And the beat goes on, da da dum da dum dum...

It has to click sooner or later. I played a $50 freezeout today on Stars, 550 entrants. I finish 13th. That paid like $318 but it is so brutal to keep coming close. In the last four tournaments I went deep in I haven't even gotten to the final table and every time I get sucked out on to go out. It is really getting to me, this time the average chipstack was about 62000... I have 30000 in the small blind and AK of hearts, everybody folds to me I shove in, he calls with A7 of clubs and not only hits his seven but he makes a flush too.

I'm starting to be convinced that my karma is horribly bad and it is being compensated now by punishing me on the table! I am at least playing better than I have in a while, I keep going deep just have nothing to show for it. I also played the $11 rebuy, still in that one but I have very few chips sitting at half of average right before the money.


PokerStars Game #6990918871: Tournament #35144523, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level XV (2000/4000) - 2006/11/12 - 01:50:06 (ET)
Table '35144523 8' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: Gowon (30041 in chips)
Seat 4: Herschel (28940 in chips)
Seat 5: SovietSteel7 (146189 in chips)
Seat 6: nickj7777 (38470 in chips)
Seat 7: Gonzo (32120 in chips)
Seat 8: CuE8BaLL (28326 in chips)
Seat 9: KOOUT (80687 in chips)
Gowon: posts the ante 200
Herschel: posts the ante 200
SovietSteel7: posts the ante 200
nickj7777: posts the ante 200
Gonzo: posts the ante 200
CuE8BaLL: posts the ante 200
KOOUT: posts the ante 200
Gowon: posts small blind 2000
Herschel: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Gowon [Kh Ah]
SovietSteel7 said, "thought you were tilting"
SovietSteel7: folds
nickj7777: folds
Gonzo: folds
CuE8BaLL: folds
KOOUT: folds
Gowon: raises 25841 to 29841 and is all-in
Herschel: calls 24740 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [4s 6c 5c]
Gowon said, "come on"
*** TURN *** [4s 6c 5c] [7d]
Gowon said, "get real not again"
*** RIVER *** [4s 6c 5c 7d] [3c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Gowon: shows [Kh Ah] (a straight, Three to Seven)
Herschel: shows [7c Ac] (a flush, Ace high)
Gowon said, "this is so ****ing sick"
Herschel collected 58880 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 58880 | Rake 0
Board [4s 6c 5c 7d 3c]
Seat 3: Gowon (small blind) showed [Kh Ah] and lost with a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 4: Herschel (big blind) showed [7c Ac] and won (58880) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 5: SovietSteel7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: nickj7777 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Gonzo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: CuE8BaLL folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: KOOUT (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)