A lesson in why you should not go against a big stack

#1 12-13-2005, 12:46 PM

From PS 180 (I placed 9th yesterday). This hand did not involve me, but involved two big stacks middle of tourney (I think both were top 7 or so at the time among chip leaders).

My view is that as a big stack, I'd rather attack small stacks - but others can disagree of course.

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

MP3 (t8489)
CO (t18543)
Button (t16179)
SB (t16919)
BB (t7741)
Hero (t8510)
UTG+1 (t18355)
MP1 (t22739)
MP2 (t16710)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
5 folds, CO raises to t3200, 1 fold, SB calls t2800, 1 fold.

Flop: (t6400) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t3200, CO raises to t6400, SB calls t3200.

Turn: (t19200) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, CO bets t8893 (All-In), SB calls t7269 (All-In).

River: (t35362) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: t35362

Results in white below: 
SB has Th Tc (three of a kind, tens).
CO has 7c 4c (straight, eight high).
Outcome: CO wins t35362.

#2 12-13-2005, 12:51 PM

The lesson here is muck your pocket tens on the turn!

Sam T. · #3 12-13-2005, 12:53 PM

Is the lesson, "Don't build a monster stack by doubling your already large stack."?

#4 12-13-2005, 12:56 PM

I think re-raising T's in the SB against a raise from the late position big stack would be better than not getting involved.

#5 12-13-2005, 12:56 PM

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I think re-raising T's in the SB against a raise from the late position big stack would be better than not getting involved.

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Yup.

#6 12-13-2005, 01:10 PM

Absolutely. I'm not suggesting you don't involved but if you had played out the hand like this, then you've got to fold the river. I can only imagine that the SB has put the CO on an open-ended str8 draw but it's lunacy to call the all in on the turn, especially with an mertely an overpair and no outs.
Great play by the CO though.

yvesaint · #7 12-13-2005, 01:11 PM

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Great play by the CO though.

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yea, playin the nuts is hard, he nailed it

#8 12-13-2005, 01:13 PM

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Great play by the CO though.

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yea, playin the nuts is hard, he nailed it

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near nuts, 79 would be the nuts at the flop. and Q9 at the river. but your right. nice play by CO.

Riverman · #9 12-13-2005, 01:16 PM

This is a lesson in just how horrible people are in online tournaments.

#10 12-13-2005, 01:18 PM

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This is a lesson in just how horrible people are in online tournaments.

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lol.