Disappointing Finish

Played a 2-table $5+0.50 SnG tonight, and had another bout of no-card-itis. It also didn't help that I was playing probably the tightest players in history. An example, I was dealt 9-9 in MP with 10/20 blinds. Got six callers at a full table, raised to 40, all folded. If you called 20, why not 40? Lost some blinds, went in with decent hands, caught NO flop, folded, and at one point was down to T325 at the final table. Built all the way up to T4300 before busting out in 5th place (last non-paid position). That really pisses me off. To make it worse, we had one guy who was the big stack who was just bullying the table up and down, raising every hand pre-flop, and with players that are as tight as this table was, that meant an instant blind steal. In the last hand, we're six-handed, blinds 200/400 with a 25 ante, I'm in seat 1 with T1925. I get dealt A9o. I call the BB, and Mr. Table Bully raises it to 1200. This was his typical pre-flop raise. The SB called, putting her all-in, I called, others folded. SB turns over 5-5, Bully turns over QQ. He bet an additional 300, putting me all in, and I called...Board works 2s-Td-7d-6h-6d. Nighty-night. Just out of the money. It's just the benefit of the big stack, and had I cashed, I probably wouldn't have even been pissed about it, but that IS poker, and he was playing appropriately. I just don't like him. I'm a sour puss, a sore loser. Oh well, better luck next time. It's like I've said, it's easy to play from the front, and a real bitch to play from behind.

Oh, and to make it worse, I have to work at 10AM. Pissed, I tell you, pissed.