DRAGON AND I MAKE TOP 8% OF SECOND CHANCE AT BORGATA

On Friday, January 26, 2008, Dragon and I were all set to chop the second chance at Borgata- it was 5 in the morning, we had been playing for 9 hours, but alas, it was not meant to be. Dragon had a few unfortunate hands, and finished 13th of 250, for a small profit, but a profit nonetheless. I made the final table and ended up sixth of 250, for a $2000 profit, but my exit was sour- my AA v. 77. What is really screwed up is that the table, at the start of the hand, began discussing a six way chop, but I really wanted to play for first. Plus, I see AA in the bb, what am I supposed to do? Agree to chop? Besides, the table was so incredibly weak that I believe it would have been negative equity for me to chop. So after I lose with the AA, the guy who sucked out with 7s, goes "that's what you get for being greedy." Nice comment fool, nice comment. Another display of classless poker non-etiquette at Borgata. The rudeness and non professionalism that is displayed at the table is very sad for poker.

Two hands from this tourney I am very proud of:

1. I had JJ early on. Starting stack was 6k. I had built up to 8000 right away with two pair. So I have JJ on the button. Tight player raises to 300 with 2200 behind. Bad player calls. I decide to just call and see a flop. Flop is Q 6 2 rainbow. Both check to me and I bet 900, 2/3 of the pot. The tight guy folds. The next player looks like he wants to fold and then counts a raise and throws out 2200 chips, with 3500 behind. Now, this is the information I have. He has no reason to raise a set here. He would never check a q on that flop and lastly, he has been dying to check raise me, becuase he has counted out a raise and chickened out a few times when I continuation bet. So with this information, I decide that he does not have a queen, and my best play is to push here and get him to fold whatever it is he has, which I believe might be 77s, but probably absolutely nothing. He folds, and says AQ is a good fold there huh? I just laughed and showed jj and I said, if u folded aq, u are not the player I thought you were. I wouldve bet my left arm that he did not have any q, let alone aq.

2. Second hand- I had 3 5 os in the bb. This asian kid, who has been playing maniac aggessive raises to 1800 with blinds 300-600 w 50 ante, 1 minute before the break. He raises utg. I believe he is raising w any hand bc he knows players want to go on break. I decide, without looking at my cards, I am probably goin to play a big pot here unless something happens to change my read along the way. It folds to me and I call with 3 5 . The Flop comes out Ah Kh 4s. All I have is gut shot. I have 11,9k in chips, but i really dont want to come back from break with 10bbs. So I check b/c im out of position to see what crazy asian will do. He fires 3k which is insane. I call because I believe he does not even have a pair and I can push on turn and he cannot call. Turn happened to be a five, giving me a pair with my gut shot. SO I push for 8900. Without a moment's hesitation, he goes I call (leaves him 1300 chips). I am like, do u have an Ace? He goes, no I have a flush draw and shows Q 9 hh. He missed, and I doubled up to 26k. Crazy hand.

I really feel like my tournament game keeps stepping up. I can't wait until I am playing higher stakes, bigger buy ins, bigger wins. I am very excited.

That's all for now, more later.

Good money and peace,

Lucky C and her sidekick, Ace.