So last night i played the final of the summer £33 Tuesday night poker league.
I started with 37k chips and the chip leader had ~60k. Blinds started at 100-200 and went up every 20 mins so the tourney played out not too fast.
I started well and managed to get up to 50k within the first couple of hours. Quire early on I turned the nut straight and shoved over a 6k river bet for ~30k into a ~20k pot and villain folded (he later said he had an overpair)..
After the break i came back with over 50k but got back late and picked up 89suited UTG.. I called and the same villain from before raised 6k, blinds 600/1200. I called and the flop was rainbow 9high not connected.
He put in a big bet and i called and he shoved when the turn was a 7 for 15k. I called and he showed KK so i was drawing thin and didn't hit... A few hands and failed bluffs later i was down to 17km get move tables and after a shove Q-10o with no-one calling and a limp fold on 532 flop w/A3s when someone raised (he had trip 5's).. I was in the SB, button raises to 15k, i shove 17k w/AJo and he calls w/55 .. flop 668, turn Q, river ...8.. I win pot and back up to 34k.
A few hands later i double up w/55vs KQo to 64k and felt great with 10 players left and 9 on final table.
The button raised 20k with a 60k stack and i saw A10o in SB.. Now i really wanted to shove and even now think i should have but couldnt pull the trigger. That was probably my biggest mistake of the tourney.
Then just as the final table bubble broke on the other table i play a hand really bady and get knocked out of the tourney. I'll post this hand in my next blog cos i dont have time now but it kept me awake at night and i wish i played it differently. 1st place was nearly £600 for this and i should have at least made the final table... Oh well thats poker