35 players and lots of points....

So this big turnout made for a sweet pot and a chance at lots of points. There were 7 re-buys so I earned 39 pints for 4th place. I played the best I could in the early rounds and ended up with what I started with ($1500) when I moved to what I call the crappy table. I mean that in the quality of the actual table, not the players. I had Pto my left, Big P after him, G, N, J, Trish and K on my right. It was a great table for me...I was able to make my chip stack grow considerably over the next three rounds. I had a great chance to make it to the final two tables.
After I doubled then tripled up at my next table I knew i would make the money again. Once I was sitting at the final table I was going strong as ever then I hit a wall mentally. I got really sleepy and was not thinking straight...lack of food and rest the prior night had something to do with it I am sure... I donked off too many of my chips and the blinds/antes were aggressively killing me. Out I go in 4th place. I am disappointed with bleeding out like that. I suddenly wussed out at the end. I should've called a couple of Luke's All-ins. I know I was ahead

Key Hands:

Key Hand # 1: Early round, SB, I have rags. UTG (Unknown player) calls all fold, I raise to 3x BB (B) calls. Flop is K-J-rag?? Brad bets I go over the top tripling his bet...he folds. I win with absolute squadoosh...

Key Hand #2: Table change...I am at crappy table. I get 6-3 in BB. Except right of button J and T(Button). The flop comes K-6-3. I check my 2 pair and J makes a big raise I double it and he folds. I show him my two pair and I take my first pot at the new table.

Key Hand #3: At crappy table, Button is two spots to my left. I have Kd-Qd. So I raise 3x BB and all fold except J in BB. He calls. The flop comes Kh-Jd-8d. Josh bets the pot. I say all-in. he thinks about it and folds As-Kc. I show him my cards and he's a little tilty. I win another big pot. (Rabbit hunt verified I would not have gotten my flush).

Key Hand #4: Crappy Table, I get pocket Queens. I raise 3x BB and two to my left fold and Gicalls. Everyone else folds. Flop comes As-4s-8c. I bet out $3000. G goes All in without skipping a beat. I show her what I am folding and she is silent. When I ask G at the break, she admits that she had me beat. That was a bit of a cooler for me the rest of that round.

After being dwindling down to $7500 in chips I am moved to what I call "The Table of Lore" I am tight but aggressive...I take out 3 people at the table before I move to final table.

Key Hand #5: Two before the button (J---with big chip lead) I get A-10 suited. Folds all around to me so I raise minimum, J calls and everyone else folds. The flop comes J-8-A. I check. Jason bets $1500 into a $2500 pot. I go all in. he immediately folds. More chips for me.

Key Hand #6: Pocket sixes in middle position and there are a bunch of people with small stacks. I raise and Yorkie on the button calls. Fop comes 6-8-A. I hope someone has an Ace. I raise to put Yorkie all in he calls and shoes A-J. My trip sixes hold up and I knock out a player.