Tour 53 $2 + .20 End 32nd 18 Hands Satellite to MSOP #3

I don't feel I played badly this last hand, though I'm not sure calling an all-in may have been my best move on that last hand, even though it shows I had the best cards at that point. Pre-flop we were about equal 31%, 34%, 35%. Post flop I had top pair and the %'s changed to 67.5%, 24%, 8.4%. After the Turn I was 81%, vs 4.75%, and 14.3%. Then the River came and the 4.75% player hit trip 8's and won.

Hand 18, I'm SB w/Kh 9h. HJ limps in w/60, CO folds, BTN & I call, BB checks. Flop 10h Ks 8c. I bet 120 into the 240 pot, BB folds, HJ & BTN call. Turn 2c. I bet 330 into the 600 pot, HJ calls, and BTN raises all-in w/their last 1140 chips. I wasn't expecting that. I only have 730 chips left. After thinking about it for a bit, I decide to call. I can't think what he might have beside a hitting a set w/pocket 2's? HJ calls as well. BTN shows Qs Jc. Hmm, he just has an open-ended straight draw. HJ is even more surprising as they show Ad 8s, having only bottom pair on the flop. Why are they even in here? One card to go and I'm still ahead. River 8d. Urgggggg, HJ sucked out and I'm gone.

I need a bit of a break after that. :-)

PS: There may be a bit of poetic justice to this poker after all. I saw the player who knocked me out was knocked out later on. I was scanning the hands forward to see if he got beat on a bad hand and came upon this one that he lost, though it didn't knock him out.

The player is the BB, blinds 60/120, and has 5280 chips. Eight players at the table w/SB sitting out. MP limps in w/120, HJ & CO fold, BTN raises to 600, SB folds, BB & MP call. Flop Js 10d 4d. BB & MP check, BTN bets all-in w/2885 chips, BB raises to 4800, MP folds. BTN shows pocket 8's (8c 8h). BB has Jc 10c, having hit top two pair on the flop! He's now an 89% to 11% favorite. Turn 7s. He loses a little and is not 86% to 14% favorite. River 8s. BTN hits a set. The 8's that took me out now drop him to 1915 chips. In poker when you go to showdown you just never know!!!

A few hands later he went out going all-in pre-flop with KQs.