Sunday GTD- 4th

Argh... So close and so far away.

To make long story short, I had to be out somewhere in 18-20th place like 3 times, but caught my miracle 3 outer. I apologize to those who got sucked out. HaD to play more aggressive in order to make to final table with enough chips to actually play, not to push all in or fold.

So, I make to final table with some chips, get some more and I'm second stack on the table. One of the hands which messed up my streak and totally changed flow of the tournament.

I'm in Early position w 55. Blinds 1500-3000. UTG raises to 8000 (has around 120K), I call(160 K). Everyone folds.

Flop 592 Two diamonds. Flopped a set, but diamonds don't really look sexy there. He bets 2/3 of the flop. I raise. He calls. Another diamond. Damn. Preflop put him on some AK-AQ. After call on flop figure he has some over cards and maybe high diamond.

I know if he has A or K of diamonds, he will call anything. Decide not to go all in and risk my tourney life there on his flush draw. I bet more almost pot size to make sure it was no odds to call with flush draw with one card to come, leaving him with 45K. Surprise surprise, of course he calls. River- 4th diamond. My flopped set looks like shit.

He goes all in, I fold sitting with 60K. I think like 9 players still left. Mid stack, but if not that 4th diamond, I would of had ~350K and that would be some power to push donks around. Oh well.

Somehow I make it to top 4. Still only slightly more than 100K, when everyone has 300K smth. Blinds 5K-10K. Finally get some paint cards- QK of clubs and push all in. Get a call from button w AQ.

Flop two clubs, turn added straight draw, but river totally blank. Oh well. Not bad, but not what I was playing for...

Kinda on a run now, first on HU Leaderboard, first on MTT Leaderboard. There are a few donks a day who still call me bot for playing in multiple games at once and placing in cash in multiple games at once. Funny and sad at the same time. Whenever I check their sharkscope results, of course ROI is at least -20% and graph is going downhill. I guess they make themselves feel much better about their own game, if they accuse winning players of something. Anyway, it's still amusing.

I'm out, just finishing last tourney, in which just flopped nut straight and guy pushed all in w flush draw and no wonder caught his flush on river. Instead of being chip leader w 15 players left, now I am pretty much short stack.