Eventually I had to start going all-in and survived two of these, one
hitting two pair on the flop and the other an Ace high flush on the
turn.
A chap who had been moved to our table had just decimated an aussie
player to KO him, (Constantine) in two straight hands and unfortunately
I was next.
My last hand was KJ, an all-in bet of 3000.
This fella had A4 and called me without hesitation
I wanted more callers but the other two folded so it was just me and
him
Flop comes down A74 to give him two pair, then a nothing card, drawing
dead, then an ace on the river for a full house
Eliminated!
I had come 32nd and the dream for Poker glory for 2009 Casino champs
was over
It was a good experience and from what I had seen, I could not justify
spending the $3300 entry fee for the main event 100K first although
it did cross my mind.
However, after contemplating my position I thought better of it.
The option I decided upon was to get another year of experience, absorb
what I had learned from these events and come back bigger, better and
stronger and ideally a little bit luckier in 2010.
So back to the pub poker, which can be lucrative with 5 good sized events
a year, and the odd cash game and cash league here and there.
*footnote*...Mike King got 3rd in the main Event and won $30,000.
John Gower
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