biggest cash of my life (long post)

[looshle 6]

Very excited about my last tournament. Last night I entered the $20 6 person NLHE multi-table tournament. We started with 330 people, and top prize was $1900. I remember building my stack up from the starting stack of 1500 to about 4500-5000 thanks to reading Danny's articles and taking a huge pot with 2 3 . Hehehe. Some people can never lay down top pair, but I was lucky because the board was very uncoordinated and I had hit 2 pair.A few hands later, I had my ego boosted way to high and dropped way down to about 1000 and was ready to tilt off the last of my chips until I forced myself to put 100% of my concentration into the game and see how far I could take it.One hand I had called a raise on the button from a middle position raiser with 7 7 , the big blind also called and we took the flop 3 handed. The flop comes down 10 9 3 and it is checked around to me. The original raiser had taken his time to check it so I thought he was doing this to slow me down and only had big cards. I bet about the size of the pot, the big blind folded, and the original raiser when all in which had me covered. I was ready to muck it until I put the faith in my read and called. He had A K and my 7s held up.Danny's articles and blogs changed me from a player who trys to squeak into the money into a player who does whatever he can to hit the big money. I was stealing blind after blind with 6 high, 10 high, 5 high.I remember a very lucky hand where I was in the big blind and it was folded around to the small blind who completed it. I had K 8 so I figured I was most likely ahead and even not I could probably buy it. I raised it roughly 4X the big blind and he re raised me the same amount. I hated seeing it but I had to call. The flop cam down 8 9 8 and he went all in, since he was really pot committed anyways. He had AK and could have taken the pot from me with a preflop raise, but oh well.We made it down to 2 tables and at this point we had 4 people on each table. I was in the big blind with A 5 and it was folded to the small blind, who was playing very aggressively. He bet the pot, and I took my time to think about it but I called since I had position on him. The flop came 4 9 Q My opponent lead out about 2/3 of the pot and I took my time but figured if I called and he had missed that he would slow down and check it to me since about 1/3 of his stack was in the pot already. So I called his bet and the turn was the A which seemed like a gift from god. I read that I was ahead wth just the A high but that certainly made me feel better. He checked it to me and I bet roughly 2/3 the pot. My opponent called and a blank rolled off on the river. Not wanting to add anymore to this pot or having the chance of his reraisng me all in I checked right behind him and he showed K J , which stunned me about him calling the turn but oh well.This hand fueled me up and sent me to the final 6 as the chip leader. I didnt get involved in too many pots until there was 4 of us left and I was in 3rd position. I raised UTG with A Q and the short stack went all in. My orignal bet was 20k and it was about 50k back to me and figured I had to call. He had AJ and a hit a Q on the turn to make him drawing dead at the river. We finally got it heads up with not much difference between our stacks and I offered a chop since there was $600 between the top 2 spots and I didn't feel like playing a $300 turbo heads up match since I'm just a poor college kid. My opponent agreed and I left the tourney with $1600 after the biggest rush of my life. Sorry if this was a little long, and thanks for reading.

[iveyfan30 0]

good job, great post and congrats on the $$$$$$

[KDawgCometh 2]

no worries on the length dude, it was a good read. Congrats on your finish. Sounds like you made some good reads and were rewarded. good job

[smurdogg 0]

yeah dont worry about the lenght, its not like people here have anything else to do :wink:

[akishore 0]

great post, and serious congratulations.aseem

[trentose 0]

Congrats on a great tournament and a great post!

[Obie34 0]

Hey...You gotta log back on and give me a change to win my money back.Obie

[TheIceman05 0]

Terrible post and I hope you choke on that money.Kidding, kidding.Ice

[ajbarb3 0]

Congrats... it was a good read, not too long. Where in Connecticut you from?

[bdluss 0]

First of congrats on the win. I have won many 6 seater tournaments and fair very well in them, and here is why you won, you finally realized its all about aggression. The times where I have done very well on these is where I am raising 25% OR MORE preflop and winning around 25% of the pots played. You have to continually pound in these tournaments. Congrats on the win, and continue on with your aggressive play.

[looshle 6]

First of congrats on the win. I have won many 6 seater tournaments and fair very well in them, and here is why you won, you finally realized its all about aggression. The times where I have done very well on these is where I am raising 25% OR MORE preflop and winning around 25% of the pots played. You have to continually pound in these tournaments. Congrats on the win, and continue on with your aggressive play.

Thanks, and I think you were at my starting table.

[looshle 6]

Thought your name looked familiar. :-)

[psujonn 0]

Congratulations! Hopefully this is the start of a big thing.

[savagerebel 0]

Teach me

[psujonn 0]

This is 3 years old. Yes I am a fun spoiler.

Whoops... I've got to learn how to use the search function. I just wanted to dig up some inspirational post to make me smile

[looshle 6]

nice cash fish

[therescav 0]

nice cash fish

looool

[TheMan2Go 0]

Nice sounds like a real hum dinger

[Jordan 1]

looooooooooooooooolso good.it's like reading a journal or a blog from a few years ago. so good. so good.- Jordan

[looshle 6]

looooooooooooooooolso good.it's reading a journal or a blog from a few years ago. so good. so good.- Jordan

fyp

[PrtyPSux 0]

entered the $20 6 person NLHE multi-table tournament.

I love this part....6 person...lol

[gatortom64 1]

Anyone know what ever happened to the OP? I heard he was getting better!!!

[donk4life 34]

I <3 6 person tournaments where poker is played.

[Stiles2004 0]

I <3 6 person tournaments where poker is played.

Sweet bump

[Tehtoe 3]

congrats!