I just made the final table of a $5+.50 $500 added multi at UB. 549 people entered, and I was down to the last 9. (Normally, the final table is 10 players, but two went out the same hand just before it.)

Nine left. One guy, with barely anything left, goes all in, and gets beat. I’m the second stack at the table. All I have to do is not play with the chip leader. I IM’d my brother when it started and said… “no playing with the chip leader.”

Of course, just a few hands in, I forgot about that, and went out 8th. First place was $973.50. 8th place was just $48.67.

I was dealt KQ, and raised. He called. Flop QJ9. I bet, he raises. I think for a while, realize I should fold, and then push all in. He calls and turns over AQ, of course. It should have been an easy fold. I knew I was beat. AA, KK, AQ, KT, JJ, 99 beat me. He’d have called with all those hands except probably the KT. Also, QJ, Q9, J9 but those weren’t likely either. Anyway, a lot of hands beat me. If I folded, I’d still have had $70k in chips, with the blinds only $2000/$4000. I would have been just fine. Oh well, I guess that’s why I’m currently playing the cheap tournaments, to keep learning. Next time, I’ll be able to lay that down.

It just sucks to play for so long, do so well, and then fall so short. I guess 8th out of 549 ain’t bad.

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