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<p>First of many PokerStar Net lives: With about 400 people left, I'm shortstacked and move all-in with 77. One other guy calls and shows AQ, but doesn't hit either, and I double-up, but I still don't have that many chips.

<p>Second life: Still severely shortstacked with 350 or so people left, I move in with AK and get called by a guy with PokerStar Net. No help for me on the flop, but an ace comes on the turn and again I double-up, but these are the only hands I'm getting so I'm still way shortstacked. I went an entire level and a half (that's 90 minutes) without playing a single hand. I'm doing well being patient, but leaking a ton of chips gradually because of the blinds.

<p>Third life: This one should have sent me to the rail -- with around 300 left, I move in with AT and get called by the PokerStar Net tournament chip-leader who shows AJ and I'm in rough shape...first 4 cards come come 22Q9...when no T comes on the river, I start standing up and say &quot;good hand, good luck everybody...&quot; before realizing that the A on the river gave me a chop of the pot since his kicker J no longer played. Whew.

<p>Fourth life: I push with pocket fours and get called by the very same tournament chip leader who shows AK. He hits neither and I double up again. It must seem like I'm doubling up all the time and that my stack would be huge, but i'm getting ZERO other playable hands other than these all-ins and just losing chips to blinds and antes in the meantime so I'm not getting any traction and my PokerStar Net chipstack is perpetually at around 6 to 9 times the big blind.

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