Perfectly Played loss

My chance to more than double up.....




Full Tilt Poker Game #1981375309: .COM WSOP Giveaway Rd 1 (14842187), Table 2 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:15:01 ET - 2007/03/13
Seat 1: FundsRaiser (11,431)
Seat 2: staroftexas254 (1,060), is sitting out
Seat 3: 1963trouble (11,840)
Seat 4: Taurus05 (4,170)
Seat 5: dj1113 (4,775)
Seat 6: Big Ange (8,605)
Seat 7: Be A Tiger (43,614)
Seat 8: motree (1,030)
motree posts the small blind of 80
FundsRaiser posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dj1113 [Kc Ks] ........... I think I need to play this one for value. Feel confidant I could all in it here and take it down
staroftexas254 folds
1963trouble calls 160
Taurus05 folds
dj1113 raises to 480
Big Ange folds
Be A Tiger calls 480
motree folds
FundsRaiser has 15 seconds left to act
FundsRaiser calls 320
1963trouble folds
*** FLOP *** [Qd 2d 6h]............................ Nothing threatening here, keep up the value play
FundsRaiser bets 960
dj1113 calls 960
Be A Tiger calls 960
*** TURN *** [Qd 2d 6h] 4♥
FundsRaiser bets 2,560 .............................. This screams of bluff to me
dj1113 raises to 3,335, and is all in
Be A Tiger folds
FundsRaiser calls 775
dj1113 shows [Kc Ks]
FundsRaiser shows [3c 3h]
*** RIVER *** [Qd 2d 6h 4h] 3♦
dj1113 shows a pair of Kings
FundsRaiser shows three of a kind, Threes
FundsRaiser wins the pot (11,230) with three of a kind, Threes
Be A Tiger: lol
dj1113 stands up



You all think I'm nuts, but before the river, when I saw those treys, and the board, I knew I was dead....flopology

OK!, another chance to advance...

Full Tilt Poker Game #1989188180: 50 FTP Sat to $750K Satellite (14889331), Table 4 - 1500/3000 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:04:05 ET - 2007/03/14
Seat 1: dj1113 (16,091)
Seat 6: cardy aceace (17,024)
Seat 7: PokerJacket (22,880)
Seat 9: blue racer 123 (25,005)
blue racer 123 posts the small blind of 1,500
dj1113 posts the big blind of 3,000
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dj1113 [Ac Ah] .................................. 4 players left WOW
cardy aceace folds
PokerJacket raises to 9,000 ....................................Action before me WOW WOW
blue racer 123 folds
dj1113 raises to 15,000
PokerJacket raises to 21,000 ............................ Dream scenario about to come true.......be still my heart, be stilll.......
dj1113 calls 1,091, and is all in
PokerJacket shows [Th As] .................................. NO TENS NO TENS NO TENS.......
dj1113 shows [Ac Ah]
Uncalled bet of 4,909 returned to PokerJacket
*** FLOP *** [Jc 7h 9s] oh oh !
*** TURN *** [Jc 7h 9s] 8♦ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*** RIVER *** [Jc 7h 9s 8d] J♠
PokerJacket shows a straight, Jack high
dj1113 shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
PokerJacket wins the pot (33,682) with a straight, Jack high
dj1113: noooooooooooooooooo
dj1113 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 33,682 | Rake 0
Board: [Jc 7h 9s 8d Js]
Seat 1: dj1113 (big blind) showed [Ac Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 6: cardy aceace didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: PokerJacket (button) showed [Th As] and won (33,682) with a straight, Jack high
Seat 9: blue racer 123 (small blind) folded before the Flop



Crushed at the outcome, I knew I did it right, and the poker gods were grusomly giggling .

Unless you think I did something wrong, if so, let me know. Else it stands as testament to variance.