Tournament #91

Don't like that last result, it's still early, so let's go again!

Quiet start but take down $360 with 9/9 on a 7/7/4/4 board. Sitting on $1700, 14th of 36. Took down a nice pot with K/8 in the BB, moved up to $1900. Up to $2000 with A/Q then dropped to $1000 with A/8 when the other turned a flush. Very next hand, I double back to $2000 with A/10 that turns into a straight, 14th of 19. Dropped $700 on A/K bluffing at a garbage flop. Dumb play. Down to $1300. All-in for $1000 with A/7, called by 8/5. He gets no help, I move to $2200, 11th of 17, just in time for the blinds to go up to $100/200. Folded A/4 pre-flop instead of pushing all-in, would have won the pot with 2-pair if I'd even been called. Dang, that was a misplay. Next hand I folded 7/5 (of course) and the flop comes 8/4/6 (of course). We're down to 10, me in 9th. All-in for $1665 with J/J, no callers, move to $2065 and make the final table! Limped for $200 with A/9 off, 4 other players. Flop was 3/6/3, no bets. Turn is a 9, I push all-in, no callers. Up to $3000. Big-ish stack gone, down to 8. Bad beat has 7/7 taking out K/K and we're in the money! All-in for $1200 with A/6, no callers, but double up on blinds to $2400. J/2 in the BB with a 2 on the turn pushes me to $3200. All-in for $1500 with A/J, 1 caller, A/8. He gets no help, I'm bumped to $4000. Limped for $800 with A/6, 2 others. Flop is 2/4/6, so I push all-in, take down a $2700 pot, bump up to $5000, 5th of 7. All-in for $4900 with A/Q, 2 callers plus a $2400 bet that got folded. A/J and A/8 are my opponents and they get no help - I'm up to $14000! Busted one guy, so we're down to 6, me in 2nd. Blinded down to $7200. After seemingly a million hands with 6 players, we finally lose one, down to 5. Another gone, down to 5, me at $4700. In the BB with Q/6, I'm raised all-in. It's only $1000 more so I call. Other guy has A/10. Flop is A/K/Q. Turn is a 6 so I'm looking good. River is an ace giving him a better 2-pair. Busted in 4th.

That tourney was weird - players were sooooo incredibly tight after we got down to 6. Most minimum raises went uncalled. Problem is, I had such horrible cards once I got to $14000, I couldn't even do that. Played well, but really would have liked a better outcome after getting to $14000. Still, the night was a profitable one and that's always good.

FINISH: 4th place
PAYOUT: $1.40
PROFIT: $1.15
BANKROLL: $68.48