Busted out #4 mini-FTOPS for min cash

So I just busted out of the fist mini-FTOPs event I will play this series.

It was a $20+2 No Limit Hold`em 1 Rebuy+1 Add on tourney. There were a bit over 8k entrants with a prize pool over $350k while the 945 places got a payday. The first place was ~69k!

The very first hand I hit top set with TT in BB vs MP but only got his cbet. Then I busted my fist Buy-In on the following hand:

Villian is so far a 35/30ish guy after 12 hands so I think tthe river call is okay:

Full Tilt Poker No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t25.00/t50.00 Blinds - 9 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

MP1: t2340.00 M = 31.20
MP2: t2805.00 M = 37.40
CO: t3835.00 M = 51.13
BTN: t5295.00 M = 70.60
Hero (SB): t1850.00 M = 24.67
BB: t1755.00 M = 23.40
UTG: t5840.00 M = 77.87
UTG+1: t1864.00 M = 24.85
UTG+2: t2123.00 M = 28.31

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is SB with T T
3 folds, MP1 raises to t150, 1 fold, CO calls t150, 1 fold, Hero calls t125, 1 fold

Flop: (t500) K 3 3 (3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets t350.00, CO folds, Hero calls t350

Turn: (t1200) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks

River: (t1200) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets t1840.00, Hero calls t1350 all in

Final Pot: t3900
MP1 shows 3 5
Hero mucks T T

So I had to rebuy and this was the very next hand vs the same villian:

Full Tilt Poker No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t25.00/t50.00 Blinds - 9 players
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UTG: t4465.00 M = 59.53
UTG+1: t2805.00 M = 37.40
UTG+2: t3685.00 M = 49.13
MP1: t5295.00 M = 70.60
Hero (MP2): t2000.00 M = 26.67
CO: t1680.00 M = 22.40
BTN: t5840.00 M = 77.87
SB: t1814.00 M = 24.19
BB: t2123.00 M = 28.31

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is MP2 with 5 4
UTG raises to t150, 1 fold, UTG+2 calls t150, 1 fold, Hero calls t150, 2 folds, SB calls t125, BB calls t100

Flop: (t750) 3 2 9 (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG bets t550.00, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to t1850, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls t1300

Turn: (t4450) 8 (2 players)

River: (t4450) 8 (2 players)

Final Pot: t4450
UTG shows A A
Hero shows 5 4
Hero wins t4450.00

After this I went pretty card dead but shortly after the add-on period (for another 2500 chips) I managed I get it AIpre with AK vs AQ and I held up. After this hand my stack was double the average one but I was complete card dead and the tables was full of maniacs so I could not steal at least. When we were 3 hours into the toruney I got some nice hands but did not any serious money with them. I got KK in the BB and a short stack opened 3x UTG1. I shove since I was pretty short although and he folded. LOL. Then I got AKo twice but could only picked up blinds and antes. So I crippeld down pretty bad (I got no other playable hands).

Then I made a somewhat sick mistake thinking we were only 9 spots away from the money when we were in fact 109 spots away. That was the reason I folded KJo with a M of 5 UTG.... Well, I would get called by AKs but the board was xxKJx.... LOL. I am wondering how deep I would made it when I would made the shove.

But somehow I still got in the money and right after the bubble busted I got it AI with AA UTG and a shorty and a big stack called. I hold up and got my stack to 25k. I think the average at this point was maybe ~36k. Suddenly I thought I had a decent chance to make a deepr run but just a few hands later this one came up:

I made it in the money and got my last 11k up to 25k after I got AA the very first hand after the bubble busted.

Final hand:


Full Tilt Poker No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t1000.00/t2000.00 Blinds - 9 players
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MP1: t29928.00 M = 9.98
MP2: t49537.00 M = 16.51
CO: t22288.00 M = 7.43
Hero (BTN): t23763.00 M = 7.92
SB: t112773.00 M = 37.59
BB: t56556.00 M = 18.85
UTG: t89302.00 M = 29.77
UTG+1: t35084.00 M = 11.69
UTG+2: t30329.00 M = 10.11

Pre Flop: (t3000) Hero is BTN with 9 9
5 folds, CO raises to t22038, Hero raises to t23513, 2 folds

Flop: (t47076) J 8 K

Turn: (t47076) 8

River: (t47076) K

Final Pot: t47076
CO shows K 6
Hero shows 9 9
CO wins t49326.00

Well, I got it in as a 70/30 favorite but obv I can not win such a key hand. So I cashed in for $70.94. I swapped 10% with a fellow FT reg who busted not far away from the money so I made a whopping ~$63 since I brought in with points only.Should be more after over 4 hours of playing but nothing you can do.

On a side note I did not played one cah game hand so far today and I doubt I will do it. I am pretty pissed of right now and will just play some X Box 360 now lol. Maybe I find the motivation to play a bit later.

The next event is tomorrow and maybe I can make it deeper this time.

Edit: So I decided to put in a small session since the tables on a Friday are most of the times awesome aka very fishy and I wanted to stay in pace for the prop and for my Iron Man chase. I had maybe the greatest run over cards ever speaking of starting hands . I got 3x AA, 2x KK, 6x QQ (I folded one of them pre vs a reg 3bet OOP and would flopped top set lol), 2x AKs and 6x AKo in only 675 hands. But at the end I am only up $2.65!!!!

I made maybe one spewy shove with just an overpair but it was a 3bet pot we played 3way and there were already a lot of money in the pot on the flop.

Oh, and I got owned by a fish HU when he limps AKo OTB and the board came xAAx. Obv I had A7. At least he was only 40bb deep lol.

So so sick esp I was already up $80 at one point in the session!!

I am pretty upset with Poker for today so now it is def time for the xbox!