics: posts the ante 50
tristant: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts the ante 50
88Blast: posts small blind 300
MrConceit: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [9s Qh]
Y U I awta: folds
Pylon1 is connected
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
michael1123: raises 900 to 1500
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
michael1123 collected 1850 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 169 **************
PokerStars Game #1472614101: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX
(300/600) - 2005/04/04 - 23:27:41 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (12530 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (15448 in chips)
Seat 3: Y U I awta (5920 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (17671 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (14150 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (5900 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (5900 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (8551 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts the ante 50
Y U I awta: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts the ante 50
autographics: posts the ante 50
tristant: posts the ante 50
AppSt2004: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts the ante 50
Y U I awta: posts small blind 300
GSpin: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Td Kc]
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: raises 900 to 1500
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
Y U I awta: folds
GSpin: folds
michael1123 collected 1900 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 173 **************
PokerStars Game #1472631983: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX
(300/600) - 2005/04/04 - 23:30:38 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (12330 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (16548 in chips)
Seat 3: Y U I awta (5420 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (16571 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (14350 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (4800 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (6400 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (9651 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts the ante 50
Y U I awta: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts the ante 50
autographics: posts the ante 50
tristant: posts the ante 50
AppSt2004: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts the ante 50
AppSt2004: posts small blind 300
michael1123: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Jc Qs]
88Blast: raises 600 to 1200
MrConceit: folds
Y U I awta: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [Qd Ah 7s]
michael1123: checks
88Blast: bets 600
michael1123: calls 600
*** TURN *** [Qd Ah 7s] [4s]
michael1123: checks
88Blast: bets 600
michael1123: calls 600
*** RIVER *** [Qd Ah 7s 4s] [Ac]
michael1123: checks
88Blast: bets 2400
michael1123: calls 2400
*** SHOW DOWN ***
88Blast: shows [As Th] (three of a kind, Aces)
michael1123: mucks hand
88Blast collected 10300 from pot

Oops! The passive play got me on this hand. With the minraise preflop and minbetting at the flop and turn, I thought the player could have a smallish pocket pair. I just didn't feel that the guy had a big hand, even though AA and similar hands could possibly be played similarly. At the river, I probably should've laid my hand down, but I had gone that far and it was a pretty nice pot. Plus the A meant it was less likely that he had one, and also would tip him off that I was less likely to have one (even if he didn't), so it would've been a nice time for him to bluff bigger if he did have a small pocket pair. But ... bad misread by me.

*********** # 174 **************
PokerStars Game #1472642136: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX
(300/600) - 2005/04/04 - 23:32:21 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (17780 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (16498 in chips)
Seat 3: Y U I awta (5370 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (16521 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (14300 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (4750 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (6050 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (4801 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts the ante 50
Y U I awta: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts the ante 50
autographics: posts the ante 50
tristant: posts the ante 50
AppSt2004: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts small blind 300
88Blast: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [3s 3c]
MrConceit: folds
Y U I awta: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: raises 4151 to 4751 and is all-in
88Blast: folds
michael1123 collected 1600 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 175 **************
PokerStars Game #1472646857: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX
(300/600) - 2005/04/04 - 23:33:08 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (17130 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (16448 in chips)
Seat 3: Y U I awta (5320 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (16471 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (14250 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (4700 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (6000 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (5751 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts the ante 50
Y U I awta: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts the ante 50
autographics: posts the ante 50
tristant: posts the ante 50
AppSt2004: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts the ante 50
88Blast: posts small blind 300
MrConceit: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [As Qh]
Y U I awta: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: raises 1400 to 2000
tristant: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: raises 3701 to 5701 and is all-in
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
autographics: calls 3701
*** FLOP *** [5d 6s 5s]
*** TURN *** [5d 6s 5s] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [5d 6s 5s Jh] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
autographics: shows [Kc Kd] (two pair, Kings and Fives)
michael1123: shows [As Qh] (two pair, Aces and Fives)
michael1123 collected 12702 from pot

I think this was the only real bad beat I gave of the tournament (dominated when all in). Was short stacked and had seen this very same guy make a similar raise from early position with A2 earlier.

*********** # 176 **************
PokerStars Game #1472652139: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX
(300/600) - 2005/04/04 - 23:34:02 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (16780 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (15798 in chips)
Seat 3: Y U I awta (5270 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (16421 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (8499 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (4650 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (5950 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (12702 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts the ante 50
Y U I awta: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts the ante 50
autographics: posts the ante 50
tristant: posts the ante 50
AppSt2004: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts small blind 300
Y U I awta: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ks Ac]
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: raises 1200 to 1800
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
Y U I awta: folds
michael1123 collected 1900 from pot
michael1123: shows [Ks Ac] (high card Ace)

*********** # 184 **************
PokerStars Game #1472695034: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level X
(400/800) - 2005/04/04 - 23:41:15 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (15180 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (14298 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (14021 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (6299 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (11100 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (6681 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (12870 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (12402 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts the ante 50
autographics: posts the ante 50
tristant: posts the ante 50
shaniac: posts the ante 50
AppSt2004: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts small blind 400
GSpin: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Jc Ac]
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: raises 1200 to 2000
silverfrog [observer] said, "breakfast at Tex and Shirley's on you"
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
GSpin: calls 1200
*** FLOP *** [4d 5h 6c]
GSpin: checks
michael1123: checks
*** TURN *** [4d 5h 6c] [Kc]
GSpin: bets 2400
michael1123: calls 2400
*** RIVER *** [4d 5h 6c Kc] [Ks]
GSpin: bets 2400
michael1123: calls 2400
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GSpin: shows [Ad Jh] (a pair of Kings)
michael1123: shows [Jc Ac] (a pair of Kings)
GSpin collected 7200 from pot
michael1123 collected 7200 from pot
GSpin said, "nc"

Thought I had him out kicked here. In retrospect, I wish I raised the river (as I would've been able to push him off a hand like AQ too), but ah well. A big read on this one was I remember thinking that it felt like he barely called preflop (due to the amount of time it took him to call), and I thought he could easily have something like AT.

*********** # 188 **************
PokerStars Game #1472722391: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level X
(400/800) - 2005/04/04 - 23:45:51 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (14980 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (13698 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (13821 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (8099 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (11300 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (5681 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (12670 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (12602 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts the ante 50
autographics: posts the ante 50
tristant: posts the ante 50
shaniac: posts the ante 50
AppSt2004: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts the ante 50
shaniac: posts small blind 400
AppSt2004: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Th Tc]
michael1123: raises 1200 to 2000
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: raises 10620 to 12620 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
michael1123 said, "nice hand"
michael1123 said, "TT"
AppSt2004 collected 4800 from pot
AppSt2004 is sitting out
silverfrog [observer] said, "n1"
AppSt2004 has returned

Tough laydown, and this was right on the bubble, which really doesn't affect me all that much, but I had to think he was expecting me to have a good hand UTG.

*********** # 191 **************
PokerStars Game #1472748178: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level X
(400/800) - 2005/04/04 - 23:50:11 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (14030 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (13548 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (13671 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (7949 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (11150 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (5131 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (16520 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (10852 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts the ante 50
autographics: posts the ante 50
tristant: posts the ante 50
shaniac: posts the ante 50
AppSt2004: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts the ante 50
88Blast: posts small blind 400
MrConceit: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Kd Tc]
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: raises 1200 to 2000
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
michael1123 collected 2400 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 193 **************
PokerStars Game #1472758307: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level X
(400/800) - 2005/04/04 - 23:51:51 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (13530 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (12248 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (14371 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (7849 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (11050 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (5031 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (16420 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (12352 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 50
MrConceit: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts the ante 50
autographics: posts the ante 50
tristant: posts the ante 50
shaniac: posts the ante 50
AppSt2004: posts the ante 50
michael1123: posts the ante 50
GSpin: posts small blind 400
autographics: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [8s Ad]
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: raises 1200 to 2000
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
michael1123 collected 2400 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 197 **************
PokerStars Game #1472785127: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI
(600/1200) - 2005/04/04 - 23:56:21 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: 88Blast (15655 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (11973 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (4046 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (6174 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (21025 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (7712 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (12589 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (13677 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 75
MrConceit: posts the ante 75
GSpin: posts the ante 75
autographics: posts the ante 75
tristant: posts the ante 75
shaniac: posts the ante 75
AppSt2004: posts the ante 75
michael1123: posts the ante 75
AppSt2004: posts small blind 600
michael1123: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [9h 2h]
88Blast: folds
MrConceit: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac said, "App, you cant tell me you were considering a fold"
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: raises 11314 to 12514 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
AppSt2004 collected 3000 from pot
michael1123 said, "if I had anything, app"
AppSt2004: doesn't show hand

*********** # 207 **************
PokerStars Game #1472835790: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI
(600/1200) - 2005/04/05 - 00:04:45 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: isuck123 (8055 in chips)
Seat 2: MrConceit (11898 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (6296 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (16192 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (20875 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (7562 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (11839 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (9927 in chips)
isuck123: posts the ante 75
MrConceit: posts the ante 75
GSpin: posts the ante 75
autographics: posts the ante 75
tristant: posts the ante 75
shaniac: posts the ante 75
AppSt2004: posts the ante 75
michael1123: posts the ante 75
michael1123: posts small blind 600
isuck123: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [8h 2c]
sheets [observer] said, "and double up...repeat process until all player are
eliminated"
MrConceit: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: raises 2300 to 3500
isuck123: raises 4480 to 7980 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
michael1123 said, "****"
isuck123 collected 7600 from pot
isuck123: doesn't show hand

Really really hate doing that (folding when a large portion of my stack is in the pot), but I felt there was a good chance that that guy had a big pocket pair, as he was playing extremely tight. Maybe I should've still called ... or just folded my damn SB ...

Ok, I'll stop here for now since I have a tournament to play. The best is certainly still to come! This has been a very average tourney so far (with one unaverage rush at the beginning). It gets more interesting later, I assure thee.

[michael1123]

Wee, finished 2nd in that tournament I breaked for. Ok, back to the hand history.

*********** # 208 **************
PokerStars Game #1472850602: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII
(1000/2000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:07:11 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: isuck123 (12080 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (6221 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (16117 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (20800 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (7487 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (11764 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (6352 in chips)
isuck123: posts the ante 100
GSpin: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts the ante 100
AppSt2004: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts the ante 100
isuck123: posts small blind 1000
GSpin: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [As Td]
sheets [observer] said, "yo dude...fold or i pull the plug"
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
JohnnyBax [observer] said, "it's cuz he cant smoke dope in the lobby"
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: raises 4252 to 6252 and is all-in
isuck123: folds
GSpin: folds
michael1123 collected 5700 from pot
michael1123: shows [As Td] (high card Ace)
michael1123 said, "we need a rush, Shaniac"
shaniac said, "yes"
sheets [observer] said, "no his stack is still too big,....he has to wait till
he pays a set of blinds ...then he can get his big hand"


*********** # 212 **************
PokerStars Game #1472866024: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII
(1000/2000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:09:43 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: isuck123 (10680 in chips)
Seat 2: wsd1 (11980 in chips)
Seat 3: erinslove (17318 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (2821 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (16617 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (17400 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (5087 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (18964 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (9652 in chips)
isuck123: posts the ante 100
wsd1: posts the ante 100
erinslove: posts the ante 100
GSpin: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts the ante 100
AppSt2004: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts small blind 1000
AppSt2004: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Kc Kd]
michael1123: raises 7552 to 9552 and is all-in
isuck123: folds
wsd1: folds
erinslove: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123 collected 5900 from pot
michael1123: shows [Kc Kd] (a pair of Kings)

*********** # 213 **************
PokerStars Game #1472868856: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII
(1000/2000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:10:11 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: isuck123 (10580 in chips)
Seat 2: wsd1 (11880 in chips)
Seat 3: erinslove (17218 in chips)
Seat 4: GSpin (2721 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (16517 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (17300 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (3987 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (16864 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (13452 in chips)
isuck123: posts the ante 100
wsd1: posts the ante 100
erinslove: posts the ante 100
GSpin: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts the ante 100
AppSt2004: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts the ante 100
AppSt2004: posts small blind 1000
michael1123: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [9h 9c]
sheets [observer] said, "OK...NOW GET A BIG HAND SHANIAC"
shaniac said, "working on it"
isuck123: raises 8480 to 10480 and is all-in
wsd1: folds
erinslove: folds
GSpin: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: calls 8480
sheets [observer] said, "<<<<<GREATEST COACH EVER"
michael1123 said, "HOLD"
*** FLOP *** [Ac 9d Th]
sheets [observer] said, "kq~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
michael1123 said, "YES"
JohnnyBax [observer] said, "gh"
*** TURN *** [Ac 9d Th] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [Ac 9d Th Qs] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [9h 9c] (three of a kind, Nines)
isuck123: shows [Kh Qh] (a pair of Queens)
michael1123 collected 22860 from pot
michael1123 said, "good game"

If anyone remembers from a LONG time ago when I was at a NL table with rada, this is the hand that Isuck123 was bitching about, saying I busted his AA with 99 ...

*********** # 220 **************
PokerStars Game #1472894225: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII
(1000/2000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:14:23 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: wsd1 (6393 in chips)
Seat 3: erinslove (23439 in chips)
Seat 4: moledaddy (29255 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (16617 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (13600 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (9574 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (16964 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (24132 in chips)
wsd1: posts the ante 100
erinslove: posts the ante 100
moledaddy: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts the ante 100
AppSt2004: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts the ante 100
AppSt2004: posts small blind 1000
michael1123: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [8c 9c]
wsd1: folds
erinslove: raises 2000 to 4000
moledaddy: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: calls 2000
*** FLOP *** [4h 9s Js]
michael1123: checks
erinslove: checks
*** TURN *** [4h 9s Js] [6c]
silverfrog [observer] said, "the pro that wears diapers"
sheets [observer] said, "my strategy reminds me of the old steve martin
bit..."how to make a million dollars and not pay taxes.....:"
michael1123: bets 5000
sheets [observer] said, "first...."
erinslove: folds
shaniac said, "unreal folded J9 and was gonna move it"
michael1123 collected 9800 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand
sheets [observer] said, "get a million dollars/"

*********** # 221 **************
PokerStars Game #1472897269: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII
(1000/2000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:14:53 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: wsd1 (6293 in chips)
Seat 3: erinslove (19339 in chips)
Seat 4: moledaddy (29155 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (16517 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (13500 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (9474 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (15864 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (29832 in chips)
wsd1: posts the ante 100
erinslove: posts the ante 100
moledaddy: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts the ante 100
AppSt2004: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts small blind 1000
wsd1: posts big blind 2000
shaniac said, "THANKS ERIN"
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ah As]
sheets [observer] said, ":)"
michael1123 said, "haha"
erinslove: folds
moledaddy: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123: calls 1000
wsd1: checks
*** FLOP *** [2d 2h 4c]
michael1123: checks
wsd1: bets 4193 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 4193
*** TURN *** [2d 2h 4c] [4h]
sheets [observer] said, "bink"
michael1123 said, "OH MY"
*** RIVER *** [2d 2h 4c 4h] [Ad]
michael1123 said, "YES!"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Ah As] (a full house, Aces full of Fours)
wsd1: shows [Th 4s] (a full house, Fours full of Deuces)
JohnnyBax [observer] said, "wow'"
shaniac said, "unrealness"
michael1123 collected 13186 from pot
Razzle11 [observer] said, "LOL"
autographics said, "riverstars does it again"

Justice! Nearly got a horrid horrid beat here. Beautifully trapped him too.

*********** # 222 **************
PokerStars Game #1472902160: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII
(1000/2000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:15:41 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: erinslove (19239 in chips)
Seat 4: moledaddy (29055 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (16417 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (13400 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (9374 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (15764 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (36725 in chips)
erinslove: posts the ante 100
moledaddy: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts the ante 100
AppSt2004: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts the ante 100
erinslove: posts small blind 1000
moledaddy: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ah Ks]
michael1123 said, "well deserved"
4Pokersake [observer] said, "justice"
autographics said, "so rigged"
michael1123 said, "jesus"
silverfrog [observer] said, "whewwww"
shaniac said, "omg there is a player called 'allin shane'"
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: folds
michael1123 said, "he hit his two outer first"
michael1123: raises 4000 to 6000
erinslove: folds
moledaddy: folds
michael1123 collected 5700 from pot
michael1123: shows [Ah Ks] (high card Ace)

*********** # 225 **************
PokerStars Game #1472916907: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII
(1000/2000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:18:07 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 3: erinslove (17939 in chips)
Seat 4: moledaddy (22755 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (19817 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (11100 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (9074 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (19164 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (40125 in chips)
erinslove: posts the ante 100
moledaddy: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts the ante 100
AppSt2004: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts small blind 1000
shaniac: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [6h Ah]
sheets [observer] said, "family"
shaniac said, "Im not for sale"
AppSt2004: folds
gmart13 [observer] said, "and trump"
GSpin [observer] said, "hey JB.... nice job yesterday.... dare I say "en Fuego""
michael1123: folds
erinslove: folds
moledaddy: folds
autographics: raises 17717 to 19717 and is all-in
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
autographics collected 5700 from pot

Didn't feel it here, in this position.

*********** # 226 **************
PokerStars Game #1472919818: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII
(1000/2000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:18:37 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 3: erinslove (17839 in chips)
Seat 4: moledaddy (22655 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (23417 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (10000 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (6974 in chips)
Seat 8: AppSt2004 (19064 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (40025 in chips)
erinslove: posts the ante 100
moledaddy: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts the ante 100
AppSt2004: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts small blind 1000
AppSt2004: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [3d 3c]
sheets [observer] said, "nice call with no pair jb btw"
michael1123: raises 4000 to 6000
erinslove: folds
moledaddy: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
AppSt2004: raises 12964 to 18964 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 12964
sheets [observer] said, "3"
*** FLOP *** [Ad 8d 5d]
michael1123 said, "dddd"
sheets [observer] said, "3333dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd"
*** TURN *** [Ad 8d 5d] [As]
michael1123 said, "ddddd"
*** RIVER *** [Ad 8d 5d As] [3s]
michael1123 said, "YES!"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AppSt2004: shows [Kc Ac] (three of a kind, Aces)
michael1123: shows [3d 3c] (a full house, Threes full of Aces)
michael1123 collected 39628 from pot

Second time this guy shoved from the BB after I raised UTG, and last time I told him I laid down TT (so I figured he thought he could push me around easily), plus he had shoved on my BB numerous times. I took a while to call here, but I felt it was a flip, and had major pot odds for a coinflip. Plus this time I was only risking half my stack instead of my entire stack. Sends a nice message not to come over the top of me without a monster too. Eventually you have to take stands in MTTs, since you'll piss away way too many chips if you're folding every time someone rereaises you.

*********** # 228 **************
PokerStars Game #1472929192: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII
(1000/2000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:20:10 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: erinslove (15639 in chips)
Seat 4: moledaddy (22455 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (23217 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (13400 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (5774 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (59489 in chips)
erinslove: posts the ante 100
moledaddy: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts the ante 100
erinslove: posts small blind 1000
moledaddy: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Kc 3s]
autographics: folds
sheets [observer] said, "SHANIAC U HAVE had this exact stcak on the botton for
the last hour"
tristant: folds
shaniac: folds
michael1123: raises 4000 to 6000
erinslove: folds
shaniac said, "yeah and I've 'moved up the pay ladder'"
shaniac said, ":)"
sheets [observer] said, "yup"
sheets [observer] said, "cha CHING"
moledaddy: folds
sheets [observer] said, "u keeo doin this u get 2nd for sure"
michael1123 collected 5600 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand
sheets [observer] said, "keep"
shaniac said, "I was like 37/40"

*********** # 230 **************
PokerStars Game #1472936909: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII
(1000/2000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:21:27 (ET)
Table '6637191 37' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: erinslove (18039 in chips)
Seat 4: moledaddy (19255 in chips)
Seat 5: autographics (21017 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (13200 in chips)
Seat 7: shaniac (5574 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (62889 in chips)
erinslove: posts the ante 100
moledaddy: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts the ante 100
tristant: posts the ante 100
shaniac: posts the ante 100
michael1123: posts the ante 100
autographics: posts small blind 1000
tristant: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Qd Ah]
michael1123 said, "you can have second to me Shaniac"
shaniac: raises 3400 to 5400
michael1123 said, "if you win this"
michael1123: raises 3400 to 8800
erinslove: folds
moledaddy: folds
autographics: folds
tristant: folds
shaniac: calls 74 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [9h 8s 3d]
autographics said, "kjkjkjkj"
*** TURN *** [9h 8s 3d] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [9h 8s 3d Qc] [4h]
autographics said, "ttttttt"
michael1123 said, "good game"
JohnnyBax [observer] said, "gg"
michael1123 collected 14548 from pot

- I'll stop showing blind pickups with real hands now. Before they were big hands to me, with this stack they weren't, as I had became the big chip leader in the tournament.

*********** # 239 **************
PokerStars Game #1473003294: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII
(1500/3000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:32:42 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: youngluck (38538 in chips)
Seat 3: GambleAB (18776 in chips)
Seat 4: MrConceit (20542 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (25993 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (5400 in chips)
Seat 7: all in shane (12496 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (25070 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (79513 in chips)
youngluck: posts the ante 150
GambleAB: posts the ante 150
MrConceit: posts the ante 150
88Blast: posts the ante 150
tristant: posts the ante 150
all in shane: posts the ante 150
busterfoo: posts the ante 150
michael1123: posts the ante 150
michael1123: posts small blind 1500
youngluck: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Kd As]
GambleAB: folds
MrConceit: folds
88Blast: folds
tristant: folds
all in shane: folds
busterfoo said, "trust me, didn't want 77"
busterfoo: folds
michael1123: calls 1500
youngluck: raises 35388 to 38388 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 35388
michael1123 said, "HOLD"
*** FLOP *** [3h 6c Jd]
michael1123 said, "AK"
michael1123 said, "A"
michael1123 said, "K"
michael1123 said, "A"
*** TURN *** [3h 6c Jd] [Qh]
michael1123 said, "K"
michael1123 said, "T"
*** RIVER *** [3h 6c Jd Qh] [Kc]
busterfoo said, "10"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Kd As] (a pair of Kings)
youngluck: shows [Js 7s] (a pair of Jacks)
busterfoo said, "lol"
GambleAB said, "there we go"
michael1123 said, "KABOOM"
michael1123 collected 77976 from pot

Beautiful limp in SB trap again, but what a crazy overbet! I was hoping for a standard raise so I could come over the top of him and not have any chance of losing. Worked out well though.

*********** # 240 **************
PokerStars Game #1473007728: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII
(1500/3000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:33:26 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: GambleAB (18626 in chips)
Seat 4: MrConceit (20392 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (25843 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (5250 in chips)
Seat 7: all in shane (12346 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (24920 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (118951 in chips)
GambleAB: posts the ante 150
MrConceit: posts the ante 150
88Blast: posts the ante 150
tristant: posts the ante 150
all in shane: posts the ante 150
busterfoo: posts the ante 150
michael1123: posts the ante 150
GambleAB: posts small blind 1500
MrConceit: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Th 5h]
gra55hopper [observer] said, "micheal u're my hero !!!!!!!!"
Razzle11 [observer] said, "nh sir"
GambleAB said, "now go get your ****ing shinebox"
88Blast: folds
michael1123 said, ":-)"
tristant: folds
all in shane: folds
busterfoo said, "lol"
michael1123 said, "no fear"
busterfoo: folds
michael1123: raises 4500 to 7500
GambleAB: folds
MrConceit: folds
michael1123 collected 8550 from pot
gra55hopper [observer] said, "gamble u're in my whiner list"
michael1123: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8550 | Rake 0
Seat 3: GambleAB (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: MrConceit (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: 88Blast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: tristant folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: all in shane folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: busterfoo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: michael1123 (button) collected (8550)

- next hand

*********** # 245 **************
PokerStars Game #1473030513: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII
(1500/3000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:37:18 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: MrConceit (15142 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (32815 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (10408 in chips)
Seat 7: all in shane (26042 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (21170 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (120751 in chips)
MrConceit: posts the ante 150
88Blast: posts the ante 150
tristant: posts the ante 150
all in shane: posts the ante 150
busterfoo: posts the ante 150
michael1123: posts the ante 150
busterfoo: posts small blind 1500
michael1123: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Qs Ah]
youngluck [observer] said, "hahahah"
gra55hopper [observer] said, "hahahhahahahha"
youngluck [observer] said, "hahaha"
youngluck [observer] said, "hahahah"
MrConceit: folds
GambleAB [observer] said, "only way you donks can win"
88Blast: folds
Trip19 [observer] said, "gtfo"
youngluck [observer] said, "later gamble"
tristant: raises 7258 to 10258 and is all-in
all in shane: folds
busterfoo: folds
michael1123: calls 7258
gra55hopper [observer] said, "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
*** FLOP *** [Kc 2s Qh]
*** TURN *** [Kc 2s Qh] [7c]
Trip19 [observer] said, "J"
Artiecat [observer] said, "must be bad karma gamble"
*** RIVER *** [Kc 2s Qh 7c] [Js]
michael1123 said, "jesus"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Qs Ah] (a pair of Queens)
tristant: shows [Ad Th] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
tristant collected 22916 from pot
gra55hopper [observer] said, "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

*********** # 246 **************
PokerStars Game #1473034134: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII
(1500/3000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:37:56 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 4: MrConceit (14992 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (32665 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (22916 in chips)
Seat 7: all in shane (25892 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (19520 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (110343 in chips)
MrConceit: posts the ante 150
88Blast: posts the ante 150
tristant: posts the ante 150
all in shane: posts the ante 150
busterfoo: posts the ante 150
michael1123: posts the ante 150
michael1123: posts small blind 1500
MrConceit: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Qh Jh]
gra55hopper [observer] said, "welcome to pokerstars lol"
88Blast: folds
tristant: folds
michael1123 said, "guess I'll take it back next time"
all in shane: folds
busterfoo: folds
michael1123: raises 107193 to 110193 and is all-in
MrConceit: calls 11842 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Jd 5h 5s]
*** TURN *** [Jd 5h 5s] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 5h 5s 3s] [7h]
michael1123 said, "good game"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Qh Jh] (two pair, Jacks and Fives)
MrConceit: shows [Td Th] (two pair, Tens and Fives)
michael1123 collected 30584 from pot

- next hand again

*********** # 248 **************
PokerStars Game #1473043835: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII
(1500/3000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:39:36 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: 88Blast (30865 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (27866 in chips)
Seat 7: all in shane (22592 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (19220 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (125785 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 150
tristant: posts the ante 150
all in shane: posts the ante 150
busterfoo: posts the ante 150
michael1123: posts the ante 150
tristant: posts small blind 1500
all in shane: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [5c 7h]
busterfoo: folds
michael1123: raises 4500 to 7500
88Blast: raises 23215 to 30715 and is all-in
tristant: folds
all in shane: folds
michael1123: folds
88Blast collected 20250 from pot
88Blast: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 20250 | Rake 0
Seat 5: 88Blast (button) collected (20250)
Seat 6: tristant (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: all in shane (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: busterfoo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: michael1123 folded before Flop

- first time anyone raised me back preflop at this table

*********** # 249 **************
PokerStars Game #1473048616: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII
(1500/3000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:40:25 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 5: 88Blast (43465 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (26216 in chips)
Seat 7: all in shane (19442 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (19070 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (118135 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 150
tristant: posts the ante 150
all in shane: posts the ante 150
busterfoo: posts the ante 150
michael1123: posts the ante 150
all in shane: posts small blind 1500
busterfoo: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [7d Kd]
michael1123: raises 4500 to 7500
88Blast: folds
tristant: folds
all in shane: folds
busterfoo: raises 11420 to 18920 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 11420
*** FLOP *** [Qc 2c Ah]
michael1123 said, "?"
*** TURN *** [Qc 2c Ah] [8h]
michael1123 said, "clearly I was pot commited"
*** RIVER *** [Qc 2c Ah 8h] [3s]
michael1123 said, "but nice hand"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
busterfoo: shows [Qd 9h] (a pair of Queens)
michael1123: shows [7d Kd] (high card Ace)
busterfoo collected 40090 from pot

Strange play by him, but ah well. I was cranking up the aggression more when we were five handed and waiting for a person to bust to go to the final table (where the other players are likely to tighten up more).

*********** # 254 **************
PokerStars Game #1473065509: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV
(2000/4000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:43:20 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 5: 88Blast (38215 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (31466 in chips)
Seat 7: all in shane (19442 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (37990 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (99215 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 200
tristant: posts the ante 200
all in shane: posts the ante 200
busterfoo: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts the ante 200
all in shane: posts small blind 2000
busterfoo: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [As 5h]
michael1123: raises 6000 to 10000
88Blast: folds
gra55hopper [observer] said, "lets see soem uppercuts"
tristant: folds
all in shane: folds
busterfoo: folds
michael1123 collected 11000 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 255 **************
PokerStars Game #1473069113: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV
(2000/4000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:43:58 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 5: 88Blast (38015 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (31266 in chips)
Seat 7: all in shane (17242 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (33790 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (106015 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 200
tristant: posts the ante 200
all in shane: posts the ante 200
busterfoo: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts the ante 200
busterfoo: posts small blind 2000
michael1123: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [5d 9c]
88Blast: folds
tristant: folds
all in shane: folds
busterfoo: folds
michael1123 collected 5000 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5000 | Rake 0
Seat 5: 88Blast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: tristant folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: all in shane (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: busterfoo (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: michael1123 (big blind) collected (5000)

*********** # 256 **************
PokerStars Game #1473071499: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV
(2000/4000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:44:22 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 5: 88Blast (37815 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (31066 in chips)
Seat 7: all in shane (17042 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (31590 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (108815 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 200
tristant: posts the ante 200
all in shane: posts the ante 200
busterfoo: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts small blind 2000
88Blast: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [4h Ah]
tristant: folds
all in shane: folds
busterfoo: folds
michael1123: raises 104615 to 108615 and is all-in
88Blast: folds
michael1123 collected 9000 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand
silverfrog [observer] said, "time to take the gloves off michael"

*********** # 257 **************
PokerStars Game #1473075634: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV
(2000/4000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:45:05 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (51918 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into
small blind)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (28728 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into
small blind)
Seat 3: Duff McGuire (45492 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into
small blind)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (147034 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into
small blind)
Seat 5: 88Blast (33615 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (30866 in chips)
Seat 7: all in shane (16842 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (31390 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (113615 in chips)
88Blast: posts the ante 200
tristant: posts the ante 200
all in shane: posts the ante 200
busterfoo: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts the ante 200
88Blast: posts small blind 2000
tristant: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Jc Jh]
curzdog said, "gg mole"
michael1123 said, "congrats everyone"
Duff McGuire said, "ty"
all in shane: calls 4000
busterfoo: folds
michael1123: raises 11000 to 15000
SJKennedy72 said, "also"
88Blast: folds
tristant: folds
all in shane: raises 1642 to 16642 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 1642
michael1123 said, "HOLD"
*** FLOP *** [2s 3c Kh]
*** TURN *** [2s 3c Kh] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [2s 3c Kh Kc] [Qs]
michael1123 said, "good game"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
all in shane: shows [Ah 2h] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
michael1123: shows [Jc Jh] (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
michael1123 collected 40284 from pot
Pet Monster [observer] said, "or u can fold a2 utg..."
*********** # 259 **************
PokerStars Game #1473083881: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV
(2000/4000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:46:32 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (51718 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (28528 in chips)
Seat 3: Duff McGuire (45292 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (146834 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (38815 in chips)
Seat 6: tristant (24466 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (26990 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (136857 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 200
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 200
Duff McGuire: posts the ante 200
Hefaistos: posts the ante 200
88Blast: posts the ante 200
tristant: posts the ante 200
busterfoo: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts the ante 200
busterfoo: posts small blind 2000
michael1123: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Kh Ac]
gra55hopper [observer] said, "looking at curzdog rich azz robbing the poor lol"
curzdog: folds
SJKennedy72: raises 24328 to 28328 and is all-in
Duff McGuire: folds
Hefaistos: folds
88Blast: folds
tristant: folds
busterfoo: folds
michael1123: calls 24328
*** FLOP *** [5h 6s 6c]
curzdog said, "who me?"
*** TURN *** [5h 6s 6c] [Qs]
dimes [observer] said, "holg"
*** RIVER *** [5h 6s 6c Qs] [8c]
michael1123 said, "nice hand"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Kh Ac] (a pair of Sixes)
SJKennedy72: shows [9s 9c] (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
dimes [observer] said, "hold"
SJKennedy72 collected 60256 from pot

*********** # 261 **************
PokerStars Game #1473091857: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV
(2000/4000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:47:56 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (78984 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (60056 in chips)
Seat 3: Duff McGuire (44892 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (146434 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (38415 in chips)
Seat 8: busterfoo (24590 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (106129 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 200
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 200
Duff McGuire: posts the ante 200
Hefaistos: posts the ante 200
88Blast: posts the ante 200
busterfoo: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts the ante 200
curzdog: posts small blind 2000
SJKennedy72: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [4d 5h]
tristant [observer] said, "gg"
Duff McGuire: folds
Hefaistos: folds
88Blast: folds
busterfoo: folds
michael1123: raises 6000 to 10000
curzdog: folds
SJKennedy72: raises 49856 to 59856 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
SJKennedy72 collected 23400 from pot

*********** # 266 **************
PokerStars Game #1473111990: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV
(2000/4000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:51:27 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (63984 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (58456 in chips)
Seat 3: Duff McGuire (37892 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (212624 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (31415 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (95129 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 200
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 200
Duff McGuire: posts the ante 200
Hefaistos: posts the ante 200
88Blast: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts small blind 2000
curzdog: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Qs Jh]
SJKennedy72: folds
Duff McGuire: folds
Hefaistos: folds
88Blast: folds
michael1123: raises 4000 to 8000
curzdog: folds
gra55hopper [observer] said, "so i can play"
michael1123 collected 9200 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 267 **************
PokerStars Game #1473114573: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV
(2000/4000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:51:54 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (59784 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (58256 in chips)
Seat 3: Duff McGuire (37692 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (212424 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (31215 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (100129 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 200
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 200
Duff McGuire: posts the ante 200
Hefaistos: posts the ante 200
88Blast: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts the ante 200
curzdog: posts small blind 2000
SJKennedy72: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [9s Kh]
Duff McGuire: folds
Hefaistos: raises 8000 to 12000
88Blast: raises 19015 to 31015 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
curzdog: folds
SJKennedy72: folds
Hefaistos: calls 19015
*** FLOP *** [2h 7d 9d]
gra55hopper [observer] said, "nice payouts for 150"
*** TURN *** [2h 7d 9d] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [2h 7d 9d 2d] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hefaistos: shows [4c 5s] (two pair, Sevens and Deuces)
88Blast: shows [Ad Tc] (two pair, Sevens and Deuces - Ace kicker)
88Blast collected 69230 from pot
curzdog said, "nh"
killatee18 [observer] said, "hefa is a bluffer"
killatee18 [observer] said, "dont respect his raise"
4Pokersake [observer] said, "seen him call all in 's twice with 9 7 off and hit both times besides the 98 suited hi just hit with"

- This Hefaistos guy was pretty crazy aggressive, but good too.

silverfrog [observer] said, "time for michael to have a rush"
gra55hopper [observer] said, "micheal's going for 2nd, i can tell lol"
michael1123 said, "never"
michael1123 said, "cold deck"
Pet Monster [observer] said, "+ no reason to be stupid"

*********** # 277 **************
PokerStars Game #1473143491: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV
(2000/4000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:57:06 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (56984 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (51456 in chips)
Seat 3: Duff McGuire (52492 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (171809 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (74630 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (92129 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 200
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 200
Duff McGuire: posts the ante 200
Hefaistos: posts the ante 200
88Blast: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts the ante 200
88Blast: posts small blind 2000
michael1123: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ts 7d]
curzdog: folds
SJKennedy72: folds
Duff McGuire: folds
Hefaistos: raises 8000 to 12000
88Blast: folds
michael1123: calls 8000
*** FLOP *** [6c 8c 5c]
michael1123: checks
Hefaistos: checks
*** TURN *** [6c 8c 5c] [4s]
michael1123: checks
Hefaistos: checks
*** RIVER *** [6c 8c 5c 4s] [6h]
michael1123: checks
Hefaistos: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Ts 7d] (a straight, Four to Eight)
Hefaistos: mucks hand
michael1123 said, "****"
michael1123 collected 27200 from pot
Seat 4: Hefaistos (button) mucked [As Kc]

- This guy was playing crazy aggressive. I was sure he'd bite at some point, but ah well. Only way I win much money off of him was to hope he'd bluff or catch something.

*********** # 278 **************
PokerStars Game #1473147282: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV
(2000/4000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:57:47 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (56784 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (51256 in chips)
Seat 3: Duff McGuire (52292 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (159609 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (72430 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (107129 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 200
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 200
Duff McGuire: posts the ante 200
Hefaistos: posts the ante 200
88Blast: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts the ante 200
michael1123: posts small blind 2000
curzdog: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [5h 5c]
michael1123 said, "nice checks"
SJKennedy72: folds
Duff McGuire: folds
Hefaistos: raises 8000 to 12000
88Blast: folds
michael1123: calls 10000
curzdog: folds
*** FLOP *** [7h 2c 3s]
michael1123: bets 16000
Hefaistos: raises 24000 to 40000
gra55hopper [observer] said, "clash of the titans"
- long delay, thinking things through
michael1123: raises 54929 to 94929 and is all-in
Hefaistos: folds
michael1123 collected 109200 from pot
michael1123: shows [5h 5c] (a pair of Fives)
michael1123 said, "balls of steel"
killatee18 [observer] said, "yeaaa mikeeey boy"
michael1123 said, "had the best hand"
killatee18 [observer] said, "get that clown"
silverfrog [observer] said, "still a good bet"

MONSTER pot here, very key hand. Thinking things through, I expected him to read my lead at the pot (instead of checking to him first) as very weak, and with how aggressive he was, he was likely to come over the top of this with anything. I also figured that he was even more likely to come over the top of it if he hit any pair or draw (in case I just called the raise, he'd have outs), and with only the 7 on the board that was higher than my 55, I liked my chances to have the best hand here. This one really swung the momentum of the tourney, as well as the big chip lead, from Hefaistos to me. The show may have rattled him a bit as well.

*********** # 280 **************
PokerStars Game #1473158417: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 00:59:48 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (49284 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (44756 in chips)
Seat 3: Duff McGuire (62592 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (107109 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (71930 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (163829 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 300
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 300
Duff McGuire: posts the ante 300
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
SJKennedy72: posts small blind 3000
Duff McGuire: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ah Ac]
Hefaistos: folds
88Blast: folds
michael1123: raises 9000 to 15000
curzdog: folds
SJKennedy72: folds
Duff McGuire: raises 47292 to 62292 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 47292
killatee18 [observer] said, "Hefa is on tilt"
*** FLOP *** [Tc 2s Jd]
michael1123 said, "HOLD"
*** TURN *** [Tc 2s Jd] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 2s Jd 6d] [6s]
michael1123 said, "good game"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Duff McGuire: shows [Td 9d] (two pair, Tens and Sixes)
michael1123: shows [Ah Ac] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
curzdog said, "gg"
michael1123 collected 129384 from pot

*********** # 281 **************
PokerStars Game #1473162374: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:00:30 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (48984 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (41456 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (106809 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (71630 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (230621 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 300
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 300
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
Hefaistos: posts small blind 3000
88Blast: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Qc Ad]
michael1123: raises 9000 to 15000
curzdog: folds
curzdog said, "nh"
SJKennedy72: folds
michael1123 said, "thanks"
Hefaistos: calls 12000
gra55hopper [observer] said, "the best player has left =["
BeL0WaB0Ve [observer] said, "NH MICHEAL"
88Blast: folds
*** FLOP *** [7c 4c Kd]
Hefaistos: bets 24000
SJKennedy72 said, "what"
curzdog said, "there must have been an internet delay for me cause it took you .07 seconds to call"
michael1123: folds
michael1123 said, ":-)"
Hefaistos collected 37500 from pot
Hefaistos: doesn't show hand

*********** # 284 **************
PokerStars Game #1473175578: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:02:53 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (34584 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (69056 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (128409 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (61730 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (205721 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 300
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 300
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
curzdog: posts small blind 3000
SJKennedy72: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ac 9d]
Hefaistos: folds
88Blast: folds
michael1123: raises 12000 to 18000
curzdog: folds
Boooooty L [observer] said, "move in"
SJKennedy72: raises 50756 to 68756 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 50756
michael1123 said, "doh"
Boooooty L [observer] said, "nh"
*** FLOP *** [5d Tc 9c]
Boooooty L [observer] said, "hold"
Boooooty L [observer] said, "HOLD"
*** TURN *** [5d Tc 9c] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [5d Tc 9c Qd] [6h]
michael1123 said, "good hand"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SJKennedy72: shows [Th Ah] (a pair of Tens)
michael1123: shows [Ac 9d] (a pair of Nines)
SJKennedy72 collected 142012 from pot

Oops. I think this guy had came over the top of me a few times, and it was 5 handed, but this still was a pretty loose call.

*********** # 287 **************
PokerStars Game #1473191389: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:05:45 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (30684 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (139912 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (144009 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (48830 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (136065 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 300
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 300
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts small blind 3000
michael1123: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [6d Qd]
curzdog: folds
SJKennedy72: folds
Hefaistos: raises 12000 to 18000
F.B.D. [observer] said, "I'll sell tou 215 T$ for 300$, dal^"
88Blast: folds
michael1123: calls 12000
*** FLOP *** [9h 7d Ac]
michael1123: checks
ClownfishX [observer] said, "ha"
Hefaistos: bets 30000
michael1123: folds
Hefaistos collected 40500 from pot
Hefaistos: doesn't show hand

*********** # 288 **************
PokerStars Game #1473193928: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:06:13 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: curzdog (30384 in chips)
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (139612 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (166209 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (45530 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (117765 in chips)
curzdog: posts the ante 300
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 300
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts small blind 3000
curzdog: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [2d 2c]
SJKennedy72: folds
Hefaistos: folds
ClownfishX [observer] said, "ill buy 215 though if you have..."
88Blast: raises 39230 to 45230 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
curzdog: calls 24084 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Qd 9d Kc]
gra55hopper [observer] said, "weeeeeeeeeeeeee"
*** TURN *** [Qd 9d Kc] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [Qd 9d Kc Tc] [2s]
gra55hopper [observer] said, "acton flop"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
curzdog: shows [Ad 7d] (high card Ace)
88Blast: shows [Qs Ks] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
88Blast collected 64668 from pot
F.B.D. [observer] said, "ho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1"

- Damn. :-)

*********** # 291 **************
PokerStars Game #1473203034: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:07:53 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (135712 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (166509 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (83414 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (113865 in chips)
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 300
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts small blind 3000
michael1123: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Th Ah]
SJKennedy72: raises 12000 to 18000
Hefaistos: calls 18000
88Blast: folds
michael1123: raises 95565 to 113565 and is all-in
SJKennedy72: folds
Hefaistos: folds
michael1123 collected 58200 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 293 **************
PokerStars Game #1473208568: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:08:55 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (111112 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (158109 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (79814 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (150465 in chips)
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 300
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
SJKennedy72: posts small blind 3000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Td Ts]
88Blast: folds
michael1123: raises 12000 to 18000
SJKennedy72: folds
Hefaistos: folds
michael1123 collected 16200 from pot
michael1123: shows [Td Ts] (a pair of Tens)

*********** # 296 **************
PokerStars Game #1473216041: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:10:18 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: SJKennedy72 (107212 in chips)
Seat 4: Hefaistos (158409 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (66914 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (166965 in chips)
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 300
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts small blind 3000
SJKennedy72: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Tc Td]
Hefaistos: folds
88Blast: folds
michael1123: raises 9000 to 15000
SJKennedy72: raises 91912 to 106912 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 91912
*** FLOP *** [Ts 9d 5h]
*** TURN *** [Ts 9d 5h] [3h]
michael1123 said, "good game"
*** RIVER *** [Ts 9d 5h 3h] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Tc Td] (three of a kind, Tens)
SJKennedy72: shows [7s 7h] (a pair of Sevens)
michael1123 collected 215024 from pot
BeL0WaB0Ve [observer] said, "BAM"

*********** # 297 **************
PokerStars Game #1473220292: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:11:06 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (158109 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (66614 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (274777 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
Hefaistos: posts small blind 3000
88Blast: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [7s Kc]
michael1123 said, "indeed :-)"
silverfrog [observer] said, "Hef - what time is it in Sweden?"
michael1123: raises 9000 to 15000
Hefaistos: folds
Hefaistos said, " 7"
88Blast: folds
michael1123 collected 15900 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

PokerStars Game #1473223452: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:11:41 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (154509 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (57014 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (287977 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts small blind 3000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Kh 7d]
Hefaistos said, "ye"
88Blast: folds
michael1123: raises 9000 to 15000
Hefaistos: calls 9000
*** FLOP *** [Ah Tc Js]
michael1123: bets 15000
Hefaistos: calls 15000
*** TURN *** [Ah Tc Js] [4d]
michael1123: bets 40000
Hefaistos: folds
michael1123 collected 60900 from pot
michael1123: shows [Kh 7d] (high card Ace)

Another ballsy play.

*********** # 301 **************
PokerStars Game #1473229856: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV
(3000/6000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:12:53 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (130809 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (50414 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (318277 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts the ante 300
michael1123: posts the ante 300
88Blast: posts small blind 3000
michael1123: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ts 6s]
gra55hopper [observer] said, "u're too tight micheal"
gra55hopper [observer] said, "lol"
Hefaistos: raises 12000 to 18000
ToppPair [observer] said, "so tight he cant fit in his own picture lol"
88Blast: folds
michael1123: calls 12000
*** FLOP *** [4h Kh 6c]
michael1123: checks
Hefaistos: checks
*** TURN *** [4h Kh 6c] [Tc]
michael1123: bets 20000
Hefaistos: calls 20000
*** RIVER *** [4h Kh 6c Tc] [5h]
jameslif51 [observer] said, "hes one of best players around"
michael1123: checks
Hefaistos: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Ts 6s] (two pair, Tens and Sixes)
Hefaistos: mucks hand
michael1123 collected 79900 from pot
Seat 4: Hefaistos (button) mucked [Ac 8h]

*********** # 303 **************
PokerStars Game #1473236468: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:14:08 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (84109 in chips)
Seat 5: 88Blast (46714 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (368677 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
88Blast: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
88Blast: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [5h 4h]
michael1123: folds
Hefaistos: raises 16000 to 24000
88Blast: calls 16000
*** FLOP *** [2h Ac Kh]
Hefaistos: checks
silverfrog [observer] said, "ya just got to wake him up now and then"
88Blast: bets 22314 and is all-in
Hefaistos: calls 22314
gra55hopper [observer] said, "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
*** TURN *** [2h Ac Kh] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [2h Ac Kh 7c] [7s]
michael1123 said, "nice one"
michael1123 said, "good game"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hefaistos: shows [Qs Qc] (two pair, Queens and Sevens)
88Blast: shows [5c 4s] (a pair of Sevens)
Hefaistos collected 93828 from pot

- wowzer

I'll do the entire heads up match in the next post, since its good stuff but won't all fit in this one.

[michael1123]

*********** # 304 **************
PokerStars Game #1473240863: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:14:58 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (131223 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (368277 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
michael1123: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [4d Qd]
jameslif51 [observer] said, "if hes not a pro id be very suprised"
gra55hopper [observer] said, "man not a single suck out at this table, that's lame"
Hefaistos: raises 16000 to 24000
michael1123: calls 16000
*** FLOP *** [Th 2c Qh]
michael1123: checks
Hefaistos: bets 32000
pbdrunks [observer] said, "GL MICHAEL"
michael1123: raises 311877 to 343877 and is all-in
Hefaistos: folds
michael1123 collected 112800 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 305 **************
PokerStars Game #1473243409: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:15:27 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (74823 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (424677 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts small blind 4000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [3h 6s]
michael1123: calls 4000
pbdrunks [observer] said, "TAKE THIS **** DOWN"
michael1123 said, "thanks"
Hefaistos: checks
*** FLOP *** [5c Ks 9c]
Hefaistos: checks
jameslif51 [observer] said, "hey pb"
michael1123: bets 10000
Hefaistos: raises 56423 to 66423 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
Hefaistos collected 36800 from pot
Hefaistos: doesn't show hand
pbdrunks [observer] said, "HOLA"

*********** # 306 **************
PokerStars Game #1473245990: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:15:56 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (93223 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (406277 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
michael1123: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [8h 8c]
Hefaistos: calls 4000
jameslif51 [observer] said, "any errant kjs lol"
michael1123: raises 16000 to 24000
Hefaistos: calls 16000
*** FLOP *** [5h 5c 7d]
michael1123: bets 24000
Hefaistos: calls 24000
*** TURN *** [5h 5c 7d] [6h]
ItsButta [observer] said, "hey m icheal did i ever tell you what i thought of
your picture?"
michael1123: bets 8000
Hefaistos: calls 8000
*** RIVER *** [5h 5c 7d 6h] [Th]
michael1123: bets 40000
Hefaistos: calls 36823 and is all-in
michael1123 said, "nice hand"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [8h 8c] (two pair, Eights and Fives)
Hefaistos: shows [5d 7s] (a full house, Fives full of Sevens)
Hefaistos collected 186446 from pot

Had a feeling I was beat here, but its pretty damn hard to laydown an overpair heads up when the opponent isn't raising you. I went all in on the river because I was certainly going to call an all in with this pot no matter what, so at least I had a chance here for him to call me if he had a 7 or something like that, which he'd probably would just check if I checked to him. Oh yeah, and I tried to shove on the turn but missed a 0 on the bet. :-)

*********** # 307 **************
PokerStars Game #1473250177: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:16:43 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (186446 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (313054 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts small blind 4000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [9d 6h]
Hefaistos said, "thx"
michael1123: calls 4000
silverfrog [observer] said, "nice betting Hef"
Hefaistos: checks
*** FLOP *** [5c 2c Kd]
Hefaistos: bets 16000
michael1123 said, "mistyped my turn bet"
michael1123: folds
jameslif51 [observer] said, "lol"
Hefaistos collected 16800 from pot
Hefaistos: doesn't show hand

*********** # 308 **************
PokerStars Game #1473252141: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:17:06 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (194846 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (304654 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
michael1123: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [5s Jc]
Hefaistos: raises 16000 to 24000
michael1123 said, "had a feeling you had a 5, but I couldn't lay that hand down"
michael1123: folds
Hefaistos collected 16800 from pot
Hefaistos: doesn't show hand

*********** # 309 **************
PokerStars Game #1473253590: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:17:21 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (203246 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (296254 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts small blind 4000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [6d 9d]
michael1123: raises 16000 to 24000
Hefaistos: folds
michael1123 collected 16800 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 310 **************
PokerStars Game #1473254978: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:17:37 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (194846 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (304654 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
michael1123: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [9s 9h]
jameslif51 [observer] said, "especially heads up lol"
Hefaistos: raises 16000 to 24000
michael1123: raises 36000 to 60000
Hefaistos: folds
michael1123 collected 48800 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 311 **************
PokerStars Game #1473257328: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:18:04 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (170446 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (329054 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts small blind 4000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [4s 7d]
michael1123: calls 4000
Hefaistos: raises 24000 to 32000
michael1123: folds
Hefaistos collected 16800 from pot
Hefaistos: doesn't show hand

*********** # 312 **************
PokerStars Game #1473258687: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:18:20 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (178846 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (320654 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
michael1123: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [2d 9c]
Hefaistos: folds
michael1123 collected 8800 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 313 **************
PokerStars Game #1473259662: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:18:31 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (174446 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (325054 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts small blind 4000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Qs As]
michael1123: calls 4000
Hefaistos: checks
*** FLOP *** [8d Ac Qd]
Hefaistos: checks
michael1123: checks
*** TURN *** [8d Ac Qd] [7c]
Hefaistos: checks
michael1123: bets 12000
Hefaistos: raises 28000 to 40000
michael1123: calls 28000
*** RIVER *** [8d Ac Qd 7c] [8s]
Hefaistos: checks
michael1123: bets 50000
Hefaistos: calls 50000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [Qs As] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Hefaistos: mucks hand
michael1123 collected 196800 from pot
Hefaistos said, "nh"
jameslif51 [observer] said, "vn"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 196800 | Rake 0
Board [8d Ac Qd 7c 8s]
Seat 4: Hefaistos (big blind) mucked [6c Qc]
Seat 9: michael1123 (button) (small blind) showed [Qs As] and won (196800) with
two pair, Aces and Queens

OWNAGE! Another SB limp trap, but he didn't raise. Worked out very well though.

*********** # 314 **************
PokerStars Game #1473264863: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:19:31 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (76046 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (423454 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
michael1123: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [3d As]
michael1123 said, "thanks"
silverfrog [observer] said, "nice"
Hefaistos: folds
pbdrunks [observer] said, "MY HERO"
michael1123 collected 8800 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand
jameslif51 [observer] said, "lol"

*********** # 315 **************
PokerStars Game #1473265814: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:19:41 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (71646 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (427854 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts small blind 4000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [5d 9s]
michael1123 said, ":-)"
michael1123: calls 4000
Hefaistos: raises 63246 to 71246 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
Hefaistos collected 16800 from pot
Hefaistos: doesn't show hand

*********** # 316 **************
PokerStars Game #1473267056: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:19:56 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (80046 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (419454 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
michael1123: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [4h Ac]
pbdrunks [observer] said, "HEY MICHAEL AFTER THIS YOU WANNA PLAY SOME .01 .02 LIMIT?"
michael1123 said, "hahaha"
Hefaistos: raises 71646 to 79646 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 71646
jameslif51 [observer] said, "lmao"
pbdrunks [observer] said, "FULL BANKROLL ON THE TABLE"
*** FLOP *** [3d 7d Qc]
BeL0WaB0Ve [observer] said, "IM IN DRUNKS"
michael1123 said, "HOLD"
pbdrunks [observer] said, "HOLD"
*** TURN *** [3d 7d Qc] [Qd]
michael1123 said, "nice hand"
*** RIVER *** [3d 7d Qc Qd] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [4h Ac] (two pair, Queens and Fours)
Hefaistos: shows [Td Jd] (a flush, Queen high)
Hefaistos collected 160092 from pot

*********** # 317 **************
PokerStars Game #1473270635: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:20:38 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (160092 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (339408 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts small blind 4000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Qs Jh]
michael1123: raises 16000 to 24000
Hefaistos: raises 32000 to 56000
michael1123: calls 32000
*** FLOP *** [Tc Td As]
Hefaistos: bets 103692 and is all-in
michael1123: folds
Hefaistos collected 112800 from pot
Hefaistos: doesn't show hand

*********** # 318 **************
PokerStars Game #1473273721: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:21:14 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (216492 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (283008 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
michael1123: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Kh 8d]
gra55hopper [observer] said, "haha somebody jinxed him"
Hefaistos: raises 16000 to 24000
michael1123: calls 16000
*** FLOP *** [5c 3d 4d]
silverfrog [observer] said, "Hef do they pay you in Swedish money?"
michael1123: checks
Hefaistos: bets 32000
michael1123: folds
Hefaistos collected 48800 from pot
Hefaistos: doesn't show hand
jameslif51 [observer] said, "massage"

*********** # 319 **************
PokerStars Game #1473275820: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:21:38 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (240892 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (258608 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts small blind 4000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [3c Qh]
Hefaistos said, "dollars"
michael1123: calls 4000
Hefaistos: checks
*** FLOP *** [4c Js 9s]
Hefaistos: checks
michael1123: bets 10000
Hefaistos: folds
michael1123 collected 16800 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 320 **************
PokerStars Game #1473277816: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:22:02 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (232492 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (267008 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
michael1123: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ts As]
Hefaistos: raises 16000 to 24000
jameslif51 [observer] said, "lee hires a tall blonde swede to come to his house"
michael1123: raises 41000 to 65000
Hefaistos: folds
michael1123 collected 48800 from pot
michael1123: doesn't show hand

*********** # 321 **************
PokerStars Game #1473280280: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:22:31 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (208092 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (291408 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts small blind 4000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [6d 4h]
michael1123: calls 4000
Hefaistos: raises 24000 to 32000
silverfrog [observer] said, "lol"
jameslif51 [observer] said, "his name is rex"
michael1123: folds
Hefaistos collected 16800 from pot
Hefaistos: doesn't show hand

*********** # 322 **************
PokerStars Game #1473281624: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:22:47 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (216492 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (283008 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
Hefaistos: posts small blind 4000
michael1123: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [Ks 2s]
Hefaistos: calls 4000
michael1123: checks
*** FLOP *** [8s Jh Ah]
michael1123: checks
Hefaistos: checks
*** TURN *** [8s Jh Ah] [2d]
michael1123: checks
Hefaistos: bets 16000
michael1123: calls 16000
*** RIVER *** [8s Jh Ah 2d] [9c]
michael1123: checks
4Pokersake [observer] said, "were's Lee? I want one of thosse blonde swede
babes"
Hefaistos: bets 24000
michael1123: calls 24000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hefaistos: shows [5d Ts] (high card Ace)
michael1123: shows [Ks 2s] (a pair of Deuces)
michael1123 collected 96800 from pot

:-) The king high would've been enough. Didn't think he had a pair here. If he caught the 9 he probably would've checked it.

*********** # 323 **************
PokerStars Game #1473285813: Tournament #6637191, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI
(4000/8000) - 2005/04/05 - 01:23:37 (ET)
Table '6637191 25' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Hefaistos (168092 in chips)
Seat 9: michael1123 (331408 in chips)
Hefaistos: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts the ante 400
michael1123: posts small blind 4000
Hefaistos: posts big blind 8000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [4c 6h]
gra55hopper [observer] said, "weeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
michael1123: raises 16000 to 24000
gra55hopper [observer] said, "u're my hero !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Hefaistos: calls 16000
*** FLOP *** [Ks Kd 6s]
Hefaistos: checks
michael1123: bets 30000
Hefaistos: raises 113692 to 143692 and is all-in
michael1123: calls 113692
Hefaistos said, "nh"
*** TURN *** [Ks Kd 6s] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [Ks Kd 6s Td] [4s]
4Pokersake [observer] said, "gg"
michael1123 said, "good game"
jameslif51 [observer] said, "gg"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hefaistos: shows [3s 3h] (two pair, Kings and Threes)
michael1123: shows [4c 6h] (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
silverfrog [observer] said, "gg"
pbdrunks [observer] said, "WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
michael1123 collected 336184 from pot

Wee. This may have been my finest final table performance.

Here's my overall stats in the tourney:

322 hands played and saw flop:
- 21 times out of 51 while in small blind (41%)
- 21 times out of 50 while in big blind (42%)
- 28 times out of 221 in other positions (12%)
- a total of 70 times out of 322 (21%)

Pots won at showdown - 23 out of 33 (69%)
Pots won without showdown - 54

Comments are more than welcome! I don't post these things for my health! :-)

[Estrop]

Amazing. Just, amazing. I love your play. I've read aces big win hand history and it's like, his style is very different then yours. But they both work


Nice win. Congrats.

[vqc]

Nice win. Congratulations.

How come its not in the tourney forum?

[michael1123]

Because its a "high stakes" tournament.

[BreakfastMan]

Hi michael1123,

Thanks for taking the time to post this and making the comments, this type of post is really helping my MTT game.

[drmcboy]

Great stuff man.

Is it accurate to say that you pretty much show good hands when they have folded to you a few times? I'm always torn on whether to do this or not - I'm also generally raising if I can open in the spots you were.

[DWDuck]

Hey Michael,

Wow... that was a fun read. Thanks for posting this. I love the type of play you do in #143. I don't try this enough, but it's worth several blind steals when it works.

Darkwing

[SinkRox]

cant wait to read and study this when my uni exams are over! After having a quick glimps I get the impression you really use your high stakes skills of playing on reads to pick bluffing opportunities. Great stuff and congrats.

[michael1123]

Great stuff man.

Is it accurate to say that you pretty much show good hands when they have folded to you a few times? I'm always torn on whether to do this or not - I'm also generally raising if I can open in the spots you were.

If I raise preflop with a monster (usually just big pocket pairs, maybe AK or AQ) and don't get any calls, I'll show the hand usually. I want them to know I had a real hand, and maybe be a bit more worried about calling me next time. But if lets say I have KK and they fold on the turn or river or something, I almost never show my hand. I don't give away my hands post flop because its information. Since I play every hand identically preflop (3xBB raise, only more if limpers in front of me), I'm not giving information away by showing, just showing that I've had big hands, and hopefully creating a tighter image for myself.

[CoxhEd]

Wow, very nice win, if I won 12.5 I would crap myself!!!

[drmcboy]

Makes sense, thanks.

[ensign_lee]

Can you replay an entire tournament in the PP replayer? 'Cause that would be awesome. Otherwise, my eyes may glaze over after the first hundred hands or so, and that's when it should start to get interesting.

[Estrop]

Michael has chosen all the good hands, if you notice it doesn't start from hand one. Really apprieciated, much more fun to read

[Staple Gun]

Thank you for only including important hands, also thanks for highlighting the very important ones. I would think after winning 12k you wouldnt waste your time with such menial matters, but it really helped.

[Greedo017]

one kindof funny thing, is hand 313, he called you down when you had two pair and he had second pair crap kick, probably figuring you were bluffing at it because you were making "normal" bets, which is very out of your style . You did this same thing in the second to last hand, calling him down with bottom pair, figuring he was bluffing at it, i'm guessing for similar reasons. except he was wrong and you were right. why are you always right michael, why?

the thing i like about reading your hand histories, is every decision you make is well thought out, i agree with your reasoning. It makes me feel like i suck really bad, because what you think about makes perfect sense, and its not like its really complicated. i should be able to think that too, but i know i make ten times the bad decisions that you do. i almost get the feeling that I/other people do know and think everything that you do, but we're just not disciplined enough to do what we know we should because that urge to gamble gets too big.

[vqc]

why did u call a 3xBB raise with 53s? Its like hand 42 or soemthing like that.

[michael1123]

Good implied odds hand, and I figured the BB would call as well. Its not a call I'd always make from the SB, but I decided to see a flop there.

I think many people in general underrate suited one gappers. They're basically identical in strength to suited connectors.

If I miss the flop, I haven't really lost all that much of my stack, and if I hit, I have a good shot at doubling up.

[Roco415]

i love gapped suited cards, and congrats on ur win, what r u going to do with the money?

[michael1123]

one kindof funny thing, is hand 313, he called you down when you had two pair and he had second pair crap kick, probably figuring you were bluffing at it because you were making "normal" bets, which is very out of your style . You did this same thing in the second to last hand, calling him down with bottom pair, figuring he was bluffing at it, i'm guessing for similar reasons. except he was wrong and you were right. why are you always right michael, why?

Whoops, missed your reply earlier, and it was one of the more interesting ones.

Ok, hand 313, I limp in looking to trap / check raise and hit the flop majorly with top two pair (and unlikely to be counterfeited or anything like that, much less vulnerable than a hand like 76 on a 762 flop).

He checks his Q and I check right behind him, which makes him obviously feel that his Q is good there. He goes for a check raise on the turn and I just call, so he still probably feels he has the best hand. Unfortunately for me the 8 comes on the river, which is a scare card for both of us, but since he checks the river I feel comfortable that he doesn't have an 8 and therefore bet what I think he can call. Not really sure what you mean by "normal bets" here. The main similarity between these two hands are both players limping preflop and checking the flop, but they are interesting hands for sure.

Hand 322, he limps, and I check. I check the flop and he checks behind me. I'm really not putting him on anything here, as he hasn't shown that he's the type to slowplay a hand heads up. I catch the 2 on the turn, and a lot of people would probably lead out here, but what's the point of betting it? He'll only call if he has me beat, so I check it to him again, where he will almost always bet since he's such an aggressive player. Again, there's no reason to raise the turn because he's only going to call if he has my mediocre hand beat. If my read is wrong and he was slowplaying something big on the flop, I also lose the minimum amount by playing it this way. I check to him on the river and he takes one last stab at the pot, and I still have every reason to believe that my hand is probably the best, and call once again.

the thing i like about reading your hand histories, is every decision you make is well thought out, i agree with your reasoning. It makes me feel like i suck really bad, because what you think about makes perfect sense, and its not like its really complicated. i should be able to think that too, but i know i make ten times the bad decisions that you do. i almost get the feeling that I/other people do know and think everything that you do, but we're just not disciplined enough to do what we know we should because that urge to gamble gets too big.

Haha, I'm only human. I'm on a 3 week drought right now without any MTT cashes (but 5 bubbles ...) which is out of about 15 MTTs, and its the longest drought I've had in quite some time. I've had some bad luck / bad beats at times, some bad stretches of cards pretty often, but also a lack of discipline and patience. Its much easier for me to play my A game while I'm in a stretch that I have been at the top of my game recently. Its much harder to work yourself out of a rut. Usually reading / posting histories like this and talking about them helps me focus more in MTTs though. I wasn't that surprised when I finished 2nd in a MTT the day that I made this thread. Speaking of which, maybe looking this over again will help me get out of my rut, and start thinking more clearly again.