Sunday, December 18, 2005

Cards in the air

3:30 pm- First hand: AKs raise 3xBB; missed. called someones river bluff with A high. not a bad start.
3:40pm- I have had 67off like 4 times already. T2620. 3 to my left are sitting out including 1 dude who has won the tourney before. Guy to my right is raising alot.
3:50pm- I think I've used up most of my checkraises. Better have a BIG hand next time I do it. T2955. Former winner is now playing.
4:07pm- Over 10% of the field is gone. Took one decent pot with A9 vs A6. T3260.
4:20pm- Blinds now 50/100. Action will probably step up a bit now. 1st knockout. Table change. shit, was getting used to that group. T2960.
4:30- First break. not much in the way of cards lately. 1000+ people out. T2800. Average ~T3600.
4:44pm- Fired up the ipod with some death cab for cutie. ready to focus and fold very carefully now. zero playable hands in the last 3 orbits. need to mix in some raises.
4:58pm- LCD soundsystem now. BIG HAND ALERT. ALL IN WITH AA VS AK. king on the flop he picks up flush draw outs on the turn. misses, whew. T5335.
5:02pm- hands still shaking from that hand. back down to T4100. 77 raised. 1 caller, hand to fold on turn with possible str8 and flush draw out there+3 overs.
5:08pm- another table change. 83 off in BB. flopped 3 of a kind. back to T5100.
5:20pm- 2000+ gone. T3860.
5:23pm- done. raised with AQ in EP. BB pops it. I push with 2500 more. Calls with 1010. missed. 1347/3600.

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