A pretty good trip, yes, but a disappointing finish. Then again, my AK beat AA all in preflop earlier, so I am in no position to complain about my AKs losing to KQ. Of course, I actualy played the hand correctly when I sucked out, where as the guy with the KQ made a terrible call. Here was the hand:
200/400 blinds, 50 ante. He raises in EP to 800. I know he's weak. I think about making a reraise but with only about 5k in my stack, I decide to just push in now. It's 4300 more for him to call... he thinks and then calls and turns up KQo. I'm supposed to double up here and have a nice stack, about 10 or 12 spots off the money, but no......... the flop comes T9x, and I know what's coming. The turn is a J, of course, and I'm drawing to 3 outs. No help for me on the river, and bam, I'm gone. It was nice plaing with Clonie and the guy to her right, Mickey, though. Good peeps.
Oh, and I did outlast Hellmuth.
The dancing comment, btw, was because I was in the UB VIP area grabbing a water and talking to Monica (KK's girlfriend) and some Eminem song came on that he apparently likes. He got up and started dancing right in front of us. I covered my eyes and said, "My eyes! It burns!" (Phil is not a good dancer), and then he stood right between us and kept dancing. It was actually pretty funny.
Anyhoo, after my disappointing bust out (I really though I was gonna cash again and maybe even get deep again - ANOTHER Final Table would have been really impressive), I headed over to the Bellagio and found Fabrice. He had busted out of the $10k and was sitting outside on the balcony in front of the water. He reached for his wallet as soon as he saw me and promptly paid me the $1000 he owed me. As I was counting it, one of the guys from his film crew came up to me and asked me if I had a minute. I said "Sure," and he handed me an ipod. I put the headphones in, having no idea what to expect until he started the video. It was a hand from the torney the other night where I had raised preflop and Fabrice moved all in over the top of me from the BB. They taped our conversation, and it's pretty cool. I'm basically trying to make a decision (even though deep down I knew I was folding the whole way) and I say, "I know exactly where I stand." Fabrice asks, "Tens?" I say, "Tens? No... I would have folded those by now. You have Jacks, right?" No response. After a bit more deliberation, I fold and he says, "I'll show if you show," so I show him AKs. He turns over JJ.
That's pretty cool, you have to admit. This will be aired in France at some point, and maybe in the U.S. too (on the Sundance Channel?). Fabrice said he'd tell me when he sees me next, saying, "You'll be on the tour, right?" Eh... not so much. I may make another stop or two this year, but that's about it.
Well, that's today's update. Tomorrow, I have to check out in the AM (so no more internet access), and then have nothing much going on until I fly out late tomorrow night... Unless pshabi calls me (he's due to arrive tomorrow), in which case I'll meet him for a drink. I'll probably swing by and say goodbye to my Vegas friends... but that's about it. No poker on the agenda.
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