Cash - $149.09 - Play money 129,000

So, it's welcome back to cash games - here's the hand that pretty much sealed it. 27 man tourney - 99,000 play money as the first prize.


PokerStars Game #2705846402: Tournament #13263504, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/10/01 - 21:42:14 (ET)

3rd in chip position - no big deal, lots of chips compared to the blinds.

Seat 2: IFCopper (7535 in chips)
Seat 4: ARECHA (11815 in chips)
Seat 7: Lin1025 (21150 in chips) is the button


IFCopper: posts the ante 25
ARECHA: posts the ante 25
Lin1025: posts the ante 25

IFCopper: posts small blind 100
ARECHA: posts big blind 200

Dealt to IFCopper [5d 8d]

woo!

Lin1025: calls 200
IFCopper: calls 100

Limp limp - and here's some action

ARECHA: raises 600 to 800
Lin1025: calls 600
IFCopper: calls 600

limp limp to call him.

*** FLOP *** [5c 2d 3d]

Top pair - 4 to the flush. runner runner for a straight flush. Let's see if they have decent hands.

IFCopper: bets 400
ARECHA: raises 2000 to 2400
Lin1025: raises 17925 to 20325 and is all-in

It would appear so. No way in a 3 handed game do I figure Lin was sitting there with high cards - so I figure my flush is good - and the top pair can improve. Might as well double up if I can.

IFCopper: calls 6310 and is all-in
ARECHA: calls 8590 and is all-in

Or triple up.

ARECHA: shows [7c 6c]
Lin1025: shows [4c 6d]

Gut shot straight draw, and a made straight.

*** TURN *** [5c 2d 3d] [4d]

Bam. Flush. Course one more diamond beats me.

*** RIVER *** [5c 2d 3d 4d] [Js]

Nope.

*** SHOW DOWN ***
ARECHA: shows [7c 6c] (a straight, Three to Seven)
Lin1025: shows [4c 6d] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
ARECHA collected 8560 from side pot
IFCopper: shows [5d 8d] (a flush, Eight high)
IFCopper collected 22605 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 31165 Main pot 22605. Side pot 8560. | Rake 0
Board [5c 2d 3d 4d Js]
Seat 2: IFCopper (small blind) showed [5d 8d] and won (22605) with a flush, Eight high
Seat 4: ARECHA (big blind) showed [7c 6c] and won (8560) with a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 7: Lin1025 (button) showed [4c 6d] and lost with a straight, Deuce to Six