Tournament #116

Been busy playing with the new PS3 I got so haven't been playing any poker. Time to get back in the swing of things with a 45-man tourney...

Drop $120 early on a pot where I hit 7s on the flop with K/7 but was pushed off my bet by a good raise. Raised off of 9/9 by an all-in - and it turns out I'd have won the hand. Down to $1310 and already frustrated. Stopped the bleeding momentarily by pushing all-in for $1250 with 10/8 on a flop of 10/7/2. No callers, won a massive pot of $90. Card-dead and down to $1250, 18th of 24. Blinded down to $1050, I'm getting nothing even resembling a hand. Take down a $200 pot to get all the way back to $1100. Pretty much all-in or nothing at this point as blinds are $50/100. Now blinded down to $830. My run of cards has been ridiculous - I've had A/8, K/7, and K/3 - my only hands with anything above a Q. And here comes A/8 again, all-in for $830. One caller, he's got 5/5. An 8 on the turn and I double up to $1885. All-in over top of a raiser for $1885 with 7/7, one caller. Three-way pot and I take the biggest piece, moving to $2600, 11th of 15. All-in for $2400 with A/J, called by Q/10. In great position to double-up after the turn but the river puts a full house on the board and we split. Crap. Blinded down to $2100, 8th of 12. Almost went all-in over top of a raise with K/9 suited but decided to fight another day. Blinds are $100/200, can't afford to wait long. All-in for $2000 with A/Q, called by K/J. No help for either of us, I double to $4300, 8th of 12. Took down a $4200 pot with 10/10 when I called a $1000 bet on the river, correctly suspecting the other guy had missed a flush draw. Up to $6600, 5th of 11. We've lost a guy and are down to 10. One more gone and I've made the final table! Blinded down to $5400, 5th of 9. Raise to $1200 with A/K in late position, short stack in the BB. Uncalled, move back to $6200. 4-way pot sees a short stack turn a straight but still bust 2 others. We're down to 7 and into the money, me still 5th! A/A doubles through A/10 and moves me up to 4th in the process. K/10, I limp for $400, 2 others. Flop is 7/9/10, I bet $1600 and end up pushing all-in, with one caller. He turns over 9/7. River is a K though and I double up to $13000! Just served there! Dropped a nice chunk with A/K suited when I was re-raised by a guy who put himself nearly all-in after a board of 4/4/5/8 with 3 diamonds. Too much danger, so I folded, down to $8300. Another guy gone, we're down to 5, me in 4th. Blinded down to $6000, I folded 7/7 to a raise - and naturally a 7 hits the flop. I continue to get pounded by the blinds and am down to $4600. I fold 8/9 to an all-in - and 8/9 would have 2-paired and won the hand. Take down a $5000 pot with J/8 in the BB when I river a 6 and get back to $7200. Fold A/2 - and 2/2 hits the flop. Argh. All-in for $4800 with A/10 suited, called by A/8. 10/6/8 on the flop and I double up to $11800. K/4 busted by 10/9, down to 4 players. A couple small pots with A/6 and Q/J move me to $13000. Uncalled raise and a walk move me to $14000. Bad call with 2nd pair of an all-in and I'm down to $5300. Not a good play there. All-in for $5300 with K/J, called by A/10. K on the flop and I double to $11200. Blinded to $6500, then all-in with Q/Q, uncalled, move to $8400. All-in for $5700 with K/J, I'm called by A/K. Not enough help and I'm busted in 4th. I'll take it!

FINISH: 4th place
PAYOUT: $1.40
PROFIT: $1.15
BANKROLL: $66.71