My Zero to Hero Thread

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Won another $1.50 USD HU Sn'G!!!

User Name: IlmariRuth
Bankroll: $5.65 USD/5.99 FPP
Poker Room: PokerStars

The blinds were killing me since I was card dead throughout. The only thing that saved me was the fact that he tried to bluff a couple times in the wrong timing. I called both time and were off to the races:

Seat 1: D1ogo.Bauru (1962 in chips)
Seat 2: IlmariRuth (1038 in chips)
D1ogo.Bauru: posts small blind 30
IlmariRuth: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IlmariRuth [Td 5s]
D1ogo.Bauru: calls 30
IlmariRuth: checks
*** FLOP *** [Th Ad 2d]
IlmariRuth: checks
D1ogo.Bauru: checks
*** TURN *** [Th Ad 2d] [9c]
IlmariRuth: checks
D1ogo.Bauru: bets 60
IlmariRuth: calls 60
*** RIVER *** [Th Ad 2d 9c] [6s]
IlmariRuth: checks
D1ogo.Bauru: bets 240
IlmariRuth: calls 240
*** SHOW DOWN ***
D1ogo.Bauru: shows [8s 3d] (high card Ace)
IlmariRuth: shows [Td 5s] (a pair of Tens)
IlmariRuth collected 720 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 720 | Rake 0
Board [Th Ad 2d 9c 6s]
Seat 1: D1ogo.Bauru (button) (small blind) showed [8s 3d] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 2: IlmariRuth (big blind) showed [Td 5s] and won (720) with a pair of Tens

2nd overbet:

Seat 1: D1ogo.Bauru (2266 in chips)
Seat 2: IlmariRuth (734 in chips)
D1ogo.Bauru: posts small blind 25
IlmariRuth: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IlmariRuth [2d 4h]
IlmariRuth said, "nh"
D1ogo.Bauru: calls 25
IlmariRuth: checks
*** FLOP *** [5d 2c 7s]
IlmariRuth: checks
D1ogo.Bauru: checks
*** TURN *** [5d 2c 7s] [9s]
IlmariRuth: checks
D1ogo.Bauru: bets 50
IlmariRuth: calls 50
*** RIVER *** [5d 2c 7s 9s] [Tc]
IlmariRuth: checks
D1ogo.Bauru: bets 100
IlmariRuth: calls 100
*** SHOW DOWN ***
D1ogo.Bauru: shows [Jh 3c] (high card Jack)
IlmariRuth: shows [2d 4h] (a pair of Deuces)
IlmariRuth collected 400 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Board [5d 2c 7s 9s Tc]
Seat 1: D1ogo.Bauru (button) (small blind) showed [Jh 3c] and lost with high card Jack
Seat 2: IlmariRuth (big blind) showed [2d 4h] and won (400) with a pair of Deuces

I got lucky and hit trips and he called for some reason thinking I hit a queen. Pretty greedy:

Seat 1: D1ogo.Bauru (1992 in chips)
Seat 2: IlmariRuth (1008 in chips)
IlmariRuth: posts small blind 30
D1ogo.Bauru: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IlmariRuth [Kd Td]
IlmariRuth: calls 30
D1ogo.Bauru: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qs Ks Kc]
D1ogo.Bauru: bets 180
IlmariRuth: raises 768 to 948 and is all-in
D1ogo.Bauru: calls 768
*** TURN *** [Qs Ks Kc] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Qs Ks Kc Qc] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
D1ogo.Bauru: shows [Qd 3c] (a full house, Queens full of Kings)
IlmariRuth: shows [Kd Td] (a full house, Kings full of Queens)
IlmariRuth collected 2016 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2016 | Rake 0
Board [Qs Ks Kc Qc 7d]
Seat 1: D1ogo.Bauru (big blind) showed [Qd 3c] and lost with a full house, Queens full of Kings
Seat 2: IlmariRuth (button) (small blind) showed [Kd Td] and won (2016) with a full house, Kings full of Queens

I ran low from his constant over-betting and eventually called him with k-4:

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IlmariRuth [Kc 4h]
IlmariRuth: calls 40
D1ogo.Bauru: raises 1564 to 1644 and is all-in
IlmariRuth: calls 1276 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (288) returned to D1ogo.Bauru
*** FLOP *** [9h 3s 7c]
*** TURN *** [9h 3s 7c] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [9h 3s 7c 4d] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
D1ogo.Bauru: shows [Tc 5c] (a pair of Sevens)
IlmariRuth: shows [Kc 4h] (two pair, Sevens and Fours)
IlmariRuth collected 2712 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2712 | Rake 0
Board [9h 3s 7c 4d 7s]
Seat 1: D1ogo.Bauru (big blind) showed [Tc 5c] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 2: IlmariRuth (button) (small blind) showed [Kc 4h] and won (2712) with two pair, Sevens and Fours

He was low and I hit another king:

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IlmariRuth [Kc 9s]
D1ogo.Bauru: raises 448 to 528 and is all-in
IlmariRuth: calls 448
*** FLOP *** [4d 5d Kd]
*** TURN *** [4d 5d Kd] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [4d 5d Kd 3c] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IlmariRuth: shows [Kc 9s] (two pair, Kings and Fours)
D1ogo.Bauru: shows [Tc 9c] (a pair of Fours)
IlmariRuth collected 1056 from pot
D1ogo.Bauru finished the tournament in 2nd place
IlmariRuth wins the tournament and receives $2.76 - congratulations!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1056 | Rake 0
Board [4d 5d Kd 3c 4s]
Seat 1: D1ogo.Bauru (button) (small blind) showed [Tc 9c] and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 2: IlmariRuth (big blind) showed [Kc 9s] and won (1056) with two pair, Kings and Fours