Second level

Well, I need to tighten up. Losing about 1/3 of my stack in the first two hours is not a winning strategy.

So, second hand of the second level, JJ looks up at me. One raiser, so I call in position. Flop is Axx, so I bet 2000 to see where I’m at. Raiser calls. We check it down from there and his A10 is good.  Where’s the love, dealer?

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You ask and you receive. AKh in the BB. Seat 1, as usual, raises to 800. SB calls the 800, and I raise to 2400. Seat 1 calls, SB folds, and we see a flop that has an ace. I bet 3200 and Seat 1 folds.  42,800.

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Another cooler. Don’t want to write about it right now. 29,300.

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K5d on the button.  Seat 2, who has been routinely betting 800, gets four callers, including me. SB and BB fold.  Flop is K58, two clubs.  I bet 2400.  Seat 2 calls, the others fold. Turn is a 10. Seat 2 puts me all in. Although I am terrified of the set, I call and he shows AK. It holds up, and I am nearly back to my starting stack!

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AKo two behind the button. I raise to 1000. Two callers. Flop has an ace, so I bet 2000. One guy calls out of position. The next card is a blank. We both check. The river is a blank. He bets 2400. I call and he shows a smaller ace. For the first time in the tournament since the first ten minutes, I am ahead!

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That didn’t last long. I give away 4000 on my 1010o, losing to a paired queen, but I am still at 61,000. Time to slow DOWN.

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Q8 in the BB. For some reason, everyone folds to the button, who just calls with what turns out to be AQo.  The SB comes along. The flop (K84) gives me a pair of 8s. We all check. 7 on the turn. SB goes 1000, we come along. Everyone checks the river and my 8s are good. Button wishes he’d raised, I’m sure. 62,800.

I made one 800 chip call on a losing hand, so I am now at the second break with an even 62,000. Ahead is better than behind!