In the Quarters

Well i arrive in the casino ready for my 3rd game and i am playing the guy who beat the previous world champion. I quickly drop down to about 11k (like i do in every match!).

I had to make a stand quite early on, i was getting no hands at all! I get A7 in the BB and re-raise his button to about 3.6k leaving about 4.5k behind, the flop came 9102 and i pushed it allin, he INSTANTLY called and fipped QJ which is a bit of a monster i guess. Mickey wernick was behind me calling the cards for the turn and river.

He shouted Three!!! Turn was a 3
He shouted Five of clubs!!! River was a six of clubs. Haha love you long time mickey.

This player from sweden was very aggressive and i was finding him tough, so i just waited around for a hand. On one particular hand i have A6 in the BB and call a raise (he raised every button!).

The flop came 245 and i check-called, i then announced that i will check blind on the turn! He checks when the 5 pairs up.

The river was an 8 and i checked expecting to win it there, but he put in a bet of about 4000 into 4500. I was really puzzled and thought for a long time, i pick up a tell on him as i am about to call(i was going to fold hehe) and decided i better call. He flipped 10 high WOOT!

Very shortly after i called a raise with K5 to see a flop of K55, i check called the flop and then check in the dark again! (Last time i did that i had ace high, i am a genius!) He bet, i hesitated and called, i then checked the river again and put all my chips in when he bet, he thought and folded.

That hand crushed him and gave me a chip lead, i managed to limp raise preflop with QQ and he chucked all his chips in, i instantly call and he only has A10. My hand holds.


Round 4 and i have a player from spain, i learn quickly that he plays very tricky.

I get bluffed off a big pot when i call with A9 in the BB. It comes out JJ9 and i check raise from 500 to 1500. He calls. The turn is a 5, i bet out big and get re-raised a substantial amount, i had no idea what to do and eventually passed, he showed me K10.

I was being bullied and out-played and my chips were running short, just like the previous player so i made a move. I called a raise with 33 and saw a flop of 224, i let him bet, which he did and i raised about 3/4 of my stack. I mean if he has a higher pp when raising every button then gl to him, he folded after about 5 minutes.

The big hand arose when i had about 17.5k in chips.

I was in the BB with QJ, he limped so i raised it up to around 1800 with 200/400 blinds, he thought for a while and called.

The flop brought J32 and i bet out 1800 which got raised to 5000. It took me a good 10 minutes to decide to call, i was unsure what to do. The turn was a 10d and he announced allin once i had checked. I thought for a long time again and called, he turned over 66 and obviously, i was delighted. He was then crippled down to 5k in chips and it took about 40 minutes to knock him out after that.

Im so ecstatic now, devilfish is my likely opponent in the next round which will be on tv and i am guaranteed €11,250 and some lovely european ranking points!

I had a chat with devilfish after-

(Its funny because ever since round 1 we were saying "see you in the quarters") and i said, its great that a 2 brits are in the quarters, but its a shame that you are going out and he said "Im shakin in my boots"

The quarters are played on sunday and i shall update then!

-Dan

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