From $332 to $52,598 in 180 hands
Saturday, May 17th, 2008Not me unfortunately
KingBenno (aka Lord_Opeth on Full Tilt Poker) ran a $332 balance up to $51,598.50 in a small matter of 180 hands. Amazing stuff (not jealous at all!).
He had started off with $1200, and lost some getting down to $332, then the comeback started. Over the course of the next couple of hours, Lord_Opeth levelled up the tables from 10/20 Omaha to 25/50 Omaha and eventually all the way to the dizzy heights of 200/400 Omaha. His balance at the end was $51,598.50, following a session of just 180 hands!
All his coin flips came good, and certain hands just fell well. For example, with his balance at about 11 or 12K he flopped 2 pair Queens and Eights, with his opponent doing the same (also Queens and Eights). All the money went in, but rather than him splitting the pot, he redrew to a better 2 pair (Aces and Queens), spiking an ace on the river.
It was basically a lot of balls, and a good chunk of luck. Well done KingBenno!
