Martins Adeniya Final Table EPT London

It’s really slow because it’s the TV final table.  We’ve probably only played like ten hands in the last level.  I haven't really played any pots. 

I got aces cracked for like two million, but I was still above average afterwards.  I was running over the table at that point, I had double average and that was for the chip lead.  That chip lead would have put me at the big stack for today anyway, but I lost that and then I also lost kings as well to ace-ten.

No I was still above average and I looked around the table and just decide that this tournament is mine.  It’s here to be won. 

The players that I think will give me the most trouble are Benny and Mattias.  Mattias has position on me with about 3.5 million.  I think he’s going to try and play pots in position against me, because he’s flatted me twice and he flatted me yesterday as well. I think he’s just going to try and win small pots in position against me and try and chip away at me.  My solution to that is going to be to open a bit less, to open a stronger range of hands. 

As for Benny, well he just folded the button to me which he has not done once all tournament, because he knows that I’m liable to go nuts in the big blind and he doesn’t want to get in a pre-flop raising war with me when there’s so much at stake now.

Yeah, that was on the bubble for the final table so that was one, where, I had to win that hand.  So I think Benny’s plan is to open less as well and when he does play a big pot against me he’s gonna play for stacks.  The next time he does 4-bet me, he’s not 4-bet folding. 

I took it easy last night.  When I got back, I was just chilling.  I had a chat with my brother, my girlfriend, looked at some stuff online, lots of people were sending me messages and stuff.  I decided to be sensible,  because I didn’t go out last night.  There will be a lot of time to party later if I win it.  Or whatever happens.

A little bit.  I got like seven hours of sleep, so that’s enough, but over the course of six days it all adds up anyway.  I was also planning Cannes, because I’m going to the WSOPE tomorrow morning at ten am.  I’ve gotta go to work here now so…

Such a weird hand.  I played so sick this tournament as well.  I’m not 3-betting light in that spot.  I’m only 3-betting to get it in.  I’m not 3-betting nines there.  I’m calling nines.  A-Q I might 3-bet fold.  That’s the only hand.  But I don’t know why he doesn’t 3-bet Mattias and get it in against his 25 big blinds. 

I’m not 3-betting light in that spot. I haven’t played a hand.  There’s no reason to think I’m going to squeeze there because I’ve sat there folding for like two levels.