Quick exit in FTOPS IV Event #3 Sat

Well, I'm not very happy with my quick exit. I picked up A-J of hearts in the BB on the very first hand. Flop was J high and bet all three streets. Someone had called with a flush draw and second pair even on the river. So great start right? Well yeah, but I blew that really fast. A few hands later our table was split up and I was off to a new table.

My first hand at the new table was the following:

Full Tilt Poker

Blinds: t20/t40

9 players

Converter

Stack sizes:

UTG: t1500

UTG+1: t1500

MP1: t1500

MP2: t720

MP3: t1455

Hero: t1945

Button: t1710

SB: t2940

BB: t2175

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is CO with jd jh 3 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, Hero raises to t160, Button calls, 2 folds, MP2 calls.

Flop: 8s qh 3c (t540, 3 players)MP2 checks, Hero bets t300 (I was hoping the C-bet would just take this down now), Button calls (He took half of his allotted time and I was thinking A-K or pp, maybe 10-10 or 9-9) MP2 folds.

Turn: 5h (t1140, 2 players)Hero is all-in t1485 (well in hindsight this was obviously a total donk move, but I thought there was a good chance I was ahead and expected a call. I think a check would have been just fine, and again in hindsight, the right move.), Button calls all-in t1250.Uncalled bets: t235 returned to Hero.

River: 7c (t3640, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t3640)

Results:Final pot: t3640

Hero showed Jd Jh

Button showed Ah Qs

I was really surprised to see A-Q. I really would have expected a raise from A-Q here. In the end I really blame myself for being such a donk, but I need to get over it.

At this point I was still in the tourny with a short stack. I needed to start pushing and hope to get lucky. Unfortunately this is what happened.

O well. Better luck (and decisions) next time.