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Season 7 Big Pot!

by Dave Robichaud • November 16, 2009

Hey everybody! Here are a few pictures from the big pot game on Sunday. Please feel free to leave comments about your experience, notable hands, etc.


Everybody getting ready to play, counting the chips I divided. But come on, there's no way I got it wrong, I'm super good in math/numbers, i'm Asian.		I look like the only person who's happy to be playing poker here. Oh, well, myself and Todd. But Todd won't be happy to be playing in about 15 minutes from the time the picture was taken!


Dozer doing his best to make sure everybody's feet are warm and laps slobbery.		No idea what's going on here... but man, that dude in the middle, he's GOT to be gay.


I think this might be the ONLY time I've seen Jim smile. He MUST have won a pot.		This picture was taken shortly after we merged into one table.


I'm anxiously looking at what Roland has after I called his all-in with A2 when the board showed AQ3AK. The picture was taken at the exact time he revelaed his hand to everybody... AK		Everybody's looking at something... I have no idea what. I was sitting in that direction, but I have to assume they were looking at Ron, who was sitting directly to my right. He's one sexy bitch.


Christine making it just inside the bubble and in the money, in 4th place.		Corey making finishing in third, after a three way all-in pot.


Sherry bringing us back to 2001 and doing the L on her forehead thing for coming in 2nd place... first loser. Second place is nothing to sneeze at, but seriously, does anybody even do that anymore??		Ron, the new MonctonPokerClub.com champ, proudly showing his trophy and cash. He made quick work of Sherry after winning that three way all-in and crippling Sherry. Congrats Ron for a well deserved win!

Comments (4)

Dave Robichaud 11/17/2009 00:02

I remember having four notable hands. I think it was the second or third hand of the day, I was in the big blind with 72 (suited!)... no raises, so I see a free flop - I believe we were three handed. The board comes Q73, I think - 7 was definitely middle pair. I checked, Scott bet out a small amount and whoever the third person in the pot was folded. The turn, a 2. I check, Scott bets out, I call. The river, a 7, giving me the boat. Not bad for a 72 in the big blind! I bet out a small value bet, Scott raises me, I 4-bet it, and Scott reluctantly calls. He shows 78 for a set of 7s, and I take down a significant pot, making my chip stack go in the right direction.

The second notable hand that I remember was against Roland. Roland and I were litterally battling every third hand - or so it seemed. This hand, I raise pre-flop with AK, Roland flat calls. The flop comes AxA. I bet out, Roland calls, the turn comes the last A! I check, Roland bets, I call. The river comes some irrelevant card, I mean, I have the nuts... even if he has an ace, I have him out-kicked

. I bet out a significant amount and Roland insta-calls. He shows JJ and I take down a pretty big pot.

Only a few hands later was the hand where I doubled Roland up and basically gave him back all of the chips I just won off of him (and probably and then some). A2 vs AK when the board was AQ3AK. Ugh. I guess that'll teach me to be in there with A2.

After that, I went on a weird downwards spiral. It was like I was getting premium starting hands but couldn't get anything going. I got AQ 3 times out of 5 hands. But kept losing pot after pot.

The last notable hand, was my last hand; I was under the gun plus one, and Ron who was under the gun raised to 1000 (blinds 100/200). Something didn't feel right, but I looked down at JJ. I had about 2700 in front of me and tried to find a way to fold... I honestly was about 70% folding... and then I thought, what the eff am I waiting for? aces? I just couldn't get away from the hand, so I pushed. In hindsight, I probably could have flat called, but I think it would have been a horrible fold on the flop, pretty much no matter what came. So anyway, Ron flips over QQ and spikes a Q on the flop... That was the end of my tournament. I felt like I played well, and only got my money in bad in two hands, A2 vs AK, and JJ vs QQ.

All in all, it was a great day, and I had a lot of fun. Anybody else have anythign to add?

Marc Julien 11/17/2009 18:34

8 - 4 off suit....enough said

Dave Robichaud 11/17/2009 22:38

bahahahahaha... I wasn't sure what you were talking about at first. But then I was like, OH YEAH.

I think it's proper poker etiquette when a person delivers a huge bad beat (like being 15% to win) is to stand up and chant and scream as loud as you can. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Jim Blacquiere 11/18/2009 20:26

It's all a blur to me. Started 2nd in cheap lead and lost 50% of it to a Sherry all-in. Then, I accidently folded the flush nuts to Cory. First time I EVER misplayed such a hand. Then Sherry put an end to my sad tournament play by calling my short stack all-in A3 suited with her KJ. She rivered her K.

Congratz Ron, job well done.