Winning for Cigar Lovers: BalloonGuy
Losing for HC Dukes: mcpickl

Time of match 18 minutes


Recap:
Big hand that changed the tournament for me:
ANTES/BLINDS
BalloonGuy posts blind ($10), mcpickl posts blind ($20).

PRE-FLOP
BalloonGuy bets $40, mcpickl calls $30.

FLOP [board cards 8S,2C,3H ]
mcpickl checks, BalloonGuy bets $60, mcpickl bets $200, BalloonGuy calls $140.

TURN [board cards 8S,2C,3H,5H ]
mcpickl bets $300, BalloonGuy bets $820 and is all-in, mcpickl calls $520.

RIVER [board cards 8S,2C,3H,5H,7C ]


SHOWDOWN
BalloonGuy shows [ 2S,2D ]
mcpickl shows [ AD,AC ]
BalloonGuy wins $2,140.

Then I never looked back.
Final Hand though had me fading half the deck when I called with 33
PRE-FLOP
BalloonGuy bets $60, mcpickl bets $485 and is all-in, BalloonGuy calls $440.

FLOP [board cards 7C,9D,JH ]giving him a double belly buster, plus two overcards TWICE


TURN [board cards 7C,9D,JH,4C ]


RIVER [board cards 7C,9D,JH,4C,3C ] Sweet


SHOWDOWN
mcpickl shows [ 10D,KC ]
BalloonGuy shows [ 3D,3H ]
BalloonGuy wins $1,030.

I was card dead early and mcpikl was pounding me, my outflopping his pocket rockets gave me the momentum to carry over. Almost folded the 33, but his chips were low enough to induce my call. Had I lost this I would have looked at the 33 call as the reason I lost. so, was it good?