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Pretty In Pink
Let me start off this post for the 9th game of the 2008 Freeroll Series by saying this…Medium shirts on a guy who normally wears XL are sexah! Ok…I lie. Only one more event to go that I have to wear that shirt and I can not wait for it to be over. I think that thing is the second most uncomfortable thing I have ever had to put on my body.
If you were there on Monday then you know this event took place BACK where it all started. As much fun as it was playing at the shop again I really did miss The Parlour. (Really it was just Tanya that I missed but the other folks and food were nice too.)
Now on to some of the key hands I was able to see during the night. Since I actually got to watch the entire final table this time most of the hands in review will be from it.
Table 6 - Blinds 200/400 w/50 antes
There was a min raise to 800 from early position. Ruby Nguyen is first to call. It folds around to Keith Noblett who calls from BB.
Flop: 
Keith pushes all in. Original raiser folds. Ruby calls for less with her last few hundred in chips.
Keith: 
Ruby: 
Turn: 
River: 
Ruby rakes in a nice sized pot and the look on Keith’s face is priceless. (I don’t feel so uncomfortable wearing the shirt now.)
Table 6 - Blinds 200/400 w/50 antes
Everyone folds to Michael Zaleski who is on the button. He pushes and gets called by Carey Becker for less from the BB.
Michael: 
Carey: 
Flop: 
Turn: 
River: 
Michael gets no help after the J flops and is crippled.
On the next hand Michael pushes his last 125 from the cut off. Carey is in SB and limps. BB checks.
Flop: 
- BB bets 400 and Carey calls.
Turn: 
- Checks around.
River: 
- Checks around.
Carey shows 
for the low end of a straight and BB shows 
. Michael mucks and heads to the rail.
Table 5 - Blinds 200/400 w/50 antes
UTG limps. Next player min raises to 800. Button calls. Hoops calls from SB and BB calls along with the first limper.
Flop:
Hoops pushes 1050 into the pot and wins a nice chunk of change after everyone folds.
Table 6 - Blinds 200/400 w/50 antes
After losing most of his chips the hand before with JKo vs AKo we see Keith push 375 from SB. Carey gets a small rebate in the BB and the guys flip over their cards.
Keith: 
Carey: 
Flop: 
Turn: 
River: 
There was a brief look of happiness in Keith’s eyes as the flop was put on the table, but I could not hear what he muttered as the river hit due to Ray’s laughter.
Final Table - Blinds 300/600 w/50 antes
John Tilton pushes 3850 from UTG. Eddie Torres calls. Lou Zibton makes the call on button.
Flop: 
Eddie pushes his last 275 in and Lou quickly calls.
John: 
Eddie: 
Lou:
Turn: River:
John hits a miracle 2 outer sending Eddie to the rail at 9th place and giving Lou a much shorter stack.
Final Table - Blinds 300/600 w/50 antes
Pat Bethan goes all in for 1750 from early position. Ruby puts her last 200 in on BB.
Pat: Ruby: 
Flop: 
Turn: River:
Ruby is sent packing in 8th place.
Final Table - Blinds 500/1000 w/100 antes
The action folds to Pat in SB who pushes 12k into the middle. Carey Becker calls from BB.
Pat: Carey:
Flop: 
Turn: River: 
Pat doubles up with more than 24k in chips.
Final Table - Blinds 500/1000 w/100 antes
Hoops limps in from early position. Carey raises to 3k from late position. The button and both blinds fold. Hoop thinks for a bit and then pushes his last 3800 into the pot and is called by Carey.
Hoops: 
Carey: 
Flop: 
Turn: River: 
Hoops makes his gut shot straight on turn and doubles up.
Final Table - Blinds 1000/2000 w/200 antes
Pat goes all in from UTG for 4400. It folds to John Tilton in SB who calls.
Pat: John:
Flop: 
Turn: River:
No Ace or Ten hits by the river and Pat is out at 7th place.
Final Table - Blinds 1000/2000 w/200 antes
SB is dead. Robert Somers pushes all in for 3700 in early position. John Davis quickly calls. Hoops goes into the tank before calling. Carey folds his BB.
Flop: 
- Checks around.
Turn: - John pushes and Hoops calls.
Robert: John: Hoops:
River:
Robert is saved by the river and more than triples up. John Davis is out at 6th place and Hoops stack got a bit shorter.
We have a lot of hands where someone pushes to take the blinds and antes.
Final Table - Blinds 1000/2000 w/200 antes
Folds around to the blinds. Carey limps in SB and Lou checks the BB.
Flop: - Carey checks to Lou who pushes and is quickly called.
Lou: Carey:
Last two cards were removed before I saw them but obviously no 7 hit as Lou went out at 5th place.
Final Table - Blinds 2000/4000 w/300 antes
Hoops pushes 2100 from UTG. Robert pushes from SB and John Tilton quickly folds his BB.
Hoops: 
Robert:
Flop: Turn: River:
No flush for Hoops and he is out at 4th.
Final Table - Blinds 2000/4000 w/300 antes
John is on the button and folds. Carey pushes for 6k in SB and is called by Robert.
John: Robert:
Flop:
Another 5 does not hit and Carey doubles up.
This back and forth with the all ins and John getting chips or passing chips to Carey went on for a few hands. Robert just sat back and let them go at it like a couple of rabid pit bulls.
Final Table - Blinds 4000/8000 w/500 antes
John pushes in SB for 7400. Carey calls.
John: Carey:
Flop: 
Turn: River:
This was the 5th time I had seen John get a pair of Jacks this tournament and either double him up or give him a bunch of chips as he took someone out. (I was one of those people when I got the rest in after he reraised on BB with them and I pushed with 99 like a goob.)
A couple hands later we have John limping in on the button and Carey pushes his 3k into the middle. Robert calls from BB. John questions Robert on his stack and after getting a reply folds.
Carey: Robert:
Flop: Turn: River:
Carey’s 2 pair on the end does not good and he is out at 3rd.
Final Table - Blinds 4000/8000 w/500 antes
We are heads up and saw about 5-6 hands with all ins each time and chips going back and forth. Here are the 3 that stand out.
Robert pushes in SB for 11k with . John calls with
Flop: Turn: River:
With that amazing flop Robert doubles up to 22k and brings the stacks back to nearly even.
Next hand John pushes in SB for 21.5K with and Robert calls with
Flop: Turn: River:
Robert’s 69 does not do as well as the hand before and he is left with 500.
The last hand was just ran face up and John wins it with 24o and takes the win with Robert going out 2nd.
Congratulataions to all the final table players and to John Tilton for his win! Ray and Steve will be letting us know when the next event is taking place very soon.
January 11th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
GREAT WORK ED!!! Thanks for the recap on Mr. Tilton’s big win. Is it not strange the he has “Tilt” in his name?
Also for posting the hand that knocked out Keith so that he can relive the hand over and over again. Nice work donking off you chips Keith!!! Maybe we should change your last name to DONKEYLETT!!! LOL!!!
Also wanted to say thanks to Greg “Shotgun” Hardesty for dealing the final table, nice to see you back!!!
Again great work Ed and can’t wait to see you in the Poker Princess shirt at the next tourney!!!
January 11th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
If John would actually tilt more we could dub him Mr. Tilt but I don’t think I saw him tilt once on Monday. Wait…I think all the bad beats were given BY him and not TO him.
It was cool of Greg to deal and do such a great job of it…like show the winning hands and then scoop up all the cards before I could write them down. I guess I need to learn some short hand.
It is too bad most of us did not let him do the dealer stuff…like count out the pot and give the correct amount to those who won it.
Oh and I can wear this shirt for private viewings if you really want to see me in it THAT BAD. I just request a small fee.
Ed