Moving on...Juris Bonders next
Well, wow. What a day. We didn't wake up until 5:30 pm for my 7 pm match against Jan-Peter Jachtmann. It took 140 minutes, but what a match it was...
Jan, a German suit wearing gent, came into the match with what was probably some momentum after knocking off Luske. I can recall abt 5 important pots in the match, but I prob could recall more if I didn't drink until daylight :) .....
Abt the 10th hand in I had A9hh and made it 1400 after he limped for 400 at 2/400. He called. The flop came down 8h5h4s. I led for 1300 and he quickly made it 2600. I pondered and finally made it 5600. He reluctantly called. The turn was the 8s. It's hard to interpret this card. Obv he probably doesn't have an 8. I checked and he immediately rapped the table behind me. The river brought the 6s and it eventually went check-check and he showed me A5 for a very good call on the flop. I'll give Jan credit, he kept me second-guessing every decision I made. A few minutes later I opened one up on the button with 8d5c. Jan called and the flop came down 9h8h2d. Jan checked and I bet 1100. Jan checked raised it to 2200, and I called with the intention of seing what the turn brought. The turn brought a scary Qd. Jan led for 1k and I pondered and made it 3300 with the intention of representing JT. He called :( The river was the Td for a final board of 9h8h2dQdJd. Jan checked and I bet 3000. He made me sweat for 3 minutes and made a fantastic (or donkish) call with 9d7h. I was down to 6k (5.3:1 disadvantage). We went to a 10 minute break and Icame back and doubled after I limp-reshoved with AQo against JTss for a sweaty FB of xxxSxSx. Soon after I called a raise with A8o. This was a turning point in the tournament. The flop came down Q8x. I led and Jan called. When I flat called the flop I intended to checkraise any AK8765432 for all of my chips. The turn came an Ace and I checked. Jan bet 1k and I instantly sent my 3400. Jan beat me in with Q8. It turned out I got very lucky :) I sweated a outter (it usually gets there), but I held. Finally after a dinner + cerveza break we got it in with my K6ss on a board of AsJsTh against his JT. He held the coinflip to double to 15k. Next, I called a raise to 2200 with blinds 4/800. I had 97hh. The flop was exciting, 7s6h4h. I checked and Jan instantly sent 3x the pot. I called almost before he said all-in. Jan showed QsJd and I had him in a WORLD of hurt. The turn beamed the 2h nutting me against his 4 outter, and it was all over. Like I said, I'll give Jan-Peter credit, but like most Europeans I think he lacked respect for Americans. Either that or he was determined to out play me every pot. He showed constant limp-limp 9 high bluffs (Usually the best hand).
Nonetheless, it feels really good to overcome an 11:2 chip disadvantage to win. I play at 15:00 and if I win I play at 17:00 or 21:00 tomorrow. I railed the Latvian-born (that's really a country?) Bonders for a while in his marathon match and he appeared weak tight. I was actually able to see some of his hole cards from the rail. A win tomorrow clinches 5K E.
::Waits for grammatical criticism::
SS
Jan, a German suit wearing gent, came into the match with what was probably some momentum after knocking off Luske. I can recall abt 5 important pots in the match, but I prob could recall more if I didn't drink until daylight :) .....
Abt the 10th hand in I had A9hh and made it 1400 after he limped for 400 at 2/400. He called. The flop came down 8h5h4s. I led for 1300 and he quickly made it 2600. I pondered and finally made it 5600. He reluctantly called. The turn was the 8s. It's hard to interpret this card. Obv he probably doesn't have an 8. I checked and he immediately rapped the table behind me. The river brought the 6s and it eventually went check-check and he showed me A5 for a very good call on the flop. I'll give Jan credit, he kept me second-guessing every decision I made. A few minutes later I opened one up on the button with 8d5c. Jan called and the flop came down 9h8h2d. Jan checked and I bet 1100. Jan checked raised it to 2200, and I called with the intention of seing what the turn brought. The turn brought a scary Qd. Jan led for 1k and I pondered and made it 3300 with the intention of representing JT. He called :( The river was the Td for a final board of 9h8h2dQdJd. Jan checked and I bet 3000. He made me sweat for 3 minutes and made a fantastic (or donkish) call with 9d7h. I was down to 6k (5.3:1 disadvantage). We went to a 10 minute break and Icame back and doubled after I limp-reshoved with AQo against JTss for a sweaty FB of xxxSxSx. Soon after I called a raise with A8o. This was a turning point in the tournament. The flop came down Q8x. I led and Jan called. When I flat called the flop I intended to checkraise any AK8765432 for all of my chips. The turn came an Ace and I checked. Jan bet 1k and I instantly sent my 3400. Jan beat me in with Q8. It turned out I got very lucky :) I sweated a outter (it usually gets there), but I held. Finally after a dinner + cerveza break we got it in with my K6ss on a board of AsJsTh against his JT. He held the coinflip to double to 15k. Next, I called a raise to 2200 with blinds 4/800. I had 97hh. The flop was exciting, 7s6h4h. I checked and Jan instantly sent 3x the pot. I called almost before he said all-in. Jan showed QsJd and I had him in a WORLD of hurt. The turn beamed the 2h nutting me against his 4 outter, and it was all over. Like I said, I'll give Jan-Peter credit, but like most Europeans I think he lacked respect for Americans. Either that or he was determined to out play me every pot. He showed constant limp-limp 9 high bluffs (Usually the best hand).
Nonetheless, it feels really good to overcome an 11:2 chip disadvantage to win. I play at 15:00 and if I win I play at 17:00 or 21:00 tomorrow. I railed the Latvian-born (that's really a country?) Bonders for a while in his marathon match and he appeared weak tight. I was actually able to see some of his hole cards from the rail. A win tomorrow clinches 5K E.
::Waits for grammatical criticism::
SS
posted by BLUFFforRENT at 5/23/2006 10:34:00 PM
7 Comments:
Felicitaciones de nuevo!!! Deseándole buena suerte contra Juris Bonders.
I have been waiting for your Blog although I knew you won by watching the report by Pokerpages.com. I am supersticious, and wanted to send my third little Spanish message of "Good Luck". Needless to say, I am thrilled about your moving up to the next level. Now, knock out this guy from Latvia. That shouldn't be too hard. Get a good nights sleep Shannon!! You are the BEST!
Lots of Love,
Nanny
What can I say.... Simply amazing might be a good start. I am continually amazed, not only at your accomplishments on the felt, but also with your capacity for remembering the specifics of every hand. I am doing well to remember what I had for breakfast this morning, yet you can recount every hand to include the suit of every card played. That is mind boggling. I guess that explains why you are on your way to becoming one of the greatest young guys to ever play this game. Keep it up my man and always know that your corner is full of enthusiastic fans and supporters.
Hit it hard again tomorrow and stay the course...
love dad
Congrats Shannon! Keep up the good work, we are all pulling for you! I love you!
Shannon,
I am so happy for you son. I know you are excited. Hope you are having a great time and enjoying all that Barcelona has to offer. I am so proud of you and can't wait to hear all about Spain.
Congratulations on such a great day and continued good luck. I love you, Mom.
FELICITACIONES PARA MOVERSE HASTA 4 REDONDOS. ¡DESEÁNDOLE EL MEJOR DE LA SUERTE CONTRA ISAAC DE VEGA!
Onward and Upward!!. How great!
How proud we all are. You are the only representative from the United States!!!Keep going Shannon. You can do it!!
Lov, Nanny
FELICITACIONES PARA MOVERSE HASTA 4 REDONDOS. ¡CDESEÁNDOLE EL MEJOR DE LA SUERTE CONTRA ISAAC DE VEGA!
What a ride!! Onward and upward Shannon. You can do it!!. THE ONLY REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE U.S.
How great is that??? We are all so PROUD and HAPPY for you.
Love,
Nanny
I didnt read all that random jibberish about how you won, but please dont get to being 11:2. That usually isnt good. Im glad you won. Go pwn the fishies and show them that all Americans really arent stupid.
~Jcard
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