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10pm is approaching and I am getting settled and ready for my debut in the Blue Square $100 freeze out, with a $3.5k guaranteed prizepool... I hear that sound that informs you that the game is about to begin (the American horse racing bugle) and we are off !!.

I know a few people on here think that I play high stakes poker all the time, But thats not the case, I mostly play $15 or $20 STT's and do ok on them, I make enough to pay my utility bills so its a nice bonus, and I love the game of poker so I can have fun make a few quid and all is well in the world.

So playing a $100 buy in comp was a big step up for me, and despite my bluster and bravado I was actually quite nervous, and concerned that I might bust out early and make a mug of myself.

Although only 17 people entered there were a few names among them that i knew and respected ... Red Dog, Bad Pab, wardonkey, Flushy, Dont7ry, BigVraji, The Claimer, among others.

First few hands I was dealt nothing significant and just passed without having to even make a decision... then I pick up QQ and am wondering how to play them when the decision is made for me , a raise before me and I just flat call ... dream flop comes Queen high rainbow... I check  and Red Dog bets, I call and the turn brings another blank this time red checks so I bet and the river is another lovely blank ... I fire out a bet and Red passes... I have won a half decent pot and my nerves just vanish.

once I had settled down I began to enjoy it, the fear of being a bounty was diminishing, and i even got a few walks in the blinds which helped.
People were getting knocked out on the other table and on my table too, and before I knew it it was the final table.....

I felt better knowing that I had made the final, even though there were only 17 runners, the fact that i had got to the last 9 made me feel good and gave me confidence to play a bit.   

I played one hand really badly, Wardonkey had raised to 300 (blinds were 50/100 ) and all passed round to me in the BB.. He only had about 500 back and i look down and see KJ soooooted, I feel that he is weak and may have a low pair or a weak ace and as i have him well covered in chips I push and make him decide if he wants to risk his comp with his hand ... he calls and turns over ACES..ooops. Although Donk walked into ACES a few hands later and went out.

I was getting short stacked now and was looking for a spot to double up and it soon came courtesy of Flushy when he raised in early position ... folded round to me and i have AK... no decision for me, I re raise all in (which meant flushy only had to put another 500 in to call)  he calls and shows AQ.. no miracles and I double up.... a few hands later flushy departs and before I know it we are down to 5 and on the bubble !!!!

a few rounds pass with no real action , I manage to nick the odd blind with no cards , but i am the weakest stack of the 5 .... Then the Key hand .. with Blinds at 150/300 Pab raised to 800 on the button, SB passes and i look at pocket 9's and flat call..the flop comes 7 5 2 rainbow, and Pab bets out 1,000 .. now i only have 2,300 left and think that Pab may have AQ or AJ and is trying to make me pass because I am the bounty and because I am short stacked ... Show strength I think , RE RAISE ALL IN !!! ...... Pab calls in a flash and those bloody ACES show themselves ....

So there you have it, I am the Bubble boy .... not the first time i have bubbled in a comp and im sure it wont be the last.... But boy did that hurt last night, 4th would have paid me $350, not a fortune, but a fair amount for what was effectively a freeroll for me..

Congrats to Pab for taking the bounty .... I dont know who won it because I left when they were down to 3 players.... I thoroughly enjoyed the game and despite the pain of bubbling, I am looking forward to tonights game immensely and I am determined to go one better and make some cash.

BRING IT ON !!!

Not a criticism Kev but i think you need to re evaluate your conception of being shortstacked!!
You also know i'm not a big fan of the allin move, you can find out how far behind you are with a lesser bet than allin, you only get called (generally) with a hand that's beating you.
I really wanted to play one of these this week but i don't finish work till 10.30 :D
Good luck mateyboy, i shall be hitting the rail around 10.45.
I was looking forward to watching yesterday sooooooo much!!

well done Kev. Is that the reason you went strangley quite at the end of the Blonde comp last night?

LOL yes mate, I final table bubbled in that as well !!!!

well played kivvy.........you were lucky i busted out early otherwise i would have been gunning for you      

Good post Kev!

Nothing wrong with your play on your exit hand. IFM how else can you play that hand? 5 handed with an overpair to the board, and a shortstack, if you don't lose all your chips you've played it wrong.

See you tonight!

I wasn't necessarily on about that hand, i just think Kev is a bit trigger happy at times.
I am SOOOOOOOO desperate for Kivvy to do well in these it hurts!!!!!!!!!!
COME ON SON!!!!!!

For whats its worth i thought you played well last night Kev, apart from moving in on Donkeys AA, which was not really a move you needed to make and then one hand where you min raised in EP then passed to my re-raise i didnt see you put a foot wrong. The exit hand is automatic, you cant pass to a rock there, let alone pab!

Great report Kev.

I know exactly what you mean about nerves, I feel the same playing the Blonde league games.

Keep up the good work and im sure you will cash before the end of the week  :)up

Great report Kev, thanks for sharing. It is a safe bet you will be in profit by the end of the week.

I second what flushie said, i thought you played well throughout the comp and had a big hand in flushies downfall, that got to make your night anyway.

And at the time you went out i was raising a lot of hands  and you were unlucky to walk into AA. Not long after you left i muffed it and went out 3rd anyway, lol.

Hope i win the draw to be the bounty next week would be good fun, also $400 worth of entries, :-)


gl agian for tonight kev!

Kev, fish always have nerves I know coz I am one, sounds as if you did ok. keep up the good work  :)up

thanks all for the kind words and support.

Im looking forward to tonights game :)

I tried to get in. obviously not like my $, good luck