Game #721179328 - Tournament Dolphin - 600/1,200 Texas Hold'em -
2005/02/14-04:31:54.5 (CST)
Table "Dolphin 6" (MTT) -- Seat 2 is the button
Seat 2: mamichans (9,375 in chips)
Seat 3: pete 128 (6,820 in chips)
Seat 4: mikechr23 (7,401 in chips)
Seat 5: shawn_911 (12,695 in chips)
Seat 6: gidders (10,075 in chips)
Seat 7: Burbank312 (610 in chips)
Seat 8: klootzak00 (16,084 in chips)
Seat 9: GEEONE (4,605 in chips)
Seat 10: rabber (9,232 in chips)
pete 128: Ante (50)
mikechr23: Ante (50)
shawn_911: Ante (50)
gidders : Ante (50)
Burbank312: Ante (50)
klootzak00: Ante (50)
GEEONE : Ante (50)
rabber : Ante (50)
mamichans: Ante (50)
pete 128: Post Small Blind (300)
mikechr23: Post Big Blind (600)
Dealing...
Dealt to gidders [ 8c ]
Dealt to gidders [ 8d ]
shawn_911: Raise (1,200)
gidders : Raise (1,800)
Burbank312: Fold
klootzak00: Fold
GEEONE : Fold
rabber : Fold
mamichans: Fold
pete 128: Fold
mikechr23: Fold
shawn_911: Call (600)
*** FLOP *** : [ 9s 5c 5d ]
shawn_911: Check
gidders : Bet (600)
shawn_911: Call (600)
*** TURN *** : [ 9s 5c 5d ] [ 3h ]
shawn_911: Bet (1,200)
gidders : Raise (2,400)
shawn_911: Call (1,200)
*** RIVER *** : [ 9s 5c 5d 3h ] [ 8s ]
shawn_911: Check
gidders : Bet (1,200)
shawn_911: Raise (2,400)
gidders : Raise (2,400)
shawn_911: Fold
gidders : Winner -- doesn't show cards
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: 15,750 | Board: [ 9s 5c 5d 3h 8s ]
mamichans lost 50 (folded)
pete 128 lost 350 (folded)
mikechr23 lost 650 (folded)
shawn_911 lost 7,250 (folded)
gidders bet 8,450, collected 16,950, net +8,500 [ 8c 8d ] (a full house,
eights full of fives)
Burbank312 lost 50 (folded)
klootzak00 lost 50 (folded)
GEEONE lost 50 (folded)
rabber lost 50 (folded)

I wanted to post this hand as it was huge for me and it boosted me into 2nd and I want to share my thoughts on it later... what do you guys think about this hand?? Did I just get lucky or what? I know it seems like an easy pot at the river, but the pauses between bets is what made everything possible. Please post and I will share MY point of view about this particular, right or wrong, smart or dumb. :)