PokerStars Blogger Tourney - 21st!?!
Un-freaking-real.
Well, maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise, what with me being a Professional Poker Player™ and all, but as you all may know, big multi-table tourneys are not really my thing. The Inaugural PokerStars Blogger tourney was indeed a big ‘ol MTT, 1473 people were entered in this freeroll.
And I placed 21st.
21st!!
WTF? Are the poker gods taunting me?
I don’t really have any notes because I didn’t really plan on lasting long. I know I was never below the T2K starting amount though as I won the first hand I was involved in. For a while I was holding strong mid-pack. The chat room was full of people falling quickly. Near the end of the 2nd break I made a huge double up and jumped to 6th place. Soon thereafter the blinds started escalating and I hit a run of very cold cards.
We come back from break and the blinds are killing me. I make one steal and just get the blinds. I then get 33 in EP and push, but it’s not even a 3xBB raise, so the BB calls with an ace, which he catches (of course) and I don’t improve.
So now my biggest quandry is how to synch up my normal iPod and my new iPod nano to my one iTunes. That’s right, finishing 21st won me a 4GB iPod nano.
w00t! I play g00t! 
Thanks go to my new favorite poker site, Poker Stars. They are the best. Everrytbody should play there right now. Seriously though, thanks to Otis, Ryan and whoever else was involved in this incredible freeroll. Great job! Plus, they do rock in general.
Thanks everybody for the railbirding and encouragment in the chat room. Thanks to Mrs. H and Nemi for waving the dead chickens.
October 23rd, 2005 at 11:15 pm
Congrats on the victory.
October 24th, 2005 at 12:00 am
Yeah, started out right next to you and finished 108. No fricken Tshirt or Hat.
I really wanted a beenie.
george
October 24th, 2005 at 1:25 am
Thats an awesome prize. I wish I played in the tourney. I really liked the prizes and it seemed like a fun group of players at poker stars.
October 24th, 2005 at 2:17 am
COngrats Chirs!! You were shortstacked for a long time, but you hung on! YOu go PPP (tm)!!!
October 24th, 2005 at 6:47 am
Nice work, Chris! You deserve it!
October 24th, 2005 at 7:10 am
[...] Reading through the morning’s blogs, I notice that there are actually quite a few p-blogers who placeed ITM in the tournament. Notably, Chris got a nano. [...]
October 24th, 2005 at 7:40 am
My comment would be fraught with congrats and excalmation points, but such a finish is old hat from a PPP like yourself
Well done, sir!
October 24th, 2005 at 7:48 am
I played in tourney. The first hour we played with ghosts and one maniac who kept going all in who I took out with AQ to double and stole blinds for another hour. Then it seemed like a sliderfest the rest of way on. Finishing 21st is still a great feat (finished 330 something)... enjoy your IPOD!!!!!
October 24th, 2005 at 8:21 am
Nice job Chris! I was out in 235th with a classic donkey move.
Enjoy the Ipod synching process.
When’s the next poker blogger tourney, I wonder?
October 24th, 2005 at 8:27 am
Minnesota represents! Nice job Chris!
October 24th, 2005 at 8:37 am
I knew you could do it!
Next up: 2006 WSOP Main Event final table
October 24th, 2005 at 12:27 pm
You played great man. It looked bleak for you for a bit but being the consummate PRO POKER PLAYER that you are you handled it with ease. I got lucky and made the XBOX round
and wont have to worry about sync issues just paying for friggin games
October 24th, 2005 at 1:51 pm
Congratulations! Much better than my 365 placing.
October 24th, 2005 at 2:27 pm
a job well done chris! you are a true professional!!!!! congrats again!
October 25th, 2005 at 11:54 am
Congrats..way to go,,,,stocking up on more dead chickens!!