This guy totally pwned me :(

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$55 $50K guarantee. About 380 left, 144 pay. I'm playing well, slightly above average.

Hand one: I'm SB with AQo. Button is short and I'm expecting a push if it folds to him based on previous actions. I have an easy call given my reads. A8 is much better than I would have expected. BB is also short, but I have to reraise to isolate.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t250 (9 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: ITH Forums)

Button (t2520)
Hero (t8895)


Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
6 folds, Button raises to t2495, Hero raises to t4740, 1 fold.

Flop: (t7410) , , (2 players)

Turn: (t7410) (2 players)

River: (t7410) (2 players)

Final Pot: t5165

Hand two: the very next hand.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t250 (9 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: ITH Forums)

UTG+1 (t10365)
MP1 (t11887)
MP2 (t4270)
MP3 (t5762)
CO (t5465)
Hero (t6375)
SB (t3035)
BB (t4195)
UTG (t4288)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
5 folds, CO calls t250, Hero raises to t1000, 2 folds, CO calls t750.

I'm completely not afraid of his limp, so a 4x raise is standard here.

Flop: (t2200) , , (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks.

This guy is completely unpredictable, so the flop could have helped him. He would have donk bet if he had missed. Seriously.

Turn: (t2200) (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets t2000, CO calls t2000.

Well, I hit my pair, and if he has top pair, I can get the chips back from the last hand.

River: (t6200) (2 players)
CO bets t2440 (All-In), Hero calls t2440.

I'm beat, and I just know it, but I have to call. Maybe a bad play, but certainly borderline.


Final Pot: t11080

He had for the rivered straight.

Now I'm crippled. I decide to fold the next hand, but get KT after that, good enough for me.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t250 (8 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: ITH Forums)

SB (t14903)
BB (t11837)
UTG (t4220)
UTG+1 (t5712)
MP1 (t11455)
Hero (t885)
CO (t2860)
Button (t3770)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with , .
2 folds, MP1 calls t250, Hero raises to t860, 4 folds, MP1 calls t610.

Flop: (t1895) , , (2 players)

Turn: (t1895) (2 players)

River: (t1895) (2 players)

Final Pot: t1895

He has .

Twice I get it in as a huge favorite, and the other time, most of the chips went in when I was way ahead (although I did call the river behind). If he wins the tournament, I'm suing Poker Stars, LOL.