Deelah
01-16-2005, 11:01 AM
$50 PL tournament, 99 players, 31 left. 9 prizes. Im in 12th place with about 5075 in chips. Opponent has 3589 in chips.
Blinds 100/200
PokerStars (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Preflop: Hero is SB with T:club:, T:diamond:. Hero posts a blind of 100.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO raises to 700, Button folds, Hero (poster) calls 600, BB folds.
Flop: 8:club:, J:heart:, 9:heart: (2 players)
Hero bets 1600, CO raises to 2889 allin, Hero calls.
Turn: 2:diamond: (2 players)
River: A:heart: (2 players)
Opponent had 99 for a flopped trips and crippled me.
I had a pretty big stack and felt TT was a hand too good to throw away. I thought the flop was good because if he had AK/AQ he missed it and if he had a high pair I had some decent outs, thats why I bet the flop.
Did I really have to get involved in this hand. How good/bad did I play it?
I have started out really good in tournaments lately but I think I need to think about survival in the middle/late stage more than I do now. Is this a hand I can play more soft in any way?
Or should I just stay aggressive and reraise the pot preflop?
Give me your thoughts, they are appreciated!
Blinds 100/200
PokerStars (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Preflop: Hero is SB with T:club:, T:diamond:. Hero posts a blind of 100.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO raises to 700, Button folds, Hero (poster) calls 600, BB folds.
Flop: 8:club:, J:heart:, 9:heart: (2 players)
Hero bets 1600, CO raises to 2889 allin, Hero calls.
Turn: 2:diamond: (2 players)
River: A:heart: (2 players)
Opponent had 99 for a flopped trips and crippled me.
I had a pretty big stack and felt TT was a hand too good to throw away. I thought the flop was good because if he had AK/AQ he missed it and if he had a high pair I had some decent outs, thats why I bet the flop.
Did I really have to get involved in this hand. How good/bad did I play it?
I have started out really good in tournaments lately but I think I need to think about survival in the middle/late stage more than I do now. Is this a hand I can play more soft in any way?
Or should I just stay aggressive and reraise the pot preflop?
Give me your thoughts, they are appreciated!