9 SNG $2 + .25 End 6th 41 hands

Mixed play. Early on took big hit, then had various ups & downs after that.

Hand 3. Eight players. I'm SB w/3s 5s. MP limps in w/30, folds to me, I call & BB checks. Flop 2h 3h Qh. I pair my 3 but possible flush showing, I bet the pot of 90, BB folds & MP calls. Turn 9s. I take another shot at it and bet 150 into the 270 pot, MP calls. River 3c. I now have trip 3's. It also pairs the board, but I didn't think about that at the time. I decide to bet the pot and hope he doesn't have a flush and will fold, but he calls. MP shows pocket 2's. He'd hit a set on the flop and a FH on the River. I'm down to 630 chips. I'm a little surprised he wasn't worried about my having a flush on the Flop or Turn because of how I bet.

Hand 29. My next big mistake. Six players left, blinds 40/80. I have 1430 chips and pocket 10's (10h 10s), UTG position.  I open raise 2 BB (160), HJ folds, CO calls, rest fold to BB who calls. Flop Jc 4c 7d. One card over my 10's. BB checks, I bet 240 into the 520 pot, HJ raises all-in w/last 670 in chips, BB folds and I decide to call. I'm hoping he may just have some over cards or a smaller pair, alas he has pocket A's (Ac As). Not looking good for me. Turn 6d. River Ks. I'm back down to 600 chips.

Hand 41. I've made a small comeback and have 840 chips, UTG w/Ac Jh. Maybe I can pick up a few chips here. I open raise 3 BB (300), all fold to the BB who calls. Flop 8c 6c 7s. No help to my AJ. I didn't really notice that was set up for a possible straight. BB checks and so do I. Turn Qd. BB bets 400 into the 650 pot and I decide to call, leaving me w/140 chips. One reason I called is this player makes odd bets even when they have nothing and/or weak hands. I'm hoping this is one of them and that I hit an Ace or a J on the River. River 7h. BB goes all-in with 1450 chips, which is overkill to my 140. I decide to call anyway as I'll be blinded out the next two hands if I don't hit something. BB shows 9c 10d. They hit the straight on the flop!! I'm gone.

I can't really complain too much about this session. I made a number of poor plays and that is why I was in a bad way early on and then out of there early.