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[MintTrav]

Well, it's over, which is as much as can be said for it. Lost loads with QQ in the hole against AA in his hole and never recovered. I needed to get my chips in after that, but picked up a succession of unplayable hands and couldn't call against multiple bets before me. I hated letting my stack dwindle but I got put out of my misery eventually.

165/390, though it should have been a few places earlier if I had got the chips in.

There were only 37 runners in the Second Chance by the end of the Late Reg, so I couldn't see any point in playing it. I'll refund proportionately.

[Eso Kral]

Shipped £94.35 under ref Eso Kral

GLGL

[MintTrav]

Shipped £94.35 under ref Eso Kral

GLGL

Received thanks

[MintTrav]

Badugi
1st break - 182 runners so far.
Current position 16/156.

I had one hand where I potted a dealt J-high Badugi and got raised. The other guy stood pat. I broke my Badugi and drew a Q of the same suit for a worse made hand. I know that players can sometimes go mental with high Badugis but it's unlikely his was K-high. I didn't fancy drawing for a lot of chips, so I folded.

Caught a nice 5-high Badugi in the last hand before the break. 3-way to the end, with Marcel Luske also standing pat. I tried to get him to call a 600 bet into a pot of over 2000, but he was too good to fall for that and folded eventually. I guess the 600 looks like it wants to be called, so maybe I should have blasted the pot, but that probably makes it easier for him to get away.

[MintTrav]

And I double him up, my dealt Badugi losing to his drawn one. He was drawing very strong though, as he ended up with A234.

[MintTrav]

Gosh, that man sure likes to draw. And doesn't mind paying for them. He's done it quite a few times.

[MintTrav]

2nd break - 232 entrants so far (it's open for another hour if you fancy taking a shot)

Current position 22/159.

Had one very nice hand and someone got stacked.

[MintTrav]

59/150; 279 runners in the end

Got involved in a big hand 3-way against FTOPS winner jimbomber and MicroMillions winner dev209 - not such a good idea, which cost me chips. I made a 9-8 Badugi and called a reraise from jimbomber. We both stood pat and I folded on the next street. Obviously, if I was going to fold eventually, I should have just folded straight away, so that was a mistake. He told me he had an 8-high, which was prob true. I told him it was better than mine, but not how big a hand I had passed, in case they all highlight a weak spot.

[MintTrav]

I don't know if this was a good call or a terrible one, probably terrible. I could have been paying off with a very dodgy hand but it seemed such an obvious spot for him to be bluffing. Considering who it was, he is obviously capable of a bluff, which it was. Fold?

PokerStars Hand #104270415317: Tournament #2013090029, $300+$20 USD Badugi Pot Limit - Level IX (75/150) - 2013/09/17 22:03:12 WET [2013/09/17 17:03:12 ET]
Table '2013090029 10' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Bassysaffari (5000 in chips)
Seat 2: Hariseldo723 (7192 in chips)
Seat 3: dev209 (20348 in chips)
Seat 4: sk86 (7793 in chips)
Seat 5: ThoraAndrea (6572 in chips)
Seat 6: iwonthurtyou (5858 in chips)
Seat 7: MintTrav (8599 in chips)
Seat 8: jimbomber (16754 in chips)
MintTrav: posts small blind 75
jimbomber: posts big blind 150
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to MintTrav [ ]
Bassysaffari: raises 150 to 300
Hariseldo723: folds
dev209: folds
sk86: folds
ThoraAndrea: folds
iwonthurtyou: folds
MintTrav: calls 225
jimbomber: folds
*** FIRST DRAW ***
MintTrav: discards 1 card []
Dealt to MintTrav [ ] []
Bassysaffari: discards 2 cards
MintTrav: bets 300
Bassysaffari: calls 300
*** SECOND DRAW ***
MintTrav: discards 1 card []
Dealt to MintTrav [ ] []
Bassysaffari: discards 2 cards
MintTrav: bets 900
Bassysaffari: calls 900
*** THIRD DRAW ***
MintTrav: discards 1 card []
Dealt to MintTrav [ ]

Bassysaffari: discards 1 card MintTrav: checks Bassysaffari: bets 3150 MintTrav: calls 3150 *** SHOW DOWN *** Bassysaffari: shows [ ] (3-card: 7,3,A) MintTrav: shows [   ] (3-card: 5,4,2) MintTrav collected 9450 from pot *** SUMMARY *** Total pot 9450 | Rake 0 Seat 1: Bassysaffari showed [ ] and lost with a 3-card: 7,3,A Seat 2: Hariseldo723 folded before the Draw (didn't bet) Seat 3: dev209 folded before the Draw (didn't bet) Seat 4: sk86 folded before the Draw (didn't bet) Seat 5: ThoraAndrea folded before the Draw (didn't bet) Seat 6: iwonthurtyou (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet) Seat 7: MintTrav (small blind) showed [   ] and won (9450) with a 3-card: 5,4,2 Seat 8: jimbomber (big blind) folded before the Draw

[rfgqqabc]

I really really couldn't comment. Looks like your doing well though.

[MintTrav]

I really really couldn't comment. Looks like your doing well though.

That doesn't sound like praise. It was just my feeling in the moment that check/call was the best play. Didn't want to face such a big bet though.

5/90 at 4th break. Won a big hand against jimbomber.

40 get paid.

[rfgqqabc]

I really really couldn't comment. Looks like your doing well though.

That doesn't sound like praise. It was just my feeling in the moment that check/call was the best play. Didn't want to face such a big bet though.

5/90 at 4th break. Won a big hand against jimbomber.

40 get paid.

Didn't mean to be so unclear, I did just mean I don't have a bloody clue.

[MintTrav]

Break 5 - 7/59.

Break 6 - 18/41.

Break 7 - 22/26. It's slipping away.

[MintTrav]

Ran out of cards towards the end.

Finished 22nd for $837.

[ForthThistle]

Nice Start John.

GL with the rest.