I have to admit that playing some big Tournaments On-line I had never Won one outright, That was until I joined Cardschat, since I became a member I think I have won 2 and shared the Prize money in One.
I really don't mind being in a second or third place, as I don't consider finishing on the Final Table and getting beat is a great loss, as all I am playing for is to make the money bubble, and if I can do that I am happy, Finishing on the Final Table is a bonus, but Winning it outright is fantastic.
I am only in the game for Fun when I play On-line, never taking it seriously because Win or Lose it costs me nothing, Live games however are a different Story, and I have paid to join the game, I used to play regularly in my Local pub and on average we had 3 tables going every week. Even in those games my goal was to finish on the FT which I did most weeks, because that was where the Points came into play, and the higher you finished the more points you gained.
I won the League many times where there was Prize Money to be made, but more importantly there were 4 seats up for grabs in a Regional final game in a Casino where you were playing against 150+ other players from all over the Area. and a chance for a trip to Vegas to play in a big Tournament over there. and 9 runners up got prize money. and Qualified for a National Tournament where the top ten got seats to Vegas.
I never won a Vegas trip, but did make the money a couple of times in these Tournaments So not a complete waste of my time, But the important thing was it gave me the confidence to play in Bigger buy-ins in
casinos.
I still reckon Poker owes me nothing, as I have accrued a personal
bankroll in
real money from Live games as well as On-line Poker. So I am happy finishing in a place on the FT. in any game.