As you maybe read last time, FTP tried to take away my bankroll last time. I quit playing for a day after that sick beat and steaming. However, I played some 9 handed tournaments yesterday and was able to reach the money a couple of times: $220. Still $78 behind Mr. Brown though.
His run couldn’t last forever and ended yesterday when he was down some dollars since last time: $298. Between us is Mr. Blue, who made a rather small cash out ($24) in a MTT again this week, with $254. And not far behind me is Ms. Pink in last place with $211. Conclusion: after a fair amount of played hands, nobody was able to create a big lead and neither did somebody go broke.
Ms. Pink sent me some hands to post, to show an essential phenomenon in tournament poker: sometimes you’ll be able to finish in the money as a shortstack because of donkeyplays from the big stacks.
So Ms. Pink is shortstacked when the next player to be eliminated will be the bubble boy/girl. For some reason however, somebody moves all-in with top two pair on that flop against a set. Thank you very much. Another hand from a sng with 27 players:
So Ms. Pink has less than 10 bb’s here with 8 players left (top six finishers will cash). One player is out anyway, with only 5 chips left, but the other player must have looked dazed when he saw his toppair getting called by AK 
. Thank you very much again, chipmonsters.
Submitted by Mr. White.
Yes, it’s a pity for the challenge, but it’s almost decided already. Yours truly became a true dominator of the $2 sng’s, with 9 as well as 18 participants. Untouchable as he was yesterday, he even succeeded to cash in five subsequent tournaments: 2nd (9h), 3rd (18h), 1st (9h), 3rd (18h) and 1st (9h). These results contributed to a bankroll of $97 at the moment.
Far behind him, Ms. Pink looks like trying to stabilise her bankroll around $80. She cashed a few times in 9 handed tournaments but failed to be successfull in tourneys with 9+ participants: $82. Mr. Brown moved up to third place, mainly thanks to a first place in a 5$ sng (9h). This is obviously a terrific example of some excellent bankrollmanagement ^^. He was able to win this as a result of a ‘wonderful bluff’ he wanted me to show you:
Obviously, he should have raised a lot more on the flop with the draw and two overcards, but I promised not to criticise his play. In last place is our own rock: Mr. Blue. His bankroll dropped towards $47 because our ‘tournament player’ succeeded to become the bubble boy four times in 5 (9 handed) tournaments. Next time we’ll see if Mr. White has already crossed the $200-line. Merry Christmas!
Submitted by Mr. White.