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• Kashuskay -

  

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  January 9, 2010 12:54:16 PM EST

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  I really wanted to win this one (don't we all) but seriously I came into this tournament with the mindset that I would really play some good poker and it turned out that I did have my "A" game going today.  Unfortunately I didn't have a lot of premium hands but won a lot of chips when I did get my money in with the best,  making some very good calls to pick off bluffs and a lot of preflop pots with raises and  reraises (many times with junk) putting pressure on guys who folded like tents.
  
  My downfall was losing an 800K pot 4 handed when I called off 80 percent of my chips w AJo on my raise and reraise allin.  I ran into pocket 9s and they held up.  The guy I called was very very aggressive and he had a huge range so in hindsight I'm not devastated as I gave myself a very good chance to win the tournament but couldn't find that Ace or Jack which seem to always hit the board at FT, well at least the Aces do.
  
  Still am pleased and the 400.00 is a nice boost to my depleted bankroll.
  
  Tournament started with 1416 players.
  
  
  Kash
  
  
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  Full Tilt Poker Tournament #121714158 Bronze $10,000 Freeroll NL Hold'em
  Buy-In: $0.00
  1416 players 
  Total Prize Pool: $10000.00
  Start Date: January 9  3:15 PM ET
  
  Dear Kashuskay,
  
  You finished the tournament in 4th place.
  There has been $400.00 added to your account.
  
  Congratulations!
  Thank you for participating.
  
  
• Joe Triskett

  

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  January 9, 2010 1:45:09 PM EST

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  Congrats Kash,
  
  Good job!
  
  
• Anthony Martino

  

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  January 9, 2010 4:19:22 PM EST

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  Awesome Kash, amazing job!
• Shawn Ewer

  
   

  January 9, 2010 6:30:17 PM EST

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  WTG 4 bills for nothing invested is a very nice ROI
• Daniel K

  
   

  January 9, 2010 6:56:51 PM EST

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  holy shit dude... VERY FUCKING NICE
• Tim Klingenberg

  
   

  January 9, 2010 7:43:22 PM EST

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  Way to go man! It's a sweet deal to turn a freeroll into nice payday, especially an Ironman. These aren't your average freeroll as these players have a bunch of experience too which makes this even nicer!
  
• Rob Maxwell

  
   

  January 9, 2010 10:42:08 PM EST

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  Great job Kash! BR boosters always help! Did you have some tough tables?
• Ken Furem

  

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  January 9, 2010 10:59:30 PM EST

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  Nice one Kash, but I'm never surprised when you do well.
• Kashuskay -

  

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  January 10, 2010 7:02:46 AM EST

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  ribbybruno wrote...

  Great job Kash! BR boosters always help! Did you have some tough tables?

  I consider every table tough in this freeroll which as Donknfishies already mentioned isn't your standard freeroll.  Yes, in the early going there is definately some bad play as a lot of the players have better things to do I guess and want a quick double up or move on because it doesn't cost them anything to bust out.  There are also a lot of sitters in the early going for some reason.  It's amazing really as this is free money in my opinion and I bet I cash over 80 percent of the time I play them.
  
  However, once the sitters are gone,  the real playing begins and by the second break most of the players left are fairly decent.  All players are very experienced ( you have to play a lot to get in) but not necessarily 'good'.  The aggression factor is quite high and you need to just watch the tendencies of your opponents and stay focused. 
  
  I am always looking for an edge. I'm always looking for an opportunity of taking pots away, re-raising, sqeezing etc.
  
  As for your question Ribby,  at the final table it got harder as most of the players were aggressive and it was difficult putting them on specific hands so I guess that was the toughest table.
  
  
  Kash
  
  
  p.s.   Thanks everyone