On the Scottwire

Second orbit around the table of a $30 tournament with 16 players.

10/20 blinds
UTG limps.
I raise to 70 and get 2 other callers and UTG calls.

4 to the flop
I have KJ.
Flop KJ3 rainbow

UTG checks. I bet 300 into a 300 pot.
Only UTG calls.

Turn 8.
UTG checks.
I push 900 into 900 pot.
He calls.
He has 33.

I have 115 chips left. UGH.

Folded to me in small blind, I push my last 115 with J9s. BB calls with K3.
Board comes 8874T and I double up.

A few hands later, I push my 200 chips and double up.
A few hands later, I push my 400 chips and triple up.

I now have my starting stack back with 1200 chips.

Dip down to 800 again but manage to more than triple up with AK after I push and get 2 callers.

Awesome comeback and I almost won the thing.

Got down to heads up and was down 12k to 6k in chips. he min raised, I called with QJ. Flop Q62. He pushed, I called. He showed 64 and hit the 4 on the turn to knock me out.

After being in last place with 115 chips left I managed to finish 2nd out of 16 for a $294 payday :) Yay!