Bubble Bust Out Tournament

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BUBBLE BUST OUT
No Limit Hold 'Em Tournament
$12,500.00 Guaranteed FreeRoll Tournament
Bust out "on the bubble" in any Casino Arizona poker Tournament starting January 1, 2008 and instantly qualify for
our year-end $12,500 guaranteed Bubble Bust Out FreeRoll!
Tournament will be held December 20, 2008.

$2,000 in tournament chips
Keno bonus chip player purchases $1.00 keno ticket for 5 consecutive games $5.00 total during 1st three rounds and player receive $1,000 in bonus chips. Players are allowed one keno bonus chip purchase.
(Limited to first 450 entries)

$25.00 Service Fee

Registration begins at 6:00 a.m. on December 20, 2008 with tournament coordinator.
Registration closes at 8:45 a.m.
  Tournament starts at 9:00 a.m.

GUARANTEED PAYOUTS
Paying 40 places
1st $3100       2nd $2100    3rd $1400
4th $900        5th $800      6th $700
7th $500        8th $400      9th $350    10th $250
11th-20th $100.00      21st-40th $50.00

No-Limit Tournament Structure
ROUNDS   BLINDS
20 min     25/50
20 min     50/100
20 min     100/200
20 min     150/300
20 min     200/400
Break        20 min
30 min     300/600
30 min     500/1000
30 min     700/1500
Blinds and limits double

Management reserves the right to modify or cancel this promotion. This tournament does not qualify for points challenge.
Tournament funded player's promotional fund.

[CrazyLond]

I wish this had started already, I just bubbled the morning tourney.

[that_pope]

Haha.  Hate to laugh at your misfortune, but the timing of that is funny...but it is better to bubble 3 times and take a top 3 place the 4th time then get 10th, 9th, 9th, and 7th because you played to cash.

[CrazyLond]

My killer streak continues!  This morning, with 12 players left, I push all-in for 9200 with KK (BB was 1500).  Dude calls me down with a pair of fives and naturally, hits his set right out of the gate.  I guess 12th is better than 11th in some ways so things are looking up.

I hate poker.  I might go back tonight to see if I can bubble the evening tourney also.

[CrazyLond]

Well, went back again.  Won a bit playing some 6/12 omaha, then holdem and played in the evening tournament.  Was doing really well for a while but for some reason I started making some really bad decisions and ended up busting out before the first break.  I generally prefer that to going out on a beat (although the hand I actually was eliminated on was a beat).  At least I can look at the bad plays I made and the reasons I made them and hopefully prevent them from happening next time.

[CrazyLond]

So I took some time off the morning tournaments but went back today.  I finished 13th.  I've now finished in the top 13 in 3 of my last 4 morning tournaments without making the money.

I need to get a punching bag.

[CrazyLond]

This is getting ridiculous.  I just finished 15th.  I've now gotten in the top 15 without making the top 10 in 4 of my last 5 morning tournaments.

I'm trying to figure out what's going on.  Perhaps I somehow am tilting or making mistakes for some reason when we get close to the money?  Maybe it's just bad luck.  It doesn't seem like it's bad play on my part...I just seem to be getting into bad situations lately.

In some respects, I feel good that I'm consistently making it so far but it stings having nothing to show for it.

[CrazyLond]

Well, I'm still trying my hardest to qualify for this thing!  I just finished 12th in the AM tourney.  I'll get there one of these days.

[CrazyLond]

Finally qualified with my 11th place finish this morning.  I am not sure if I'll be in arizona when they have this though.