First time ITM/final table!!

I actually don't play tournaments, but if I happen to be online when Check-N-Raise has their 3:30 pm $50 freeroll I'll sign up. Today there were about 239 people, and I finished in 5th. Side note: the very first two times I played this freeroll, I was dealt QQ the very first hand, got all-in against worse hands, and lost.

This time, I was getting good cards, and they were holding up. I doubled up (or better) with JJ, QQ, KK, and AA. Flopped a set of 2's and got someone to call my push with AA to double up again. The AA hand was funny - blinds were around 100/200, and I raise to 1000 from the BB; SB is the only caller. Flop comes 773, and SB instantly goes all-in (I have him covered) Thought about it for a few seconds, decided he moved in too fast to actually have a 7 or a 3, and called. He flipped over J2.

I was the chip leader off and on, but by the time it was down to the final table I was in 5th place - with a pretty good chip margin over 6th place and lower. Hit a cold streak of cards, and was finally knocked out when I pushed pre-flop with 99 (I had 30K chips, blinds 2K/4K) and get called by KK.

I won a whopping $2.40 for my efforts, but that's more than I've ever won before in a tournament, so I can't complain too much.

http://www.checknraisepoker.com/tournam ... id=8579558

I just played in a $15+.50 $2500 Guarantee tourney on PokerTime (Prima). Out of a field of 199, I finished 4th to take down $238. I was kind of disappointed that I didn't make it to the final 3, but I'm sure everyone says that. I'm happy to have the extra money for my bank roll.

I played the $215 on stars today with only 5500 entrants it was a piece of cake.
Only problem was I have never been so card dead in an MTT before. I actually blinded to death and had to play QJ off under the gun because it was the best hand I had.

I started a $5.50 just around the same time I don't know why with 2929 entrants.
The cards I was missing in the $215 I was getting here.
I reached the final table with a 100% showdown won and 77 pots won uncontested.

I was on top of my game and felt I could killem all. When it was HU I had a 3:1 chiplead.
I declined a chop because I felt I was the better player and also pokerdb had not much to say about this guy.

I had better made a deal, I finished second for $1200 1K less then the winner.

I was still happy about my play and finish.

I declined a chop heads up in the paradise tournament I got 2nd in the other day too.

well done congrats

OK had third final table in last 3 weeks tonight - this one was the 400FPP rebuy one at Stars for the $215 entry fee to the Sunday $750k guarnateed. Second time I'd tried.

Top 10 paid out so I picked up T$215 which I sold for $195 real $$...

Total cost 1200 FPP...