MTT Results

I spend a lot of time playing multi-table tournaments this weekend, with mixed results.

My first foray into multi-table tournaments was a good one. I played the Million Dollar Guaranteed qualifier. Basically it is a super satellite where the top n players get free entry into a bigger tournament. So in a field of 440 people with a $10 + $1 entry fee, the top eight people would be guaranteed seats into the Party Poker Million Dollar Guaranteed tournament. I made it to the final table, and when everyone was guaranteed seats, they just starting messing around and going all-in since it didn't matter anymore. It was a strange contrast to the intense poker playing just seconds before the bubble burst. Still shaken to be there, I played my normal game as they knocked each other out, and I came in second. But I guess it's simply fair to say 'I made the final table' as none of the play was sensible after that.

So now I have a seat in the tournament taking place in late October valued at $650 or so. I could cash that out or just play. I'd rather play. I think I have a reasonable chance of hitting the money and winning the $650, plus the chance to win much much more if I make it even a few places up in the money. So I've been practising my multi-table tournament play as much as possible so that maybe I can get a piece of the million dollars.

In the meantime, I played a $32 Sit-n-Go qualifier for the Party Poker Million IV tournament semi-finals. Basically there's a Party Poker Million tournament every year on a cruise, and the entry fee is around $10,000 with $6,000,000 of prizes for next year. It's broadcast yearly on the World Poker Tour, and so not only do you have the chance to win big, but get on TV too! I won the qualifier which gives me the entry into the semi-finals. The semi-finals will award seats to people to go on the cruise and play in the Part Poker Million IV. So that would be cool, to be on TV. :)