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PokerStars Game #11075228442: Tournament #56161795, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2007/07/22 - 14:51:50 (ET)
Table '56161795 16' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: p4vel (13668 in chips)
Seat 3: felle_4 (6210 in chips)
Seat 4: RAFFA18 (12186 in chips)
Seat 5: 7xxcookxx7 (19593 in chips)
Seat 6: FishEhm (32284 in chips)
Seat 8: barricusa (29784 in chips)
Seat 9: rickmarine81 (30577 in chips)
p4vel: posts the ante 75
felle_4: posts the ante 75
RAFFA18: posts the ante 75
7xxcookxx7: posts the ante 75
FishEhm: posts the ante 75
barricusa: posts the ante 75
rickmarine81: posts the ante 75
p4vel: posts small blind 400
felle_4: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
RAFFA18: folds
7xxcookxx7: folds
FishEhm: folds
barricusa: raises 1600 to 2400
rickmarine81: calls 2400
p4vel: folds
felle_4: folds
*** FLOP *** [As 2s Js]
barricusa: bets 27309 and is all-in {2 pair but flop all spades...
rickmarine81: calls 27309
*** TURN *** [As 2s Js] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [As 2s Js 2h] [Qs]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
barricusa: shows [Ts 9d] (a flush, Ace high)
rickmarine81: shows [Ac Jh] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
barricusa collected 61143 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 61143 | Rake 0
Board [As 2s Js 2h Qs]
Seat 2: p4vel (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: felle_4 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: RAFFA18 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: 7xxcookxx7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: FishEhm folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: barricusa showed [Ts 9d] and won (61143) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 9: rickmarine81 (button) showed [Ac Jh] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks

if it was me, I would've folded

what y'all think??


anyone go broke here

No. Boat and flush possibilities, I lose some money but I'm not willing to lose it all.

Unless this is a satellite or if 18th place money is significant, I think I make the call. I hate it, but I think I make it.

He's so unlikely to be making that rediculous bet with a made flush. With the PFR, it's likely something like AK/AQ, maybe an underpair with a spade. Yeah, ould have a spade with it but maybe not. I think the opportunity here to take a commanding chip lead at this stage is worth the risk.

i go broke everytime here.money for top 5 always outweighs playing conservative and folding

first of all, yes its upsetting. this happens in poker. Of course you make the call ,especially if you have a read on this guy as loose or a move-maker.

You had him beat pretty badly too, but he got lucky.

You should feel good that you played it right and chalk it up to variance. Even though conserving your stack at this stage is paramount in order to get to the big cash, you cant pass up top 2 pair vs a loose player.

No, whoever will play he'll surely loose his money..

I'm just going to throw this out there.. but do you only accept cheese checks?

I call, but don't really like it.

Villain almost never has a flush here.

Yes.

reread the HH and tell me about all those boat possibilities