AJs in the money

ddubois · #1 01-23-2005, 09:45 PM

Villan Max has been aggressive post-flop, average/passive pre-flop, throughout the tournament, and got to this stage by taking down many pots uncontested. It's been difficult to get a strong sense of his playing standards because of how few showdown he has been in, but based on the number of flops he was seeing, it seemed like he might be loose. Also FYI, the big stack behind me is a loose calling station that has thus far dealt multiple bad beats to get a big stack. And now to the situation:


***** Hand History for Game 1480707896 *****
NL Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:8931327 Level:6 Blinds(150/300) - Sunday, January 23, 16:01:43 EDT 2005
Table Table 11094 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 9: Max_Fischer ( $1395 )
Seat 8: luke_is_best ( $4995 )
Seat 2: danieldubois ( $3610 )
Trny:8931327 Level:6
Blinds(150/300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to danieldubois [ Jc 8d ]
luke_is_best raises [600].
Max_Fischer is all-In [1245]
danieldubois folds.
luke_is_best calls [795].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ad, Ah, Th ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2c ]
** Dealing River ** [ 7h ]
luke_is_best shows [ 9h, 9c ] two pairs, aces and nines.
Max_Fischer shows [ Kh, Jh ] a flush, ace high.
Max_Fischer wins 3090 chips from the main pot with a flush, ace high.


This gives me slightly more information about his playing standards. My prior assesment that he might be loose seems to be confirmed. Am I being reasonable to make this logical leap?


***** Hand History for Game 1480709773 *****
NL Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:8931327 Level:6 Blinds(150/300) - Sunday, January 23, 16:02:09 EDT 2005
Table Table 11094 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 9: Max_Fischer ( $3090 )
Seat 8: luke_is_best ( $3600 )
Seat 2: danieldubois ( $3310 )
Trny:8931327 Level:6
Blinds(150/300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to danieldubois [ Js As ]
Max_Fischer: phewwww
Max_Fischer raises [900].
danieldubois is all-In [3160]


Thoughts on this push?

Results in white:

luke_is_best folds.
Max_Fischer is all-In [2190]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Jh, 5c, Ts ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2h ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4s ]
Max_Fischer shows [ Ah, Qh ] high card ace.
danieldubois shows [ Js, As ] a pair of jacks.
Max_Fischer finished in third place and won $100.
danieldubois wins 220 chips from side pot #1 with a pair of jacks.
danieldubois wins 6480 chips from the main pot with a pair of jacks.
oops
gg
Max_Fischer has left the table.

How often do you have a SNG where everything goes according to plan? As in, every time you get in, you get in with the best, and it holds up, and you win the SNG? This seemingly never happens to me. I either get in with the best and get drawn out on, or I get in with the worst and suck out and it's instumental in my win. It's nice to have the $200, but I still feel like I somehow "failed" the SNG whenever this happens.