Had a stack of around 21k, was in SB with ATo, Button with a stack of about 14k raises 3xBB when it is folded around to him. I thought he was just trying to steal the blinds as they were now 300/600 + antes for a PF pot of about 1000 I think. I had ATo and called him. Flop came Axx, I pushed. He thought forever and a day and finally called. He had AQ. Damn.
That left me with about 7k in chips. An orbit later I had 6k in chips and got 44 in EP and pushed. 1 caller. He had TT and I was done. Finished 111th place for $10.18. Or $4.68 profit. Not the finish I was hoping for but it was cheap, had a HUGE prize pool for the buyin price, and most of all,
good experience while being fun. I felt like I played really well too, with just that AT hand being the lone question mark in my play. Of course had he flipped over A9 I probably wouldn't be questioning it much.
Heck, I didn't lose money and that's ALWAYS a good thing. Especially this week. Took about 2.5 hours.
I'll be back.