Round Four

This will probably be my final round,  I'm on tilt and just playing angry now.  And not really playing so much as calling a bunch of bad hands so I can dump my chips and go home.  Probably shouldn't have even played this year...

Anyway,  folded for the first fifteen minutes,  no shock.  Then... pocket kings.  Finally.  Finally a damn hand.  Finally.

Seat two raises,  I three bet to 2,200. Seat 8 thinks about it on the button and folds... seat 2 calls.  Flop came A 10 4 and my tournament ended.  Right there on that particular flop.  A better player could just play on... not me.  I am so incensed that an ace came against my kings I lose it.  I just... lost it.  So angry. 

He checks to me and i laid out a continuation bet,  which isn't a terrible move there.  He calls.  He checks a 2 on the turn... what do I do? Throw more money away? I have kings and they're not getting any better.  I check,  river is another two and three diamonds on board.  He lays out 4,500 on a 15,000 pot and I can't call... there's almost nothing he could be playing I don't lose to here.

So I called.  Because I could win? No.  Because I wanted to see what he had? Not really.  Mostly,  I was just pissed off.  He had AQ suited and took it down with aces over my kings. 

A couple hands later I played Q9 suited from the button to a raise... and didn't even get to see a flop as the big blind three bet and I folded my hand that should have been folded before I spent the first thousand.

Doesn't matter,  don't want to play more poker,  want to go home.  This sucks.

Under 25,000 for those counting at home. 

We'll see if I can dump it before the next level... maybe I'll just shove.

New seat three,  but I don't care.  I've also decided that instead of shoving on nothing, I'm going to try and have some fun,  which is something I haven't done any of.  I ordered some drinks and now I'm going to play fun hands until I'm out of chips...

J10 suited under the gun... hmm... I normally wouldn't play this in early position... call! Raise.  Damn.  Call! Flop came J 8 6, I led out and won a pot.  Didn't dent my unhappiness.

Then I'm big blind,  everyone folds,  and new seat 3 limps.  K 2... hmmm... raise! He called.  Flop comes 7 6 3, missed it.  I bet big... he figured me out and shoved. 

Not yet,  fold.

Ooohhhh pocket twos out of position - fun! J 10 6 flop... not fun,  folded to a raise.

Almost under 20,000... just giving them away now,  it will all be over soon - but hopefully not too soon,  they haven't even brought my first round of drinks yet.

A4 suited early position... ummm... raise!!! Won me antes and blinds.  And,  actually,  things are looking up... instead of a double,  the bartender accidentally made two drinks... and they taste like doubles!

Finally some winning at this tournament.

Seat 9 just won with pocket kings,  even with an ace on board.  I'm just saying...

I'm going to be so mad at myself tomorrow - 20,000 is an M Ratio of 20, and will be 15 next round.  While my chip stack is tiny compared to the other players,  I'm actually ok compared to the blinds and antes,  which is all that matters.  But I don't care,  I'm done with this. 

A 10 suited with a big pre flop raise... I call! Flop was K 2 3 with none of my diamonds,  I folded to a raise from the original raiser, who showed AK. AK wins for him,  I'm just saying...

Got another double round of drinks coming... if I keep double fisting it, I'm going to need an Uber back.

Anyway,  A6 in the big blind,  everyone folds,  seat two raises from the button.  Normally I'd fold,  so I call.  Flop comes 6 3 9... a pair! Normally I would bet,  so I check.  He checks.  Turn was a king,  I lead out,  he folds... take that seat 2, we are nowhere close to even.

AQ off in the small blind... conservative seat 1 bets 2,200 pre flop,  a HUGE raise.  Call.  Got another caller too. Flop comes A Q 2. Top two pair! Oh sure,  NOW,  after I've given up,  I hit a hand.  I check. Seat six checks,  seat one bets 2,200. I really want to raise,  but that's what I'd normally do,  so I call and so does seat six.  Turn was ten... of hearts,  thankfully.  I check.  I know,  right? Who is this guy? It's drinking and not giving a crap Rydz!

Hi there!!!

Seat six checks,  seat one bets 5,000... which would leave me with about 10,000 so I check raise shove.

Remember when I wasn't having any fun? Check raise shoves are a great time!!!

Everyone folds,  winning... back up over 30,000. And I've got more drinks on the way!

Winning everywhere...

Lost seat 5... pity,  he seemed like a good bloke. He asked about my notes and when I told him I was blogging,  he asked for the blog site.  I wonder if he's reading about me blogging about him right now... crazy!

Sidebar: if you're from a Queens English speaking country,  feel free to let me know if I used bloke correctly... my brother has been trying to teach me.

Holy cow,  I'm back up to 36,000... Wish I was still playing,  I could do something with that.

I know what you're thinking - but I am still playing ! No,  I'm drinking at the world's most expensive bar and blogging a stream of consciousness. 

9 4 off from the big blind? Yeah,  I can play that to a raise.  Even caught a piece of A Q 4, but not a 4,000 bet worth of a piece.

Welcome new seat five,  wait till you get a load of me. 

34,275 and a great buzz at the end of round four... my wife is going to kill me.