TeeVeeDude
07-23-2004, 03:06 PM
I'm looking for leaks in my SNG play, and I think I just found one. I have a tendency to hold on to a marginal hand longer than I should. This was the first mistake I made in a lunchtime SNG today:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)
Button (t630)
SB (t1505)
Hero (t1110)
UTG (t1425)
UTG+1 (t585)
MP1 (t535)
MP2 (t615)
MP3 (t405)
CO (t1190)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t30, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t30, MP3 calls t30, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (t150) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG bets t30</font>, MP2 calls t30, MP3 calls t30, SB folds, Hero calls t30.
I know, "never call to an inside straight," but I'm getting 8:1 from the pot and I'm only a 5:1 dog to make my straight by the river. Foolish logic, or a reasonable call?
Turn: (t270) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG bets t30</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises to t90</font>, MP3 folds, Hero calls t90, UTG calls t60.
Now I'm only getting 5:1 to call -- I know I should fold but what the hell...
River: (t540) T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets t465 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds, UTG folds.
I missed my straight but now I have a pair of tens. No way am I gonna call an all-in with that!
Final Pot: t1005
<font color="green">Main Pot: t540 (t540), won by MP2.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: t465 (t465), returned to MP2.</font>
So was I wrong to call after the flop? I think now it was a mistake, but I'm not sure. I know after the turn was wrong, and this is probably a major leak in my game. So when would you have laid this down?
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)
Button (t630)
SB (t1505)
Hero (t1110)
UTG (t1425)
UTG+1 (t585)
MP1 (t535)
MP2 (t615)
MP3 (t405)
CO (t1190)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t30, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t30, MP3 calls t30, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (t150) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG bets t30</font>, MP2 calls t30, MP3 calls t30, SB folds, Hero calls t30.
I know, "never call to an inside straight," but I'm getting 8:1 from the pot and I'm only a 5:1 dog to make my straight by the river. Foolish logic, or a reasonable call?
Turn: (t270) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG bets t30</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises to t90</font>, MP3 folds, Hero calls t90, UTG calls t60.
Now I'm only getting 5:1 to call -- I know I should fold but what the hell...
River: (t540) T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets t465 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds, UTG folds.
I missed my straight but now I have a pair of tens. No way am I gonna call an all-in with that!
Final Pot: t1005
<font color="green">Main Pot: t540 (t540), won by MP2.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: t465 (t465), returned to MP2.</font>
So was I wrong to call after the flop? I think now it was a mistake, but I'm not sure. I know after the turn was wrong, and this is probably a major leak in my game. So when would you have laid this down?