2:34am: It was another night at the office. The night started off rather rough (1-3), however I was able to pull it together to finish strong (7-2) and go up three games before finally finishing my night at 8-5 by winning the hand below, and eventually the match:

PokerStars Game #18103336384: Tournament #91888198, $50.00+$2.50 Hold’em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2008/06/13 - 03:31:20 (ET)
Table ‘91888198 1′ 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: BourouniG (1635 in chips)
Seat 2: trujm (1365 in chips)
BourouniG: posts small blind 25
trujm: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to trujm [Ad Ah]
BourouniG: calls 25
trujm: raises 100 to 150
BourouniG: raises 100 to 250
trujm: raises 250 to 500
BourouniG: calls 250
*** FLOP *** [8h 6c 9d]
trujm: bets 865 and is all-in
BourouniG: calls 865
*** TURN *** [8h 6c 9d] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [8h 6c 9d 4d] [8c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
trujm: shows [Ad Ah] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
BourouniG: shows [5s 5h] (two pair, Eights and Fives)
BourouniG said, “GG”
trujm collected 2730 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2730 | Rake 0
Board [8h 6c 9d 4d 8c]
Seat 1: BourouniG (button) (small blind) showed [5s 5h] and lost with two pair, Eights and Fives
Seat 2: trujm (big blind) showed [Ad Ah] and won (2730) with two pair, Aces and Eights

That was probably the last flop I wanted to see because I put him on anything from 55-99, or AK suited or AQ suited. I always say if you’d call it, bet it — and I knew I wasn’t folding so the bet on the flop was a no-brainer.

I’m not really sure what he was thinking. Then again, I’m not sure what a lot of people are thinking sometimes. There were a number of plays he made that made me question whether he was sober or not. Not to complain or anything…

More later…

*EDIT*, for those wondering why I’m still playing $50s, I’m waiting until my office setup at my new house is complete. I have to put together a desk and buy a chair, and then it’s game time.

Start a Clean Slate at a New Room, a New Sharkscope, and Keep HFL Free in the Process