So strange... I'm speechless

First a little background. This was a $11 double-shootout satelite for the $215 weekly on Pokerstars. I play these a bit late at night when there aren't any other tourneys running. I'm 2/2 if I win my first game in these things.

Anyway, we're three handed, with third taking $35 and 1st and 2nd taking a $T215 ticket, so some obvious strategy changes here. Everyone has Ms over 20 with plenty of room to play, I'm 2nd in chips, Papa squid was previously the chip leader and is very aggressive. Alusion had been playing weak-tight and was getting pushed around by Papa squid, but nothing prepared me for what happened. I'm always happy to let my opponents go at it in situations like this, but... well, just read it for yourself (And I would've had the straight, no less, hah!):

PokerStars Game #6495649501: Tournament #32903007, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level IV (50/100) - 2006/10/02 - 02:05:26 (ET)
Table '32903007 1' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: Alusion2 (4705 in chips)
Seat 6: BigBett0r (4388 in chips)
Seat 7: papa squid (2907 in chips)
papa squid: posts small blind 50
Alusion2: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BigBett0r [6c Qd]
BigBett0r: folds
papa squid: raises 200 to 300
Alusion2: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [4h 2c 3d]
papa squid: bets 400
Alusion2: raises 400 to 800
papa squid: calls 400
*** TURN *** [4h 2c 3d] [5c]
papa squid: bets 500
Alusion2: raises 1300 to 1800
papa squid: calls 1300
*** RIVER *** [4h 2c 3d 5c] [8s]
papa squid: checks
BigBett0r said, "lol"
BigBett0r said, "7" Referencing Papa's remaining chips, he left himself 7 chips...
Alusion2: bets 200
papa squid: folds !!!! WHAT?!
Alusion2 collected 5800 from pot
BigBett0r said, "@?21s"
Alusion2: shows [9h Kd] (high card King) That's just hilarious
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5800 | Rake 0
Board [4h 2c 3d 5c 8s]
Seat 2: Alusion2 (big blind) collected (5800)
Seat 6: BigBett0r (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: papa squid (small blind) folded on the River

Next hand:
PokerStars Game #6495656496: Tournament #32903007, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level IV (50/100) - 2006/10/02 - 02:06:32 (ET)
Table '32903007 1' 8-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: Alusion2 (7555 in chips)
Seat 6: BigBett0r (4438 in chips)
Seat 7: papa squid (7 in chips)
BigBett0r: posts small blind 50
papa squid: posts big blind 7 and is all-in
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BigBett0r [Ad 2h]
Alusion2: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ac 8d Ts]
BigBett0r said, "you guys make a deal or something"
*** TURN *** [Ac 8d Ts] [Jc]
BigBett0r said, "gg"
*** RIVER *** [Ac 8d Ts Jc] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BigBett0r: shows [Ad 2h] (a pair of Aces)
papa squid: shows [3h 5h] (a pair of Fives)
BigBett0r collected 14 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14 | Rake 0
Board [Ac 8d Ts Jc 5s]
Seat 2: Alusion2 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: BigBett0r (small blind) showed [Ad 2h] and won (14) with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: papa squid (big blind) showed [3h 5h] and lost with a pair of Fives

So strange....

doesnt make any sense to me - still maybe some lady gave him an offer he could not refuse that had little to do with poker.

I would seriously consider sending this to PS to see if there was any collusion going on - great that you won, but what if this had happened when it was 4 or 5 handed?

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Fault always lies in the same place, my fine babies: with him weak enough to lay blame.

What would be the point in colluding like that? 2 places and 3 left one was guaranteed a place anyway if they were colluding it should of been to knock you out.

Just be gratefull for the idiots and good luck if you play it.

I don't think it was colluding either. He was just chasing a str8 or flush and missed. He had 7 9 suited and knew he was beat, saved his chip and a chair but missed that too. I 'm sure most of us would have called the bet with only having 7 chips left, but who knows. Its no-limit and some strange things have been known to happen.

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to anyone- how exactly does a double shootout work. never played one but have hear about them. reason i ask is becasue i wanna deposit on PS and try to win a satellite to the sunday million

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*cough* I'm negating everything Sonny just said *L*

I seem to think they were just dumping chips, or chasing that draw right on down.

I don't see collusion, though
but I might be wrong!

{i been known to BE wrong (on occasion) heh}