1. Only a $3 on Stars with 550 people. We are down to 19 at this point which is about the time I usually take a sick beat. Here it is.

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    PokerStars Game #8681904638: Tournament #43984018, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1000/2000) - 2007/03/01 - 07:26:48 (ET)
    Table '43984018 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
    Seat 1: swampass28 (64188 in chips)
    Seat 2: cakehole (13805 in chips)
    Seat 3: Rickydee4 (35747 in chips)
    Seat 4: lore0127 (62300 in chips)
    Seat 5: SICKTIGHT311 (18756 in chips)
    Seat 8: Another$Makr (25165 in chips)
    Seat 9: samclay (29943 in chips)
    swampass28: posts the ante 100
    cakehole: posts the ante 100
    Rickydee4: posts the ante 100
    lore0127: posts the ante 100
    SICKTIGHT311: posts the ante 100
    Another$Makr: posts the ante 100
    samclay: posts the ante 100
    swampass28: posts small blind 1000
    cakehole: posts big blind 2000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to SICKTIGHT311 [As 9c]
    Rickydee4: folds
    lore0127: folds
    SICKTIGHT311: raises 16656 to 18656 and is all-in <-----M of just over 4
    Another$Makr: folds
    samclay: folds
    swampass28: raises 45432 to 64088 and is all-in
    cakehole: folds
    *** FLOP *** [7h 6h Td]
    *** TURN *** [7h 6h Td] [2s]
    *** RIVER *** [7h 6h Td 2s] [Jc]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    swampass28: shows [2d 3s] (a pair of Deuces) <-------Nice re-raise all-in with 2-3 off
    SICKTIGHT311: shows [As 9c] (high card Ace)
    swampass28 collected 40012 from pot
    swampass28 said, "omg"
    cakehole said, "lol"
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 40012 | Rake 0
    Board [7h 6h Td 2s Jc]
    Seat 1: swampass28 (small blind) showed [2d 3s] and won (40012) with a pair of Deuces
    Seat 2: cakehole (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 3: Rickydee4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: lore0127 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: SICKTIGHT311 showed [As 9c] and lost with high card Ace
    Seat 8: Another$Makr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: samclay (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    After I was sent to the rail, he says "Sick, you still there." I said "Yes" and he says "Sorry man, I didn't even see that you shoved. I don't even know what to say. I was trying to steal the BB."

    Of course I get felted by the guy who wasn't paying attention with a 2-3 offsuit. This is definitely not the worst bad beat I have ever taken, but for sure the weirdest and lamest way I've ever been knocked out of a tournament. I was left staring at the screen wondering what the fuck just happened. I didn't even get mad it was so retarded. Oh, well. On to the next tourney.
  2. lol sorry again - better luck next time =)
  3. First of all congrats on getting that far. That is tough to do. I am curious how much 19th pays in that tourny. I have been is similar situations before where I am short stacked and the chip leader at the table just calls anything, knowing he is probably against 2 unpaired cards- (3-2 underdog). The problem is an ace with an ok kicker only gets called by A-J or better or a pair. I prefer to make the move with 10-J, 8-9, KQ, KJ.
  4. OMG, you're a P5er. WOW. Pay attention next time. Although I really don't mind you doing what you did because obviously I had a great chance to double, just a weird, unlucky hand. How'd you finish by the way?
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  5. Thanks jordan. If you look at my profile on www.thepokerdb.com I have a lot of finishes in this range. I can't seem to get over the hump sometimes and into the big $. I need to learn how to accumulate more chips. I agree with you on making the move with mid-suited connectors and such. I believe I got like $9.50 for 19th place which sucks ass for playing for 3 1/2 hours. 1st place was $358 and 4th was I believe $103.
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  6. ended up getting 7th i think. i think i could have played slightly better obviously ... i wasn't playing 100% focused. haha, i think it would be wise in the future to not be watching "she's the man" while trying to close a tournament

    speaking of which, it was a very strange tournament. i made some of the bigger laydowns of my life especially after two people showed me some ridiculous bluffs. i felt like my timing was so off the whole tournament - really seems incredible that i made it that far...

    as far as getting over the hump - well, i'm not sure what you're talking about b/c you seem to close well. i like the shove with A9 in that spot every time with your stack size. people also call with all kinds of garbage that you're ahead of - and some people even shove with garbage that you crush =). haha so well played, just unlucky