How to Cash in the BBT

It's simple, get these hands. Oh, this will be long. And you might want a bucket near you to puke in. You've been warned.

This was my FIRST Hand. Keep an eye on the numbers in the corner.










Two hand earlier I asked where my Aces were. Now seriously, this is crazy, even for me. Look at these 3 CONSECUTIVE hands.






Recess had just won dirty against someone else. Whoops.




This is where the first third level of blinds ended. So that's what? 30 minutes? IronGirl was also the first of 8 people I knocked out.



And then Lightning


And IslandBum


1st break is here.



And Al


2 hands later I got JJ. 2 hands after that I knocked out NightRanger/StB and his pocket kings when my ducks flopped a set. Then I got moved, so I missed those screen shots from the last hand window.

And DDionysus


Now THIS is a lead.


Zeem didn't make it, but played his short-stack masterfully. This is the first of a few he managed. This also starts a succession of AJ and AQ. Look at the numbers in the corner.






Oh, and a 99 in there.


I hurt Garth here... badly.


Still going with the AJ and AQ sequence.




New table, same cards. And LJ.


Haven't seen these in a while.




And we're at the 2nd break. That would be 2 hours in. AA twice, KK twice, and TONS of Ace-Face.


And it continues in hour 3.




And Blinders.


Final table fun.






And the hand that did me in. I was in 4th, blinds were big and coming around quickly of course, so I pushed over the top and NumbBono called. I counted. 17 aces in the deck. I got most of them earlier.


Am I really going to complain?



Here's the final tally:

306 Hands

24 pocket pairs
AA 4 times
KK 3 times
JJ 2 times
TT-22 at least once each (66 & 55 twice, 44 & 33 3x in case you were wondering)

Everything but QQ

AK 4 times
AQ 7 times
AJ (which is GOLD!) 9 times

KQ 4 times
KJ 2 times
QJ 6 times

So out of 306 hands, 56 (18%) were pairs, Ace-face, or faces. I didn't bother counting any medium suited connectors, but those were there too of course.

Are you sick? I thought so.

So, what's my excuse for not winning? I don't have one. I got cards and boards from start to finish in what might be the sickest run ever seen in these blogger events, if not most 56-runner tournaments. I guess it's appropriate for the scene.

I don't blame the 66, I can't. I could have folded, but then I'd either be waiting for better cards or cold stealing. In the end, it was my play before the sixes that hurt me. I didn't maximize value from my Aces at the final table, and while I did steal occasionally, I didn't resteal, and got restolen from far too often. I picked a few spots poorly with cards I wasn't willing to go to war with. But we learn from our mistakes. Next time, I'll be better.

Congrats go to NumbBono for taking it down heads-up against Jordan, who fought back from a REALLY short stack to a hell of a heads-up battle. Way to go both of you guys. Also Congrats to SelltheKids for 3rd, and everyone else who cashed. Yes, even Waffles. It was a hell of a final table.

Thanks to Al, Hoy and Mookie (the only of the 3 to cash!) for all the work in putting the whole BBT together. You guys rock so hard there should be a law.

P.S. - I starting playing with Alt text today with the images. Anybody notice? Go ahead, hover over a screenshot.