I got no cards early on so sat tight and it wasn't until level 4 when I won with 88 that I got over the 5k starting stack. The card drought continued until level 6 when I won 1.2k with A9 in the big blind. The first big hand was in level 7 when I had AA in the small blind and forced a fold on a dangerous looking KQT (2d) board to win 3.75k
It was a pretty tight game for a change and there were still 6 players in at level 7. I won chips pre-flop with AK and then with T9 in the big blind when I flopped 2 pair after being allowed to limp in. The feature of this table was it was soooooo passive preflop but I was getting dealt rubbish and there was no need to risk raising big and running into a decent hand. In level 8 I picked up QQ in the small blind and called the short stacks 1.2k all in. He had KJ and the K52 (3c) board was not good but gave me hope of a flush and it duly arrived on the turn for a 2.5k pot to knock him out.
Level 9 and a classic example of why you shouldn't give free cards. I checked with T5 in the big blind and a 764 gave me an open ended straight draw. It was duly checked and the turn was a 7, checked again and the river 8, had me betting 600 to win a 3.1k pot.
When we were at the bubble I decided to play more aggressively and take advantage of the passive play. I called a short stacks all in with AK and was pleased to be up against his KJ and the chip leader's call with KQ. We checked it down but the river J means I'm now the short stack! I then managed to steal the blinds and win a double up with AJ vs A7 and was back up to about 16k. The big pot of the game was when I picked up AA and managed at last to get some action!
** Game ID 865726019 starting - 2007-11-07 22:53:53
** $2 Super High Stack[1525683]:Table 1 [Hold 'em] (1000.00|2000.00 No Limit - STT) Real Money
- durhamlass sitting in seat 1 with $7755.00
- seanj007 sitting in seat 2 with $24185.00
- richmagpies1 sitting in seat 7 with $16560.00 [Dealer]
durhamlass posted the small blind - $500.00
seanj007 posted the big blind - $1000.00
** Dealing card to richmagpies1: Ace of Spades, Ace of Hearts
richmagpies1 raised - $4000.00
durhamlass folded
seanj007 called - $4000.00
** Dealing the flop: 7 of Diamonds, 5 of Hearts, King of Clubs
seanj007 bet - $1000.00
richmagpies1 raised - $5750.00
seanj007 called - $5750.00
** Dealing the turn: 10 of Clubs
seanj007 bet - $1000.00
richmagpies1 went all-in - $6810.00
seanj007 called - $6810.00
seanj007 shows: Jack of Clubs, King of Spades
** Dealing the river: 4 of Diamonds
richmagpies1 wins $33620.00 from the main pot
End of game 865726019
That hand put me totally in control and I never looked back! The play was still passive and durhamlass did not raise once pre-flop the whole game! Even more unbelievable is that I've just looked at her stats on Poker Tracker and I have played her in 3 STTs and in a total of 485 she has never raised pre-flop once! Does she not have a bet/raise button lol! You are never gonna win anything playing like that!
The end game play was very predictable and if they had something they would call and if they had nothing would fold so easy to play against really! The last hand I pushed with a flush draw and he called with KJ on a 752 board for his 13k which was bizarre given his passive play all game! I hit and it was all over! I would have been annoyed if I had not managed to win the game given the standard and weakness of play on display!
The bank roll now stands at $91.19. I have cashed in 16 out of the last 22 stts/mtts I have played - this run has got to come to an end soon but lets hope not too soon!
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