Well after the glories of this weekend I was certainly due to be pulled back a peg or 2. Still thats what its all about really.

So last night I find Everest still havnt cashed me out so time for more fun games. Decide I'm gonna sat into the million via the soft $11.70 double shootouts. 4 of them later and I realise I'm destined not to have a hand hold up tonight. I't like SNG downswing all over again. Oh well I think, lets move on to something more interesting.

I play some 2-7 Triple draw at $0.50/1 for a profit of $10 and some $0.50/1 5cd for profit of $15 and a 200 or so hands of breakeven eight or better. So not a profitable night. Then, as im on my way to bed, I remember $4.50 sitting in Empire and, for some unknow reason decide to see if there is any low buyin donk fest I can blow some steam in.

Well I find the Steps tourns. The idea is you buy into the 10 man sng for $3. If you come 3rd or 4th you get another level 1 free. 1st or 2nd you move up to level 2. All the levels are similar (although 5th to 7th moves down a level and 8th to 10th moves 2 levels down when you get higher). This goes on till level 6 or something where there are some big $1000+ prizes.

Anyway I fire one up and triple up 3rd hand. This combined with some careful aggressive play in the final 3 ensures my move up. Wooo. Now it's 4am. crap. Oh well decide to have a crack at level 2. Made a great fold with 7 left having called a short stack push with AQ, but also finding big stack calling. flop was T3Q rainbow and im in the mood to check down. bb checks too and turn is 3. BB bets 1/2 the pot and suddenly I'm feeling pretty vunerable. I deduce that in order to bet here he needs a monster and so fold. He shows quads and I survive.

End up in 5th after A2 in small didnt hold up to BB's AA. (go figure. Sums up every sat id played in)

SO i have a ticket to level 1 back but decide it's bed time anyway. Down $20 for the night. Nothing