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Joker161:
Level 10. The blinds go through me. Then I'm the BB again, the monster stack on my right raises, and I call with K7. The flop is king high. He bets, I push, he insta-folds. 20k. This monster stack seems like a very good player. Just active enough. Although he did get caught out earlier when his raise got through and when he threw his cards in, they hit the dealer's hand and flipped up. A2o. Hmm. Anyway, that's the only hand I played during the whole level. Level 11 is 1k/1.5k/1.5k, so I need to get busy. First hand of the level UTG raises, monster stack (MS) calls and I'm UTG+2 with AJ. I almost fold, but decide to push. UTG folds saying he had KJ and MS calls with 88. Ace on the flop so I double up. 47k. Finally I get AA. Luckily someone else has a hand too. UTG raises to 3500, I make it 8500, he has a think and goes all in and I snap. He has AK. I'm on 100k now! And then it's so much easier. I raise LP with 43s. Both the blinds call and check the QT4 flop. I bet, they fold. 107k.

Joker161:
Level 12. 1k/2k/2k. I get TT UTG. I make it 5.5k and the bloke to my immediate left makes it 11k. Very like the 99 hand. This time I just call. Flop is J98. I bet, he calls. Turn is a five. I have to keep betting. I make it 21k. He folds. I'm on 125k. Average just under 100k. I get JJ in the CO. I raise, the BB calls, and he checks the queen high board. I bet and he folds. MS to my right raises, I re-raise from the button, the blinds fold and so does MS (although his stack is smaller than mine now). On a break now, but all looking good. Three more levels until the end of the day. 860 entered to day and there are about 190 left.

Joker161:
Level 13. 1.5k/2.5k/2.5k. One very big hand and it didn't end well. MS raises to 5k and I look down at kings. I re-raise to 12.5k, but as soon as I put the chips in I realise that I've only made it 11.5k not a big deal, but MS said afterwards that he would have folded pre if I'd made the raise a bit bigger. Anyway, the flop is J65 all spades. I have the king of spades. He checks, I bet, he calls. Turn is a king! Check, I bet, and he raises. I go all in pretty quickly and he calls. He has AJ spades. So my king of spades is useless and I need a paired board. River in an ace. I have more than him, but I'm left with 30k. Big shame. I think I needed to think a bit more after his re-raise, but the king on the turn made it very difficult. In pushing mode now.

Joker161:
Level 14. 1.5k/3k/3k. My first push gets through. On 34k. Next push, UTG with 99. Folded to MS who has a think and folds, showing KJ. Through the blinds so back to 34k. The bloke to the right of MS goes all in for less than my 34k. I'm on the button and push with AJ. He has T8 and we both miss. I'm on 70k. Average is now 140k. A very loose player re-raises to 6k for about the fifth time in eight hands. I re-raise to 14k with A2. The plan is to push the flop, but then when it comes ace high I decided to check for disguise. What was I thinking? I'm short, there's an ace, just push. The flop is A76, the turn is an eight. NOW I decide to push and he has 54. REALLY?! So angry with myself. There are 140 left from 859 according to the screen. One more level until they bag up. Fuming.

Joker161:
I text Matt and he's playing blackjack at Treasure Island. I go and join him and have quite an amusing few hours, up a bit, down a bit, and end up $75 down but four Negronis to the good. One player at our table was playing $20 a hand for about an hour, then got bored and put $500 on a hand. He won, and so stuck the $1000 on the next hand. He won that then walked off! Somehow, it is now gone 2am. Back to the hotel and bed.

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