What goes up....

Its not much, but i placed 1st in 4 out of 4 in the low limit 6 handed turbo's on stars today for a $30 clear profit. Lets also not forget that is TAX FREE people! Woot!

Seeing how i was running so hot, i decided to enter the Stars midnight $10+1, 15k guaranteed (I was going to enter anyway, tee hee) and then I proceeded to get royally bummed. Nothing wrong with the way it went down, but just feel like a fishy for donking off all 3000 chips and lasting a whopping 27 minutes.

What went on -

I hadn't seen a hand really and so was still on 3k.

Lots of limpers so i am in mid pos with Q9 deemonds.

back round to the blinds and one of them makes it 90. Already in for 30 so its a no brainer after everyone else puts in.

Flop J76 with 2 diamonds.

Raiser bets, next position raises strong. I look at his chips. It says 1500. I move all in on that basis. Overcard, flush draw, runner runner straight draw possiblities.

As i suspected raiser folds.

Reraiser calls - 66 - flopped set 666

Ok race is on

Turn

6

Race is over - he has quads - balls

River 3 diamonds- giving me the flush - just to thoroughly take the piss.

Worse than this was that the 1500 he had, hadn't accounted for his strong reraise - ie, he had 500 on top of as well - so i'm left with 600.

Very next hand i have 44

one limper is in for *THIRTY*

I move all in 600

All fold to him

He must think "oh well its only *FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY MORE*"

Calls with 88

Time to get lucky.....GO

Flop 387

Stop

Ho hum. Not disheartened. Just once again reminded that i often get into trouble by playing like a crazy mo fo in the early stages where all i can do is lose the tournament. As long as i keep remembering to learn this stuff it has to become habit eventually. Doesn't it?

A little bit of something, a $4.40 maybe, and then bed. My eyes are sore!

Good luck everybody