I had my first poker tournament!

[battlingpig]

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

 

[T-T]

Very nice! How many paid places?

 

[K4Lic0]

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

 

[allndave]

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.

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[MogoMongoose]

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

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[switch0723]

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

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[battlingpig]

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

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[battlingpig]

sorry for double post

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[KingNothing4]

good for your first time, congrats and good luck!

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[Khaosk]

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.

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