Sirfwalgman is the New KORD

It pains me in ways you can only imagine but not truly empathize with. Sirfwalgman took down the KORD last night in a way that only a true luckbox can do it. His massacre of the field was an endless attack of aggressive Razz with timely cards to run over the helpless rivals for this cherished crown.

In 2nd place was valgon, the past champion, who made a nice come back after having a short stack on the bubble. Taking the last paying spot was Numbono who was beat horrifically by waffles after moving into a sold 2nd place with his aggressive play. Evy was the bubble girl as she fought hard to maintain position but ran into a run of bad cards at the wrong time.

Thanks go to IT for firing up IT radio with special thanks going to buddydank for allowing us to have the show. It was fun to sit with IT and Zeem and discuss the hands as they played out. We will be trying this again hopefully for the next KORD so stay tuned for more information.

I'll have some screen shots either later today or this weekend and a breakdown of the top 10 finishers.

I didn't get very deep as I suffered from card death in combination with over confidence. As we moved later in the tournament I had a short stack and saw waffles complete a bet. bertgwen raised and I was looking at a fairly strong hand considering my short stack. Below is the hand and my thought process.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5349171682: The Volgon KORD (40008912), Table 2 - 150/300 Ante 25 - Limit Razz - 22:48:50 ET - 2008/02/21
Seat 1: bertgwen (947)
Seat 2: iam23skidoo (1,759)
Seat 3: pokerenthusiast (643)
Seat 4: InstantTragedy (751)
Seat 5: JudeSalem (2,457)
Seat 7: Evy35 (2,579)
Seat 8: SirFWALGMan (4,355)
bertgwen antes 25
iam23skidoo antes 25
pokerenthusiast antes 25
InstantTragedy antes 25
JudeSalem antes 25
Evy35 antes 25
SirFWALGMan antes 25
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to bertgwen [6d]
Dealt to iam23skidoo [Jh]
Dealt to pokerenthusiast [8d 6s] [Ah]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [8h]
Dealt to JudeSalem [Ks]
Dealt to Evy35 [Td]
Dealt to SirFWALGMan [3c]
JudeSalem is high with [Ks]
JudeSalem brings in for 50
Evy35 folds
SirFWALGMan completes it to 150
bertgwen raises to 300
SirFWALGMan: someone raised me?
iam23skidoo folds
SirFWALGMan: thats so not cool
pokerenthusiast has 15 seconds left to act
bertgwen: oops
pokerenthusiast raises to 450
Evy35: lol i'm not a lawyer....i'm a paralegal :)
InstantTragedy folds
JudeSalem folds
SirFWALGMan: wtf
Evy35: i dropped out of law school!
SirFWALGMan calls 300
bertgwen raises to 600
pokerenthusiast calls 150
SirFWALGMan: jesus
SirFWALGMan calls 150

I have a good short stack hand in that I have three cards under an 8 and have a chance to triple up. I don't always like making this move but I need to get lucky and what better time then with two other players in the hand. I figure I am behind a little but I also know that we are killing a lot of each others outs. Time to triple up or go home.

*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to bertgwen [6d] [Js]
Dealt to pokerenthusiast [8d 6s Ah] [Qs]
Dealt to SirFWALGMan [3c] [4s]
SirFWALGMan bets 150
bertgwen raises to 300
Zeem (Observer): paralegals ROCK
SirFWALGMan: BOOOM!
pokerenthusiast calls 18, and is all in
Evy35: go waffles lol
SirFWALGMan raises to 450
JudeSalem: gl pe!!!
bertgwen calls 22, and is all in
Evy35: thanks zeem!!
SirFWALGMan shows [6c 7h 3c 4s]
bertgwen shows [Ad 7c 6d Js]
pokerenthusiast shows [8d 6s Ah Qs]
Uncalled bet of 128 returned to SirFWALGMan

And I brick. I was right in believing i was behind and now I am way behind.

*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to bertgwen [Ad 7c 6d Js] [9d]
Dealt to pokerenthusiast [8d 6s Ah Qs] [5h]
Dealt to SirFWALGMan [6c 7h 3c 4s] [3s]

I have a better draw then bertgwen with me needing a 7, 4, 3 or 2 to gain control. I need waffles to brick.

*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to bertgwen [Ad 7c 6d Js 9d] [Kc]
Dealt to pokerenthusiast [8d 6s Ah Qs 5h] [Kh]
Dealt to SirFWALGMan [6c 7h 3c 4s 3s] [9s]

I brick but still have a good draw. I have eleven good outs if waffles bricks.

*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to bertgwen [Ad 7c 6d Js 9d Kc] [Ts]
Dealt to pokerenthusiast [8d 6s Ah Qs 5h Kh] [9c]
Dealt to SirFWALGMan [6c 7h 3c 4s 3s 9s] [3d]
SirFWALGMan shows [6c 7h 3c 4s 3s 9s 3d] 9,7,6,4,3
bertgwen shows [Ad 7c 6d Js 9d Kc Ts] T,9,7,6,A
SirFWALGMan wins the side pot (608) with 9,7,6,4,3
pokerenthusiast shows [8d 6s Ah Qs 5h Kh 9c] 9,8,6,5,A
SirFWALGMan wins the main pot (2,079) with 9,7,6,4,3
SirFWALGMan: BOOOOOOMAH!
pokerenthusiast stands up
bertgwen stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,687 Main pot 2,079. Side pot 608. | Rake 0
Seat 1: bertgwen showed [Ad 7c 6d Js 9d Kc Ts] and lost with T,9,7,6,A
Seat 2: iam23skidoo folded on 3rd St.
Seat 3: pokerenthusiast showed [8d 6s Ah Qs 5h Kh 9c] and lost with 9,8,6,5,A
Seat 4: InstantTragedy folded on 3rd St.
Seat 5: JudeSalem folded on 3rd St.
Seat 7: Evy35 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 8: SirFWALGMan showed [6c 7h 3c 4s 3s 9s 3d] and won (2,687) with 9,7,6,4,3

I come up short.

I think taking a chance here with the short stack is well worth the risk vs. the reward. I move up to 2K chips if I win.

Thanks for playing everyone and we will see you next month for the KORD.