Won another freeroll at Check N' Raise Poker

RobertSearcy · 09-04-2005, 10:48 PM

I did it again.......won $27 in a freeroll tonight.

Check n Raise Poker Game #3198533: Tournament 111#1125873000000: $100 Guar Freeroll PLH
Sun Sep 04 21:01:41 EDT 2005

Table 1 Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: SirSlick1 (48100 chips)
Seat 5: RobertSearcy (596900 chips)

SirSlick1: posts small blind 3000 chips
RobertSearcy: posts big blind 6000 chips

*** HOLE-CARDS ***
Dealt to RobertSearcy [4D 2H]
SirSlick1: raises 9000 chips to 12000 chips
RobertSearcy: calls 6000 chips

*** FLOP *** [2C JH 9D]

RobertSearcy: checks
SirSlick1: bets 24000 chips
RobertSearcy: calls 24000 chips

*** TURN *** [2C JH 9D] [2S]

RobertSearcy: bets 72000 chips
SirSlick1: calls 12100 chips (all-in)

*** RIVER *** [2C JH 9D 2S] [6C]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

RobertSearcy: refund 59900 chips
RobertSearcy: shows [4D 2H ] (three of a kind, twos)
SirSlick1: mucks [8D JD ] (two pair, jacks and twos)

RobertSearcy wins (96200 chips) with three of a kind, twos

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 96200 chips

And that's how I won.......with a measly 4-2 offsuit. lol

And, unlike last time, I still have all $27 this time. I've yet to spend any of it at the tables. ;-)

Out of curiosity, has anyone else won a tourney with an oddball/not-so-good hand that you'd normally fold at a full (or 1/2 full) table?

Grannygrump · 09-04-2005, 10:53 PM

good going! now go turn that into some serious cash!

RobertSearcy · 09-04-2005, 11:36 PM

I'll try to.

(And just now, I used $4 of that at a table.......came away with $11.29......so I almost tripled my money......so I'm on my way to hopefully turning that into some serious dough. ;-) )

tomonbass · 09-05-2005, 08:03 AM

I think most of the time Oddballs win at the final table especially heads up where an Ace high is considered an all in hand.

I think its more down to luck than judgement when it gets to the later stages thats why most players cut deals at the final table

Good Going Though

Tom

PapaHun · 09-05-2005, 08:08 AM

Congrat RS!

Oddball wins - We had a forum freeroll at RoyalCardroom in July - which I won with 9 2 o - pairing my 2 against A10 I think

Agree with Tom though - it's mainly weird hands that clench it in the end

Grannygrump · 09-05-2005, 09:10 AM

I just found this card room, so maybe I'll see ya at that final table!Â* good luck to ya!

RobertSearcy · 09-05-2005, 01:11 PM

Thanks a bunch ya'll.

IIRC, I think you might classify that last hand where I won that Omaha H/L Pot Limit freeroll an "oddball" hand.

And I can sort of understand why oddball hands win these things........it's only 2 people going at it, compared to around 9 at a full table. If you even catch one of your cards (or catch a flush, full house, trips, or something), you're doing kinda good (or it would kinda seem like it anyway) because there's not that many cards out there. I apologize if my logic seems whacko and waaaaaaaaaay off. lol

Grannygrump.........I don't play there as much as I used to (however, that just might increase again after winning that freeroll

). But I'll hopefully see ya around there soon.