A bad start to the day.

I woke up just before 8 A.M. today, which is earlier than usual.  I had left the computer on overnight, so I checked to see if there was a decent MTT in my price range.

There was, an 8 A.M. $5.50 entry with a $150 guarantee.  That's not much of a prize pool, and I was barely awake, but since I didn't play at all yesterday (an all-study day), I decided to take a shot.  I entered at 8:02, and at 8:15 I was in second place.  Then it happened.

I was dealt aces, someone raised preflop, I reraised, he 3-bet, and it was obvious that villian had a big hand (or though he did.)  All the chips were going in one way or another, so I shoved, he called and showed kings.  He flopped a third king, and I was out after playing for 22 minutes.

I know that my aces have 82% equity in that spot (meaning that I can expect to lose about 18% of the time) and I'm not one of those players who throws his mouse against the wall (there are players that claim to have broken several of them) when I get a bad beat.  And there wasn't a lot of money on the line, as first prize in a $150 guarantee would be around $37.  Still, it wasn't exactly a great way to start the day.