Lots of expletives

I played for seven hours. I was fairly certain that I was going to cash around $1000. Here are some of the highlights:

$5+0.50 No-Limit Hold 'em tourney on PokerStars ($15k guaranteed)
3510 entrants

37 players left, a sick beat:

Level XXI (4000/8000) - 2008/09/05 18:32:38 ET
Seat 1: El Jokko Bro (245662 in chips)
Seat 2: Doctor AK (369908 in chips)
Seat 3: OoYeahoO (260111 in chips)
Seat 4: daBread5 (150066 in chips)
Seat 5: konspirator (398868 in chips)
Seat 7: Rusty988 (286437 in chips)
Seat 8: thelover10 (196113 in chips)
Seat 9: FlyingLear (394202 in chips)

El Jokko Bro: posts the ante 800
All players: post the ante 800
FlyingLear: posts small blind 4000
El Jokko Bro: posts big blind 8000

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to konspirator [Th Ts]
daBread5: calls 8000
konspirator: raises 27000 to 35000
daBread5: raises 114266 to 149266 and is all-in
konspirator: calls 114266

*** FLOP *** [9d 8h Jc]

*** TURN *** [9d 8h Jc] [7d]

*** RIVER *** [9d 8h Jc 7d] [Tc]

*** SHOW DOWN ***
daBread5: shows [Ks Qc] (a straight, Nine to King)
konspirator: shows [Th Ts] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
daBread5 collected 316932 from pot
OoYeahoO said, "omg"



18 players left, huge call against a hyper-aggressive opponent:

Level XXIII (6000/12000) - 2008/09/05 19:10:44 ET
Seat 1: El Jokko Bro (190750 in chips)
Seat 2: joelmelcher (398696 in chips)
Seat 3: OoYeahoO (301400 in chips)
Seat 4: daBread5 (429732 in chips)
Seat 5: konspirator (603050 in chips)
Seat 6: yukon200 (142240 in chips)
Seat 7: Rusty988 (223637 in chips)
Seat 8: gtntrs117 (1133322 in chips)
Seat 9: joeppiej (631799 in chips)

All players: post the ante 1200
daBread5: posts small blind 6000
konspirator: posts big blind 12000

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to konspirator [2c 2d]
joelmelcher: raises 36000 to 48000
konspirator: calls 36000

*** FLOP *** [Kc 3d Ks]
konspirator: checks
joelmelcher: bets 349496 and is all-in
konspirator: calls 349496

*** TURN *** [Kc 3d Ks] [Kd]

*** RIVER *** [Kc 3d Ks Kd] [Jd]

*** SHOW DOWN ***
konspirator: shows [2c 2d] (a full house, Kings full of Deuces)
joelmelcher: shows [Ad 6d] (a flush, Ace high)
konspirator collected 811792 from pot


The setup leading up to my fatal hand:

Level XXV (10000/20000) - 2008/09/05 19:42:36 ET
Seat 1: El Jokko Bro (730232 in chips)
Seat 2: iamadumbnoob (215561 in chips)
Seat 3: BigGeno47 (460546 in chips)
Seat 5: konspirator (1206096 in chips)
Seat 8: gtntrs117 (962009 in chips)
Seat 9: joeppiej (1231216 in chips)

All players: post the ante 2000
El Jokko Bro: posts small blind 10000
iamadumbnoob: posts big blind 20000

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to konspirator [5s 5d]
konspirator: raises 40000 to 60000
El Jokko Bro: raises 260000 to 320000
konspirator: folds
Uncalled bet (260000) returned to El Jokko Bro
El Jokko Bro collected 152000 from pot
El Jokko Bro: shows [Ad Ah] (a pair of Aces)


Level XXV (10000/20000) - 2008/09/05 19:51:13 ET
Seat 1: El Jokko Bro (770232 in chips)
Seat 2: iamadumbnoob (545422 in chips)
Seat 3: BigGeno47 (135985 in chips)
Seat 5: konspirator (1128096 in chips)
Seat 8: gtntrs117 (664709 in chips)
Seat 9: joeppiej (1561216 in chips)

All players: post the ante 2000
joeppiej: posts small blind 10000
El Jokko Bro: posts big blind 20000

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to konspirator [Jc Th]
konspirator: raises 40000 to 60000
El Jokko Bro: raises 80000 to 140000
konspirator: folds
El Jokko Bro collected 142000 from pot

El Jokko Bro said, "qq"
konspirator said, "had me killed"


Level XXVI (15000/30000) - 2008/09/05 19:57:08 ET
Seat 1: El Jokko Bro (975232 in chips)
Seat 2: iamadumbnoob (563422 in chips)
Seat 3: BigGeno47 (85985 in chips)
Seat 5: konspirator (1360096 in chips)
Seat 8: gtntrs117 (604709 in chips)
Seat 9: joeppiej (1216216 in chips)

All players: post the ante 3000
joeppiej: posts small blind 15000
El Jokko Bro: posts big blind 30000

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to konspirator [4s 4d]
konspirator: raises 70000 to 100000
El Jokko Bro: raises 260000 to 360000
konspirator: folds
El Jokko Bro collected 233000 from pot
El Jokko Bro: shows [Kh Kc] (a pair of Kings)


I finally decide that he has to be setting up for a bluff soon. When he reraised me again preflop, I just could not put him on yet another high pocket pair. Besides, I was raising his blind every time, not because he was a weak player, but because I just happened to always get dealt a raising hand when it was his blind.

Level XXVI (15000/30000) - 2008/09/05 20:00:47 ET
Seat 1: El Jokko Bro (1078232 in chips)
Seat 2: iamadumbnoob (503422 in chips)
Seat 5: konspirator (1230096 in chips)
Seat 8: gtntrs117 (1134418 in chips)
Seat 9: joeppiej (859492 in chips)

All players: post the ante 3000
joeppiej: posts small blind 15000
El Jokko Bro: posts big blind 30000

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to konspirator [Kd Th]
konspirator: raises 60000 to 90000
El Jokko Bro: raises 180000 to 270000
konspirator: calls 180000

*** FLOP *** [Ts 7s 6c]
El Jokko Bro: bets 180000
konspirator: raises 330000 to 510000
El Jokko Bro: raises 295232 to 805232 and is all-in
konspirator: calls 295232

*** TURN *** [Ts 7s 6c] [Ad]

*** RIVER *** [Ts 7s 6c Ad] [Qh]

*** SHOW DOWN ***
El Jokko Bro: shows [Jd Js] (a pair of Jacks)
konspirator: shows [Kd Th] (a pair of Tens)
El Jokko Bro collected 2180464 from pot


I finished in 11th place and we all know that you don't get paid shit unless you make the final table.

Edit: Went to the final table to chat a little. El Jokko Bro is still in with 4 players left. This helped confirm that he had QQ when he said he did. If a player lied about what he had, usually he won't remember what his lie was.


maui'd [observer]: el jokko, you're still in?
konspirator [observer]: he was the one who busted me
konspirator [observer]: woke up with a high pocket pair everytime i raised preflop
maui'd [observer]: tuff one
konspirator [observer]: brutal
maui'd [observer]: i forgot who took me out
El Jokko Bro: yes I was vey lucky against conspirator
konspirator [observer]: hard to believe that if i survived 11 more hands, i would've made at least 900 instead of 100
El Jokko Bro: had AA KK KK QQ and JJ
konspirator [observer]: you play hundreds and hundreds of hands and it just comes down to one
maui'd [observer]: yup