Back in Action. A little Unlucky though...

I took a couple of days off from poker (Wednesday and Thursday). But I returned to the felt last night. Got home in time to play the Full Tilt Poker $50+$5 Double Stack tourney. 101 Entrants and I played some damn good poker. When you are firing on all cylinders, you just feel it as you make that run to the final table. I was in the zone.

Unfortunately, I got unlucky in a race towards the end and I finished in 14th Place. I'm going to post a hand to show how luck can affect your poker results. It't the hand that sent me to the rail. As you will see, I was ahead with all my money in the middle with two players.

Full Tilt Poker Game #552128047: Double Stack $50 + $5 (3501306), Table 1
- 500/1000 Ante 125 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:44:16 ET - 2006/04/07
Seat 1: cosjoel (19,660)
Seat 2: Headre4000 (26,620), is sitting out
Seat 3: Slamd (19,615)
Seat 4: racerstation (12,415)
Seat 5: KappaMan (21,955)
Seat 7: VTMADMAN (10,325)
Seat 8: kjam8888 (10,068)
Seat 9: crushu (19,521)
cosjoel antes 125
Headre4000 antes 125
Slamd antes 125
racerstation antes 125
KappaMan antes 125
VTMADMAN antes 125
kjam8888 antes 125
crushu antes 125
cosjoel posts the small blind of 500
Headre4000 posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KappaMan [Qd Jd]
Slamd folds
Headre4000 has returned
racerstation folds
KappaMan calls 1,000
VTMADMAN folds
kjam8888 folds
crushu folds
cosjoel raises to 3,200
Headre4000 calls 2,200
KappaMan calls 2,200
*** FLOP *** [6s Qh Js]
cosjoel bets 8,000
Headre4000 raises to 23,295, and is all in
KappaMan calls 18,630, and is all in
cosjoel calls 8,335, and is all in
Headre4000 shows [7s As]
KappaMan shows [Qd Jd]
cosjoel shows [Ks Kd]
Uncalled bet of 4,665 returned to Headre4000
*** TURN *** [6s Qh Js] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [6s Qh Js 9s] [4d]
Headre4000 shows a flush, Ace high
KappaMan shows two pair, Queens and Jacks
Headre4000 wins the side pot (4,590) with a flush, Ace high
cosjoel shows a pair of Kings
Slamd: wow
Headre4000 wins the main pot (59,605) with a flush, Ace high
cosjoel stands up
KappaMan stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 64,195 Main pot 59,605. Side pot 4,590. | Rake 0
Board: [6s Qh Js 9s 4d]
Seat 1: cosjoel (small blind) showed [Ks Kd] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: Headre4000 (big blind) showed [7s As] and won (64,195) with a
flush, Ace high
Seat 3: Slamd folded before the Flop
Seat 4: racerstation folded before the Flop
Seat 5: KappaMan showed [Qd Jd] and lost with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 7: VTMADMAN folded before the Flop
Seat 8: kjam8888 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: crushu (button) folded before the Flop

That was one helluva beating. To be honest, it affected me to the point where i really didn't feel like play any more afterwards.

I guess you can say justice was served today. I just finished in 1st Place in Sit-n-Go for a nice hit.

All I ever ask if for the cards to break even.

-Big Syd