Tourney Day One Details

I feel like I played well all day. I made a mistake misreading a board early, but it didn't hurt me too much. I took 1,100 chips off a guy on the fourth hand of the tournament with KK vs KQ. In the first two levels I saw one of the most miraculous things to ever happen playing poker: I had AK five times... and it won each of those times.

I had a major suckout after getting priced into a pot with 77 vs QQ, making runner runner for a straight. After getting moved to a new table I was severely short stacked. I waiting for my chance and pushed with JJ, getting called by TT. Those of you who have played with me know how much I hate Jacks (There are three ways to play them and they're all wrong), but they managed to hold up this time, more than doubling me up.

Not long after that I called an all in with AQs. The player had pushed three out of the last six hands and I felt like he was likely to have a less than premium hand. He, of course, showed AK. I was ready to make my exit when the flop came AQA for a flopped boat. This gave me some breathing room and it wasn't long after that when we entered round for round play and reached the money. I made a great fold after trusting my read, throwing away AQs after a raise. The player showed AA when no one called.

Blinds and antes were getting high at this point and I spent a great deal of time looking for hands to push in with, but finding very few of them. After my table broke and I sat down at my new one my first hand was TT. I push and am called by 88 and double to 15,400.