September Ninja

 

 

Norborne - Angie S. defeated head's-up opponent John M. to claim S6E5 and pick up her second career win in the early morning hours of September 14th.

This was a standard T100k NLHE tourney with a full rebuy. The field filled at 20 players a week before the event, however a few days before, substitute Carl W. flaked out for the second time in as many events. The field settled at 19 players.

Host Eric W. was the first player eliminated from the tournament when blinds reached 2k/4k/500. Action folded to Nick on the button who made it 14k. Eric called out of the SB for his last 12.5k putting him all-in. Eric showed 3c-3h and Nick tabled Ah-7h. The Qs-9s-2c-As-6s board gave Nick a pair of aces and the elimination.

Next out was substitute Erik M. who was short-stacked and all-in for 32k. Nick looked him up with Ac-Qh. Erik showed 2d-2h. The Qd-10d-7d-Js-4h board failed to bring Erik a deuce or 4th diamond and he was out.

Mike T. joined the rail in 17th place after moving in with Kh-9d and getting calls by both John and Chris S. with blinds at 3k/6k/500. The flop of Qd-7h-4d was dealt and action continued between John and Chris. Chris moved all-in and John quickly folded. Chris showed pocket ace's. The 3d turn and 4h river cards brought no assistance for Mike and he was gone.

Blinds quickly reached the critical 5k/10k/1k level (the level where Champions are made) when Lolly found herself all-in for her last 7,500 with A-9 and a quick call by Bill's A-Q which eventually held up. Jason Tr. followed Lolly to the exit after he pushed with J-10 and got called by Kevin who not only flopped a set of 7's, but then to add insult to injury, made quads on the turn. In the same level, Jason Ta. was eliminated in 14th place after getting his short stack in with Q-J and getting called/destroyed by Jim O's 6-7 which turned trips. Keith K. followed Jason (out in 13th place) with no elimination info recorded.

Nick G. was out in 12th place after moving-in for his last 67k holding 7-7 after Angie's PF raise of 40k. Angie called and showed As-Jd. The 8c-5s-2s flop kept Nick in front. The Js turn gave Angie the lead with a pair of jacks. And to further drive the dagger in deeper, the 9s fell on the river giving Angie an ace-high flush.

With blinds at 7k/15k/2k and John raising to 35k, Chris S. looked down at K-Q and pushed for his last 200k. John made the call and showed A-4. The A-9-3 flop gave John the lead. The 10 turn and river 6 brought no help for Chris and he was out in 11th place. In the same level, Anita pushed her dwindling stack in with 8-9 and Angie quickly called with pocket aces. The 8-3-2 flop gave Anita top pair on the board however Angie's aces remained in front. A 7 on the turn and Q on the river missed Anita and she was dispatched in 10th place thus forming the final table.

Blinds increased to 10k/20k/3k when the final table saw it's first elimination. With only 85k in his stack, Chris Ba. pushed with Qh-8h and got called by John with As-3s. The Kh-6c-10d-10h-5d board gave John the winning hand and elimination.

With blinds still at 10k/20k/3k, Jim O. was out in 8th place after moving in for his last 28k with Q-J and getting calls by both Kevin A. and Sean. The Kd-Qd-10c-6d-4d board was checked to the river where Sean bet out 20k and Kevin folded. Sean then revealed Ad-7c for a winning ace-high flush. In the same level, Kevin A. was eliminated in 7th place after his pocket pair of queens was out-flopped by an unknown player's (Villain info not recorded) flopped set of 8's. Substitute player Kevin L. followed Kevin A. to the rail in 6th place after his pocket queens were rivered for a 4-8 straight by John M's K-7.

Blinds increased to 15k/30k/5k when the event's bubble boy was determined. It would be Jim H. who re-raised Bill's 140k to 240k all-in. Bill called and showed A-10 and Jim tabled K-Q. The A-K-6 flop gave Jim hope in the form of a straight draw. A 4 on the turn and a K on the river failed to bring help and Jim was out on the bubble. (Editor's note: I've written nearly all of the recap entries on this blog and I can't tell you how many times I've seen a player get short-stacked and decide to take a stand with K-Q or K-J only to get obliterated. My advice is to take a stand with a less marginal hand. Just saying.)

Sean O. was the first player eliminated from the money in 4th place. He re-raised John's 60k bet to $160k all-in with 8-6 and John called with J-J. The J-A-K flop gave John a set of jacks and left Sean drawing thin. An 8 on the turn sealed the deal. The meaningless 6 on the river was dealt while Sean collected 4th place prize money.

Three-handed play continued between Bill, Angie and John with blinds at 20k/40k/6k. Then a big hand came up between Angie and John. Angie called in the SB and John checked in the BB. A flop of 2-5-10 was dealt. Angie checked and John bet out 100k. Angie then pushed all-in for 842k. John instantly called and revealed A-10 for top-pair. I'm certain John thought he had it. However, to his shock, Angie turned over pocket aces for the lead. The 8 turn and 9 river missed John and he was crippled. A few hands later, Bill was out in third place. As usual, there was no elimination information recorded. I'm sure he collected the 3rd place money envelope for his effort though.

Head's-up play between Angie and John continued in the 20k/40k/6k level when the final hand of the tournament was dealt.

John pushed his short-stack in with 10d-9s and Angie quickly called with Kh-Js. The 3c-2c-Qs flop gave both players straight draws but kept Angie in the lead with king-high. The Kc turn put Angie in front with a pair of kings but it gave John a GSSD. The river brought the 4d which missed John and S6E5 had it's winner!

This is Angie's 2nd career F&CPT regular season victory!

Congrats to Angie on her win and thanks to everyone who came out for S6E5.

~ Jason Tr.