Newer to Tournaments...Good Line?

djg40 · #1 09-11-2005, 11:40 PM

First orbit at new table, so no reads. Any comments are appreciated.

**EDIT:** PokerStars $3 + 0

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t6040)
Button (t9035)
SB (t711)
BB (t3075)
UTG (t10580)
UTG+1 (t930)
MP1 (t8915)
MP2 (t3475)
MP3 (t1190)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
3 folds, MP2 raises to t800, MP3 calls t800, Hero calls t800, Button calls t800, 2 folds.

Flop: (t3400) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
MP2 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets t1000, Button calls t1000, MP2 folds, MP3 calls t365 (All-In).

Turn: (t5765) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)
Hero bets t1200, Button calls t1200.

River: (t8165) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)
Hero bets t1600, Button folds.

Final Pot: t9765

Results in white below: 
MP3 has 5h As (high card, ace).
Hero has 8h 7h (one pair, eights).
Outcome: Hero wins t9765.

#2 09-11-2005, 11:47 PM

I would have folded Preflop, but my tourney experience is not very much either. With that many people in the pot, you were lucky none had a K or Q, and many cards that could have come would have been big scare cards. Betting bottom pair here just doesnt seem too great.

AlphaWice · #3 09-12-2005, 12:13 AM

After MP3 cold called a 4xBB raise I wouldve insta folded AJ and below and also 77ish and below.

edit: on the board, you were lucky he had a pure flush draw and was donk enough to call each street. IMO the play was awful though.

djg40 · #4 09-12-2005, 12:18 AM

I figured I would fold to any aggression. Once he just calls the Flop, then the Turn, I think MHIG a large percentage of the time.

Is that wrong?