Fairly decent start to Season 10 of Poker League. There are 10 of us this season(11 with Craig, if he plays, he missed game 1). We lost Steve and Ashley on the account of them planning a wedding and they just bought a house, etc... I know, excuses, excuses... ;-) We were unable to add anyone this season, a few prospects flaked out, but maybe next season. I think it's pretty awesome we've been able to keep a strong core of players the last many seasons and it's also really interesting that everyone has a really good read on everyone else based on so much playing time with each other.
Prior to my description of game 1, I'll state that Chris and I make a bet every season against each other. Last season was based on most wins and I'm pretty sure it's always been based on most wins. I also don't remember that I've ever lost this bet?(Chris can correct me if I'm wrong) We have tied before, and in those cases we both technically "lose" This season Chris asked me if we could change it up to some other stat. I have kept an unhealthy amount of stats over the seasons and I'll tell you that other than finale winnings, I don't think Chris has beaten me ever in any stat that would matter. He decided to go with most KOs. I told him that was probably the worst bet to make, however, I also understand that from his point of view, he probably would still have a chance to overtake me up until the final game of the season, whereas, most wins bet could be over prior to the last or 2nd to last game. I will also let you know that in the last 2 seasons, I've knocked out avg of 20 per season to Chris' 10 per season, so I'm pretty favored, but we'll see...The loser has to wear a costume of the winner's choosing. I have a really good idea for my costume I'll be picking for Chris so I hope luck and skill shine on me again this season!
Game 1, we started off pretty quickly at our table. Jaime was the bounty(we're making it public knowledge prior to the start of the game who the bounty is) it was a 5-6 vote for knowing. I didn't care either way, I think it's not going to effect much unless/until it's me. Everyone seems to try to make plays and gun after me a lot more than anyone else anyway. Jaime played a few larger pots against her hubby and Chivers and wasn't on the winning end for the most part. Shae called a little too much and found herself short when I looked down at 10sJs and raised up her blind. We're 5 handed, She called, Jaime called. Flop was 4-9-K with 2 clubs. Both checked, I bet out thinking I might just win outright or at least get one off her hand and figure out how to proceed from there. Shae called, Jaime folded. Shae always calls quickly, so I figured she had a pair or had at least something, 9 or some small pair probably, so a 10 or J would be good and 8 or Q give me another chance to bet. Turn was an 8h, Shae checked and I thought I should check as well figuring to get a river call on most cards in this situation. River was a 7s and Shae announces "all-in" I did a quick double-check to make sure I didn't misread the board as Shae doesn't go all in unless she has something, meaning there's no bluff there ever. I made sure nothing beat me and called. She flipped over 8s for a set and I flipped over my straight and she was the first out.
Chris vs Fred most KOs bet: Fred 1, Chris 0
Soon after, I raised with Queens, Chivers called and a flop of Kh,Qh,8h, he bet, I raised, he shoved and I called and he flipped over AhKc vs my set of Qs. He couldn't get a heart and I even hit Quad Qs on the river to get another KO
Chris vs Fred most KOs bet: Fred 2, Chris 0
Sean wittled himself down to about 4-5 bets and shoved all-in on a Q-high flop when myself and Heck both held QJoffsuit and we weren't sure how to decide who gets the KO chip. I guess this never happened before. We decided on a high card flip and I grabbed a 10 vs Heck's 5 and won the KO
Chris vs Fred most KOs bet: Fred 3, Chris 0
Sometime later, with Jon, Heck, Chris and myself left in the game, I knocked out Jon. I believe he was pretty forced to go all-in with 3 bets and I had a better than average hand so I knocked out Jon
Chris vs Fred most KOs bet: Fred 4, Chris 0
2 hands sum up my top 3 finish. 1 hand with Heck, the other with Chris.
Heck: I limped with 5s and Heck min-raised, I called. flop was Kh-4s-2h. We both check. turn is a 10s and I bet out, Heck thinks for a while and calls. River is a Ks and I bet out what I hoped to look somewhere between a bluff and value bet and Heck thought for quite a while before slightly-above doubling my bet. I really wanted to call, and I thought I probably should've called, but it felt like one of those times Heck hit some rediculous backdoor flush and I'd just feel stupid after calling. I folded and Heck told me later he had A-high...bleh...
That hand really chopped out my legs and I was really grasping to get back in the game. Then this hand I limped with K-2suited. Chris min-raised, which I think was Heck and Chris' strategy against me, which in this case was working because I was card-dead horribly...hence my defend with K-2 suited... Flop is J-J-2. Chris checks, I bet out and he raises me all-in. Chris wouldn't do this with nothing, and I think to him even A-high would be nothing...I kept telling myself. And I think if it weren't for the hand with Heck and the recent card-dead-ness I would've felt less run over and could've folded as I wanted to, however, I called reluctantly, hoping I'd catch him doing this with a weaker 2, which was more probable than an Ace, but probably the absolute low-end of Chris' range here and he flipped over Qs and I got no help, I think a Q actually hit the turn...
Chris vs Fred most KOs bet: Fred 4, Chris 1
Chris didn't win, but I did give him 1 KO that I shouldn't have...
Congratulations to Heck for the first win of season 10!
I'll post up the official results as soon as Chris sends the results and the game log to me!
The Kids and I have been sick since Sunday(cold), but I'm getting better so I'm pretty sure I'm playing tonight at the Rivers PPO 5K guarantee. Jon said he was going to come down as well, wich us luck!!
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