craigcu12 diary

craigcu12

This night is going to be a one that will be remembered for years because having had the awful form i've had over the last couple of months in MTTs never did i expect to see myself sitting there on the final table being HU. First of all i needed to get to the HR and that came from the very last all-in sat.

Once in the main event things started very well indeed, KK v 99 flop J5J and was Checked all round, called 270 on the turn (J) the on the river raised to 1800 a bet of 720, got called and so won a pot 4680 with JJJKK. Next i made a decent fold on the turn when i held As10s, i did send this hand in and asked weather i should call the raise on the flop and he said yeh, if a second 10 or an A did come on the turn i still think i would have folded it because i was already getting the sense that his range is straight sets or KsJs and most two pair combos might be concerned about AQ A10 A8 if an A came.

My next two hands were the ones which really made the difference as from then on i was chip leader or around that level for the rest of the tournament, first hand was a on which i think got more value than expected when 55 vs and AK flop set on rainbow flop Ad 8c 5s, he bet 525 i make a call T6d he bet 1100 i again call, R Kd he now over bet 5415 into pot 4300 i snap call and took it down.
i could go on all night with coolers so i'll just leave the story their and now move onto some of my best bits of play starting with this J10s which i used in an attempt to look like an over pair that has gone ahead of other hand, the player in the chat seemed to think i held JJ so it was easier than i thought.

Value_Town	Small blind		60.00	60.00	5355.00
somepunter	Big blind		120.00	180.00	7290.00
	Your hole cards	10 J
craigcu12	Raise		240.00	420.00	15945.00
IH8PALACE	Fold
Nutter5932	Call		240.00	660.00	13210.00
Value_Town	Fold
somepunter	Call		120.00	780.00	7170.00
Flop
		J 8 Q
somepunter	Check
craigcu12	Bet		600.00	1380.00	15345.00
Nutter5932	Raise		1440.00	2820.00	11770.00
somepunter	Fold
craigcu12	Call		840.00	3660.00	14505.00
Turn
		8
craigcu12	Check
Nutter5932	Bet		2040.00	5700.00	9730.00
craigcu12	Raise		4080.00	9780.00	10425.00
Nutter5932	Fold
craigcu12	Muck
craigcu12	Win		7740.00		18165.00
craigcu12	Return		2040.00	0.00	20205.00

this one was a big risk, i previously saw him fold a large bet when i 3bet KK, the weak flop is what made me think he could be weak so i did a Ch/MR on the turn to then see if it was really a weak hand or in fact a monster discuised now he calls i sense a chance of taking it down

craigcu12	Small blind		1250.00	1250.00	89382.50
JonSpunks	Big blind		2500.00	3750.00	84777.00
	Your hole cards	J 7
RogueCell	Fold
gordon1975	Fold
Macacgirl1	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		3750.00	7500.00	85632.50
JonSpunks	Call		2500.00	10000.00	82277.00
Flop
		6 4 9
craigcu12	Check
JonSpunks	Bet		2500.00	12500.00	79777.00
craigcu12	Call		2500.00	15000.00	83132.50
Turn
		7
craigcu12	Check
JonSpunks	Bet		7500.00	22500.00	72277.00
craigcu12	Raise		15000.00	37500.00	68132.50
JonSpunks	Call		7500.00	45000.00	64777.00
River
		6
craigcu12	Bet		22500.00	67500.00	45632.50
JonSpunks	Fold
craigcu12	Muck
craigcu12	Win		45000.00		90632.50
craigcu12	Return		22500.00	0.00	113132.50

finally i even put chris moormanto a test at times

fun4furby	Small blind		500.00	500.00	37166.50
craigcu12	Big blind		1000.00	1500.00	62832.00
	Your hole cards	Q K
CMoorman	Raise		2000.00	3500.00	80012.50
beardyjohn	Fold
Macacgirl1	Fold
fun4furby	Fold
craigcu12	Call		1000.00	4500.00	61832.00
Flop
		10 7 6
craigcu12	Check
CMoorman	Bet		2250.00	6750.00	77762.50
craigcu12	Raise		4500.00	11250.00	57332.00
CMoorman	Call		2250.00	13500.00	75512.50
Turn
		Q
craigcu12	Bet		6750.00	20250.00	50582.00
CMoorman	Fold
craigcu12	Muck
craigcu12	Win		13500.00		64082.00
craigcu12	Return		6750.00	0.00	70832.00

craigcu12

the hand of the night is this one, i took the chance hoping she might fold weak hands and i do have a flush draw and really the only dominating hand i see is AK or decent pairs.

craigcu12	Small blind		2500.00	2500.00	88632.50
CMoorman	Big blind		5000.00	7500.00	305689.50
	Your hole cards	K 8
RogueCell	Raise		10000.00	17500.00	308178.00
craigcu12	All-in		88632.50	106132.50	0.00
CMoorman	Fold
RogueCell	Call		81132.50	187265.00	227045.50
craigcu12	Show	K 8
RogueCell	Show	10 A
Flop
		5 4 K
Turn
		9
River
		K
craigcu12	Win	Three Kings	187265.00		187265.00

craigcu12

CMoorman	720000	1	£10440
craigcu12	0	2	£6840

craigcu12

just want to say a big thank you to everyone for the rail you give me throughout the MTT

Nutter5932

Well done matey you played very well from my time on the table with you . I folded a couple of big hands to you thinking you were playing fairly tight given I saw you got in from an all in sat. In the hand I said jj for you which you've shown I actually had a smaller fd than you so that could have got a lot more messy but yeah I put you on qq/jj or akdd. 

Fantastic result go one more during the week and get that bracelet. All the best 

MP33

gr8 result Craig . Have to admit while watching i to thought you were playing a lot tighter than you actually were at times. It takes some guts to play those hands esp. when its so much higher stakes than you normally play and against a really impressive field. Well done

Phantom66

Absolutely brilliant result craig vwp. Great community support for you and maca too.

If ever a 2nd deserves a wall of fame entry its this! 

Tikay10

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CMoorman 720000 1 £10440 craigcu12 0 2 £6840
Posted by craigcu12

What a wonderful result for you Craig, many, many, congratulations.

Leaving aside "hand & flop stories", which I don't often read, be quite interested in you telling us a bit more about the whole experience, what it meant to you, especially in such a big Comp, & what £6,840 means to you.

I was delighted for Chris Moorman, he's a mate & a good guy, but my heart is always with the "little guys". £10k is not that much to Chris, in the grand scheme of things, but £7k must be monsta to you.

Chuffed to bits for you, really.   

bbMike

Great to see you just carried on playing your game and didn't freeze up and go into your shell, quite a daunting field I'm sure. I watched from about 25 remaining and it was a well fought battle. To hear you got in via the last all-in sat in incredible, ending up heads up vs the best player in the world! Any regrets calling the 3-bet on the KcQcQ board at the end there? Moorman was relentless so maybe you levelled yourself out of that one, esp with him limping AQs!

Quick shout out to the railbird who with late on said Moorman wouldn't win "one million percent" that's a lot of percent right there.

Anyway, very well played enjoy the money, great story chuffed for you.

HENDRIK62

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary time to think:

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary time to think : What a wonderful result for you Craig, many, many, congratulations. Leaving aside "hand & flop stories", which I don't often read, be quite interested in you telling us a bit more about the whole experience, what it meant to you, especially in such a big Comp, & what £6,840 means to you. I was delighted for Chris Moorman, he's a mate & a good guy, but my heart is always with the "little guys". £10k is not that much to Chris, in the grand scheme of things, but £7k must be monsta to you. Chuffed to bits for you, really.   
Posted by Tikay10

Pull a few strings Mr TK and get Craig interviewed via phone or skype on one of the shows this week (only if you want to obviously Craig lol), great story.

Neil

jimb0d1

Well played Craig! Delighted for you (despite being very jealous!!)!

Tikay10

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Great to see you just carried on playing your game and didn't freeze up and go into your shell, quite a daunting field I'm sure. I watched from about 25 remaining and it was a well fought battle. To hear you got in via the last all-in sat in incredible, ending up heads up vs the best player in the world! Any regrets calling the 3-bet on the KcQcQ board at the end there? Moorman was relentless so maybe you levelled yourself out of that one, esp with him limping AQs! Quick shout out to the railbird who with late on said Moorman wouldn't win "one million percent" that's a lot of percent right there. Anyway, very well played enjoy the money, great story chuffed for you.
Posted by bbMike

It ended way too late for me to watch, so I never saw the last few Tables, but what was the "Rail chat" like? 

bbMike

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In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary time to think : It ended way too late for me to watch, so I never saw the last few Tables, but what was the "Rail chat" like?  
Posted by Tikay10

Ugh, hate mistyping then being quoted! Yes the chat was very positive and supportive in the main, community did what the community does best. Lots of support for Craig, Karen and Clare. One chap was getting a small amount of stick/banter for being 'of age' from someone who knew who he was. The players stayed quiet and concentrated on the task at hand and all were gracious in defeat. Great advert for Sky I thought given what other chat rails can be like. Bit of banter re the lack of antes though you'd expect top players to check the schedule eh! Lots of cooing over Chris understandably he played solid throughout and got his luck in the spots he needed it (and he always seemed to have plenty of chips behind when he was in pre too..), he came across brilliantly well on the show this week too.

Apols for the slight derail on your diary btw Craig.

MAXALLY

Cracking result Craig!, very well played.

TeddyBloat

boom!

very well done craig.

great to see the community lads doing so well.

and getting to play against a mtt legend HU! really pleased for you mate.

AcidMan27

Well done Craig on a cracking result.

Enjoy the money.

unknown_username

Very well played, Craig. I railed the final table to the end and was rooting for you all the way. Sorry you couldn't clear the last hurdle but winning £6840 and getting to heads up with the great Chris Moorman is an impressive addition to your cv.

Enjoy the money.

All the best

Ian

Jac35

Well played Craig

CraigSG1

I would like to add a congratulations to the ever growing amount of them. It's a HUGE achievement and well deserved. 

Well done. And I'm very, very jealous! Hope you put the money to good use. 

shakinaces

Big congrats Craig... the two times I saw you in the tournament you had IH8PALACE and then CMoorman to your left so you definitely didn't do it the easy way!

Be interested to hear what your plans are for the money - is this the start of a roll that lets you play the big events more regularly or are you going to be out spending it in real life on a bunch of well deserved treats?

Quality to see forum regs starting the UKOPS so well!

mrsduck

Fantastic result Craig!!
WP

liamboi11

amazing result wp craig take some that money out treat yourself and close ones

waller02

Fantastic result Craig vvwp m8! Enjoy your winnings!

Matt237

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary time to think:

In Response to Re: craigcu12 diary time to think : Pull a few strings Mr TK and get Craig interviewed via phone or skype on one of the shows this week (only if you want to obviously Craig lol), great story. Neil
Posted by HENDRIK62

Defo +1 for this

benc

Great Result Craig!

LARSON7

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Good luck tonight in the MTT's craig, hope you bink mate.
Posted by LARSON7

Boooom

Very well done Craig, delighted for you.

And to play Chris Head's up Phenomenal stuff.

Outstanding result.

Is it going to be the barrier reef or safari?:)

You can say to your Aunt you won £40 in the "luck" game and take her out for lunch.

Chris_Mc

Very well played. 

Glenelg

VWP - you must be buzzing today?

dumb_blond

as a fellow resident of the  land of the prince bishops and  toon army supporter i'm delighted to add my congratulations

on your fantastic performance last  night.

just a suggestion but why not get our local paper the northern echo to run a feature on your epic achievement  who knows  

it might result in getting some sponsorship in the future or at the worst would make great reading in pride of place in

your scrap book. 

dumb_blond

I somehow don't think  I would get the job as the type setter at the echo mind.