FTOPS X: Event #8 and Event #9

Well, Event #8 was pretty much uneventful. I was card dead for the majority of my time in the tourney. I busted 584 out of 3499. The top 390 cashed.

Hand #1 aka The Bustout Hand:
Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold'em Tournament, 400/800 Blinds, 100 Ante, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

BB: 19,088
UTG: 14,242
MP: 20,943
Hero (CO): 11,464
BTN: 20,633
SB: 73,695

Pre-Flop: (1,800) K T dealt to Hero (CO)
2 folds, Hero raises to 11,364 and is All-In, BTN folds, SB calls 10,964, BB folds
Flop: (24,128) J 6 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (24,128) 3 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (24,128) Q (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 24,128 Pot
Hero showed K T (a pair of Threes) and LOST (-11,464 NET)
SB showed J A (two pair, Jacks and Threes) and WON 24,128 (+12,664 NET)

So now I'm 0 for 2 in cashing this FTOPS. Then came Event #9. I made a deep run and busted 42 out of 5370. I was so close to making a big score is this huge field. Hopefully, I can get the job done in another event.

Hand #2: This table has been extremely aggressive. When the guy limps UTG some alarms went off in my head. He had been playing very tight and not involved in any pots. But as soon as another guy limped, I muted those alarms because there was over $90k in the pot that I could pick up.

Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold'em Tournament, 10,000/20,000 Blinds, 2,500 Ante, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

BTN: 265,341
SB: 424,556
BB: 228,375
UTG: 349,920
UTG+1: 414,980
UTG+2: 1,975,474
MP1: 878,153
Hero (MP2): 421,488
CO: 360,100

Pre-Flop: (52,500) 8 9 dealt to Hero (MP2)
UTG calls 20,000, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls 20,000, MP1 folds, Hero raises to 418,988 and is All-In, 4 folds, UTG calls 327,420 and is All-In, UTG+2 folds
Flop: (767,340) A 2 K (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (767,340) A (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (767,340) 9 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 767,340 Pot
UTG showed K K (a full house, Kings full of Aces) and WON 767,340 (+417,420 NET)
Hero showed 8 9 (two pair, Aces and Nines) and LOST (-349,920 NET)

Hand #3 aka The Bustout Hand: The guy opening from the button was playing very laggy. Unfortunately, this was the first time that I was able to see his hand to confirm my suspicions. I had folded TT from the SB to one of his re-steals earlier before I started to question his motives. I think the overcall here is horrible. Anyway the button raiser went on to win the tourney and the $200k+ payout. Congrats! Surprisingly, UTG+2 clawed his way back to finish in 2nd place. Congrats to you as well.

Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold'em Tournament, 10,000/20,000 Blinds, 2,500 Ante, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

UTG: 302,841
UTG+1: 452,056
UTG+2: 183,375
MP1: 668,272
MP2: 369,980
CO: 1,910,474
BTN: 938,153
Hero (SB): 148,136
BB: 345,100

Pre-Flop: (52,500) T A dealt to Hero (SB)
6 folds, BTN raises to 935,653 and is All-In, Hero calls 135,636 and is All-In, BB calls 322,600 and is All-In
Flop: (853,336) 8 Q 9 (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (853,336) K (3 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (853,336) 9 (3 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 853,336 Pot
BTN showed 2 K (two pair, Kings and Nines) and LOST (-345,100 NET)
Hero showed T A (a pair of Nines) and LOST (-148,136 NET)
BB showed Q K (two pair, Kings and Queens) and WON 853,336 (+508,236 NET)