Tournament #108

OK, time to break the streak and get back on track! Another 45-man, here we go...

Nice start as I pick up A/K on the third hand. Q/J rainbow on the flop gives me a straight draw, which I complete on the turn. A third spade on the river has me a bit nervous but my $600 bet goes uncalled and I pick up $1000. Up to $2100. Limped with 5/5 and flop comes 6/2/5, 2 diamonds. Guy in front of me bets the pot ($300) and myself and another guy call. Turn is a Qc and first guy pushes all-in. I call. He turns over Q/6. River ace doesn't help him and I bust him while moving to $4600, 2nd of 29. Blinded down a bit but a couple small pots and I'm right back to $4600. Gutlessly fold A/6 to a small all-in that I would have won. Would have pushed me to nearly $6000. Weak play on my part. Lost about $1200 with A/7 when a guy hit runner-runner to make a flush. Bad play all around on his part as he had 9/5 pre-flop and just hit a miracle. Fortunately, I got out without TOO much damage. Down to $3200, 9th of 20. All-in for $3000 with A/K, uncalled, back to $3200. Some blinds and a missed flush draw and I'm just under $2200, 12th of 12. All-in for that $2200 with A/A and get one caller. He's got JJ and gets now help as I more than double to $4900. Back to healthy in a hurry. Uncalled all-in with K/K and I'm up to $5100. A/7 in the BB, 2 others. Flop is 7/8/3. $800 on the flop, called. Turn is another 7. Another $800, another call. River is a 3, giving me a full house. $1200, also called. I pick up a $6900 pot and move to $8000 and make the final table. Drop $1000 with A/J, down to $7000 as we start the final table. We lose a guy and are down to 8 with a super-short stack still left. I used K/6 to bust that short stack, picking up a $2900 post and am now up to $9000. We're into the money - the no-cash streak is over! Blinded down to $6300, then limp with A/5 before folding it to a big raise. Naturally that flop was 5/3/5 and I could have probably doubled. ARGH. We lose another guy and I'm now the short stack with $4100 and 6 players left. All-in for $4000 with K/K, guy to my left re-raises all-in and we're both called. K/6 to my left, J/J to my right. Way in front after flop and turn but a J on the river and I'm busted in 6th. Made the exact right play, should be sitting on $12000 right now and instead I'm busted.

FINISH: 6th place
PAYOUT: $0.67
PROFIT: $0.42
BANKROLL: $67.31