This month's edition of the $50,000 Battle of the Planets triple shootout freeroll was about perseverance. TRICKI1 could be knocked right down to a chip count early on that almost all poker players would toss in thinking their tournament time was over and move directly to the following one. Instead, TRICKI1 went from earning $1,700.00 in seventh place to $4,500.00 in third place after finally being knocked out by the eventual champion from the Ukraine ssv1978. Read below for the tale of ways they claimed that cash.
The first round and money bubble would come right down to VIP SilverStar salamon10 and green6label out on Table 77. The winner would lock up $195.00 and also have a shot on the $12,000.00 on the final table. With the blinds at 150/300 ante 25 green6label holding a large 7,360 to 1,640 chip lead, would keep the pressure on with a shove from the button. salamon10 seeking to swim upstream called immediately with pocket jacks J♣J♠. green6label's 8♣3♥ looked very modest until a couple of eights and a trey hit the 8♥ T♦ 3♦ 9♠ 8♦ board and busted salamon10 harshly at the bubble.
At the beginning of the second one round an overly familiar name within the tournament realm popped up almost as quickly as salamon10's exit. If there is a tournament at PokerStars, Calvin "cal42688" Anderson has likely won it. Sunday Warm-Up? Check. WCOOP? Check. SCOOP? Check. Main Event Passport? Check. Unfortunately, Mr. Anderson wouldn't add a Battle of the Planets victory to his trophy case today, busting right after winning his first table in 81st place ($195.00).
scorpchess will be the first to assert a last table seat tonight. The Russian player has made waves at big final tables before after chopping up the Sunday Warm-Up in April last year for $80,500.00. Two fellow countrypersons would join scorpchess as Shmotka and clausdorf4 claimed the second one and third seat on the table. Shmotka is asking to enhance on a 9th place finish on this freeroll back in August last year.
Down to the last seat carpanizle sat with a 3,926 to 9,574 chip deficit and blinds at 150/300 ante 25 against Sickofitall5 and decided to check luck with a shove holding pocket fives 5♥5♣. Sickofitall5 responded with a choice while showing T♠K♣ and was immediately given more outs at the 8♦J♥9♣ flop. The 6♣ turn didn't change anything however the Q♠ river gave Sickofitall5 a straight and locking up $775.00 for making the general table.
Seat 1: Reiarturo (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: clausdorf4 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: scorpchess (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: TRICKI1 (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: Caber89 (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: kiltedmich (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: Sickofitall5 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: Shmotka (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: ssv1978 (1500 in chips)
The first blind level can be sprinkled with nine-way chop talks between 1/2 the table while the opposite half looked as if it would ignore the potential of locking up nearly four thousand dollars.
Early exit for Reiarturo
A call it a semi-bluff gone really wrong. Early within the 15/30 blind level ssv1978 would raise to 70 from the small blind as Reiarturo three-bet to 210. ssv1978 called to look an all-diamond flop 9♦4♦7♦ and checked immediately. Reiarturo led out for 225 as ssv1978 popped out the outlet to check-raise to 450. Holding big slick and the second one biggest diamond K♦A♣ Reiarturo shoved for 1,160 chips. Unfortunately for Reiarturo, ssv1978 held the largest diamond at the side of the trey A♦3♦ for the nut flush and reducing Reiarturo probabilities of winning to zero. Left with 45 chips Reiarturo would donate them to Caber89 at the next hand to complete in ninth place ($775.00).
Nearly a double
The 25/50 and 50/100 blind levels would pass easily enough as kiltedmuch continued to take a look at and around the troops for an eight way chop. Instead because the blinds moved as much as 75/150 a three-way hand would knock one player out and cripple another. Watch below for the action:
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TRICKI1 tried to snatch the pot with the flopped top pair J♦6♦ and a re-draw to a straight after everyone checked the flop J♥ 4♣ 3♠ 5♣ but that backfired when scorpchess shoved with the turned wheel A♦2♣. clausdorf4 A♠8♣ will be the odd person out after the J♠ river earning $1,200.00 in eighth place.
Shorty gains money
Knocked right down to under 200 chips, TRICKI1 would survive long enough to transport up the pay scale because the blinds moved as much as 100/200 kiltedmuch would shove from the cutoff for 1,972 chips holding pocket threes 3♠3♣. Folded to ssv1978 within the big blind who covered and made the decision with A♥J♦. Good race and howdy to kiltedmuch as an ace hit the door A♠ T♣ 7♠ 2♥ 5♣ and UK player took $1,700.00 in seventh place.
Possible chip and a chair story within the making
TRICKI1 would continue the ascent to a potential five figure payday as yet one more player can be relieved in their chip stack. With the blinds holding at 100/200 it might be TRICKI1's turn to become the executioner as short-stacked Sickofitall5 with just 612 chips would shove from the hijack seat and TRICKI1 made the decision within the big blind with a few hearts J♥3♥. Strangely, Sickofitall5 held just a couple of wheel cards 2♥5♦ that missed the Q♥ Q♣ 7♥ 3♦ 6♣ board completely shipping $2,200.00 to Sickofitall5 in sixth place.
Caber tosses Shmotka
While the caber toss is a conventional Scottish event Caber89 used a few virtual cards rather than a protracted wooden pole to knock out Shmotka. Four hands after Sickofitall5 left, Caber89 would min-raise from the cutoff as Shmotka shoved for 1,957 at the button with pocket jacks J♥J♠. Caber89's aces A♠A♣ made the decision a very easy one because the 8♦ 8♥ 2♠ 6♦ 9♥ board showed zero face cards as Shmotka picked up $2,735.00 in fifth place.
It's Tricky!
With the blinds moving as much as 125/250 ante 25 TRICKI1 holding just three chips greater than scorpchess would call the Russian's shove from the small blind holding A♣7♠. It was an excellent call as scorpchess flipped up J♠9♠. Despite picking up a straight draw at the flop, scorpchess found nothing 7♦ Q♣ 8♦ 5♣ 3♥ at the board to assist out as scorpchess took home $3,350.00 in fourth place.
Almost made it
A good story always has a conclusion and TRICKI1's conclusion would are available third place. With the blinds moving as much as 150/300 ante 25 TRICKI1 would shove from the button for 2,637 chips as ssv1978 waiting a couple of moments before calling with pocket nines 9♥9♠. One overcard for TRICKI1's K♠8♣ to hit and it didn't because the 5♥ 6♦ Q♦ 7♥ T♣ board favored ssv1978 ending a really perfect comeback tale for TRICKI1 in third place ($4,500.00).
YEAH! Becomes OMG NO! (or the wrong way around)
Watch below for the overall hand of the tournament as Caber89 holding pocket tens T♠T♥ is all-in preflop against ssv1978's big slick K♥A♥ for a 10,924 chip pot:
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ssv1978 would flop top pair K♦5♣T♦ but Caber89's set of tens was way out in front. Needing a runner-runner ssv1978 got one at the turn K♠ and the $12,000.00 ace at the river A♦ to win the February edition of the Battle of the Planets triple shootout!
February Battle of the Planets $50,000 triple shootout results (02-24-13):
Players entered: 496
Places paid: 81
Buy-in: Ticket (freeroll)
First place: $12,000.00
1. ssv1978 (Ukraine) $12,00.00
2. Caber89 (Germany) $7,500.00
3. TRICKI1 (Canada) $4,500.00
4. scorpchess (Russia) $3,350.00
5. Shmotka (Russia) $2,735.00
6. Sickofitall5 (Germany) $2,200.00
7. kiltedmich (UK) $1,700.00
8. clausdorf4 (Russia) $1,200.00
9. Reiarturo (Brazil) $775.00
David Aydt is a contract contributor
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