It's Good to Be Back

No more bonuses or promos, so it's back to good ol' poker for me. This means heading back to my bread & butter - SNGs and MTTs.

I've never been happier.
Played two tonight. First one... could have been better, if not for a stupid move by me (playing my draw too aggressively):

Full Tilt, $2 + $0.25 NL Hold'em Tournament, 30/60 Blinds, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter

BTN: 3,332
SB: 3,075
Hero (BB): 1,440
UTG: 3,057
CO: 2,596

Pre-Flop: (90) 8c Ah dealt to Hero (BB)
3 folds, SB calls 30, Hero checks

Flop: (120) 9s Jd Th (2 Players)
SB bets 120, Hero raises to 455, SB raises to 3,015 and is All-In, Hero calls 925 and is All-In

Turn: (2,880) 8d (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: (2,880) 6s (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 2,880 Pot
SB showed Jh Tc and WON 2,880 (+1,470 NET)
Hero showed 8c Ah and LOST (-1,380 NET)
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But the second one was smooth as silk. Everything went perfectly as planned: established a tight image, got a few knockouts, worked the bubble well, got heads up with a good read... you know the rest.

Full Tilt, $2 + $0.25 NL Hold'em Tournament, 80/160 Blinds, 2 Players
LeggoPoker.com Hand History Converter

Hero (BB): 7,985
BTN: 5,515

Pre-Flop: (240) 9h Kc dealt to Hero (BB)
BTN calls 80, Hero checks

Flop: (320) Kh 9d Qs (2 Players)
Hero bets 275, BTN raises to 550, Hero raises to 1,700, BTN raises to 5,355 and is All-In, Hero calls 3,655

Turn: (11,030) 7h (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: (11,030) 4d (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 11,030 Pot
Hero showed 9h Kc and WON 11,030 (+5,675 NET)
BTN showed 8s Qc and LOST (-5,435 NET)