Re: Summertime Rolls...June LC Thread
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My first and so far only major online NL tourney, I was out in the first hand I played. BB special flopped a king high flush and got it all in at the flop. Other guy had the ace high. Lol. I was seriously -EV in that thing, but was looking forward to the contest, and the chance of getting in the money. Lol.
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I cashed in my first major online tourney (one of the party supers). Believe me, your result was much better long term. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Eons ago, or maybe 3 years or so, I was playing in an MTT on Empire. It was a $5 buy-in, which I only remember because it also happens to be the only true MTT (100+ entrants) that I've ever won. On the first hand of the tournament, I limp behind two players from MP with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Three or four other players see the flop, which comes Q high & all diamonds. Before I even have a chance to think about how to milk this one, the guy immediately on my right open-shoves. I of course call, not even having the wherewithall to pause for a few seconds first. A player in LP does think for about 1.5 seconds before overcalling. Then the BB comes along for the ride.
BB has top pair, 3 kicker, no diamond. LP has TT (there was no T on the flop). And the EP guy that shoved initially? J6, no pair, no diamond. I quadruple up & the rest is history. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
As far as I can remember, I've only busted on the first hand of an MTT twice. Once was KK vs. AA (of course I had the kings), all in preflop. The other was with 76s, when I flopped top two pair on the button vs an UTG raiser & two coldcallers. UTG bet out on the flop, first coldcaller called again, second one shoved, and I of course called. UTG overcalled, and the fourth guy decided to get it in, too.
UTG had AA, the guy who started the shovefest had TT, and the fourth guy had 55, good for the underpair and a gutshot. Turn was a brick, river was a T. Hooray for NL! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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