Poker Weekend II
I went down to London on saturday with two friends to do the 100 Freezeout at Gutshot. 80 runners , $4,000 Tc and 25 mins blinds. So quite a nice structure. The table i was on didn't look too threatening, people didn't raise much pre flop and I think everyone wanted to get some cheap flops. Anyway, early on I pick up AKos from the Sb blinds $50/$100 I think, there was two limpers I decided to limp on this occasion. I would very often raise with such a strong hand but I didn't mind the two limpers in there, the blinds were small andI would be out of position post flop. Flop falls A K 2. Which is huge for me, I check it as do the rest. (not even a late pos steal!). Turn came 9, I fired out for 500, one caller.River 5. I decided if I bet small he may pay me off, but I don't like this hand getting showndown cheaply, and If I bet alot he may see it as a steal. So I fire out again, for $1300. He passes, I think he was drawing on turn anyway to be honest but a nice pot all same.
Hand 2- KQos I limp in ep, 2 more limpers and flop falls A A J. I didn't fancy betting on this flop and check as do the rest, turn 10. I fire out pot bet, I know someone got an Ace and I want them to pay alot to draw to their boat. One caller, river 5. I decided to check now and here's why- If I bet and he has an Ace he will almost certainly pay me off, but he may come over the top and could hold a full house.Which wont happen if I check, If I check he may think his trips are good and bet, I will call and win. And if he has a full house I will pay him off and will have saved some money not betting myself. Anyway, he took wise option and checked with Ah6h. I won.
Now I am sitting at around $4800. Two limpers and a loose guy raises to $600 pre flop ($75/$150) I am on button and find K K, I decide to raise it, and make it a big re raise ...$2,000. Limpers pass and he moves all in. He done same with A8s against someone earlier but I didn't care and announce call without dwelling too long. He turns over A A :(.And I am out very early on.Aelred busted out around hr and half later short stacked and moving in with A8 running into QQ, and Juan made final table moving all in with Ks7s and called by AQs, he came 7th.
Last night I decided to do the 50 Rebuy at notts, as I often do. I build my stack up during the rebuy with some nhs, JJ , KK and made nice pot with K 10.At end of rebuy I was sitting on $8200 with blinds going to be $100/$200 . They shortly broke our table up and I was getting a little short stacked. I moved all in on my other table from late with hands like A7, AQ and KQ without getting any callers but still am low on chips.They broke my table up again and now we are down to 3 tables. I find A9 in late and move in, no caller. Then I find AhKh, I am in mid ish and make it look like I am gonna pass and announce raise, I raise the pot of $5400 (800/1600) and the guy on button (observant player) moved all in. I call and am well happy to find I am against AJ, Board falls 5 5 4 10 10. And we chop it. Then I find AQos, limper in early and a tight guy moves all in, I am short stacked and AQ is strong hand but I decided it would be bad call and limper calls with K9s saying "ok I gamble with u" , the raiser turns up AK and I would have hit a Q :(.
We are now playing 7 handed on my table and 6/7 on other. And I am playing v agressive, I raise the bb from sb with K 10 and he gives respect flipping up KQos. I steal with J4,AQ,A3,and others.One hand I liked was AKos, I raise it up , the bb called me. I felt like I had the best hand going in on flop, and didnt want a tough decision on flop- I announce all in in the dark pre flop, the caller said ok.Flop hit me fortunately with J 2 A. And he passed.I liked that move cos 1- it can throw them off, 2- he knows hes playing for my whole stack , lets say the board is J 9 3 and he has 77 if we check it down post flop he wins, but with my in the dark move he may opt to pass there.
Then they all pass around to me in sb, I find QQ. I dwell on it for a bit , i notice the guy hasnt played a pot in a while, I announce "call" praying he will raise it and does so , $5600 back on me. I make it look like I am distressed and stare him down before I re raise , and he calls with 4 4. Another nice pot and now I have around $48000 with blinds $1k/$2k.
Final table and I have $55,000. I am in around 4th position, blinds are $2k/$4k. I raise a pot with AJos and take blinds, then I find ATos utg, I passed.My stack is beginning to dwindle, I cant get anything going as there is usually a short stack all in or I lack the courage to raise with complete trash , 23,25,27,38,etc. If I found suited connectors or weak Ks or As Id have raised a bit more but I was completely card dead. Anyway, a few guys die and I find AQos, the chip leader raises. I have $25,000 and his raise has set me in. Blinds $4k/$8k. I decide to make the call and well chuffed when he has KQ, unfortunately a K is first card off and I bust out in 7th. 2nd consecutive 50 final table but I was and am still a little disappointed...Whenever I make a final table I expect to make final 3/4 out of all the tournament stages, the final is usually where I play my best so I am understandably down, 450 quid for 7th isnt bad but 4,000 for 1st - big difference. Eh, another final table is still good for confidence.
Ciso.
Hand 2- KQos I limp in ep, 2 more limpers and flop falls A A J. I didn't fancy betting on this flop and check as do the rest, turn 10. I fire out pot bet, I know someone got an Ace and I want them to pay alot to draw to their boat. One caller, river 5. I decided to check now and here's why- If I bet and he has an Ace he will almost certainly pay me off, but he may come over the top and could hold a full house.Which wont happen if I check, If I check he may think his trips are good and bet, I will call and win. And if he has a full house I will pay him off and will have saved some money not betting myself. Anyway, he took wise option and checked with Ah6h. I won.
Now I am sitting at around $4800. Two limpers and a loose guy raises to $600 pre flop ($75/$150) I am on button and find K K, I decide to raise it, and make it a big re raise ...$2,000. Limpers pass and he moves all in. He done same with A8s against someone earlier but I didn't care and announce call without dwelling too long. He turns over A A :(.And I am out very early on.Aelred busted out around hr and half later short stacked and moving in with A8 running into QQ, and Juan made final table moving all in with Ks7s and called by AQs, he came 7th.
Last night I decided to do the 50 Rebuy at notts, as I often do. I build my stack up during the rebuy with some nhs, JJ , KK and made nice pot with K 10.At end of rebuy I was sitting on $8200 with blinds going to be $100/$200 . They shortly broke our table up and I was getting a little short stacked. I moved all in on my other table from late with hands like A7, AQ and KQ without getting any callers but still am low on chips.They broke my table up again and now we are down to 3 tables. I find A9 in late and move in, no caller. Then I find AhKh, I am in mid ish and make it look like I am gonna pass and announce raise, I raise the pot of $5400 (800/1600) and the guy on button (observant player) moved all in. I call and am well happy to find I am against AJ, Board falls 5 5 4 10 10. And we chop it. Then I find AQos, limper in early and a tight guy moves all in, I am short stacked and AQ is strong hand but I decided it would be bad call and limper calls with K9s saying "ok I gamble with u" , the raiser turns up AK and I would have hit a Q :(.
We are now playing 7 handed on my table and 6/7 on other. And I am playing v agressive, I raise the bb from sb with K 10 and he gives respect flipping up KQos. I steal with J4,AQ,A3,and others.One hand I liked was AKos, I raise it up , the bb called me. I felt like I had the best hand going in on flop, and didnt want a tough decision on flop- I announce all in in the dark pre flop, the caller said ok.Flop hit me fortunately with J 2 A. And he passed.I liked that move cos 1- it can throw them off, 2- he knows hes playing for my whole stack , lets say the board is J 9 3 and he has 77 if we check it down post flop he wins, but with my in the dark move he may opt to pass there.
Then they all pass around to me in sb, I find QQ. I dwell on it for a bit , i notice the guy hasnt played a pot in a while, I announce "call" praying he will raise it and does so , $5600 back on me. I make it look like I am distressed and stare him down before I re raise , and he calls with 4 4. Another nice pot and now I have around $48000 with blinds $1k/$2k.
Final table and I have $55,000. I am in around 4th position, blinds are $2k/$4k. I raise a pot with AJos and take blinds, then I find ATos utg, I passed.My stack is beginning to dwindle, I cant get anything going as there is usually a short stack all in or I lack the courage to raise with complete trash , 23,25,27,38,etc. If I found suited connectors or weak Ks or As Id have raised a bit more but I was completely card dead. Anyway, a few guys die and I find AQos, the chip leader raises. I have $25,000 and his raise has set me in. Blinds $4k/$8k. I decide to make the call and well chuffed when he has KQ, unfortunately a K is first card off and I bust out in 7th. 2nd consecutive 50 final table but I was and am still a little disappointed...Whenever I make a final table I expect to make final 3/4 out of all the tournament stages, the final is usually where I play my best so I am understandably down, 450 quid for 7th isnt bad but 4,000 for 1st - big difference. Eh, another final table is still good for confidence.
Ciso.
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