Cory Neely
01-07-2005, 03:35 AM
-In a local single table tournament where the winner of the table gets to go onto a bigger tournament so I guess you could classify it as a satellite.
-8 person table
-Everyone starts off with 500 chips
-Blinds start at 5/10 and double every 10 minutes so its like a turbo sng
-There are 5 people left
-SB is the leader with 1700, im in second with 1300 and first position has 300, second has 600 and last has 100 or so.
scenario-
blinds 20/40
first folds, second folds, last raises all in for 100 or so.
sb thinks for like 10 seconds then calls.
i look at my hand and see AKh.
i raise to 250.
sb calls imediately.
flop comes AKJ rainbow and sb goes all in without thinking.
one of the things i study most in poker is tells and i have been watching him since the dealer cut the deck, i have a very very good read on him and know he doesnt have anything so i call not worrying about the straight or trips.
he flips over 910o and says 'you've got me beat' as he's flipping them.
the turn is a 4
the river is a Q giving him the straight.
my question to you poker pros is how can i get away from stuff like that. sometimes my strengths hurt me more than anything. i know this guy has nothing but sometimes i wish i could just tell myself he has trips or a straight already and lay the hand down.
im currently reading sklanskys book (tpfap) and i know he stresses on not playing coin flip hands but the guy had 4 outs! it seems like it always comes down to that in a tournament for me. i play so well only to get pooped on and i sit back and wonder why the odds dont hold up as many times as they should. i know someone will say this stuff just happens and you have to bite the bullet and play again but in the last few weeks of playing these it seems like i almost always get beat out with hands like this.
thanks for your feedback
-8 person table
-Everyone starts off with 500 chips
-Blinds start at 5/10 and double every 10 minutes so its like a turbo sng
-There are 5 people left
-SB is the leader with 1700, im in second with 1300 and first position has 300, second has 600 and last has 100 or so.
scenario-
blinds 20/40
first folds, second folds, last raises all in for 100 or so.
sb thinks for like 10 seconds then calls.
i look at my hand and see AKh.
i raise to 250.
sb calls imediately.
flop comes AKJ rainbow and sb goes all in without thinking.
one of the things i study most in poker is tells and i have been watching him since the dealer cut the deck, i have a very very good read on him and know he doesnt have anything so i call not worrying about the straight or trips.
he flips over 910o and says 'you've got me beat' as he's flipping them.
the turn is a 4
the river is a Q giving him the straight.
my question to you poker pros is how can i get away from stuff like that. sometimes my strengths hurt me more than anything. i know this guy has nothing but sometimes i wish i could just tell myself he has trips or a straight already and lay the hand down.
im currently reading sklanskys book (tpfap) and i know he stresses on not playing coin flip hands but the guy had 4 outs! it seems like it always comes down to that in a tournament for me. i play so well only to get pooped on and i sit back and wonder why the odds dont hold up as many times as they should. i know someone will say this stuff just happens and you have to bite the bullet and play again but in the last few weeks of playing these it seems like i almost always get beat out with hands like this.
thanks for your feedback