Nice!! Good luck bro.... triple up and then hit the gas
The following story is 100% true.
125-130 players left, payout at 952. Payout for 99 players is 1071 so goes up pretty slow. Hero ready to make his moves, plus will make it home in time for dinner if busted at this moment. Hero has just joined the table and has 34bb with 170k stack, just under 200k average. Villain has monster stack with 800k. Ante 1000, Blinds 2500/5000.
Hand 1:
Hero has A7dd in CO. Folds around to V in HJ who raises to 18000. Hero calls. Folds around to button who flat calls.
Flop 10 5 4 two clubs. BB checks, V leads off 18000. Hero senses weakness and bumps it to 55k. BB folds. V raises to 300k (hero easily all-in if calls). Hero knows he will regret this, convinced V doesn't have a hand, calls the all-in and flips over Ace high. V flips over J8 clubs...hero is ahead! Crowd goes wild. No clubs on turn and river and hero has doubled up to a great stack. Many complements to Hero
Hand 2:
Very next hand. Hero now at 360k sees 78ss in HJ. Folds around to V, still a huge stack at 600k makes it 17000 this time. Hero calls. Folds to BB who calls.
Flop 775cc. BB checks. V leads off 18000. Hero makes it 55000. BB folds, V 3-bets to 125000. Hero all-in 360k, V flat calls and flips over pocket 5s. The turn and river are no help to Hero, who goes home 124th w $952. Dinner was great.