Tour 99 $1 + .10 End 1-30 Won Step 1 Ticket 20 Hands Step 0 (Super Turbo)

Payout 1-30 Step 1 Ticket   300 chips, 3 min blinds

Got lucky on the 1st hand when as BB w/Ad 9d I called an all-in open raise from the CO. He had As Ks. Things looked bleak and likely it was going to a quick session. Flop Ac 2c 8c. Neither suit hit so no flushes possible and we both paired our Ace. Turn 4d. One more chance. River 9h. Phew. I win and have 600 chips so can relax a bit in this 300 chip, 3 minute blinds session.

Hand 2 was also a good one. I had Kh Qd s the SB. HJ open limped in w/30, I called & BB checked. Flop 9d Ks Kc. Wow, I have trip K's. Can I get anymore chips out of this? I decide to slow play & check, BB checks and HJ min bets 30. I just call & BB folds. Turn Jh. Again I check and HJ min bets 30, I call. River 9c. I have a FH!! This time I decide to bet the pot of 210 which is also all the chips the HJ has left. He calls showing 9h 6c. He hit a FH too but 9's full of K's. Lucky again and I win.and have 975 chips. I can breathe even easier now, but it's likely I'll still need more chips before it is over.

Hand 7 I have pocket 10's as UTG +1, I open raise 3 BB (120). MP1 raises all-in w/375 chips, HJ w/5 chips calls, as does the BB who is now all-in too, I call.. MP1 shows Qc Jc, HJ shows 6h 5s, and the BB shows As Ks. Flop Qd 5h 9h. Turn Jh. River 2h. MP2 is the big winner w/2 pair, and HJ picks up 25 w/a flush. I'm back down to 600.

I manage to hang on for the rest until we are down to the 30 winners.