{"id":1853,"date":"2017-03-25T07:56:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2017-03-25T10:45:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T17:45:34","slug":"pot-o-gold-for-brad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/25\/pot-o-gold-for-brad\/","title":{"rendered":"Pot o&#8217; Gold for Brad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>21 leprechauns converged on Dublin over St. Patrick&#8217;s Day weekend in search of Irish luck and sweet Piranha points. We&#8217;re at that time\u00a0in the season where players who have barely made it into the top 10 are defending their Vegas seats, while the remainder of the field, many within striking distance of a seat, are battling it out to take their place.<\/p>\n<p>We were down to two tables just after the first break. Notable hand during round 4: Alex ended up all-in with <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Tc_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Td_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\">, while Erik, looking down at <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/As.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Ks.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\">, shoves over the top. Heads up, and the 10s hold, resulting in a big double-up for Alex.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1146.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1857\" src=\"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1146-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1146-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were down to the final table around 5PM, after a handful of back-to-back knockouts. Final table\u00a0ended up: Brad, Gilbert, Jan, Esmarelda, Vineet (not pictured, sorry!), Joe, Christine, Alex, and Ferdy. Only five would\u00a0be taking home points this night.<a href=\"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1858\" src=\"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1148-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1148-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vineet, Christine, and Esmarelda went out in that order on the way to the bubble. On the bubble, 6 handed, short stacks Gilbert and Jan went at it. Gilbert&#8217;s <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/xyz_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/7h.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> flopped a full house over Jan&#8217;s unfortunately timed <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Kd_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Ks.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\">, shove-shove ensues, Gilbert doubles up, taking a bite out of\u00a0Jan&#8217;s stack.<a href=\"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1859\" src=\"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1150-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1150.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1150-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1150-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jan eventually went out on the bubble\u00a0with A8 dominated by\u00a0Alex&#8217;s AQ. Gilbert was knocked out on the next hand, taking home 5 points, and we&#8217;re down to four players. From here, chip leaders Brad and Alex traded chips for a bit while Joe and Ferdy hung on. Brad won a couple of hands back to back at the 500\/1000 level, then, at 600\/1200 Alex&#8217;s <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/As.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Ah.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> held up over Brad&#8217;s <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Ac_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Kd_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> with a king on the board.<a href=\"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1154.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1860\" src=\"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1154-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1154-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Same round, Ferdy was down to about 4 big blinds, doubling up when his\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/7c_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/7d_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> hits a 7 on the board vs. Brad&#8217;s two pair (<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Ac_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/6c_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\">). Ultimately no help, Brad struck back when his AJ out flopped Ferdy&#8217;s pocket fives. Ferdy takes\u00a0away 9\u00a0points in 4th place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1156.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1861\" src=\"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1156-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1156.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1156-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1156-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three handed play ended with Brad knocking out Alex (19 points), turn-rivering two pair.\u00a0Heads up play went on for quite a while, with Brad slowly but surely eating into Joe&#8217;s stack. Final hand, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Jh.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/Jc_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> beats <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/8h.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/poker-cards\/cards\/8d_e.gif\" class=\"wrp-cards\" width=\"30\" height=\"20\">. Both Joe (30 points for 2nd place)\u00a0and\u00a0Brad (49 points for 1st) along with Alex now find themselves within\u00a0striking distance\u00a0of a Vegas trip, each still having tournaments yet to play. Congratulations and see you in Foster City!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21 leprechauns converged on Dublin over St. Patrick&#8217;s Day weekend in search of Irish luck and sweet Piranha points. 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