Thursday, November 5, 2009

Cake Win detail

So I first made it to the FT and then took it all. Such a nice feeling to win a tourney and it adds to the confidence factor too. Came in 1/355 at $4+2+.60 buyin 1500 guaranteed tourney. I jumped into a monster lead with around 80 left and never let that lead dwindle. The two hands(lucky) that kept my lead were. Reraised a short stack with KK and in MP a big stack calls and all the money went in 843 flop with villian holding 88. I didnt understand why he would risk with 88 pf against a reraise. Anyways I went runner runner to make K-high flush.

On the FT, short stack raised and with 120BB on AK I re-raised and guy in LP with almost 120BB calls(a bell did ring in my ear). Flop is K-high I pot bet he pushes I call and he shows down AA, other had JJ, turn is K and both were gone. Thats what I thought do not ever slow play on the final table, after he was taking time to call, I was thinking of folding on a reraise because I dont want to go up against an even stack with A-high.

Headsup, I was almost a 2-1 favorite and had him crippled but then doubled him up one hand. He raised PF, I called with Qh8h and flop was 7h4h2c he bet and I pushed he called with AJ and A-high held up. Last hand was, in SB he(250K) raised to 25K and I (650K) with 5s7s reraised him to 82K he calls. Flop was Q68 and I pushed him. He calls with JQ, turn was a 9 and he couldnt improve on the river for me to take down my first Cake MTT. More of these to follow!

First Cake Win