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got down to 13 players and I decided to pick up the aggression. I raised AT and SB called flop came 822 which seemed pretty raggedity and my opponent bet out a pot sized bet. I really felt he was making a move and I didn't think he would have just called preflop unless he was at that stage, so I shoved in for 3 times his bet which was only about 2.5 times the pot. Tunrs out he had K8 and I was stupid because he had more chips than me. Seems I'm just not mentally focused today.
I should not have gone after him, as there were plenty people with less chips. a small raise was fine, but it would have been fine to give it up. Funny, I thought I would do much better in that table and it turns out I'm still alive in table 3 where I've been card dead.
I moved in a few times with rags to survive a couple rounds of blinds but they've gone up, and the antes are eating me away. I'm going to have to double up here and hope to take down a blind, or hope to get a raise call call and someone moving over the top so I can get isolated with dead money in the pot. I've got 3700 with 400/800 blinds 100 ante so it's not like I can scare people or wait for a hand... The small blind just gave up her small blind to my big blind, although I had A9 so I would've shoved in. 14 players left, but I'm in desperation mode now. It still wouldn't surprise me if I finally picked up a bunch of good cards, and went on and won, but right now, I'm just trying to hold on till the money, or until I can get chip leverage. I'm 10th in chips, but it doesn't matter because I'm short stacked at my table.
Update: went out 12th. Picked up king high on the button, knew I had to make a move within the next few hands just to survive, sure other opponents did too, but I think I had to make a move if I wanted any shot at the money there. and yay, my opponent had KJ, not quite the hand I was looking for to call me. I suppose I could have limped that hand and then moved all in or check/folded the flop one more time, and just look for a call where I'm isolated with dead money in the pot or just take my next big blind and blind down if they don't raise it. Then maybe complete from small blind and shove all in, but I'd prefer to push while I still have a chance for either people to fold or to call with Q or J high and have the better hand, and then potentially still have the option to make a move all in later and from there I could steal some blinds with min raises and be off to the aggressive bubble stealer who comes out of no where. No regrets on that tournement, just card dead and I still just about made it. 3 finishes, 2 just outside the bubble, oh well. If I had a little more focus, I probably would have gotten in the money on all of them.Maybe I should take Ritalin so I don't keep having "A.D.D." moments, but I can just feel myself coming together one of these days, and just playing amazing without the lapses, and making money left and right.
Maybe I need a routine so i stay focused, maybe I shouldn't try to give you updates unless I'm on break.

Lesson of the day: If you're going to make a mistake, always make it on the aggressive side against players who have less chips than you.