Semifinal details
gflan said:
On-line tournaments move so fast that it seems I hardly had time to breathe...let alone think. I'm still not sure I remember the final few hands but I seem to remember that Ken pulled a 3 on his 17 on the last hand and made me sweat bullets!
I know exactly how you feel. I'm a seasoned player at land-based tables, and I rarely get very nervous. But playing online even for relatively small amounts is still nerve-wracking for me.
Some details from the round:
Gayle swung the table on the next to last hand, which gave her a considerable lead. The bankrolls going into the last hand were something like $130 for Gayle and $82.50 for me. I don't recall Tom72's bankroll on the hand, but I think he was somewhere in between us, around $90. I wanted to bet more than my deficit behind Gayle, so that I could win and beat a push. I made a $50 bet, also thinking that I would be able to double for less if appropriate. Gayle bet a reasonable $51. I think Tom72 took the low, with a smaller bet.
As soon as I made the bet, someone on the chat pointed out to me, half joking I think, that you can't double for less in this game. Oops! I think I would have bet $50 anyway, but it's a tougher choice then.
When Gayle and I were both dealt hard 17s (dealer 6?), I couldn't afford to stand, so I hit and drew a 3 for 20. If the dealer made a 17,18,19, or 20, I would have won the table. If the dealer made 21, I think Tom72 had the low and would have won. Gayle needed a dealer bust, and got it.
It was an exciting finish, and a hard fought round. Xanax provided fireworks throughout, getting in early trouble, recovering for a while, but faltering near the end. Tom72 also had early trouble and was all-in several times before actually leading for much of the second half.
I'm unlikely to be able to participate in the upcoming Nov 13 Multi-Player event due to a schedule conflict. But I'll certainly be trying to qualify for next month's GMO event again.
