Event 3: $300 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low

Players: 368
Prize pool: $110,400

HAVE THEY MADE A DEAL, YET?

The only question more frequently asked at poker tournaments than "Who knocked Russ out?" is "Have they made a deal, yet?

Often we never find out. Tonight we did.

Another question that could be asked in this tournament-"Where are the Europeans?" They are usually dominant in this event.

When cantona, the only Euro left, took out Berkshire in 10th the Final Table was formed and few short stacks could breathe again.

FINAL TABLE: 30 min. levels 2,000/4,000 blinds
Seat 1: cantona (Paris)(240943 in chips)
Seat 2: jacksup (Bronxville)(131017 in chips)
Seat 3: EDOGN (las vegas)(121416 in chips)
Seat 4: HipPocket (Hollywood )(68422 in chips)
Seat 5: jjgao (san jose)(61960 in chips)
Seat 6: KC_KID (El Paso)(19878 in chips)
Seat 7: Mrs. Mullet (Las Vegas)(54984 in chips)
Seat 8: Lenny (Long Beach)(121896 in chips)
Seat 9: Sunyata (Waiheke Island)(99484 in chips)

One of the many joys of internet tournament play is how many hands are played in an hour. It can take forever in split games to knock anyone out as they can often catch a miracle card of half the pot. But this group was averaging 60 hands an hour so the results came about three times as fast as at a B&M tourny.

For the first quarter hour, the starting chip leader cantona was busy giving most of his chips to jacksup when a baby-stack confrontation occurred that would help decide who was the first to leave.

Hand #14
HipPocket: posts small blind 2000
jjgao: posts big blind 4000
KC_KID: raises 10000 to 14000
Mrs. Mullet: raises 26000 to 40000
Lenny: folds
Sunyata: folds
cantona: folds jacksup: folds
EDOGN: folds
KC_KID: calls 19878 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [3h 9h 6h]
*** TURN *** [3h 9h 6h] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [3h 9h 6h 2d] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KC_KID: shows [4d 6c 3s Ah] (HI: two pair, Sixes and Threes; LO: 6,4,3,2,A)
Mrs. Mullet: shows [5h As Js 2s] (HI: a pair of Deuces; LO: 6,5,3,2,A)
KC_KID collected 36878.

Mrs. Mullet was left with only 7,106 on the double loss both high and low to the only stack shorter than hers.

Two hands later Mrs. Mullet left in 9th when EDOGN made trip 8's when two 8's flopped to the lady's K's and 8's. Not very gentlemanly.

A little later with the new blinds of 3,000/6,000 the starting chip leader cantona was next to LAST. And the primary benefactor, jacksup maintained his lead.

Seat 1: cantona (57926 in chips)
Seat 2: jacksup (254034 in chips)
Seat 3: EDOGN (87522 in chips)
Seat 4: HipPocket (100422 in chips)
Seat 5: jjgao (44960 in chips)
Seat 6: KC_KID (61756 in chips)
Seat 8: Lenny (165896 in chips)
Seat 9: Sunyata (147484 in chips)

In Hand #21 EDOGN went all-in.
EDOGN: posts small blind 3000
HipPocket: posts big blind 6000
KC_KID: raises 15000 to 21000
Lenny: folds
Sunyata: folds
cantona: folds
jacksup: folds
EDOGN: calls 18000
*** FLOP *** [Qs 8d As]
EDOGN: bets 30522 and is all-in
KC_KID: calls 30522
*** TURN *** [Qs 8d As] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [Qs 8d As Td] [8s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
EDOGN: shows [Ad 4d Jc 3s] (HI: two pair, Aces and Eights)
KC_KID: shows [7c 5h Ac 2c] (HI: two pair, Aces and Eights - lower kicker)

Now the KC_kid was in trouble with only 10,234. Two hands later he's in the 6,000 chip big blind.

KC_KID said, "do or die time"
jacksup: raises 12000 to 18000
KC_KID: calls 4234 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [2c Kc Tc]
*** TURN *** [2c Kc Tc] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [2c Kc Tc Ks] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KC_KID: shows [9d 5c 7s Jc] (HI: a flush, King high)
jacksup: shows [Qc 5s Ah As] (HI: two pair, Aces and Kings)

"Stayin' Alive. Stayin' Alive."

Oops, that was The Bee Gees not KC and the Sunshine Band.

Meanwhile, Lenny (with a pic of Leonardo Da Vinci) is inventing ways to win pots.

Hand #26
Sunyata: posts small blind 3000
cantona: posts big blind 6000
jacksup: folds
EDOGN: raises 12000 to 18000
HipPocket: folds
jjgao: folds
KC_KID: folds
Lenny: raises 45000 to 63000
Sunyata: folds
cantona: folds
EDOGN: folds
Lenny: shows [2c Ad As Ah] (HI: a pair of Aces)
EDOGN said, "what was i raising with"

LOL

Soon it's time for another departure. When he picks up three Aces in his hand jjgao makes his move.to the exit.

Hand #30
HipPocket: posts small blind 3000
jjgao: posts big blind 6000
KC_KID: folds
Lenny: folds
Sunyata: folds
cantona: raises 15000 to 21000
jacksup: folds
EDOGN: folds
HipPocket: folds
jjgao: raises 14960 to 35960 and is all-in
cantona: calls 14960
*** FLOP *** [Kh 5s Qc]
*** TURN *** [Kh 5s Qc] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 5s Qc 3d] [9d]
ADB Ploink [observer] said, "ugh"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jjgao: shows [Ac Ad Ah 4s] (HI: a pair of Aces)
cantona: shows [2h 3c 4h 5d] (HI: two pair, Fives and Threes)
VegasJack [observer] said, "crazy"

With jjgao gone in 8th, this is the new chip count.

Seat 1: cantona (87886 in chips)
Seat 2: jacksup (279800 in chips)
Seat 3: EDOGN (82044 in chips)
Seat 4: HipPocket (80922 in chips)
Seat 6: KC_KID (20468 in chips)
Seat 8: Lenny (260396 in chips)
Seat 9: Sunyata (108484 in chips)

After a gallant 45-minute fight with no ammunition, it's time for the kid to head back to KC in 7th.

Hand #41
HipPocket: posts small blind 3000
KC_KID: posts big blind 6000
Lenny: raises 6000 to 12000
Sunyata: folds
cantona: folds
jacksup: folds
EDOGN: calls 12000
HipPocket: folds
KC_KID: calls 2468 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Jh 4c Ac]
Lenny: bets 35468
EDOGN: folds
*** TURN *** [Jh 4c Ac] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 4c Ac 7s] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lenny: shows [6h Ah Jc Ad] (HI: three of a kind, Aces; LO: 7,6,5,4,A)
KC_KID: shows [3s Kh Tc 9d] (HI: high card Ace)

The six-handed leaderboard.

Seat 1: cantona (87886 in chips)
Seat 2: jacksup (237800 in chips)
Seat 3: EDOGN (121044 in chips)
Seat 4: HipPocket (67422 in chips)
Seat 8: Lenny (253864 in chips)
Seat 9: Sunyata (151984 in chips)

In the next 15 minutes jacksup went into full self-destruct mode. And as the blinds went up to 4k/8k, the very temporary chip leader went down and out in PokerStars land for 6th place.

Here is jacksup's last hand:

HipPocket: posts small blind 4000
Lenny: posts big blind 8000
Sunyata: folds
cantona: raises 16000 to 24000
jacksup: raises 52914 to 76914 and is all-in
EDOGN: folds
HipPocket: folds
Lenny: raises 82528 to 159442 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Jh Jc 3c]
*** TURN *** [Jh Jc 3c] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [Jh Jc 3c 9s] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lenny: shows [7c 8h Ad Ah] (HI: two pair, Aces and Jacks)
jacksup: shows [Tc 2c 7s Ac] (HI: a pair of Jacks)

With five players, Lenny is the new Italian sheriff in town, but not for long.

Seat 1: cantona (184772 in chips)
Seat 3: EDOGN (137522 in chips)
Seat 4: HipPocket (86844 in chips)
Seat 8: Lenny (264356 in chips)
Seat 9: Sunyata (246506 in chips)

The nice thing about tournaments is that they DO end eventually, but with split games it can take awhile. HipPocket had been the shortest stack for some time and decided to do something about it.LEAVE in 5th.

Hand #78 1:06 minutes into the Final Table.

Lenny: posts small blind 4000
Sunyata: posts big blind 8000
cantona: folds
EDOGN: folds
HipPocket: raises 20000 to 28000
Lenny: calls 24000
Sunyata: folds
*** FLOP *** [3s Ad 9h]
Lenny: bets 64000
HipPocket: calls 28844 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [3s Ad 9h] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [3s Ad 9h Js] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Lenny: shows [6s Qh As 9c] (HI: a flush, Ace high)
HipPocket: shows [3h 7c 5d 4s] (HI: a pair of Threes)

The four-handed chip count was:

Seat 1: cantona (177772 in chips)
Seat 3: EDOGN (335044 in chips)
Seat 8: Lenny (290095 in chips)
Seat 9: Sunyata (117089 in chips)

Hand #98 1:13 in. Sunyata was the low man on the totem pole and slid to his demise in 4th on this hand.

EDOGN: posts small blind 4000
Lenny: posts big blind 8000
Sunyata: raises 16000 to 24000
cantona: calls 24000
EDOGN: folds
Lenny: folds
*** FLOP *** [2d 9d 6c]
Sunyata: bets 16000
cantona: raises 88000 to 104000
Sunyata: calls 75089 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [2d 9d 6c] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [2d 9d 6c 5h] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Sunyata: shows [Jh Kd Th 9c] (HI: a pair of Nines)
cantona: shows [4c Td 3d Ah] (HI: a straight, Three to Seven; LO: 6,5,3,2,A)

Now there were three with fairly even chips. The rail wants to know if they are discussing a deal. No word yet.

Seat 1: cantona (288861 in chips)
Seat 3: EDOGN (303044 in chips)
Seat 8: Lenny (328095 in chips)

RIDEFAST [observer] said, "20 K EACH U R CRAZY"
EDOGN said, "noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"

That's the word.

And you know what happens to players who turn down deals, don't you?
EDOGN 300,000 in chips just became dead money.

We went through almost the entire 30 minute 6k/12k blind structure with its typical ups and downs before the 'Curse of the Deal Rejecter' took effect. EDOGN had been chip leader for most of that time, but Lenny came back from the dead to take the lead with this hand:

Hand #132 1:39 into the Final Table

EDOGN: posts small blind 6000
Lenny: posts big blind 12000
cantona: folds
EDOGN: raises 24000 to 36000
Lenny: calls 24000
*** FLOP *** [Js 4h 8h]
EDOGN: bets 72000
Lenny: calls 72000
*** TURN *** [Js 4h 8h] [Qc]
EDOGN: bets 185044 and is all-in
Lenny: calls 151095 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Js 4h 8h Qc] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
EDOGN: shows [Jc 3c 9s Ad] (HI: a pair of Jacks)
Lenny: shows [Th 3h 2d 9c] (HI: a straight, Nine to King)

Four minutes later the curse ends EDOGN's day in 3rd. The rail is all over EDOGN for not chopping. Assuming the other two would have dealt, the E Dog walked on about 7 grand.

Hand #136 1:43 in.

Seat 1: cantona (361425 in chips)
Seat 3: EDOGN (36693 in chips)
Seat 8: Lenny (521882 in chips)

EDOGN: posts small blind 6000
Lenny: posts big blind 12000
EDOGN: raises 24000 to 36000
Lenny: calls 24000
*** FLOP *** [3h 7d Th]
EDOGN: bets 693 and is all-in
Lenny: calls 693
*** TURN *** [3h 7d Th] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [3h 7d Th 7s] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
EDOGN: shows [5s Ad 6d 8s] (HI: a pair of Sevens)
Lenny: shows [Jc 9d 8h 3s] (HI: two pair, Sevens and Threes)

Heads up Lenny has a healthy lead and cantona wants some extra cash.
It's after 9 a.m. in Paris and cantona has been up all night playing in this tournament.

Seat 1: cantona (361425 in chips)
Seat 8: Lenny (558575 in chips)

Lenny said, "2nd place to both +%"
cantona said, "done"

SteveMorrow [observer] said, "ok, give me a couple minutes"

The deal was struck with cantona folding the rest of the way.

Have they made a deal, yet?

Yes, they did. Lenny got an extra $2,500 more than cantona.

Well, then who knocked Russ out?

PokerStars Tournament #106359, Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
Buy-In: $300.00/$20.00
368 players
Total Prize Pool: $110400.00
Tournament started - 2003/08/09 - 15:00:00 (EST)
Tournament finished - 2003/08/10 - 00:34:24 (EST)
1: Lenny (Long Beach), $27600.00 (25%)
2: cantona (Paris), $17664.00 (16%)
3: EDOGN (las vegas), $12254.40 (11.10%)
4: Sunyata (Waiheke Island), $8832.00 (8%)
5: HipPocket (Hollywood ), $6624.00 (6%)
6: jacksup (Bronxville), $4968.00 (4.50%)
7: KC_KID (El Paso), $3864.00 (3.50%)
8: jjgao (san jose), $2870.40 (2.60%)
9: Mrs. Mullet (Las Vegas), $1876.80 (1.70%)
10: Berkshire (Costa Mesa), $1324.80 (1.20%)
11: www.com (Stockholm), $1324.80 (1.20%)
12: LucKat (Golden), $1324.80 (1.20%)
13: the witt (dubuque), $1324.80 (1.20%)
14: otro (barendrecht), $1324.80 (1.20%)
15: dora204 (Vancouver), $1324.80 (1.20%)
16: gra-ting (Parnell), $1324.80 (1.20%)
17: AaronW (Fostoria), $1324.80 (1.20%)
18: SirDoc (N. Stonington), $1324.80 (1.20%)
19: Malala (Missouri City), $772.80 (0.70%)
20: BIG AL 300 (phoenix), $772.80 (0.70%)
21: Kid Nebraska (Enfield), $772.80 (0.70%)
22: copi (Schwechat), $772.80 (0.70%)
23: jimmyshokar (abbotsford), $772.80 (0.70%)
24: TorontoToro (Maple), $772.80 (0.70%)
25: -db- (moline), $772.80 (0.70%)
26: lasvpoker (Amsterdam), $772.80 (0.70%)
27: gypsyjo (Las Vegas), $772.80 (0.70%)
28: actiondonkey (las vegas), $552.00 (0.50%)
29: micnik (las vegas), $552.00 (0.50%)
30: PottedPlant (Mystic), $552.00 (0.50%)
31: Daytona_Dan (Cocoa), $552.00 (0.50%)
32: NOXQZEZ (Ft. Lauderdale), $552.00 (0.50%)
33: donate_money (New York), $552.00 (0.50%)
34: robfla (Miami), $552.00 (0.50%)
35: Betalot (Superior), $552.00 (0.50%)
36: Uncle Mike (Cadillac), $552.00 (0.50%)

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