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Sunday Sunday
Jul. 3rd, 2005 08:45 pmIt would appear that Betfair seems to seek new records for overlays. Tonight there was a farcical $100,000 added. Yes, $100,000, in the form of 10 packages to the Caribbean. Even if the max 2,000 played, that meant you were getting a free $50 for your $25 entry fee. As it happens there were only 950 entrants, so you were getting a 4x stake overlay. Magic.
I came 69th for $190, which was fine, since the CPC is from Nov 25th to Dec 4, and I fly out to Vegas on Dec 5th. I COULD have made both, but it would have been a bit messy.
Survived one 50:50, but the rest of it was getting other people to go all-in at me when I had them strangled. I managed to con people into doing this three times (once with AA pre-flop, twice with sets post-flop). Of course, you need the cards, but I was pleased with the way I played them.
As usual the blinds starting getting nutty and with 14,000 and the blinds at 800/1600 with 100 ante, I decided that A7 in MP2 was good enough for an all-in. Called by KK on the button. Flop came xxx two spades (I had Spade 7). Turn was King of spades and I had visions of a Lazarus-like escape, but it was not to be, with the Jack at the end being an irritating club. These online sites are fixed, I tell you!
In fact the whole tourney that I saw ( I remained at the same table for three hours and the only other survivor was the guy who knocked me out) was marked for its lack of bad beats. In front, stayed in front. Amazing. :-)
I came 69th for $190, which was fine, since the CPC is from Nov 25th to Dec 4, and I fly out to Vegas on Dec 5th. I COULD have made both, but it would have been a bit messy.
Survived one 50:50, but the rest of it was getting other people to go all-in at me when I had them strangled. I managed to con people into doing this three times (once with AA pre-flop, twice with sets post-flop). Of course, you need the cards, but I was pleased with the way I played them.
As usual the blinds starting getting nutty and with 14,000 and the blinds at 800/1600 with 100 ante, I decided that A7 in MP2 was good enough for an all-in. Called by KK on the button. Flop came xxx two spades (I had Spade 7). Turn was King of spades and I had visions of a Lazarus-like escape, but it was not to be, with the Jack at the end being an irritating club. These online sites are fixed, I tell you!
In fact the whole tourney that I saw ( I remained at the same table for three hours and the only other survivor was the guy who knocked me out) was marked for its lack of bad beats. In front, stayed in front. Amazing. :-)
