I just went from a huge stack and a likely cash in a $20 tourney to busting out... in about ten minutes. Check out the two hands that killed me... did I play them wrong, or was I just unlucky?

***** Hand History for Game 1239353280 *****
NL Hold'em Trny:7535773 Level:6 Blinds (75/150) - Monday, November 29, 21:09:01 EDT 2004
Table Multi-Table(148503) Table #50 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 6: lawrenceg ( $6760 )
Seat 7: EvanWithAnS ( $7221 )
Seat 9: Trace2016 ( $1637 )
Seat 1: J2Lagge ( $7164 )
Seat 5: FerretTime ( $5566 )
Seat 4: JUKINGJONNY ( $895 )
Seat 3: jl2595 ( $2505 )
Seat 10: rphishgw ( $610 )
Seat 8: gbote ( $1255 )
Seat 2: jackpow ( $3990 )
Trny:7535773 Level:6
Blinds (75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvanWithAnS [ ]
EvanWithAnS raises [375].
gbote folds.
Trace2016 folds.
rphishgw folds.
J2Lagge folds.
jackpow folds.
jl2595 folds.
JUKINGJONNY folds.
FerretTime folds.
lawrenceg calls [225].
** Dealing Flop ** [ , , ]
lawrenceg checks.
EvanWithAnS bets [700].
lawrenceg raises [1400].
EvanWithAnS calls [700].
** Dealing Turn ** [ ]
lawrenceg is all-In.
EvanWithAnS calls [4985].
** Dealing River ** [ ]
lawrenceg shows [ , ] two pairs, queens and eights.
EvanWithAnS shows [ , ] a pair of queens.
lawrenceg wins 13595 chips from the main pot with two pairs, queens and eights.

I raised with AQ and I bet top pair/top kicker for value. Who could've seen the Q8 coming? It was raised preflop, I wouldn't expect Q8 to be in the hand.

***** Hand History for Game 1239381517 *****
NL Hold'em Trny:7535773 Level:6 Blinds (75/150) - Monday, November 29, 21:14:58 EDT 2004
Table Multi-Table(148503) Table #50 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 6: lawrenceg ( $13020 )
Seat 7: EvanWithAnS ( $2503 )
Seat 9: Trace2016 ( $1412 )
Seat 1: J2Lagge ( $7422 )
Seat 5: FerretTime ( $5491 )
Seat 3: jl2595 ( $3380 )
Seat 10: rphishgw ( $610 )
Seat 2: jackpow ( $3765 )
Seat 4: Beeron ( $3075 )
Seat 8: ishea ( $4095 )
Trny:7535773 Level:6
Blinds (75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvanWithAnS [ ]
FerretTime folds.
lawrenceg folds.
EvanWithAnS raises [325].
ishea folds.
Trace2016 folds.
rphishgw folds.
J2Lagge calls [325].
jackpow folds.
jl2595 folds.
Beeron folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ , , ]
EvanWithAnS bets [200].
J2Lagge is all-In.
EvanWithAnS is all-In.
** Dealing Turn ** [ ]
** Dealing River ** [ ]
EvanWithAnS shows [ , ] a pair of kings.
J2Lagge shows [ , ] a flush, ace high.
Player EvanWithAnS finished in 556 place
J2Lagge wins 4919 chips from side pot #1 with a flush, ace high.
J2Lagge wins 5231 chips from the main pot with a flush, ace high.
EvanWithAnS has left the table.

Didn't want to push all in with the kings too early, I wanted action. But I got my chips in fairly soon. Correctly played, no?

Damn, they werent even the same color!

THe Q8, at least the possibility that he misread his hand may give him a little pity.......

Originally Posted by SporK

First hand: With that stack and AQ, I think you should raise harder preflop to prevent people from calling with those cards. I think he came into the hand because he had chips to burn, it wasn't that much of a call for him especially if he's loose considering everyone else folded.

Second hand: I see nothing wrong here. Even if you pushed all in preflop you might have gotten a call from him.

While I kinda agree, maybe another BB up would work, you don't play around with Q8o, even from the big blind, ESPECIALLY against an UTG raiser.

Both hands I raise to at least 3BB