Hand #1:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (10 handed)
converter
Button (t1870)
SB (t2485)
BB (t1155)
UTG (t3265)
UTG+1 (t1105)
UTG+2 (t1035)
MP1 (t1025)
Hero (t2130)
MP3 (t3950)
CO (t735)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
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2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls t50, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, <font color="#666666">
5 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls t100.
Flop: (t375) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, Hero checks.
Turn: (t375) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, UTG+2 calls t200.
River: (t775) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t300</font>
** Wasn't sure whether to CB the flop or check it through. On his call, I got a bit freaked out -- draw, overcards, or a ten? Do you fire again on the turn here?
Hand 2:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (10 handed)
converter
Button (t665)
SB (t1982)
BB (t1676)
UTG (t2574)
UTG+1 (t2425)
UTG+2 (t2973)
Hero (t2230)
MP2 (t2128)
MP3 (t3737)
CO (t300)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
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2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises to t200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t500</font>, some folds, Button pushes for t665, some more folds, UTG+2 calls t465, Hero calls t165.
Flop: (t1480) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, Hero checks.
Turn: (t1480) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 bets t300</font>, Hero folds.
** This look ok? Do I need to be more aggressive here? I felt a bit awkward with the allin player.
Hand 3:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (10 handed)
converter
BB (t1900)
UTG (t4864)
UTG+1 (t1901)
UTG+2 (t2124)
MP1 (t5203)
MP2 (t3978)
Hero (t1115)
CO (t1315)
Button (t3087)
SB (t770)
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t150, .... Folds to Hero ... Converter messes up... Hero pushes for t1165.
** Too aggressive here? AT is a bit mediocre with an UTG limper. I just really wanted to pwn him.
Hand 4:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (10 handed)
converter
MP2 (t1259)
MP3 (t7469)
CO (t3152)
Button (t1374)
SB (t4903)
BB (t3803)
Hero (t2455)
UTG+1 (t6350)
UTG+2 (t2087)
MP1 (t2190)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
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3 folds</font>
** Standard to fold this UTG here, right?
Hand 6:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (10 handed)
converter
UTG+1 (t1259)
UTG+2 (t8169)
MP1 (t3152)
MP2 (t1374)
MP3 (t5503)
CO (t3103)
Hero (t2155)
SB (t6450)
BB (t2087)
UTG (t1790)
Preflop: Hero is Button with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
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6 folds</font>, CO calls t200, Converter messes up, Hero pushes for t2155, everyone folds, CO calls t1955.
** I was trying to sort of figure out during this tournament what was meant by some of the better posters here by pwning limpers and mixing up my play. Is this play way off the wall, or does it have a spot in the repertoire of an MTTer?
One of the specific questions I have that the tournaments I played tonight brought up were . . . I read threads about people mixing up their play in MTTs, reraising with air, and generally playing a non-ABC game.
Now, all of this is a bit of a mystery for me, and I know it can't all be solved through this thread. But one question might, at least generally. As to when it is ideal to reraise with air, or to punish limpers with air.
First off, what type of raiser/limper are you looking to punish? Tight (this means he may have a real hand), Loose (this means he may call), what? Also, is there a certain texture of the table, with respect to what stack sizes are yet to act, that we are looking for? Is this almost always going to be a button play? Is it a play that should only be used when we can take out the limper/raiser (so their "tournament life" is on the line?)
I know these are difficult questions to generalize about. Perhaps you can use my J5 hand, and through telling me WHAT WAS WRONG about it, help me to understand what a correct situation would be.