A Bigger Satellite

Done with work early today and no option for getting home early I decide to play in a $72+$5 turbo satellite to get into the WCOOP $215 NLHE rebuy event. One seat for every 3 runners. I likes them odds. 36 people and 12 seats awarded. 13th gets $12.

One hand into the satellite I lose my fuckin internet connection at the hotel. After about 5 minutes I finally get back in. A few hands later I pick-up Q,Q in the big blind. Its folded to the small blind who limps.

PokerStars Game #12166015506: Tournament #61733760, $72+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/09/20 - 12:49:41 (ET)
Table '61733760 3' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: KO_PeaceNLuv (1465 in chips)
Seat 2: zz94 (1475 in chips)
Seat 3: pfkp (1620 in chips)
Seat 4: paulie187 (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: bolito (1748 in chips)
Seat 6: Rebuy_Rebuy (1375 in chips)
Seat 7: voigt2006 (1480 in chips)
Seat 8: scottc25 (1470 in chips)
Seat 9: poker2301 (1367 in chips)
voigt2006: posts small blind 15
scottc25: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scottc25 [Qs Qh]
poker2301: folds
KO_PeaceNLuv: folds
zz94: folds
pfkp: folds
paulie187: folds
bolito: folds
Rebuy_Rebuy: folds
voigt2006: calls 15
scottc25: raises 95 to 125
voigt2006: calls 95
*** FLOP *** [Ah 6d Td]
voigt2006: checks
scottc25: checks
*** TURN *** [Ah 6d Td] [4h]
voigt2006: checks
scottc25: bets 250
voigt2006: calls 250
*** RIVER *** [Ah 6d Td 4h] [8c]
voigt2006: checks
scottc25: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
voigt2006: shows [As 2d] (a pair of Aces)
scottc25: mucks hand
voigt2006 collected 750 from pot


Well at least I lost the least amount of money in that hand. I am blinded down to 895 at the 50/100 and in for 100 in the BB. I pick-upa suited queen and shove to a 3x raise and a call. I hoped I could get one of them to dump and get some dead money in the pot. Didn't work.

PokerStars Game #12166129550: Tournament #61733760, $72+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/09/20 - 12:58:20 (ET)
Table '61733760 3' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: KO_PeaceNLuv (1365 in chips)
Seat 2: zz94 (1700 in chips)
Seat 4: paulie187 (1575 in chips)
Seat 5: bolito (1798 in chips)
Seat 6: Rebuy_Rebuy (1225 in chips)
Seat 7: voigt2006 (2928 in chips)
Seat 8: scottc25 (895 in chips)
Seat 9: poker2301 (394 in chips)
voigt2006: posts small blind 50
scottc25: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scottc25 [Qd 6d]
poker2301: folds
KO_PeaceNLuv: folds
zz94: folds
paulie187: folds
bolito: raises 200 to 300
Rebuy_Rebuy: folds
voigt2006: calls 250
scottc25: raises 595 to 895 and is all-in
bolito: calls 595
voigt2006: calls 595
*** FLOP *** [7d Qc 2d]
voigt2006: checks
bolito: checks
*** TURN *** [7d Qc 2d] [Ad]
voigt2006: checks
bolito: checks
*** RIVER *** [7d Qc 2d Ad] [5c]
voigt2006: checks
bolito: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
voigt2006: shows [6s As] (a pair of Aces)
scottc25: shows [Qd 6d] (a flush, Ace high)
bolito: mucks hand
scottc25 collected 2685 from pot


Its a good thing I flop good. So I luck sack out of this one and get the triple up and it puts me 7th in chips with 24 left.

I blind down forever. I end up having to shove with air in just the right spots and am able to stay afloat but I am still sitting at the bottom. We are on the bubble and I pick-up A,A in the BB.

PokerStars Game #12166494761: Tournament #61733760, $72+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/09/20 - 13:21:12 (ET)
Table '61733760 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: scottc25 (2040 in chips)
Seat 3: lelijk22 (3510 in chips)
Seat 4: viensjent (5280 in chips)
Seat 5: paulie187 (1950 in chips)
Seat 8: alex4ever (2836 in chips)
Seat 9: voigt2006 (11225 in chips)
scottc25: posts the ante 60
lelijk22: posts the ante 60
viensjent: posts the ante 60
paulie187: posts the ante 60
alex4ever: posts the ante 60
voigt2006: posts the ante 60
voigt2006: posts small blind 300
scottc25: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to scottc25 [Ac Ad]
lelijk22: folds
viensjent: folds
paulie187: folds
alex4ever: folds
voigt2006: raises 2400 to 3000
scottc25: calls 1380 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [6s Ah 9s]
*** TURN *** [6s Ah 9s] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [6s Ah 9s 9h] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
voigt2006: shows [8h 7c] (a pair of Nines)
scottc25: shows [Ac Ad] (a full house, Aces full of Nines)
scottc25 collected 4320 from pot


Wow that was a close one. At least I didn't have to sweat the river. A few hands later it was over and I won the seat. I unregistered and took the W$. No way in hell I am playing in a $215 rebuy event. I now have just over $300 W$. Not bad after having just $115 last night.