Sorry it’s a little belated, but here is the post from the last tournament I played in.  I actually wasn’t even planning on playing the event, but woke up the morning of and decided I wanted to play it (which may or may not have a direct correlation to my results).  I had to shuttle my car to the shop, then have my girlfriend drop me off at Caesars an hour late.

  When I sat down at the table, I recognized only Kenna James two to my right, a pretty ideal starting table if you ask me.  I decided to see flops with anything resembling a decent starting hand.  Things were going back and forth for a while, mainly small pots not even worth mentioning.

  Then I got a real hand, a T8s (my favorite hand) and raised the cutoff.  The small blind called, a girl who I hadn’t seen play a single pot.  The flop came 8, 5, 5 and I bet 400 in the pot of 600 after she checked to me.  She made it 1,500 and I decided to fold.  I think she had a pair of nines or something, but given the fact that I knew nothing about her style of play, I couldn’t count on her making a “big” laydown if I went all-in.

  A few hands later under the gun limped and the same girl limped in the small blind and the big blind checked.  The flop came Kd, 7d, 4.  Check, check, UTG bet 600 into the pot of 600.  The girl made it 1,600.  Big blind folded and under the gun went to 3,600.  The girl thought for a while and then made it 7,600, leaving herself with 1,500 behind.  Under the gun thought for a really long time and ultimately decided to move it for his approximate 12,000.  Insta-fold!

  The table slowly started overvaluing hands more and more to the point where top pair seemed unfoldable considering what people where showing down.  I kept trying to see pots in position and hit a hand because of the “guaranteed” double up if I hit a hand.  Unfortunately, it was just one of those days where I never was able to flop a pair or even a draw to go with, and I ended up just siphoning off a lot of chips.  The marginal hands I decided to fold ended up flopping monsters, only to see two people get it all-in with inferior hands.

  Down to 5,000, I limped in after an early position limp with a J8s.  The girl in the small blind raised the 200/400 blind to 900 and it was three way action to the flop.  The flop came 9, 7, 5 with one of my suit.  All-in.  Damnit!  I finally hit a monster and now I’m priced out of calling, even though her range is so big at this point because she was obviously steaming.

  Now down to 3,000 I limp with K, T in second position (not many people were raising preflop, which made the table even more juicy because I could see cheap flops and try to double up if I were to actually hit one).  Middle position limped, small blind limped, and the big blind checked.  Flop came Ts, 9, 7s.  Check, check, I’m all-in for 2,600 into the pot of 1,600.  Middle position thinks for a bit and decides to call.  Next guy folds. Kenna James in the big blind shows Ks, 4s, and folds.  Middle position turns over Q, J.  An 8 on the turn and I’m drawing dead for the river.  At least it was a fitting end to the day.  Now you see why I didn’t even bother posting this tournament until now, because it was such a lame day.  Anyway, the WSOP is coming up, and I’m looking forward to that.  See you on the tables!