BOOYAH! King of the late night tournies!

Hey guys.

I had a pretty immense night at the tourney tables despite crashing out of the two biggies which were the £9K GTD and the £6K GTD. I final tabled 4/5 other tournies tonight and most noticeably i attempted to go for the late night triple crown of the 11pm £2.5K GTD the NTX 12pm £1500 GTD and the 1pm £1K GTD where i came 3rd 2nd and 1st respectively, for a total of £700 profit for the day, which is marvellous!

I was very annoyed with how i went out of the £2.5K GTD though, i got a little too frisky with A10 3 handed.....


Game #6757302483: £2.5K GTD WED (ID8786221) £15+£1.50 - Hold'em NL (3000/6000) - 2008/12/25 - 03:34:56 (UK)
Table "8786221 - 1" Seat 8 is the button.
Seat 8: kojak (82549 in chips)
Seat 9: Ant040689 (90264 in chips)
Seat 10: 1eyemacka (141187 in chips)
Ant040689: posts the ante 750
1eyemacka: posts the ante 750
kojak: posts the ante 750
Ant040689: posts small blind 3000
1eyemacka: posts big blind 6000
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Ant040689 [Ts Ad]
kojak: raises to 18000
Ant040689: raises to 89514 and is all-in
1eyemacka: folds
kojak: is all-in 63799
Returned uncalled bets 7,715 to Ant040689
----- FLOP ----- [Ks Qc As]
----- TURN ----- [Ks Qc As][4h]
----- RIVER ----- [Ks Qc As 4h][2d]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Ant040689: shows [Ts Ad] (A Pair of Aces, King high)
kojak: shows [Kh Kc] (Three of a kind, Kings, Ace high)
kojak collected 171848 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 171848 Main pot 171848 Rake 0
Board [Ks Qc As 4h 2d]
Seat 8: kojak (button) showed [Kh Kc] and won (171848) with Three of a kind, Kings, Ace high
Seat 9: Ant040689 (small blind) showed [Ts Ad] and lost with A Pair of Aces, King high
Seat 10: 1eyemacka (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

It was a sort of auto push when really i should have called and looked to outplay him or fold if i thought he was good. Instead i just gave him my chips and let him face the other guy who was a weak short handed player and would be lovely to face heads up. That mistake effectively cost me £500 because that was the difference between 1st and 3rd (where i came) but you live and you learn.

The NTX £1500 GTD hoever i had no complaints about, i felt that the opponent i was facing was very weak heads up as she would look to get it all in, to avoid playing with me. Starting the battle with her i was extremely short stacked....


Game #6757177633: NTX £1500 Special (ID8828649) £22+£2 - Hold'em NL (600/1200) - 2008/12/25 - 03:02:44 (UK)
Table "8828649 - 1" Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 5: Ant040689 (14230 in chips)
Seat 6: Shar20121 (123770 in chips)
Ant040689: posts the ante 150
Shar20121: posts the ante 150
Ant040689: posts small blind 600
Shar20121: posts big blind 1200
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Ant040689 [Jh 2h]
Ant040689: calls 600
Shar20121: checks
----- FLOP ----- [Js Jc 4c]
Shar20121: checks
Ant040689: checks
----- TURN ----- [Js Jc 4c][3h]
Shar20121: bets 122420 and is all-in
Ant040689: is all-in 12880
Returned uncalled bets 109,540 to Shar20121
----- RIVER ----- [Js Jc 4c 3h][8s]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Shar20121: shows [9d 4h] (Two Pairs, Jacks and Fours, Nine high)
Ant040689: shows [Jh 2h] (Three of a kind, Jacks, Eight high)
Ant040689 collected 28460 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 28460 Main pot 28460 Rake 0
Board [Js Jc 4c 3h 8s]
Seat 5: Ant040689 (small blind) showed [Jh 2h] and won (28460) with Three of a kind, Jacks, Eight high
Seat 6: Shar20121 (big blind) showed [9d 4h] and lost with Two Pairs, Jacks and Fours, Nine high

Really poor play by her and after this pot i was tasting the victory but it just wasn't to be as i couldn't get her off QJ pre flop the next hand......


Game #6757177813: NTX £1500 Special (ID8828649) £22+£2 - Hold'em NL (600/1200) - 2008/12/25 - 03:03:46 (UK)
Table "8828649 - 1" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 5: Ant040689 (25760 in chips)
Seat 6: Shar20121 (112240 in chips)
Shar20121: posts the ante 150
Ant040689: posts the ante 150
Shar20121: posts small blind 600
Ant040689: posts big blind 1200
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Ant040689 [7s Ad]
Shar20121: calls 600
Ant040689: raises to 25610 and is all-in
Shar20121: calls 24410
----- FLOP ----- [4c 3h 7h]
----- TURN ----- [4c 3h 7h][Kh]
----- RIVER ----- [4c 3h 7h Kh][Js]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Ant040689: shows [7s Ad] (A Pair of Sevens, Ace high)
Shar20121: shows [Jh Qs] (A Pair of Jacks, King high)
Shar20121 collected 51520 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 51520 Main pot 51520 Rake 0
Board [4c 3h 7h Kh Js]
Seat 5: Ant040689 (big blind) showed [7s Ad] and lost with A Pair of Sevens, Ace high
Seat 6: Shar20121 (small blind) showed [Jh Qs] and won (51520) with A Pair of Jacks, King high

No complaints about how i did in this tourney, i battled well to get to that position and found that i was maturing throughout, and had no maniac tendencies.

The third tourney was the one i won :) Obviously as my luck goes it was the cheapest one of the three but i will take it :) It was the £1K GTD and i was a dominating force throughout. I am not going to disclose all the hands i played as i don't want to show you really shit hot techniques about how to win these so i will give you the straightforward hand histories lol.


Game #6757055283: £1K GTD WEDNESDAY (ID8786406) £10+£1 - Hold'em NL (400/800) - 2008/12/25 - 03:16:10 (UK)
Table "8786406 - 1" Seat 7 is the button.
Seat 1: October (24420 in chips)
Seat 2: Kit0710 (2697 in chips)
Seat 5: Wildthyng (31800 in chips)
Seat 6: Leegam (16244 in chips)
Seat 7: OMGSUCK (26035 in chips)
Seat 8: Ant040689 (42104 in chips)
Seat 9: Hairydude (21700 in chips)
Ant040689: posts the ante 100
Hairydude: posts the ante 100
October: posts the ante 100
Kit0710: posts the ante 100
Wildthyng: posts the ante 100
Leegam: posts the ante 100
OMGSUCK: posts the ante 100
Ant040689: posts small blind 400
Hairydude: posts big blind 800
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Ant040689 [Ac As]
October: folds
Kit0710: folds
Wildthyng: folds
Leegam: folds
OMGSUCK: folds
Ant040689: raises to 1600
Hairydude: calls 800
----- FLOP ----- [4s 9c Qs]
Ant040689: checks
Hairydude: bets 1600
Ant040689: calls 1600
----- TURN ----- [4s 9c Qs][7c]
Ant040689: checks
Hairydude: bets 3200
Ant040689: raises to 7000
Hairydude: raises to 18400 and is all-in
Ant040689: calls 11400
----- RIVER ----- [4s 9c Qs 7c][9h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Hairydude: shows [Qc 5d] (Two Pairs, Queens and Nines, Seven high)
Ant040689: shows [Ac As] (Two Pairs, Aces and Nines, Queen high)
Ant040689 collected 43900 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 43900 Main pot 43900 Rake 0
Board [4s 9c Qs 7c 9h]
Seat 1: October folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Kit0710 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Wildthyng folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Leegam folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: OMGSUCK (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Ant040689 (small blind) showed [Ac As] and won (43900) with Two Pairs, Aces and Nines, Queen high
Seat 9: Hairydude (big blind) showed [Qc 5d] and lost with Two Pairs, Queens and Nines, Seven high

I enticed him with the aces all the way through the hand and i was very happy with the result. done him good and proper.


Game #6757215903: £1K GTD WEDNESDAY (ID8786406) £10+£1 - Hold'em NL (800/1600) - 2008/12/25 - 03:45:25 (UK)
Table "8786406 - 1" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 6: Leegam (87822 in chips)
Seat 8: Ant040689 (77178 in chips)
Leegam: posts the ante 200
Ant040689: posts the ante 200
Leegam: posts small blind 800
Ant040689: posts big blind 1600
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Ant040689 [Ad Tc]
Leegam: raises to 4800
Ant040689: calls 3200
----- FLOP ----- [Js Ah Th]
Ant040689: checks
Leegam: bets 82822 and is all-in
Ant040689: is all-in 72178
Returned uncalled bets 10,644 to Leegam
----- TURN ----- [Js Ah Th][4h]
----- RIVER ----- [Js Ah Th 4h][4d]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Leegam: shows [As 5c] (Two Pairs, Aces and Fours, Jack high)
Ant040689: shows [Ad Tc] (Two Pairs, Aces and Tens, Jack high)
Ant040689 collected 154356 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 154356 Main pot 154356 Rake 0
Board [Js Ah Th 4h 4d]
Seat 6: Leegam (small blind) showed [As 5c] and lost with Two Pairs, Aces and Fours, Jack high
Seat 8: Ant040689 (big blind) showed [Ad Tc] and won (154356) with Two Pairs, Aces and Tens, Jack high

This was the hand that basically ended proceedings, i check the flop to entice his raise, cannot believe my luck when he pushes all in, i insta called and took it down. Was nice to see he was drawing pretty thin as well. So that was that and i took the tournament down a few hands later.

I am really getting happy about how i am playing these tournaments now, i feel i am really perceptive to how the other player feels about the pot, and if i get a good read i act upon it, almost as if my two cards are irrelevant. I dread to think how i am going to react when my luck dries up and the variance rears its ugly head, but until then i am going to appreciate how good it feels to be 19 and have loadsa money! lol

For all those interested on how i am getting on in the cash games you would be pleased to hear i am grinding quite smoothly on them, 12 tables still to help with the bonuses and i am keeping a cool head while playing them. My perceptiveness is high in these games also and i see myself reacting well to how other players themselves react. I am playing a lot less cash than i would like because of the tournaments but as i have a lot of spare time on my hands as there is no university, i can stay up until the early hours playing these tournies because i feel there is more of a profit to be made.

Plz Plz Plz comment on these posts guys as it would seem i am doing all this writing for nothing otherwise. Cheers!