My Zero to Hero Thread

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This is a big step to routinely deposit enough to get to a big lot, believing I can stay alive or, possibly win money. I agree that $15.00 buy-ins aren't my budget if we're talking about MTT, however I intend to be a HU specialist.

Thanks every1 for congratulating me on my run and giving me encouragement!!! Ship those funds!!!

P.S. Misclicking or being overzealous in general isn't a admirable quality in poker so I now realize that the rematch WAS a loss.

Won the $3.50 USD this way:

*********** # 26 **************
PokerStars Hand #91557076667: Tournament #665886735, €3.29+€0.21 EUR Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2012/12/30 14:47:46 ET
Table '665886735 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: demon7400 (1714 in chips)
Seat 2: IlmariRuth (1286 in chips)
IlmariRuth: posts small blind 15
demon7400: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IlmariRuth [Ad Kc]
IlmariRuth: calls 15
demon7400: raises 45 to 75
IlmariRuth: raises 1211 to 1286 and is all-in
demon7400: calls 1211
*** FLOP *** [Jd 7d Qd]
*** TURN *** [Jd 7d Qd] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 7d Qd Tc] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
demon7400: shows [Qc Qh] (three of a kind, Queens)
IlmariRuth: shows [Ad Kc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
IlmariRuth collected 2572 from pot

No matter what unless they have 0 chips left, they're not beat (36 hands later):

*********** # 62 **************
PokerStars Hand #91557640677: Tournament #665886735, €3.29+€0.21 EUR Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (20/40) - 2012/12/30 14:57:33 ET
Table '665886735 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: demon7400 (308 in chips)
Seat 2: IlmariRuth (2692 in chips)
IlmariRuth: posts small blind 20
demon7400: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to IlmariRuth [Qc Qh]
IlmariRuth: calls 20
demon7400: checks
*** FLOP *** [8c 3c Jd]
demon7400: checks
IlmariRuth: bets 40
demon7400: raises 228 to 268 and is all-in
IlmariRuth: calls 228
*** TURN *** [8c 3c Jd] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [8c 3c Jd 5c] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
demon7400: shows [Jc Td] (a pair of Jacks)
IlmariRuth: shows [Qc Qh] (a pair of Queens)
IlmariRuth collected 616 from pot
demon7400 finished the tournament in 2nd place
IlmariRuth wins the tournament and receives €6.58 - congratulations!