So Close....

So I played in $20 180 person tourney today... I had a really good start, constantly chipping up with no major confrontations. The structure was good because I wasn't playing a turbo, which I have been doing in the past. Eventually, I started picking up good hands in great situations.
The first major double up was my AA vs AK on a King high flop. After that, it seemed like everytime I had AK, AQ pushed preflop and it always held. Kevin was railing me the whole time, and I said to him how it seems like I won every single 80/20, 60/40 allins. Things were definitely rolling as I grinded my way up to the chip lead and held it all the way until the final table.

I was in great shape to take the whole final table to domination when this hand came up. I was so pissed because I would have been dominant chip leader. Never losing a coinflip though finally caught up to me.

SB (t6660)
BB (t46810)
UTG (t43637)
UTG+1 (t47805)
MP1 (t13610)
MP2 (t18884)
Hero (t74361)
Button (t18233)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Ah, Kd.
2 folds, MP1 raises to t4000, 1 fold, Hero raises to t15000, Button raises to t18133, 2 folds, MP1 folds, Hero calls t3133.

Flop: (t40766) Td, Th, 6s (2 players)

Turn: (t40766) Qd (2 players)

River: (t40766) 3s (2 players)

Final Pot: t40766

Results below:
Hero has Ah Kd (one pair, tens).
Button has Ad Qs (two pair, queens and tens).
Outcome: Button wins t40766.


I didn't go on tilt though, and maintained my compusure, even though I became card dead. I did make one great play, which helped me to maximize the pot.


UTG (t11640)
MP (t37510)
CO (t37402)
Button (t100064)
Hero (t35043)
BB (t48341)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Ah, 6c.
4 folds, Hero raises to t4800, BB calls t3200.

Flop: (t8750) 8h, As, Ks (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t3200, Hero calls t3200.

Turn: (t15150) Ad (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks.

River: (t15150) 5c (2 players)
Hero bets t8000, BB raises to t22400, Hero calls t14400.

Final Pot: t59950

Results below:
BB has Th 8c (two pair, aces and eights).
Hero has Ah 6c (three of a kind, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins t59950.

The check on that flop was a beauty!



Anyway, eventually we ended up 4 handed and I think I misplayed a hand with KQ vs 55 on a board of J10844. I bet $8000 on the river and he called. WTF!

That was pretty much it and I ended up in a very disappointing 4th for a cash of $288 and first place was $1050. Even getting 3rd would have got me $428.

Now I will proceed to kill myself.