Playing the $1,125,000 tourney on FullTilt

I decided to try a BIG way tourney tonight and keep a running blog.

23:00 GMT
2,252 starting players. Start with 5,000 chips. From the button I raised with Ad9d and got called by the SB. Flop comes 9h8c3h. I lead-out with a pot size bet after a check from the SB. He raises the pot. I call, putting him on the over pair. Turn is a blank 2, no flush. I check, he bets 750 into a 1500 pot, I decide to make a play and re-raise to 1,500. He thinks for an eternity, calling time. He folds, and asks: "Kings or Aces?"

To make him feel better, I tell him "AA". After a long discussion of the hand, he is thoroughly convinced I had AA and was afraid of the flush draw.....CHIP STACK 6,500.

23:30 GMT
2,128 players remain. No action...folded all hands. There have been 20 hands so far. Won 2 pre-flop plus the one above. CHIP STACK 6,340. I am #337, top 20%.

00:00 GMT
#672 of 1879 remaining. 6,235 CHIPS. I raised pre-flop with AK and got one caller (the same guy I bluffed off in the first hand). Flop comes QT4 rainbow. I checked, looking to check-raise, but he checked as well (and made commentary to the sort: "you check?"). Turn comes a blank, 7, but two diamonds on the board. I check, he checks. River comes the money card J, but it completes the possible flush. So, I check, expecting to call anything he bets (his chip stack is 2k, mine is 3x this). He checks with a pair of 33's.

00:30 GMT
Had QhQd in the SB with 5 limpers. I raised to 400 (80 limpers) and got one caller. Flop came 7c8d9d. I led-out with 750 into a 1000 pot. Got called. Turn was the 2d, making 3 to a flush. I checked. He checked. River was the Js. I checked, he checked and mucked his hand. Not sure what he was drawing to, but I was scared my QQ was going down. CHIP STACK: 7,100 in place #533 of 1772 remaining.

01:00 GMT
#716 of 1,449 CHIP STACK: 6,700. Lost a hand after raising with AsKs and one TIGHT caller. Flop of 832 rainbow. I checked it. He bet the pot with JJ. I folded, thinking rightly so that I was behind against this tight player.

Played AQ from the small blind, but somehow felt really wrong about it. Called a middle position raise of 475. Flop was middle connecting cards with 2 clubs. Check check. Turn was another connector with another club. I considered making a bet here, representing the straight/flush, but wimped-out. River was the Ac, 4 to a flush, and I checked. AK checked and took down the pot.

Played 88 from UTG with a 2.5x raise. I had been getting huge respect from the table as a "tight" player, so I figured I had a decent shot at picking up the blinds. BB called me to a flop of AQ9. He checked, I bet 720 in to a pot of 900, figuring he would put me on the A. He called. Turn was another A and he checked. I really wimped-out here, should have fired bullet #2, but checked it down to see he had hit his JhQh and I am down to 6,000 at break #2. #828 of 1,362 remaining.

01:30 GMT
Facing a raise of 500 from early position, I find AK suited and raise to 1,500. It folds around to the raiser and he bumps it to 4,000 with only 1,500 behind, nearly my whole stack. I deliberated and folded. Stack down to 4,500.

02:00 GMT
#750 of #785 CHIP STACK 3,400. CARD DEAD.

02:30 GMT
Find AhKh in the SB. Middle position raised it to 1200 (200/400 blinds). I go all-in for 3,400. He f#*&$%cking calls me with Ad5d. Flop comes JQ5...A...7. I'm OUT in #737. Super sucky.