My First Big Win!

Woo Hoo!! 


$3.30 + 5 Hours = $$$ 


This was actually my third MTT of the night. I played a $3 one and a $1 and didn't make the money. It was only 8:30 and I thought I would play one more. Five hours and 1198 people later and I won my first large tourney. Needless to say, I was freakin' out.

Of course, no tournament winner can make it without a couple of suckouts. Here is one I really liked:

PokerStars Game #3282702755: Tournament #16033342, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVIII (6000/12000) - 2005/12/09 - 03:09:00 (ET)
Table '16033342 77' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Frankl66 (679077 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: FriedTomato (144871 in chips)
Seat 3: Ivey_Fan20 (120128 in chips)
Seat 4: Brul (4244 in chips)
Seat 5: Conman II (79938 in chips)
Seat 6: TypeAman (175644 in chips)
Seat 7: Hajii (235316 in chips)
Seat 8: Balloon Dog (220084 in chips)
Seat 9: Blarrgh (139198 in chips)
Frankl66: posts the ante 600
FriedTomato: posts the ante 600
Ivey_Fan20: posts the ante 600
Brul: posts the ante 600
Conman II: posts the ante 600
TypeAman: posts the ante 600
Hajii: posts the ante 600
Balloon Dog: posts the ante 600
Blarrgh: posts the ante 600
FriedTomato: posts small blind 6000
Ivey_Fan20: posts big blind 12000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Frankl66 [7d 7s]
Brul: calls 3644 and is all-in
Conman II: folds
Frankl66 has returned
TypeAman: folds
Hajii: folds
Balloon Dog: folds
Blarrgh: folds
Frankl66: raises 12000 to 24000
FriedTomato: folds
Ivey_Fan20: calls 12000
*** FLOP *** [4s 5d Qc]
Ivey_Fan20: checks
Frankl66: bets 36000
Ivey_Fan20: raises 59528 to 95528 and is all-in
Frankl66: calls 59528
*** TURN *** [4s 5d Qc] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [4s 5d Qc Th] [7c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ivey_Fan20: shows [Ks Qs] (a pair of Queens)
Frankl66: shows [7d 7s] (three of a kind, Sevens)
FriedTomato said, "lol"
Frankl66 collected 234124 from side pot
Brul: shows [5s Ah] (a pair of Fives)
Frankl66 said, "wow - no way!"
Frankl66 collected 19976 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 254100 Main pot 19976. Side pot 234124. | Rake 0
Board [4s 5d Qc Th 7c]
Seat 1: Frankl66 (button) showed [7d 7s] and won (254100) with three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 2: FriedTomato (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Ivey_Fan20 (big blind) showed [Ks Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: Brul showed [5s Ah] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 5: Conman II folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: TypeAman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Hajii folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Balloon Dog folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Blarrgh folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I felt a little bad about that one - but just a little.