Lodge Results for Sunday 06/11/06 - Week 30

Final week of The Lodge Amateur Poker regular season. I was mathematically eliminated from 1st place last week so I was playing for some more gift certificates. Today was also "rebuy mania" so it was going to be a donk fest for the first 3 blind levels. I had 7 rebuys myself so I loosened up somewhat. Didn't win a hand until my rebuy. Was up to about T600 and got KK, raise 4 times the blind and get called by a donkey who wants to "go all in" every hand. Flop is A7x and I decide to push all in. He calls with A3, but I get my K on the river. Was up to T1700 with two tables left and get K2o in the big blind. Flop comes K2x with two clubs. I bet and big stack raises all in and I happily call. He catches his flush on the turn and I get a K on the river for a full house!!! I am now sitting at about T4400 when I get AK under the gun and go all in. Big blind calls and turns over KK. Board is JJTTx and I am out in 11th place. In two weeks is the tounament of champions where 1st prize is a $1000 buy in to a World Series of Poker event plus airfare and hotel to Las Vegas.