Wow, this updated interface is strange!!! Will take some getting use to. Now to the poker tournament.

This is a $2 + .20 tournament, 2000 chips/7 min blinds. Late Reg 20 min.

The main reason I wanted to write this one up is to note how I could have played it differently.

Merge - $0+$0.00|<> NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
SolarTed (BB): 2,066.00
chava15 (UTG): 2,000.00
CrappieHunter (UTG+1): 1,695.00
schnu12 (MP): 3,842.00
renttoown (MP+1): 2,502.00
fishermanak47 (CO): 9,418.00
jonypacheco (BTN): 1,800.00
letitridenride (SB): 1,755.00
letitridenride posts SB 50.00, SolarTed posts BB 100.00

Pre Flop: (150.00) SolarTed has Ac Qh
fold, fold, fold, fold, fishermanak47 calls 100.00, fold, fold, SolarTed checks

I decide to just check and see what the flop brings.

Flop: (250.00, 2 players) 6d Qs 5h
SolarTed checks, fishermanak47 bets 125.00, SolarTed raises to 250.00, fishermanak47 calls 125.00

 I hit for top pair and decide to try a check raise and fishermanak47 co-operates.

Turn: (750.00, 2 players) Ah
SolarTed checks, fishermanak47 checks

I now have top two pair and decide to try the check raise again. This time fishermanak47 just checks in return. I think this was my 1st mistake as I let him get a free card on the River and if I had bet he may well have folded.

River: (750.00, 2 players) 8s
SolarTed bets 500.00, fishermanak47 raises to 9,068.00 and is all-in, SolarTed calls 1,216.00 and is all-in

My bigger mistake happened here. I bet around 2/3rds of the pot and fishermank47 RR A-I and I call. I should have reluctantly folded here. The board shows 6 Q 5 A 8. Nothing real scary, but fishermanak47 RR me all-in which said he had something he felt would beat me. My most likely thought would be he might have hit a set on the River, but I didn't take the time to fully consider why he was betting so big and paid the consequences of busting out early in the match.

fishermanak47 shows 9s 7c (Straight, Nine High) (Pre 36%, Flop 20%, Turn 9%)
SolarTed shows Ac Qh (Two Pair, Aces and Queens) (Pre 64%, Flop 80%, Turn 91%)
fishermanak47 wins 4,182.00