I limped and folded a few hands, then picked up 9d-Th, and called a 3xBB raise, after there had been 3 other callers (had the odds). Flop came down Td-Tc-Ts, for flopped quads.
There was a pot-sized bet and two folds, and I flat called, then pushed on the turn and my opponent called with pocket Q's. Unlucky for him, but I think I was owed that one.
Very next hand I pick up Ah-Qh in the SB and 3x raise the BB. He flat calls and the board comes down Q high. I bet 3/4 of the pot and he instantly pushes all-in. Now, it's gonna cost me about 3/4 of my stack to call, and all the chips I just won with the quads. But I feel lucky and make the call - he turns up K-Q, so I just have to dodge a K; and I do. I'm now up to over $6k and massive chip leader.
However, I couldn't leave it alone, and got involved with 8h-Th on a flop of 8-9-Q. I flat called a min bet, and spiked a J on the turn for the straight. I bet out and am instantly put all-in. Now, I'd just folded top pair to an all-in from this player the hand before, so I thought he was bullying, and I called. Of course, he turned over K-T for a higher straight and I had lost half my stack.
I managed to build it back up to $4.5k, when it came down to 6 handed. I made a move with 9s-Ts, trying to steal the blinds, but I got a caller, then the short stack moved all-in. I made the call, only for the player behind me to call as well, for all his chips. They flip up A-Q and A-A respectively, so I am now drawing to only straights or flushes, neither of which came. Looks like I picked a bad spot!
I was now down to just over $2k, when the short stack pushes for about $1,200. I've found A-K so I make the call - he flips up pocket 4's. The flop comes down 9-T-Q, giving me a gutshot and two overs, but another Q on the turn and a brick on the river sees me now crippled.
I've gone from massive chip leader to just covering the blinds. We are on the bubble and I am UTG - with the blinds coming round I push the last of my $800 with 6c-5c, praying everyone will be tight as they want to cash. I get through 2 players, but the 3rd (who just crippled me with pocket 4's) pushes all-in to isolate. The BB folds and he turns over A-K - how insane is that.
I've just lost a massive hand holding A-K, then the very next hand that same opponent finds the same hand. The board runs out J-Q-7-9-9, without a club in sight, and I've gone out on the bubble.
There was a point at 6-handed that two players had less than a BB, and both were forced all-in and hit miracle cards to stay alive, but when I hit decent starting hands, I manage to lose with them. The two of them must have thought it was Christmas that I kept getting it all-in with monster hands and finding myself behind by the river. I literally went from chip-lead to bubble buster in about 10 hands, losing every big hand I played.
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