Annette_15's EPT Dublin tourney report

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Annette_15's EPT Dublin tourney report

November 06, 2007 - Jon Watson

Betfair Poker pro Annette Obrestad reports on the EPT Dublin Final Table

"So as most of u know, I ended up getting 2nd in the EPT for a very nice payday. I started FT as the CL with 800k to the next guys' 640k. My table position was great, had medium to shorter stacks to my left and the bigger stacks to my right. An old, tight guy with lotta chips in MP that I could steal from and everything was just perfect...

"I was playing very aggressive the first two hours and ended up knocking out 3 or 4 players without having lost a hand where I VPIP (Voluntarily put money in the pot) which is insane. So I build my stack up to about 1,5 mill++ without never risking a lotta chips. Got lucky one hand 4 handed where I raised on the button to 30k at 6k-12k with A4. Old nit calls in the bb. He usually got very nervous every time he hit a flop, like started shaking and stuff, so the flop came out 835 with two diamonds and he seemed very calm so I didn't think he hit much of it. I lead for like 45kish and he thinks for a while and raises to 110k, still looking very confident which I know he's not. I think for a while and I go to 250k total just really thinking he's on a move here or on a draw that I'm ahead of. No chance he's shoving here ever the way he's acting. He counts out his chips and throws the money into the pot. NOW I'm a little scared and have to put him on at least top pair of some sort. The turn is a 7 completing the 46 draw if he happened to have that so I happily checked behind to get a free card when he checked. The river was a lovely 2 giving me the gutshot straight without completing the flush draw. He checks and I KNOW I'm good now, so I fire out a value bet of 300k that he quickly calls, I flip my hand and he shows me Q8 for top pair. No good sir, wp, etc.

"After that one after one gets knocked out until we're HU. I started with a 5:1 advantage. But after that everything went downhill. I doubled him when I flopped top pair/good kicker against his bottom two pair and I missed my 10 outs on the river. Ooh well. Then I start getting some hands that totally whiffed the flop and had to fold to resistance because he had been playing pretty tight. I then 'misclicked' in one big hand by miscounting my chips and betting 420k instead of 220k which really hurt and gave him the CL. Last hand he raised button to 50k or so, I made it 185k with 7s, Flop T63r. Looked like a very dry, good flop for me, so I lead for 220k which is a pretty weak bet, but I figured I didn't have to protect against much on that board. He counts out the call and then pretends to get ready to raise and instead just shoves all in... I was very confused by that and thought it looked weak. Maybe a hand like 45s, A6s, 44, 55, 6xs or maybe even over cards figuring I prolly didn't hit that flop and have to fold a lot of hands. I take my time and finally call and its all over. He shows AT for top pair top kicker and im drawing to two outs  . I pick up a gutshot on the turn but the river is a blank and Rueben is the new EPT champ. So congrats to him, he played well.