World Poker Tour - Battle for the Season Pass II, Part 7
Since I was not in the main tournament, Donna and I were able to relax in the morning. We actually worked for a bit. I sat on the balcony and worked. I think I could get used to this. We then went to get lunch, then I went to the bust-out tournament.
We started with T10,000 chips and the blinds were 30 minutes long. They planned to play until the final table was reached. We got started and there was a guy from Finland who really did not want to be there. On the first hand, UTG raised to T150, and he promptly went all-in. UTG was kind of mad and was harassing him. She folded.
On the second hand, he again went all in (without looking at his hand) and got one caller. The caller showed QQ and he turned over 62s (spades). When the river brought the third spade, the QQ was out. On the third hand, he again went all in without looking at his hand. Again, he had one caller and again he busted the opponent. Three hands, and now he had T30,000 chips.
A few hands later, I had KQs in early position and raised to T150. Again he goes all-in and as I call, I say, “I will be your third victim”. The KQ held up and I doubled up to T20,000. This guy took a hit from another player before I tangled with him again. I had pocket 55 and limped. He went all-in without looking at his cards. I called, and he flipped over 97o. I was scared when the flop came T82. The turn and the river did not help him and I busted him. I now had T27,000 chips.
After that, I was kind of quiet. John-Robert Bellande was two seats to my right. I was up and down until this hand came:
I was in a MP and it was folded to me. I had:
I raised 4x BB and everybody folded except the big blind, who calls. The flop comes:
I lead out with a pot-sized bet, which the BB calls.
The turn is:
Again, I lead out with a large bet after the BB checks. He calls, but only has 1850 left. The river is:
He immediately goes all-in. I know he hit his ten, but I cannot fold for 1850 (there is over T10,000 in the pot). Sure enough, he shows JTo for trips.
A few hands later, I get:
I raise to T4500. Seat 10 pushes all-in and I call. He shows:
When seat 1 says, “I folded an Ace”, I am feeling pretty good. When the flop comes:
I am not feeling too well. I cannot get the case king and I take another bad beat. I am now down to T800. What a rough couple of hands. I go all-in blind the next hand and I am eliminated in 43rd place out of 162.
After I was eliminated from the tournament, I played 5/10 NL. I got a wicked rush of cards and won a couple grand in about 90 minutes. That helped make up for the bad tournament cards.
Donna and I have a free day tomorrow. Nothing is going on until the afternoon. Both final tables start at 2pm. Now, I guess I must look forward to the World Series of Poker Circuit Event next week in Atlantic City. Check back tomorrow evening for the final update from the Bahamas!