Every Sunday afternoon Poker Stars hosts the Sunday 1/4 Million Tourney. It is a very large tournament, a lot of people enter it because it only costs $11.00 to play, and if you finish at the final table you can make $1000’s.
I won a seat in yesterdays tourney on a $2.20 Satellite Tournament that I had won on Saturday. I was pretty happy about getting into the tournament cheaply.
36,306 entrants in it. I knew, if I played well and had some good cards along the way, I could be in it for a while. So I went ahead and prepared dinner, early in the afternoon, so that the family could eat whenever they got hungry. During these multi – table tournaments you get a 5 minute break each hour.
I did get some good cards at key times. I laid down some good hands at key points and I think played the best poker I have ever played. I managed a 28th place finish.
28th out of 36,306 entrants… that in itself is a feat. With a prize pool close of $363,000, I made the best cash I have ever made on Poker Stars. I was thrilled. Well, still am.. :)
It took 7 1/2 hours for my tournament run to come to an end. I stayed patient, focused and disciplined along the way. In the end, with a short stack and looking down at JJ.. I decided to throw all my remaining chips in. It was the right thing to do. This starting hand is a better than 3 to 1 favourite from any random hand. I got a call from one player who was holding Q8. However, he flopped an 8 and rivered a Queen, which ended my run.
I know that I didn’t go out on a mistake… just luck of the cards!
Now, if I could only convince Poker Pro and fellow Canadian Daniel Negreanu to coach me a little, my dreams of playing in the WSOP might be a little closer to reality… wink wink! ;)
Have an Amazing Day!
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