30 March 2009

How to win a 45-man SNG

Get hit in the face by the deck. Hard. Win coin flips.

Last night on Full Tilt I had AA 3 times (in 4 hands), AK 3 times, KK twice and QQ once. And they all held up. Having nearly 50% of the chips in play at the final table I was able to steal with impunity. I only lost the chip lead when we got heads up but then this hand came up:

FullTiltPoker Game: $10 + $1 Sit & Go, Table 2 - 800/1600 - No Limit Hold'em -

Seat 1: Opponent (39,020)
Seat 9: tanksj (28,480)

Opponent posts the small blind of 800
tanksj posts the big blind of 1,600

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to tanksj [2c 3d]
Opponent raises to 4,200
tanksj calls 2,600

*** FLOP *** [2s 8d 3c]
tanksj checks
Opponent bets 7,000
tanksj raises to 24,280, and is all in
Opponent calls 17,280
tanksj shows [2c 3d]
Opponent shows [Td Tc]

*** TURN *** [2s 8d 3c] [6h]
Opponent: lol

*** RIVER *** [2s 8d 3c 6h] [Ac]
Opponent: nh
tanksj shows two pair, Threes and Twos
Opponent shows a pair of Tens
tanksj wins the pot (56,960) with two pair, Threes and Twos

*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 56,960 | Rake 0
Board: [2s 8d 3c 6h Ac]
Seat 1: Opponent (small blind) showed [Td Tc] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 9: tanksj (big blind) showed [2c 3d] and won (56,960) with two pair, Threes and Twos

You know you're running good when you win with 32o.