On fire!

Holy crap! I don't even consider myself a very good pot limit Omaha player, but maybe I should start playing in more tournaments! I joined a $10+1 today on Stars, PLO, with 134 people, and scored my second straight deep cash, finishing 2nd (and I should have won, truth be told)

Some pivotal hands:

So I was off to a pretty good start and wound up with this crazy hand:

PokerStars Game #7964738438: Tournament #40451476, $10+$1 Omaha Pot Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2007/01/16 - 04:17:02 (ET)
Table '40451476 15' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: colossusone (8680 in chips)
Seat 2: Tomison (6180 in chips)
Seat 3: CD Can (11455 in chips)
Seat 4: XBaDxKiTTyX (2750 in chips)
Seat 6: specialk3311 (1850 in chips)
Seat 7: gdshaffer (8880 in chips)
Seat 8: TheProphesy1 (8020 in chips)
Seat 9: BUCSFANCOLIN (12725 in chips)
gdshaffer: posts small blind 150
TheProphesy1: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gdshaffer [Kc 7c Kd Td]
BUCSFANCOLIN said, "nh"
BUCSFANCOLIN: raises 600 to 900
colossusone: calls 900
CD Can said, "thanks"
CD Can said, "set vs set"
Tomison: folds
CD Can: folds
XBaDxKiTTyX: folds
specialk3311: folds
gdshaffer: raises 3000 to 3900
TheProphesy1: folds
BUCSFANCOLIN: calls 3000
colossusone: calls 3000
*** FLOP *** [9d 2c 7d]
gdshaffer: bets 4980 and is all-in
BUCSFANCOLIN: calls 4980
colossusone: calls 4780 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [9d 2c 7d] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [9d 2c 7d 2s] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gdshaffer: shows [Kc 7c Kd Td] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
BUCSFANCOLIN: shows [Tc 9c Js Qs] (two pair, Nines and Deuces)
gdshaffer collected 400 from side pot
colossusone: shows [4h Ad Jd 9h] (two pair, Nines and Deuces)
gdshaffer collected 26340 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 26740 Main pot 26340. Side pot 400. Rake 0
Board [9d 2c 7d 2s 3s]
Seat 1: colossusone showed [4h Ad Jd 9h] and lost with two pair, Nines and Deuces
Seat 2: Tomison folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: CD Can folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: XBaDxKiTTyX folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: specialk3311 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: gdshaffer (small blind) showed [Kc 7c Kd Td] and won (26740) with two pair, Kings and Deuces
Seat 8: TheProphesy1 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: BUCSFANCOLIN showed [Tc 9c Js Qs] and lost with two pair, Nines and Deuces

Heh. 2 callers with an overpair on a board of 927. I was sure I was a goner. But they held up, and that hand made me a substantial leader.

I rode the wave for a while until it was heads up, then hit the following hand:

PokerStars Game #7965319987: Tournament #40451476, $10+$1 Omaha Pot Limit - Level XV (2000/4000) - 2007/01/16 - 06:17:36 (ET)
Table '40451476 15' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 7: gdshaffer (134136 in chips)
Seat 8: TheProphesy1 (66864 in chips)
gdshaffer: posts small blind 2000
TheProphesy1: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gdshaffer [Kd Qd 3c Ks]
gdshaffer: raises 4000 to 8000
TheProphesy1: raises 12000 to 20000
gdshaffer: raises 40000 to 60000
TheProphesy1 said, "u got me i think"
TheProphesy1 said, "but lets just stick it in lol"
TheProphesy1: raises 6864 to 66864 and is all-in
gdshaffer: calls 6864
*** FLOP *** [Qc 2c 6d]
gdshaffer said, "lol"
*** TURN *** [Qc 2c 6d] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 2c 6d Jc] [9h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheProphesy1: shows [5c Qs Ah Qh] (three of a kind, Queens)
gdshaffer: shows [Kd Qd 3c Ks] (a pair of Kings)
gdshaffer said, "case q"
TheProphesy1 collected 133728 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 133728 Rake 0
Board [Qc 2c 6d Jc 9h]
Seat 7: gdshaffer (button) (small blind) showed [Kd Qd 3c Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 8: TheProphesy1 (big blind) showed [5c Qs Ah Qh] and won (133728) with three of a kind, Queens

Dammit! 4 cards in the deck he can catch to take the lead, and he catches the case Queen.

I battle back, though, and we're close to even when the match is finished off.

PokerStars Game #7965347769: Tournament #40451476, $10+$1 Omaha Pot Limit - Level XV (2000/4000) - 2007/01/16 - 06:23:45 (ET)
Table '40451476 15' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 7: gdshaffer (93272 in chips)
Seat 8: TheProphesy1 (107728 in chips)
TheProphesy1: posts small blind 2000
gdshaffer: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gdshaffer [2c Qc Qs Jh]
TheProphesy1: calls 2000
gdshaffer: raises 4000 to 8000
TheProphesy1: calls 4000
*** FLOP *** [Tc 3c Jc]
gdshaffer: bets 12000
TheProphesy1: calls 12000
*** TURN *** [Tc 3c Jc] [Ah]
gdshaffer: bets 12000
TheProphesy1: raises 64000 to 76000
gdshaffer: calls 61272 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Tc 3c Jc Ah] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gdshaffer: shows [2c Qc Qs Jh] (a flush, Queen high)
TheProphesy1: shows [Td 4s Qd Ac] (a full house, Tens full of Aces)
gdshaffer said, "gg"
TheProphesy1 collected 186544 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 186544 Rake 0
Board [Tc 3c Jc Ah Th]
Seat 7: gdshaffer (big blind) showed [2c Qc Qs Jh] and lost with a flush, Queen high
Seat 8: TheProphesy1 (button) (small blind) showed [Td 4s Qd Ac] and won (186544) with a full house, Tens full of Aces

Crap!!!! I sucker him in perfectly, get my money in at the perfect time, and the bastard 4-outs me for the boat. Sigh. Still, 2nd place paid $261 (1st was $385) so I can't complain too much.

I think this win puts my online bankroll higher than it's ever been, sadly. I wonder how big it will have to get before I start contemplating withdrawals :)