I DID IT!

I DID IT! Oh my god, I won a tournament! I can't believe I made my first four-figure cash! I am soooo stoked. I took this thing down a little after 2:00 a.m. this morning. I was so excited I had to wake my wife up. She thought something was wrong because I was shaking. I told her I won a tournament and cashed for a $1007. I had to get the laptop so I could show her.

The feeling of winning is undescribable. This is the most excited I have been in years. After getting so close two weeks ago and failing this win is sweeter than I could have imagined. I made a few hands early and got paid off on them and then just chipped away until we got deep. It was an amazing run of cards and some big laydowns that got me here. I was never all-in with a chance to be eliminated until we were down to the final four players. I didn' even worry about winning until we got down to the final three. I think that I had more short-handed experience than my opponents which enabled me to beat them. The guy to my right was folding his small blind to me about 40% of the time which is a huge advantage three-handed. When we got down to heads-up I punished my opponent with a very aggressive style. I knew I had him when he kept folding to my raises.

I am so happy. This win will let me play in some bigger games now. I don't have to fold when I get the right odds to call because I have too much of my bankroll on the table. I think I am going to pull out about $400 to pay some bills and treat my wife and son to something special. I have to take my wife out to eat tonight for waking her up. It's ok though, I wanted to anyway. It is our anniversary in a couple days so we need to do something.

Ah well, maybe I can actually play this game after all!
See you at the tables!