A massive hand on the bubble.

[kirkt]

This is a $5 poker stars tourney. I am not very good at the end game of tournament NLH at all, so this level suits me well right now.

All players call too much and this is a dream hand.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="#C00000">Hero (t3850)</font>
<font color="#C00000">BB (t1595)</font>
UTG (t4590)
<font color="#C00000">Button (t3465)</font>

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls t150, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t300</font>, Hero calls t225, BB calls t150, UTG calls t150.

Flop: (t1200) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t1295 (All-In)</font>, UTG folds, Button calls t1295, Hero calls t1295.

Turn: (t5085) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (t5085) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1200</font>, Button calls t1200.

Final Pot: t7485

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has 8h 8d (four of a kind, eights).
BB has Kd 9c (two pair, kings and nines).
Button has Ad Kc (two pair, kings and eights).
Outcome: Hero wins t7485. </font>

I felt my river bet had a good risk return for him and was the most i could get out of this player. I think he just wanted third place. Is there a good way to make sure I get more bets out of someone who doesn't see how pot committed they are when I hit the nuts? He had two pair! It happens once every three or four tournaments that I'm not sure I got the most out of someone and that adds up to a lot of chips.

[wuwei]

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It happens once every three or four tournaments that I'm not sure I got the most out of someone and that adds up to a lot of chips.

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I am certain that the biggest holes in your game are not things that come up maybe every 3 or 4 games. It's the stuff that comes up every game. Focus on posting those hands.

Anyways, nice hand. I like every street. Some people around here prefer to river quads, but flopping them can work too in a pinch.