[EverettKings]

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Well I think I really screwed this one up -

I pushed with J9o -

I saw $12K for the taking and a semi-shortacked opponent in th BB who, even if I lost to, would not cripple me.

Unfortunately he called with AJo and I was down to $24K.

In retrospect I don't think it was worth it attempting to steal $12K in chips as they really woudln't have gave me that much more of an advantage over the rest of the table.

I got knocked out a few hands later when I pushed UTG with QQ and got called by BB with A6s and he runner runnered his flush.

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So... you screwed up because you lost? What if you'd sucked out? I mean it sucks that he caught AJ and had you dominated, but considering his calling range here I think J9o is fine to push. And if you win these blinds you won't be ready to run over the table yet, but if you steal once or twice more, you will (or if he calls and you suck out). This is the IDEAL spot to have a big stack, with a bunch of medium runners before the pay gets uber-steep, so if you manage to get some stack power you can run away with this tournament.

Kings