Second day, second round

If the word misery could leap from the pages of the dictionary, land at the Rio convention center in Las Vegas, and become a two hour series of poker hands... Well, I think it just happened.

Hands I played:

Raised with KQ, flop came 6, 8, 10... I folded to a bet.

I'm under the gun with KJ and make an aggressive raise... Small and big blinds both call. Flop comes Q, 8, Q and both check to me. I really want to take a stab at it, but refrain. Turn is a 3, Jay bets 3100, I fold - he had aces.

I got KQ suited in the small blind and called a small raise... As did big blind. Flop comes 6, 6, 5. Checks around. Turn is a 5. Checks around. River is a 6, full house on the board. I check, big blind bets $5k on the $4k pot.

Now, this is a classic poker move... He is just going to play the board, but he is betting everyone else is too and he might get someone to fold. Next guy calls and its to me - I have to bet $5k, almost a quarter of my stack, to either lose it, or win 1/3 of $4,000. Ugh. I folded, they both played the board, and I lost out on $1,300 in chips for being a wuss.

I saw it as playing tight, it wasnt worth the miniscule risk, but still feel dumb. I probably should have moved all in to see if one of them would fold to my huge check raise after there was an extra $10k from them in the pot, but I didn't want to risk my tournament life on a bluff... But maybe I should have. Who knows...

I had AJ in the big blind and called a raise to 1200, but the flop came K, 6, 6 and I folded to a bet. I can't believe I'm missing every flop...

Called A7 suited on the button, because ace suited works out so well for me, but missed the flop and folded.

Last hand of the round (i havent won a pot the entire round, not even to pick up blinds) and I get a min raise and a small blind call to my pocket sixes. Flop comes 9, 2, 3 and I bet huge to take down one little pot.

I'm at $23,000 exactly now, but with blinds at 100/400/800, I only have ten times around the table and under 30 big blinds, so it's about time for me to shove all in on the next decent hand. One thing is for sure, I won't make dinner without going all in a couple times and doubling up at least once... Barring a barrage of elite hands that I can't seem to find.

For anyone wondering, I folded:

Sevens
2, 5 when 700 could have won 4200
K, 6 to a bunch of limpers
5, 7 with great odds in the big blind
Threes
6, 8 with great odds in the big blind
Threes

... So I did finally start playing a little better, I just can't catch a hand or hit a flop to save my life right now...