Best Tournament Finishes

FATAL V3N0M · 01-18-10, 09:07 AM

9th Place Finish

Saturday, 1/16/10, I played Bodogs $500 Freeroll w/ Rebuys. I didn't catch any hands worth while for the first 4 blind rounds. My chip stack was around 1300 when I observed the majority of the players at my table had around 2500 or more. I made the decision to rebuy based on that, which put me up to 2800. Soon after that I doubled up to around 5400, I don't recall what I was holding in terms of hole cards. As the tournament progressed I kept my chips stack relatively even as the blinds increased. Then I made a bad decision and got my stack cut by four fifths. That put me back down to 1800 or so, with blinds at 100/200 and 1500 players still in the game. I was lucky enough to double up a couple of times after that making my stack about 7200. My stack than began to continuously rise by stealing blinds when I could, and by catchin some cards.

It was all a blur after that, until I noticed the tournament was down to 250 players give or take a few. I had worked my stack up to 54000 and at this point the blinds were around 1,000/2,000. Here's where it gets gritty.

I A4o at the cutoff position with everyone previous having folded. I raised to 6,000
only to have the player on the button raise me. I mistakenly put him on a weak hand. I went all in for around 45000, like the dumb ass that I am. Needless to mention, he called. His hand was shown to be AQo and I nearly crapped my pants. Good thing I was at home and not at a Casino somewhere. I must mention that we're down to about 200 player left in the tournament. So, of course a Q would hit the flop, but fortunately for me a 5 came down with it. The turn was shown to be a 3, but I was still way behind. I needed to hit a deuce on the river to take the pot, and I got it. What luck huh?

Now I was sitting on about 90000 chips with blinds at an excruciating 2,000,4000 and only increasing. I continued to play mildly aggressive stealing blinds and what not until I got myself into trouble again. I honestly dont recall what my or my opponents hole cards were, but before I knew it I was at 360,000. Still I didn't let up, when my opponents showed weakness I bet, although I usually had a decent hand. My stack rose to over 600,000. At that point the tournament was down to 5 tables with blinds pretty far up there, I can't even recall besides the fact that 600,000 chips was only about 8 rounds of hands if I folded every one.

Some how I made it to the final table, but with a measly 340,000. The first hand of the final table I am the first to act, big blind just before me. I raised the pot to 3 blinds , about 180,000, holding KJh. Everyone folds except for the big blind. He pushes all in, I'm obligated now to call, as if I wouldn't even if I wasn't obligated.
He shows AA. After just over five hours, That was all she wrote for me. I finished in 9th place.

Tournament Details:

Poker Room: Bodog, Online
Buy-in: $0 w/ Rebuys and Addons @ $1
Prize Pool: $500
Entrants: 4236
Starting chips: 1500
Blind Time: 10m

andrew5 · 01-18-10, 11:00 AM

i play those freerolls all the time i don't waste my money rebuying and adding on . i think that its a waste of money becuse they have them every day 2 times a day . and they say that the rebuys and addons will go to the pot i have never seen that it go over 500 . ive seen this one guy kept on rebuying and then he would go all in then rebuy again had to do that about 10 times i called him the atm at the table . well good job making it to the final table maybe i will see you there one day . i made it to 4th place once it took 4hrs there was like 4500 people
it

jordan · 01-20-10, 04:24 PM

best finish ive had was 3/90 at $10 NLH.

I also cashed in on some freerolls but only won a few bucks

harlee71 · 01-20-10, 04:39 PM

My biggest tourny win was in a Seattle area Casino about 5 years ago. I won about 17K I think there were a couple of hundred players then there were rebuys and an add on. It was a $100 and some change for the buy in maybe $125. I never had a rebuy or add on. I was at the top or near the top wire to wire pretty much. I dropped one big pot about midway though but that was one of my only missteps that day. They tourney was over 10 hours.

aceking · 01-21-10, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by harlee71

My biggest tourny win was in a Seattle area Casino about 5 years ago. I won about 17K I think there were a couple of hundred players then there were rebuys and an add on. It was a $100 and some change for the buy in maybe $125. I never had a rebuy or add on. I was at the top or near the top wire to wire pretty much. I dropped one big pot about midway though but that was one of my only missteps that day. They tourney was over 10 hours.

nice win $$$$$

FATAL V3N0M · 01-21-10, 03:25 PM

Incredibly nice finish harley, and live too? That must have been something else, something I only dream about. My biggest buyin so far is like $10 I think, and that was over three years ago. Sad, I know, I am just to volatile of a player. I've learned I'm just not as good as I think I am so I stick to low stakes/freerolls, I seriously don't even have a right blogging about my BS finishes, I just need my SBR Points. $17K is something to blog about, I'd never get over it. Nice Finish Harley.

harlee71 · 01-21-10, 04:44 PM

Thanks guys this was in 2005. Seems like a lifetime ago. I was a hardcore casino gambler at the time. I won a lot and lost a lot during about a 5 or 6 year stretch. I am a better gambler now than I was then. I don't play as often as I did then, but I keep more than I lose now. I have been playing at the southern poker championship in Biloxi, MS trying to win a ticket into the WPT event starting Sunday. I am going back down there in the morning for my last couple of days to try and win a satellite for my ticket. I have decided not to spend my own money to get in. I am taking 5k with me this weekend and if I can make the other 5 or win a sat I will play on Sunday. If not I will be happy with my Black Jack winnings (see my post) from last week.

andrew5 · 01-22-10, 12:47 AM

good luck you will have to let us know what happens

icancount2one · 01-22-10, 04:21 AM

I've won several small $4.40 180 person tournaments on pokerstars, but my biggest cash was actually a $33 HORSE tournament, 2nd of 144 in may of '08 for over $700. I don't remember the last hand, but if I remember right, there was an out of control chip leader knocking everyone off. Also, in live play, my biggest tourney score was a chop in a little $65 donkament for about $600

andrew5 · 01-28-10, 10:57 AM

well i almost did it again finished 6th in the bodog freeroll last night .

well i almost did it again finished 6th in the bodog freeroll last night .

sq764 · 01-28-10, 12:00 PM

While I played at Ultimatebet, I played a $10 Omaha H/L tourney, it was $1500 guaranteed.. There were 240 players, I got off to a great start and kinda rolled from there.. It was the only time I ever pretty much cruised the entire time.. Won it and it paid $730..