Ok, so just some stories from possibly the best poker run of my life, all this week
Monday night -- Alex busts me out with 35 vs my 77 in a small tourny, then we play a cash game and I rake in +30, 20 from Alex on a better 2 pair. So I'm +25.
Tuesday -- 20 Dollar 20 person tourny. 5th overall. Played impecable. At one point I am chip leader with 4,000. I lose with trips to a flopped flush, no way to tell, my stack drops to 1,500. I have 1,500 7 handed, top 4 place. Next hand someone with 1,000 in chips knocks out the smaller 2 stacks, raking in to 2,000. So now I'm small stack with 5 people left, bubble boy. Then it was all 93's and 85's to my eventual demise. Can't be upset, just annoyed. 5/20. 0 profit.
Wednesday -- 9 person tourny with rich jews. Basically play fine. 1 bad move. Then I'm going heads up with like 100 dollars up against 350. I lean on the guy and eventually pull it out. He wasn't any good anyway. 1st. +50.
Today (Friday) -- Biggest tourny of my life. 50 person at Jordan's. First some history. I'm known there for managing the small stack. Last summer I was in a tourny, another big one, and 9 handed I'm sitting with 10 in chips, blinds at 4/8. And I won the tourny. Anyway, flashforward to now. We all started with 10,000 in chips, and never at any point did I have more than 20,000. Lowest was to around 3,000 and then double ups to stay alive and very good timing led to getting to the final table. I went into the final table, 9, in the money and with 11,000 in chips, blinds at 1,000/2,000. Eventually people knock themselves out to get 8 handed. I have A5 of spades. Someone calls with A8. I flop the flush. I rule. Then 7 handed I move in with A7 and get called with AK. Jack flops it dramatically. First card -- 7. Everyone cheers! Next card -- K. Everyone cheers! Chaos. Next card -- 7! PANDEMONIUM. Oh boy that was the most thrilling moment of my life. Hang around a little longer till I run out of luck and lose a coinflip, but not till I place 5th and mount another incredible small stack-Asher story for the ages. 5th - +115.
That makes my week +170. Not too shabby.
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