Tour 79 $0.25 + .05 End 45th 28 Hands $1 Main Event Satellite

Payout: 1-20  Entry  $1 Main Event Seat Qualifier

Mixed play. One poorly played hand, made a come back of sorts, went out with best hand until the River.

Hand 5. Early nice start. I'm BB w/Ac Kc. UTG, MP1 & SB limp in w/40, I raise to 160, UTG calls, MP1 & SB fold. Flop 5s Qs As. Except for all the spades not too bad of a flop for me. I bet the pot of 400 and UTG calls. Turn Kd. I now have top two pair BUT the spade flush is still possible and maybe a straight. I bet all-in w/my last 940 chips figuring he either has me beat or I might double up. UTG calls and shows Ks 10h, having both the flush and straight draw. Lots of outs. River 9c. He misses and I have 3080 chips.

Hand 9. I'm CO w/4s 5s. UTG+1, MP1, & HJ limp in w/50, I decide to call into this multi-way pot, short stack CO raises all-in w/85, SB calls, BB folds, rest of us call. Flop 2s 2d As. Interesting for me. I have a nut flush draw and gutshot straight flush draw. SB checks, UTG+1 min bets 50 into the 560 pot, HJ calls, I raise to 300, SB folds, UTG+1 re-raises to 550, HJ folds. I think about it a bit and decide to call. Turn Qd. UTG+1 bets all-in w/2615 chips  and though I'd like to continue, I cannot on just my draws. Also the short stack is all-in, so I'll get to see the UTG+1's cards anyway. UTG+1 shows 2h Ks, having hit trip 2's on the flop. The short stack has 4c Ah. River 5d. I'd have missed everything. I'm down to 2425 chips.

Hand 10. One of those I should have got out of sooner. I'm the CO w/Qc 10s. UTG, UTG+1 limp in w/60, MP folds, I call into the multi-way pot, BTN & SB fold, BB checks. Flop Js Qh 6h. I flop top pair. BB & UTG check, UTG+1 min bets 60 into the 330 pot, HJ calls, I raise to 270, BB & UTG fold, UTG+1 & HJ call. Turn 10d. I now have top two pair a straight is possible from both sides. UTG+1 checks, HJ bets 420 into the 1140 pot. This would have been a good place for me to fold, but I didn't nor did UTG+1. River 8h. UTG+1 checks, HJ bets 450 into the 2400 pot and in spite of my better judgement and due to the small size of his bet I decide to call, UTG+1 folds. HJ shows Ad Kd, having hit an Ace high straight on the Turn. I'm down to 1225 chips. That's pretty much it stood until until the last hand.

Hand 28. I'm SB w/Ah Jd. Blinds are 60/120. HJ limps in w/120 and the CO raises him to 360, I call, the BB folds and the HJ calls. Flop 2d 3d As. I pair my Ace. Since I only have 805 chips left I decide to bet all-in into the 1200 pot, HJ calls and CO raises to 1610 and the HJ calls. I'm wondering what they have. Turn 8h. Check, Check. River 4d. Interesting. Possible flush, possible wheel straight. HJ shows pocket 5's (5h 5d), giving him the wheel straight. CO has pocket K's (Ks Kc). I'm gone.