Out of Bellagio 2000 in 5th Place

Maybe when I get back to Alabama I'll put together a complete tournament report. I'll report one hand very quickly from day 1 that could've had me on the rail 90 minutes in. A guy limped up front for 100, Tommy Vu limped for 100, and a 40-something amateur raised the button to 500. I'd seen him raise a couple of limped pots. I found QQ in the BB and called 400 more cold. The others called. Flop 872r. We checked to the amateur and he bet 1500 instantly. I thought for maybe a full minute in the BB and moved in for 6200 total. I covered the limpers, but the amateur had me covered. I really, really hated having QQ here. It was folded back to the guy and he tanked for a longggggg time. Maybe two minutes, then he opened up two kings and threw them in the muck! I couldn't believe my eyes. I felt I had to show the Qs, so I did. In retrospect I don't think his laydown is THAT bad, especially if he knows who I am. He can almost ONLY beat QQ, as I'm almost certainly not slamming JJ or TT there. He's only behind a set though. Needless, to say I was delighted, and this is just another instance of how sick NLHE tournaments are. I should've been gone but end up at the final table.

I fly out at 6:30 a.m. and will make it back in time for two of my three classes of the day.

SS