$46.99!!!

Woooooooo, big tournament score for the RacingFerret - $46.99 AMAZING! Lol, I don't really play tournaments but I just got the urge yesterday, I think having $15 as my biggest ever tourney cash was bugging me so I decided to try and beat it. I did, but it could have been so much more :-( I played a $5 on Stars and did OK 'till I ran 1010 into JJ, then I reg'd in a $6 tourn on Party, only when it started it was LIMIT HOLD'EM, not no limit....ugh it was like pulling teeth!

I was also looking on Pacific and there was an $18 satellite into the $50+5 ($20k GTD) starting in 19 seconds and I kind of panic-registered without really wanting to, 20-ish players, 7 win a seat. I can't remember how, but I lost a huge pot early on and was down to 120 chips which was 2BBs, and thought it was over. Somehow, however, I managed to treble up after shoving my 2BBs in UTG, then double again and finish in 7th. So I played the $50+5 and did OK at first, but got coolered a couple of times and ended up (this became the theme of the night) running 1010 into JJ again.

So no cashes so far, but in the background I'd had a $3+.30 rebuy running on Stars, and after busting/rebuying once I had above average chips. I didn't realise quite how big these tourneys were as I never usually play them. 3816 entries, 1st place pays over $5,000! I was cruising most of the way, never going below average chips, all too easy really. After I was in the money (585 paid) I went card dead and a few steal attempts went wrong and I ended up shoving 9BBs with A10o on the button over a raise from the cut-off. I knew he was stealing and would fold almost every time. Sadly I didn't know that the big blind had AK, he shoved, cut off folded (I was right damit!) and I missed my 3 outs to finish 197th.

$46.99 for a mere 5 hours play. Shouldn't complain, I guess it's a lot compared to the $3.30 buy-in and its the most poker I've played in a while.

Gl everyone

Simon

bankroll: $1106