FTOPS IX Event #10: $300 NLHE

I've been able to satellite into the past five or so FTOPS Sunday NL Holdem tourneys fairly easily, but only have one cash. I was actually looking forward to this tourney because I was having a pretty good weekend. One Time Full Tilt!!! But it wasn't meant to be. Another FTOPS tourney, another non-cash finish.

I'm still in the early stages of trying to become more of a small ball player than my current long ball approach. Things went well during the first hour. I was able to chip up to about 5500 from the starting chip stack of 3000, but that was short lived. Here are two key hands that occurred right after the first break.

As a side note, congrats to HUMZIE for finishing in 23rd place for a nice pickup of $5550. He was the chip leader with about 70 people left. Must be nice. I didn't play many hands with him but he was chatting it up with Beth Shak a lot.

Hand #1:
Can I actually get away from the second nuts in this hand? As soon as he called I knew what he had. I figured Clements was making a move given the action, so I wasn't too worried about his raise.

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Seat 1: TheChipsMaster ($2,190)
Seat 2: HUMZIE ($2,775)
Seat 3: Guzzinator ($3,245)
Seat 4: Scott Clements ($3,905)
Seat 5: Shahin86 ($3,450)
Seat 6: TheJunkie ($5,600) -
Seat 7: fergwrx ($3,580) -
Seat 8: Galeforce12 ($3,470) -
Seat 9: Beth Shak ($1,480)


PRE-FLOP:

fergwrx posts small blind $40
Galeforce12 posts BIG blind $80
Dealt To: TheJunkie


FOLD Beth Shak
FOLD TheChipsMaster
CALL HUMZIE ($80)
FOLD Guzzinator
CALL Scott Clements ($80)
FOLD Shahin86
CALL TheJunkie ($80)
CALL fergwrx ($40)
CHECK Galeforce12


FLOP:

Pot: $400
   

CHECK fergwrx
CHECK Galeforce12
CHECK HUMZIE
CHECK Scott Clements
CHECK TheJunkie


TURN:

Pot: $400
     

BET fergwrx ($400)
FOLD Galeforce12
CALL HUMZIE ($400)
RAISE Scott Clements ($1050)
RAISE TheJunkie ($5520)
CALL fergwrx ($3100)
FOLD HUMZIE
FOLD Scott Clements
UNCALLED TheJunkie ($2020)


RIVER:

Pot: $8850
      



SHOWDOWN:
TheJunkie:

fergwrx:


fergwrx collected $8850 from main pot with a straight, Ace high

SUMMARY:
Total pot: $8 Rake: $0

Final Board:
     

Seat 1: TheChipsMaster didnt bet folded - Net Gain/Loss: ($0)
Seat 2: HUMZIE folded on the Turn - Net Gain/Loss: ($-480)
Seat 3: Guzzinator didnt bet folded - Net Gain/Loss: ($0)
Seat 4: Scott Clements folded on the Turn - Net Gain/Loss: ($-1130)
Seat 5: Shahin86 didnt bet folded - Net Gain/Loss: ($0)
Seat 6: TheJunkie button showed [Js 9s] and lost with a straight, King high - Net Gain/Loss: ($-3580)
Seat 7: fergwrx small blind showed [As Jd] and won 8,850 with a straight, Ace high - Net Gain/Loss: ($5270)
  
Seat 8: Galeforce12 big blind folded on the Turn - Net Gain/Loss: ($-80)
Seat 9: Beth Shak didnt bet folded - Net Gain/Loss: ($0)


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Hand #2 aka The Bust Hand:
This hand is a prime example for why I'm trying to learn how to play a small ball strategy. This should have been an easy fold.

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Seat 1: TheChipsMaster ($2,070)
Seat 2: HUMZIE ($2,095)
Seat 3: Guzzinator ($3,245) -
Seat 4: Scott Clements ($3,135) -
Seat 5: Shahin86 ($3,570) -
Seat 6: TheJunkie ($2,020)
Seat 7: fergwrx ($8,850)
Seat 8: Galeforce12 ($3,310)
Seat 9: Beth Shak ($1,400)


PRE-FLOP:

Scott Clements posts small blind $40
Shahin86 posts BIG blind $80
Dealt To: TheJunkie


RAISE TheJunkie ($240)
CALL fergwrx ($240)
FOLD Galeforce12
FOLD Beth Shak
CALL TheChipsMaster ($240)
FOLD HUMZIE
RAISE Guzzinator ($1280)
FOLD Scott Clements
FOLD Shahin86
RAISE TheJunkie ($2020)
RAISE fergwrx ($2320)
FOLD TheChipsMaster
RAISE Guzzinator ($3245)
CALL fergwrx ($925)


FLOP:

Pot: $8870
   



TURN:

Pot: $8870
     



RIVER:

Pot: $8870
      



SHOWDOWN:
Guzzinator:

TheJunkie:

fergwrx:


Guzzinator collected $2450 from side pot 1 with two pair, Kings and FoursGuzzinator collected $6420 from main pot with two pair, Kings and Fours

SUMMARY:
Total pot: $8Main pot: $6
Side pot: $2
Rake: $0

Final Board:
     

Seat 1: TheChipsMaster folded before the Flop - Net Gain/Loss: ($-240)
Seat 2: HUMZIE didnt bet folded - Net Gain/Loss: ($0)
Seat 3: Guzzinator button showed [Kc Kd] and won 8,870 with two pair, Kings and Fours - Net Gain/Loss: ($5625)
  
Seat 4: Scott Clements small blind folded before the Flop - Net Gain/Loss: ($-40)
Seat 5: Shahin86 big blind folded before the Flop - Net Gain/Loss: ($-80)
Seat 6: TheJunkie showed [Ac Qs] and lost with two pair, Queens and Fours - Net Gain/Loss: ($-2020)
Seat 7: fergwrx showed [Jc Js] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Fours - Net Gain/Loss: ($-3245)
  
Seat 8: Galeforce12 didnt bet folded - Net Gain/Loss: ($0)
Seat 9: Beth Shak didnt bet folded - Net Gain/Loss: ($0)


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