Subject: Hilights & Lolights (Including Sabyl's Pokerstars Raise) From: Marc Gilutin Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker Date: Mon, Feb 11, 2002 2:59 PM Message-ID: Here's a very brief NON trip report about my tournament experiences in this year's ESCARGOT: Thursday (R.O.E.): The Kh becomes my not-so-secret nemessis card as it appears in both stud games whenever I'm going for low. I learn (3 times) why Razz is a game of NOT chasing (even if it's close). FlashEric got my bounty (at least it was a Socaler!) A simultaneous eclipse of BOTH the sun AND the moon caused Thursday's event to be won by someone WORSE than a Norcaler...an ex-Socal Norcaler. (Seriously, WTG, Beth!) Friday (Limit Hold'em): Considering how little I play this silly Two-Card game, I hung in there, playing somewhat decently (except for when I sucked out on Russ Fox). Ran out of chips somewhere around 16th or 17th. Saturday (No Limit Shootout to Matchplay): The blinds were still only $10/$20 when the following happened: Michael Shuster (on my immediate right...the button) raises to $40 all-eeeeeen. I have AJspades and make it $200. The BB (Sabyl)does the "Pokerstars-Hit-The-Raise-Button" raise (makes it $400). Now, this is where bells are sposed to ring in my empty head...DINGDINGDING!!!!!(Why is she just raising $200?????)I call. My stack's a little smaller than Sabyl's. Flop come K,Q,J (I don't think any of them were spades). Mistake # 2 (at least?) I push all my chips in the pot. In retrospect, I think Sabyl's chips might have beaten mine to the center of the table. She turns over pocket Kings :-( Turn is a jack, river...an ace...giving her Kings full to my jacks full to Shuster's straight IGT21N (I Go Table 21 Now!) I wasn't going to play the NL but talked myself into it. As it was I busted out before Jerrod and Ploink even got there! Note to self: Next year I will sleep in, go the banquet and have strength to stay and R00L the Chowaha. It was great seeing (or, in some cases, meeting) you all. Hope to see you at BARGE. Marc Gilutin Occupant Table 21/ Seat 8 Bicycle Casino 7301 Eastern Ave Bell Gardens, Ca 90201 (If you send me a postcard...and I wish you would....Please DON'T include my name; it's really not necessary)