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tranqxility
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Ok, it may be a freeroll for another forum, but hey, I have to gloat. Besides, at the final table I name-dropped CardsChat and the person that puts together their freerolls is getting a huge forum tourney set up. So, I'll follow up on that, and there may be a forum competition freeroll going on soon with at least $1500 deposited.
But, to my placing. I finished 3rd in a freeroll of ~300 people, with only the top 3 being paid (the guy who set it up fudged the payout spots on accident). I cannot be more proud of myself because of this placing. I was shortstacked literally the first 30 minutes of the final table... barely scavenging for chips.
When it finally turned around for me I had 4500 chips, no lie, and I was in the BB with 1500/3000 blinds. So, I had 1500 left after the BB with 95 in my hand. One player limps in and I check and see A75... I push, he calls, and he's holding the A, but the river gives me my 9 and I double up with 2 pair. VERY next hand I have K9-suited and push from the small blind. One limper calls and he has AA, and I figure I'm dead. I hit my K on the flop... and the river... yep, 9 saves me again.
So after that I'm decent, but still the third lowest left of 9 people. The next 5-10 hands changed that as I doubled up twice, and knocked out 2 players (one with a very lucky bad beat, and I felt bad about it, too). So I was sittin' pretty around 80,000 chips, and then cruised my way to the final 3. I felt like Joe Hachem, hehe.
But in the final 3 my first hand was 99 and the chip leader pushed in front of me... I call hoping for a race, which is what I get, and win the hand. The next hand he's shortstacked and goes all in and I call with J10-suited and lose. The VERY next hand I have 66 and he pushes and I call (we're even in chips, basically; I have him covered by 3,000); he shows A10-offsuit and I lose the race. Next hand I'm out in 3rd.
Ahh, I'm still very happy with my 3rd place finish.
It's also my 3rd freeroll final table this week. I finished 5th in the CC early freeroll. I finished 6th in a private freeroll last night of 97 players (bubbled out right before the money). Then this, which is by far my best finish to date... even better than my 7th place $105 win at the Titan $2250 guaranteed, at least to me.
Got my fingers crossed with this Dream Freeroll coming up Saturday.
[Sorry for being so long-winded, my blood is just really flowing right now.]
But, to my placing. I finished 3rd in a freeroll of ~300 people, with only the top 3 being paid (the guy who set it up fudged the payout spots on accident). I cannot be more proud of myself because of this placing. I was shortstacked literally the first 30 minutes of the final table... barely scavenging for chips.
When it finally turned around for me I had 4500 chips, no lie, and I was in the BB with 1500/3000 blinds. So, I had 1500 left after the BB with 95 in my hand. One player limps in and I check and see A75... I push, he calls, and he's holding the A, but the river gives me my 9 and I double up with 2 pair. VERY next hand I have K9-suited and push from the small blind. One limper calls and he has AA, and I figure I'm dead. I hit my K on the flop... and the river... yep, 9 saves me again.
So after that I'm decent, but still the third lowest left of 9 people. The next 5-10 hands changed that as I doubled up twice, and knocked out 2 players (one with a very lucky bad beat, and I felt bad about it, too). So I was sittin' pretty around 80,000 chips, and then cruised my way to the final 3. I felt like Joe Hachem, hehe.
But in the final 3 my first hand was 99 and the chip leader pushed in front of me... I call hoping for a race, which is what I get, and win the hand. The next hand he's shortstacked and goes all in and I call with J10-suited and lose. The VERY next hand I have 66 and he pushes and I call (we're even in chips, basically; I have him covered by 3,000); he shows A10-offsuit and I lose the race. Next hand I'm out in 3rd.
Ahh, I'm still very happy with my 3rd place finish.
It's also my 3rd freeroll final table this week. I finished 5th in the CC early freeroll. I finished 6th in a private freeroll last night of 97 players (bubbled out right before the money). Then this, which is by far my best finish to date... even better than my 7th place $105 win at the Titan $2250 guaranteed, at least to me.
Got my fingers crossed with this Dream Freeroll coming up Saturday.
[Sorry for being so long-winded, my blood is just really flowing right now.]
