ThaSaltCracka
12-18-2003, 04:36 PM
I feel like I have been slipping as of late in my NL poker play. I am use to making the right lay downs, hands that would have eaten me up if I had called, however in the span of one week I made two terrible folds, that probably cost me the tournaments I was playing in.
I am wondering if any of you guys would have made the same plays, or if I was just being really dumb, either way the plays shook my confidence in my abilities.
The first fold, was on the final table of a NL tournament, I was to the left of the button, with about 1600, blinds were around 200-400. I was dealt KQh, UTG player immediately goes all in with a short stack, for some reason this concernced me, pocket pair perhaps?? I know I am a slight underdog against any pocket pair, so I decide to fold, the button and the small blind both go all in behind me. If I had played I would have had two pair queens and kings, the other players turned there cards over, UTG had J8o, jackass, the button had pocket 10s, the SB had pocket 77s, so clearly I would have one. Terrible play, I know.
The next bad fold, was on PP, 30 NL tournament, full table, dealt pocket Kings first hand in the BB, I know nice. Anyways, 3 limpers before the bet got back to me, raised to 75, blinds were only 10-15, so I didnt feel like winning 65 with pocket kings by making a huge raise, anyways the button and the player to his left call. Flop is 2-8-10 rainbow, I bet 150, the Button-1 goes all in and then the button does as well. I think here, this cannot be an easy call, either player may have trips here. I know neither has two pair because no one would call a raise with 2-8,8-10,2-10. For some reason I felt the re-raise over me showed considerable strength, so I fold. Maybe because I didn't feel like being knocked out on the first hand if I was wrong. Anyways, the button-1 had pocket jacks, and the button had pocket queens, I would have tripped up and demolished them.
did I do anything correct here in my raises or fold, or were the other players playing dumb?
I don't know, but that last one was definitely the worst fold of my playing career.
I am wondering if any of you guys would have made the same plays, or if I was just being really dumb, either way the plays shook my confidence in my abilities.
The first fold, was on the final table of a NL tournament, I was to the left of the button, with about 1600, blinds were around 200-400. I was dealt KQh, UTG player immediately goes all in with a short stack, for some reason this concernced me, pocket pair perhaps?? I know I am a slight underdog against any pocket pair, so I decide to fold, the button and the small blind both go all in behind me. If I had played I would have had two pair queens and kings, the other players turned there cards over, UTG had J8o, jackass, the button had pocket 10s, the SB had pocket 77s, so clearly I would have one. Terrible play, I know.
The next bad fold, was on PP, 30 NL tournament, full table, dealt pocket Kings first hand in the BB, I know nice. Anyways, 3 limpers before the bet got back to me, raised to 75, blinds were only 10-15, so I didnt feel like winning 65 with pocket kings by making a huge raise, anyways the button and the player to his left call. Flop is 2-8-10 rainbow, I bet 150, the Button-1 goes all in and then the button does as well. I think here, this cannot be an easy call, either player may have trips here. I know neither has two pair because no one would call a raise with 2-8,8-10,2-10. For some reason I felt the re-raise over me showed considerable strength, so I fold. Maybe because I didn't feel like being knocked out on the first hand if I was wrong. Anyways, the button-1 had pocket jacks, and the button had pocket queens, I would have tripped up and demolished them.
did I do anything correct here in my raises or fold, or were the other players playing dumb?
I don't know, but that last one was definitely the worst fold of my playing career.