05-31-2002, 11:04 AM
The hands you dream of. Online NL single table tournament. Very first hand, I get dealt black Kings. blinds are 5/10. One limper to me and I raise it to 60. (I don't know if that's too big. I'm hoping for 1 caller). SB, BB and limper all call. 240 in the pot.
*** FLOP *** : [ 3h 4s 9h ]
BB bets 10. Limper folds. I raise 100. SB folds and BB calls. Hmmm.
*** TURN *** : [ 3h 4s 9h ] [ 4h ]
Damn. What could he have called me with that I can beat? A9 is about all. He checks and I check behind him. (Weak?)
*** RIVER *** : [ 3h 4s 9h 4h ] [ Kh ]
OMG!! I think I'm going to double up. He checks again. Damn. I bet 150 trying to lure him in, and he goes all in. I quickly call and he shows Ah 5h.
Would you have checked twice with the flush as he did?
Later in the same tournament we are down to 6 players. I am the co-chip leader with about 2,400. Blinds are 50/100 and I have taken down the blinds with raises in 4 of the last 6 hands. I haven't been called yet. Now I get QQ in the BB and the button (The other chip leader) raises me to 200. I raise him back to 400. He goes all-in. Do you call?
I thought at the time that he might be trying to slow me down since I had become so aggressive. So I called. He had AKs and an A fell on the turn. I went out in 6th. I'm still not sure if the call is right. I think it's close. I'm not sure what range of hands he would make this play with.
*** FLOP *** : [ 3h 4s 9h ]
BB bets 10. Limper folds. I raise 100. SB folds and BB calls. Hmmm.
*** TURN *** : [ 3h 4s 9h ] [ 4h ]
Damn. What could he have called me with that I can beat? A9 is about all. He checks and I check behind him. (Weak?)
*** RIVER *** : [ 3h 4s 9h 4h ] [ Kh ]
OMG!! I think I'm going to double up. He checks again. Damn. I bet 150 trying to lure him in, and he goes all in. I quickly call and he shows Ah 5h.
Would you have checked twice with the flush as he did?
Later in the same tournament we are down to 6 players. I am the co-chip leader with about 2,400. Blinds are 50/100 and I have taken down the blinds with raises in 4 of the last 6 hands. I haven't been called yet. Now I get QQ in the BB and the button (The other chip leader) raises me to 200. I raise him back to 400. He goes all-in. Do you call?
I thought at the time that he might be trying to slow me down since I had become so aggressive. So I called. He had AKs and an A fell on the turn. I went out in 6th. I'm still not sure if the call is right. I think it's close. I'm not sure what range of hands he would make this play with.