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Joker161:
Next two hours. Totally card dead. I honestly can"t remember the best hand I had during these levels. Did I have A7 once? I definitely had QJ because I raised to steal with it once. Somehow I"m still on about 25k (occasional steals) but the average is now 35k. Just so there"s something to talk about, can someone explain the mindset of those that keep re-buying into $1,000 events? We"ve had this bloke on our table three times. 15k in chips is not so great now the blinds are 400/800/100, so they get a bit lairy and then they"re out within half an hour. Are they made of money? On the dinner break now so I think that"s the end of the re-buys. We have over 400 entries. Six more levels tonight. Need some hands.

Joker161:
Level 10 went mad. I get AK, AK, KK three hands running and they all get paid off. The first one I"m UTG+1 and I get three callers and the flop is AK5. Sod it, I thought, I"ve got to get through three players so I bet it and they all fold. Next I"m UTG and get three callers again, then the bloke on my right in the BB goes all-in for 6k. I was thinking of going all-in to isolate, but decide to call, and all three of the others call too! The flop is K44 and we check it round. The turn is an eight, I bet 11k, the big stack calls and the rest fold. I forget the river, but it makes no difference. The big stack goes all-in, but he plays a lot of hands so I have to call. He has the eight. The all-in bloke is loving it because all of the 6k calls and he has AK too!

Then the KK hand. Now I"m in the BB. One bloke goes all-in, so does another and I obviously do too. They both have about 18k and have AJ and TT. The kings hold. So I"m suddenly on 125k, average 45k. As I was typing this at the table (didn"t want to forget any of it) I got TT and was called by three players. A65 flop, I bet and get raised so have to let it go, and then I get JJ on the button. There"s a raise (a big one; blinds are 600/1.2/200 and he goes 6.5k) and I re-raise to 15k. He calls. The flop is K44 and I bet 22k. He tank/folds. So now I"m on just under 140k. Half way through level 11. I"d better start concentrating again.

Joker161:
On a break now after level 12. Not a good level. The only highlight was hitting a set of twos against quite a loose player, so I bet the flop and he folds! The first time he"s done that! Then there was a lot of dribbling of chips. One annoying example: I raise with AT, which is a bit loose, but standard for this table. One of the big stacks calls on the button. Flop is J32. I bet he calls. Turn is a five. I bet he calls. River is a king. I bottle the bet (again), we go check/check and he has Q2 for bottom pair. I was determined to keep it tight until the end of the level, but then the bloke two to my right who raises all the time raises my BB on the last hand of the level. I call with 64s. Flop gives me a flush draw. I check/call, then bet the turn. He raises. I fold. I"m now on 68k, which is much better than at the last break, but still annoying. I think the average is about 75k. There were 460 runners in the end and there are only 95 left. 54 get paid. $97k up top. Three more levels today then back tomorrow, if I can last!

Joker161:
Level 13 starts badly. There"s a raise UTG and I have QQ mid position. I re-raise, he calls and then he bets the king high flop and I fold. Do I just call here? Hmm. Then a bit of luck. There"s a raise and two callers, so I call in the BB given that it"s one of those just-a-bit-more-than-a-min-raise raises. I have J9. The flop is something like Q95. I check and so does everyone else. Free card. It"s a third heart and my jack is a heart. Check, check, then the loose bloke to my right bets quite small. I call and the others fold. The river is another heart. He bets something more significant, and given the way he"s been playing I decide to call, even though I"d be crippled if I call and lose. He didn"t even have a flush. My pair of nines were winning!

Next, the new big stack on my right raises and I re-raise him with 55. He calls. The flop has an ace on it, he checks, I bet and he folds. Phew! I try a steal with 64 and get a call. He checks the ace high flop, I bet and he folds. I"m back over 100k now. There are failed steal attempts too. Raising with A9s when the BB calls (another new player). He checks the KQ8 flop, I bet and he"s instantly all-in. Fold. Not much happens after that and I dwindle to 71k at the end. That"s about the same with which I started level 13, but of course the blinds are now higher. We return at 500/2k/4k so I have less than 20 bigs.

With 14 minutes to go they stop the clock and play seven hands "hand-for-hand" given there are only 59 left. Annoying that this happens right at the end of the day. We lose a couple more including a short stack on our table (in the SB) who, on the very last hand, pushes QT into AA. Oops! He wasn"t happy. Back tomorrow at 11am (I hope Murray is done by then) and three of us will not get the $2,033 for 54th place.

Curlarge:
Great updates Joe and vwd to survive through to day 2. Having done this once myself, I know how draining it is.

Good luck for tomorrow :)

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