I'm surprised the computer survived this one......

$75 Knockout on Full Tilt, 14 left. I'm in 1st place. Winner gets about $6,000.


I haven't played a single pot bigger than probably 8 big blinds. I'm picking up tons of chips all over the place.


Full Tilt Poker Game #9330847872: $23,000 KO Guarantee (70401032), Table 37 - 2500/5000 Ante 600 - No Limit Hold'em - 4:55:34 ET - 2008/12/05
Seat 1: becomelegendary (88,220)
Seat 3: flounderfish_jr (45,603)
Seat 4: serbie (49,788)
Seat 6: MUPokerPlayer (99,273)
Seat 7: ShunChef (53,992)
Seat 8: kice32 (185,971)
Seat 9: barni-hsv (97,632)
becomelegendary antes 600
flounderfish_jr antes 600
serbie antes 600
MUPokerPlayer antes 600
ShunChef antes 600
kice32 antes 600
barni-hsv antes 600
kice32 posts the small blind of 2,500
barni-hsv posts the big blind of 5,000
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to kice32 [Ts Tc]
becomelegendary folds
flounderfish_jr folds
serbie folds
MUPokerPlayer folds
ShunChef folds
kice32 raises to 14,000
barni-hsv has 15 seconds left to act
barni-hsv raises to 97,032, and is all in
kice32 calls 83,032
barni-hsv shows [Td As]
kice32 shows [Ts Tc]
*** FLOP *** [5c 5d Qs]
*** TURN *** [5c 5d Qs] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [5c 5d Qs Ks] [Jh]
barni-hsv shows a straight, Ace high
kice32 shows two pair, Tens and Fives
barni-hsv wins the pot (198,264) with a straight, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 198,264 | Rake 0
Board: [5c 5d Qs Ks Jh]
Seat 1: becomelegendary folded before the Flop
Seat 3: flounderfish_jr folded before the Flop
Seat 4: serbie folded before the Flop
Seat 6: MUPokerPlayer folded before the Flop
Seat 7: ShunChef (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: kice32 (small blind) showed [Ts Tc] and lost with two pair, Tens and Fives
Seat 9: barni-hsv (big blind) showed [Td As] and won (198,264) with a straight, Ace high


I would have put myself in first with 270k vs second place who had 150k with 13 to go. I'm a virtual lock to get top 3 money in most circumstances.

This has been poker for me the last two months. I can't count the number of situations where with 2-3 tables left this stuff has happened to me. I have consistently played huge pots way ahead 70/30 here and lost. When you don't win or finish in the top 3 at least 3-4 times a month, you won't be a winning player. When I consistently get deep in these tourneys and come out with meaningless cashes, I won't be a winning player. Then all I have is stories to tell and no money. The game is such a joke sometimes. It can just keep bashing your face in despite everything. I don't really fault the guy for the way he played the hand either. I probably do the same thing knowing how I was playing against him.


Two months of frustration is a lot in this game. It's really funny when people ask me how I'm doing in poker. After these two months, that last thing I would want to say is good, but quite frankly, I've probably played better in these past two months than I have in a while. When I was winning last January, I could probably say I was playing like garbage.

Cliff Notes: I run like Derek Anderson late in poker tournaments.