$14,609.77 for my finish in the Nightly $100,000 on PokerStars.  When we were 4 handed we chopped up the prize pool and I did some good negotiaitons and got the first place player to give me an extra $600 or so.

With about 30 players I had a nice stack and was right around 10th place and was facing an all in shove.  I was more then happy to get the chips into the pot, because I was holding AA.  My opponent really got unlucky in this spot because he was doing nothing wrong with a monster like KK.  Just one of those situations that happen and not much you can do about it.  The flop came out with two clubs and I had the ace of clubs, but it also had a K.  It is the worst feeling when your so close to a big score and you do everything perfect, get your opponent drawing to only 2 outs, and BAM he takes the lead and you do not have much time to catch up.  The turn was another club and now I had some extra outs.  The Ace on the river was just a huge relief.  I knew that I was going to finish strong after taking in this big pot.

The final table was exciting because I came in short and soon doubled up with AT vs 88.  Not much longer I thought I would teach everyone how to win with 88 and took it up against AKo.  That split second it takes your brain to process the three cards on the flop is always nerve racking, but I saw the 8 clear as day and I was pumped.  I got TT to hold vs 77 and guess who was chipleader?!

When we got down to four players the other three were talking about a deal and I was not too interested.  I did propose that they give me some extra and the chip leader obliged so I received a few extra hundred dollars and the deal was made.  I received just over $14,600 which is a pretty nice payday if I say so myself.

I have some really exciting news that I will share very soon, it is hard to believe that it is going to happen, but it is already in motion and will share all the details as soon as possible.  My good buddies Jotagran49 and Bfizz11 have been absolutely crushing it.  They are both going to be out in LA in a short bit for some meetings and a little grinding I am sure.  Jotagran won $60,000 on Wednesday finishing second in the $80,000 gtd on PokerStars,  6th in the $100,000 gtd on Full Tilt, and finally winning the $150,000 gtd on Full Tilt for just over $40,000.  All the final tables were within about an hour of each other and I am sure I was not the only one super impressed.  It is pretty incredible when someone you know is special can keep impressing you, but Josh works so hard on his game that he is always raising the level of his game and staying two or three steps ahead of his opponent.

Bfizz final tabled the $5 rebuy on Wednesday, outlasting a few thousand people like a walk in the park.  Next time youu see him in a big field rebuy, watch how he navigates around and finds his spots to build a big stack that he can push around and and go in for the kill.  Last night he finished 2nd in the $100 Turbo for just under $8000 and then 2nd again in the $8 turbo for  $2569.  Fizz finishes 2nd at the next final table, I will officially start calling him Ruup, short for Runner Up.

Going to do a review tonight with the students and release the schedule for some daily tournaments to scout out some potential students an battle with the other coaches and have some fun.

I am tired and time for bed!

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