Tour 134 $0.30 + .05 End 1-26 17 Actual Hands $1 Main Event Sat

Payout: 1-36 Entry, 37th - $0.60.

I had a strange start in this tournament which is shown by saying "Actual Hands" in the title. I had just finished the Sat $200K DD tournament and noticed a cheap tournament ($0.30  + .05) w/30 winners that had Late Registration and I decided to jump in. I did not notice it was a 300 chip tourney or I might not have joined it. It did have 5 min blinds which turned out to be a blessing. I was dropped at a table and would start when the BB hit me, then dropped to another table before I hit the BB and was put into the same situation. That happened at least one more time. Eighteen hands had gone by before I saw my 1st cards, which is why I say 5 min blinds were a blessing. With only 300 chips you don't want them going up all that quickly, particularly when you get no cards to play. Then, 1st hand I got, I didn't see it and it folded to me, so I had 40 extra chips for the SB and was still even at 300 when the 40/80 blinds passed.

I limped in a couple of hands later on the BTN w/A5s, but didn't hit and was down to 220 chips.

Hand 24. I got lucky. I'm MP w/Ac 4d and 220 chips. Action folds to me and since I have an Ace, even with a weak kicker, I decide to go all-in. HJ w/1599 chips, SB w/1090 chips, & BB w/720 chips all call. I'm not feeling too good at being all-in at this point. Flop Kc 10d 8h. With 3 other players in, I figure one of them must have a K. SB bets 100 & BB calls. Turn 10s. Interesting. SB & BB check. River 10h. Even more interesting. My hand would have trip 10's Kc Ac, but I doubt it can win. Again SB & BB check. They show Qd 9d & Qs Js. Oh my goodness, I do have the BEST HAND!! 880 chips come rolling my way!!! That puts me about mid-way up in the top 37 with somewhere around 50 players still left.

AT that point I decided to coast unless I had a super hand. None came my way. Blinds folded to me at least once and I made it to the finish. Since I'm already in this tournament the $1.10 was added to my Tournament $$$.