ehhh.....screw SNGs

Okay so, I'm completely done with SNGs. I just can't take it anymore. I'm running bad and playing pretty bad too. If I'm going to play a game I want to enjoy the skill and challenge of the game. I just don't get that from SNGs. My roll is down to $40 from these stupid things. So, I'm gonna play MTTs until I lose it all or win big. Then I'm gonna start over with cash games and use an aggressive bankroll stategy. I will outline the specifics when I get to that point.

Tonight I'm playing in the $11 30k gtd on stars and the $3 rebuy. I'll be posting my progess as I go for the night.

6:00 pm : The 30k begins and as usual I don't know a single person at my table.

6:09 pm: Limp behind with 5c6c flop comes Jc7c4d in a 5 way pot. I lead out and everyone folds. Lame. Where's the obvious QJ??

6:26 pm: This table is super loose and crazy. People open pushing 2k with blinds at 15-30. Crazy. I really want to pick up a hands.

6:32 pm: I limp call with 22 in ep and the flop comes Qc2s6c. Everyone checks and the turn comes 7c. I bet 200 and get one caller. River brings a 7h and guy leads into me for 420, I bump it up to 1420 and he calls with 78. My full house takes the pot. Stack up to 4,760. Good start.

6:48 pm: utg and utg +1 limp with blinds at 50-100. I make it 500 with AKo and utg pushes for 740 more. I call and he shows KJ, ace on the flop, good game sir. Stack up to 6,025.

6:54 pm: I pick up KK and get 2 callers. Ace flops and I bet anyway and they both fold. Stack is up to 6,575.

7:00 pm: $3 rebuy starts and the 30k goes on break. Smoke break!

7:08 pm: I raise AJo utg +3 to 450 with blinds at 75-150 and get one caller and then a 3 bet to 1350. Pretty easy fold.

7:20 pm: ALOT of chips at my table in the 30k. I really would like to pick up a hand and double up. I've played a few hands and now I'm down to 5,465. In the $3r I'm playing pretty passive limping a lot of hands and I've gotten up to 3,830.

7:26 pm: I make a hero call in the 30k with AQ on a K72 board and lose to A7. Sometimes I'm a donk. Stack down to 3,815.

7:42 pm: With blinds at 125-250 in the 30k I move all in with AQ for 2790 chips get 2 callers and both have AJ. Stack up to 8955.

8:02 pm: I squeeze from the bb with AQo and the original raiser calls all in with 77 and I lose the race. eerrrrr. Should have a 17k stack. Stack is down to 7877. Well while I was typing I raised with tens and get called by the bb. Flopped Tc6c4d. BB pulls a stop and go and moves all in, I snap call and his AJ is drawing dead. Stack is up to 11,898. On break in the $3r, have a stack of 6,475.

8:43 pm: Was very card dead. Raised twice and got shoved. Just double up with AJ vs 67s in the 30k. Stack is up to 17,100. Just cruisin along in the $3 rebuy, waiting for a good spot. Stack is at 6250.

8:48 pm: Made a great value bet with KQ on a board of AsKs6cQd5s. Got paid off by a super loose donkey. Stack is up to 25,055 in the 30k.

9:16 pm: Just into the money in the 30k. Stack is 26,033. Still cruisin along in the $3r with a stack of 8725. Could really use a double up.

9:22 pm: Woot! double up in the $3r. Stack is 16,970. QQ vs KQ. I can't believe it held up.

9:49 pm: Long story short. Big donkey in the 30k was very generous. Back to back hands my AK vs Q4, then QQ vs AT and I'm now up to 109,089. Doing okay in the $3r as well with a stack of 17,320.

10:12 pm: Out of the $3r limped behind 3ppl with J9s, I only had 14 bbs but i had position. I flopped the flush draw with a gutshot and 3 ppl went all in ahead of me so i called gettin a great price. I was up against AA and 2 ppl with top pair, none of them had spades and i brick out of course. O well, doing good in the 30k. Stack is 114,200.

10:34 pm: Reraised a super loose player with 88, he called with QQ and I'm down to 73,339. ouch. Guess I'll see how well I can play the short stack.

10:59 pm: Pulled the trigger on a squeeze from the bb with 88, get called by AK. I HOLD! wow, amazing, that rarely happens. Stack is up to 277,486.

11:28 pm: Okay so I'm doin pretty well. Got a stack of 360,358 and I'm in 9th place with 31 left. Just gotta keep on grinding away. Smoke break!

11:40 pm: Lost a big race to put me in 3rd place. My AQ failed to beat Tens. Down to 155,400. 24th with 29 left. :(

11:44 pm: Guy who raises almost every pot raises my bb and i push with 34. He snap calls with AK and I river a 3 to double up. phew. 310,800. 13th of 29.

12:34 am: 9th of 17. Been up and down quite a bit. Hanging steady around 386,200. People keep doubling up the damn short stacks. I had AA and KK on the button with the superaggressive big stack in the bb. I gave him the bait but of course he won't take it when I've got a strong hand.

1:00 am: Just crossed the 1 million chip mark. 12 left. I'm in second. I'm also changing gears and pounding the bubble.

1:18 am: Ah, finally. Final table. I'm in 3rd out of 9. With 908,392 in chips. Good luck to me.

2:17 am: heads up with the chip lead. :)

2:29 am: Took it down baby. Nice cool payday of $4,860. :D

Guess I don't really have to worry about going broke I suppose.