Close but no cigar! :(

Having being away for the weekend i played 500 hands of cash today and a few donkaments. I played the cash hands just after lunch and made just under 1 bi despite losing a 300bb pot with KK<
So tonight i f/t the $75 6 max tournament. I was particularly pleased with how i played and was a big CL from the last 50 onwards until i ran terrible on the FT. With about 50 left i did misplay one hand and got it in with A10>>AQ but apart from that i played well, v betting thinly, winning without showdown and making a few timely resteals and hero calls. Down to the final 10, the SB completed my BB and i checked to see a flop with the mighty 63o. I was CL at this point but the opponent was crazy/bad/ volatile so i didnt bother trying to blow him off the hand preflop. Anyway the flop came J 9 3 with 2 hearts and he 4/5 pots it and i insta call, turn brings a blank 4 and he 3/4 pots it...... i call again. The river bricks another 4 and the villan 2/3 pots it so i made the call after timing down given all the draws missed and he shows 53s (clubs) for a turned OESD.

Entering the FT i was 2nd in chips before the next interesting hand occurs. I raise 77 in the CO and the SB and BB call and the flop comes 2 89. I c/bet 2/3 pot and the SB calls. The turn is a Q, i checked behind IP and the river is the magic 7. The SB who was the most competent player at the table was CL and lead 40k into a 50k pot with me having approx 160k behind. I decided to just call as i really thought he had J10 and this proved to be the case :(. From then on in i was short and with 4 players remaining the same player took me out when i raised with approx 18bb's with JJ bvb and he insta shipped A2s on me. The flop brought an A and it was gg me for $1.5k. I also managed to finished 18th in the $20 1r1a on stars but lost A10s< KQ and K10
On the non-poker front i spent the weekend in the midlands catching up with my old uni housemates. This consisted of going out in telford on the friday and getting smashed in some dodgy bars/nightclubs in the black country followed by being sick early next morning and getting back on it later in the afternoon in Birmingham where we had a few beers in town before going to my mates girlfriends fancy dress house party. In my experience houseparties are often let down and result in everyone getting chucked out by around midnight, but this houseparty was quality with no trouble and lots of good banter flying around. I will include pics of this in my next blog update despite wearing the most horrific pink £3 primark t-shirt as part of my fancy dress.

In the meantime gl at the tables!