The good the bad and the lucky
Played several online mtts on stars since i been back home , made 2 finals cashing around $3200 in total coming 7th and 8th in $45k and a $100 rebuy. Playing some good poker at the moment so I decided to back to notts for a day or 2 and play a mtt at the casino.
Done the 20 PLHE rebuy tonight (thought it was 50 NLHE one rebuy). A few hours in a amassed a very sound stack playing tighter then usualy although it was a while before i picked up some nice hands.Here are a few, I pick up JJ in early, I decided to limp. Another limp, and a relatively tight guy but agressive raises in late, I decided to pop it back up and moved all in.He passed, this hand played itself, i knew he may sense weakness so i felt i could take it from him without much contention. JJ isnt a hand I often get cute with , but heres a situation I had chips to get him to pass a legitimate hand and 2 I felt my hand was good.
Later on , I won a few pots with position and also had Q Q and beat 4 6 suited in an allin. Then I picked up QQ again, raised , loose oriental guy called my riase ( 5200) I had 23,000 now, flop came A 3 5, i check , he bet pot ish , I pass but frustrated an Ace flopped obviously. I get moved and lose 18,000 of my 40k stack when i limp with AQ and get punished when sb flopped top 2 with flop of A 8 3. I was committed and made the crying call.
I become agressive and get lucky when my A 6 os riase sets me in vs QQ from sb and i flop an Ace. Then down to last 12ish I raise with JJ , leaving myself 40,000 pot was 130,000 - I realise the guy is tight and decide if i pass i will make the final in dire situation (bb=8k) so i call knowing i will be tournament chip leader, he has K K and i hit quads!!!! What luck, i wasnt too proud to get lucky, but how many times i lose in the same situation - what goes around really does come around.
Final - I am in 1st position with $173,000 . I play solid, dont get too involved and am also card dead, I knock out the sb when my 67 connects on flop of 6 7 J, he had JT. Then shortly after we are 4 handed, I stay clear of the action , being very selective about what pots to play, raising with 22,77, and A6.I knock out Julian Thew when i call his raise from sb with 10 8 suited, flop came K 8 7, i re raised him all in and his 89 couldnt improve.
3 handed, I am with a tight guy and a shark who has pretty much bullied the table, none of us are short stacked and i decided to not get crazy and stay composed.I dont raise much and let the other 2 fight it out, however it is me who knock out the "tight" guy who had suddenly changed to very loose agressive, i set him in after he raised from button, my 99 beat his 5 6 suited, and heads up begins.
We both are even in chips with around $400,000 each give or take $20k.Blinds are 10/20k.first hand i in sb out of pos. I nearly riase with Q 3 suited but realise i out of pos, so i limp. Flop 10 2 3, I check (hoping to chck raise) he checks, turn J, I fire out 30,000 he passes. Then i get A4 on button, he limps, i have position and am comfy seeing flop so i check. Flop 10 8 2, he checks as do i, turn 5 , same again, river 2, he bets 20,000 I make the call confident i have him, he shows J 3 and i win. Next hand I have 49, we check it down and i win with 9 hi. Then I get AJ in bb , i raise after he calls, he calls the extra 40,000. Flop Ad Qd 8d, he checks , i fire out pot bet 120,000 i want to end pot now. But he thinks for ages and calls, turn is 2h, I give it 20 seconds or so of thought before i decide to stick it all in. He announces call quickly with QhJd, and he doesnt river the flush thankfully. And i win a live tourney for the first ever time, 3100 . 2nd would have been 1500, I played my game well tonight - stayed very composed and controlled, ddnt do anything crazy and even had some luck!
Ciso
Done the 20 PLHE rebuy tonight (thought it was 50 NLHE one rebuy). A few hours in a amassed a very sound stack playing tighter then usualy although it was a while before i picked up some nice hands.Here are a few, I pick up JJ in early, I decided to limp. Another limp, and a relatively tight guy but agressive raises in late, I decided to pop it back up and moved all in.He passed, this hand played itself, i knew he may sense weakness so i felt i could take it from him without much contention. JJ isnt a hand I often get cute with , but heres a situation I had chips to get him to pass a legitimate hand and 2 I felt my hand was good.
Later on , I won a few pots with position and also had Q Q and beat 4 6 suited in an allin. Then I picked up QQ again, raised , loose oriental guy called my riase ( 5200) I had 23,000 now, flop came A 3 5, i check , he bet pot ish , I pass but frustrated an Ace flopped obviously. I get moved and lose 18,000 of my 40k stack when i limp with AQ and get punished when sb flopped top 2 with flop of A 8 3. I was committed and made the crying call.
I become agressive and get lucky when my A 6 os riase sets me in vs QQ from sb and i flop an Ace. Then down to last 12ish I raise with JJ , leaving myself 40,000 pot was 130,000 - I realise the guy is tight and decide if i pass i will make the final in dire situation (bb=8k) so i call knowing i will be tournament chip leader, he has K K and i hit quads!!!! What luck, i wasnt too proud to get lucky, but how many times i lose in the same situation - what goes around really does come around.
Final - I am in 1st position with $173,000 . I play solid, dont get too involved and am also card dead, I knock out the sb when my 67 connects on flop of 6 7 J, he had JT. Then shortly after we are 4 handed, I stay clear of the action , being very selective about what pots to play, raising with 22,77, and A6.I knock out Julian Thew when i call his raise from sb with 10 8 suited, flop came K 8 7, i re raised him all in and his 89 couldnt improve.
3 handed, I am with a tight guy and a shark who has pretty much bullied the table, none of us are short stacked and i decided to not get crazy and stay composed.I dont raise much and let the other 2 fight it out, however it is me who knock out the "tight" guy who had suddenly changed to very loose agressive, i set him in after he raised from button, my 99 beat his 5 6 suited, and heads up begins.
We both are even in chips with around $400,000 each give or take $20k.Blinds are 10/20k.first hand i in sb out of pos. I nearly riase with Q 3 suited but realise i out of pos, so i limp. Flop 10 2 3, I check (hoping to chck raise) he checks, turn J, I fire out 30,000 he passes. Then i get A4 on button, he limps, i have position and am comfy seeing flop so i check. Flop 10 8 2, he checks as do i, turn 5 , same again, river 2, he bets 20,000 I make the call confident i have him, he shows J 3 and i win. Next hand I have 49, we check it down and i win with 9 hi. Then I get AJ in bb , i raise after he calls, he calls the extra 40,000. Flop Ad Qd 8d, he checks , i fire out pot bet 120,000 i want to end pot now. But he thinks for ages and calls, turn is 2h, I give it 20 seconds or so of thought before i decide to stick it all in. He announces call quickly with QhJd, and he doesnt river the flush thankfully. And i win a live tourney for the first ever time, 3100 . 2nd would have been 1500, I played my game well tonight - stayed very composed and controlled, ddnt do anything crazy and even had some luck!
Ciso
posted by Narciso Baldo at 8:03 PM
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