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DEATH BY SHORT BUYIN

FTOPS 8 Update B The King of Second Hour

FTOPS 7 Update G Lose the Name of Action

I took a couple body blows after the break and was down to 10,000 chips.

On the button, I raised the 600 big blind to 1,800.

The big blind, who had a few more chips than me, pushed all-in.

The screwy think is it "felt" like he didn't have anything.

Not that it mattered - A-8o is a good enough hand in that situation, but I had the added feeling that he was overplaying a weak hand.

I called and he showed Qd-7d.

He caught a seven on the flop and that's all she wrote.

And all I wrote.

Some guy on the rail has been following me around, cheering over my bad beats.

I didn't look at the observer chat after I went out, but at least I made someone's night.

Out in 159th.

I'm going to go to bed early tonight.

I'll recap the final nine tomorrow.

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I mean that as I type it, but one minute later, I know I'm lying.

I'll play another tournament or two tonight, probably a pair I swore I'd never play again.

And with so many good online tournament players still left - CaseyTheKid, who WON last night, is 3d in chips - and many Full Tilt Poker pros still in the mix, this could be an awesome final table.

Just looking at the list, I see plenty of names I recognize - Casey, David Chiu, Rizen, Roothlus.

And that's just in the top 14.

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