Tournament #97

Bad result, back on the horse!

Fold a bunch early, then pick up K/8 and limp for $30. Flop is A/8/A, so I toss in $90, one caller. Turn is a Q, river an 8, with bets each step. My full house beats the other guy's 2-pair and I pick up a $500 pot to get back to $1500. In the BB with A/9, I've got 2 limpers in front of me so raise to $90 (3xBB). Flop comes A/K/7, 2 clubs. I bet $120, get raised to $240, third guy folding. I re-re-raise the guy all-in figuring he's got no ace. He calls and turns over Q/10 of clubs for straight & flush draws. I dodge all the bullets, though, and bust him, moving up to $2400, 9th of 27. Take down a nice pot with 6/6 on a board of 4/4/2/8 and move up to $2800. A rash of eliminations later and we're down to 20, me in 8th with $3000. Pick up A/7 in the SB for $50 and call a raise to $200. Flop is Q/8/4, bet $200, called. Turn is an A, bet $200, called. River is a 7, bet another $200, no call. $1300 pot, me up to $3800. Drop $700 on an ill-timed bluff with A/5, representing a flush. Get called on the river by a guy with BOTTOM PAIR. Bad call on his part, even if he was right. That puts me at $2900, 11th of 16. In the SB for $100 with K/7, I limp, then call a raise to $400. Flop is A/K/10 and I push all-in. Got called. Guy has A/3. I get no help and bust out in 13th. Bad play on my part. No reason to go broke there. Really, really stupid.

FINISH: 13th place
PAYOUT: $0.00
PROFIT: -$0.25
BANKROLL: $69.39