Played my 6th full-slate of the year (towards my goal of 13 a month) last night and was able to make a deep run in the $75 40k on Full Tilt. I played well in this tournament but like most tournaments that you have to get deep in, you have to get lucky, which I did on a couple key occasions. Out of 720 players, I was able to have the chip lead when we got inside 3 tables. With a couple solid players at the table late I was caught between two of them and handcuffed for 3-table play. Inside three tables I was raising alot and getting repopped quite often. I tightened up a bit and saw picked up 88 in middle position. Raise9d to 7433 (blinds 1500-3000 500ante) and the small blind shoved for about the 3rd time in the last little bit (he had 67k total - I had 180k), we were playing 7handed and I decided that he had done that too many times and with the quick shove it was very unlikely that I was beat (he had tankshoved before with AKo when he was called by another player). I called and he showed J7d. I called and held and was in a good spot moving on. When we got to two tables an interesting hand came up where a strong player (who i know can steal raise)raised from the cutoff with 57k total (blinds 1500-3000 still) and a short stack with 29k moved from the button. I picked up 99 in the bb and decided to iso shove with 235k and the initial raiser tanked and called with 1010, the short stack had AJd. The board came out KK8Q9 and I rivered the full house. The player I busted, was pretty good spirited about it, unlike the players I have noticed lately and I had over 300k with 15 players left. I cruised into the final table with only making a few loosish plays but these plays allowed be lots of action when I had a hand.
2nd in chips at the final table I faced an utg raise from a pretty solid player. He had raised 2.2x and I don't need to call that raise too often but with a sb call and my 79o I called aswell. The flop came 5J6 and I checked after the sb checked, the utg raiser had been raising there a lot and had just lost a big pot for more than half his stack. He bet half the pot and I called hoping to hit a scary turn in which to bluff if I didn't hit my 8. The turn was a 3 and I picked up a double gutter. I checked and he bet half pot again with 20bbs behind (stacks not as important as the action). I tanked shoved and he insta called with KK, I bricked the river and he doubled. I was down to 160k, good for 7th place in the tournament. A big mistake, though from the way he had been playing its not impossible to put his utg raise on air.
I played very tight until a few short stacks went out. 7 handed I was able to double up with AK vs 88 and was back in it. People began to go out and with the chip leader being someone I would consider to be decent, I felt if I could get headsup with him I would have him crushed. He took out most of the players and when we got 3 handed I was third in chips. I played aggressively and 3bet almost every hand. I chipped up pretty consistently just by 3betting and when the 3rd place finisher went out I was chip leader going into headsup with $1.4million to the second place guy $750k. With $19300 left between 1st and second place (11,900 first, and 7,400 second) I decided to make a deal taking $10,372 and we would play for $100. We played for a little while and I lost the chip lead on a hand where he raised the button and I called with J9o. Flop came KQ10 all spades and we got it all-in with him have 85s. We were about even when he suggested we just go all-in every hand, I said I would just play it. We did get it all-in with 40bbs each and his QQ beat my A7s. No big deal, got the big dough and officially took 2nd.
Not a bad night and a good confidence booster for the start of the year.
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