Randination! Two Wins for Randy!

On a flop of 5h-4c-3h Randy bet 5K, Paco moved all-in and Randy turne dover 6c7s for a flopped straight.

"I take that as a call?," I asked.

"Yeah," Randy laughed.

Paco held Jc2c and needed runner-runner for a chop. He picked up some hope with a 7 on the turn, but an eight on the river meant Paco had to settle for 2nd.

Quads Again. Yawn.

On a board reading 10s-10c-7s, Chris J moved all-in and Randy quickly called. With quad tens. Again. Chris was drawing dead iwth his A-8, so we'll forgo the turn and river report and just let you know that Chris is out in 3rd place.

Crazy Things Happen When I Go to the Bathroom

Chris raised to 20K from the button and Randy folded. Paco thought for but a second before folding ACE QUEEN in the big blind.

ACE QUEEN.

Jeremy. Mad Man.

We have a new worst fold of the night.

Chris Doubles Up

Chris and Randy got it all-in preflop with Chris holding Ah-4h to Randy's pocket jacks. The flop gave Chris some additional gutshot outs, as it fell 8s-5c-3c. A two didn't come on the turn, but an ace did. The river was the 3h and Chris doubled up to put him neck and neck with Randy for the chip lead.

Shipwreck is Our Inexplicable Bubble Boy

Randy raised to 5K from under the gun and got a call from Patrick in the big blind. The flop came Qc-6c-4d and Patrick moved all-in for 16K. Randy quickly called with KQ, which was ahead of Patrick's 6-7. The turn was the 5h and gave Patrick a straight draw, but it was not to be. The river was the Qs and Patrick was eliminated in 4th place.

It's Bubble Time!

In what is a complete and total crapshoot. Fun times.

Blerg for the Blogger!

I moved all-in from UTG for my last 13K and it folded around to Randy in the big blind.

"I have to call," he said, and turned over A-K.

"You're good," I responded and turned up A-J.

The board ran out 7-7-3-A-X and the aces and sevens with a king were enough to take the pot.

Chippies!

Jess - 13K
Paco - 8.5K
Chris J - 10K
Patrick - 23K
Randy - 21.5K

Blinds Up

To the ungodly amount of 1K/2K

One Over Appears to be Underrated

In a blind vs. blind confrontation Chris J raised to 4.5K and Patrick K moved all-in for 6.7K more. Chris thought for a while before calling with pocket sevens while Patrick held Ks2s....

....Which turned out to be good after the flop came Kd-8d-4s. The turn was the Ah and the river the 3h to give Patrick the pot and the new chiplead. Chris is left with just shy of 5K.

Remind me to reraise all-in with no fold equity and K-X in the near future.

Tristan Out

Chris called, Randy completed the small blind, and Tristan checked his option in the big blind. The flop came Qh-5d-5c and Randy checked. Tristan moved all-in for 6.4K and Chris thought some time before folding what he said was Q-10.

Turned out be a good fold as Randy quickly called with 5s10s, which was ahead of Tristan's QcJh. The turn was the 4s and the river the 4h, which gave Randy the pot. Tristan was eliminated in 6th place.

Double Cheeseburger

Chris J raised to 4.5K from under the gun and it folded around to Paco in the big blind. Paco moved all-in for 8.3K total and Chris called with Ac10c. Paco showed pocket jacks. The flop was Qc-Js-2h and Chris needed a king to make a straight and take the pot. The turn was the 7d and the river came 4c to give Paco the pot with his set of jacks. He now has around 18K while Chris sits with 15K or so.

Blinds Up

700/1,400

Chippies

Jess - 16.5K
Paco (pictured)- 9.4K
Chris J - 14.5K
Patrick K - 12.7K
Randy - 14.6K
Tristan - 7.4K

I'm Back.

I moved all-in with pocket fours and Chris J called with AcQc. The fours managed to hold and I doubled to 18K.

Chris J Takes a Big Chip Lead

I missed the preflop action, but I can tell you that there was a raise and that Chris J and Patrick were inolved. The flop came out 8s-4c-3c and Chris fired a 3K or so bet and Shipwreck moved all-in. Chris decided he was committed and called with Kc6c which was in better shape than we all expected when Patrick turned up Ad-Jh for ace high. Chris picked up even more outs when the turn came 7d and he hit his flush with the Jc on the river.

Shipwreck was left with just over 4K while Chris now has 24K.

Cliff Out in 7th

Patrick "Shipwreck" K and Cliff got it all-in preflop with Patrick holding AK to Cliff's queens. The board ran out Kh-8d-4d-9c-Jh and Patrick doubled up once again while Cliff headed for the door.

Blinds Up

500/1K

Tristan Doubles Thru Me

Cliff raised to 2K in late position and Tristan moved all-in for 3.3K total. I then reraised all-in for 9.4K. Cliff folded and I was behind with AQ to Tristan's AK. The flop came 6-7-9 all clubs and I held the ace of clubs. I picked up even more outs when the six paired on the turn, but a king on the river gave Tristan the pot and the double up.

Bidness Time

So, blinds are 400/800 and have been for a while.

There are seven players left:

Seat 1 - Tristan
Seat 2 - Jess
Seat 3 - Paco
Seat 4 - Chris J
Seat 5 - Patrick K
Seat 7 - Randy
Seat 8 - Cliff

Payouts are as follows:

1- 220
2 - 120
3 - 40

And, one final update. Allison is still here. Yo no comprendo. Food is way more important than people and poker yo. Vamos!

Shipwreck. I Only Say This Cause I Care:

STOP OVERVALUING KJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Especially when facing a raise from Allison, who hasn't played a hand the entire final table. Not gonna lie, when he reraised all-in it was not his finest move. Especially since Allison held pocket queens. However, a king spiked on the flop, she failed to improve, and she was left with only 400 chips.

She moved all-in blind the next hand and someone at the table reminded her she still had two hands before the blinds hit her to try to pick up something decent.

"Nah," she replied. "I'm hungry."

Clearly, Allison is a girl with her priorities in order.

Several people limped in the next hand and it checked around when the flop came Kh-10s-10d. A third ten, the 10h, peeled off on the turn and Randy made a probing bet. It was enough to get everyone to fold and Randy showed the 10d for quads while Allison was eliminated.

Good luck on your food quest friend.

Tristan Doubles Again

Tristan moved all-in for his last 2,100 with the blinds at 300/600 and Chris J called in the big blind with 7c8c. He was live against Tristan's KdJs, but the board ran out Jd-8d-6c-6d-Kh and Tristan's top two pair was enough for the pot.

Shipwreck Needs a Better Disguise

Shipwreck just raised to 2K leaving 2.1K behind. He got some potential customers when both Randy and Tristan gave it some thought before folding to what we all agreed was either kings or aces.

"What did you fold Randy?," Patrick asked.

"Eights," Randy replied.

"And you couldn't call for 2K."

"Not when he knew you had kings or aces," I replied.

Oh, Hello. It's Me Again.

Tristan moved all-in from middle position and I shipped it all-in right behind him. He held AQ, I had aces and I became the fortunate benefactor of a cooler. Tristan quadrupled up the next hand when his Qd4d ran out a flush against Chris J's middle pair though, so don't feel too bad for him = )

Bye Bye Baconator

Randy raised to 1.8K from UTG + 1 and Kevin moved all-in for nearly 6K behind him. It folded around to Chris J in the small blind and he thought a minute before moving all-in over the top. Randy folded and we had a classic race situation on our hand.

Chris held pocket tens, which were up against the AQ of Kevin. The board ran out Jh-Jd-7s-4s-7h and the tens held to eliminate Kevin in 9th place.

Tilt Happens

I am gonna be real here and say: The Baconator had a tiny case of tilt after doubling up Cliff. So, when Patrick "Shipwreck" K moved all-in, Kevin elected to call the almost 4K bet blind. Patrick's KJ looked good after a Q-J-10 flop and even better after a K came on the turn. The ace on the river put Broadway on the board though and Kevin turned up 4s7s to split the pot.

Baconator Goes Cliff Diving

Cliff raised to 1K from under the gun plus one and Kevin "The Baconator" R reraised to 5K total. Your faithful blogger tanked for a while before folding because she plays badly.

Cliff thinks for a minute, afraid that my tanking affects how many outs he had. He eventually called with AK and I regretted to inform him that was exactly what I folded. Kevin showed pocket eights, which held on the flop, but an ace came on the turn and Cliff douled up, leaving Kevin with only 4K or so.

Patrick "Shipwreck" K Doubles

Patrick's K-9 managed to pull out a straight against Kevin R's KQ to double up to 3.5K.

No 4peat Tonight

Rachel moved all-in from one of the blinds after a flop of 10h-6h-4h. Kevin "Baconator" R quickly called and Paco thought for some time before folding. Rachel showed 7-10 for top pair with no heart while Kevin had Ah9d for a flush draw. Kevin hit a 9 on the turn and a heart on the river to take the pot and eliminate Rachel.

She seemed a lil perturbed that Kevin called with just a flush draw, but kindly stayed around to deal until we got down to the final table (which we are now at)

Let's Be Real, I am Just Really Self-Involved Today

Let me begin by sending out a cyber apology to Kevin "Mad Man" M for criticizing his play with 3s8s..

Chase (pictured)limped in from the cutoff, Tristan completed the small blind, and I checked my option in the big blind. The flop came A-7-X with two spades and it checked to Chase, who bet 800. Tristan folded and I moved all-in for around 2.2K more. Chase thought for some time before calling with A-9, no spade. I held....

3s8s. Again, sorry Kevin. I spiked an eight on the turn to pick up more outs and managed a 6s on the river to double up again.

Break Time

In nine minutes we will be back with blinds at 200/400

New High Hand

The hand following my double up, it folded around to Kevin "The Baconator" R who raised and committed himself to TPFKATMW who moved all-in blind for another 500 on top of the blind.

Tim was haunted by pocket tens again and this time he was once again behind with Ah4h. The board ran out Kc-Jc-10d-10c-4c and Kevin made quad tens to eliminate Tim and take the new high hand.

You Can't Get Enough of Me Baby

Tim, AKA TPFKATMW, moved all-in from under the gun with the blinds at 150/300for 2,250 and I called from late position for 1,450 total. My pocket tens manage to hold against his pocket 3s and I doubled up to have enough chips to open shove a lil' longer.

Cap'n Shippy McGee can sail the poker seas a lil' longer.

Glad I took the picture of Chris J early, because now you can't see him behin his MOUNTAIN OF CHIPS. He has over 13K, which I am fairly certain puts him in the chip lead.

Blinds Up

Christ on a cracker! 150/300

Ginger Snaps

People of the North, I bring sad news. Your North Dakotan prince Chet hath been eliminated. On the bright side, he can rest up for his people's holiday tomorrow where, in his words, "he usually blacks out by 3 or 4."

Joe D Out

After being crippled in a hand earlier, Joe D was in left in the big blind with only 250 chips. I moved all-in from under the gun for 2.2K total and it folded around to Joe who.....folded and saved 50 chips for the next hand. Thanks Joe!

Unfortunately for him, he was not so lucky with his last hand when he was automatically all-in from the small blind. Tristan's ace high was good and Joe was eliminated.

Blinds Up

100/200

Your faithful blogger can now assume her role as Cap'n Shippy McGee with her short stack.

Chase raised in early position and Keith moved all-in from the small blind for 1525 more. Chase thought for a minute before calling with pocket tens. He was way behind Keith's pocket queens--until a ten peeled off on the flop. The A-J-10 flop gave Keith gutshot outs as well, but it was not to be and he was eliminated.

At Least Johnny Moss Works for Someone

With the blinds at 75/150 Meredith raised to 450 and Chase and Paco called from the blinds. The flop came 10h-2d-2s and I have to be honest here....I kinda missed what happened. I do know that Meredith moved all-in at some point, Chase folded at some point, and the last action was Paco calling Meredith's all-in with my favorite hand of all time, Ac-10d.

Unfortunately for Paco, it was behind Meredith's pocket jacks. However, because Johnny Moss has moments of magic, Paco managed to peel off an ace on the turn and suck out. The river was a meaningless 8c and Paco had Meredith covered, so she was eliminated.

Boyz in Da Wood

Jeremy knocked himself out before I had a chance to use this quality photo:



He will also lose the title of worst play of the week, which, so far, is Kevin and whatever it is he did with that 3-8.

Blinds Up

75/150

Kevin "Mad Man" M First One to Go

Bye Friend = (

Me? Yeah, More of Me.

A couple of players limped in at the new blinds of 50/100 and I raised in middle position to 525 total. Rachel called behind and everyone else folded. The flop came Qh-8h-7s and I bet 800. Rachel moved all-in for 1700 more and I called with pocket aces. Unfortunately for me, poket eights were good and her flopped set held to double her up.

MBFN.

After the hand, Paco claimed he folded pocket kings, which, as crazy as it sounds, I totally believe.

I Don't Like Writing About Myself So Much, But....

A heap of people limped in for 50 and I raised from the cutoff to 325 total. Rachel called on the button, Sam called from the small blind, Chase called, Joe called, and I wanted to cry just a teensy bit.

The flop came Q-Q-7 and it checked to me. I bet 800 and began to pray. Rachel thought for a minute before folding and, one by one, everyone else folded too. I raised my hands and joy, flipped up my pocket aces, and exclaimed:

"It blows my mind that these held here."

Update

Blinds Up! 25/50

Kevin Squared

I missed the details, but I walked upon a hand at the red table that made it to showdown with quite a few chips in it where Kevin "The Baconator" R turned over AK for a high card while Kevin M. showed.....3s8s.....

Oh Mad Man

Crazy Eights

Several players limped in and then Joe D raised to 125 from the hijack. Sam folded in the small blind and everyone else called. The flop came out 10c-8c-8h and Meredith checked in the big blind. Keith bet 200, Paco called, Joe D. called, and then Meredith reraised to 1,000 total. Keith thought for a while before just calling and Paco didn't think long at all before moving all-in for around 3K total. Joe folded and Meredith quickly moved all-in (with Paco having her covered).

"How do I not call here with J9?" Keith asked the table. He thought a long while before folding. Paco showed 7d8d while Meredith just barely had him outkicked with 8d9c. The 2 on the turn reduced the chances for a chop, but the K on the river was enough to give Paco the chop with Meredith.

Th Keith Looks Tiny Compared to This

Since I made what I thought was a big open raise of 125, the standard raise is between 250 and 300 while the largest was when Rachel opened to 475 from under the gun (19 times the big blind).

Girl Fight!

On the very first hand I raised from under the gun to 125. Rachel called from middle position, Chase called from the cutoff, Tristan called from the small blind, and Joe D called from the big blind. The flop came 9-7-3 with two hearts and it checked to me. I bet 325 and found a caller in Meredith. We both checked when the Jc fell on the turn. The river was the Qs and I bet 600. Meredith thought for a minute before calling. I showed pocket queens for a rivered set and she mucked her hand.

Ladies' Night

The tournament is about to begin. We have 20 players this week, five of which are females. Of the five females, four are sitting at the same table--in a row. We've got me in the 4 seat, Rachel in the 5 seat, Sam in the 6 seat, and Meredith in the 7seat.

When Sam arrived she exclaimed, "Oh crap, I am stuck between the twins?!"

Agreed. As for the remaining female, Allison, she is going to have to fend for herself at the red table.