I was in a $4, 6 player Ring game going in with the minimum of $1.20 due my shrinking stack (under $10). After 90 hands I up around $2.33 and going to quit play at 100 hands. On hand 98 I had pocket K's. I raise the limp to 5 BB and he calls. I have note on him, based on 20 or so hands this session that says he likes to play a lot of hands and gets aggressive when he has the nuts. So far so good.
The flop is Td Jc Qc. My K's are still best but there is a straight or straight draw out there. I bet 1/2 the pot and this player RR all-in. Crap I think. He does have a wide range and based on his limp I doubt he has AK and I wonder if he might have a straight from the low end. I tend to forget that in his past play that I've seen, when he has the nuts, or apparent nuts, he bets aggressively. I decide it's unlikely he has the straight and I call. BIG MISTAKE. Indeed he does have a straight, holding Kh 9s. I'm feeling very bad as I've gone from $2.33 up to minus $1.80. Grrrrrr.
Unfortunately I have no-one but myself to blame for that. I knew when he hits he suddenly bets big, I'd not seen him bluff, and basically he overbets instead of slow or medium playing his good hand. I should have folded my pocket K's at his all-in, PERIOD!
Over and out.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Live Poker tournament 9/14
I had my best night ever, finishing 2nd from between 25 and 35 players. It felt good to cash in a money event and makes me feel a bit more confident of my poker play. I'm far from a good player and have a long way to go, but it was nice to see some reward for all the work I've put in over the past few years.
It was a mixture of luck and play that got me there. Fairly early in the session I was all-in with 400 chips left if I lose. Should have written this up sooner as I'm not sure of what my cards were, but it may have been my 99 vs QQ. I sucked out on the River with a straight and had a few chips under my belt.
One good play I feel I made was when I had pocket AA's and bet pre-flop 2 or 3 BB hoping to pick up a couple of other players, which I did. The flop was xQQ. I still had top pair but would rather not have seen those two Q's there. I bet about 1/2 the pot and was called by one of the players. I wasn't sure what that meant but obviously pocket Q's and my bet didn't scare him. On the Turn I checked (if I recall correctly that I was 1st to act), and the other player went all-in. Darn!! I liked my pocket A's and would have loved to continue BUT an all-in bet suggested he had something like a set, or I thought, more likely Qx giving him trip Q's. After thinking about it a bit I reluctantly folded.
I was 1st, very happy, I'd made the final table (1st time, as I've busted out after the 2nd or 3rd break previous times). There were seven of us and the top 5 would make the money. One player went out quickly in 7th, and shortly thereafter, we were on the bubble, with one player very short stacked. He won one all-in but busted out a few hands later, and now I was in the money. :-)
Head's up I didn't play well. I was a bit overwhelmed that I was in that spot and tended to play too passively against the other player who was more aggressive. Anyway it was good night and I went back home feeling very happy!
It was a mixture of luck and play that got me there. Fairly early in the session I was all-in with 400 chips left if I lose. Should have written this up sooner as I'm not sure of what my cards were, but it may have been my 99 vs QQ. I sucked out on the River with a straight and had a few chips under my belt.
One good play I feel I made was when I had pocket AA's and bet pre-flop 2 or 3 BB hoping to pick up a couple of other players, which I did. The flop was xQQ. I still had top pair but would rather not have seen those two Q's there. I bet about 1/2 the pot and was called by one of the players. I wasn't sure what that meant but obviously pocket Q's and my bet didn't scare him. On the Turn I checked (if I recall correctly that I was 1st to act), and the other player went all-in. Darn!! I liked my pocket A's and would have loved to continue BUT an all-in bet suggested he had something like a set, or I thought, more likely Qx giving him trip Q's. After thinking about it a bit I reluctantly folded.
I was 1st, very happy, I'd made the final table (1st time, as I've busted out after the 2nd or 3rd break previous times). There were seven of us and the top 5 would make the money. One player went out quickly in 7th, and shortly thereafter, we were on the bubble, with one player very short stacked. He won one all-in but busted out a few hands later, and now I was in the money. :-)
Head's up I didn't play well. I was a bit overwhelmed that I was in that spot and tended to play too passively against the other player who was more aggressive. Anyway it was good night and I went back home feeling very happy!
Poker Pub 9/10/11 6 PM
It was monsoon stormy when I headed out to Famous Sam's for the 6 PM tournament. Shortly after I got there torrential rains started falling, lightning, thunder .... glad I was inside. Whatever kind of dish they have for their TV's went out shortly thereafter.
I had a pretty good night making the final table again and this time with enough chips to make a bit of a game of it. I busted out around 7th missing an open-ended straight draw. Fortunately the storm had died down by then and I had an uneventful trip back home.
I had a pretty good night making the final table again and this time with enough chips to make a bit of a game of it. I busted out around 7th missing an open-ended straight draw. Fortunately the storm had died down by then and I had an uneventful trip back home.
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