Bazza in form

Surely not?? Well it would appear so. In the past weekI've managed to pick up some decent mtt results. The really sick thing is I'm not even playing particularly well, but I'm running average :).

Last Sat I finished 3rd in the $100k on Mansion for $10800. not really many hands of note that I can remember and eventually went with 22 v 33 when I was short. I followed that up by finishing a very annoying 12th in the ipoker $100k the following night. I was chip leader with 40left and then the wheels slowly fell off after I misplayed a couple of hands. The lack of antes as well was a killer which meant things were very slow as we got down to last few tables and luckboxes were able to ante away and wait for AA. I then got crippled when I called an allin with AQ. UTG pushes allin for 6xBBs and its folded round to me in the SB. In a normal tournament versus normal people this is a insta call as UTGs range is huge however this guy had anteed down to 3BBs earlier and found KK on his BB so I know he isnt shoving ATC that coupled with the fact he had only played a couple of hands in 2hours meant that folding was probably the correct play as absurd as it sounds. I called and he showed AK, to be honest I felt I'd be racing at best.

I then didnt play much during the week but managed to final in the Crypto $20k with my AK losing to AJ to go out in 7th. Also finalled in the $7.5k on ipoker before being royally shafted on umpteen occasions and finally bustoed in 6th. I played the $50k on stars as well but won't be repreating that due to the horrible payout structure. They pay far too many places meaning that for making the final 3 tables out of 1400 runnersI got 5xbuyin back.

Tonight I decided to stay in and watch boxing and sat on couch with my laptop and reg'd for the Mansion $100k. For the first couple of hours I payed more attention to the boxing but was amanging to keep my head above water in the $100k. Anyway I plodded on and made it to the final 2 tables where it looked like I was going to finish when I called an allin with AQ, other guy had 64 and hit a FH. It was pretty crapshooty at that point and I was now short and shoved with A5s from cutoff and button called with AQ but I managed to luckbox a flush on the river. I then got my chips back off of Mr 64 when he tried the same trick with 94 with rather less success. He shoved from the SB and I called with A6 and held. So I made the FT for the second consecutive Sat.

At start of FT i was 3/9 however stacks were very even. I didn't pick up any hands of note but managed to maintain my stack as the bodies started to drop. We made it to 4handed when my AJ held v A8. That put me 3/4 and I fancied my chances of taking it down. I then managed to double with 55 v A3 to give me a decent stack which then disappeared inthe space of 3 hands. Firstly I button raise with QJo and shortstack on BB shoves, it was pretty marginal but I opted to pass. Then on my BB the same guy shoves and I'm holding AQs which obviously I call with and he has 22. A 3 heart flop doesn't do me any favours especially as he is holding the 2h. I don't hit any of my miracle outs on turn or river and I'm basically crippled. I then shoved my pennies in with T7 next hand and BB calls with TJ. I hit my 7 on turn to give me hope but he rerapes by hitting a straight on river to send me out in 4th for $7900.

That was about an hour ago and I'm still a bit pissed off as I really fancied my chances of winning tonight but wasn't to be. Has been one of my better weeks so I can't complain too much.