UK trip - week 2

I entered 3 tournaments this week in between visiting friends, playing football and board games with my nephews and niece and sorting out some business.

The first on Monday was a £5 re buy at Duffs with about 18 players and I think 5 being paid. I went out in 6th or 7th place after losing 2 races. First I took on a short stack with 7-7 v AK and he hit. Then a couple of hands later I pushed all-in with my aces and managed to get a caller with K9diamonds. The first card out was the ace of diamonds giving me top set but the next 2 were also diamonds giving my opponent a flush. The board did not pair and that was that.

I went to Duffs again on Wednesday to play a freeze out but it was cancelled due to the final of a league they run so instead I entered a single table £10 re buy with 9 players and 3 getting paid. I finished 4th - the second bubble of the week.

Then on the Thursday I went to the local casino - the Grosverner in Gunwharf Quays - they had a £35 freeze out and when I signed up they told me they expected 35 players. So it was a real disappointment when only 21 signed up. Still played down to the final table where I went a little card-dead. Eventually I found a couple of hands to chip up on but lost on a blind v blind match up where I hit middle pair on the flop and my opponent hit top pair. Again I finished on the bubble - I think I was 6th or 7th and 5 were being paid.

So 3 tournaments and 3 bubbles. I figure this is not too bad as luck figures quite a bit in the later stages of a tournament as I open up and gamble a little bit. If you go card dead at the wrong time you are completely dependant on playing the other players and occasionally, that weak folding machine you target with your blind-stealing raise wakes up with a monster hand.