Grand Series of Poker

Went to Milacs to play the 3rd event of the Grand series of Poker. It is part of the Minnesota State Poker Tour. http://www.minnesotastatepokertour.com/ It was a $60 event with 70 players. I have never had a night that my cards ran so hot and I still managed to lose. Here are my first three hands.

Hand #1 small blind A-Q suited. Lots of limpers. I raise to 250, everyone folds.
Hand #2 button A-K unsuited. Lots of limpers. I raise to 250. Two callers. Flop is J-8-3 rainbow. I bet 600, everyone folds.
hand #3 Pocket kings, Lots of limpers, I raise to 250. I am expecting lots of callers this time, but everyone folds.

Later I hand pocket jacks twice. First time raise 5 times blind and get one caller. Flop is Q-10-4 two hearts. I bet 800. He reraises 3000. I fold.
Next time with JJ. under the gun raises 4 times blind. two players later moves all in for more. What to do. I believe I have first player beat. Put him on a pocket pair. The other has overs to me I think. It's all or fold. it is going to cost me over 3/4 of my chips to call. I fold.

Much later, blinds are getting high and I need to make a move. I look down to KK. Under the gun raises. Another player moves in for a little more. I move all in. Under the gun looks at other guy and says I got you beat but can't beat him. LOL!
He fgolds. Guy has A-4 hearts and goes runner runner to flush me on the river. Out a few hands later.

I did manage to win $100 on the 3-6 kill games so it wasn't a wasted trip.

My friend Dustin also rode a long. He made final table as a mid stack. They were paying 6 places. After a player is knocked out Dustin looks down to pocket kings. Guy under the gun raises to 6000. Dustin moves in with 19,000. Guy thinks a while and calls the extra 13,000 and leaving himself with 8000. He turns over J-10. Flop is K-Q and you know whats coming! River is an ace and Dustins out in 9th. Now my question is! How do you raise under the gun with J-10 and then call an all in for 80 percent of your chips! Wow! Sorry Dustin. It just shows that not all donks play free poker!

Working on a new article. Hope to have it done this weekend, so keep checking back.