I was going to do a post yesterday when I got home but my head was still buzzin from the whole final table fiasco.
As others have already said in other posts it was a great days entertainment and I say well done to Matty and Darrens efforts in making it a really geat day. Their commitment to setting up the dining room at 7.30am and entertaining us right through to the final table was an awsome effort and made it such a great day.
All we the punters had to do was just walk in and enjoy the day and I certainly did. I had one of those feel good days right from the start.
When went ALLIN on the first hand I wanted see what he had (read opening post) and I must admit it made me change my initial game plan to just play my blinds and fold the rest for a couple of hands. I realised I needed to set a more aggressive table image and by doing so I managed to take down some good pots.
Unfortunately, benny the cunt's demise (bubbled for 10th) was due to me seeing his first hand of the day. From memory benny the cunt raised B4 the flop I called after asking how many chips he had left to put some doubt in his mind as to what I might have. I actually had AQ he had A10, benny the cunt was first to act and we checked through to the river.
Then benny the cunt pushed ALLIN for around $5k. I counted down my chips and I would have around $3.5k left if I lost. I had put him on a weak ace otherwise he'd gone over the top pre flop and I assumed if he'd hit anything he would have gone ALLIN earlier. I called and and the rest was history.
Now the final table was a different kettle of fish. Apart from the previous posts I had some really good ALLIN plays preflop (what, Bob going ALLIN preflop? Never! LOL.) I should have known better not to go ALLIN again with pocket Jacks against Simon who had just hit his ROYAL FLUSH ON HEARTS.
Yep silly me I'm ALLIN for $40k everyone folds around to Simon and he calls with 66. Flop hits 88 rag, turn another rag, and river ................. yep proud as can be another bloody 6, for me to finish in 5th spot LOL.
And Russells run was nothing but pure gold. From $1k he trippled up, then doubled up, then doubled up again, the drops a bundle and is down to one $5k chip and doubles up 2 more times to be chip leader.
Mick Wastell was taking it so good but could not believe how Russell was not only taking his monster stack but doing it on the river time after time. I can't remember the final hands but Mick finally took Russell out and won the tourney.
I must say totally enjoyed the way the final table Guys & Gals played as there weren't any stupid plays that I can recall and that must be a good thing.
By the way, did I mention Zack was there?????? He had a monster stack most of the day and unfortunately went out in second spot with AK against QQ & QQ for a chopped pot.
If there are any spelling eroors or such I don't really care.
