Grand Prix Sattelite 7 of 70

In the first 90 minutes the best hand I saw was JJ and I was forced to fold it after the flop. I survived two all-ins, one of which was a gift from the good lord when I back-doored a straight. I finally got AA after 90 minutes and doubled up against a big stack who held AK. That gave me $14,000 chips and I coasted from there.

8th paid $37 and another guy took that on a questionable call down with second pair.

I wound up with $85 for 7th on a heartbreaker. With the blinds 300-600 it was checked around to me one off the button. I raised to $2000 with QQ. I got the big blind to call. He was last in chips and I figured I had a decent chance to get a ticket for everyone when the flop came AQJ.

He went all-in and I called. He held QJ and was more dominated than the Milton Berle character from IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD. In fact, he was a 95-5% underdog after the flop. Of course, he hit runner runner flush and I was down to around $3000. It wasn't a very good call on his part pre-flop out of position.

I had even considered dropping QQ pre-flop and letting the bigger stacks tangle with the little guys. If it weren't for the $85 consolation prize I might have. I would have won the ticket two hands prior except for a lucky all-in river card from another guy.

I still had $3000 and wasn't finished and got all my chips in with KT versus K7. I flopped a T and he hit runner runner for a straight.

The best multi-table finish that I have ever had (6 of 800 or so) I went out with QQ versus two guys both playing AK and I got beat by runner runner flush. Maybe QQ at the final table is my little taboo idol and I should ask the Hawaian guy where to return it.