ANyone not play QQ here?

[davidross]

I seem to be going from bad to worse. It was tournament night in the davidross household last night, after a fantastic moneymaking afternoon, it was supposed to be a pleasant evening of low risk entertainment. Instead my blood pressure went through the roof and the dog cowered in the corner.

I played Super Tuesday, and terribly misplayed an AK hand, and deserved to go out. In reality I just wanted to give Philluva a chance. I also played a $20 NL tournament at EMpire. Only 100 entrants, 20 were paid, although you had to finish 17th to get more than your entry back. I made the last 2 tables in 4th chip position, then in 2 hands was out in 18th. I made a raise with KTs and got called by the button and the BB. FLop came QT2. I had around 4000 chips left and they each had 1200. There was 4K in the pot already and I moved in. Button folded, and BB called with 88. 8 rivered. Here we go again. Very next hand I get JJ and move in. BB wakes up with QQ and I'm out.

Afterwards I played 4 satellites, 1 at Party for the $million guaranteed this Saturday, and 3 at Stars for various WCOOP events. In all 4 of them I was among the chip leaders deep into the event.

1) Stars NL sat for the main event. 4 seats, around 50 left, and I take KK against 33, 3 comes on the river crippling me. Out on next hand with JJ against A5.

2) PP SAT NL. Again I went deep, last 4 tables, got it all in with a floppede set, called by a flush draw that got there.

3) Stars Limit sat. I was top 3 for most of the tourney (4 seats), but when we got to last 2 tables I had my Aces snapped by a flopped straight and went out shortly afterwards in 11th.

Finally the piece de resistance. $5 sat for the $500 NL event this Sunday. I had to rebuy during the first hour, then had an amazing run after the rebuy period was over. Doubled up a few times with the nuts, and sat among the chip leaders most of th eway. 7 seats available. THe lowest I dropped was about 12th, but then I'd climb up again. When we hit the final table (4 hours later) I was 6th in chips, but the stacks were pretty deep. Blinds are 3K / 6K, ante 300.

1 128K
me 115K
3 92K
4 89K
5 172K
6 81K
7 172K
8 292K
9 179K

So although I'm 6th, I don't think I can just expect to fold my way in.

1st hand at the final table I get QQ UTG+1. I raise to 24K. folded to the BB (9 seat)who goes all-in. I was at a table earlier with a guy who came over the top of me 3 times in 2 orbits, and I folded to all of them. Eventually he got called by someone else making the play with 33 and he busted a while ago. This BB was at that table too, but I don't know if he remembers me folding to all those re-raises. I call and he shows AQ. Flop J 8 7, turn 4, river......of course A. Another lovely evening comes to a close. I get $33 for my troubles.

No way I'm folding to the all-in, but I do wonder if I had to play the hand. I had already decided to sit out and go have a drink after winning that pot. Fuc*, of course I'm playing QQ here. I just can't catch a break right now.

Rant over.