It really does happen

Saturday 3-11-17 the $70 nooner at Pearl River Resort Philadelphia, MS. Prize pool is around $2200.

Fourteen players left and blinds are 100/300/600. Everyone folds to me (sb) and I go all in for 5300 with garbage and of course bb instacalls with K 10. I get up to leave after losing hand but am tossed one grey chip back ($100) which is enough for the ante.

All in with J3 vs KJ vs A10...board comes 3-junk junk 3 junk so now I'm at $700.

Next hand all in again 96 OS with three callers. Board comes 9 junk junk 6 junk. So now roughly at 3500 and no way in hell I'm folding next hand cause im riding this heater out.

Next hand all in again with K5 with 2 callers and i forget what they have but i was definitely behind. Flop is junk junk junk K junk and I scoop this pot! Now I'm sitting on roughly 12k in three hands.

Fold next hand.. fold again.. now I'm in bb and have AK suited and get a raise from UTG +1 for 2k. I tank for a sec then push all in and get insta called by QQ. Flop comes junk junk junk A junk. Holy shit I doubled through again for around 27k and am now chip leader! In one orbit went from one grey chip to tourney leader ha.

We grind down to 5 players and chop it up for ~400 each as the 5pm $125 starts in a few minutes and a few players---myself included-- needed a bite to eat.

In summary I've played for 25 years and never have personally seen this occur only read about. However I can now tell you--without a shadow of a doubt-- you truly only need a chip and a chair

 

Awesome. I can not imagine the blood and adrenaline pumping through your system.

 

Congratulations!!! and +1 on what nostresshere said!

 

Nice job, getting lucky once in a while is certainly part of the equation, sounds like you played solid and the luck fell into place at the right time

 

Amazing run

 

...and you don't really need the chair!!

 

Good story, always nice to be lucky right.