tourney brag - biggest comeback of all time?
 

wondering what the biggest comeback is, i.e. more specifically, the lowest amount of chips someone is at who then goes on to win.

This was on WPEX. With 20 people left (about 130 to start, 18 places paid) I get all in AK vs AQ and lose, and am left with 153 chips.

Through a series of lucky double-ups (and still a lot of ups and downs from that point on) and blind steals, I go on to win the tournament for a cool 1900.

Just the fact that I had 153 chips and then had like 7000 on the bubble was mind-boggling enough to me, let alone the final table...and then to win, well, that was something.

Re: tourney brag - biggest comeback of all time?
 

Umm back in 2005 on party I had 200 chips left (SS was 1000 back then?) 20+2 buy-in 1000 players. I ended up winning.

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what were blinds when u had 153?

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bill edler had like 2k left at 5k-10k and came back to win the most recent wpt gulf coast championship

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chip and a chair boys isnt it magical

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Back in party days, I had the sickest comeback ever. This made entirely possible by people folding preflop getting > 50:1 odds to call my all-in.

$22 2-table, 20 players. With 18 left I don't remember exactly what happened (maybe I got it in with like TPTK against an overpair or something to that effect), but from the starting stack of 2000, I was down to 92 chips. That's right, 92. Blinds were 25/50. I came back to win.

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Along those lines,

I was playing a guy in a heads up SnG and got him down to 1 chip. I then doubled him up 9 hands in a row aipf to get him up to 512, and then sucked out on him hardcore to take him out. He almost had the greatest comeback of all time.

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22r at stars.. 85 left. i lose kk to qq and am down to 1 ante. i got knocked out the next hand.

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i once had on Spicy Nacho dorito chip left, i traded it to some fat degen for 1 tourney chip when know one was looking and went on to win. [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

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Along those lines,

I was playing a guy in a heads up SnG and got him down to 1 chip. I then doubled him up 9 hands in a row aipf to get him up to 512, and then sucked out on him hardcore to take him out. He almost had the greatest comeback of all time.

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if he was down to 1 and ran it up to 512 u doubled him up 10 times [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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There is a HH/video where bigjoe is down to 15 chips at 100/200/25 in a 1k SNG with like 5 or 6 people left and he ends up winning it.

There is also the semi-apocryphal story of Jack Straus

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Along those lines,

I was playing a guy in a heads up SnG and got him down to 1 chip. I then doubled him up 9 hands in a row aipf to get him up to 512, and then sucked out on him hardcore to take him out. He almost had the greatest comeback of all time.

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if he was down to 1 and ran it up to 512 u doubled him up 10 times [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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no

Re: tourney brag - biggest comeback of all time?
 

2^9 = 512

-->yes

edit: DO THE MATH, MORAN!!!

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this is mine:


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Full Tilt Poker Game #2783297122: 300 FTP Sat to $500K Satellite (21224138), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 5:31:59 ET - 2007/06/27
Seat 2: 22noiz22 (2,610)
Seat 4: supernick24 (10)
Seat 7: jnjnlee86 (10,880)
jnjnlee86 posts the small blind of 50
22noiz22 posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to supernick24 [4d Ad]
supernick24 calls 10, and is all in
22noiz22: hahaha
jnjnlee86 raises to 400
22noiz22 folds
jnjnlee86 shows [3d As]
supernick24 shows [4d Ad]
Uncalled bet of 300 returned to jnjnlee86
*** FLOP *** [7c 6s 8h]
*** TURN *** [7c 6s 8h] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [7c 6s 8h Kh] [5h]
jnjnlee86 wins the side pot (180)
jnjnlee86 shows Ace King high
supernick24 shows a straight, Eight high
supernick24 wins the main pot (30) with a straight, Eight high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 210 Main pot 30. Side pot 180. | Rake 0
Board: [7c 6s 8h Kh 5h]
Seat 2: 22noiz22 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: supernick24 (button) showed [4d Ad] and won (30) with a straight, Eight high
Seat 7: jnjnlee86 (small blind) showed [3d As] and won (180) with Ace King high


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Full Tilt Poker Game #2783310843: 300 FTP Sat to $500K Satellite (21224138), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 5:36:43 ET - 2007/06/27
Seat 4: supernick24 (7,400)
Seat 7: jnjnlee86 (6,100)
supernick24 posts the small blind of 60
jnjnlee86 posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to supernick24 [Ac 6h]
supernick24: weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
supernick24 raises to 7,400, and is all in
jnjnlee86 calls 5,980, and is all in
supernick24 shows [Ac 6h]
jnjnlee86 shows [Qd 3d]
Uncalled bet of 1,300 returned to supernick24
*** FLOP *** [Ks 8c Kc]
*** TURN *** [Ks 8c Kc] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 8c Kc 9c] [Jc]
supernick24 shows a flush, Ace high
jnjnlee86 shows a pair of Kings
supernick24 wins the pot (12,200) with a flush, Ace high
jnjnlee86 stands up
supernick24 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12,200 | Rake 0
Board: [Ks 8c Kc 9c Jc]
Seat 4: supernick24 (small blind) showed [Ac 6h] and won (12,200) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 7: jnjnlee86 (big blind) showed [Qd 3d] and lost with a pair of Kings

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what were blinds when u had 153?

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i think it was 300/600 + an ante...not completely sure, but it was something around that. Total chips in play in the tourney were about 200k i think

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2^9 = 512

-->yes

edit: DO THE MATH, MORAN!!!

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Am I being leveled here? You know that 512=2^9 but you still think it takes 10 double ups?

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2^9 = 512

-->yes

edit: DO THE MATH, MORAN!!!

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Am I being leveled here? You know that 512=2^9 but you still think it takes 10 double ups?

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yes, since he didnt have 2 chips to begin with

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22r at stars.. 85 left. i lose kk to qq and am down to 1 ante. i got knocked out the next hand.

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I think you're doing it wrong..

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2^9 = 512

-->yes

edit: DO THE MATH, MORAN!!!

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Am I being leveled here? You know that 512=2^9 but you still think it takes 10 double ups?

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yes, since he didnt have 2 chips to begin with

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lol

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22r at stars.. 85 left. i lose kk to qq and am down to 1 ante. i got knocked out the next hand.

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I think you're doing it wrong..

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bill edler just won a wpt event when he had 2k chips left with 1k antes

you lose

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2^9 = 512

-->yes

edit: DO THE MATH, MORAN!!!

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Am I being leveled here? You know that 512=2^9 but you still think it takes 10 double ups?

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yes, since he didnt have 2 chips to begin with

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Please answer these two questions and then think about your answer:

(1) How many double ups does it take to get from 1 chip to 2 chips?

(2) 2^1 = ?

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oops guess i suck

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i know i got down to less than 1SB in the cash of a 770 man tourney, i think the BB was like 300 and i had 120, and ended up winning.

Re: tourney brag - biggest comeback of all time?
 

how about ~1/6 of a small blind to come back to win?

*********** # 106 **************
FullTiltPoker Game #3575011329: $1 Million Guarantee Satellite (27279763), Table 5 - 1200/2400 Ante 300 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:37:13 ET - 2007/09/15

Seat 1: 2Elusive (215)
Seat 2: hairdryer01 (30,360)
Seat 3: ctddan8 (24,015)
Seat 5: Ayiz1110 (12,990)
Seat 6: Juvamine (29,785)
Seat 7: tomboy1936 (19,753)
Seat 8: ONLY1OUT (21,860)
Seat 9: Mehamachine (32,522)
2Elusive antes 215, and is all in
hairdryer01 antes 300
ctddan8 antes 300
Ayiz1110 antes 300
Juvamine antes 300
tomboy1936 antes 300
ONLY1OUT antes 300
Mehamachine antes 300
ONLY1OUT posts the small blind of 1,200
Mehamachine posts the big blind of 2,400
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 2Elusive [Ac 2h]
hairdryer01 folds
ctddan8 raises to 4,800
Ayiz1110 folds
Juvamine folds
tomboy1936 folds
ONLY1OUT raises to 21,560, and is all in
Mehamachine has 15 seconds left to act
Mehamachine folds
ctddan8 folds
ONLY1OUT shows [Ks Ad]
2Elusive shows [Ac 2h]
Uncalled bet of 16,760 returned to ONLY1OUT
*** FLOP *** [Th 6c 3c]
*** TURN *** [Th 6c 3c] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [Th 6c 3c 8h] [2d]
ONLY1OUT wins the side pot (12,595)
ONLY1OUT shows Ace King high
2Elusive shows a pair of Twos
2Elusive wins the main pot (1,720) with a pair of Twos
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14,315 Main pot 1,720. Side pot 12,595. | Rake 0
Board: [Th 6c 3c 8h 2d]
Seat 1: 2Elusive showed [Ac 2h] and won (1,720) with a pair of Twos
Seat 2: hairdryer01 folded before the Flop
Seat 3: ctddan8 folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Ayiz1110 folded before the Flop
Seat 6: Juvamine folded before the Flop
Seat 7: tomboy1936 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: ONLY1OUT (small blind) showed [Ks Ad] and won (12,595) with Ace King high
Seat 9: Mehamachine (big blind) folded before the Flop



~~~~~TO~~~~~~



*********** # 160 **************
FullTiltPoker Game #3575191607: $1 Million Guarantee Satellite (27279763), Table 5 - 2500/5000 Ante 600 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:55:57 ET - 2007/09/15

Seat 1: 2Elusive (135,120)
Seat 6: Juvamine (36,380)
2Elusive antes 600
Juvamine antes 600
2Elusive posts the small blind of 2,500
Juvamine posts the big blind of 5,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 2Elusive [Ad 5c]
2Elusive raises to 134,520, and is all in
Juvamine calls 30,780, and is all in
2Elusive shows [Ad 5c]
Juvamine shows [9s 9c]
Uncalled bet of 98,740 returned to 2Elusive
*** FLOP *** [Jh Ac Js]
*** TURN *** [Jh Ac Js] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [Jh Ac Js Qs] [2h]
2Elusive shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
Juvamine shows two pair, Jacks and Nines
2Elusive wins the pot (72,760) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 72,760 | Rake 0
Board: [Jh Ac Js Qs 2h]
Seat 1: 2Elusive (small blind) showed [Ad 5c] and won (72,760) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 6: Juvamine (big blind) showed [9s 9c] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Nines