MONSTER!!

This was a hand of interest from last weekend, it kind of played it's self but took a few years off my life! It was the single biggest pot I’ve seen on £2/5 NL tables on crypto and was a nice one to pick up. I’d only been playing for about 30mins on Sunday morning and on one table I’d already managed to turn my £500 sit down into £1165.

Hawko was at the table and we always seem to have fun running moves past each other. I’m on the small blind and first to act makes it £15 to go. Hawko smooth calls and I look down to find AA and smooth call as well.

The big blind who is playing £937 decided to push all in!! Magic!! But wait! The initial raiser (only playing £257) decides to join the fun and calls all in!

Without 2 seconds thought Hawko adds in his full stack of £548 all in!!

Action on me, preflop pot of £1757… 900 odd to call and I’m on AsAd!!

I think about letting it go for a split second! I’m already £665 up at the table, I’ve only got £15 in the pot and it’s going to be one hell of a 4 way race and I’m 50% fav at best. But to cover my money I only have to beat the BB as his stack is so much bigger than everyone elses. I call and we flip over….

1st to act short stack AcTc
Hakwo KdKh
Me AdAs
Big Blind QcQh

Now I don’t like the all in by the QQ… it’s a muppet move, especially with a big stack, I bet he plays a lot of tournies.

The AT call is a tilt call by the short stack looking to get lucky.

Poor old Hawko has been stitched up like a kipper by the big blinds all in. He fancies him self to be in front as his smooth call with KK shows no strength at all and the BB all in just stinks of a vulnerable pair. He can’t put me on a hand either with my smooth call so he drops his pants and sticks in all his chips. As soon as he sees me call he knows I’m on AA.

2d Td Ts is the flop.

Now while not the best flop in the world, I’m not too bothered as the AT is only playing for a 1k side pot. Providing I can avoid a K or Q I’m still going to pick up a nice pot.

Turn is 4d

My eyes now flick to the suits and a moment of panic as the 1st one I see is Hawkos Kd… back to mine and I breath easier as I spot the Ad.

River Jd …. Gives me the nut flush and a very health pot of £2691.99 … £1754 of which is pure profit!!

Nice! Needless to say after the bad start Feb is now cruising along nicely.


On a side note Betfair have just announced a series of guaranteed WSOP packages for high rake cash players. At my current average I’d get a $8k WSOP package if I move to BF for the next 4months!!! With a little more play that would become a $15k package!! WSOP here we come!!