17K -- so close

Could've had it. Nay, should've had it. I was 13th in chips with roughly 28 to go. Then I made the ensuing mistake that cost me the tournament:




Full Tilt Poker Game #6144023574: $17,000 Guarantee (46083386), Table 77 - 2000/4000 Ante 500 - No Limit Hold'em - 4:53:22 ET - 2008/04/23
Seat 1: Back4More08 (28,348)
Seat 2: MattXWitz (155,300)
Seat 3: worldspan (228,096)
Seat 4: tralitrala (48,231)
Seat 5: WelcomeToTheZOO (21,040)
Seat 6: MEMPHIS00 (65,165)
Seat 8: BartWynn (117,899)
Back4More08 antes 500
MattXWitz antes 500
worldspan antes 500
tralitrala antes 500
WelcomeToTheZOO antes 500
MEMPHIS00 antes 500
BartWynn antes 500
Back4More08 posts the small blind of 2,000
MattXWitz posts the big blind of 4,000
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MEMPHIS00 [Tc Ks]
worldspan folds
tralitrala folds
WelcomeToTheZOO folds
MEMPHIS00 raises to 11,000
BartWynn folds
Back4More08 raises to 27,848, and is all in
MattXWitz folds
MEMPHIS00 calls 16,848
Back4More08 shows [Kh Jc]
MEMPHIS00 shows [Tc Ks]
*** FLOP *** [Jh Kc Ah]
*** TURN *** [Jh Kc Ah] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [Jh Kc Ah 4d] [6h]
Back4More08 shows two pair, Kings and Jacks
MEMPHIS00 shows a pair of Kings
Back4More08 wins the pot (63,196) with two pair, Kings and Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 63,196 | Rake 0
Board: [Jh Kc Ah 4d 6h]
Seat 1: Back4More08 (small blind) showed [Kh Jc] and won (63,196) with two pair, Kings and Jacks
Seat 2: MattXWitz (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: worldspan folded before the Flop
Seat 4: tralitrala folded before the Flop
Seat 5: WelcomeToTheZOO folded before the Flop
Seat 6: MEMPHIS00 showed [Tc Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 8: BartWynn folded before the Flop


I think the blind-steal with K10 is justifiable, but to call an all-in for 16K more is horrendous. I HAVE to play better to win one of these. After I went out with A9o vs AQ, I wasn't happy with my play for the entire tournament. Even now, 25 minutes and a cigarette later, I'm still fuming with my call.

To take the next step, to make the leap from almost-there to the next level, you need to take these lumps. You need to have these mess-ups so you learn from it and don't repeat the same mistake again.

Honestly, I should have made it further in this tournament. And one brain-fart later I'm forced into the position of "what could have been" and it frustrates the hell out of me.

Anyways, shoutouts to pushmonkey72 and JDSchellnutt for railing. Schellnutt actually made a quick appearance at my table in the mid-way point of the tourney before -aggro to my right got all his chips in the middle with J10 vs JD's AK. J10 is a monster, in case you didn't already know. Here's some screenshots of the tournament that could-have-been.

























See you in the Mook tonight. Repeat?


edit: I went back and looked over my HH for the entire tournament. The call didn't cost me the tournament, I still had 30K in chips. I lost my composure after making a bad call, and THAT is what cost me the tourney. Better luck next time.