I came into the day a little above average in chips. There were 135 people who returned from the massive starting field of 1231. 126 of these 135 got in the money but I had my sites set on bigger goals.
Level 15: 2000-4000 500. It folded to me on the button. The SB still hadnt arrived and the BB only had about 40k in chips so I put him all in with J3hh and he folded. I opened the hijack with 73cc to 9500 and everyone folded. A looser MP raiser made it 8k and I made it 21k from the BB with J3o and he folded. I then was able to win a big pot vs old school pro Mike Lang. He made it 11k in the cutoff and I called on the button with 77. The flop came 432 we both checked. The turn came a 5, butting a 4 card straight on board. He bet, but only 8k. I figured he probably has an A here but a 6 is such a good card for me Im getting a great price to call, so I did. The river came the beautiful 6 giving me the hidden higher straight. He checked, I bet 55k, and he snap called. Its too bad because with how fast he called, I think I probably could have gotten more out of him. I was up to 215k or so after this. Lang then went call in for only 9k UTG soon after. I was UTG +1 and made it 15k with KQcc to iso. He showed A5o and won when the board came A high. I was at 188500 and we went to the next level.
Level 16: 2500-5000 500. The loose player that I 3-bet earlier in the tournament made it 12k UTG and I 3-bet him again from the cutoff to 31k with AKo and he folded. It folded to Mike Lang in the SB and he jammed for his last 22k or so. I found AhJx in the BB and snapped and he showed 52o. The flop came J96 3 hearts so it was pretty much over after that. I made it 10.5k in the cutoff with A8o and the BB moved all in for 58k total and I folded. I made it 10.5k from UTG with 84dd and UTG +2 was a tight player who hadnt played a hand all day moved all in for 46k total. I folded despite getting excellent pot odds. I was at 186500 adn we went to the next level.
Level 17: 3000-6000 500. The only hand I played this level, an EP raiser made it 17k and I found 66 in the cutoff and 3-bet to 41k and he folded. I was at 183000 and we took our first break for the day.
Level 18: 4000-8000 1000. I found A9o in the cutoff and made it 17k and everyone folded. A player UTG +2 made it 16k, I made it 45k from the button with AKo and he folded. The button shoved for 42k and I found 55 in the SB and reshoved for 180k or so. He showed K4dd and beat my 55 when he flopped a K. I was down to 135k after this. I made it 17k from UTG +2 with 98o and everyone folded. A player from the cutoff made it 16k and I called from the BB with A4hh. The flop came 753, I checked, he bet 16k again, I moved all-in, and he instantly folded. I was back to around 185k and we went to the next level.
Level 19: 5000-10000 1000. I made it 25k from the SB into the BB with Q8hh and the BB called. The flop came A97 and I checked (figuring he would think I would check with an A here) and he checked behind. The turn came a T, giving me an open ended straight draw. I bet out 31k and he called. The river came a 4, I checked, he bet 100k, and I folded. He says "That was a good turn for me, I turned 2-pair" and shows T5 off. And then is like "wait, I swear to you that I thought I had T9. . .Im not lying man. . .I cant believe I did that. . .Im not calling with T5o there if you raise" so its a bad beat for me that he misread his cards. A couple of hands later, I jammed all in for 130k UTG with 88 and a MP player called me and showed AKdd. I was able to double on the sick board of KQ458! and get to 280k. The hijack opened for 20k and I found QJcc in the SB and 3-bet to 52k and he folded. UTG opened to 20k and I made it 57k from the hijack with AKcc and everyone folded. I was up to 297000 and we went up a level.
Level 20: 6000-12000 2000. I made it 25k from the cutoff with QTdd and everyone folded. I made it 25k UTG with ATo and the BB called. The flop came Q42, he checked, I bet 31k, and he folded. A player UTG made it 30k, I made it 86k from the SB with AKo, and he folded. I was up to 367k and we took a dinner break.
Level 21: 8000-16000 2000. Unfortunately for me, after the dinner break, everything went wrong. I made it 34k UTG +1 with T9dd and got 3-bet all in from MP for 220k and I folded. I made it 34k from MP with A3o and the cutoff made it 84k and I folded. Then came my stupid bust out hand. I was down to abuot 260k or so (17-18 bigs) and was in the BB. UTG +2 limped, and I kid you not, this was the only time today I had seen ANYONE limp. He played alot of hands so I figured him for a connector/small pair he didnt want to get 3-bet and fold with. Everyone folded to me in the BB and I checked my option with J4dd and the flop came AJ3 2 clubs. I checked, he bet 25k, and I called. The turn came an offsuit 7, I checked he bet 125k, and my thought is that he knows I probably dont have an A so hes thinking I wont put it in weak when he bets big here and alot of times he has a middling flush draw/flush draw pair combo and is trying to get me to fold a J. I decided to put it all in for about 180k and he called, showing A3 for flopped 2 pair (I did not see this being in his limping range) and I busted out in 29th place.
29th place was good for $1782. I was happy with the way I played the whole tournament except for the last hand (obviously). It is always fun to make it really deep but never fun to bust out before you should and before the big money. Hopefully I get another chance to do it again this summer and win some more money.
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