my first poker tournament
On Sunday Pete and I went to Romine's on 27th to play in their weekly tournament. All you have to do to play is buy a $5 gift card which you can then use on their yummy food or drinks. We got there too early so we played pool for an hour before it started. There is a draw so you don't get to sit where you want, and I think there were at least 6 or 7 tables with about 9 people in each table, so at least 50 people were there.
I played pretty conservatively, and took out the nicest guy with a full house. The tournament was very organized, with the tourney director moving people so each table always had an even number of people. Pete got knocked out when I was on my second table, and before I knew it half of the people were done. I won some really big hands, and was just trying to do my best. About 4 hours into play, I made it to the final table. Everyone won a free hour of pool and an extra $600 in chips, and blinds went down for the rest. I hung on until there were 4 of us left. There were 2 guys that were big chip leaders, and me and another that had a decent amount. Around 5:30 I'd pretty much had enough of playing poker, because over 5 hours of serious concentration was just too much. Finally I went all in on a hand and lost, which I was fine with. Since I made 4th place I won a prize (2 bottles of vodka with glasses and a hat) AND I made it to the finals they are having next week. I'm hoping some of my friends will come there next weekend so they can shoot pool and hang while I play. The whole thing is on a point system so I'm not sure how many chips I'll have but I know I got some for making the final table and then for 4th place.
Anyway, it was pretty cool and everyone was super nice. I think the best part was the guy who won asking me, "so Val how long have you been playing poker?" and me replying, "Oh about six months."
The end.
I played pretty conservatively, and took out the nicest guy with a full house. The tournament was very organized, with the tourney director moving people so each table always had an even number of people. Pete got knocked out when I was on my second table, and before I knew it half of the people were done. I won some really big hands, and was just trying to do my best. About 4 hours into play, I made it to the final table. Everyone won a free hour of pool and an extra $600 in chips, and blinds went down for the rest. I hung on until there were 4 of us left. There were 2 guys that were big chip leaders, and me and another that had a decent amount. Around 5:30 I'd pretty much had enough of playing poker, because over 5 hours of serious concentration was just too much. Finally I went all in on a hand and lost, which I was fine with. Since I made 4th place I won a prize (2 bottles of vodka with glasses and a hat) AND I made it to the finals they are having next week. I'm hoping some of my friends will come there next weekend so they can shoot pool and hang while I play. The whole thing is on a point system so I'm not sure how many chips I'll have but I know I got some for making the final table and then for 4th place.
Anyway, it was pretty cool and everyone was super nice. I think the best part was the guy who won asking me, "so Val how long have you been playing poker?" and me replying, "Oh about six months."
The end.