maddo
10-02-2004, 05:25 AM
Hi. This hand cost me quite a few chips in a SNG earlier. Please have a look.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed)
Hero (t1390)
UTG (t2270)
UTG+1 (t1170)
MP1 (t1550)
MP2 (t1220)
CO (t1085)
Button (t2660)
SB (t2155)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t30, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (t90) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t120</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t240</font>, MP1 folds, SB calls t120.
Turn: (t570) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t360</font>, SB calls t360.
River: (t1290) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.
Final Pot: t1290
<font color="green">Main Pot: t1290 (t1290), between Hero and SB.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by SB (t1290).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero has 8h 3c (two pair, jacks and eights).
SB has Tc Th (two pair, jacks and tens).
Outcome: SB wins t1290. </font>
Ok. My analysis:
(1)
I was confident I was in front on the flop. If the SB had flopped a set then I couldn't believe he'd come out with a bet greater than the pot - more likely a smaller bet or a check-raise? I assumed he had a Jack.
(2)
I think my first mistake was the min raise. I don't like to do this unless I want a call, which I didn't here as my hand was vulnerable. I think I should have raised to 360 instead.
(3)
After he checked the turn I thought about pushing, but decided it was too early (mistake? can it ever be too early?). So I bet around 2/3 of the pot (mistake? too weak?). He called, maybe thinking I was on a draw?
(4)
After he checked the second Jack on the river I quickly checked (mistake?) fearing he would call any bet with a Jack - but I guess a bet then may have won it?
Please tell me how you would have played it.
Thanks.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed)
Hero (t1390)
UTG (t2270)
UTG+1 (t1170)
MP1 (t1550)
MP2 (t1220)
CO (t1085)
Button (t2660)
SB (t2155)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t30, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (t90) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t120</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t240</font>, MP1 folds, SB calls t120.
Turn: (t570) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t360</font>, SB calls t360.
River: (t1290) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.
Final Pot: t1290
<font color="green">Main Pot: t1290 (t1290), between Hero and SB.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by SB (t1290).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero has 8h 3c (two pair, jacks and eights).
SB has Tc Th (two pair, jacks and tens).
Outcome: SB wins t1290. </font>
Ok. My analysis:
(1)
I was confident I was in front on the flop. If the SB had flopped a set then I couldn't believe he'd come out with a bet greater than the pot - more likely a smaller bet or a check-raise? I assumed he had a Jack.
(2)
I think my first mistake was the min raise. I don't like to do this unless I want a call, which I didn't here as my hand was vulnerable. I think I should have raised to 360 instead.
(3)
After he checked the turn I thought about pushing, but decided it was too early (mistake? can it ever be too early?). So I bet around 2/3 of the pot (mistake? too weak?). He called, maybe thinking I was on a draw?
(4)
After he checked the second Jack on the river I quickly checked (mistake?) fearing he would call any bet with a Jack - but I guess a bet then may have won it?
Please tell me how you would have played it.
Thanks.