Friday, April 20, 2007
The Jackpot Bounty Is Alive
Well last night was my Thursday Night Poker game. My first game had 17 players all either there to win the Bounty or keep it alive for my 3rd Annual Hart Invitational. I had a lot riding on this since I didn't want anyone to win it before the Hart Invitational. I have about 20 players showing up right now but I knew if the Jackpot Bounty was alive for next Saturday I could maybe see a field of 30 players.
The first game Stephen had the Bounty on his head and he was at my table to my left a seat over. So I thought at least I have a chance to get him out. However, he started off on fire and became an early chip leader at our table. I had won one hand early on and never even saw another ace, face card without a 3 or 4 unsuited, no suited connectors, one gapped suited cards, nothing. I was felted and won that hand, felted again and won that hand. I mad the final table LOL! Of course I was out first when I was in the big blind first hand. Wayne the small blind raised enough knowing I would go all in. He held Ace Jack, I held Ace Five suited, believe or not I had a flush draw after the flop but luck was not there. The good news was Stephen got knocked out in 3rd place keeping the Jacpot Bounty alive and Wayne did up winning the game.
The second game of the night Jeremy would end up having the Bounty on his head. He was at the other table so I had no way of knocking him out until the final table. I had pretty much control of my table early on and held the chip lead until tables combined. Jeremy came and sat to my left with the chip lead, way more than my chip lead. However, I was second in chips and really felt I was the only one good enough to take him out. Stephen helped cripple the wild card at the table JD, when he bluffed a big pot with Two Seven offsuit against him. It was a great play, Stephen had been playing really tight during both games laying down some huge hands so he had the image all set. Of course he showed the bluff when JD laid down the winning hand. So now I had Stephen to help me take down Jeremy who had a huge chip lead. I would and Stephen would chip away at Jeremy. I would take the lead, Stephen would take the lead but we never gave the chip lead back to Jeremy. I ended knocking him out in 3rd place so next Saturday there will be another $145 alive for the Hart Invitational. I would end up battling Stephen heads up but I came away with the victory which was nice and a good confidence builder going into the Hart Invitational. I could walk away with over $500 with a win next week.
The first game Stephen had the Bounty on his head and he was at my table to my left a seat over. So I thought at least I have a chance to get him out. However, he started off on fire and became an early chip leader at our table. I had won one hand early on and never even saw another ace, face card without a 3 or 4 unsuited, no suited connectors, one gapped suited cards, nothing. I was felted and won that hand, felted again and won that hand. I mad the final table LOL! Of course I was out first when I was in the big blind first hand. Wayne the small blind raised enough knowing I would go all in. He held Ace Jack, I held Ace Five suited, believe or not I had a flush draw after the flop but luck was not there. The good news was Stephen got knocked out in 3rd place keeping the Jacpot Bounty alive and Wayne did up winning the game.
The second game of the night Jeremy would end up having the Bounty on his head. He was at the other table so I had no way of knocking him out until the final table. I had pretty much control of my table early on and held the chip lead until tables combined. Jeremy came and sat to my left with the chip lead, way more than my chip lead. However, I was second in chips and really felt I was the only one good enough to take him out. Stephen helped cripple the wild card at the table JD, when he bluffed a big pot with Two Seven offsuit against him. It was a great play, Stephen had been playing really tight during both games laying down some huge hands so he had the image all set. Of course he showed the bluff when JD laid down the winning hand. So now I had Stephen to help me take down Jeremy who had a huge chip lead. I would and Stephen would chip away at Jeremy. I would take the lead, Stephen would take the lead but we never gave the chip lead back to Jeremy. I ended knocking him out in 3rd place so next Saturday there will be another $145 alive for the Hart Invitational. I would end up battling Stephen heads up but I came away with the victory which was nice and a good confidence builder going into the Hart Invitational. I could walk away with over $500 with a win next week.
// posted by Harthon @ 7:48 AM 
