9 SNG $2 + .25 End 6th 56 Hands

Three hands were poorly played that put me in marginal to poor chip counts.

Hand 8. I'm BB w/Jc 7d and 1415 chips, seven players. Action folds to HJ who limps in w/40, rest fold to me and I check. Flop 7c 8s 5c. I pair my 7. I bet 75 into the 100 pot and HJ calls. Turn Ac. I have a flush draw but HJ could already have a flush. Not the kind of card I like to see, and even if I get a flush it is only J high. Both I & the HJ check. River 7h. Hmm, I now have trip 7's. I bet 175 into the 250 pot and the HJ raises me to 480. I reluctantly call figuring he probably has the flush, and indeed he does showing Qc 10c. In retrospect I'd have been better off just checking the River since there was a good likelihood that he had the flush, so instead of having 1340 chips, I'm down to 860.

I made a comeback in hand 10 with pocket J's vs KQo and was back up to 1780 chips.

Hand 28. I'm the BTN w/pocket 4's (4d 4c), and 1840 chips, blinds 30/60. Action folds to me and I open raise 2 BB (120), SB raises to 180, BB folds, and I call. Flop 3h 2c 3d. Hmmm, cards lower than mine! But the board is paired. BB bets 60 into the 420 pot and I call. Turn 8s. BB bets 60 into the 540 pot and since it is a small bet and only one overcard so far, I call. River 6c. Another small card. BB bets 60 one more time into the 660 pot and I call. Although I didn't have a good feeling about my pocket 4's, his bets were small enough I was willing to call. He shows pocket 10's. I'm back to 1480 chips. This hand is a little more difficult to say I made a poor choice by calling. Would betting aggressively have helped me? Hard to say, since he had pocket 10's and except for the 3's on the board the cards didn't look that scary.

Next hand I give away another 300 chips. I have Ac 8c. Flop is Jh 6h Ad. Action folds to me and I bet 120 into the 240 pot and the SB raises to 240. I decide to call though at best I have paired A's with a weak kicker. Turn is 6s and SB goes all-in and I fold. I'm down to 1180 chips. From here on out it's just trying to keep even and/or ahead of the blinds.

Hand 56 I'm BB w/As Ks and 690 chips.  UTG & BTN  limp in w/100 and I raise all-in with my last 690. UTG folds, BTN calls showing pocket 10's (10s 10d). I have two overcards. Flop 6c 8s 5s. I have a nut flush draw. Turn 10c. One more chance. River Qc. and I'm done!