I couldn't write about this last night I had to walk away from the computer and I never went back. I decided to start out playing two tourneys last night. I joined the $11.00 $40,000 guaranteed, normally only $20,000 but PS is doubling all the guarantees this week, and a $11.00 18 player SNG. I am doing well in the SNG, not much going on in the MTT and about 45 minutes in on both. In the MTT I have lost about half my stack, but the blinds are still low so nothing to be concerned about. I am UTG and I have 33. I limp, figuring someone is going to raise, it was a fairly aggressive table. Sure enough the button makes it 4X, so I call. We are heads up. The flop 9x 3x 2x. So I check, the button has been really LAG, so I am sure he will bet and he doesn't disappoint, in fact he goes all-in. I am a little concerned but I figure I am not going to lay down a set to this type player so I call. He has AA, turn is a blank, A on the river. He had me covered and I am out. The very next hand on the SNG, have not had time to get over that and I am in the BB with 99. I get about 3 limpers so I make it 5x to go. I get one caller from the monkey boy who seeing about 90% of the flops.. He is the Button, also very aggressive after flop. the flop is 9 8 3. Again I figure if I check he is going to bet at it. Sure enough he bets out half his stack, and I tank and request time hoping I can get him to put in the rest. I go all-in and he calls. He has J6s. He doesn't even have a flush draw. I have him covered, as I am about third in chips and we are down to 10. I am thinking I should at least make the money in this one. He gets runner runner for straight. I am down to about 4x the BB now, I finally end up having to put it all-in with J8s, just before the BB hits me again. I end up against A4 and I go out in 10th. This kinda of shit is happening alot lately, I wish the live rooms were closer. I would like to take a break from on-line for a bit.

I feel your pain bro. I've played mostly MTTs and SnGs for the last month or so since I really can't devote the time right now to sit down at cash tables long enough to feel comfortable.

All recent aipf hands in SnGs or MTTs:
QQ < A4o (Which I'd be fine with if an Ace fell, but no, 5687 before the river!) ,
AA = KTo (Split pot after flopping top set!)
AK < 74o (Flop: AKx, turn 7, river 7!)
KK < 24o (Flop A53!)

That QQ hand was crazy. We're about 25% left from 300 people in a $5 buyin MTT. 1/2 the freaking table limps to me in the BB and since I didn't have enough chips to raise effectively, I shove. The only guy I have covered calls with A4o (phew), gets 4 runners to his straight and fills the chat window with "Thank you's" to all the donks that just congradulated him on his well played hand.

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This is just so stupid, it doesn't even make sense. Tough break, just to make you feel better, I've been getting raped at Omaha.

I didn't quite remember it right he was SB and he bet into my set, with what can only be described as a bluff. Then he puts in the rest when I go over him. All he has is a gut shot

Poker Stars, $10 + $1 NL Hold'em Tournament, 50/100 Blinds, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

UTG: 2,970
CO: 1,225
BTN: 4,810
SB: 1,630
Hero (BB): 2,120

Pre-Flop: (150) 9 9 dealt to Hero (BB)
2 folds, BTN calls 100, SB calls 50, Hero raises to 500, BTN folds, SB calls 400

Flop: (1,100) 9 8 5 (2 Players)
SB bets 600, Hero raises to 1,620 and is All-In, SB calls 530 and is All-In

Turn: (3,360) T (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: (3,360) Q (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 3,360 Pot
SB showed 6 J (a straight, Eight to Queen) and WON 3,360 (+1,730 NET)
Hero showed 9 9 (three of a kind, Nines) and LOST (-1,630 NET)

I had a run this bad in february. It put me on serious life tilt

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