Hands from last night

[Sam T.]

Party $15+1 - 1400 runners, top 140 pay. I don't remember any particular reads, but none of the villains seemed particularly out of line.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (10 handed) converter

MP2 (t11470)
MP3 (t7030)
CO (t1855)
Button (t9541)
SB (t8142)
Hero (t15143)
UTG (t10104)
UTG+1 (t5425)
UTG+2 (t14580)
MP1 (t5345)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t600</font>, UTG+1 calls t600, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP3 calls t600, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls t300.

<font color="blue">I'm getting pretty absurd odds to call here, and have a pretty deep stack. Anyone fold this? </font>

Flop: (t2550) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1500</font>, UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to [t4825] , MP3 folds, Hero?




Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (10 handed) converter

UTG (t6420)
UTG+1 (t2930)
UTG+2 (t8290)
MP1 (t3541)
MP2 (t13842)
Hero (t17348)
CO (t404)
Button (t12425)
SB (t24730)
BB (t5995)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, MP2 calls t800, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t3200</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, MP2 calls t2400.

Flop: (t7600) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t2000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero...</font>

<font color="blue">Raise here? Smooth call and let him take another shot at the turn? </font>


Hand before this one I had AA in the Big Blind, and it was folded to me. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t10000 (6 handed) converter

CO (t92100)
Hero (t70656)
SB (t166038)
BB (t178206)
UTG (t43474)
MP (t259098)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero pushes all-in.


Thanks in advance,

Sam

[Sam T.]

Bump for the Monday morning crowd, and clarification on the last hand - We're in the final twelve. Next two guys out get ~$150, getting to the final table is worth $200, first is $4,000. Nobody at the other table is under t50,0000.

Sam

[kyro]

Hand 1: I call. Best case scenario, he's just on a flush draw. Odds are, he just has a higher queen, but you're getting 3:1 on a call where you have a slight chance of being ahead.

Hand 2: Looks like a great chance to wait until the turn, for me. Doesn't look like many cards can "hurt" you here.

Hand 3: Easy push. 7BB and an A on the button. ALL IN BABY!

[EverettKings]

Hand 1
[ QUOTE ]
I'm getting pretty absurd odds to call here, and have a pretty deep stack. Anyone fold this?

[/ QUOTE ]
Only if you can't get away from a top pair hand. You're really looking for a two pair or straight hand here. That said I check that flop and fold to any significant action. If the conditions are right you can continue the hand, but I'm not in love with it yet.

Hand 2
I like the smooth call with plans to push the turn (any turn). He's probably testing it out with TT or something here, small chance of a flopped set of 9s or 88. Either way if you push you're not likely to get a call from a worse hand, but if you pause and smooth call, they'll have a harder time getting away.

Hand 3
You need some more chips to be a threat at the final table. 7 BBs on the button with Ax is going to be a push no matter how you slice it. Heck it might even be profitable with your cards face up (don't hold me to that). Your goal isn't to make the final table here, it's to have some ammo IF you get there so you can make a run for first.

Kings

[People_Mover]

Hand 1, I'm in check/call mode, but I do check the flop
Hand 2, I'm seeing how the turn plays out...
hand 3, easy push