Losing all
03-31-2004, 11:38 PM
Before I post the details of this hand I need to mention that I've been burned many times lately as the 2nd or 3rd stack way ahead of 4th due to the chip ldr making brutal chip giveaways. Looking back knowing you folded a couple pretty clear steal hands because you were on cruise control to an easy 2 or 3 place is very frustrating.
details, 4left, level 3 drawing to a close.
I have around T1500
player to my right has 5000+ gained by chimp like play (flopped trip 2's twice with t2o and 92o, both huge winners) and he hasen't folded, or raised a hand preflop yet.
Player to my left has 300
4th player has around my stack and no bearing on this hand.
I'm dealt JJ in the SB, utg folds, chimp calls. Now there's no way I'm going to limp and let the chimp bet out with garbage folding me and doubling up the mini-stack(allin would be my default play here, but no way against chimp with jacks) So I raise 300 and of course scared rock folds his 50 leaving him 250, chimp calls.
flop KTx. I no longer like jacks and check, chimp checks. I'm so ready to get away from this hand.
turn, J, oh great. Now I know chimp will probably call any bet here with an Ace or Q on the gut shot, and with any kjt, because he has like a big pair. I push, chimp turns over AQ, river blank.
I'm not sure how I could've played it different, maybe limp or mini-raise preflop inviting short stack to get involved? If the short stack has even 500 chips here I make my normal allin figuring I have a much better hand than chimp, and busting out isn't quite as stupid seeing that short stack still has a chance.
What, if anything would you have done different?
details, 4left, level 3 drawing to a close.
I have around T1500
player to my right has 5000+ gained by chimp like play (flopped trip 2's twice with t2o and 92o, both huge winners) and he hasen't folded, or raised a hand preflop yet.
Player to my left has 300
4th player has around my stack and no bearing on this hand.
I'm dealt JJ in the SB, utg folds, chimp calls. Now there's no way I'm going to limp and let the chimp bet out with garbage folding me and doubling up the mini-stack(allin would be my default play here, but no way against chimp with jacks) So I raise 300 and of course scared rock folds his 50 leaving him 250, chimp calls.
flop KTx. I no longer like jacks and check, chimp checks. I'm so ready to get away from this hand.
turn, J, oh great. Now I know chimp will probably call any bet here with an Ace or Q on the gut shot, and with any kjt, because he has like a big pair. I push, chimp turns over AQ, river blank.
I'm not sure how I could've played it different, maybe limp or mini-raise preflop inviting short stack to get involved? If the short stack has even 500 chips here I make my normal allin figuring I have a much better hand than chimp, and busting out isn't quite as stupid seeing that short stack still has a chance.
What, if anything would you have done different?