[Game results]
Today I played my favorite $3.30 Bounty builder again. This time I busted out fairly soon after ITM, finishing 490th out of 4,039 players.
My last hand: With a 15xBB stack, I raised to 2.5xBB with AJo from EP. Everyone folded except the SB, who 3-bet, making it 7xBB to go. To me, that seemed like a standard play, representing one of the top premium hands ie AA, KK, QQ, AKs/AKo, or even JJ. I should have folded, but I don't know what prevented me. This was the exact same spot which I have been finding difficult in the last few days - being short stacked ITM and facing a high raise, and I don't know what is best to do there. On one hand, I was thinking about the hands I put my opponent to and therefore that I should fold. But, on the other hand I was thinking that, if I want to make it far, it may be better to just take my chances there. For those reasons, I called while thinking I am likely way behind.
The flop was 234 rainbow, and my opponent made a stupid bet, of about 7xBB. Since my stack now was 10xBB, calling it would only leave me 3xBB behind. In other words, that was either an all-in or fold, but my opponent just chose to make it 7xBB for a random reason. I realized that, likely, my opponent wasn't even looking at my stack, and likely feeling too excited about his hand, therefore how stupid he was. In other words, I was up against a moron who was betting randomly, while I was struggling to save my tournament life! Those thoughts quickly tilted me, and, driven by my emotions, I went all in out of anger for him. Unfortunately, I didn't hit a 2 in the next streets, and that ended my tournament life there.
At least I cashed $4.61, and, overall, today my bankroll is now €136.54, just €2 below yesterday, which is just fine.