Plan C

   So much for my plan. I wanted to play fixed limit Holdem tonight, but no-one was playing. So I went to Sitngos, but no-one was playing at my usual buy-in level. After a long wait I ended up playing in a lower level game. Meanwhile, I entered a cheapie tournament, as there were still no limit games going on.
   I did ok in the Sitngo but the tournament started while I was still playing, so I had to play two tables. I don't like playing more than one table. I concentrated mainly on the Sitngo and eventually came first. But I didn't pay enough attention to the tournament and was well below the average stack size by the time I was back to one table.
   Here are some editted highlights from the night's play:
...Getting short stacked I get AQ in the small blind. Five players have already limped in so I raise 5X the blind. Four players call! There's an Ace on the flop and I go all-in. One player calls with A4 and I collect a nice chip stack. Went from 117/138 to 27th place.
...Suited AK in early position. I raise 4x blind and get re-raised x3. Reluctantly, I call. Flop is J Q *. I bet and get called, then when the J pairs on the turn I end up all-in with nothing but A high and an inside straight draw. The other player has 99. Then the Q pairs on the river giving me two pair with an Ace kicker! Another Dumb Luck Moment.
...I raise with KQ and the big stack calls. When a King hits the flop I raise 3/4 pot and get called. Another 3/4 pot on the turn also gets called. I hit two pair on the river, go all-in and get called again. He had A2 and was calling those big bets with bottom pair. Go figure. This puts me in 3rd place.
...Already in the money, with less than ten blinds left I go all-in with (guess what?) King Jack. I'm called by JT and KT and end up winning with King high. 16/25.
...Finally I fold my way to 10th position, which is the next level where the payout increases. With about six blinds left and bottom of the table I go all-in with KQ against AJ and Ace high wins. I finish 10/251.
   Not a bad result I guess but the payout in these tournaments is heavily weighted towards the upper end. I actually made more money playing in the Sitngo for an hour than I did after playing for three hours in the tournament. There must be a lesson there somewhere.