Liv and Let Die
Emotion #1 - Severe Disgruntlement
I joined the action with a stoic Boeree frozen before a bet of 15,000 and a flop, the rest of the table gradually becoming restless as Vladislav Bakalov continued to dwell. Eventually, John Duthie called the clock, and a minute warning was given.
Just as I was about to join in with the countdown, the word "Ten" was enough to trigger Bakalov to announce "All in," a nonchalant wave of the hand signaling the move.
The previously statuesque Boeree broke from her poker face, lifted her shades and asked with a sigh, "How much?" 23,300 was the answer.
"I said I'm not coming back with a small stack," declared Boeree as she made the call, turning over . The news wasn't good though, as her foe revealed , an overpair which proceeded to hold up on the turn and river.
Emotion #2 - Bittersweet Sense of Victory
On the very next hand, Boeree pushed her remaining 10,000 across the line with , but found herself in a spot of bother against Franciscus Dekkers' and the of Stefan Duxner.
A board later and Duxner had been eliminated, but Boeree had trebled through. "Grr!" she growled. "I wanted to go out, I'm meant to be flying tomorrow morning."
Emotion #3 - Devastation
Again, Liv Boeree was all in, this time with a hand stronger than anyone would have imagined -- . A limper was a non-believer though, and despite saying, "I should probably fold here," called with , perhaps thinking Boeree would be pushing with any two cards.
However, poker is a twisted game, and after the board, Boeree finally got her wish, although I feel at this point she would have been quite content to come back with a stack of 50,000 plus.