Cash - $120.36 - Twenty to one odds giveth

Yes,

Astute followers of the blog will note that I did, in fact, actually place in the money in this tournament. Go me.

I delivered a nasty beat on the river to get there, and took a nasty beat on the river to end my chances.

The story of the first beat:

Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200)

Seat #8 is the button

Seat 1: ICECRM (8555 in chips)
Seat 2: Topflex (24285 in chips)
Seat 3: IFCopper (3888 in chips)
Seat 5: KiD[ReD] (6330 in chips)
Seat 6: mary_all_in (7265 in chips)
Seat 7: murraygoals (8965 in chips)
Seat 8: kensmoe8 (8212 in chips)


Seventh place is the money - final table, I'm about to get hit for 1950 in chips by the blind and big blind (and antes).


ICECRM: posts the ante 75
Topflex: posts the ante 75
IFCopper: posts the ante 75
KiD[ReD]: posts the ante 75
mary_all_in: posts the ante 75
murraygoals: posts the ante 75
kensmoe8: posts the ante 75
ICECRM: posts small blind 600
Topflex: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IFCopper [5d Kc]

So, I might as well try and buy the blinds with my shitty king high.


IFCopper: raises 2613 to 3813 and is all-in
KiD[ReD]: folds
mary_all_in: calls 3813
murraygoals: folds
kensmoe8: folds
ICECRM: folds
Topflex: raises 4587 to 8400
mary_all_in: calls 3377 and is all-in

Oh jesus, not one, but two people call me. Looks like trouble.

Topflex: shows [Qd 9c]
mary_all_in: shows [4c 4h]

Losing from the start to the 4's


*** FLOP *** [7d 2h 8c]

Nothing

*** TURN *** [7d 2h 8c] [Td]

Oh jesus, now top flex has an open ended straight draw. I lose with anything but a K or a 5

*** RIVER *** [7d 2h 8c Td] [Kh]

*** SHOW DOWN ***
Topflex: shows [Qd 9c] (high card King)
mary_all_in: shows [4c 4h] (a pair of Fours)
mary_all_in collected 6754 from side pot
IFCopper: shows [5d Kc] (a pair of Kings)
IFCopper collected 12564 from main pot

I LIVE!!!