In what was an absolutely wild Saturday, I walked away with the top prize in the Scorum Poker 1,000 SCR Freeroll! I wish I could say it was all skill, but as you will see below, I credit the majority of my victory to pure dumb luck!
There were 49 players who came out for the game, which I believe is a new record. We have new players signing up daily with new games being introduced and great community members hosting freerolls.
This was the second 1,000 SCR Freeroll, and one I surely won't forget anytime soon. Here's a look at the action and how I was able to win 400 SCR.
The Action
After a lot of aggressive play coming from @philosophist, I was reasonably sure that my 10 10 was ahead after the second jack appeared on the board. Philosophist went all-in, and I called, only to see that I was way behind. There were only two cards in the entire deck that could save me, and one of them came, giving me a decent stack of just under 13,000 chips.
I was able to win another big pot off of my friend Tadas. The hand would've been a split pot if not for the 8 on the river, which gave me the full house.
In a very interesting hand, I flopped a set of 7's, but feared a player may have flopped a flush. I was able to call a small bet on the flop and a larger (5,000 chip) bet after the turn to see one more card. The 9 coming on the river gave me a full house, and I knew I was safe at this point. Sorry @girolamom!
Finally a hand that I was ahead every step of the way. At the final table I picked up a pair of aces, which held up against @thehive's pocket 5's. I now had a decent chip stack to work with, but my work wasn't done yet.
It got down to crunch time and as my stack dwindled I needed to make a big move. I went all-in and my A2 held against Chops' QJ. Still alive!
After raising all-in against Phoenix several times, she warned me that she will have a monster hand sometime soon. That happened as I had 88 to her pocket 9's. We went in on the flop and a 9-high flop all but ensured her victory. Somehow, I got two cards I needed and ended up with a straight, beating her set of 9's.
Two hands later I raised Phoenix all-in only to realize she once again had me beat with pocket queens. Luck was with me again as I pulled a miracle out of my butt on the river, winning with a full house (nines over sixes).
Chops and I had a great battle heads-up until my pocket 8's took out his 10A. Great game Chops!
I'd like to apologize to the players I got lucky against and thank @tuck-fheman for hosting this great tournament. It was great to see our largest crowd yet and I'm looking forward to more competitive tournaments just like this one.
Top Ten
Congratulations to everyone who played. Here were the top 10 finishers from 10th to 1st:
@Hassan
@Btb
@Tuck-Fheman
@Thehive
@Futuremind
@Bethalea
@Thebull
@Phoenix/Ancapbarbie
@Chops316
@Mikey
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