Figured I would start the Nightly REBUY thread early today...... - Page 5

nath · #41 12-30-2005, 04:41 AM

No shame in folding the button, ya know.
It's just that when the standard raise is 36k, a 30k raise there either screams "I really want a call" or "I'm saving a little more of my stack in case I'm reraised."

Oh, I have 27k at second break of late night 11r. Haven't picked up a hand in a while, but I'm moving ahead thanks to bizarre hands like this one:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed) converter

SB (t19985)
BB (t6470)
UTG (t12587)
UTG+1 (t22785)
MP1 (t22290)
MP2 (t21108)
MP3 (t7341)
Hero (t23990)
Button (t15128)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP3 raises to t1200, Hero calls t1200, 3 folds.

Flop: (t2600) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t2600) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP3 bets t2000, Hero calls t2000.

River: (t6600) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP3 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: t6600

Results in white below: 
MP3 has 6h Jc (high card, ace).
Hero has Qh Kd (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins t6600.

TwistedEcho · #42 12-30-2005, 04:43 AM

[ QUOTE ]
No shame in folding the button, ya know.
It's just that when the standard raise is 36k, a 30k raise there either screams "I really want a call" or "I'm saving a little more of my stack in case I'm reraised."

[/ QUOTE ]

i didnt actually think about it, just figured too many chips to shove, so 2.5bb would do. I hadnt had anycards/it folded to me for like 3 orbits, so wanted some chips [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Maybe i should have just shoved

nath · #43 12-30-2005, 05:02 AM

understandable... that's just what I thought when I saw it. I think either a shove or a fold is the best play there. (Unless you have a hand that welcomes action.)

I just caught my rush and I'm at 53k. JJ wins the race against AK, 22 flops a set, I call a raise in BB with K9s, flop the 9 for top pair and win a decent pot against 88. Top 10 in chips but still a long way to go.

nath · #44 12-30-2005, 05:17 AM

my good chip position was part of the reason i folded (blech), but i also instafolded without really thinking about my opponent's hand. this is a problem i have. help me out.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (9 handed) converter

UTG+1 (t16820)
MP1 (t7640)
MP2 (t10812)
MP3 (t19450)
CO (t24815)
Button (t9148)
SB (t2832)
Hero (t56375)
UTG (t26803)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
5 folds, CO calls t800, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t2400) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t1400, CO raises to t4800, SB calls t1982 (All-In), Hero calls t3400.

Turn: (t13982) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)
Hero checks, CO bets t19165 (All-In), Hero folds.

River: (t33147) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: t33147

Results in white below: 
SB has Jd Tc (straight, queen high).
CO has Qs Js (two pair, queens and eights).
Outcome: CO wins t24801. SB wins t8346.

nath · #45 12-30-2005, 05:53 AM

Anyone still awake? I'm at 3rd break, second in chips with 120k. 68 left, pays 45, 4800 for first.
I'll keep you posted.

nath · #46 12-30-2005, 06:29 AM

This pot puts me at 350k at the 2k/4k/200 level:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t4000 (7 handed) converter

CO (t133070)
Button (t46168)
SB (t37740)
BB (t69682)
UTG (t148434)
Hero (t195926)
MP2 (t48978)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG raises to t12000, Hero calls t12000, 5 folds.

Flop: (t25200) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets t16000, Hero raises to t40000, UTG raises to t136234, Hero calls t96234.

Turn: (t297668) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t297668) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t297668

Results in white below: 
UTG has Kh Kd (two pair, kings and nines).
Hero has 9s 9d (four of a kind, nines).
Outcome: Hero wins t297668.

nath · #47 12-30-2005, 06:51 AM

Dropped just under 300k at fourth break. Losing races against short stacks, losing an AK to an AQ, getting reraised preflop frequently, that'll do it.

nath · #48 12-30-2005, 07:26 AM

done in 13th. i lost half my big stack when my KK got all in with AQ on a Qxx flop and he turned an ace. then it was a fight for survival. i found KQ and with one limper in front (who had limped far too frequently) i pushed. he instacalled with AQs. That's that.
I'm taking a break. I feel like I'm being strung along.

#49 12-30-2005, 07:35 AM

I had my first and last experience with rebuy tournaments yesterday. Played two, and rebought 3 times in one and 1 time in the other.

I simply don't like them. The whole idea why I like tournament-style poker is that when I put a mofo out, he is OUT. Or she! True enough, if I get donked out, or simply outplayed, I can rebuy, and I did. But it was not a right move for me. Rebuy Tilt is all it was.

That buy-in together with those rebuys equals a buy-in to a better-paying freezeout.

I learned my lesson.

nath · #50 12-30-2005, 07:57 AM

I like rebuys because they let me build a big stack to survive beats and any stupid crap I might pull, as well as survive into the ante rounds, where I can gleefully steal pots much more frequently.
Throwing a bunch of money at the table in the first hour to try to build a big stack is my way of reducing variance. Would that I were better at playing a super-aggressive game and building a big stack early in a normal freezeout.