Xerox Poker League update #1

Friday was the first Xerox Poker League game. Seven out of nine current players showed with two expected absences. Unless another person joins, which is doubtful considering they would be at a one game disadvantage, the new payout structure will be $500/300/100 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively.
I hit a setback early on but maintained a viable chip stack by playing conservatively while the blinds were low. About half way through the game, I was dealt a suited K-9 and the flop (Q-10-6) gave me an open ended straight draw. When 5th St. revealed a J, I checked to feign weakness and invite an aggressive play for the pot. Somebody went all in thinking his trip 10s would hold even if he got called. That win made me the chip leader by a small margin. As the blinds went up, I started to play more aggressively and turned my modest chip lead into a massive stack.
When it got down the to final three, my old boss (Jesse) who was short stacked went all in and got a quick call by the other player (James). I was big blind, was getting very good pot odds, had a chance to take 1st in one hand, and had pocket 10s to boot. It would have been stupid not to call. James sucked out on the river with a straight eliminating Jesse and tripling up.
I still had a huge lead but one double up for James would make him a big threat. We went back and forth stealing each other's blinds for a few hands when James finally went all in. I had A-2 suited which is a pretty good hand in heads up poker and I didn't put him on a great hand. I took my time contemplating my options and eventually made the call. James flipped over a K-9 off suit and the race was on. I thought I was sunk when a K showed up in the flop. The turn was a blank and everybody was about to congratulate James when a glorious A hit the river. I won $50 for the night and a big 10pts towards the final payout.