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Yesterday PokerStars smashed the previous World Record of the biggest tournament organized.
The previous record was 35000 people, where people had to pay an $11 buy-in to join.
The new record set yesterday had a smashing 65000 people in the tournament. You could join for a buy-in fee of $1, that’s it. Or you could play in a freeroll satellite tournament to get in for free.

I managed to do just that.  I a satellite where 25000 people registered, they awarded 1000 tickets to the World Record attempt. So all you had to do is beat 24000 others, simple as that
Well at the beginning I had 2 bad beats when I got rivered against a straight and a higher pair, but after that I managed to crawl back into the lead slowly. With the blinds getting higher every 3 minutes, I had to push myself all in a couple of times to get some needed chips. But I was wisely enough to only do it when I thought I had a 80% chance of winning the pot. I won my all-in times 100%.
As we got closer and closer to the last 1000, I stopped taking some risks I did take before. Others did the same, at the time I got pocket Aces, I raised to 4 times the big blind, to see everybody folding. I did win the pot, but it wasn’t that much.
Not that long after I ended up in the first 1000 and won my ticket to PokerStars World Record attempt.

So yesterday I started playing against 64999 others hoping to end up high. There was $130000 to be divided over 16250 players. $13000 was for the winner! The smallest price was $2.
After 5 minutes of playing (started out with 2000 chips), I got the big blind and holding 910. With another 2 10’s on the flop I made trips and made a big raise. One guy followed. On the turn I made another big bet, just leaving me 600 chips, to see what he would do. Again he called, leaving him just 100 chips. I went all-in on the river, and saw my trips beaten with a straight he made on the river. Damn I hate those river players! With only 500 chips left, my chances for ending up high where very small. But after 30 minutes of playing I did manage to hang on, but still with a small amount of chips.
One time I went all-in and won, but another player who had lesser chips than me won from me, so in total I just won 100 chips more than what I’ve put into the pot.

After1 hour, the first break came up, I was still in play, but in the last 1000 places of the 40000 people left. Just a few hands after the break, I got pocket 8’s, and made raise. I got re-raised to an all-in, so I called. 88 against AK. With a king on the flop I needed a 3rd 8 to stay in the tournament, but I knew my chance of cashing big was over. The turn gave me nothing and the river dropped me out.
Too bad, If I hadn’t got rivered early in the game, I think I could had a better chance in finishing high.

Anyway, congratulations to PokerStars for the new record, I’m proud I was one of the people that attended the event.

Did you play in the tournament? Won any money? Do you also think they should organize another attempt in a few months?

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