7/28/08: chip leader "kingfufu001" limps under the gun with an offsuit AT. "rsnbrgr" gets kings in the small blind but doubts his opponents will call a pre-flop all in. He completes the blind hoping for a raise, but "DamNienBlack" simply checks his option. The flop brings both a set for "rsnbrgr" plus a deadly ace for "kingfufu001." Everyone checks. The turn brings quads and dashes any backdoor flush. "kingfufu001" makes the minimum bet against two checkers; "rsnbrgr" flat-calls it and "DamNienBlack" folds. The river makes for a straight possibility but it's far more dangerous to "kingfufu001," who has just paired his useless kicker (he's now got three pair). "rsnbrgr" suspects the chip leader will either fold to any bet or call any bet, so he pushes it all in. "kingfufu001" must call nearly 11xPot just to win a paltry 5xBB — or worse, tie for half of it — and he'll lose if his ultra-conservative opponent has any Kx, QJ, AQ, AJ, 77, or TT. "kingfufu001" is confused by his paired kicker and probably thinks "rsnbrgr" is on a wild bluff, so he confidently calls away 1/4 of his chip stack.
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7/13/08: "rsnbrgr" has played tight & solid and has a small gain to show for it. He gets dealt pocket tens in the cutoff and decides to take on a short stack in the big blind — but the chip leader in the small blind has aces. "rsnbrgr" is a 1:4 underdog, but he flops quads. The river brings a full apartment, adding insult to injury.
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7/12/08: "rsnbrgr" has played exactly one hand up to the bubble and doubled up. "Xracer4323" started playing aggressively when the early-on chip leader decided to sit out for second place. The bubble has just burst and "Xracer4323" predictably raises from any position with any two cards. Because the bubble has just burst, "rsnbrgr" knows his two standing opponents will probably fold to an ultra-conservative player who pushes all in with one of the best 16 hands. But "Xracer4323" just can't resist calling wih a shoddy ace. The flop brings trips for "rsnbrgr" and the turn brings quads.
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6/18/08: "rsnbrgr" checks his option facing multiple limpers in the first round. He flops top two pair. The players have already shown an amazing willingness to call all in with pathetic hands, so "rsnbrgr" dares someone to double him up. Short stack "Dashlaroo" obliges with second pair, bad kicker. The turn adds insult to injury with a full house and the river yields a full apartment.
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6/8/08: "rsnbrgr" limps with pocket tens knowing chip leader "kinnear1985" will raise from any position with any two cards. "kinnear1985" predictably raises and "rsnbrgr" pushes all in. But "bjfmom" does something odd on the button — he calls it with a suited Q7. "kinnear1985" calls with an unsuited QJ and the race is on. "rsnbrgr" nails a set on the flop, turns quads, and the river brings a full apartment.
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6/3/08: "rsnbrgr" completes the blind with pocket nines facing five opponents in the first round. The BB checks his option and "rsnbrgr" nails a set. He overbets 200 into a 120 pot to see who will follow — and three players elect to call it! The turn brings quads and "rsnbrgr" bets 200 into a 920 pot to see who might still want to follow. All three pay to see the river. "rsnbrgr" bets a paltry 500 into a 1720 pot but everyone folds.
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5/13/08: three players push it all in — on the bubble, no less. The flop brings trips for "upickthename" but "simolazio84" gets a flush draw. The turn completes the flush but it also fills up "upickthename." "DRT chick" is guaranteed to burst the bubble but "simolazio84" has picked up an open-ended royal flush draw. But the river gives "upickthename" a full apartment and he takes down the whole pot.
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5/13/08: at a 100/200 side table, "rsnbrgr" faces a 3/5 bet against "slotok37," a loose-aggressive player who may just be trying to steal the pot from a tight player. There's a pair on the board but "rsnbrgr" can draw to a flush, a straight, plus the stone cold nuts. He dares to chase and gets rewarded with the straight flush. "rsnbrgr" pushes it all in, hoping his opponent has something he can call with ... but "slotok37" simply folds.
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5/1/08: part 1: "Donk4EvR" nails a ROYAL FLUSH on the turn. He checks on the river, "gallerygreen" bets a meek amount, "Donk4EvR" pushes all in, and "gallerygreen" folds.
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5/1/08: part 2: same tourney, two hands later. "rsnbrgr" nails quads on the river and pushes all in against "gallerygreen," who folds.
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4/29/08: Everyone folds to "akstover," who limps from the small blind with big slick, perhaps figuring the big stack will flex his muscles. "amodified" has more than half of the chips at the table but he's a typical neophyte who doesn't know how to flex his muscles. He checks his option with pocket eights and the flop brings quads. "akstover" is out of position with ace high and has zero chance of winning. He bets half the pot to see where he stands; "amodified" flat-calls to let him catch up. The turn dashs a miniscule chance for a second-nut flush, but "akstover" feels he earned this pot with his flop bet. He bets 3/4 and "amodified" flat-calls again. The river pairs the turn, giving "amodified" a full apartment. "akstover" has 1090 left and bets 300 into a 1000 pot. "amodified" makes his move, raising another 700. "akstover" is getting only 3.3:1 to make the call against any paired card or any pocket pair above fives. He won't be the short stack if he folds but he will be a ghost if he loses. "akstover" thinks about it ... and calls for the loss.
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4/29/08: short-stacked "TNSD" pushes all in from the SB with ash-trey. Big stack "Lucky_FD" calls on the BB with a better ace. The flop brings trips for "TNSD," the turn seals it, and the river brings quads just for fun.
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4/28/08: "STSECCIX" flops a hidden full house and checks in position, giving "rsnbrgr" a chance to catch up. He then turns a full apartment and checks again. "rsnbrgr" catches up with a paired 10 on the river. He bets the pot for value and gets raised the minimum amount. It's heads-up with two queens and two fives on the board, which means the odds of a full house are only 17%. "rsnbrgr" is nearly 80% to win, is getting 3:1 pot odds, and won't be crippled by the raise. He calls for the loss.
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4/28/08: a straight flush plays on the board and all players chop. The club 9 would give someone the stone cold nuts, but it's not out there.
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4/21/08: "johanrc999" is a wild-aggressive player at a 100/200 side table who has enjoyed some impressive luck, first cracking the aces held by "rsnbrgr," then winning three more hands where he was 1:2 or 1:3. "rsnbrgr" replenished his chip stack knowing he could simply wait for a prime moment to strike. But as luck would have it, another player plowed through "johanrc999," leaving him with less than 2xBB which he promptly pushes all in on the very next hand. Four players call his raise. The flop gives "rsnbrgr" top set and "johanrc999" now violates the rules by announcing he has pocket tens. {He does, but it makes no difference if you lie or tell the truth: you can't announce a hand at a table with more than two players.} "crackersone" bets 4/7 of the pot; "rsnbrgr" flat-calls to keep more players in the hand; "lenca" calls. Luck is still with "johanrc999": he turns a higher set and promptly announces "I win the main pot." "rsnbrgr" bets 3000 into a 3812 pot but gets no callers. But the river brings the case 9 and "rsnbrgr" takes down the entire pot with quads. "johanrc999" responds "or not" and leaves the table.
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4/9/08: The bubble is waiting to burst and "rsnbrgr" is trapped in the big blind with muck on the short stack. Large stack "benoime" has played aggressively but this time he chooses only to limp from the small blind with a suited J5. The flop gives "rsnbrgr" trips and the benefit of position. "benoime" checks, "rsnbrgr" bets the pot, and "benoime" calls with nothing. The turn brings quads. "benoime" bets half the pot; "rsnbrgr" flat-calls so his opponent can catch a card on the river. The river brings an ace and "benoime" bets a weak 1/3 of the pot. "rsnbrgr" raises 3x. "benoime" will lose to any pair, any 9, any queen, any king, any ace, not to mention the case 3 — but he calls for the loss just to see what his conservative opponent had.
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4/8/08: The bubble has burst and "rsnbrgr" checks his option on the short stack in a family pot. He flops trips with a bad kicker and elects to flat-call "pombodeouro" to sweeten the pot against two players. Then another queen falls, reducing "rsnbrgr" to bottoms full. "rsnbrgr" stupidly bets 2/3 of the pot to see where he stands, pushing him to the brink of a pot-commit — and "Sir Royale" flat-calls. But the river brings a full apartment and "rsnbrgr" knows only pocket queens can beat him. He bets roughly 2/3 of the pot to entice a single queen and "Sir Royale" thinks about calling ... but eventually folds.
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4/7/08: It's a rare game with large blinds & antes on the bubble. "mackac102506," a loose player, only has 3xBB after paying the ante & SB. "Yahara" isn't paying attention to details and reflexively limps under the gun. The pot is now the size of the SB's stack — and limping would just make the pot larger than what he'd have left — so "mackac102506" pushes it all in with pocket 4s. But this decsion puts him in a dangerous situation, as the BB gets just over 2:1 to flat-call with an ace and the limper will potentially get more than 3:1 to flat-call with any two cards. Three overdiamonds on the flop give "rsnbrgr" a better-than-average flush draw with a straight flush redraw. The two larger stacks check it down to the river card when the straight flush hits. "rsnbrgr" knows only one very specific hand can beat him and he figures "Yahara" isn't paying attention to details — so "rsnbrgr" overbets the pot hoping his opponent has the diamond ace. (Alternately: if "Yahara" flopped the stone cold nuts and waited for his opponent to catch up, "rsnbrgr" will still be in the money.) But "Yahara" just folds and the bubble bursts.
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3/30/08: "mauls65bs," an observant player, predictably raises 2xBB when he's in position and limps when he's out of position. "rsnbrgr" has played overwhelmingly tight but he's also bought three pots from "mauls65bs" without getting caught. This time, "mauls65bs" predictably completes the SB and "rsnbrgr" predictably checks his option. Three players see three diamonds on the felt including the ace. All three players check. A fourth diamond hits the board. "mauls65bs" checks his deuce-high flush; "rsnbrgr" makes a pot-size bet to see where he stands with a jack-high flush plus a draw to the stone cold nuts. "Jbird920" folds, "mauls65bs" calls. The river counterfeits the deuce "mauls65bs" holds, so he checks. "rsnbrgr" believes he's bought enough pots to get a disbelieving call, so he bets 2/3 of the pot — and "mauls65bs" takes the bait, risking 300 to play the board for a 225 chop. "rsnbrgr" reveals the straight flush for the win.
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3/29/08: Five players limp to the flop, including "Wusche1985" who bizarrely limps from the button with pocket kings. Three high spades hit the board. "quebecoise1" checks with the nut flush draw plus a royal redraw. "tbo44" checks. "shortystile" is out of position, faces four opponents, has no spade, and has only third pair with a six kicker — so he bets 150 to sweeten a 250 pot. "ets127," a 100% calling station (who just crippled "rsnbrgr" when he called all in pre-flop with an offsuit K8 vs. pocket aces), sweetens the pot with only a draw to the seven-high flush. "Wusche1985," perhaps wary of a flush draw, flat-calls with top set. "quebecoise1" now gets exactly the pot odds she needs to make the call. The turn only improves "ets127," who now has fourth pair with a bad kicker. "quebecoise1" again checks. "shortystile" is still out of position, still faces three opponents, and his hand didn't improve— so he bets 100 to sweeten an 850 pot. "ets127" predictably adds sweetener. "Wusche1985," now obviously wary, calls with astounding 9:1 pot odds (he only needs 6:1 here). "quebecoise1" calls with astounding 10:1 pot odds (she needs less than 5:1 here). The river brings a ROYAL FLUSH and "quebecoise1" checks. "shortystile" is still out of position, still faces three opponents, still has no spade, and now has fourth pair with a bad kicker— so he finally gives up and checks. "ets127" gets his flush and now only three cards can beat him, so— yeah, he checks. "Wusche1985" faces three opponents and will lose to any spade, so he checks. "quebecoise1" turns over the spade ace for the win.
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3/18/08: The bubble has just burst and chip-leader "rsnbrgr" folds on the button, knowing "tazsg" will raise from any position with any two cards. Sure enough, "tazsg" raises from the small blind with pocket fives. "cabo wabo 57" smooth-calls it from the big blind with pocket aces, knowing "tazsg" will raise strongly after the flop. The flop includes an ace. "tazsg" faces two overcards but, as expected, he bets 500 into a 200 pot. "cabo wabo 57" smooth-calls again with top set. The turn brings the quad ace. "tazsg" pushes all in and "cabo wabo 57" calls it with the stone cold nuts. The river brings a full apartment. Adding insult to injury: the river counterfeits pocket fives.
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3/16/08: "rsnbrgr" built up his chip stack after he identified / isolated on / plowed through a player who bluffs wildly after the flop. The game continued to play wild, so he chose to sit out until the bubble burst, but then he realized he could easily sit out for second place. He returned to the game on the very first hand of heads-up play, knowing his opponent might push all in just to spite him for sitting out. Sure enough, "TheBoiseBoy" pushes all in with a suited K7 and "rsnbrgr" calls with pocket 8s. "rsnbrgr" wins the hand with a full house on the turn, and the river gives him a full apartment just to add insult to injury.
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3/10/08: five players limp into the pot; "rsnbrgr" completes the small blind; the big blind checks his option. "rsnbrgr" flops a made straight with a flush draw plus a straight flush redraw. With six opponents in the pot, someone will doubtless pay the wrong price for a draw — so "rsnbrgr" overbets the pot to see who will follow him. "senpok555" and "dogface7402" both call. The turn changes nothing and "rsnbrgr" elects to pot-commit himself, betting 600 into a 740 pot to see who will chase the river. Both opponents flat-call. The river completes the straight flush and pairs the board. "rsnbrgr" bets 600 (nearly his remaining stack) into a 2540 pot, praying someone made a full house or a flush or maybe just a straight. It's two measly chips and it's not an all-in, yet both opponents fold.
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3/9/08: "rsnbrgr" flops quad jacks during heads-up play. He checks the flop & turn, hoping "kmracing" will catch a full house. In position on the river, "rsnbrgr" makes a half-pot bet. "kmracing" folds.
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3/9/08: It's the second round and "rsnbrgr" checks his option against three opponents. The flop gives "rsnbrgr" top two pair. "kenstoncow" bets half the pot from the small blind; "rsnbrgr" raises 3x; the others fold to "Kenstoncow," who calls. The turn gives "rsnbrgr" a full house. "kenstoncow" bets just under 1/5 the pot, "rsnbrger" raises him just over 3x, and "kenstoncow" again calls. The river gives "rsnbrgr" a full apartment. "kenstoncow" checks. "rsnbrgr" figures he can only make money on a river bet if his opponent has one of the two remaining aces — and he figures his opponent may call any amount with a paired ace. So "rsnbrgr" pushes it all in. "kenstoncow" ponders it for only a second, then folds.
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3/6/08: The bubble has burst and "rsnbrgr" has a tiny chip lead over "robman15," a player who always raises pre-flop from any position with any two cards. "rsnbrgr" has played ultra-tight and has already plowed through "robman15" once. "rsnbrgr" picks up pocket 6s in the small blind and decides to play it like a trap, figuring "robman15" will do the smart thing and fold after a raise. "rsnbrgr" calls the blind, "robman15" predictably raises, and "rsnbrgr" pushes all in as if trapping. But "robman15" calls with his suited KQ and the race is on. The flop gives "robman15" trip kings, leaving "rsnbrgr" with only a 0.1% chance of winning. The turn brings the quad king just to add insult to injury, and the queen on the river gives "robman15" a full apartment.
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2/25/08: It's still the first round and "rsnbrgr" finds himself in the big blind with muck in the form of an offsuit A5 and with the short stack in the small blind. "yamahaguy14," one of the larger stacks, limps from early position; "golfdogbt," another larger stack, limps from the button. "luckeydragon," the small stack, raises the minimum amount with his pocket sixes. Two players have already busted out at this point, giving "rsnbrgr" enough confidence to expect the two players behind him will simply call the raise and thus give him two opportunities to double through if he hits the flop hard. As expected, everyone calls "luckeydragon." The flop hits "rsnbrgr" hard, giving him trips that is vulnerable both to the case ace and to a possible flush draw. "luckeydragon" checks. Given the raise, "rsnbrgr" suspects "luckeydragon" might be trapping with a better ace, so he checks; the two bigger stacks also check. The turn fills up "rsnbrgr," giving him reason to believe he's beating the case ace if "luckeydragon" has it. "luckeydragon" bets 20 into a 160 pot to see where he stands. "rsnbrgr" calls it hoping the larger stacks will chase something. "yamahaguy14" folds but "golfdogbt" calls to see the river. The river brings the case ace, giving "rsnbrgr" a full apartment. "luckeydragon" bets 100 into a 320 pot. "rsnbrgr" figures "luckeydragon" wants to see the river, so he raises to 300 to get him mathematically pot-committed. It should be an all-in or fold for "luckeydragon," knowing that even pocket sevens will crush him. Yet he re-raises the minimum amount, leaving behind just 70 chips in his stack. "rsnbrgr" re-re-raises the minimum amount, putting "luckeydragon" all in but giving him more than 18:1 to call it. "luckeydragon" calls and it's all over.
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2/21/08: "rsnbrgr" has played ultra-conservatively and has built up his chip stack without getting caught bluffing. He limps on the button and flops trip queens with an okay kicker. The players check around to him, so "rsnbrgr" overbets 300 into a 225 pot to see who might view it as a bluff. "remyis19" calls and then checks out of position. "rsnbrgr" bets a pot-size amount and "remyis19" calls it. The river brings quads and "rsnbrgr" bets 1000, roughly a third of the pot, figuring his opponent might call one measly little chip if he's at least paired the board — but "rsnbrgr" has missed the fact "remyis19" only had 45 chips left at the river. "remyis19" has less than one blind left in his stack and he's getting nearly 55:1 to make the call ... yet he folds after thinking long & hard about it.
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2/11/08 part 1: "rsnbrgr" went on life support with only 20 chips in the first few hands after "cincirillino" called an all in and cracked his opponent's dominating hand. But thanks to sheer luck guided by hand selection vs. pot odds, "rsnbrgr" has clawed back up to nearly 600 chips. On the button with a seasonal ace, "rsnbrgr" feels he has the best hand with only four opponents and chooses to abandon his positional advantage. "kv12" calls with pocket deuces and the race is on. "rsnbrgr" pairs his ace on the flop and nails quads on the river.
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2/11/08 part 2: "rsnbrgr" was severely crippled at the start of the tourney with a paltry 20 chips, but he's now guaranteed second place. "tilemann" raises strongly and "rsnbrgr" once again feels he has the best hand with pocket queens. He chooses to abandon his positional advantage, only to discover his opponent has pocket kings. But "rsnbrgr" makes a set on the flop and turns his second quads in this tourney. "tilemann" nails a king on the river for a top full house, but it only adds insult to injury. (FYI: "rsnbrgr" finishes in second place after going down to only 20 chips near the start of the tourney.)
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2/10/08: We're getting close to the bubble of a 5000+ freeroll tournament and "SwoopWH" has realized he can steal the blind from "rsnbrgr" before the flop. This time around, "rsnbrgr" picks up one of the 16 best hands and completes, fully expecting "SwoopWH" to push all in with any two cards. "SwoopWH" makes his move and "rsnbrgr" calls, only to find he's out-kicked. But "rsnbrgr" flops a ROYAL FLUSH and it's all over but for the shouting.
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2/4/08: "treeman9" is a 100% calling station who picked up quite a few chips in the first few minutes when players bluffed into the hands he should have thrown away. "abrobi" only seems capable of reading his own cards and only took the chip lead with a lucky win against multiple all-in players at the start of the game. It's a lightning tourney and we're already at the bubble in the second round. "treeman9" limps; "squibsd" sacrifices the small blind; "abrobi" checks his option. The flop brings a scary board, but "abrobi" only notices his nut flush draw, so he bets 1/3 of the pot. "treeman9" calls with no draws. The turn brings a third queen. Any pair (or the case queen) beats "abrobi" at this point, but he doesn't seem to notice it and makes a pot-size bet. "treeman9" calls again with no draws. The river brings the quad queen — and "abrobi" bets more than enough to put his opponent all in. Any ace will crush "treeman9," but he's a 100% calling station. He calls 2590 to chop a 375 pot. "abrobi" turns over an ace and the bubble bursts.
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2/1/08: "Jarrod Lamp" limps under the gun with a spade AK, possibly hoping for a raise. Instead, everyone folds to the small blind, who completes, and "rsnbrgr" checks his option with a low suited gap connector. The hand hits very strong on the flop: top pair with straight & flush draws. "rsnbrgr" bets 100, just a fraction more than the pot size, to see if anyone will follow him for the price of one measly chip. "Jarrod Lamp" calls with no obvious draws. The turn brings "rsnbrgr" two pair and "Jarrod Lamp" is now drawing dead. "rsnbrgr" bets 400, again just a fraction above the pot size, to see if his opponent will follow him for the price of four measly chips. Even if his opponent has a 5 and raises all in, "rsnbrgr" has gained +1 outs to the probable win and will call. "Jarrod Lamp" calls with what he thinks is a straight draw (in fact he can only play the board if a 5 comes on the river). "rsnbrgr" nails a straight flush and prays his opponent has the ace-high flush. With only 940 left in his stack, "rsnbrgr" bets 900 into an 1190 pot. It's only five measly chips and it's not an all-in move. "Jarrod Lamp" calls with the bottom end of a six-card straight.
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1/29/08: "rsnbrgr" flops bottom set and overbets the pot to see who will follow. But "dispatcher63" flops middle set and just calls, setting a trap. The turn brings quads for "rsnbrgr" and he pauses for a long time, pondering how to get all of his opponent's money. He decides to bet roughly a quarter of his opponent's stack; "dispatcher63" calls again with a made full house. The river doesn't save "dispatcher63" — and worse, three different pocket pairs can now crush pocket sixes. "rsnbrgr" bets roughly a third of his opponent's stack and gets a surprising re-raise! He calls and it's all over.
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1/15/08: "rsnbrgr" rivers quad jacks.
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1/15/08: at a 100/200 side table, with one player all in at the turn, "melletom" bets into a dry side pot. "rsnbrgr" figures he's getting the right price to chase the river with both position plus twelve outs to the probable win. The river brings a queen-high straight flush and "melletom" bets right into it. "rsnbrgr" believes his opponent made enough of a hand to call an all in, so he goes for the gusto. But "melletom" thinks long & hard before folding.
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1/7/08: "rsnbrgr" flops middle set against "12uSerious?," a player who acts like he's got the nuts with top pair and a poor kicker. "rsnbrgr" bets modestly at the turn against a possible made flush. "12uSerious?" raises all in. "rsnbrgr" suspects a paired ace and calls. "12uSerious?" is drawing dead. The quad 7 on the river just adds insult to injury.
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12/2/07: A king-high straight flush plays on the board. The ace would have completed a six-card royal flush, but it's not out there.
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12/15/07: "rsnbrgr" calls a pre-flop raise with pocket tens and flops middle set. "pkrstrsbndme" bets strong after the flop; "truckerod" calls; "rsnbrgr" pushes all in; "pkrstrsbndme" pushes all in; and "truckerod" calls. "rsnbrgr" realizes his middle set is trailing against top set, but the turn brings the case ten. "truckerod" fails to get the case queen on the river and "rsnbrgr" triples up.
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12/10/07: With two players sitting out, "rsnbrgr" decides to speculate in the cutoff seat with pocket 8s. The flop brings bottom set and he bets out, with a call from "gilles132". The turn brings another ace, giving "rsnbrgr" a full house. "rsnbrgr" bets out and "gilles132" pushes all in with trips. The pot odds compel "rsnbrgr" to call with bottoms-full. "gilles132" improves to a full house on the river but it gives "rsnbrgr" quads.
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12/9/07: "Homechevy" flops a ROYAL FLUSH and yet somehow gets "TomNT" to call his bets all the way to the river.
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11/23/07: "raysbigblind" limps from the button as the big stack and "rsnbrgr" checks his option with pocket sevens. The flop gives "rsnbrgr" a middle set that is vulnerable to a flush draw, so he charges the wrong price to see the next card and "raysbigblind" pays it. The turn brings quads, but it's not the stone cold nuts — the river might complete a straight flush or quad nines. "rsnbrgr" checks because (a) he's nearly 100% to win the hand at this point, (b) he needs to give his opponent a chance to catch the draw he might be chasing, and (c) his opponent has shown a propensity to buy pots on the turn. "raysbigblind" bets a fair amount; "rsnbrgr" contemplates it for awhile before calling. The river completes some straight possibilities and "rsnbrgr" checks a little sooner than normal, hoping his opponent will interpret it as resignation. "raysbigblind" bets out a modest amount and "rsnbrgr" raises 5x. "raysbigblind" thinks about it before calling and, of course, loses.
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11/22/07: the bubble has burst and "rsnbrgr" calls with any two cards to bust a crippled stack. "poppalenny" has a habit of trying to buy pots after the flop and he bets 100 into a dry pot; "rsnbrgr" calls with a mid-flush draw, straight flush redraw. The turn completes a flush, "poppalenny" fires 300, and "rsnbrgr" calls. The river brings a bottom-end straight flush. At this point "rsnbrgr" pushes all in, hoping "poppalenny" calls with the ace (or if he's got the king, it's all over anyway). "poppalenny" folds and the short stack reveals he held the ace.
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11/20/07: "rsnbrgr" gets heads-up with a commanding lead over "goyito2007," who has realized he can buy small pots by betting half the pot after the flop when he's in position. The flop gives "rsnbrgr" trip nines, so he bets 150 to draw in his opponent, who calls. The turn brings quad nines; "rsnbrgr" checks in order to give his opponent a chance to catch a card. "goyito2007" checks behind him and rivers a jack, giving him a full house. "rsnbrgr" knows the guy either has nothing or a full house, so he slowly bets 900 to see if he can get the guy to at least call. Four hands can beat "goyito2007," and a jack will tie him — yet he raises 2x into the nuts! "rsnbrgr" calmly doubles the raise, putting his opponent all in, and he calls for the loss.
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11/19/07: at the bubble stage, "rsnbrgr" nails quad aces on the river.
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11/15/07: "HOOGSTRAAT," a player who loves to raise pre-flop from any position with any two cards, does a curious thing: he merely calls from the small blind. "rsnbrgr" wonders if the small blind is on a very high pair, so he checks his option with pocket tens. The flop brings quads. "HOOGSTRAAT" probably realizes he's out of position, so he checks. "rsnbrgr" checks behind him as fast as possible to make it look like he doesn't care enough to buy the pot. "snowbound8" checks as well. "HOOGSTRAAT" checks again upon seeing an ace; "rsnbrgr" pauses for a second before checking; "snowbound8" bets 90 (the size of the pot); "HOOGSTRAAT" folds; and "rsnbrgr" pauses for just a second longer than normal before calling. The river doesn't complete a flush draw but it does fill some straights. "rsnbrgr" checks the river at his normal pace, enticing "snowbound8," who bets 150. "rsnbrgr" thinks for a few seconds, then raises it to 450. "snowbound8" thinks about it and calls.
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10/25/07: during the critical first few hands of the tourney, "rsnbrgr" limps from the button with jacks and flops quads.
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04/09/07: "rsnbrgr" gets heads up with "MR G MONET" who immediately starts pushing all in. "rsnbrgr" calls with a suited J8, figuring he had two live cards and would still be the chip leader if he lost. "MR G MONET" makes two pair on the turn but "rsnbrgr" makes a queen-high straight flush for the win.
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03/17/07: "rsnbrgr" limps heads-up with the dominating stack. He re-raises 3x after the flop on the button with middle pair, weak kicker. "TheCrazyOne9" calls. The turn gives him trips and he raises aggressively. "TheCrazyOne9" pushes all in, "rsnbrgr" calls, and he makes quads on the river to win the event.
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02/20/07: "rsnbrgr" flops bottom two pair on a very scary board. "Dakar16" goes all in, offering 1.5:1 to call. "rsnbrgr" folds to protect his large stack from two players yet to act. "Sand Bass" goes all in with a made straight plus an open-ended royal flush redraw. "bartje1985" calls for nearly 2:1 with a made flush. "Sand Bass" makes the royal flush on the river.
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01/16/07: "rsnbrgr" flops a straight with a flush draw and an open-ended royal flush redraw. The turn pairs the board and brings another possible flush draw. But the river brings the stone cold nuts, a king-high straight flush, and "rsnbrgr" pushes all in — because either no one can call, or someone with trips or a flush or even a full house is praying to call an all-in...
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01/08/07: "rsnbrgr" checks his option and nails trip 7s on the flop. The small blind is out of position but might have an ace, and he check-calls all the way to the river. The turn gives brings a full house and the river gives him a full apartment. "rsnbrgr" bets 500 on the river just to keep the bet down to one measly little chip — and the small blind calls, leaving only 35 chips in his stack...
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01/07/07: "rsnbrgr" picks up aces near the start of the event and gets an opportunity to push all in. A depleted stack on the opposite side of the table calls with nothing more than a suited king. The flop brings a full house and it's over, but the river brings quads just to add insult to injury...
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12/25/06: "rsnbrgr" bets trips after the flop, bets his quads on the turn, then pushes all in on the river with a full apartment — and his opponent calls all the way down with only a paired eight. The river call is 1905, leaving him just 175 chips against a tight-aggressive opponent who has never been caught bluffing and who certainly could have pocket sevens or better...
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10/22/06: "rsnbrgr," under the gun, pushes all in before the flop with pocket kings. The small blind calls all in for 475 chips with an unsuited J8; the big blind calls all in for 1,740 chips, getting barely 2:1 with only an unsuited AT versus two players. "rsnbrgr" flops quads and it's all over...
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9/14/06: "rsnbrgr" is short-stacked when the bubble bursts. The big stack is sitting out, creating a reverse-heads up situation against "free-ride66." "rsnbrgr" connects with the flop and pushes half his remaining stack into the pot. "free-ride66" raises all in, "rsnbrgr" calls and "free-ride66" turns over a straight with a straight-flush redraw. He makes the redraw on the turn. "rsnbrgr" makes quads on the river but it doesn't matter — he was drawing dead.
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