Short-stacked tournament hand.

mongeron · #1 03-12-2003, 05:27 AM

Hello,

I'd like to hear your opinions on my and my opponent's play of the following hand. Could I have done something different?

PokerStars $200 tourney, level 300/600, ante 50.

My stack is T6110, and I have the small blind. My hole cards are AcKs. All fold to button, who has me covered, he has T12370. He makes the standard steal-raise to T1800 (the BB has T8247). I reraise all-in, so he has to call T4260. He calls.

He has Q9 suited, and I have AsKc. Of course he hits 9, and I'm out.

So, I'd like to hear some comments on the play. Could I have done something different?

Thanks,

- mongeron

mongeron · #2 03-12-2003, 06:51 AM

Just a few more details.

I ended up 62th in the tourney, there were originally 303 entrants, with starting stack size of T2500. So, the average stack size at this point was 12217.

Ignatius · #3 03-12-2003, 08:38 AM

No. You were correct to reraise and he was correct to call, getting better than 2:1, as his Q9s had a decent chance of not being dominated. Flat calling (planing to move in on the flop) is out of the question, as you don't want the BB to come along which would greatly reduce your chances to win unimproved.

ohkanada · #4 03-12-2003, 10:52 AM

I would have done the same as you. Too bad it didn't work out this time.

Ken Poklitar

MS Sunshine · #5 03-12-2003, 01:57 PM

http://twodimes.net/h/?z=6950
pokenum -h as kd - qc 9c
Holdem Hi: 1712304 enumerated boards
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
As Kd 1045457 61.06 659550 38.52 7297 0.43 0.613
Qc 9c 659550 38.52 1045457 61.06 7297 0.43 0.387

Everyone did what they were suppose to do.

Ships happen.

MS Sunshine