Chris Halverson’s Blog

While not quite Key West, I was playing in a bit of a distracted way during the tourney. My brother, who lives 4 houses away, was grilling for dinner on Sunday night. I brought my laptop over and connected up via wireless. I then proceeded to camp out on his deck in the chilly Minnesota spring night to eat dinner with the family with my laptop sitting on the table. It was a little distracting trying to not totally ignore everybody while still playing in the tourney.

I am definitely using that as my excuse for not winning.

Highlights of key hands follow.

Lost most of my stack EP when I limped with QhJs, Flop: KdQdTs, turn Ks, river 9d. caught a straight on the river. The turn, however, filled up other guy (simms34). He bet T150, I raised to T500, raises to T1000 and I just call. I’m down to T240.

I then proceded to double up 2 hands in a row and I at least had a little breathing room.

Level 3 (25/50), and I get AcKc on button, I have T585. BobRespert (to my right) raises to T150, I call. The two of us see a flop of Ad6c3d. Bob bets T250, I push my last T435 and he calls. The turn and river bring 3s5s and MHIG. Bob is down to T820 and I’m back up to T1245.

Couple hands later I (T1245) have Ad7d and limp. The_Venetian (T1125) and Bazkar (T1550) are in the blinds and come along. Flop is QcJc7c. Checked to me and I toss out T100 with my bottom pair. Venetian calls. Turn is 7s and I’ve got trips. Checked to me and I bet T300 into the T350 pot. Venetion check raises me for a T675 raise. I insta-call and the Th on the river is meaningless and I knock out The Venetian. I’ve got around T2300 and sitting good.

I love a couple smallish hands along the way to get me around T1900 or so at the first break where I’m about 22nd. During the break I pack up and run home to get setup just in time to get dealt the Hammer on my first hand back.

About 10 minutes after the break I get KhJc UTG+1 and raise to T400 (blinds are 75/150). I’ve got T1545 and was feeling frisky for some reason. Dragonystic (T2300) calls and everybody else folds. The flop of Ts5h3s misses me and weakly I check and it’s checked behind me. The turn is the Jh and I push the last of my T1145 into the pot (T1025). He insta-calls me and I’m not liking it. He flips over AdJd and IGHN in 42nd.

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