So I have some friends that told me about a $10 poker tournament at a bar near me. Averages about 20-25 Players with 1 hour of rebuys.

Went one week, cold decked and knocked out pretty early. Didn't rebuy as the blinds shoot up insanely quickly.

Next week went. Didn't play a single hand for an hour and a half. Finally got a few hands, made them count. Final tabled that one and got 3 handed eventually.
Got AK in bb, sb limp/called my raised. Flop is 245, giving me overs and a gutshot.
He checks, I bet half my remaining stack and he shoves over, I sigh and call. He flips 43s and it holds. I say good game (43s are you serious?! Fold that shit!), take my $45 and run.

This week I played again. Get AQ, raise and get 3betmin preflop, lulz. I flop an A and he shoves, I snap call and he flips over KK. (lulwut?).
Couple hands later I get AA EP.

TLR, I get it in allin with AA 3way and triple up.
(I raise, someone flatcalls, next guy min3bets, couple people flat. Gets back to me and I 4bet a good amount, original 3bettor allins it for just a bit more, some guy flats and I shove over on him and he snapcalls).
AA>TT>T9s. (lolrebuys)

I'm colddecked, bored and way drunk. Everyone around me is dropping like flies. Final table soon and quickly drop to 5handed(ITM). Raise some JJ and lagtard snap allins, and I snapcall right back. My JJ sets up on the flop murdering his AK.

Time passes, raise up my AQ, same lagtard is now shortstacked shoves over, I call unhappily. He flips over AK again, I call for an Q on the flop, and he takes it pretty well when I rake in his chips.

Not really much happened after that. I start lagging it up, whittling away at everyone's blinds. In response everyone tightens up, which just says "Please take my chips, I don't like them". Eventually one shortstack knocks out another, who then gets knocked out by the other remaining player.

We're Heads-up and more or less even now, I kindly offered to chop and he accepted readily. We both took home $120, great night.

Nice story buddy! I'm trying to find more home games around me. Got in contact with an old friend and went to his friends house for a game. He texts me almost everyday to play some cards its pretty good! I played last night and took home $47 (50nl) after 2 or so hours.