This is my 3rd MTT - a free $500 my wife earned with her party points. She blew through her bankroll so i tried to win some $$ for her. Anyway, I was shorstacked for most of the tourny but made some great plays to come back - did not lose one showdown...except the last one. Here are some hands to demonstrate how to come back as a short stack. I had many chances but chose only the best situations. I finally lost w/ KK vs. AA.

***** Hand History for Game 1687070084 *****
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 10104320) - Sat Mar 05 01:08:44 EST 2005
Table $500 Players Club Freeroll(265075) Table 15 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: tooldtoplay (2376)
Seat 2: bucko33 (13601)
Seat 3: MAXBET5 (13773)
Seat 4: jandje (2875)
Seat 5: roarin_angus (5515)
Seat 6: joe8676 (6077)
Seat 7: grinnell_99 (6527)
Seat 9: Winetech (14865)
Seat 10: K_Skel (15034)
K_Skel posts small blind (200)
tooldtoplay posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ Ad, Jc ]
bucko33 calls (400)
MAXBET5 calls (400)
jandje raises (2875) to 2875
jandje is all-In.
roarin_angus folds.
joe8676 folds.
grinnell_99 folds.
Winetech folds.
K_Skel folds.
tooldtoplay folds.
bucko33 calls (2475)
MAXBET5 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $6750 with jandje
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 7s, Qc, 8c ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3c ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 8s ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 6750 |
Board: [ 7s Qc 8c 3c 8s ]
tooldtoplay balance 1976, lost 400 (folded)
bucko33 balance 10726, lost 2875 [ 6d Ah ] [ a pair of eights -- Ah,Qc,8c,8s,7s ]
MAXBET5 balance 13373, lost 400 (folded)
jandje balance 6750, bet 2875, collected 6750, net +3875 [ Ad Jc ] [ a pair of eights with jack kicker -- Ad,Qc,Jc,8c,8sJc(kicker card) ]
roarin_angus balance 5515, didn't bet (folded)
joe8676 balance 6077, didn't bet (folded)
grinnell_99 balance 6527, didn't bet (folded)
DKHILL balance 9148, sits out
Winetech balance 14865, didn't bet (folded)
K_Skel balance 14834, lost 200 (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1687088593 *****
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 10104320) - Sat Mar 05 01:12:19 EST 2005
Table $500 Players Club Freeroll(265075) Table 15 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: tooldtoplay (4352)
Seat 2: bucko33 (11926)
Seat 3: MAXBET5 (14573)
Seat 4: jandje (6350)
Seat 5: roarin_angus (5515)
Seat 6: joe8676 (6077)
Seat 7: grinnell_99 (6527)
Seat 8: DKHILL (9148)
Seat 9: Winetech (12089)
Seat 10: K_Skel (13234)
jandje posts small blind (200)
roarin_angus posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ Ah, 7d ]
joe8676 folds.
grinnell_99 folds.
DKHILL folds.
Winetech folds.
K_Skel folds.
tooldtoplay folds.
bucko33 folds.
MAXBET5 calls (400)
jandje calls (200)
roarin_angus checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9c, Ad, 3s ]
jandje checks.
roarin_angus checks.
MAXBET5 bets (400)
jandje calls (400)
roarin_angus folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 4d ]
jandje checks.
MAXBET5 bets (1100)
jandje raises (5550) to 5550
jandje is all-In.
MAXBET5 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $8650 with jandje
** Summary **
Main Pot: 8650
Board: [ 9c Ad 3s 4d ]
tooldtoplay balance 4352, didn't bet (folded)
bucko33 balance 11926, didn't bet (folded)
MAXBET5 balance 12673, lost 1900 (folded)
jandje balance 8650, bet 6350, collected 8650, net +2300
roarin_angus balance 5115, lost 400 (folded)
joe8676 balance 6077, didn't bet (folded)
grinnell_99 balance 6527, didn't bet (folded)
DKHILL balance 9148, didn't bet (folded)
Winetech balance 12089, didn't bet (folded)
K_Skel balance 13234, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1687145606 *****
600/1200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 10104320) - Sat Mar 05 01:23:45 EST 2005
Table $500 Players Club Freeroll(265075) Table 15 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: tooldtoplay (3452)
Seat 2: bucko33 (29980)
Seat 3: MAXBET5 (10223)
Seat 4: jandje (7450)
Seat 5: roarin_angus (6815)
Seat 7: maschinehead (8076)
Seat 8: DKHILL (9548)
Seat 9: Winetech (10589)
Seat 10: K_Skel (11734)
jandje posts small blind (300)
roarin_angus posts big blind (600)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ 3d, 4c ]
maschinehead folds.
DKHILL folds.
MAXBET5: wow.......
Winetech: very nice
Winetech folds.
K_Skel folds.
tooldtoplay folds.
bucko33 folds.
bucko33: ty
MAXBET5 folds.
jandje raises (900) to 1200
roarin_angus folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1800
tooldtoplay balance 3452, didn't bet (folded)
bucko33 balance 29980, didn't bet (folded)
MAXBET5 balance 10223, didn't bet (folded)
jandje balance 8050, bet 1200, collected 1800, net +600
roarin_angus balance 6215, lost 600 (folded)
maschinehead balance 8076, didn't bet (folded)
DKHILL balance 9548, didn't bet (folded)
Winetech balance 10589, didn't bet (folded)
K_Skel balance 11734, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1687209396 *****
800/1600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 10104320) - Sat Mar 05 01:37:00 EST 2005
Table $500 Players Club Freeroll(265075) Table 2 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: newharte (1072)
Seat 2: GoBlue1717 (17555)
Seat 3: CARLO1974 (39263)
Seat 4: Nikko (21755)
Seat 5: sdbraves (16227)
Seat 7: lucasskye7 (39953)
Seat 8: r5983 (29290)
Seat 9: jandje (5650)
Seat 10: JJBones (10510)
Nikko posts small blind (400)
sdbraves posts big blind (800)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ Ts, Ad ]
lucasskye7 calls (800)
r5983 folds.
jandje raises (5650) to 5650
jandje is all-In.
JJBones folds.
newharte folds.
GoBlue1717 folds.
CARLO1974 folds.
Nikko folds.
sdbraves folds.
lucasskye7 calls (4850)
Creating Main Pot with $12500 with jandje
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9c, 9h, Qd ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5c ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 6c ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 12500 |
Board: [ 9c 9h Qd 5c 6c ]
newharte balance 1072, didn't bet (folded)
GoBlue1717 balance 17555, didn't bet (folded)
CARLO1974 balance 39263, didn't bet (folded)
Nikko balance 21355, lost 400 (folded)
sdbraves balance 15427, lost 800 (folded)
lucasskye7 balance 34303, lost 5650 [ Kd 3d ] [ a pair of nines -- Kd,Qd,9c,9h,6c ]
r5983 balance 29290, didn't bet (folded)
jandje balance 12500, bet 5650, collected 12500, net +6850 [ Ts Ad ] [ a pair of nines with ace kicker -- Ad,Qd,Ts,9c,9hAd(kicker card) ]
JJBones balance 10510, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1687226952 *****
800/1600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 10104320) - Sat Mar 05 01:40:42 EST 2005
Table $500 Players Club Freeroll(265075) Table 2 (Real Money) -- Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: FPG101 (15437)
Seat 3: CARLO1974 (39263)
Seat 4: Nikko (39038)
Seat 5: sdbraves (36598)
Seat 6: pokastud19 (7708)
Seat 7: lucasskye7 (33103)
Seat 8: r5983 (11863)
Seat 9: jandje (10900)
Seat 10: JJBones (10510)
jandje posts small blind (400)
JJBones posts big blind (800)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ 6d, 5c ]
FPG101 folds.
CARLO1974 calls (800)
Nikko folds.
sdbraves folds.
pokastud19 calls (800)
lucasskye7 calls (800)
r5983 folds.
jandje calls (400)
JJBones checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 6h, 7s, Qh ]
jandje checks.
JJBones checks.
CARLO1974 checks.
pokastud19 checks.
lucasskye7 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3h ]
jandje bets (3000)
JJBones folds.
CARLO1974 folds.
pokastud19 folds.
lucasskye7 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 7000
Board: [ 6h 7s Qh 3h ]
FPG101 balance 15437, didn't bet (folded)
CARLO1974 balance 38463, lost 800 (folded)
Nikko balance 39038, didn't bet (folded)
sdbraves balance 36598, didn't bet (folded)
pokastud19 balance 6908, lost 800 (folded)
lucasskye7 balance 32303, lost 800 (folded)
r5983 balance 11863, didn't bet (folded)
jandje balance 14100, bet 3800, collected 7000, net +3200
JJBones balance 9710, lost 800 (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1687274062 *****
1000/2000 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 10104320) - Sat Mar 05 01:50:47 EST 2005
Table $500 Players Club Freeroll(265075) Table 2 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: FPG101 (35010)
Seat 2: fingers1919 (70473)
Seat 3: CARLO1974 (28298)
Seat 4: Nikko (30330)
Seat 5: sdbraves (32898)
Seat 7: lucasskye7 (54719)
Seat 8: HeatherKiss (27930)
Seat 9: jandje (12600)
Seat 10: rpf114 (50094)
rpf114 posts small blind (500)
FPG101 posts big blind (1000)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ Kc, Ks ]
lucasskye7: nh
fingers1919 calls (1000)
CARLO1974 calls (1000)
Nikko raises (3800) to 3800
sdbraves folds.
lee44: yes
lucasskye7 folds.
HeatherKiss folds.
HeatherKiss: yt
jandje raises (6600) to 6600
rpf114 folds.
HeatherKiss: ty
FPG101 folds.
fingers1919 folds.
CARLO1974 folds.
Nikko raises (26530) to 30330
Nikko is all-In.
jandje calls (6000)
jandje is all-In.
Creating Main Pot with $28700 with jandje
Creating Side Pot 1 with $17730 with Nikko
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ad, Qs, 7s ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 9c ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 2h ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 28700 | Side Pot 1: 17730
Board: [ Ad Qs 7s 9c 2h ]
FPG101 balance 34010, lost 1000 (folded)
fingers1919 balance 69473, lost 1000 (folded)
CARLO1974 balance 27298, lost 1000 (folded)
Nikko balance 46430, bet 30330, collected 46430, net +16100 [ Ac As ] [ three of a kind, aces -- Ac,As,Ad,Qs,9c ]
sdbraves balance 32898, didn't bet (folded)
lucasskye7 balance 54719, didn't bet (folded)
HeatherKiss balance 27930, didn't bet (folded)
jandje balance 0, lost 12600 [ Kc Ks ] [ a pair of kings -- Ad,Kc,Ks,Qs,9c ]
rpf114 balance 49594, lost 500 (folded)

The last hand I had to do it. The bigger stacks (and smaller ones) were showing down QTo and worse hands to huge raises. Even if they weren't, I would still call knowing they have AA. I had the chance to quadruple my stack and took it. Just didn't work out. I came in 86th out of 2k+.