Selected tournament hands from yesterday.

over_c · #1 09-21-2004, 10:43 AM

I played in a bunch of tournaments yesterday and these are the hands that most bothered me.

Hand #1:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG (t985)
UTG+1 (t1140)
UTG+2 (t925)
MP1 (t1505)
MP2 (t885)
MP3 (t860)
CO (t940)
Button (t960)
SB (t815)
Hero (t985)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 raises to t30, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls t20, Hero raises to t150, MP1 calls t120, SB calls t120.

Flop: (t450) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t200, MP1 calls t200, SB folds.

Turn: (t850) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks.

River: (t850) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks.

Final Pot: t850
Main Pot: t850 (t850), between MP1 and Hero. > Pot won by MP1 (t850).

Results in white below: 
Hero has Ah Kc (one pair, eights).
MP1 has 9d 9c (two pair, nines and eights).
Outcome: MP1 wins t850. 

Hand #2:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP2 (t875)
MP3 (t1125)
CO (t1990)
Button (t1410)
SB (t1505)
Hero (t510)
UTG (t870)
UTG+1 (t1730)
UTG+2 (t1175)
MP1 (t1100)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls t30, MP1 folds, MP2 raises to t125, MP3 calls t125, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero folds, UTG+2 folds.

Flop: (t325) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP2 bets t750 (All-In), MP3 folds.

Final Pot: t1075
Main Pot: t325 (t325), won by MP2.
Pot 2: t750 (t750), returned to MP2.

Results in white below: 
No showdown. MP2 wins t1075. 

Good fold? Or should I have pushed here? I thought I was probably up against at least one PP bigger than mine.

Hand #3:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP2 (t665)
MP3 (t1045)
CO (t2475)
Button (t1700)
SB (t950)
Hero (t1170)
UTG (t375)
UTG+1 (t1850)
UTG+2 (t715)
MP1 (t1345)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls t30, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t30, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls t30, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (t135) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, MP2 bets t150, Button folds, Hero folds, UTG+2 folds.

Final Pot: t285
Main Pot: t135 (t135), won by MP2.
Pot 2: t150 (t150), returned to MP2.

Results in white below: 
No showdown. MP2 wins t285. 

How do you play KQ (suited or not)? I feel I misplay this hand so often that I just get pissed when I see it. Help!

I will post more hands later. Any advice is appreciated.

over_c · #2 09-21-2004, 10:50 AM

Hand #4:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG+1 (t670)
UTG+2 (t940)
MP1 (t2780)
MP2 (t1670)
MP3 (t1085)
Hero (t1125)
Button (t330)
SB (t1820)
BB (t555)
UTG (t1315)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Hero raises to t95, Button folds, SB calls t80, BB folds.

Flop: (t220) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t175, SB calls t175.

Turn: (t570) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: (t570) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t1550 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: t2120
Main Pot: t570 (t570), won by SB.
Pot 2: t1550 (t1550), returned to SB.

Results in white below: 
SB doesn't show.
Outcome: SB wins t2120. 

So I was playing for a flush and ended up in big kicker trouble. Take another shot on the turn or shut it down?

Hand #5:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP3 (t680)
CO (t1395)
Button (t1985)
SB (t495)
BB (t1880)
UTG (t1185)
UTG+1 (t2735)
UTG+2 (t675)
MP1 (t740)
Hero (t935)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls t30, Hero raises to t150, MP3 raises to t680 (All-In), CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, MP1 folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t905
Main Pot: t375 (t375), won by MP3.
Pot 2: t530 (t530), returned to MP3.

Results in white below: 
No showdown. MP3 wins t905. 

Good fold? It's early and I didn't want risk most of my stack in a situation where I felt I was a coin-flip at best.

Hand #6:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (10 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG (t5027)
UTG+1 (t782)
UTG+2 (t2340)
MP1 (t450)
MP2 (t934)
MP3 (t815)
CO (t1017)
Button (t430)
SB (t700)
Hero (t1060)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t50, UTG+1 calls t50, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t50, MP3 calls t50, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, Hero raises to t250, UTG calls t200, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls t200, MP3 folds, SB folds.

Flop: (t900) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: (t900) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks.

River: (t900) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets t250, MP2 calls t250, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1400
Main Pot: t1400 (t1400), between UTG and MP2. > Pot won by MP2 (t1400).

Results in white below: 
UTG has Th 9h (one pair, nines).
MP2 has 6s 6d (straight, nine high).
Outcome: MP2 wins t1400. 

Mis-played on every street? I had a real hard time w/ AQ in this tournament. I had it 4 or 5 times and raised with it every time and missed the flop completely every time.

over_c · #3 09-21-2004, 10:57 AM

Hand #7:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1000 (10 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG+1 (t14280)
UTG+2 (t17893)
MP1 (t5935)
MP2 (t6178)
MP3 (t27948)
CO (t7822)
Button (t662)
SB (t13887)
BB (t40870)
Hero (t5676)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of t1000.
UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO raises to t2400, Button folds, BB folds, Hero (poster) calls t1400.

Flop: (t5300) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, CO bets t3276, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t8576
Main Pot: t5300 (t5300), won by CO.
Pot 2: t3276 (t3276), between CO and SB. > Split: CO (t1638), SB (t1638).

Results in white below: 
SB doesn't show.
CO doesn't show.
Outcome: CO wins t6938. SB wins t1638. 

The hand converter messed this hand up. I was on the BB and villain was the CO. The SB did not enter the hand.

I'm not sure how to play this. We're down to 31 or 30, and top 29 make the money, top 26 win a Super Weekday Satellite entry. I really wanted to get the entry and thought if I pushed the CO was sure to call. Is he pot-committed? So I called figuring to push if I caught a pair. I didn't and folded. This hand ended me and I got 28th place and a couple of bucks.

eMarkM · #4 09-21-2004, 11:42 AM

#1, fine. You made your play at the pot and checked it down when called. You lost a minimum of chips here.

#2, Fine, safe play. It's that or push.

#3, checking is good. A lot of people will put in a pot sized raise with all the dead money in the pot figuring no one is strong enough to call. You flop open ended with overcards. If there were only three players, I'd lead out everytime. But with 4 I'd probably be cautious too and see who else likes the flop. I may have called the flop bet to see what the turn brought.

eMarkM · #5 09-21-2004, 11:54 AM

#1, I like the turn check, you want to keep this pot small. Ok, maybe you let him make his hand or he took advantage of your weakness representing the flush. But I would not call the river bet, even though there's a good chance his big overbet is a bluff.

#2, AQs, I would call here. Desparate short stacks could be moving in with a lot of hands here that you are only a slight dog to or dominate. I really don't mind a coin flip as in this spot you really need to start collecting some chips as you're getting short yourself.

#3, I would have made a bigger raise here, you want that big stack out and he's going to call your smaller raise with a lot of hands as it doesn't cost much of his stack to do so.