As is the usual way I had no cards for ages and the only hands I won in the first 4 levels were where everyone folded to my pre-flop raise with AQ and a pot of 720 when my 75 in the big blind flopped an open ended straight draw which hit on turn.
I sat tight and finally hit some cards. I had AA and re-raised to 900. Excellent I thought as I was re-raised all in and called instantly. They had QQ and the JT954 meant I doubled up to 8k. A few hands later I looked down at QQ in the big blind. I insta-called a 3.5k all in as well as the short stacks all in. They turned over 33 and the short stack had A8 so I wasn't too worried. The board came 9978J and i won 7.6k and knocked out 2 players. A few hands later I had TT and won 4.2k when I hit a set on the turn and got a caller for my bets. I was now sitting pretty and had no need to get involved in huge pots but just played small pots and picked up more chips with AK pre-flop, with 22 and with Q4 in the big blind on a AQQ46 board. I had gone from short stack to chip leader in less than 10 minutes.
I then got some good cards and manged to win with AA, AK, A9, AK, QQ,KQ, 77. There were no massive pots but I didn't lose big with any of these either which is half the battle!
The bubble took a while to burst and I went from chip leaderl to being about level pegging as the cards dried up and I couldn't hit a flop. I am nothing if not patient and just waited and waited and waited lol. I managed to double up when I pushed with KQ and found a caller willing to call 10k with KJ and the board of A8966 doubled me up to 20k.
I then won a pot of 16k with AQd when I bet out and called a 3k re-raise on an A82 (2d) board. The turn brought me a flush and his 33 was no good and to rub it in he hit a set on the river and was knocked out. Strange move with 33 on such a dangerous board though I thought.
Heads up and I was 28k-22k chip leader. It was a long long battle which lasted 115 hands and we were both chip leaders at one stage or another. As usual a couple of big hands decided it as there were not many flops seen as almost every hand was raised pre-flop. I guess I got lucky as I had K9 and raised2.4k. I was re-raised all in and my insta-call was not the best move when he turned over AQ! But the poker gods were smiling on me as the K364Q flop made me a massive chip leader. He came back really well and we were almost even at the last hand which was as follows:
** Game ID 872812015 starting - 2007-11-18 16:36:28
** $2 Super High Stack[1540634]:Table 1 [Hold 'em] (800.00|1600.00 No Limit - MTT) Real Money
- richmagpies1 sitting in seat 7 with $25708.12
- Pokermad2 sitting in seat 8 with $23091.88 [Dealer]
Pokermad2 posted the small blind - $400.00
richmagpies1 posted the big blind - $800.00
** Dealing card to richmagpies1: 9 of Hearts, Ace of Clubs
Pokermad2 raised - $1600.00
richmagpies1 called - $1600.00
** Dealing the flop: Ace of Hearts, 8 of Diamonds, 6 of Hearts
richmagpies1 went all-in - $24908.12
Pokermad2 went all-in - $21891.88
Pokermad2 shows: 2 of Hearts, 3 of Hearts
** Dealing the turn: 7 of Spades
** Dealing the river: Ace of Diamonds
richmagpies1 wins $46983.76 from the main pot
End of game 872812015
He missed his flush draw and that was that! The great run continues!
The bankroll has broken the $100 barrier which is great and stands at $102.79
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