to vegas vegas for my first world series of poker in a few weeks. I'm saying it now so it's not a surprise to anyone, expect no less than two bracelets from yours truly.

After my first trip to vegas a few weeks ago, which was quite pleasant as I had a real deep run in the WPT championship(coming in 13th after 5 days of play), had a lot of fun hanging out with some cool people and enjoyed some good food, I was off to Monte Carlo for the EPT finals. This was my first time in Monte Carlo as well and I have to say it's easily the most beautiful place I've ever been to. The town is just unlike any other I've ever seen and the weather was great to boot. I have never seen so many rooftop gardens in my life, and if I had to guess I'd say the crime rate is almost non-existent.

I made day two of the main event in Monte Carlo but busted mid-day on a flip. After I had busted I decided to play the high roller, a 25k euro buyin, on the premise that the field would be softer than most high roller tournaments. Fortunately for me, I was correct in my assumptions. It got 79 runners, most of whom were recreational players, though it obviously still drew some pros.

Near the end of day 1 I was either chip leader or in 2nd, but finished the day only a bit above average. On day 2 as the structure got faster I wasn't able to do much in the beginning as there were not many spots to accumulate, and I was getting frustrated that I was sinking to the avg/below avg mark, until I got it in w KK to QQ, but my opponent made quads. After being down to 10bb I got it in with KK to AQs and held, then won a flip shortly after w 66 to AQo to get back roughly where I was before though as the blinds had gone up I only had 40bb. When we got down to 24 tables broke and we re-drew, and only an orbit or two after sitting down I open the sb w AsQx to 9k at 1.5k-3k, stars pro William Thorson calls in the BB, flop Q72ss I bet 10.5 he tanks and shoves for about 100k and gets there w K7o. I was very frustrated for obvious reasons but knew there was nothing I could do, so getting angry really serves to purpose. After Monte Carlo was done we decided to head over to Amsterdam for a few days to relax and enjoy what the city has to offer before coming back to MD.

Second day back on the grind I get 1-2 action from a guy I recognize but don't know a whole ton about, long story short we get deep and this happens.

Full Tilt Poker Game #12125680261: Table Relish (heads up) - $100/$200 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:44:09 ET - 2009/05/09
Seat 1: luckychewy ($50,051.25)
Seat 2: THENUTHUNTER ($44,846.50)
THENUTHUNTER posts the small blind of $100
luckychewy posts the big blind of $200
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to luckychewy [3c 6c]
THENUTHUNTER raises to $600
luckychewy raises to $2,350
THENUTHUNTER calls $1,750
*** FLOP *** [4c 2s 6h]
luckychewy has 15 seconds left to act
luckychewy bets $3,500
THENUTHUNTER has 15 seconds left to act
THENUTHUNTER raises to $9,000
luckychewy has 15 seconds left to act
luckychewy calls $5,500
*** TURN *** [4c 2s 6h] [5d]
luckychewy checks
THENUTHUNTER has 15 seconds left to act
THENUTHUNTER bets $11,000
luckychewy has 15 seconds left to act
luckychewy has requested TIME
luckychewy calls $11,000
*** RIVER *** [4c 2s 6h 5d] [Ah]
luckychewy checks
THENUTHUNTER has 15 seconds left to act
THENUTHUNTER bets $22,496.50, and is all in
luckychewy calls $22,496.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
THENUTHUNTER shows [7s 8s] a straight, Eight high
luckychewy mucks
THENUTHUNTER wins the pot ($89,692.50) with a straight, Eight high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $89,693 | Rake $0.50
Board: [4c 2s 6h 5d Ah]
Seat 1: luckychewy (big blind) mucked [3c 6c] - a straight, Six high
Seat 2: THENUTHUNTER (small blind) showed [7s 8s] and won ($89,692.50) with a straight, Eight high

That's all for now, take care fellas.