BUBBLE HAND as the Big Stack

[Cleveland Guy]

30 person tournament - top 5 Pay. 7 Left

I am in first, he is in 3rd. (2nd has about 7,000)

I have around $10,500. I am the SB.
BB has $5,200


Blinds are 100/200 (no ante)

1 limp to me, and I complete with 8 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 6 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif



Flop comes K /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 6 /images/graemlins/spade.gif 4 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

I check, he bets out $1000, limper folds - I push

Good play?

[schwza]

that's how i'd play it.

[Che]

Standard.

[Cleveland Guy]

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Standard.

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Thanks - I had read about this, so I wanted to give it a try.

Turns out he had K /images/graemlins/club.gif 9 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif.

He called my all in.

Turn brought the 2 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

River broght the T /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

I got berated by pushing all in on " a draw", but I thought it was a good play, just wanted to make sure.

FYI - I still took 2nd, and knocked the villian out in 3rd, when my overpair beat his TPGK.

[Potowame]

I would berate you for not pushing, /images/graemlins/grin.gif.

[Cleveland Guy]

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I would berate you for not pushing, /images/graemlins/grin.gif.

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It's always more fun to be berated by the fishes though /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Potowame]

I aways mark those guys "will not lay down TP any kicker", a check raise is very profitable against them.

I think your play is far better calling off your whole stack with top pair bad kicker and a weak back door draw.

[Cleveland Guy]

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I aways mark those guys "will not lay down TP any kicker", a check raise is very profitable against them.

I think your play is far better than open limping , and procedeing to call off your whole stack with top pair bad kicker and a weak back door draw.

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Just out of curiousity - how would you play this hand if the chips were reversed? and you have 5000 - and 3rd place, and he had 10,000 and 1st place?

[ThrillFactor]

Definitely the same.

With him as big stack, he is even more likely to stab at the pot and try to bully you off.

[LethalRose]

Looks good to me.

and I thought i was the only one who played the 3 table tournaments....

[Cleveland Guy]

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Looks good to me.

and I thought i was the only one who played the 3 table tournaments....

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This was only 3 tables, cause it was on Interpoker.

Max of 200 registrations, 30 signed up

[Potowame]

I think playing the hand that way is correct, You have fold equity and a strong hand. I dont think that those stack amounts would change the way I played it.

If I had Like 2500 I would more than likly open push the flop.

[Cleveland Guy]

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I think playing the hand that way is correct, You have fold equity and a strong hand. I dont think that those stack amounts would change the way I played it.

If I had Like 2500 I would more than likly open push the flop.

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I would probably have folded pre-flop if the chip stacks are reversed.

Why go to battle against the chip leader with such a weak hand when you are going to be out of position?