Miss me?

If anyone is still bothering to log in, I apologize for my recent absence. Not only have I been frustrated with my online poker performance, I've been swamped.

But I jumped back in Saturday night with a $26 and an $11 with huge fields. In the $11, which featured about 320 players, I finished fifth for $219, my biggest online tournament cash.

But it could have been better. This hand would have basically put me in a three-way tie for first with first place paying $800. Made a great call on the turn, and the guy hit a six-outer (87-13 underdog) to knock me out.

Here it is:

Stacks:
BB with 99898
UTG with 113715
MP with 56489
BTN with 48402
SB with 150996

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with ante (250 each I think)
Site: Full Tilt Poker
Dealt to BTN:9♥ T♣

Preflop:
2 players fold.
Hero raises to 10,000
SB calls [8,000]
1 players folded.
Total folds this street: 3
Potsize: 18006

Just trying to steal. Had played extra tight for a while, so I thought I'd get away with it. Looking at his hand, the SB should have either shoved or folded. Don't like the flat call at all.

Flop: 6♠ 3♣ 3♦
SB checks Hero bets [10,000]
1 players fold.
SB calls [10,000]
Potsize: 28016

Now I'm in deep, and I start to fear he has a hand. Again, in hindsight, he made the worst move possible. If he bets, I likely fold. If he's going to call, he should just shove since my bet looks like what it was, a continuation bet.

Turn: 9♠
SB bets [130,496, and is all in] Hero calls [27,902] [ all-in ]

I hate calling with top pair, crappy kicker, but I'm in deep. And his bet looked like a massive bluff. It's all the same if he bets 130,000 instead of 28,000, but the fact that he put all of his chips in, and the fact that he snap-shoved as soon as it was his turn to act, smelled weak. And it was. I made a great call, I think.

SB shows : J♠ K♣ Hero shows : 9♥ 10♣
Uncalled bet of 102,594 returned to SB
Potsize: 102,304

He has six outs, three jacks and three kings. And:

River: J♥