$22 buyin tourney, 2446 players

Finished 13th/2446 ending with 10 10 being cracked by 6 6

Previous best in this tourney was 49th/2400 or so

My only goal for this tournament was to get to the final table... I could have folded and gotten there, but I had raised into him, and he went all in. Plust we were both short stacked (had about 9x BB)

oy...

3 people went out in like 5 mins, so I would have made it to the final table, ugh.

Very nice finish out of 2500 bloody players! Too bad you didnt make final table though

What did you end up raking in?

1st $9173
2nd $5161
3rd $3228
4th $2543
5th $2079
6th $1589
7th $1223
8th $856
9th $626
10th $376
11th-13th $318

so I netted $296

But that is overshadowed by the fact that I could have folded to $800 (watched the final table and I could have easily made it that far)

That and the fact if my 10 10 had held up over 6 6, I would have been at the avg stack and been in great shape to dig deep into the final table (Final tables/Single tables I tend to do very well at)

Im still stunned :-/

3 spots from the final table.... I would second guess myself, but my move (if I hadnt lost :P) put me in great shape to make some big money at the final table.... that being said Im wishing I had just folded to it and hoped for luck there :-/

edit: the bum who stole my chips is sitting 2nd in chip count now too

Unfortunate...but no use looking back at what could have been. With 9 BBs holding TT I get my money in every time.

Yeah.. I know

At least the guy used my chips ok. He finished 5th for $2079.

Agreed, must be the right move.

Congrats on yr win, Busty Maybe it could have been better but it`s a pretty good ROI, even so.

Thankye. I play this same tourney every night, so its hard to say exactly what my ROI is.... the previous night i busted out early with KK vs AA (oops?)

The loss today was so emotionally damaging because I had built up to 17k early on, then dropped to 2k after a huge beat (I had top hand, couldnt bet the guy out of the pot and he drew runner runner to hit his flush), and then made a slow steady comeback where I fought tooth and nail to build back up. I never got above avg for more than a few hands the rest of the tourney, got my money in on some good hands, had finally gotten up to where I could breath for a few minutes, then lost it on this hand.

For me my entire goal in this tourney is the last table, because it will be a big accomplishment for me. The money is just a means to an ends, I dont do this to supplement my income, but to pass time at work and to have fun (and I want to have a big enough bankroll I can have fun without thinking about the money).

Anyway, if I can put together enough good luck/play I might have another shot at the final table in this tourney, but I wont be holding my breath for my next shot