06/06/06

Since i didnt play really yesterday i thought id play the $55k tonight on stars, spent alot more then i usually do during the rebuy ( about $160), so i really needed to get a cash to make sure my roll was steady.
Few hours in I did have a nice stack , consistently in the top 30, but i knew I wasnt anywhere near the final table or even cashing yet. Then as we approached the final 135 to cash ,my cards went completely dry, and once everyone cashed most people are willing to gamble again like in the rebuy to give themselves a shot at a final table. So it was very difficult for me, I hovered around $120,000 for a long time when the blinds were going up and didnt really make any progress, however i snuck into the top 27 which meant i got some profit and finally finished 21st , I had 55 on the button , $295,000 ish in front of me and the blinds were $40,000 which meant there was like 75,000 in antes to be stolen , so i done the only thing i thought i could do , and pushed all in. the sb instantly re raised which i thought meant i was crushed , i can honestly say i was very happy to see when he turned over AcKc, as i was a slight favorite to win a $600,000 + pot which would surely see me through to the final table, however an Ace flopped and i was gone. I was in around 17th position out of the 21 left so i could have folded and tried to make a jump in cash, but imo it would be a very bad move, im content but also disapointed . I had 75k when we were down to 27 and pushed 2 hands in a row with no caller which gave me a shot then doubled through with Q Q vs K 10 and thought maybe my luck was in. Ah well, you got to win a 50/50 or 2 durin the tournament. $317 for my efforts, so really only $150 ish profit for 5 1/2 hrs play, not very nice really but at least my roll is in profit for the week again.
Still, always tommorow.
stars roll - $824

Ciso