Holliston Poker Tour

Synopsis: Shorthanded tournament. Phil Helmuth Jr. wwonka69 skips because private jet was not provided. Hilarity ensues.
1: Meltdown, 2 scalps ( plus kept my own! )
2: explore1688, bubble-boy
3: ittolm, 1 scalp
4: bdidde, cookie crumbs

Funny moment of the night:
wwonka69 (Observer): hey guys someone should have reminded me on IM.

Of course it was only a matter of time before the wags responded:
Meltdown: hey Billy — we’re playing poker tonight (how’s that?)
bdidde: hey blly - i sent a car to your house to pick you up and bring you to your computer.

Billy, at least Rob has the guts to use Vegas as his excuse.

Now a slight recap:
Caught in the cookie jar hand:After 40 minutes of trading punches Byron can’t find reverse
Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold’em Tournament, 30/60 Blinds, 4 Players
bdidde: 2,760
Meltdown (BTN): 3,120
explore1688(SB): 3,140
ittolm(BB): 2,980

Preflop: (90)
bdidde raises to 200, ittolm calls 140

Flop: (430) K K A (2 Players)
ittolm checks, bdidde bets 300, ittolm calls 300

Turn: (1,030) 3 (2 Players)
ittolm checks, bdidde bets 2,260 and is All-In, ittolm calls 2,260

River: (5,550) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 5,550 Pot
bdidde showed 8 T (a pair of Kings) and LOST (-2,760 NET)
ittolm showed K J (three of a kind, Kings) and WON 5,550 (+2,790 NET)

Thoughts: Byron couldn’t find the d-ring to punch out of this hand and augers in. KJo is now known as the ittolm.

How to have the third best hand heads-up: Half-an-hour later ittolm gets straightened and then flushed.
Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold’em Tournament, 60/120 Blinds, 3 Players

Meltdown (BB): 5,580
explore1688: 2,990
ittolm(SB): 3,430

Pre-Flop: (180) 9 8 dealt to Meltdown (BB)
explore1688 folds, ittolm raises to 240, Meltdown calls 120

Flop: (480) 7 3 T (2 Players)
ittolm bets 480, Meltdown calls 480

Turn: (1,440) 6 (2 Players)
ittolm bets 1,440, Meltdown raises to 4,860 and is All-In, ittolm calls 1,270 and is All-In

River: (6,860) 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 6,860 Pot
Meltdown showed 9 8 (a flush, Nine high) and WON 6,860 (+3,430 NET)
ittolm showed J J (a pair of Jacks) and LOST (-3,430 NET)

Thoughts: It’s tough to have the third best hand heads up, but Mike did it. And yes, I covet his chips the most… is that so wrong?

Crushing hand: After smacking each other silly for another half-an-hour, Jeff and I let our Aces go to town. Big Slick dominates
Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold’em Tournament, 120/240 Blinds, 25 Ante, 2 Players

Meltdown (BB): 5,610
explore1688(SB): 6,390

Pre-Flop: (410) A K dealt to Meltdown (BB)
explore1688 raises to 720, Meltdown raises to 5,585 and is All-In, explore1688 calls 4,865

Flop: (11,220) Q 2 A (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Turn: (11,220) A (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: (11,220) J (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 11,220 Pot
Meltdown showed A K (three of a kind, Aces) and WON 11,220 (+5,610 NET)
explore1688 showed 7 A (three of a kind, Aces) and LOST (-5,610 NET)

Thoughts: Jeff still had some chips… but not enough. Two hands later it was over. Yea, I rule!

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