Back to swim after 2 months. Same old BS!!!

Ultra boring in Adelaide. Nothing to do every night, so last night I decided to go for a swim. They have $65 freeze out MTT last night, as well as $1/$2 PLO cash games. I am not going to play at their NLH cash table. I have had bad experience before. Too many stables, too bloody good.

The tournament capped at 100 players. Top 12 will be paid. Each player will have 2500 starting stack, 20 min level. In the very first hand I dealt AK off. After several limpers, I pop to $250. BB called as well as 1 limper called. Flop QQ8 with 2 hearts. BB lead out for $400, next guy folded, and I called with my AK. Didn't know what he had, but more likely on the draw. Turn rag, he checked, I also checked. River K but completed the flush. He checked to me and I checked as well. He showed J 9 off for a missed GS, and I won with my AK.

The action was fast and furious. With blinds 50/100. All folded to CO raised to $300. I called in the BB with 7 8 off. Flop 6 9 10 rainbow. At that moment, 2 things crossed my mind. I flopped the nut straight, from Grand Master's Word of Wisdom, I must fold! In the other side, based on Superman's fantasy playbook, I must slow play. Since Superman has been doing well recently in FullRig, I am following his lead. So I checked. Button bet $500, I raised to $1k. Then he shoved, I called. He showed A 10 and my hand held up.

I splashed around a bit afterwards. Hit nothing at all, and create a lot of action. Then a rock UTG raised to $400, I flat called in BB with JQ off. Flop 6 8 10 with 2 clubs. I lead out for $600 and see what he will do. He flat called only. Turn another 8 but complete the flush. I lead out for $1.2k. After a lot of thought, he mucked.

With stack almost $8k. I played tight in the next level. Now I can see a lot of mushroom in the house and getting very horny. Now blinds up to 200/400. I had pocket 9s UTG. I raised to $1200. All folded to the BB and he called. Flop 9 6 4 rainbow. BB bet $2500 into me. I gave myself a lot of TV time in the process. Master Gee loves doing this at the Pond. I flat called. Turn J. He shoved all-in into me and I called instantly. He showed A 10 off. Dead!!!!

Now with a big stack, I got moved to another table. A bunch of monster stack over there, and I played very tight. I didn't have any cards at the new table. With blinds 600/1200 stack about $20k. I laid down A 9 off to the Rock, open shoved on button for $13k. 1 round later I dealt pocket 10s in BB. UTG shoved all-in for $8k, one mushroom called for $3k+. I called as well. AA vs AK vs 10 10. AA held up. Then the table laugh at me, saying what a donkey call that was with pocket 10s after 2 shoves. Did I missed something? Cost me less than 1/3 of my stack with no further betting to come, getting more than 2-1 odds, I think it was a right call. I were in gambling mode. Since there were a side pot, my hand didn't need to beat both to win.

I managed to sneak into the money, but short in stack. Here are the payout structure:
12th to 8th pays $135
7th pays $175
6th pays $260
5th pays $345
4th pays $445
3rd pays $625
2nd pays $850
Winner pays $1475

At the final table, I shoved all-in twice with marginal hands and won the blinds to keep my stack flowing. Then I got lucky with my A 4. With blinds $1k/$2k, UTG limp for $2k. I shoved with A 4 off for $8k. All fold, and UTG called with QQ. Flop 3 5 6, turn 9 river 7. I got lucky there with A 4. Then I managed to triple up with KK. Chip leader donkey raised to $7k, next guy shoved all-in for $25k +. I shoved for $18k, UTG folded. My KK held up against AK.

Several guys busted, and now 5 handed. The guy next to my right talks a lot, and brag that he made the 888.com poker team via some satellite. At first I thought he must be good, but later I found out he is nothing but a donkey. Blinds 2k/4k, he limp in CO with KJ off. SB called, and BB shoved all-in for $9k. SB acted out of turn and called the bet. So cost him extra $5k to call, and he had like $20k behind him. Then he said," I must be dominated!" Then he folded! WOW! Dry pot, getting more than 4-1 and he fold? AK vs 99. The board ran out J high and no straight no 9, plus small pair. No idea what kind of poker theory is that? Maybe I should go and play at 888.com.

Moments later, I double up the 888.com mushroom. All folded to him in SB and he shoved for 12k. Cost me $8k to call in BB and I got 10 7 off. I knew he would shove with wide range of hands, but due to pot odds, I called. He showed pocket 2. Hit 2 on the turn. But I managed to win it back all in the very next hand with 6 2 off. UTG limp, folded to me in SB and called. BB checked. Flop 6 9 10. I lead out for $5k and everyone folded.

During 5 handed, the blinds come around very quickly. The button stole my big blind twice already when all folded to him. I gave him credit for the first time, but the second time I had no hand to call with. Now for the third time, he pop to $12k. 888.com folded. I had A 6 off. I picked up a tell on him, knew he was weak. I had like $40k behind me and I shoved all-in. Somehow he was a Snapper! Snap called me with Ah 7h. He had me covered by $2k or so. I flopped 6, but he got runner flush. I busted out in 5th place.

I have no idea how he can call with that hand? I have been playing tight /solid in the final table. I shoved a few times, but showed the table I had a hand. AQ, 88 or so. Now, please tell me what does his Ah 7h beating? Based on my shoving range: Flip with 66 or below, 60/40 fav vs 2 high cards like 10J, KQ or so; but 3-1 dog vs bigger Ace or any pair 7 or above. At the end it didn't matter. I played the hand bad, not because I shoved with A 6 and knew he was weak; but my play was simply too advance for those donkeys to realise. As I said before, I try to paint the hand so much, at the end I was selling Dali's Masterpiece to some retards. They never get it, and they never fold!