Another final table

Tomorrow is the main event here. Since these are all small buy-in tournaments the main event tomorrow is only $500 but should have a first prize of over 20k and then tomorrow night is the $5000 free-roll tournament for just bringing a toy for toys-for-tots.

Yesterday we had about 118 players and I made it to the final table. They paid 10 spots and when were down to 9 I had lost a hand with AK vs KQ and the other player hit the Queen for me to get very short stacked and then we went to dinner break. A very weird thing happened during dinner break. I left for break with 6500 in chips and when I got back after the hour break only had 3500. I asked the tournament director what happened and they said there was nothing they could do. Tell you one thing from now on; since this has never happened before I will get a piece of paper and write it down with a count out to the dealer before leaving. Anyway 2 hands into the next level I was under the gun with KQ suited and very few chips and moved all in I was called by 2 players the flop came 10, J, 6 with 2 spades and I had the KQ of spades. one player bet and the other folded. The player turned over pocket 10s. He had 3 of a kind but I had 3 Aces, 9 spades and 3 9s so 15 outs which actually makes me a favorite on the flop 60/40 even though at the time he had the best hand. A 7 of clubs hit the turn so now I only had 14 outs since the 7 of spades would give him a full house or a 29% chance still. Two of hearts came on the river and I was sent on my way.

5 Final Tables so far but only 3 cashes, as 2 of them were 10ths and did not pay.

but doing well...

I will update again tomorrow or late late tonight... Next stop is Tunica Mississippi on January 3rd and then February is Venetian in Vegas (best value of the year)