winning team: Team Arenas

losing team: Bayside

winning player: Gilbertology

losing player: GoStags92

time of match: 18 minutes


My first win of the season, and a tough game. Stags played in alot of hands and was very aggressive. I made a good call with pocket nines because he had been playing so aggressive(or getting cards) picking up most of the small pots and betting a lot. I also made one nice bluff in a key pot.

I was a bit behind when this hand came up

NO_LIMIT TEXAS_HOLDEM $10+$1 (Real Money), #537,717,253
GoStags920's Single Table Tournament, 28 May 2006 3:56 PM ET


Seat 5: GoStags920 ($1,670 in chips)
Seat 9: gilbertology ($1,330 in chips)


ANTES/BLINDS
GoStags920 posts blind ($10), gilbertology posts blind ($20).

PRE-FLOP
GoStags920 calls $10, gilbertology bets $50, GoStags920 calls $50.

FLOP [board cards 10C,2C,6S ]
gilbertology bets $90, GoStags920 calls $90.

TURN [board cards 10C,2C,6S,5H ]
gilbertology bets $150, GoStags920 bets $400, gilbertology calls $250.

RIVER [board cards 10C,2C,6S,5H,2H ]
gilbertology checks, GoStags920 checks.

SHOWDOWN
gilbertology shows [ 8D,8S ]
GoStags920 mucks cards [ 5S,6D ]
gilbertology wins $1,120.


SUMMARY
Dealer: GoStags920
Pot: $1,120
GoStags920, loses $560
gilbertology, bets $560, collects $1,120, net $560

I admit this was a suckout on the river and got lucky to win.

Stags kept on picking up small and medium sized pots and took the lead when the following hand took place. I had 69 and bluffed on the river when my str8 draw missed:

NO_LIMIT TEXAS_HOLDEM $10+$1 (Real Money), #537,744,240
GoStags920's Single Table Tournament, 28 May 2006 4:04 PM ET


Seat 5: GoStags920 ($1,645 in chips)
Seat 9: gilbertology ($1,355 in chips)


ANTES/BLINDS
gilbertology posts blind ($10), GoStags920 posts blind ($20).

PRE-FLOP
gilbertology bets $60, GoStags920 calls $50.

FLOP [board cards 7C,4H,10H ]
GoStags920 checks, gilbertology bets $80, GoStags920 calls $80.

TURN [board cards 7C,4H,10H,5C ]
GoStags920 checks, gilbertology bets $200, GoStags920 calls $200.

RIVER [board cards 7C,4H,10H,5C,KS ]
GoStags920 checks, gilbertology bets $400, GoStags920 folds.

SHOWDOWN
gilbertology wins $1,100.


SUMMARY
Dealer: gilbertology
Pot: $1,100
GoStags920, loses $350
gilbertology, bets $750, collects $1,100, net $350


Soon after we were about dead even again when this hand gave me a nice 3 to 1 chip advantage


NO_LIMIT TEXAS_HOLDEM $10+$1 (Real Money), #537,757,538
GoStags920's Single Table Tournament, 28 May 2006 4:07 PM ET


Seat 5: GoStags920 ($1,505 in chips)
Seat 9: gilbertology ($1,495 in chips)


ANTES/BLINDS
gilbertology posts blind ($10), GoStags920 posts blind ($20).

PRE-FLOP
gilbertology bets $60, GoStags920 calls $50.

FLOP [board cards JH,8S,5H ]
GoStags920 bets $100, gilbertology calls $100.

TURN [board cards JH,8S,5H,7S ]
GoStags920 bets $225, gilbertology calls $225.

RIVER [board cards JH,8S,5H,7S,QS ]
GoStags920 bets $500, gilbertology calls $500.

SHOWDOWN
GoStags920 shows [ 5S,6H ]
gilbertology shows [ 9C,9H ]
gilbertology wins $1,790.


SUMMARY
Dealer: gilbertology
Pot: $1,790
GoStags920, loses $895
gilbertology, bets $895, collects $1,790, net $895


Took me a long time to call that river, I put him on 79 or a busted flush and it turned out he had a pair and straight draw on the turn that didnt come through. My reason for the call on the river was just instinct I guess.
After this hand I had a nice lead. The final hand I had about 2550 and raised with 10K suited on the button and he put me all-in with AQ, and I called with pot odds. I was behind 59/41 prefop but I hit a King on the turn and got my first HU victory!

mistyped a couple hands before and had to edit
Oh, and cheap thieves gonna have a two game losing streak after next week.

Doh! I KNEW you were bluffing that pot. I'll admit that I played that hand very weak, and you deserved to win it...I had middle pair too. You played well, and that call with the pocket 9's was a good one. I have to admit that I was a bit miffed when that board paired to make your 2 pair with 8's.