Troy92
09-17-2004, 04:15 PM
I played two MTTs at Party last night and busted out in each one with AA UTG.
In the 2nd tourney I got the action I was looking for but just got unlucky. There were 45 players left out of 130. I had just T1000 and was looking to accumulate some chips. The blinds were 50/100 and I raised to 250 hoping to not scare everyone out, but not willing to let the blinds in for free. Everyone folded to the BB who was leading the table with T7300. He called. Flop was pretty ragged and he quickly pushed all-in. I call. He had A5o and had picked up a 5 on the flop and caught one more 5 on the turn. So instead of doubling up I was sent packing. Can’t complain about getting the money in as a 91% favorite both pre and post flop.
The first tournament was the one that I had opportunities to escape from. It was just the third round of a $50 NL tourney (200 players). Blinds are 15/30 and I am UTG with T1315 and looking down at AA. I raise to 75 and all fold to SB (T1510) who raises to 120. I re-raise to 300 and he calls. (Should I have pushed harder here?) Flop comes KJx 2-suited. He checks and ……. “Will someone please turn off the alarm. Its hard to concentrate here with all that damn ringing going off. Nevermind, I got it.” …..After hitting the snooze button I put in 600. He goes over the top and I call all-in for my last 415. Don’t improve in the last two cards and I am out to his set of jacks.
What should I have done differently here post-flop? Should I have gotten away from this hand?
In the 2nd tourney I got the action I was looking for but just got unlucky. There were 45 players left out of 130. I had just T1000 and was looking to accumulate some chips. The blinds were 50/100 and I raised to 250 hoping to not scare everyone out, but not willing to let the blinds in for free. Everyone folded to the BB who was leading the table with T7300. He called. Flop was pretty ragged and he quickly pushed all-in. I call. He had A5o and had picked up a 5 on the flop and caught one more 5 on the turn. So instead of doubling up I was sent packing. Can’t complain about getting the money in as a 91% favorite both pre and post flop.
The first tournament was the one that I had opportunities to escape from. It was just the third round of a $50 NL tourney (200 players). Blinds are 15/30 and I am UTG with T1315 and looking down at AA. I raise to 75 and all fold to SB (T1510) who raises to 120. I re-raise to 300 and he calls. (Should I have pushed harder here?) Flop comes KJx 2-suited. He checks and ……. “Will someone please turn off the alarm. Its hard to concentrate here with all that damn ringing going off. Nevermind, I got it.” …..After hitting the snooze button I put in 600. He goes over the top and I call all-in for my last 415. Don’t improve in the last two cards and I am out to his set of jacks.
What should I have done differently here post-flop? Should I have gotten away from this hand?