Bodonkey FT

Before I get to the Bodonkey I will clear a few things out of my random news and notes I have been saving up.

On Monday I played a set of 3 double or nothings and went 1-2. After that I decided to give 6-tabling a go again. Worked pretty well this time and I went 5-1. I was able to follow the action much better this time. I just need the practice I guess.

I played the TuckFard Open and TuckFard2 on Monday night and whiffed everything. Last night along with the Bodonkey I played the Booze Cruise. I was able to make the final table but couldn't get anything going and finished around 7th or 8th when my A,A double suited ran into a hand that I really hate seeing, the 10,9,8,7. I knew I was toast there. I did pick-up a flush draw on the turn but failed to improve.

I have just been running hot in the Bodonkey the last few weeks. Last night made 4 final tables out of the last 5 events. In the first hour I gradually improved my starting stack. At the first break I had around 6000. I don't even remember having to show down many hands either. It was a smooth ride.

With two tables to go I ran into the exact hand that has either knocked me out or crippled me out of the last two events. I had around 8k in chips and picked-up the QQ and 3-bet and UTG raiser. UTG called and we saw a JXX flop. I can't remember but I think my opponent checked, I bet, and they check shipped it. I snap called and saw A,J. The motherfuckinpussylickin A came on the turn and I was dropped to 4k. At least I had enough chips to withstand the hit though and was able to limp into the final table holding around 5k, which was good for either 7th or 8th.

I was able to pick my spots at the final table. I don't even remember any key doubles in the early going. When we were 7 handed though the hand of the night comes up. Fellow Corporation member nzgreen had a decent stack. Two short stacks of 5k each ship it in playing 300/600 and he calls from the BB.

If you can put your opponents both with and Ace and not have your kickers it is a good play. I still don't think getting nearly 4:1 on your money is worth it in that spot. Odds say its good, but that's once the cards are flipped up. I personally don't have to stones to make that call.


When we were 4 or 5 handed I picked-up A,A in the SB and it was folded to me. I min bet them and was called. Flop was with one high card and I c-bet it to take the pot down. Pretty non-descript hand but that was the 3rd time I had A,A on the night, and that was the first time someone called a pre-flop raise.

The hand that really propelled me was vs nz when we were 4 handed I believe. I was in one of the blinds and called his pre-flop raise with A7ss. Heads-up the flop came with two spades. I check-called his c-bet. Turn was a blank and it went check check. River is a card I'm not so sure I like, and A. I check and hope to see a cheap showdown. Nz thinks and bets out 8k(I have around 11k behind). I used the time bank and thought I was ahead too much of the time here and called. He had the QJss. Basically same result as if the flush hit. That jumped me up to the co-chip lead with nz.

Nz took out 4th and 3rd and we had an all Corporation Poker heads-up battle. I know who the better heads-up player is and its not me. He had me around 2:1 entering heads up which quickly became 5:1. With the blinds at 500/1000 it wasn't going to take long. About 10 hands in I min-bet and then shipped over the top of NZ's 3-bet with A,7 and he called with A,9. Fin.

I was able to walk away with a touch over $150 in cash and t$. Our 1-2 finish puts us at 10th and 11th on the leaderboard. From my calculations it looks like the top 11 are going to get TOC seats. Should be an interesting final four events.

Congrats nz. Two blogger wins in a couple of weeks.