Best Weekend ever Online !!!

Well the poker gods have once again smiled down on me and evened things out for me.
I was able to take down the $55 on Party on Sunday and also now have 6 straight winning sessions at $5/$10 Limit. Things are definitely looking up!!!

I will attempt to write a hand summary of the final table, hope you enjoy.

I reached the final table with some solid play and was in 4 chips position at 130K.
We had one big chip leader coming in with 572K and the rest of us had between 166K - 31K.

The Blinds and antes were high, but I could still afford to pick my spots.
6000/12000 antes 200.

I won a 52K pot on the second hand of the final table which gave me even more breathing room.
I completed the 6000 from the SB with Kh Qd and there was only 1 limper so we saw the flop 3 handed.

It came down As, Kd, 4d and it was checked around.
The turn was the 5d, so I decided to make a feel bet with 14K with second pair and a flush draw, they both folded.

I pretty much played the take the blinds and give up the blinds along with some other steal moves for the next 60 hands. I did not want to play a really big pot though unless I had the goods. In the meantime, we were losing players so it was good for me.

We got down to 5, so I was already assured a 4 figure pay out but I was low man on the pole now, and I was desperate.

Level is 10K/20K with 500 antes.
Chip Counts were:
me with 84K the other players were: 961K, 225K, 172K, 100K.

If I double up, I can get into good contention for 2nd. There is no way I thought the chip leader could mess that up unless he played like a maniac. Good thing for me/us, that's exactly how he played.

I was in the BB with Kc Tc and the maniac chip leader just min raises, he has been doing that through out and showing garbage. I know KTs is not a great hand, but I can not wait any longer.

After he min raised, it is folded around to me and I push 44K. It was an easy call for him (pot odds), but I was happy at what I saw. He showed J8o and I double through and I am in 3rd position with almost 180K.

For the next 30 hands, it was alot of pushing and folding between all the players, as there was not too much flop play, and we lost another player so we are down to 4.

Blinds are still 10K/20K with 500 antes.
Chip Counts were:
me with 115K the other players were: 782K, 359K, 288K so I am low staked again, but I do not worry as I play a pretty good game of short stack poker.
Lots of practice....LOL

I am in the SB and pick up 5h 5c. Folded to the button who raised to 65K, I am willing to play a coin flip at this point and push for an additional 50K. He calls and turns over Ks, Qh.
I win the flip and I am now at 252K and back in contention.

4 hands later at the same level, I win another huge coin flip against the same player:
I had TT and he had AKo. That pot was 250K and I move into second place with 481K.

3 hands later we lose the guy who lost both of his flips to me as he was very short stacked, so we are not 3 handed.

Level 15K/30K and antes 700
Chip stacks are me 412K and maniac 984K and other player 148K.

I lost a big pot here to the short stack, but I had the right read.
He was in the SB and I was the BB. He moved in for his remaining stack. I thought he could do that with a wide variety of hands and though that my A7o was the best hand, so I called.
He had K6o and spiked a King on the flop. That got us pretty even and the game was on again.

I lost a bunch of hand after that and was again the short stack when the following hand came up.
Same blinds as before and I pick up 9c 9d on the button and move in. The maniac calls, but I am not too worried as he has called with garbage before, until he turns over Kh, Kd. GG me, I thought. Then I say to myself, maybe he can get those cracked. Many of you know, I do not like KK very much as I have lost so many tourneys with that hand.
The little prayer must have worked as I spike my 2 outter in the flop and I am back in the game.

In the next 3 hands I move in with KTo, K4s, and ATs. I work my stack up to 2nd place with 411K.

After a bunch of blind stealing I was able to win a 3 way pot QTo when we all saw the flop and it was Qh, Jd, 6d. Maniac led out and I went over the top and he folded.

I was now chip leader at 709K, maniac 624K and other player 210K.

Blinds are still 15K/30K and 700 antes.
I was on the button with 6d, 6c and I raise to 75K. The maniac folds and the short stack moves in for 135K more. So it is a pretty easy call for me. I am just hoping for a flip and not to be a 4/1 dog. Much to my surprise, I was actually the 4/1 favorite as he had 5c, 5h and he got no help.

I was now HU with the loose/maniac, but I had the chip lead. 936K to 608K.

5 hands later, we traded some jabs and were about even I had 821K and he now had 723K.

My dream scenario came up on the final hand of the tourney,
And here it is:
***** Hand History for Game 3585706821 *****NL Texas Hold'em Trny:20308774 Level:20 Blinds-Antes(20000/40000-1000) - Sunday, February 19, 19:06:42 ET 2006
Table Multi Table(604930) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 1: Beater77 ( $764002 )
Seat 8: siberianex ( $780998 )
Trny:20308774 Level:20
Blinds-Antes(20000/40000-1000)
Beater77 posts ante [1000].
siberianex posts ante [1000].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to siberianex [ As Ad ]
siberianex calls [20000].
Beater77 raises [105047].
siberianex raises [210094].
Beater77 is all-In.
siberianex calls [512908].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8d, 3d, Ks ]**
Dealing Turn ** [ 9c ]**
Dealing River ** [ 9h ]
siberianex shows [ As, Ad ] two pairs, aces and nines.
Beater77 shows [ 7h, 7s ] two pairs, nines and sevens.siberianex wins 1528004 chips from the main pot with two pairs, aces and nines.
Congratulations to player siberianex for winning tournament Multi TablePlayer Beater77 finished in 2 place and received $3862.50
Player siberianex finished in 1 place and received $6180.20

Hope you enjoyed the read, until next time...