Hey poker freaks,
 
I just gotta write it down so I don't scream all over Potrero, so you gotta listen to this hard luck story:
 
Today's $215 qualifyer to he LAPT had 27 players, one seat guaranteed plus costs worth a total of $6,000.
 
Short version:
 
I reach the final table, there is only one prize, the winner takes it all, zilch for second place. After more than 5 hours of play and after taking out a couple of pros, among others Karlo Lopez, I end heads-up with me in the chip lead 88,000+ vs. 47,000+. The guy has been an erratic player with huge all-in raises throughout the final table, - I decide to stick to smallball as I think I am the better player (don't we all?!). I build my lead to $104,000/31,000, then he wins a big pot and we are back to even. Again I build back to $104,000/31,000, fall back a little when this hand comes:
 
I am in the BB with $99,714 he is the SB with $35,286. I am holding
 
 
 
he calls the $600, I check. The flop comes
 
  
 
and gives me an open-ended straight draw. Since he has been reluctant to call my flop bets I lead out with a pot sized bet, which he calls. OK, let's see the turn:

 
 
I check, he checks. The river is
 

 
sweeeeeeeeeett, my straight hit and no checking this time. I bet $3,000, he reraises to $12,000, and I go all-in after a moment of thought as I could ONLY lose to A 10 - which he of course showed down to bring us back to almost even again with him in the lead.
 
From there I did not hit a single flop 30 hands in a row and I got cut down to small size. I managed to double up once with QQ vs. AK, and in the final hand my JJ got beat by his K7o.
 
This game is *sick*..........