Wretchy started out the final table of the $50+5 (1r +1a) MTT on FullTiltPoker tonight with one of the smaller stacks. But ability can overcome many of the adversities that life throws at us and he used solid play to build his stack, eventually getting to heads-up action.

Full Tilt Poker Game #6113089168: $13,500 Guarantee (1r+1a) (45823696)
Table 22 - 4000/8000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:26:28 ET - 2025/04/20

Seat 2: brehmer (423,252)
Seat 3: Ninorta47 (171,755)
Seat 5: Wretchy (83,074)
Seat 6: XXFlopQuadsXX (120,842)
Seat 9: PearlJammed (169,577)

ante 1,000

XXFlopQuadsXX posts the small blind of 4,000
PearlJammed posts the big blind of 8,000
The button is in seat #5

brehmer folds
Ninorta47 folds
Wretchy raises to 82,074, and is all in
XXFlopQuadsXX has 15 seconds left to act
XXFlopQuadsXX raises to 119,842, and is all in
PearlJammed folds
XXFlopQuadsXX shows [Ac Ad]
Wretchy shows [7s As]
Uncalled bet of 37,768 returned to XXFlopQuadsXX

*** FLOP *** [6s Ah 4d]
*** TURN *** [6s Ah 4d] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [6s Ah 4d Qs] [Ks]
XXFlopQuadsXX shows three of a kind, Aces
Wretchy shows a flush, Ace high
Wretchy wins the pot (177,148) with a flush, Ace high
Wretchy: yeah GFY IMO

Karma bites XXflopQuadsXX in the ass ^ here.

Full Tilt Poker Game #6113268625: $13,500 Guarantee (1r+1a) (45823696),
Table 22 - 5000/10000 Ante 1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:41:01 ET - 2025/04/20
Seat 2: brehmer (481,652)
Seat 3: Ninorta47 (111,987)
Seat 5: Wretchy (164,248)
Seat 9: PearlJammed (210,613)

ante 1,000

Ninorta47 posts the small blind of 5,000
Wretchy posts the big blind of 10,000
The button is in seat #2

PearlJammed folds
brehmer folds
Ninorta47 has 15 seconds left to act
Ninorta47 raises to 110,987, and is all in
Wretchy calls 100,987
Ninorta47 shows [2s Ad]
Wretchy shows [Ac 5h]
*** FLOP *** [5d 2c 7s]
*** TURN *** [5d 2c 7s] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [5d 2c 7s Jc] [Kh]

Ninorta47 shows a pair of Twos
Wretchy shows a pair of Fives
Wretchy wins the pot (225,974) with a pair of Fives
Ninorta47 stands up

Unfortunately he was at a 3 to 1 chip deficit then and his opponent made friends with the river twice to take down the tourney.


Full Tilt Poker Game #6113389838: $13,500 Guarantee (1r+1a) (45823696),
Table 22 - 6000/12000 Ante 1500 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:50:47 ET - 2025/04/20
Seat 2: brehmer (853,065)
Seat 5: Wretchy (115,435)

ante 1,500

brehmer posts the small blind of 6,000
Wretchy posts the big blind of 12,000

The button is in seat #2

brehmer raises to 39,000
Wretchy raises to 113,935, and is all in
brehmer calls 74,935

Wretchy shows [Ac Jc]
brehmer shows [Qd 3d]

*** FLOP *** [8c Th 5s]
*** TURN *** [8c Th 5s] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [8c Th 5s 2d] [Qc]

brehmer wins the pot (230,870) with a pair of Queens

*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 230,870 | Rake 0
Board: [8c Th 5s 2d Qc]
Seat 2: brehmer (small blind) showed [Qd 3d] and won (230,870) with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: Wretchy (big blind) showed [Ac Jc] and lost with Ace Queen high

Still it was a great job by Wretchy to outlast 242 players and take down almost 5K for second place. Excellent job sir!

Updates from www.sluggerwv.blogspot.com about the big week and tournament prowess of the usual suspects which happened while tworags.com was on hiatus.

iLLNuGWichee won the $12 Bodog $4K Guaranteed (rebuy) on 04-12-2008. For beating 143 other players Nuggy won $1411.20. Another great job. I'm running out of things to say about the seemingly daily tournaments he wins.

Wretchy won the PokerStars $22+R NL Hold'em on 04-13-2008. He won $5390.00 for beating 305 players.

Mathclub was only able to make 3 final tables yesterday, April 14, 2008.

In the $9k guarantee SS MTT, he beat out 80 players to finish in 9th place and win $315.00. Playing as ktpie at FullTiltPoker, Mathclub finished in 4th place in the $11,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) and won $1267.50 for beating out 213 other players. Finally, he cashed in the UltimateBet $3000 Guaranteed Rebuy, bringing in $480.00 for finishing 2nd out of 166. Another great night for New Zealand's finest.

Wretchy made the final table in the $129 $25K guarantee tourney on FullTilt. He beat out 255 people and finished in 8th place. He won $723.25 for the tourney. Great job sir. iLLNuGwichee was also deep in the money in this tourney and was at Wretchy's table when the action was down to two tables. Nuggy, like Wretchy, caught some bad breaks and finished the tourney in 14th place.


Well played gentlemen.

Would like to hear some thoughts about how I played this hand. My bet after the flop was designed to get him to re-raise so I could put him in. But I knew I had the best hand.

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Hand #52418914-7 at Wed745pmBounty-012 (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
Started at 09/Apr/08 19:55:10

JoeySkins is at seat 0 with 1155.
1onlyone is at seat 1 with 2210.
jmreedy99 is at seat 2 with 2410.
SluggerWV is at seat 3 with 1365.
bmxer4ever is at seat 4 with 490.
the lair is at seat 5 with 1620.
MrPhilS is at seat 6 with 1480.
mokomaster is at seat 7 with 1420.
TJM97 is at seat 8 with 1480.
diamond13 is at seat 9 with 1370.
The button is at seat 7.

TJM97 posts the small blind of 5.
diamond13 posts the big blind of 10.

JoeySkins: -- --
1onlyone: -- --
jmreedy99: -- --
SluggerWV: Qc Qh
bmxer4ever: -- --
the lair: -- --
MrPhilS: -- --
mokomaster: -- --
TJM97: -- --
diamond13: -- --

Pre-flop:

JoeySkins calls. 1onlyone folds. jmreedy99 calls.
SluggerWV raises to 35. bmxer4ever folds. the lair
folds. MrPhilS folds. mokomaster folds. TJM97
folds. diamond13 folds. JoeySkins re-raises to 60.
jmreedy99 folds. SluggerWV re-raises to 145.
JoeySkins calls.

Flop (board: 9s Qs Th):

JoeySkins checks. SluggerWV bets 275. JoeySkins
goes all-in for 1010. SluggerWV calls.

Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:

JoeySkins shows Jc Jd.
SluggerWV shows Qc Qh.


Turn (board: 9s Qs Th 5c):

(no action in this round)


River (board: 9s Qs Th 5c 8d):

(no action in this round)




Showdown:

JoeySkins has Jc 9s Qs Th 8d: straight, queen high.
SluggerWV has Qc Qh 9s Qs Th: three queens.


Hand #52418914-7 Summary:

No rake is taken for this hand.
JoeySkins wins 2335 with straight, queen high.
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thanks

Big night last night and early this morning for a couple friends of the blog.

Mathclub, playing under his Pokerstars screenname jakehekejnr, beat out 1520 opponents and won the PokerStars $25,000 guaranteed, $27.50 NLHE MTT. He won a cool $6717.27. Great job sir.

As if that wasn't enouhg, mathclub made the final table in the UltimateBet 6K guarantee BOUNTY MTT where he won $330.00 for finishing 6th out of 256. Another fine performance obv.

iLLNuGWichee must have been sleepy after the NCAA tourney the night before because he was only able to make 4 final tables last night/erly this morning. He finihsed 4th of 117 in the PokerStars $55 NL Hold'em [1 Rebuy - 1 Add-on] bringing in $1044.

iLLNuGWichee also final tabled the UltimateBet $18K Guaranteed Rebuy. He won $2070.00 for finishing 3rd out of 161.

iLLNuGWichee survived the final table but not much longer in the UltimateBet $20,000Guaranteed Bounty. He won $600.00 for finishing 9th out of 170.

Finally,Nuggy got heads up in the Bodog $20K Guaranteed (DS). He finihsed second of 252 and won $3500.00. Great job Nuggy.

Look for these guys to have great success this summer in the dessert, of course that's only if nuggy is old enough to play the World Series. Good luck.

Was frustrated last night to get knocked out of the $7 bodog mtt 7 away from the money when I got my AA in pre-flop vs AKs. Of course, the flop gave my opponent a flush and I was gone out of the money instead of having a decent stack to make a run at the final table.

Of course tonight finds me w AA and two callers to my raise pre-flop. Here, see for yourself:

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Hand #52393429-110 at 9:30PM-004 (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
Started at 08/Apr/08 23:24:54

sildog is at seat 0 with 8405.
vinnieaces is at seat 1 with 10200.
tamrus is at seat 2 with 4500.
BigWheel32 is at seat 3 with 10245.
rinaldij is at seat 4 with 7680.
HoosierK is at seat 5 with 9930.
PEANUT ROCKS is at seat 6 with 12840.
pdpoker is at seat 7 with 4620.
SluggerWV is at seat 8 with 3620.
bmw528 is at seat 9 with 3750.
The button is at seat 3.

rinaldij posts the small blind of 150.
HoosierK posts the big blind of 300.

SluggerWV: Ac Ad

Pre-flop:

PEANUT ROCKS folds. pdpoker folds. SluggerWV raises
to 850. bmw528 folds. sildog folds. vinnieaces
folds. tamrus folds. BigWheel32 calls. rinaldij
calls. HoosierK folds.

Flop (board: Qs 4d Jc):

rinaldij checks. SluggerWV goes all-in for 2770.
BigWheel32 calls. rinaldij folds.

Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:

BigWheel32 shows Qc Ks.
SluggerWV shows Ac Ad.

Turn (board: Qs 4d Jc Qh):

(no action in this round)

River (board: Qs 4d Jc Qh Js):

(no action in this round)

Showdown:

BigWheel32 has Qc Qs Jc Qh Js: full house, queens full of jacks.
SluggerWV has Ac Ad Qs Jc Qh: two pair, aces and queens.


Hand #52393429-110 Summary:

BigWheel32 wins 8390 with full house, queens full of jacks.
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I do hate the bad beats. Oh, well.

Congrats to Mathclub for making a couple of final tables yesterday, including a 2nd of 334 in the $3rebuy at UB, and as Jakehekejnr on PokerStars, anothee 2nd of 498 bringing in $1394.41.

Congrats to iLLNuGWichee for finishing 3rd of 156 in the UltimateBet $19K Guaranteed Rebuy for $2185.00.


Good luck at the tables everyone.