Season 10 - Week 4

BPC Season 10 - Week 4

[8:46]  Week 4 of the season, and blinds are at 75-150, but just barely.  Another late start again tonight, apparently people are still on holiday time.  We gotta get cards in the air on time people, the games are going way too late (not that I was at the final table or anything, just saying.)

Sunj just took down a big pot from bother O.  Not sure what the hand was, but he's down to about 5000, and she's at about 16,000.  It won't be the low point of Omar's chip stack for the night.

Mike:  "Hey Scott, are you and Jagu always at the same table at the start of the game or what?"
Scott: "Ah man, c'mon, don't start instigating things.  Jagu didn't even notice I was here until you said that, now he's gonna put the hurt locker down on me."
Mike:  "I'm not an instigator man, I just bring the love."

Well ok, since you put it that way.

[8:52]  Jackinthetwins is here, and offers to deal, whoo-hoo!  Always very much appreciated.  She peeks down at my  next two starting hands, which are pretty good, but neither of which hold up and just cost me chips.  But she has the sense to not look at the next one, and of course I win it.  Yes, the 5th dimension does exist.

3 way action with Kurt, Jeff Hall and Arjan in the hand and the flop comes 10h-Jd-2d.  Arjan bets out 3500 on the turn, which comes an Ah.  Jeff Hall shoves all in for 8000, and Kurt insta-calls.  Arjan clocks for a while, but eventually folds his flopped set of 10's.  Kurt shows K-Q for the nut straight, and Hall shows A-J for top two.  River comes a 3s, no help for Jeff and he's sent to the permament dealer spot.

[8:56]  I'm making my way back to the table after visiting the restroom (and thankfully a dry toilette seat this week) and Omar and Mike are in a hand.
Omar:  "You value raised me."
For some reason he finds humor in Mikes bet, so much so that he shoves for the rest of his chips, about 5075.  Pot is about 7000, and Mike has about 6300 left.
Thinks.  Thinks.
Mike:  "This is so sick dude.  Will you show me?"
Omar:  "Mike, you know the answer to that."
Table (in unison):  "Whatever you want me to do."
Thinks a bit more.
Mike:  "K, I fold.  Show me." 
Omar:  "Throw your cards into the muck then."

He finally does, and Omar shows K-10 for top pair and 10 kicker.  Mike shows A-K for top pair and bad laydown.  Tough one though, if I remember right, the flop may have been 6-K-6 so you never know.  Strong move by O.

[9:07]  I just donked off about 6000 to Sungina after flopping top 2 pair, and she hits a straight somewhere along the way.  Crap.  Then I look down and see, yes, pkt K's.  I only have about 2500 left, so I don't really have the luxury of listening to my therepist and folding, I need to play it out.  And I'm feeling pretty good about it.  There's some limpers in, and I'm last to act and I shove quickly.  Nice suspicious steam over bet from position, someone's gotta pay me off.  Karrie thinks a bit from the little blind, then pushes all in for about 7000.  Nice, protection.  Everyone else folds and I'm pretty sure she has A-K and I'm way ahead.  Still though, I can't feel THAT good, history and all, and I'm reluctant to show.  Karrie on the other hand, proudly shows off her pkt Aces.  Ouch, what are the odds?  About 1:1 it seems for me.  No worries, this is the new season though right?  Think happy thoughts.  To cut to the chase, a K shows up on the river, and I crack the Aces.  Yippee!  Wish I had more chips though, even with the double up I'm only at 5000.

That's all I got, I donked off the rest off shortly after that, and joined the growing cash game table, playfully experimenting with Pot Limit Omaha.  Pretty cool game so far, but still far from a comfort zone.  Especially when the conversation at the table usually goes something like this:

Mike:  "Good fold Chester."
Chess: "Mike, why you acting like a gay-sian guy named Tuan?"

The final table went forever.  When it was 6 handed and down to the bubble, Nicole was clinging to life with about 3000 left.  Everyone else was pretty healthy, probably over 20K on the low side, but someone went all-in and got a call.  Unfortunately the all-in held up, and Nicole was out pretty shortly after that.

Omar at one point when it was 4 or 5 handed, was down to 2000 chips after losing a big pot to Kurt.  Somehow though, just a few hands later, he was back at 40,000.  Amazing.  The final 5 fought for a long time, and Julius, no longer the monkey with a shotgun, was first to go out in 5th, then Bagu 4th, then Jagu 3rd.  Somewhere along the way, Kurt and Omar were all in with pkt A's and K's respectively, and Omar is on the ropes yet again.  But miraculously, the board ends up a straight, and they chop it.  This was probably the final turning point, and in the end, Omar is able to outlast Kurt, and take down first.

Here's the results:

Player    Week 4
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Omar      15
Kurt      12
Jagu       9
Bagu       6
Julius     3
Nicole     Bubble
   

Player    Total
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Scott      18
Nicole     18
J Hall     18
Omar       18
Jagu       17
Kurt       17
Jeremiah   15
KarrieCake 15
J Potts    15
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Bagu       14
Guest 1    13
Ruby       12
Mike       12
Chess       9
Jeena       6
Sungina     4
SoupOrSalad    4
Kelly       4
Judy        4
Eric        4
Arjan       4
Julius      4
Padma       2
Cupcake     2
Steven      1
Nisha       1


Next week's game will once again be on WEDNESDAY, 1/6.  This should be the last schedule Wednesday game of the season.  The following week however, is a DOUBLE HEADER week, with a game on both Thursday and Friday (1/14 and 1/15.)

Next week is also the last week if the first 5 week mini-season, and its still pretty much anyone's game.  If you win next week, there's a pretty good chance you will claim the 250,000 bonus chips.