Really???? Again?????

Im not sure where this blog is headed because I am very very happy and proud of my work in the 2500 mixed hold em event. I am also very very unhappy with the end of this tournament for me. The day started out with me pretty much going nowhere, but I was content to not force things today and let the chips come as they may. The big downswing came in the limit section. I had about 80-100k, not sure how much exactly. Anyway an aggressive Danish guy raised my blind from the cutoff with and we were playing 3k 6k. I called with k9, flop k57, I chk raised he 3 bet and I knew he was full of shit trying to get to showdown cheap so I 4 bet him. Turn was A and I bet he called river T, I chk called knowing I would prob see AJ, he showed me A8....so gross these people keep getting rewarded vs me. The very next hand is folded to the button and he raised, I act like I am completely tilted and angerly 3 bet out of the small blind with QQ. I love to act mad to get action with big hands. I bet in the dark and he called in the dark....flop T87, turn 9, I chk call river 8, I chk call he has 66 and I go from around a 100 to 20k.

I could have easily just found spots to get in my remaining chips, but I didnt. I battled and battled. I could have reraised the Dutch guy all in with KQh and maybe I should have, but I knew I could find a better spot. I end up doubling up vs him with AT vs T9. Anyway I battle for a while and eventually I find myself still in with between 100-150k with 2 tables left. I choose my spots wisely and made one really good sick read. In limit we are playing 8k 16k, I raise KTs and Matt Matros calls out of the blind. He is a really good player and a really good limit player. He chk raises the J94 flop, I call, the turn is a 2 and he bets......I pause for second and wonder if he has what he is representing. It looks like I am setting him up to raise him on the turn and he bets anyway....he may have a J Im not sure, but I can catch a Q for a straight and prob a K and maybe a T.....river is a 2 and he bets again. Something makes me pause before folding and I look at Matt and replay the hand in my head. I then realize that Matt doesnt have anything. I really hope he doesnt have KQ cause I cant beat that hand. Anyway, I finally realize he has KQ, QT, or T8....Obv he could have a J, but I just dont sense it. One of my strengths (and weaknesses) is I trust my senses and my gut......I make a call that will leave me really short if Im wrong and call 16k on the river with K high and its good, he has QT. Great read by me!

So I play a while longer and I move in a couple times in the NL round, then I look down and see AA and instead of moving in I make it 22k, I have 110k total. I know that Matt Woodward will fall for this. He will think Im cheaply trying to pick up the blinds. We played together alot in the last 2 days and I was waiting to set him up and I knew this was it. When I raised it I said to myself, please give Matt something.....sure enough he didnt disappoint. He reraised it to 60k, I moved in and he called with A5c. He has 12% to win and with the blinds and antes there is about 250k in the middle. Flop 864, turn 7 and I lose. Its so bad. How many times can I get deep in so many events and so many tournaments in my career only to get @#$%d in the end. So many crushing defeats in the late stages of big events with way the best of it. Im pretty crushed and disappointed with this event, but Ill be fine and recover.....I always do....in fact Im fine now, I played great and did everything within my control to make a super deep run. So final tally 14th again for 14k.

Here is a funny tidbit......I had this guy I played with a lot today who was so bad but he kept getting chips. This one hand....Gavin Griffen raised to 7700 and Karlo called and the Small Blind made it 30k, the Big Blind is this horrible player and he goes all in. Gavin and Karlo both fold and the Small Blind who just made it 30k, has about 25k left.....for most this is an instant call but this guy decided to fold. The horrible player looked at him and in all seriousness asked the guy if he folded pocket Aces! We all died laughing, he was serious....This is what you get at the WSOP.

Tomorrow at 5 I start the 1500 Limit Shootout. I final tabled this event 2 years ago and finished 7th. This is a different type of event. We play 10 people at a table and we play til one winner then all the winners come back the next day and repeat. I pretty much plan on playing this event and if out Ill play Sat and Sun and Monday each chance I have. So far I have cashed in 4 events for about 38k.....all my goals except money are being reached. I have had 3 to 4 really good runs, I hope I have at least one more left in me.