{"id":252,"date":"2008-02-26T10:19:51","date_gmt":"2008-02-26T15:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/general\/alexander-the-great.html"},"modified":"2020-09-30T07:18:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T07:18:10","slug":"alexander-the-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/alexander-the-great.html","title":{"rendered":"Alexander the Great"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Simon Young<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not everyone can win a big online tournament, but with dedication, hard work and, of course, a little bit of luck, it is a dream that can come true for many.<\/p>\n

So it was for Alexander Albrecht – PartyPoker player cashvselv1s<\/strong> – who worked hard at his game to be in a position where he could win our $300K Guaranteed Sunday, taking home a tasty $57,709.50.<\/p>\n

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Winner: Alex Albricht <\/em><\/p>\n

Alex, 25, from Cologne in Germany, works in marketing and sales by day. But in his spare time he has worked on his game. “I started to play poker<\/a> with my circle of friends two or three years ago, and like everyone else I got more and more into the game with every hand I played.<\/p>\n

“From there it was an easy step to register at PartyPoker, and since then I have been a happy member of the site. At the beginning I played only cash games (up to NL200), but after that I really got into the competitive aspect of tournaments.”<\/p>\n

Alex plays many of the tournaments and has played the $300K Guaranteed Sunday “as often as I can”. He added: “It’s an exciting part of online poker, and a real challenge!”<\/p>\n

The $300K has a buy-in of $215, and although there are loads of satellite qualifiers – see here how you can take part for as little as $3 – he decided to buy in direct for the full cost.<\/p>\n

He has some advice for those looking to progress in the event: “I had to learn a lot of lessons to keep being patient and wait for my spots. In a tournament which can last eight hours this, keeping your focus on the game is critical.”<\/p>\n

He said there were a couple of key moments leading up to his title: “One was when I took the chip lead for the first time. I had nine big blinds left and found 8-8. I was pretty sure I was going to end up all in with this hand, so when TooLucky72 pushed in front of me for about the same amount of chips, I went all in as well. Then behind us HallonKaar re-pushed with 18 big blinds – not the situation I wanted.<\/p>\n

“But now we were three-handed, with K-Q for TooLucky72 and A-K suited from HallonKaar against my 8-8. The board came 5-2-J rainbow, which was nice, followed by another J and a 7, so all the chips came to daddy. What a heart-stopping moment that was for me!”<\/p>\n

Alex got down to heads up with AAtthis, where they made a deal leaving an amount on the side for whoever came first. Alex takes up the story: “In the final hand I had A-8 of hearts. I raised in position pre-flop and was called by AAtthis holding 5-7 of spades. The flop was 6-K-7 with two hearts, and I had a good feeling about my flush draw since they had not worked out for me at all in other situations.<\/p>\n

“So I put in a continuation bet and just got a call. The turn brought a 5 of diamonds, so adding the open-ended straight draw to my flush draw but giving AAtthis two pair. AAtthis now bet and I decided to bring the hand to an end by re-raising all in, getting an instant call. At this time I had the chip lead with 5.5 million chips to 3.1 million chips. The river came 4 of hearts, and I could choose between my straight or flush! Well played to my opponent, though – a great player.”<\/p>\n

Alex, who likes soccer, basketball and going to the gym, plans to cashout some of his winnings and re-invest the rest in his bankroll.<\/p>\n

“I want to continue to improve my game and hopefully not end up as a one-hit wonder,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Simon Young Not everyone can win a big online tournament, but with dedication, hard work and, of course, a little bit of luck, it is a dream that can come true for many. So it was for Alexander Albrecht – PartyPoker player cashvselv1s – who worked hard at his game to be in a<\/p>\n

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