Tournaments

Went to the Ameristar on Sunday morning with 3 other guys. We were gonna go to Harrah's but their tourney sold out an hour before we got there. It is $30 buy in with no add ons or re-buys. Their bad beat jackpot is also over 360k. So it was the place to be. The Ameristar's tourney was $40 buy in with $15 re-buy's and one add on. I ran cold. I tried to double up early with a couple of questionable hands but no go. The first hand of the event, I win the button. I get dealt J8os and limp when everyone else does. Flop comes J83. Check around to lady next to me and she bets a smallish $1 into a $2.50 pot. I raise it up to $3 to isolate and it works and she calls to make it heads up. Long story short, she wins with flopped top set. Yep JJ is ok. Then and there, I thought I had a good chance in this tourney. She didn't felt me. She should have. I was going the whole way. But I slowed down after the turn after she raised me. The river brought runner runner hearts and she checked it down. How can she put me on a heart draw here? I was aggressive on the flop with only 1 heart on the board. And how does she limp with JJ here with so many limper's? I worked out for her so I guess she is a genius I end up busting out around 16 with 42 runners. I saw exactly one pocket pair, 99. Doubled me up late. AQ twice and AJ once. That's it. I run goot. I busted with Q7 right after the second break. One ep caller and the sb and me in the bb. Flop comes Q7J. Hallelujah. I am gonna double up . Sb bets out and I go all in. I had all of 3 bb pre-flop. He has Q9 and calls for and catches his 9 on the turn.. Live poker is so rigged. One buddy bubbled the final table with AA. Got cracked by Q6. Too bad because all final table players got $50. Other buddy got the 6 way chop and made a cool $300 profit. Only saving grace for me was that I won $45 playing 3/6 while waiting.

Further example of the play. We are down to 16 and no one has a commanding chip lead so it is just push or fold really. Lady with JJ earlier opens utg with a bet of 2.5 the blinds. There is a call all in and a push all in over the top. She has to call 3500 to win near 26k and she tanks. Me and another guy are wondering wtf she is doing. Really lady you have to call with atc here. Finally she calls and tables AQos. Caller has JJ and the over the top pusher has AQos. Flop of course delivers and Q and there is a chop. I don't like her open bet here. I think it is a push or fold with that hand. JJ guy did what he had to do. The other AQ was a total clown. How do you get your money in there knowing you are behind? He did not last long.

I took 5th in a $3 ko tourney of Full Tilt last night. I final tabled in 7th place. I get near the top in chips when the chip leader makes a big opening bet. Next players pushes all in. Called by the next player. I have KK. I push all in over and the original raiser folds. I though for sure I was against AA. Nope. Just 99 and ATs (donkey). I have to fade 5 outs and cannot. Flop is 933. Ouch. I am now the shorty and wait a while for hands. It comes with AJ on the button with a limper. I push and bb calls as well as limper. Flop is J high and my hand holds up. Next hand AQ. I get doubled again and I am back to second in chips out of 5. Few hands later on the button again AKs. I push. and bb tanks. Now I want a call here. I have him covered by a few bb's. He finally calls off for his tournament life with....can you guess? Q6c. Yep that's right ASSHAT thinks Q6 is the nuts. Of course he flops a flush draw that gets there with the Kc on the turn. I was crippled but came oh so close to climbing out of the whole again. On his call there, how does one do that. He had no where near odds and had plenty of chips. Even if he put me on a button steal what the fuck can he beat with Q6c? JT? That is about it. I had two monster hands cracked that if they went my way I have a great shot at winning.