Tournament #101

Why let those last 3 results bug me? Let's try again:

7 hands so far, haven't played a single one. But we've eliminated 9 people already! After 14 hands - and 15 eliminations - I finally played a hand. A/J. Me & 3 others, all unwilling to bet. Ended up splitting $360 with another guy who had A/J. Sitting on $1500, 19th of 30. Pick up a nice pot with K/4 in the BB. Flop is 5/3/K. I bet $100, called. Turn is nothing, another $100, another call. River is nothing, another $100, fold. I think the guy had 4 to a flush and missed. Up to $1900, 14th of 25. A/2 picks up a $1000 when an ace hits the flop and I get another guy to chase a gut shot straight draw. Up to $2300. Give back $400 with A/8 but smartly fold and avoid further damage as 2 guys go all-out with dueling 2 pairs. 3/4 in the BB nets me a $1200 pot with a 6/3/7 flop, a 3 on the turn, and a 7 on the river. Up to $2600, 14th of 22. My strategy of smaller pre-flop raises hurts me when my A/K raise doesn't push out Q/7 in the BB. He ends up hitting a full house on me and I'm back down to $2000. Should have considered either an all-in or a bigger raise. Missed flush draw costs me $300 and I'm down to $1600, 12th of 14. Looking for an all-in soon. 2 guys gone, we're down to 12. All-in for $1300 with A/J suited, called by 6/10. Flop is 7/J/9 so I'm way out in front. Turn is an 8 giving the guy a straight. Busted in 12th place. This mini-run is starting to look like my 20-tourney-no-cash run awhile back. Calling an all-in with 6/10 is just ridiculous. To have it pay off is utter garbage. That makes several terrible beats for me in the last few tourneys. Very frustrating but will stay positive!

FINISH: 12th place
PAYOUT: $0.00
PROFIT: -$0.25
BANKROLL: $68.39