Ok, so round 4 wasn't very good as I dropped 7,000 in chips... but at least I still had 40K. Alas, this is not the case with round 5. Early in the tournament, as I got pocket pair after pocket pair I worried that my cards may run dry later, but I was hoping to weather the storm a little better.
I started round 5 by calling a raise from the big blind with KJ off... probably not my best call. Flop came A, 5, 5 and three players checked around. Then the turn - check around. Then the river and a jack... first to act bets and I call - he had been checking his ace since the flop and my second pair on the river paid him off.
I called a raise with A10 off suit in good position - flop came A and two picture cards. I bet, he folded, I picked up a little pot.
Shortly thereafter, with about an hour and a half to go in the level and the night, I raised with AK off from a middle position... and got no callers. I won the $1,050 worth of antes. Little did I know, it would be my last pot of the evening...
Sevens... under the gun. Folded them last time, played them this time. Should have folded them again - I got a call followed by an all-in three bet. I folded and the caller showed pocket tens... I was in third. But at least I raised.
So the new guy to my right was a pro... and good. And he had my number. Every time it was my small or big blind, he raised me. And I folded. Every time. It was kind of nice for him. So I finally called one with K7 suited - it was heads up and I had position. I'm not actually supposed to play hands because of position or suited cards, but he had me on tilt a little so I did. Anyway, flop comes A, 8 hearts (Like my K 7) with a Q - I have four hearts to the nut flush and nothing else. He bets, I call - I'm not supposed to chase either, but it appears I've decided that breaking all the rules that served me so well in the first three rounds would be a good idea for the last couple. Turn is a jack... not of hearts. Now I have a straight draw with a 10 and four hearts to the nut flush... and he dumps on me - 2,500. I folded.
I raised with AQ off from a middle position and got two callers, missed the flop, and folded to a bet.
On the last hand of the night... the very last one, I got dealt A9 suited. So I raised. And got a call and an all-in three bet. I folded and the all in showed AK.
At the end of the night... $30,750 - right back where I started, with three stacks of high society. I played 12 hours and increased my chip stack by 2%.
Day two is Wednesday.
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