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 No cruise for me...Hand analysis, pls, mkpoker, 12. Aug 2003 21:39 | ||
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| It was a valliant effort, but I busted out of the PP Super Satellite around 250th (of 370) tonight, just 244 places short of what I needed for a seat on the cruise. This was a limit HE tourney ($175 buy in, which I won through a satellite.) I had been playing up and down for about 2 hours, with an average stack, when I pretty much lost it all on two hands. I'd like opinions on how I played these hands. Table was playing pretty loose and aggressive (which was a bit suprising--I would have expected much tighter play). HAND 1: Blinds are 25/50. I have T1000 chips, which is about average. I'm in SB, dealt QhTh. 3 Limpers to me, I call from SB. BB checks. Flop comes 7c, 2h, Ts, giving me top pair with the Q kicker. I'm fairly confident someone will bet, so I go for a check raise. Sure enough, the 1st two callers check, 3rd bets, I raise. BB calls the raise as does the original better--others fold. Turn is 8h, giving me a flush draw to go with top pair. I bet and get one caller (the same player who bet into me on the flop). Only other player folds. River comes 6s. I bet. Opponent raises. I call. Opponent turns over 9s8s, for the winning straight. My analysis in retrospect: Probably should have checked the river given the obvious straight draw; would've saved T100. But other than that, no errors. Agree? HAND 2: About 7 hands later, I'm the short stack with only T500. Blinds are still 25/50. In early position, I'm dealt AKo. Two limpers. I raise. I am re-raised (by a big stack) and 5 players (5!) call. Flop comes 3h, Ac, Tc. I've got top pair and top kicker, though there's a flush draw on the board. UTG, I bet. The original re-reraiser raises. I call as does another player on the button. Turn comes 6h, putting a second flush draw on the board. Again I bet. Again I'm raised by the same opponent. Button folds. I call, which puts me all in. River is 3d. Opponent turns over TT (for a set of TTT), which beats my aces-up. My Analysis in Retrospect: I'm unsure. My opponents super-aggressive betting could have indicated aces up or a set. But I was short-stacked and didn't feel I could exit a huge pot with just a few chips to my name. Figured I had to make a stand ,and this was as good an opportunity as any. Thoughts? | ||
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| Re: No cruise for me...Hand analysis, pls, Schuster, 13. Aug 2003 00:19 | ||
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| Comments are spliced within. > HAND 1: > > Blinds are 25/50. I have T1000 chips, which is about average. I'm in SB, > dealt QhTh. 3 Limpers to me, I call from SB. BB checks. > > Flop comes 7c, 2h, Ts, giving me top pair with the Q kicker. I'm fairly > confident someone will bet, so I go for a check raise. Sure enough, the 1st two > callers check, 3rd bets, I raise. BB calls the raise as does the original > better--others fold. Lee: I don't like a check raise here. Any ace, king, or jack that comes off will kill you, you don't want to risk giving a free card to anyone. Also, while your queen kicker may look strong, if you get played with by someone else, KTs and AT, suited or off are both reasonable limping hands. I would bet out to see where I stand. > Turn is 8h, giving me a flush draw to go with top pair. I > bet and get one caller (the same player who bet into me on the flop). Only > other player folds. > > River comes 6s. I bet. Opponent raises. I call. Opponent turns over 9s8s, > for the winning straight. Lee: When you check raised the flop, you're announcing that you have a pair of tens or better. No one will call you here unless they have you beaten. I think check and call was the way to go. > HAND 2: About 7 hands later, I'm the short stack with only T500. Blinds are > still 25/50. In early position, I'm dealt AKo. Two limpers. I raise. I am > re-raised (by a big stack) and 5 players (5!) call. Flop comes 3h, Ac, Tc. > I've got top pair and top kicker, though there's a flush draw on the board. > UTG, I bet. The original re-reraiser raises. I call as does another player on > the button. > > Turn comes 6h, putting a second flush draw on the board. Again I bet. Again > I'm raised by the same opponent. Button folds. I call, which puts me all in. > River is 3d. > > Opponent turns over TT (for a set of TTT), which beats my aces-up. I'm not sure there was a lot you could do to get away from this hand. If you get a flop like this with a hand like this when you're the shortstack, by the time you know you're beaten, you're already all in. It happens. Next time though, mk! Lee | ||
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