Today started out pretty boring. I wasn't getting dealt any hands in good situations, so I was basically just watching everyone else play. Luckily no one in these things pays attention to how tight you are playing. In the beginning of the 50/100 level, I have 2600 chips left. There are 2 limpers to me in the SB and I look down at QQ. The first limper has about the same stack as me. I make it 450 and just the first limper calls. The flop comes J85 2 hearts. I bet 750, leaving around 1500 behind. The girl starts staring at me, trying to read my soul. After a minute or so she moves allin and I quickly call. She has 54 of diamonds and doesn't improve. I don't play many more pots this level and end it with 4500 chips.

When we start the 75/150 level the BB is still not back at this seat. It folds to the guy on my right and he makes it 500. I have 99 in the CO and decide to 3 bet and call a shove - we both have about the same starting stack. I make it 1500 folds back to him and he folds. I don't play any hands for an orbit or two.

A you internet guy open limps in MP which he has done a couple times. Two guys limp after. I'm in the SB and look down at Q5o. A hand that isn't even worth completing the SB with. I make it 1000 to go because I think that the first limper isn't the type to really limp a big hand and will rarely ever call. Once he folds I expect both of the other players to fold a very high percentage of the time. First limper quickly folds as do the other players and I pick up 675 chips.

Still at 75/150. I have 6k chips or so. A guy open limps in MP and CO to my right makes it 750. The limper is very loose and I suspect that CO is just trying to steal, despite putting in 750 of this 2500 chips. I look down at AQ on the button and put in a small reraise to 1600. I don't need to reraise big since I just want CO to know I'm committed to calling his shove, but if necessary I can still get away if the blinds or limper appear to have big hands. Everyone folds and CO tanks for a bit and moves in for 700 more which I quickly call. He has KJo and hits a J on the flop and river. I'm back down to 3.5k or so.

I make a live mistake next. At 100/200 I see there is a guy with two chips in the pot and think he limped, I look down at 99. The guy has about 2400 chips behind. I decide to make it 850 and shove any flop if he calls. Unfortunately he had raised, so my raise really was just a call. Flop comes K84. I check he bets 700, not a great spot but with just one overcard I could easily have the best hand. Unfortunately he has AK and I don't catch a 9 to win. That leaves me with 175 chips left in the SB. I call my last 75 chips blind after the button open limps, BB checks. the flop is AK4 and there is a bet and a call. Turn 5 and bb bets again, not looking good for me. Button folds and BB shows A9. I flip over my first card a K. I have outs, flip over the second one and its a 5. Cool, now I have 500 chips and it's time for a dinner break.

I go eat dinner with Mike, Shaun, and Kyle from tworags.com who I just met. Kyle treats us to a very nice dinner where I get steak and salad. A nice bonus for surviving until the dinner break. First hand after I get back I have KJo and it folds to me so I obviously move in. SB isolates to 2k and things aren't looking good as he has JJ. And that was the end of my tournament. Tomorrow is a limit holdem event, so most of us are going to play online as there is a 300rebuy ftops event in addition to the normal wed lineup.