EPTI play poker just occassionaly, so do they, but we enjoy it and always have lot of fun. Buy-in isn't any big, but we aren't there for making money.
As we start I feel in good condition (or beers do it). Watching Daniel Negreanu's precise play, Gus Hansen's manliness and Phil Hellmuth's inappropriate behaviour whole last night sets me in right poker mood.
Inspirated by Gus I start rather aggressively and lose about 1/5 of my chips early on, feeling the same way as if I was trying to pull out some pro starcraft strategy.
Nevertheless, it gives me few information about my opponents and how they are playing tonight. I'm slowly getting back my chips having some really good hands (A to 5 straight) as well as nicely performed blufs and semi-blufs.
We are now sitting three at the table I have around 1/4 of whole chips. With the other guy who has about the same we go all-in. We both have set of eights, I'm luckily the one with ace, thus eliminating him. Twice as happy because he was probably the strongest player in the tournament and I had lost numerous heads ups to him.
So here we are, heads up. I know I'm better than my opponent, because he's relatively new to poker. With same amount of chips after I doubled up I'm pretty confident. And really, step by step I'm getting in a lead, however not safe enough. The blinds are big and single bad played hand may put me behind again.
And so the moment of truth comes.
I get King of Hearts, and some shitty card, I'm big blind. He calls, I check.
Flop: Ace of Hearts, Queen of Hearts, Jack of Hearts
With really big blinds he goes all-in.
I'm angry and don't want to fold such a promising hand. But I know he has either AQ, AJ, QJ or more likely (because has he had AQ, AJ, QJ, he would probably bet on pre-flop) two hearts. And if he has two hearts I know I should not call it.
But I say fuck it, I won't offend poker gods and I may not have another chance in my poker life so I call.
As I thought he has two hearts. Last two cards will determinate the winner.
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Turn: 10 of Hearts.
ROYAL FLUSH
I win the hand. I win all the chips. I win the money.
It doesn't matter though. I don't care about all this.
I'm just so fascinated by what I see on the table. The combination each poker player dreams about. In such a tense moment. Can't be described, you just have to experience it.
These are the situations when you forget everything bothering you and make you realize it's worth living for.
Life is good.
(By the way, first and only topic I made on TL before this was [OSL] Wildcard.. coincidence?)
ROYAL FLUSH
I win the hand. I win all the chips. I win the money.
It doesn't matter though. I don't care about all this.
I'm just so fascinated by what I see on the table. The combination each poker player dreams about. In such a tense moment. Can't be described, you just have to experience it.
These are the situations when you forget everything bothering you and make you realize it's worth living for.
Life is good.
(By the way, first and only topic I made on TL before this was [OSL] Wildcard.. coincidence?)
