I had my first poker tournament!

Ok, so a few weeks ago i turned 18 and decided to join a poker league which my friend already goes to. I went to a game last night for the first time, bare in mind this was my first ever poker game with real people ( i only ever played poker online before this) so i didnt expect to do that well.

i came 12th out of 24 which in my opinion is pretty good for a first timer, plus i was shitting my self and probably gave all the signs that i had good or bad cards. I was playing against experianced players who had all played poker for at least 5 years.

anyway, im going again tonight so wish me some luck thanks

Very nice! How many paid places?

Nice, was this a home game? casino? tavern league?

the free poker leagues ,that are held in bar and grills are a great place to get live action experience and win prizes, before swimming in the deep pool. good luck and tell us how you do.

Congrats : ) 12/24 is not bad at all for your first tourney. May luck follow you

very good finish for first time, i remember the first tourny i had i went broke 2nd hand in with 3,5, after hitting bottom pair and thinking YES, ive got this in the bag, all in

it was a free poker league at a pub like allndave said, so there was no money involved. i gained 275 points out of a possable 1000 that night, the following night (9th jan) i came 8th out of 25. well chuffed with that, i got onto the final table and gained 450 points.

if i keep this up i could be in the top 48 at the end of this month, if i come 8 or higher in the top 48s i get a prize.

i got pocket rockets on the night i came 8th and i was so nervus not to mess it up my hands were shaking so i had to hide them. blinds were 200-400, i put a 500 bet before the flop, i had 2 callers. flop dealt 3,5,6. possable stright so i put 1000 into the pot, one caller, the other one folded. turn was dealt, it was a 7.so thats 3,5,6,7 i had no idea what to do and if i checked the other guy would know i dont have a stright and would have raised me. so i had to put a continuation bet in of 2000. after a few moments he folded thinking i must have a stright, he showed 2 kings!
and guess what, i didnt show my aces. so he didnt know if i was bluffing or not haha.

this guy had been playing poker all his life , so it felt good to win that hand.

i'll keep you updated, poker game tonight (11th jan)

wish me luck

sorry for double post

good for your first time, congrats and good luck!

I played my first real tournament a little while in a little bar in Corvallis. Forty dollar buy in, about seventy people. Someone went all in on an open ended straight draw after the turn, and surprise surprise, I got outdrawn. Forty dollars is not a small amount of money for me, so I'm not going back for awhile.