First 'big' cash in an MTT for Nov. Finished 17th/~2800 in a $2 1R1A for $47. Was really lucky to finish at this spot after I lost connection for 10 min and lost more than 3/4 of my stack. At one point, I was sitting at 50/50.
...I kinda 'cheated' though and did a late buy-in. Waited till the last min, bought in + rebuy + add-on = $12K stack and blinds at 60/120. Healthy stack and half the field gone...
pokerstars Game #52464468913: Tournament #329048035, $2.00+$0.20 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXXVIII (20000/40000) - 2010/11/10 1:50:29 PT [2010/11/10 4:50:29 ET]
Table '329048035 70' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: drdaveson (298980 in chips)
Seat 2: MyLastNickle (592683 in chips)
Seat 3: abel127 (448731 in chips)
Seat 4: (SIC)KT(SIC) (810539 in chips)
Seat 5: bigdgerald (1857609 in chips)
Seat 6: gepgraphic11 (1284322 in chips)
Seat 7: TRM_SHRiMP (369676 in chips)
Seat 8: voltastyllo (530301 in chips)
Seat 9: 86suited86 (1741685 in chips)
drdaveson: posts the ante 5000
MyLastNickle: posts the ante 5000
abel127: posts the ante 5000
(SIC)KT(SIC): posts the ante 5000
bigdgerald: posts the ante 5000
gepgraphic11: posts the ante 5000
TRM_SHRiMP: posts the ante 5000
voltastyllo: posts the ante 5000
86suited86: posts the ante 5000
(SIC)KT(SIC): posts small blind 20000
bigdgerald: posts big blind 40000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TRM_SHRiMP [4d 4s]
gepgraphic11: folds
TRM_SHRiMP: raises 324676 to 364676 and is all-in
voltastyllo: folds
86suited86: folds
drdaveson: folds
MyLastNickle: folds
abel127: folds
(SIC)KT(SIC): folds
bigdgerald: calls 324676
*** FLOP *** [Td 7d Js]
*** TURN *** [Td 7d Js] [7h]
*** RIVER *** [Td 7d Js 7h] [Ad]
TRM_SHRiMP said, "nh"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bigdgerald: shows [As Jh] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
TRM_SHRiMP: shows [4d 4s] (two pair, Sevens and Fours)
bigdgerald collected 794352 from pot
TRM_SHRiMP said, "GL all"
TRM_SHRiMP finished the tournament in 17th place and received $44.70.
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 794352 | Rake 0
Board [Td 7d Js 7h Ad]
Seat 1: drdaveson folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: MyLastNickle folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: abel127 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: (SIC)KT(SIC) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: bigdgerald (big blind) showed [As Jh] and won (794352) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 6: gepgraphic11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: TRM_SHRiMP showed [4d 4s] and lost with two pair, Sevens and Fours
Seat 8: voltastyllo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: 86suited86 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
If I had won this hand, I would've bumped up to around 12th and...who knows.
This result, while 'good' per se, is pretty disappointing for me. Very Matt Affleck-like in the sense of finishing so close to the FT. I was heart-broken when I lost connection and saw my once 400K stack dwindled to just under 90K with 50 players left. (Was sitting around 25th before the DC). Then I fight my way back up only to see another deep run cut short. Sure, I made an extra $20 for my efforts, but again, I find myself disappointed.
...Maybe I should start yelling 'One Time!!!' at crucial moments.