Game 3 and the Implications

well, game 3 came and went. this game was pivotal to a number of players and while some of them did themselves proud, others didnt do enough to get themselves into a safe spot.

first though, let me talk briefly about the previous post i made regarding Dave. i didnt really mean it when i said "Dave is retarded". obviously he isnt but i got caught up in the banter the two of us had going all week and thought it would be funny to roast him in the blog. he took reasonably well but didnt like some of it either so i would like to say SORRY DAVE! i love you very much.

you're still a fag though

ok, on to the game. i was at a table with Dave, JV, Julia, Kent and 240. big game for Kent and 240 as they were both out of Final Table range and really needed big points to get back in it. first out was not quite what Kent had in mind coming into the night but again that's what he ended up with. like me, Kent got off to a decent start but bled chips away in a few pots and found himself short. i was eyeing his stack as i was around the same chip level with him...about 20 big bets remained for both of us. Julia eventually ended his night (i think) and the single point for Kent pretty much ends his dream of making the FT having 4pts in 3 games. its entirely possible to go runner-runner wins and still make it but that is going to be pretty tough to do.

JV was a happy as a pig in shit early on. he played KJ wonderfully against me in level 2 and took a large chunk of my chips. in the hand i held J2 in the BB and checked. JV had limped KJ UTG and we saw a flop of J24

i lead out 400, JV raises to 1600, i re-raise to 4000, JV calls
miracle M%^*^&F^&*^ King on the turn i check-call his bet of ~6000
Ace on the river and we both checked, he takes down the big pot

i am in the 25 BB range now and have to shut it down and wait for some hands.

as the night dragged on our table managed to make it all the way until around 10pm with no casualities. Kent and I were still short and JV was spewing his way down to our level. Kent busted out and then Julia took the boots to JV on this hand...

raise from Julia UTG, call from JV in the BB

flop is Q-6-4. JV immediately jams, which i think was a pretty good overbet of the pot.
Julia thinks it over and eventually calls showing TT
JV, in disgust, reveals 6x
no help for JV and he goes out in 5th collecting 2pts.

240 was next out but i forget how and by whom. all i know is that he needed at least 5 pts to crawl closer to the top 6, probably 7pts to feel better and 10 to get right back in it. i think he was not too thrilled about the 3pts he added to his total. 240 is 6pts out of the race to the FT and needs a couple big showings in game 4 and 5 to make it.

down to three, myself, Dave and Julia we played for quite a while. chips were moving around pretty well but a couple key hands changed the popular opinion of the outcome. i was the shortie with dave 2nd when i got involved in this 3way hand:

family pot we see a flop: 8-2-3
i have 85off but Dave leads out first. i jam and Julia calls! Dave folds his big Ace
Julia show 99 and im screwed.
turn is a magical 5!
river bricks for Julia and im in the mix again.

later i took a big chunk of Dave's stack when this hand came up:
i look at AhQh and raise it up. Dave re-pops from the BB and i jam, he calls
he shows AJ so im pretty happy about the situation.
flop comes out Jh-4h-3c...i have the Queen to hit and the nut flush draw to resuck on Dave
trun is a heart and i cant be caught, Dave is crippled. Happy Simon

JV goes on about me being a lucksack and how i hit every flush draw in the history of my fcpc career (or something like that). boo hoo!!

shortly after Dave busts out and im assured of 7pts and a big sigh of relief.

during the HU battle things were going back and forth nothing really separating us until i tried a bluff on Julia that didnt work. in a limped pot we saw a K-A-x flop. i tried bluffs on all the streets but was called down by a King and shipped 75% of my stack across the table

i managed to crawl back a decent amount when the last hand of the night came...

i have 8d5d and see a flop with 2 diamonds. i bet, Julia calls
turn helps neither of us and we both check.
river completes my flush and pairs the board.
i go all-in and she insta-calls with the nut flush!! motha-f6&*^)!!!!!!

flush over flush and im dunksi. oh well!

good game for me and Julia who now has 27pts, a big lead in the overall points race and a guaranteed spot at the Final Table. i see no scenario where she doesnt make it. now, can she win the top prize of $200 for winning the points race????? we'll see

next game is FEB 27 at 7:05pm sharp, see you then