it was a dramatic way to finalize the Super 6 with many possibilities still available when Table 1 was 4 handed.
Table 2 had all but wrapped up when 240, Kerri Lee, Bob and Dave were battling it out on Table 1. during 4-handed play Dave was the victim of the mega-cooler of the night when his JJ ran into 240's KK. a K-high flop pretty much sealed the deal and the 3 points Dave got would not be enough.
at Table 2, i was the first to bow out when i jammed AJ UTG (obv i was shortstacked) and ran into a giddy Kent on the button who called with 22. the flop was paired but no help the rest of the way gave me 1 measly point, a total of 23 for the series. i really thought i needed 3pts to secure a spot and was very disappointed with the way i played. 1 pt was probably more than i should have gotten. having said that, my total of 23 meant Kerri Lee needed to win the table and get maximum points to tie me at 23 while Bob had to get a 2nd place finish (7pts) to get to 24.
with 10, 7 & 5 points available 3-handed i needed a perfect finish to make it.
Julia (35), Grant (32), JV (28), Hondro (28) & 240 (guaranteed at least 24) were already secured at the Final Table so only 1 seat remained.
i really needed Bob to finish 3rd!at 3-handed play, 240 was the biggest stack and got involved in the hand i was looking for...
Bob open raised UTG, Kerri Lee folded and 240 called with KdQd
flop came down,
9-T-J rainbow.......ka-ching!!
240 and Bob both check
turn:
A240 leads out for 8,000 into a pot of ~14,000
Bob raises all-in and sees the bad news when 240 insta-calls. Bob shows AQ needing a K for a chop
river: 4Bob gets the 5 points i needed him to get giving him a total of 22 and guaranteeing my seat! needless to say i was pretty stoked about this result because i was kinda in the mindset after game 3 i had done enough to grab a seat. going 3pts - 1pt in my final 2 games was pretty poor and i felt i had blown it. having it end the way it did felt like such a relief, it was a weird feeling, like i had stolen something i already thought i had...weird.
with 6 seats secured it was still possible for Kerri Lee to earn a seat by winning the table and matching my 23 points. unfortunately, 240 was mega-stack when she got HU and although she doubled up twice she was unable to overcome the chip deficit and she got 7pts to finish at 20 for the series.
anyway, the Super 6 can be seen
hereMarch 13, 2009 is not only the SuperSeries Final Table but also my brother's birthday so i think it's a foregone conclusion i am going to destroy someone HU...sorry everybody, but i always plan ahead like this.
payouts for this "freeroll" are:
1st: $700
2nd: $350
3rd: $250
4th: $200
5th: $150
6th: $100
JV and i have already mapped out 20 prop bets at $7 each for this game. hopefully i dont have to give him my winnings at the end of the night!
the finals standing for the series were:
Julia 35
Grant 32
240 29
Hondro 28
JV 28
Simon 23
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Dave 22
Bob 22
Kerri Lee 20
Bill 17
Kent 16
Althalee 8
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