I cashed in the $3k triple chance nl event for $6605. Finished in 76th place. This one hurts because I had some chips and decided to call a 20bb open shove from the sb when I was the bb. I had a good read on the kid, plus he was a little spewy from his previous hands. He shows KTo, I show ATo, board rolls off QJ593, gg me. Would've had 130k w/ blinds at 1500-3k.

Frankly, I'm getting a little tired of grinding live tournaments every day. I know my hrly is suffering and knowing that it just takes one hand to turn a day or 2's worth of good play to naught isn't that appealing to me. I don't mind the occasional tournament but playing'em daily almost feels like a waste of time for me. Maybe I'm still reeling from the bustout today and just feeling this way for now. I'm looking forward to the WSOP ending so I can hit the virtual felt again, and I'm be grinding harder than ever to try to reach some personal goals I set for myself this year.

W/ that said, I'm still going to play the $1k nl tomorrow but pass on the $2500nl on Friday so I can attend Howard and Suzy Lederers' charity event/mtt/bbq. That will be 4 events that I skipped that was on my preliminary schedule. Again I'll figure out the #s after the main event, which starts next Monday. I do feel like my tournament play is very sharp right now, w/ 4 cashes in the last 6 events I played. Obviously luck plays a big factor and so far I feel like my luck's been below avg. for the series, but I'm sure a lot of players feel that way.

Oh and I wanted to come out to the Leggo Party last night. Heard it was pretty good but alas the 3k event kept me occupied all day. I would've been interested in seeing if anyone older than me showed up, plus the free alcohol would've been nice.

Finally played a little online the other night, just to know what it feels like again...played some $2/4 since I feel out of the loop having not played a single online cash game hand in weeks. There is something to be said for getting in a regular routine of grinding daily...I almost felt like I forgot what my 3betting/4betting ranges in different positions were.

Anyway I played this funny hand...this is like a misclick almost always on Eunjong's part, but he is perceived as pretty nitty, esp. utg, but whatever I didn't play online for the 1st time in weeks to fold (couple of guys that know Eunjong's game said they would've folded my hand)...

Full Tilt Poker $400.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 782522
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

kerpowski (MP): $402.00
6highisgood (CO): $957.60
Kamdini (BTN): $842.70
Hero (SB): $445.00
slientwarrior (BB): $789.40
Eunjong Byun (UTG): $400.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is SB with A Q
Eunjong Byun raises to $123, 3 folds, Hero raises to $445, 1 fold, Eunjong Byun calls $277 all in

Flop: ($804.00) 6 9 3

Turn: ($804.00) 4

River: ($804.00) 8

Final Pot: $804.00
Hero shows A Q
Eunjong Byun shows J A
Hero wins $801.00
(Rake: $3.00)