The main event today only had 107 entries. 18 places paid, 8k startstack and 40 minute levels.
I never seen so bad cards in a tournament. Normally you find like J9s or something like that and can make a raise. This time I was totally dry on cards. I blind myself down to 7k seeing a few flops with pockets pairs without any set.
Then I get AQo with Qc. Make a raise to 325. BB reraises to 850 and I call. Flop is AJT with only clubs. If he bets I push. He checks and I bet and he folds.
I blind myself down to 6k. Find the best hand of the day, jacks and win a nice pot. At 11000 after this.
Then is the key pot of the day. EP makes it 700. I reraise with AKh to 2400. SB flat calls me without any odds of making set. Flop is rags with two diamons and one heart. Check check. Turn is another heart-rag. He bets 2.5k and I push. He calls with QQ and I make the flush on the river. I got 23k now. Until the three final tables I get AKo 2-3 times and can take down pots preflop. Apart from that, I made one squeeze play and some blind steals, nothing else.
I work my way up to 70k this way. Average now is 35k. Then I lose most of it in 3 hands. First I raise with 45s on a passive table. A shortstack pushes and I have to call. He has AKo and even though I get a flushdraw on the flop and a pair on the turn his top-pair on the flop holds up. Next hand I raise QJs and another guy pushes and shows AK, I folded though. Hand after that Im allin vs TT and lose. I fold my way into money and find QTo with 33k and blinds 2k/4k. I push and AK calls. No luck for me but atleast I made another ITM for 4k euro.