I am playing in a $1.25 45 player SNG. Marco Liesy and Lynette Chan, 2 Full Tilt pros, are at my table. I was able to knock out Liesy. I got a $1 bounty for busting a pro. Every little bit helps. Maybe I can knock out Lynette Chan and double up on my buy-in!! A couple of years ago, I knocked out JJ Lieu and recieved a nice t-shirt in the mail.
I am currently 5th in chips with 3800. There are 27 players remaining. The chip leader is to my immediate left, so I will need to be careful.
I just lost a lot of chips. I am down to 2200. I got involved in a big pot with the chip leader and lost. I have to be more careful. I raised from the cutoff with JT suited after it was folded to me. He smooth called from the button. The flop had a J on board, so of course I bet. He smooth calls again. I check the turn and he checks the turn. Wierd. River is a blank. I bet half the pot and he raises me. I call and he shows QQ. He is tricky. I need to avoid playing many pots with him.
On a side note: I have not seen Lynette Chan play a single hand yet. If she enters a pot, I am folding unless I have the nuts.
The chip leader was just moved to a different table. That should make things a little easier.
I have QQ in the cutoff. Blinds are 100/200. I raise to 550 and take down the blinds. I now have 2500 in chips.
I have K3 offsuit in the SB. Blinds are still 100/200. There is one limper. I limp and the BB checks. The flop brings a 3 and 2 other small cards. I bet 200 and take down the pot. I now have 2900 in chips.
Lynette Chan has been blinded down to 640 in chips and I have not seen her play a hand. I wonder if her strategy is to fold her way to the final table? I would expect something better from a "pro".
Blinds are now 150/300 and I have 2500 in chips. The rest of the tournament should go quickly now. I will try to play in position and if it is folded to me, steal the blinds. At this point, I have only 2 options, all-in or fold.
I move all in from middle position with 44 and triple up to 7100 in chips. If I stay out of trouble, I should make the final table without any problem.
I am # 2 in chips with 9700 and 12 players remaining.
Blinds are now at 250/500. I have over 10,000 after picking up a couple sets of blinds. Things should move pretty quickly now. The short and middle stacks are going to start shoving with any reasonable hand. I am going to stay as uninvolved as possible until we reach the money, unless I have a big hand.
A player moved all in with QJ and I called with 77. I flopped a set and he was eliminated. We are now at the final table. I am #2 in chips with 12,500, but the BB is now 600.
2 players were just eliminated in one hand and we are now on the money bubble. I am going to play a minimal amount of hands until the bubble bursts. After that, I will just try to pick my spots well and move up the money ladder.
The BB is now 800 and the short stack at the table only has 3500 remaining. I don't think the bubble will last much longer. I am now the chip leader after a couple of the big stacks had their blinds stolen a couple of times.
I am down to 11,000 after I shoved on one of the short stacks with 22. They called with KT and doubled up when a K came on the flop.
The bubble has burst and we are in the money and I am 3rd in chips. I will try to do my best to get my chips in good. I will avoid getting involved in too many pots with the players who have me outchipped. My plan is to raise in position with anything QJ or better. Hopefully, I can take down the blinds uncontested a few times and hang on to move up the money ladder.
The BB is now 1,000. The chip leader has about 19k, so there is going to be a lot of shoving soon.
We are now 5 handed. I have moved up at least one spot in the money.
One of the big stacks just had a blow up with the chip leader and was eliminated. We are now 4 handed.
I am down to 7600. I will be either moving in or folding. If I am the first action, I will be moving in with any A, any pair or any 2 cards above a J.
After a couple of shoves, I am up to 13k in chips. The BB is now 1200.
We are now 3 handed. I moved in with A6, the chip leader called with KQ. He hit a Q on the flop and I am eliminated in 3rd place. I won just over $7 for my efforts. My bankroll is now at $58.51
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11 years ago
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