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Well, February has started great. Knew the bad run would eventually change and at last it has!

Have so far managed six FT's. A second in the 2k, a third and a fourth in the 1.5k and to top it all managed to win the $13k on Monday night.

It was my birthday on Monday but I was at work doing lates. Had a bit of a bad stomach so came home early. Decided to give the $13k a go. Struggled for most of the first couple of hours. Eventually managed a couple of double ups and was doing ok with an average stack when I get dealt AK. A guy who has been playing a lot of pots has just won a pot after raising in EP with A6 off. Blinds are 300/600 and he raises to 2400. I reraise to 6000 and he pushes. I know that I am probably racing at best and if I fold I still have a 18k stack but I decide to call and hope to double up against a loose opponent. Unfortunately he has KK but an ace on the flop and I am chipleader.

Cruised to the FT and hit it in 5th with 58k. Manage to win a few decent pots and I am on 80k. Big chipleader (130k) has been playing a lot of pots and raises again. I am sat in the BB with KK and reraise him. He calls and the flop comes J8J. I bet half the pot and he calls. Turn is another 8, I bet again and he raises, I push and he has to call for another 14k (pot 150k) and flips over A9. River is a blank and I take the chip lead.

Then it all seemed to go a bit mad with loads of quick knockouts and I found myself heads up with 202k to my opponents 263k. Then this is the hand that really won me the tourney



Aaakevaaa: posts the ante 750
Dests: posts the ante 750
Aaakevaaa: posts small blind 3000
Dests: posts big blind 6000
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Dests [Ts 3d]
Aaakevaaa: calls 3000
Dests: checks
----- FLOP ----- [3s 8d Qs]
Dests: checks
Aaakevaaa: checks
----- TURN ----- [3s 8d Qs][Th]
Dests: bets 6000
Aaakevaaa: raises to 12000
Dests: calls 6000
----- RIVER ----- [3s 8d Qs Th][3c]
Dests: bets 30000
Aaakevaaa: raises to 244540 and is all-in
Dests: is all-in 183960
Returned uncalled bets 30,580 to Aaakevaaa
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Aaakevaaa: shows [Ah As] (Two Pairs, Aces and Threes, Queen high)
Dests: shows [Ts 3d] (A Full House, Threes full of Tens)
Dests collected 465420 from Main pot

Not a great time for him to slow play aces but I wasn't complaining! Couple of hands later we get the rest in, me A9 and him A8, I hit a 9 for good measure and I have won for $3640.

Really needed a decent win and chuffed to bits. Hopefully things will now carry on in the same vein. Working lates till Thursday so won't be hitting the tables much until Friday.

Big shout to Ukgatsby too. He has been hitting lots of FT's with a nice win in the $5k gtd headhunter and a second in the $4k gtd. He is one of the most consistent mtt players I know and is a great railbird when needed xx.

Thx for reading,

Gl in your games,

Mrs D xxx