Saturday 9 August 2008

Chip and a chair

People say ICM overvalues small stacks. But here it clearly undervalues mine.

On a tough bubble, I've watched the bigstacks walk Ef the Champ maybe a dozen times. I've had to scrap and claw to stay in it.

After this hand, I'm down and out:

Full Tilt Poker Game #7572645119: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (57607417), Table 1 - 300/600 - No Limit Hold'em - 4:35:08 ET - 2008/08/09
Seat 3: Ef The Champ (3,110)
Seat 4: basatagirl (2,610)
Seat 6: Sluggapint (2,550)
Seat 9: puzzyliquer (5,230)
puzzyliquer posts the small blind of 300
Ef The Champ posts the big blind of 600
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to basatagirl [Kd Jd]
basatagirl raises to 2,610, and is all in
Sluggapint calls 2,550, and is all in
puzzyliquer folds
Ef The Champ has 15 seconds left to act
Ef The Champ folds
basatagirl shows [Kd Jd]
Sluggapint shows [9s 9d]
Uncalled bet of 60 returned to basatagirl
*** FLOP *** [Qc Ad 4h]
*** TURN *** [Qc Ad 4h] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [Qc Ad 4h 2d] [8h]
basatagirl shows Ace King high
Sluggapint shows a pair of Nines
Sluggapint wins the pot (6,000) with a pair of Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,000 | Rake 0
Board: [Qc Ad 4h 2d 8h]
Seat 3: Ef The Champ (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: basatagirl showed [Kd Jd] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 6: Sluggapint (button) showed [9s 9d] and won (6,000) with a pair of Nines
Seat 9: puzzyliquer (small blind) folded before the Flop

60 chips and I'm about to pay my blinds. So I'm gone right?

Well, when the SB turned over QQ against my 74, it sure looked like it, but check out the board that ran out:

[Th 9d 4s 8c] [4d]

Then I double up again and again and again, until:

Full Tilt Poker Game #7572671035: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (57607417), Table 1 - 400/800 - No Limit Hold'em - 4:39:40 ET - 2008/08/09
Seat 3: Ef The Champ (4,370)
Seat 4: basatagirl (3,280)
Seat 6: Sluggapint (3,280)
Seat 9: puzzyliquer (2,570)
Sluggapint posts the small blind of 400
puzzyliquer posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to basatagirl [3c Qs]
Ef The Champ folds
basatagirl folds
Sluggapint has 15 seconds left to act
Sluggapint raises to 3,280, and is all in
puzzyliquer calls 1,770, and is all in
Sluggapint shows [Kh Jh]
puzzyliquer shows [9c Tc]
Uncalled bet of 710 returned to Sluggapint
*** FLOP *** [8d 8c Ac]
*** TURN *** [8d 8c Ac] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [8d 8c Ac Jc] [3s]
Sluggapint shows two pair, Jacks and Eights
puzzyliquer shows a flush, Ace high
puzzyliquer wins the pot (5,140) with a flush, Ace high
The blinds are now 500/1,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,140 | Rake 0
Board: [8d 8c Ac Jc 3s]
Seat 3: Ef The Champ didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: basatagirl (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Sluggapint (small blind) showed [Kh Jh] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Eights
Seat 9: puzzyliquer (big blind) showed [9c Tc] and won (5,140) with a flush, Ace high

I make the money.

And from there, obviously only one result was possible:

Full Tilt Poker Game #7572694797: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo) (57607417), Table 1 - 600/1200 - No Limit Hold'em - 4:43:55 ET - 2008/08/09
Seat 3: Ef The Champ (80)

Just pissed his stack away calling a shove with T7.

Seat 4: basatagirl (13,420)
Ef The Champ posts the small blind of 80, and is all in
basatagirl posts the big blind of 1,200
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to basatagirl [Ah 7c]
basatagirl shows [Ah 7c]
Ef The Champ shows [4s Jd]
Uncalled bet of 1,120 returned to basatagirl
*** FLOP *** [8s 3c 2d]
*** TURN *** [8s 3c 2d] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [8s 3c 2d Qd] [Kc]
basatagirl shows Ace King high
Ef The Champ shows King Queen high
basatagirl wins the pot (160) with Ace King high
Ef The Champ stands up
basatagirl stands up
basatagirl (Observer): gg
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 160 | Rake 0
Board: [8s 3c 2d Qd Kc]
Seat 3: Ef The Champ (small blind) showed [4s Jd] and lost with King Queen high
Seat 4: basatagirl (big blind) showed [Ah 7c] and won (160) with Ace King high

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