2007 WSOP Main Event $12,000 Package Satellite

The buy in of this tournament was only 4000 FPPs (Frequent Player Points). It is the point you get from the rake on cash ring game tables.

Overall, the competition level in this tournament wasn't that high during the early stage of the tournmanet. I was able to maintain average stack until this following hand occured when I was 3rd out of 27 players. I was dealt K J. 2 players limped. The flop was KJ2. I checked to the limpers with the intension of check raising. UTG small bet and UTG+1 cold called. I immediately check raised both of them. Both of them called. Turn was 7. . I bet and UTG+1 suddenly pushed all in for another bet. I reluctantly called. The river was blank. UTG+1 showed 22 and won with set vs my 2 pairs. I was then moved down to 27th place out of 27 people.

At this point of the tournament, I didn't have much motivation to continue. I was looking for a hand to push and it didn't come. I only had about 6x BB and was dealt TJ. Small blind, who has been playing very tight overall, raised x2.5 BB. I would usually fold here but I immediately pushed all in. He wasn't big stack so it would hurt him to call another 3-4 BB. He thought about it for a while then folded. From there, I used my momentum to still the blinds and antes. I was about to put myself back to the average stack.

Finally, we went down to final 3. The chip leader was pretty much dominating both of us with very deep stack (approximately x3 chips of 2 of us combined). Suddenly, the other guy I was playing with mentioned about the deal. It was to split the package in between me and him. He promised to deposit me $5,500 to my account while the hand is going on where I got dealt 66. He limped from SB then I raised him x5 BB, surprising he cold called. The flop was J J 3. He kept telling me to min raise so that the deal can be complete and I leave the table so that he can win the seat. However, he never gave me the money and I just pushed all in after 3 bets he called. I put him on the flush draw. The turn and river were both blanks. He showed AQ. I was like wtf? he didnt even raise preflop. I ended up winning the huge pot leaving him to 100k while I was having 500k. The observers and he were suddenly very pissed off because I won the pot. I was like wtf? he never sent me the money. Apparently, he emailed the support. Pokerstars support came into the room and asked us whats going on. We explained him the situation and got disapproval because he checked the money on his account, and he didn't have 5.5k to send me. LOL? Observers and he suddenly became very quite.

Back to the real game, I kept folding because I was getting dealt really horribly. Suddenly, chip leader raised x3 BB with JJ and this *poser* makes it 2 bet, chip leader obviously pushes allin and he immediately called. He showed Q Q. I was expecting myself to put in very terrible position after this hand. Flop blank, turn blank, and guess what? river came out to be J. BINGO! Chip leader knocked him out and I ended up winning a seat just by being honest and consistent. Truth always beats lies.

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