Hi to everyone out there.
Played my first live APAT Tourney yesterday and enjoyed the experience tremedously.
I thought I played pretty well and made two, what I believe were correct, calls, one that came off and one that saw me crash out around 70th at 8.15pm.
In the first one I was on the button with jc td and raised the 400-800 blinds to 2800. Gordon McArthur on my left in the SB called after a big think and the BB folded.
The flop came down qd jh
and we both checked.
The turn was qs and Gordon bets 4000. I had about 7800 left and couldn"t put him on a Queen to a bet of that size. If he had an underpair I was well ahead but my big fear was KJ. I decided to push all-in and after a long think Gordon called with :as: tc . A blank on the river saw me move up to just under 23000 for my best count of what had been a very "Card-dead" day.
But then just 3 hands later, the guy to my right, who had around 45000 chips, raised to 1800 in 2nd position. I looked down at jd jc and made it 4000 to play. Everyone folded and after a long delay, I got the call.
With a 9200 pot, the flop came down
which looked good to me. He checked, and I bet 7000, which got a very quick all-in push from him.
What could he have ??
I couldnt put him on AA, KK, or QQ as I feel he would have re-raised my original bet. An underpair, providing it wasn"t 99, would be great for me. AK or AQ was a distinct possibility, as was a flush-draw.
I decide his push was to get me off the hand and after a long think up, I decided to call him and make the pot approx 48000, which would put me well in position to make day two if it came off.
When I announced call, he immediately looked gutted and turned over
for a flush draw.
But the turn killed me when the
made him a STRAIGHT FLUSH.....and as if to add insult to injury, the river was a 4th diamond to also make me a flush that would have beaten his, had any other card than the 7 came on the turn !
So I was out but despite a splitting headache from the intense concentration, I had enjoyed the experience immensley.
I have qualified for the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise in January and feel that the experience gained yesterday will stand me in good stead for that.
As for Gordon, GOOD LUCK my friend.......it was great chatting to you about your trips to watch Scotland and I hope to see you again at the next event, although when they become regional, that is probably unlikely !
I hope that you go on and win it on Sunday.
BOING BOING !!
