Weekend Wrapup

Hi Guys,

This weekend was very frustrating. The notable tournaments I played were the 2500 Ftop, the 500 Ftop ME, and the Sundays.

2500 Ftop. Started with 5k chips. I somehow knew nobody except Imsolucky0 (Jordan Morgan) at my table. Likely suspects: high stakes cash players, high stakes sng players, live pros, multiaccounters. I got a good feel for my table and left there after 1.5 hours with 8500. Felt pretty good considering we didn't lose a player, so chips were hard to come by. At my 2nd table, there were again no known players. Between 2+2, p5s, and general results scanning, I have a pretty good feel for top mtt players, so this was really unusual. 4 or 5 orbits in, I hadn't really dont much, sitting around 9200 after taking down 1 pot with AA where utg 3x it to 150, 4 callers, I made it 1k and lost all action. Following hand takes place:

Pato: sb KdKh. Folds around to cutoff, semi aggro player who just lost 2k pot. He has 6800 chips. He raises to 225 on the fold around at 25/50. I reraise to 775, bb folds. Action back on the cutoff. Player runs his time bank down to 4 then ships all in for 6800 chips. Woah. My first thought is a pit in my stomach- am I going to be making a post later today on 2+2 about why I couldn't fold KK preflop here to a shove of 130bb's? After considering his aggro play, coupled with the big pot he just lost, I decided that his shove range here is probably 1010+. I'm a new TAG player at the table, and I probably need KK+ to call. Even then, I might fold KK. I decide to call. He shows JsJh. Flop Ad4d3h, turn Jd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! grose, now I need to hit one of my 12 outs please? No go. This pot pulls me down to 2400. Such a sick hand because at the time there were only 4 ppl with over 10k in the tournament. In a tournament this deep, having 16000 chips at 25 50 would be unreal. 320bb's!!

I'm pretty heated by this, but try to not busto my computer. Next orbit 4 limpers I find QJhh on button. I 4x to 200, bb calls, mp calls. we see a flop of Q104 rainbow with 1 heart. BB leads out for 500. I call, planning to reevaluate on the turn. Turn comes 8h. BB leads for 1k. I have ~2k behind at this point (stole a couple pots after my KK bust). I'm thinking his most likely holding here is 2 pair, very likely top 2, or KQ/AQ. Also outside chance of 44 / 1010, but I would imagine he'd check the flop with those types. If he has top 2, I'm drawing to 9 hearts, + 3 other 9's, + 3 J's = 15 outs. top 2 and AQ/KQ are all essentially the same here. I ship it in, and he calls showing AdAc. Actually more outs then I thought- 15 outs + 2 Qs = 17 outs. Brick the river though, gg me. Bright side of this tourney was that I once again saw how bad ppl will play in a big buy in deep tourney, and also make ~ 1500 in the qualifiers to the event.

Next up is the FTOPS ME. Played semi Laggy at first to build an image (nemostars idea) ,and it worked as I doubled on a J34 board with JJ v 66 when we both had starting stacks of 5k. I'm sitting on 9500 when the following hand comes up. MP villain, semi well known player, 3.5x it to around 280. 3 callers, I find KK on sb.. I reraise to 1590. MP calls, other fold. Flop comes 8 9 10. I bet out the pot, MP reshoves. I call his reshove, he shows J8. Turns the nut 7 and gg. Lost 6500 on this hand. Why doesnt KK hold anymore? Lost this tourney a little later on a standard flip when I was coasting around 2k. GG.

Other sunday stuff went shitty. Busted a big stack in the million when I had 99 on a 249 board all spades. I was the sb, button had raised, I reraised, he called. I led out all in for ~3x the pot, villain tanked and called with As Jx. Spades the turn for a go fuck yourself Pat. Mulligan on FTP I made a bad call v Hixx with JJ after I raised pre to 1000 at 150 300, he called button. We both had ~ 6000. Flop is 4x4s8s. I lead out for 1300, he min raises me, I somehow ship it in and he tank calls me with QQ. I guess this is a tough spot but I could have found the fold but didn't. Finally, sunday night horse, I was chipleader for 2 hours and then bubbled when we got to limit holdem and I lost 7 straight huge pots. Each one was 4 bet preflop against short stacks. Most devestating was first hand. I 4 bet AhQh against utg raiser. I have 24k, he has 15k. Flop QQs4s. Pot flop. Turn 6s. Pot turn- I just don't put him on a flush draw on the flop. River Xs. Check call he shows KsJh. WTF? Then next hand I have AA run into KK and he hits a K, this gets me down to 7k. Lose AA to QQ on a 4 straight board down to 3k. AcQc < 22 on a 1010cJc flop where I brick out hardcore sends me to the rail. grose.

I'm going to start focusing on ACT 3s at foxwoods soon, trying to get a seat for the WPF main event. TY for reading sorry it's just bad beats and no wins this week, hopefully I'll have some good news soon.

TTYL GG NH GFKY

Pato