More 50 Cent Fun
Jumped into the LOLOmaha NL $.50 1R tonight and had a grand old time. This actually started with 9 runners then a 10th joined with late registration so it was actually divided up into 2 tables. Someone busted at our table but they did not re-combine into 1 so we were playing 4-handed. This interesting hand came up:
With 1275 and 15/30 blinds, I open-limp OTB with A♥Q♥5♥3♦. The player on my left was being a pain in the ass and playing every pot I was in so didn't raise here. He raised me to 120 sure enough and the BB folded. I called with position (he had me covered). Flop came 9♥2♥5♣. He bets 270, I shove for my last 1155. He calls, but I turn my money card, 3♥ and the river comes the 9♠. He must have a boat, right? Nope. Mucked A♠K♠3♣2♣. LOL rebuys?
Got to the end of the re-buy period and took the add-on giving me ~4900 in chips. A hand into it we get to the "final table" as we get a bust and the site combined the two tables when it got down to 8 players. Another player busts soon after and we're down to 7. Had been pretty card dead but pick up A♣Q♥J♥T♦ and open for 250 with blinds now 50/100. Of course the nemesis to our direct left reraises me to 900. Back to me and I fold, sigh.
This guy gets it all-in with another player a few hands later and busts him and wins another pot and gets up to 10k, basically having me outchipped 3:1. But he gets into trouble when he somehow thinks 87xx is good on an 827AJ 3♣ board in a big heads-up pot with the player to his direct left. He's still in it but has fewer chips than me now.
With blinds at 75/150 I pick up A♣Q♠K♠K♣ two off the button. Raise to 450, our friend in the CO min-reraises to 750 with only 1727 behind. Folded back to me I decide just to call and shove the flop if I get any piece of it. He can have a lot of hands here and he sucks so not getting it in with him as only a small favorite. Flop comes 8♥Q♥Q♣ and I decide to just check and let him do the betting. He puts it in and I snap. Turn 9♦ river A♥ and I bust him. He had K♥2♥5♠2♠, lol
Get up to 6k in chips at that point but have some reversals and get down to ~3500 when we reach the tournament bubble. Another player has a few hundred more than me, the player on my direct left has about 22k, and the player on his direct left has ~11k. However, it's actually that player that goes out as the bubble boy when he overplays his two pair against a flopped set and gives the chip leader an even bigger lead.
Managed to win some pots preflop and was limping a lot in the SB as well since the big stack was not punishing me for it and letting e see a lot of flops. Had 4145 after posting the 25 ante OTB with blinds at 150/300 and picked up K♠K♦6♠6♦. Raise to 900 but the SB calls. BB folds. Heads up to the flop of J♣7♣5♠ and he makes a weak bet of 300 into 2175. I just shove right there with the overpair in a short handed game. Turn and river come running 9♥9♠ and he mucks A♣K♣8♦5♥. Dodged a pretty big bullet there (was actually a 55/45 dog despite being "ahead" on the flop).
That got me to 8600 chips which was important cause I cut into the chip leader's stack and also now outchipped the other player by over 2:1. But got a little card dead and got down to ~7k. Open limped in the SB with 8♣6♣6♦J♦ and BB checked. Blinds now 200/400-50. Flop T♣T♦7♠ and it goes check-check. Turn 3♦ and I check again. He bets 400 into 950 and I take one off with my gutshot and flush draw. River 6♠. I fill up but check again. He bets full pot, 1750. I decide to just call, didn't like that bet one bit. He had T7xx and filled up on the flop. Worst card for me but at least I didn't lose more money by raising.
He busts the other player about 4 orbits later while I continue to decline in chips and we gets to heads up. He has a 10:1 chip lead on me, literally 36k to 3600. First hand of HU I have A♥J♥9♦7♠ and he open raises to 1900 (with blinds 300/600-50 now). I stick it in and go up against his Q♣Q♠6♥2♦. It's a coin flip. Flop comes K♦K♥7♥ and I turn the flush on the turn with the 4♥ but he fills up with a Q♦ and it's over. Collect another 2nd place finish but good enough to get my bankroll over $25. Just sticking with tourneys and staying away from cash games is working out, although still looking for that first win.
With 1275 and 15/30 blinds, I open-limp OTB with A♥Q♥5♥3♦. The player on my left was being a pain in the ass and playing every pot I was in so didn't raise here. He raised me to 120 sure enough and the BB folded. I called with position (he had me covered). Flop came 9♥2♥5♣. He bets 270, I shove for my last 1155. He calls, but I turn my money card, 3♥ and the river comes the 9♠. He must have a boat, right? Nope. Mucked A♠K♠3♣2♣. LOL rebuys?
Got to the end of the re-buy period and took the add-on giving me ~4900 in chips. A hand into it we get to the "final table" as we get a bust and the site combined the two tables when it got down to 8 players. Another player busts soon after and we're down to 7. Had been pretty card dead but pick up A♣Q♥J♥T♦ and open for 250 with blinds now 50/100. Of course the nemesis to our direct left reraises me to 900. Back to me and I fold, sigh.
This guy gets it all-in with another player a few hands later and busts him and wins another pot and gets up to 10k, basically having me outchipped 3:1. But he gets into trouble when he somehow thinks 87xx is good on an 827AJ 3♣ board in a big heads-up pot with the player to his direct left. He's still in it but has fewer chips than me now.
With blinds at 75/150 I pick up A♣Q♠K♠K♣ two off the button. Raise to 450, our friend in the CO min-reraises to 750 with only 1727 behind. Folded back to me I decide just to call and shove the flop if I get any piece of it. He can have a lot of hands here and he sucks so not getting it in with him as only a small favorite. Flop comes 8♥Q♥Q♣ and I decide to just check and let him do the betting. He puts it in and I snap. Turn 9♦ river A♥ and I bust him. He had K♥2♥5♠2♠, lol
Get up to 6k in chips at that point but have some reversals and get down to ~3500 when we reach the tournament bubble. Another player has a few hundred more than me, the player on my direct left has about 22k, and the player on his direct left has ~11k. However, it's actually that player that goes out as the bubble boy when he overplays his two pair against a flopped set and gives the chip leader an even bigger lead.
Managed to win some pots preflop and was limping a lot in the SB as well since the big stack was not punishing me for it and letting e see a lot of flops. Had 4145 after posting the 25 ante OTB with blinds at 150/300 and picked up K♠K♦6♠6♦. Raise to 900 but the SB calls. BB folds. Heads up to the flop of J♣7♣5♠ and he makes a weak bet of 300 into 2175. I just shove right there with the overpair in a short handed game. Turn and river come running 9♥9♠ and he mucks A♣K♣8♦5♥. Dodged a pretty big bullet there (was actually a 55/45 dog despite being "ahead" on the flop).
That got me to 8600 chips which was important cause I cut into the chip leader's stack and also now outchipped the other player by over 2:1. But got a little card dead and got down to ~7k. Open limped in the SB with 8♣6♣6♦J♦ and BB checked. Blinds now 200/400-50. Flop T♣T♦7♠ and it goes check-check. Turn 3♦ and I check again. He bets 400 into 950 and I take one off with my gutshot and flush draw. River 6♠. I fill up but check again. He bets full pot, 1750. I decide to just call, didn't like that bet one bit. He had T7xx and filled up on the flop. Worst card for me but at least I didn't lose more money by raising.
He busts the other player about 4 orbits later while I continue to decline in chips and we gets to heads up. He has a 10:1 chip lead on me, literally 36k to 3600. First hand of HU I have A♥J♥9♦7♠ and he open raises to 1900 (with blinds 300/600-50 now). I stick it in and go up against his Q♣Q♠6♥2♦. It's a coin flip. Flop comes K♦K♥7♥ and I turn the flush on the turn with the 4♥ but he fills up with a Q♦ and it's over. Collect another 2nd place finish but good enough to get my bankroll over $25. Just sticking with tourneys and staying away from cash games is working out, although still looking for that first win.
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