POKERSTARS $2.5MILLION CHALLENGE from FISH

OK guys, The total cost to enter these things is 10 FPP
A FPP has a $ value of 1.6 cents.
So basically this is a 16 cent tourney.

So with that in mind.
I put a challenge out to any of you.
Whoever can finish their tournament in DEAD last
Will get a transfer of 16 cents from me.
And Bragging rights I suppose.

Quite honestly, I think it would be easier to finish in the top 50 then to finish dead last.

Good luck

I got five on Freak busting first.

Don't ask me why, I just felt like buggin ya freak

Update, im in the 2nd one under my other name Bucky578 and its below 1800 players now, i got 31,746 chips wish me luck>>>>> buck
Table 1038

Under 1400 now,,lol>>>>>>>>>>>>>> buck

down to 1100 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. buck,,, but i am gettin tired,lol 29,900 chips

how many qualify to the next round? 27? Gl buck...

im down to 23,000 chips now, make that 20,000 chips, the buck is falling,lol,,buck

my cards are gettin bad,, down to 786 players now, i still got a shot

well the chips ran out,lol finished 689th,,, out of over 9,000, not bad for an old guy, huh,lol>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>buck
anybody in this watch out, in the 1st 1 i went out 6464 out of 10,000, they were going allin with crap, but i did better in the 2nd one

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Played a normal game - got a few nice double ups when needed, last hand was beaten by my own poor kicker. Happy with tourney except ending.
Just think WSOP numbers would have been in money

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I'm signed up for the one starting in 11 minutes. Anyone else in?

Very good ian, ill get them in the next one, ill have to use my FFP pionts, its only 10 ffp points to get in, ill give it a go tomorrow,, my sisters in the 6:30 one,, tough tourney huh ian, with the jerks going allin every other hand>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> buck

3rd hand, all pre-flop. This should be interesting.

Edit: Didnt take long for me to join the donkfest, almost won 16c though for being first out as per the Fish challenge. lol

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O.k. I'm going for that .16c Fish.....
All-in first hand and hope I lose LOL!

and Chuck......if I do go out first, I want that $5!

Someone's going to attempt Fish's challenge and accidentally end up qualifying for Round 2.

lol hey I am playing the next one in 36 minutes.. I have a shot.. cause last night I ended up placing in the top 20% out of 10,000 which by the way it wasn't easy.. One donk crippled me cause for some odd reason calling on a rainbow board with Q showing while I held A,Q that calling my continuation bet with K,3 suited was geat cards to call with(lol they were cause the turn spiked a king).. I remember one table I got stuck at was some other donk pushing 89K all-in constantly.. talk about a folding fest.. I was at 29K while he was doing this... took a few chances and busted him twice ... put me at 90+K that is when the K,3 Donk took me down to 60+K...

OMG- Totally impossible challenge.
Went all-in 1st hand with K3 vs. 77 and lost. Yeah I thought, but it took so long to get around the table I had no chance at 10000.

9920 was the best I could do.

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Well I'm in for the 10 pm game. Been playing some good games tonite. I'm ready to try my luck. Oh and there's only 4000 registered.

lol try like 6500+ people bubba's.. I am still holding in this one especially after this... talk about major luck..btw its 1st break now.. Cards weren't coming and when they did I got nothing... down to around 300 in chips to rebound where I am now.. yeah before anybody says it.. I know I got lucky as heck.. these 2 though were constantly raising the pot with any 2 cards.. so figured if I could get heads up it be 2 cards vs 2 cards

PokerStars Game #5670804920: Tournament #28663690, 10FPP Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/07/24 - 21:28:26 (ET)
Table '28663690 685' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: elijahtauren (8152 in chips)
Seat 2: T.C. LEE (4091 in chips)
Seat 3: retail (1020 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: AEMA3 (2790 in chips)
Seat 5: Bondavin (3396 in chips)
Seat 6: mbb 05 (8123 in chips)
Seat 7: maines (5127 in chips)
Seat 8: twizzybop (1358 in chips)
Seat 9: RealOTR (3235 in chips)
maines: posts small blind 50
twizzybop: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to twizzybop [Qs 9s]
RealOTR: calls 100
elijahtauren: folds
T.C. LEE: raises 200 to 300
retail: folds
AEMA3: folds
Bondavin: folds
mbb 05: folds
maines: raises 400 to 700
twizzybop: raises 658 to 1358 and is all-in
RealOTR: folds
T.C. LEE: raises 2733 to 4091 and is all-in
maines: calls 3391
*** FLOP *** [9c Qc 2h]
*** TURN *** [9c Qc 2h] 6♠
*** RIVER *** [9c Qc 2h 6s] Q♥
retail has returned
*** SHOW DOWN ***
maines: shows [Ks Kd] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
T.C. LEE: shows [Ah Ac] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
T.C. LEE collected 5466 from side pot
twizzybop: shows [Qs 9s] (a full house, Queens full of Nines)
twizzybop collected 4174 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9640 Main pot 4174. Side pot 5466. | Rake 0
Board [9c Qc 2h 6s Qh]
Seat 1: elijahtauren folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: T.C. LEE showed [Ah Ac] and won (5466) with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 3: retail folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: AEMA3 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Bondavin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: mbb 05 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: maines (small blind) showed [Ks Kd] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 8: twizzybop (big blind) showed [Qs 9s] and won (4174) with a full house, Queens full of Nines
Seat 9: RealOTR folded before Flop

Placed 1350th

Not so easy eh? Heh heh heh!

This is sicko challenge. lol I'll have to decline in taking part though I have a feeling I could actually do it. lool

Hello guys Im a newbie around here but was reading up on this post......good stuff.But Im really wondering what do you think a ticket to round 2 is worth.....I won 1 of them today and am thinking about selling it.I know alot of you guys are joking around trying to be the first one out but I spent over 5 hours today to finish in the top 50 out of 10,000.If anyone wants to buy this thing send me an offer at dgoff04@woh.rr.com

Congrats goffman on making the top 50.
I don't know what someone would pay for that. How many people and how many rounds are there anyway? Someone may want to take a shot at it.

7 more chances to play on the 25th...I'm in 1 right now and doing quite well. Crossin' my fingers....sure. n1 goffman.

goodluck man it gets tuff towards the end.

197th....totally donked myself out...a Matusow brain fart. owell. Should have went for last place. lol ...gl all....

Really cant believe how some people play these.

Even when they have massive stacks they are still just sticking them in with junk when up against another big stack (also junk) - none of this avoid the big stack and bully the small stack theory

Ohh look J3 os all-in time ok ill call with my 72s

This wasnt early on, this was in the last 1000

Bizarre


IanT

Beardyian --

Maybe they've never heard of shifting gears unless it's from poor to absolutely insane play.

I played in it last night finished in the top 1000, but that's about it. All-in's with any paint seemed to be the basis for my table. I played semi-tight in this one with an exception that allowed me to quadruple up and then double up immediately after.

I had TcJc in the BB. Three all-in's two were short stacks one was the big-stack and he'd been bullying the table for a while. Turns out none of them had a made hand. Flop came as TJ5 don't remember the suits. My only concern now is the guy UTG who played 78 offsuit. My hand holds up and I'm the chip leader at the table. Next hand I get bullets. The guy who was the big stack goes all-in before it gets to me and gets sent to the rail.

I agree, the play was from POOR to WACKO NO Brain Play,, you need to get real lucky to get a shot in these, Although, i might use 10 of my FFP points and try later on, When someone here says they placed in the top 50, we want a screen shot of it, ok guys,,,,,,,,,,,,,, buck

I finished in the top 50....check the list for this Saturdays round 2...Im on there...my pokerstars screenname is goffman73...plus I dont know how to take a screenshot.All I did thru out the tourney was play super tight...I think I seen 12% of the flops and when I did I played them aggressive.It does also take some luck...but I knew it was gonna be a good tourney for me when I got pocket rockets the first hand of the game...go all in and 4 guys call and quad me up.Actually when the tourney ended I was 26th.

Well just figured out the screenshot.....so there it is.

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Nice going Goffman,, im a glutin for punishment so im in the 2pm one today in 14 minutes,,, hope i can remain Sane in this one>> buck

I made the top 50 as well

Into round 2, baby. I'm mostly just glad because it means I don't have to force myself to try this again for the rest of the week!

Congrats combu......it wasnt easy to make it into the 2nd round.....thanks Buck and good luck.....may the poker gods be with you.

Congrats Combu, well im outta the 2pm one and entered in the 3:30pm one,, guess i like the punishment from these allin players,LOl<< buck

Thanks guys, and congrats to you too goff.

lol, keep at it buck, I'm sure you can do it. First two tries I didn't even crack the top 1000, just needed a good amount of luck in the early going and everything fell into place.