A big score...

I'm back less than a week later!

After a healthy downswing since my Super Tuesday win (including WCOOP), I finally picked up a big score to erase it all, taking 2nd in the Full Tilt $1k Monday for $49,920.

It was a wild run to say the least, including some sick plays, big suckouts in both directions, and a few crazy hands. I'll skip the action ahead to the final table.

I was grinding at 10 bbs FOREVER, when finally I went on a huge card rush just before the FT, and started off in second place with ~250,000 chips. Unfortunately that didn't last long. On the FIRST hand at the final table, this went down:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?4759549

Don't think there was much I could do differently there, obviously. Pretty massive cooler, and I was pretty shocked/disappointed when he turned over spades. He played it well, but obviously there's no way the money isn't getting in there. Anyways, this immediate setback put me back down to eighth place or so.

A few big hands and some timely double ups shot me back up near the top in no time. I was fortunate enough to double through lilholdem's A6 v my TT blind v blind, and soon after stacked anfo/4everunknown, making things a little easier on myself. I got down to three handed play vs. ChuckSty and IWEARGOGGLES, and a lotttt of action ensued. I found myself reraising every hand preflop, but most of the time I had a big hand... AQ, AK, QQ, TT, AJs... they just kept coming and coming, but I couldn't get the players to shove over me. I ended up losing a big hand that I honestly can't remember for the life of me, which put me at the shortstack three handed. But not for long.

IWEARGOGGLES raised the button to 2.5x, and ChuckSty flatted the SB. I had A2ss in the BB, and about 25-30 bbs, and went all in. GOGGLES folded, but ChuckSty made a good call with 66. Fortunately, I flopped a 2 and a flush draw, and turned the nuts, leaving Chuck drawing dead for a very big pot. I was able to get to heads up soon after.

Unfortunately, the luck I'd had all tournament didn't last very long heads-up. I overcame my slight chip disadvantage very quickly, but then lost a big pot with 87 vs Q8 on a 854 flop with two diamonds. This put me back down to 25 bbs. A few hands later, GOGGLES shoved the button with Q5dd, and I snap called my KQo. Unfortunately, the flop brought a 5, and that was the end of my tournament. Woulda loved the win obviously (especially in that tournament, where I now have a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and a few other deep finishes. BUTTTTT no complaints, and ship the $50k.

Gonna get back on the grind this Sunday... see you guys @ the tables

-AJK