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I know there's a lot of fellow Liquid members who enjoy both StarCraft and poker, so to you I ask a simple question: what is your favorite poker moment? Is it when you win a tournament, when you outplay your opponent, when your aces hold or anything else in between?

Before I let you guys answer, I'll give you my take on this. Like many of you, PokerStars is the go-to poker room if you want to enjoy some games. They're huge, they've got great software and fantastic support, so what more could you want right? Even US players know that, sorry you guys can't enjoy poker on Stars anymore I hope things will change soon.

My favorite moment has got to be winning a tournament. It's not necessarily about amount I win. The thrill of moving up in ranks as your opponents get eliminated one by one is amazing. Stars is known for running tournaments 24/7 and I remember the first one I won when I started. It was actually a Sit & Go tournament, but damn it felt amazing to win it :D

It happened back when I first started playing poker and I remember receiving an email from PokerStars saying I got $10 free in my account. Having never really played before, this was basically a mini Christmas, and boy was I happy! ALMOST as happy as the Nintendo 64 kid.


PokerStars has successfully transferred $10 into your account. Good luck, you'll need it.

There was a catch though: I had to play at least one tournament if I wanted to keep the money. I had no prior experience so I started asking some of my friends for advice - which one should I choose, when is the best time to play it, etc. Eventually I set my eyes on one $1.10 Sit & Go. Just one. I felt that was the right one for me. And I was gonna win the shit out of it.

Armed with the knowledge collected from my poker-playing friends: high cards are good, 7-2 is bad mkay? And raise your aces, because this is how bad beat stories start - "so I limp with aces..." Anyway I sat down and waited for the final countdown. Damn it felt tense.

After about 20 minutes of play I managed to win and it felt amazing! Sure, I only won about $3.50, but I got to keep my $10! Woohoo! I obviously got cocky and thought poker's way too easy so let's play some more. Lost the second Sit & Go, got angry and developed an intense hatred for pocket eights in the process.


Pocket eights. Not even once.

Going back to this blog's topic, I have to say I find it quite strange that I enjoy the thrill of playing (and winning) a tournament yet I try to focus mostly on cash games. I guess it's because of variance and how with tournament poker you can hit huge ups or downs, whereas with cash games it tends to be slightly calmer.

What about you guys? What do you consider to be your favorite poker moment and why?

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