Tournament #102

Haven't felt too good all day but feeling a little better now and ready to put last night's nightmare behind me, so let's go!

Just sucked out big-time on a guy. He'd pushed all-in multiple times, so I read him as bluffing. I picked up A/8 in early position and raised to $40, he re-raised me all-in. Figuring him for bluffing, I called. He turns over A/A and I'm hosed. Then the flop - 7/8/9. Q on the turn. 8 on the river! Horrible suckout, no two ways about it. I doubled to $2900. Missed a couple chances to win big pots by folding pre-flop mediocre hands that turned into something. Oh well. Down to 25 players, me still at about $2800, in the top 10. Took down a $500 pot with A/J on a board 8/2/4/8 with 3 clubs. Bet $250 on the turn, no callers. Up to $3100, 8th of 20. Dropped $800 chasing flush & straight draws while holding 2nd pair. Down to $1800, 12th of 18. Blinded down to $1600, but an uncalled all-in with K/Q pushes me back to $1900. Took down a $1000 pot with K/7 in the SB. Flop came 8/9/10 and I bet the flop and turn looking for my straight but it never came. Other guy had even less, though, and I won the pot. All-in for $1700 with A/Q, called by K/Q. Flop is K/7/5. Turn Q, river K. His full house kills me and I'm busted in 13th place. Once again, did nothing wrong, bad poker rewarded.

FINISH: 13th place
PAYOUT: $0.00
PROFIT: -$0.25
BANKROLL: $68.14