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Gigabet Hand. I just don\'t know.
Here goes a long thread prolly.
This is Gig's play from a $22 Pokerstars short handed MTT. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1600 (3 handed) converter Button (t66901) Gigabet (t53315) BB (t35929) Preflop: Gigabet is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t3200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Gigabet raises to t8000</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t4800. Flop: (t16075) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Gigabet checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t3200</font>, Gigabet calls t3200. Turn: (t22475) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Gigabet checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t20800</font>, Gigabet calls t20800. River: (t64075) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Gigabet bets t21240 (All-In)</font>, Button folds. Final Pot: t85315 |
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Re: Gigabet Hand. I just don\'t know.
Does Gigabet really play $22 tournaments?! (Are you sure the hand is the real Gigabet?) And why didn't you post this in the MTT forum... or did you mean that the hand is from an STT?
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Re: Gigabet Hand. I just don\'t know.
It is my hand, I do last longers with various people, and the stars mtts are the perfect venue. Not to mention the practice.
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Re: Gigabet Hand. I just don\'t know.
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It is my hand, I do last longers with various people, and the stars mtts are the perfect venue. Not to mention the practice. [/ QUOTE ] Giga, If you don't mind me asking, are the last longers for more money than all but the top plazes in these prize pools? Does that mean final tabling in the tournament is of secondary concern to you if your opponents' (in the last longer) chip stacks dictate it? |
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Re: Gigabet Hand. I just don\'t know.
I thought you never showed your cards.
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Re: Gigabet Hand. I just don\'t know.
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Does Gigabet really play $22 tournaments?! (Are you sure the hand is the real Gigabet?) And why didn't you post this in the MTT forum... or did you mean that the hand is from an STT? [/ QUOTE ] It's really him. I guess this belongs in MTT, but I always post here. Oh well. |
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Re: Gigabet Hand. I just don\'t know.
I think this is a pretty straightforward play. Down to the final 3? The villain has to be on a wide range of hands, but let's analyze. He is most likely pushing AK, AQ, down to small pocket pairs at this stage. Since he didn't do that, we will assume he has a marginal hand. At 3 handed it could be virtually anything. Gigabet's holding is relatively meaningless here. So thinking about the play backwards and from the villain's point of view, he got trapped. Busted flush draw maybe? A-J or lower that just isn't callable to an all in bet. I may be underanalyzing this play, but nothing shocking really stands out.
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Re: Gigabet Hand. I just don\'t know.
i think the reason that jman posted this (and what stands out) is that villain has half his stack in the pot and is getting 4:1 for a river call.
i'm sure that by the time it was down to 3 handed, gigabet had strong reads on the 2 opponents though. i don't think you'd see him trying this without one, so i doubt that we'll fully understand why he did it since we obv. can't get the same reads just from looking at the hand history. |
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Re: Gigabet Hand. I just don\'t know.
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i think the reason that jman posted this (and what stands out) is that villain has half his stack in the pot and is getting 4:1 for a river call. [/ QUOTE ] 5:1, but yeah. I don't know how reasonable it is to assume that the villain will fold any hand that beats Gigabet's hand with those odds and that flop. If Gig believe's he's ahead, I prefer a check/call. Edit: Or a turn check raise. |
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Re: Gigabet Hand. I just don\'t know.
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[ QUOTE ] i think the reason that jman posted this (and what stands out) is that villain has half his stack in the pot and is getting 4:1 for a river call. [/ QUOTE ] 5:1, but yeah. I don't know how reasonable it is to assume that the villain will fold any hand that beats Gigabet's hand with those odds and that flop. If Gig believe's he's ahead, I prefer a check/call. Edit: Or a turn check raise. [/ QUOTE ] I don't necessarily think Giga thinks he is ahead here, thus the bet. He has somewhat represented a trapping hand, and if the opponent only has a marginal hand, he probably isn't risking his tourney life (he would have very few chips left), regardless of the odds he's getting. So if Giga checks, and his opponent goes all in, does Giga call? I think no. |
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