Mini Step 4 Quandry

Put this in the context... at Mini Step 4 the real disaster is not to finish in at least 9th, preferably 5th or higher in order to have another go at the same step.

Table Mini Step 4 1032297 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: onriver (925)
Seat 2: benj07 (1000)
Seat 3: camoflge (1000)
Seat 4: aabrabo2003 (1000)
Seat 5: rsqb07 (1085)
Seat 6: KashCall (970)
Seat 7: LaffitPincay (1075)
Seat 8: HERO (1000)
Seat 9: VeNhac (1000)
Seat 10: fluffandtuff (945)
LaffitPincay posts small blind (10)
uclabruinz posts big blind (15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Qh, Kd ]
VeNhac folds.
fluffandtuff folds.
onriver calls (15)
benj07 folds.
camoflge folds.
aabrabo2003 folds.
rsqb07 folds.
KashCall calls (15)
LaffitPincay calls (5)
uclabruinz checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 6d, Kc, Qs ]
LaffitPincay checks.
uclabruinz checks.
onriver checks.
KashCall bets (60)
LaffitPincay folds.
uclabruinz calls (60)
onriver folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6s ]
uclabruinz bets (150)
KashCall calls (150)
** Dealing River ** : [ Jc ]
uclabruinz bets (90)
KashCall raises (745) to 745
KashCall is all-In.

HERO?

[tigerite]

Calls, quickly. You're behind 6x, JJ and AA exactly, by my reckoning. Oh and AT but there's no way he has that.

[jwesty5]

hero should bet or check raise the flop and stop playing scared poker

[schwza]

yeah, call. and next time either annonymize yourself all the way or not at all. hero = uclabruinz, for others.

edit: which is his nick here. maybe others figured that out before me.

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yeah, call. and next time either annonymize yourself all the way or not at all. hero = uclabruinz, for others.

edit: which is his nick here. maybe others figured that out before me.

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What a moron. I don't care about anonymity anyway. Don't know why I even tried.

[Wes ManTooth]

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** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6s ]
uclabruinz bets (150)
KashCall calls (150)
** Dealing River ** : [ Jc ]
uclabruinz bets (90)
KashCall raises (745) to 745
KashCall is all-In.

HERO?

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Question, why did you open bet for 90 on the river?

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** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6s ]
uclabruinz bets (150)
KashCall calls (150)
** Dealing River ** : [ Jc ]
uclabruinz bets (90)
KashCall raises (745) to 745
KashCall is all-In.

HERO?

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Question, why did you open bet for 90 on the river?

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Very good question. It was instinctive more than anything else. I'm still learning to slow down and think things through. Didn't want to check and invite a big bet back at me. Wasn't confident enough to make a large bet. At this point I just wanted to get out of this hand and see where we were both at.

Anyone want to guess what he had before I reveal?

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** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6s ]
uclabruinz bets (150)
KashCall calls (150)
** Dealing River ** : [ Jc ]
uclabruinz bets (90)
KashCall raises (745) to 745
KashCall is all-In.

HERO?

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Question, why did you open bet for 90 on the river?

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Very good question. It was instinctive more than anything else. I'm still learning to slow down and think things through. Didn't want to check and invite a big bet back at me. Wasn't confident enough to make a large bet. At this point I just wanted to get out of this hand and see where we were both at.

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Why did you want to get out of the hand quickly, villain has no idea you flopped 2pair, bet out the flop or check-raise. Your weaker river bet looks like a perfect opportunity for villain to steal the pot.

Im gonna guess he had KJ.

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Why did you want to get out of the hand quickly...

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Because I was playing like a giant vagina that was afraid of being shipped back to Step 1.

[USGrant]

At this early level, I think you make at least a 2x pot bet to open after the flop. If they call with a 6 there then they're not playing well. I think in the long run you have higher EV by opening the betting with top two pair in this situation in which you had checked PF from the big blind. No one is putting you on KQ here, so you can induce aggressive players with a K, Q or draw to play back at you and often lose, while at the same time you price out most players from drawing with a 6 or a gut shot.

Finishing 6-9 at Step 4 is basically losing anyway.

Finishing 6-9th is all losing, but to highly varying degrees. There is a big difference between 7th, with it's freeroll to play a $55 step 3 SNG, and 9th with it's freeroll to play a $6 step 5 SNG.

At any rate, he did have K-J. I folded and he showed. I lost an early chance to double-up and head for the step 5 $2k SNG. Instead, I limped into 7th, down a step to Step 3, where I promptly was sent back to Step 1. I suck.