Ramblings

Alright so we start at 2:00pm the next day, final 16. I’m probably average in chips, probably around ~20bbs.

Not much to speak of in the first bit. I waiver around 12bbs-20bbs throughout the first few orbits of day 2. There was one hand where I was 12bbs deep and jammed from the SB with A9o, BB tanks foreeeeeeeeever and then folds. I hear later that he showed TT to the guy next to him and I laugh to myself.

People start to bust, mainly the short stacks. General coolers too, like AK vs. AA or whatever, stuff like that. We get down to like 11 and I still have my 17bbs or whatever. I open A7 and get shoved on against AJ, it’s a little more than a miniraise and I have to call (same guy as TT hand above). I hit a 7 on the river (I think?) and bust him, we go to the final table.

So the final table is a mix of old people and a few younger guys. There were probably 3 solid/younger kids at the table (including myself) and the rest were either middle aged or old as hell. The chip leader had a gigantic stack and busted the first guy with 33 vs. QJ.

I knocked out the next guy where btn limped and sb completed, I checked J6dd. Flop came 945ddd and I got it in with the BTN who had Qd9x. Turn/river bricked and I won and he left (guy’s wife or girlfriend was smokin).

I knocked out the next guy when I opened A6o, BB called while short. Flop J-9-x, he checked, I jammed, he called with QT and turn/river bricked.

Few people busted, we were down to 5, I busted the big stack at the table. He was the only competent player left (was a 22 year old from Missouri) and getting him out was nice. Hand before the bust was I opened A2, he 3-bet, I fold after thinking. Direct hand after I open, he 3-bets me, I jam with KK, he calls QQ and I win.

I had a big chip lead from here but that dwindled a bit…a few bad opens, a few people playing back at me, etc. I knocked out the next guy when I opened/called it off with A6 (he was megashort) and sucked out vs. A9.

Anyways, long story short, I was down about 3-1 in chips after I made an ill fated bluff headsup. I shoved with 9bbs with T7o otb and was called vs. A3, flopping trips on the flop. We chopped after this when the chips got semi evenish (he still had more than me).

Result: I win 29k and have to give 38% of it away to friend who swapped action and other friend who bought it. I’m obviously still happy with the result and the long grind was worth it. It’s like the poker gods saying “here is your reward for us raping you for the last 5 months and we forgive your horrible play during that span”.

Full story here:

http://www.wsop.com/news/2010/Feb/2696/Pat-Olsen-wins-Council-Bluffs-Event-5.html