08 Casino Arizona State Poker Championship and Qualifying Shootouts:

[that_pope]

I'm out.  I got AA and QQ early, raised and got no callers.  This just kept me even with the blinds for a couple orbits but then as we approached the bubble I didn't get any hand better than K8 and got blinded out for a while.  I ended up finishing 64th, good for $2254.  Funny to think that's better than 11th place got last year.

Congrats on the cash, I know you needed it!  How does the remaining field look?  Lots of high limit players, or tourney regulars, or no names?

[CrazyLond]

Thanks man, it was a huge confidence boost for me and the money wasn't bad either.  I didn't really look around at the other tables too much but I did notice quite a few tourney regs still in it.  Other than that, it seemed people I didn't recognize.  However, I wouldn't recognize some of the high limit players since I don't usually play with them.

[Aack Thbbbt]

At 4:45 there were 18 left, also heard the guy that got the boot was a 10-150 player named Adam...

[Aack Thbbbt]

As posted on the tourney board...

Winner :     Conrad Granath  219,554.00
2nd place    William Bright     109,050.00
3rd place    Mark Hurlman     65,430.00
4th place    Tom Weisner       42,166.00

[that_pope]

Thanks, I haven't made it into the room yet, and I have no clue who won, so thanks.  None of those names look familiar, but here I come google!

Here is a results page as well...http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/result20381.htm

[CrazyLond]

Tom Weisner is a tournament regular at CAZ who was at my table when I busted.  Someone said Mark Hurlman is internet player Quasifiction (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthread.php?t=273227&page=2) who is a SNG stud on pokerstars.

[Aack Thbbbt]

From the Casino Arizona website:

Conrad David Granath    Arizona State Champion

Prize: $217,000, trophy and ring

William Bright    Second Place

Prize: $109,000 and trophy

Mark Hirleman    Third Place

Prize: $65,430 and trophy

[Aack Thbbbt]

I heard as well that there was a 3 MILLION dollar all in bluff by William,  David called and that was it....

[dqrinx]

Was looking to see results of this tourney and found this cool website! It taken me 3 days to get over being knocked out.  Finished in the 40's for $3053.  Took a few tough beats had around 300k with around 60 people left.  I've been around long enough to keep the bad beat stories to myself though!

[CrazyLond]

Welcome to the forum.  That's pretty rough but congrats on the cash anyway.