9 SNG $5 + .50 End 5th approx 78 hands

This was a somewhat depressing sessions, partly me, partly circumstances beyond my control. This will get less write up as I was disconnected from FT around hand 34, 2:41 AM,  where I had 2030 chips. After about 10 min of waiting, I unplugged my modem and plugged it back in again and had an internet connection but FT still couldn't connect so I had to close FT and open again. By now I was down to 1610 chips and blinds were 60/120.

Since the 1st set of hands aren't here (I suppose they are in PT but I'm not going to look back there now) I won't have much detail on them. Well I changed my mind and did look up the hands I wanted to write about before the disconnect after all. :-)

Hand 13 I had my 1st large loss. I had Ac Kd, was SB. Action folded to the HJ who limped in w/40, the CO who was short stack raised all-in w/575 chips, I & BB called, HJ folded. BB showed pocket 8's (8c 8s), CO had Ad 6c. Flop  2d 4c Qh. Turn 5s. River 3c. CO hits a straight and wins. He ONLY NEEDED FOUR of the FIVE board cards for that to happen. I'm out 575 chips.

Hand 22. I have pocket Q's (Qs Qd), am SB. Action folds to CO who opens w/3 BB (150) bet; he is playing 16 sessions. BTN folds, I call & BB folds. Flop 4d 5c Jh. CO bets the pot of 350. Darn. If he's playing 16 sessions it seems likely he has something better than my Q's. I think about it awhile and am really reluctant to give up my Q's so I decide to raise all-in w/my last 765 chips and hold my breath. CO calls and shows Qc Jc. Hmm, he only has paired his J. What kind of range is he opening/calling with??? Playing 16 sessions I would not have expected QJs to be one of them. Well, at this point I'm ahead. Turn 7h. River 8d. I win!!! I now have 1880 chips.

Somewhere around here the disconnect took place.

Hand 10 after back. I'm BB w/Jc 3h. UTG+1 limps in w/160 chips, BT calls, SB, who is short stack raises all-in w/220 chips, all call. Flop 5c Jh 9d. I have top pair. We all check. Turn 10s. We all check again. River 5d. Once more time we check around. UTG+1 has As 8c, BTN has pocket 8's (8d 8h), SB has Kd 4d. Lo & behold I win with my paired J!!! I have 2110 chips.

Hand 21 after back. I'm UTG w/Ac 8c, blinds are 100/200. I limp in w/200 bet, CO calls, rest fold to the BB who checks. Flop 8d Jc 2h. I pair my 8. BB checks & I bet 400 into the 700 pot, CO calls & BB folds. Turn 9c. I now have a flush draw. I decide just to check this time and CO bets 650 into the 1500 pot. I debate a bit and decide to call and see what happens. River 2d. No flush for me and board has paired. I check again and to my surprise the CO checks as well. He shows pocket 7's (7h 7d). My paired 8 wins!!!! I now have 3240 chips and things are looking up!!

Hand 37 after back. I'm CO w/7s 8c, blinds 120/240, five of us are left. Action folds to me and I decide to try a steal. BB is playing 7 sessions. I bet 2 BB (480), BT folds, SB calls, and BB folds. Oh well, lets see what the flop brings. Flop As Jd 4h. I take a weak stab at the pot betting a mere 240 into the 1200 pot and SB raises me all-in w/1140 chips. I have to fold and am down to 2,320 chips.

Hand 44 after I'm back. I'm BB w/pocket 3's (3d 3s). Action folds to the BTN who opens with 2 BB bet (480). He also is playing 7 sessions. SB folds, and in spite of my better sense I decide to go all-in against him. He calls and shows As 8s, two over cards. If I get lucky I'll have a nice double-up. Flop Ad Qh 6s. Not a nice flop for me. Can I hit a set? Turn 6h. River Kh. I'm done and outta there in 5th place.

The long and the short of it is, I didn't have to finish this badly. I'd gotten my chip count up to an amount that would keep in the game and with some patience and good play there was a good chance I'd have been able to finish in the money.