Bad Beats Happen!

As I had mentioned in my previous post, I was in a $100,000 poker tournament, with a different type of structure. Well, I really liked it! All I had to do was get passed two sit n go's and I was in the money. Easy enough, right? I cruise right past my first table, playing fairly tight picking my spots and surviving. Letting everyone else knock each other out. As I figured the second table would be a bit tighter and with better competition. I pretty much used the same strategy and was doing OK. I didn't get myself involved in too many hands, and when I did I made sure they didn't get out of hand. Not until we were six handed and at least two other players were on their way out. I look down at AK off suit, the button limps, small blind limps and I raise to 1,000 (the blinds were 200-400). Button folds and small blind just calls, leaving him only 750 in chips I had him covered to say the least. The flop comes out A8J, small blind checks to me I jam the fucken pot, he thinks for a moment and calls with his remaining 750. I turn over my AK and he disgustingly turns over his AQ. I had the poor bastard dominated! But wait, the turn happens to be a 9... ugh! Now he has 4 more outs to the river, 3 Q's and 4 10's... Wouldn't you know a god damn 10 peels off on the river to complete his straight! This pretty much crippled me, leaving me with only 750 and at that point blinds had just gone up to 400-800. I didn't even have enough to complete the big blind! So I was forced to play any two cards and they happened to be Q3 vs QK... I lost.  I played good poker and left it to the cards, I think its good to note that that was the only all-in of mine that was called throughout the tournament. I'll take this as a learning experience and look forward to my next shot on the felt. Hey I was at least able to make a couple of dollars at the 2-4 hold em game! I'm not going to lie though my feelings were hurt and I was a bit depressed for an hour or so... That's about it, I'll keep posting my minnie poker adventures along with anything else of interest. Until then stay solid!