Latest Caesars non-cashing experience...

Played the 7pm second chance tourney at Caesars with Andy, Ads, John, Will, and Amir. Chips 6k, 40 minute levels, 25/50 starting. Will and Amir were out within 30 minutes. I futzed around with some small pots and then raised AQ hearts in level 2. The SB re-raised to 600 and I flatted. Flop was 8-high with two hearts. He led and I shoved and he called. Kings, no heart, and I hit an ace on the river. One hit-out down, up to 8500 chips.

Then I opened with jacks after being pretty active raising. The SB flatted and an early limper called as well. The flop with T83 with two diamonds and both checked. I bet a little less than pot and the SB re-raised to 2200 and the limper folded. I didn’t see how I was behind and assumed he was playing back at me because I had been so active. I shoved. He said “oh shit” which made me feel pretty good. But then he said “I’ve already seen you beat this hand” which made me feel like oh shit. He had kings.

After that I had to shove several times. Ax without looking at the second card got called by KT and I doubled up. Tends got called by deuces. I got up to about 4500. I called a raise out of my BB with AT suited and checked AKx flop with two clubs. Raiser bet and I called. Turn was third club and I check-folded and he showed AK. Yeesh. After dropping a couple more small pots (limp, folding flops) the blinds went to 200/400 which put me below 10 big blinds.

A7 suited on the button with a standard raise in front and I shoved. SB (AK guy) said “I’ll give you some protection” and re-shoved. The original raiser folded and the SB had kings. Interestingly with the dead money and the folded big blind I was almost getting value with this hand. At 32.7% the value was 2020 for my 2300 all-in. Neither here nor there but interesting.