We're like them little bitches on the chess board.

[Xaston]

[GodlikeRoy]

[Xaston]

Sunday Tournaments are the pits.

From the $215 HU tourney:


PokerStars Game #6157546040: Tournament #30629148, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/03 - 17:38:14 (ET)
Table '30629148 27' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: flashbadger (1530 in chips)
Seat 2: Xaston (1470 in chips)
Xaston: posts small blind 10
flashbadger: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xaston [Td 8d]
Xaston: raises 40 to 60
flashbadger: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [7s 6h Th]
flashbadger: checks
Xaston: bets 80
flashbadger: calls 80
*** TURN *** [7s 6h Th]
flashbadger: checks
Xaston: bets 160
flashbadger: calls 160
*** RIVER *** [7s 6h Th Qc]
flashbadger: checks
Xaston: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
flashbadger: shows [Qs 5d] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Xaston: mucks hand
flashbadger collected 600 from pot
Xaston said, "lol"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 600 | Rake 0
Board [7s 6h Th Qc 6c]
Seat 1: flashbadger (big blind) showed [Qs 5d] and won (600) with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 2: Xaston (button) (small blind) mucked [Td 8d]



The very next hand:


PokerStars Game #6157552586: Tournament #30629148, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/03 - 17:38:49 (ET)
Table '30629148 27' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: flashbadger (1830 in chips)
Seat 2: Xaston (1170 in chips)
flashbadger: posts small blind 10
Xaston: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xaston [7h 5h]
Xaston said, "Thats a strong flop call"
flashbadger: calls 10
Xaston: checks
*** FLOP *** [7s Ac 6s]
flashbadger said, "thx"
Xaston: bets 40
flashbadger: calls 40
*** TURN *** [7s Ac 6s]
Xaston: bets 80
flashbadger: calls 80
*** RIVER *** [7s Ac 6s 4h]
Xaston: checks
flashbadger: bets 100
Xaston: calls 100
*** SHOW DOWN ***
flashbadger: shows [8d Ks] (a pair of Kings)
Xaston: mucks hand
Xaston said, "Are you serious?"
flashbadger collected 480 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 480 | Rake 0
Board [7s Ac 6s 4h Kh]
Seat 1: flashbadger (button) (small blind) showed [8d Ks] and won (480) with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: Xaston (big blind) mucked [7h 5h]


His response to my question of "Are you serious?":

flashbadger: i am just gutted that I drew a heads up sng expert like u


We then chatted a bit, apparently he sharkscope.comed me and found out that I'm pretty decent at these things. That was sorta tite.

Shortly thereafter I flopped top set and he called me down with an underpair. Then he retook a small lead and then the final hand:


PokerStars Game #6157656355: Tournament #30629148, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/03 - 17:47:37 (ET)
Table '30629148 27' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: flashbadger (1540 in chips)
Seat 2: Xaston (1460 in chips)
Xaston: posts small blind 15
flashbadger: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xaston [Ad Ah]
Xaston: raises 60 to 90
flashbadger: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [2d 5h Jc]
flashbadger: checks
Xaston: bets 120
flashbadger: calls 120
*** TURN *** [2d 5h Jc]
flashbadger: bets 210
Xaston: raises 390 to 600
flashbadger: raises 730 to 1330 and is all-in
Xaston: calls 650 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [2d 5h Jc 9h]
Xaston said, "gg"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
flashbadger: shows [Kh Jh] (a flush, King high)
Xaston: shows [Ad Ah] (a pair of Aces)
flashbadger said, "ul"
flashbadger said, "gg"
flashbadger collected 2920 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2920 | Rake 0
Board [2d 5h Jc 9h 7h]
Seat 1: flashbadger (big blind) showed [Kh Jh] and won (2920) with a flush, King high
Seat 2: Xaston (button) (small blind) showed [Ad Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces





IT ALL EVENS OUT IN THE LONG RUN EH1!?!!?!?!111!?!?!?!?!

[GodlikeRoy]

No that's just a lie we tell all the little kids. It really never evens out.

[Xaston]

I run pretty alright in cash games, but I run like complete ass in tournaments. The last time I caught a fucking break in a tournament was February.

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