So close, so close.

JGalt · #1 04-02-2005, 03:21 AM

Played in yesterdays Pokerstars 10+1 10 minute level MTT and came in fourth. Today I played the pokerstars 10+one re-buy+one add-on. Came in fourth again. It hurts.

Down to 11 players I'm doing well in chips and this hand comes up.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30000 (5 handed) converter

MP (t293569)
Button (t458095)
SB (t257536)
Hero (t429579)
UTG (t83692)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
3 folds, SB raises to t256036, Hero calls t226036.

Flop: (t488072) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t488072) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t488072) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t488072

Results in white below: 
SB has 9s Js (flush, king high).
Hero has Ac As (three of a kind, aces).
Outcome: SB wins t488072. 

Then we are down to four and this hand comes up. They guy who beat me was the one who cracked my aces, I thought I had won, but I guess I was wrong. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t40000 (4 handed) converter

Hero (t554580)
UTG (t279432)
Button (t450440)
SB (t2005548)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, Button raises to t80000, SB raises to t280000, Hero raises to t552580, Button calls t368440 (All-In), SB calls t272580.

Flop: (t1555600) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t1555600) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1555600) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t1555600

Results in white below: 
Hero has Jd Ac (flush, ace high).
Button has Qc Qs (straight flush, queen high).
SB has Ah Qd (straight, queen high).
Outcome: Button wins t1347320. Hero wins t208280.

Pepsquad · #2 04-02-2005, 03:46 AM

Tough luck on the first one, but the hand you busted on...you have nobody to blame but yourself.

AJo is NOT a re-re-raising hand by a long shot.

Keep your chin up, stay aggreesive. Sounds like you're doing a lot of things right so hang in there.

pep.

JGalt · #3 04-02-2005, 04:02 AM

Thanks for the comment. I got caught up in the moment. SB had really started to shift gears in the last two orbits and was stealing alot. Got to see his hand on two of them and they were fairly weak hands.

I thougt I would be able to take it uncontested, but I was wrong. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] My emotions got the best and I paid the price.

M.B.E. · #4 04-02-2005, 04:58 AM

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AJo is NOT a re-re-raising hand by a long shot.

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Four-handed it is.

Pepsquad · #5 04-02-2005, 05:13 AM

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AJo is NOT a re-re-raising hand by a long shot.

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Four-handed it is.

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Oh no it isn't. Not when top 3 pay - you're 2nd in chips and 3rd is in the process of tangling with chip-leader.

Mucks don't get any easier than this.

ThrillFactor · #6 04-02-2005, 05:25 AM

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AJo is NOT a re-re-raising hand by a long shot.

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Four-handed it is.

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OK, but it wasn't a re-raising hand, it was a RE-re-raising hand.

That change your opinion?

BAD BEAT POLICE · #7 04-02-2005, 05:53 AM

PEOPLE HAVE ONE OF TWO REACTIONS TO YOUR BAD BEAT STORIES:

1. THEY DONT CARE
2. THEY ARE HAPPY

PLEASE TELL SOMEONE WHO CARES www.RIVEREDAGAIN.COM AND STOP CLUTTERING UP MY FORUM...MOVE ALONG, NOTHING TO SEE HERE.

-BBP [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

renodoc · #8 04-02-2005, 06:05 AM

Since they aren't going to pay you off in gold coin, it is all meaningless.

JGalt · #9 04-02-2005, 07:15 AM

[ QUOTE ]
PEOPLE HAVE ONE OF TWO REACTIONS TO YOUR BAD BEAT STORIES:

1. THEY DONT CARE
2. THEY ARE HAPPY

PLEASE TELL SOMEONE WHO CARES www.RIVEREDAGAIN.COM AND STOP CLUTTERING UP MY FORUM...MOVE ALONG, NOTHING TO SEE HERE.

-BBP [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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DID MY POST COME ACROSS AS A BAD BEAT POST? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Seriously is that a bad beat post? I'm proud that I made two final tables in two nights and just wanted to share and post a couple of, what I thought where interesting hands.

The BBP [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] thing has gotten kinda gay don't you think? It's like those people going around as the fashion police. Funny once, twice, but common...... I officially give you my avatar as my stance on your post.

JGalt · #10 04-02-2005, 07:27 AM

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AJo is NOT a re-re-raising hand by a long shot.

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Four-handed it is.

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OK, but it wasn't a re-raising hand, it was a RE-re-raising hand.

That change your opinion?

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It's always so hard to judge situations like this because you don't have all the information.

In this hand I took intial raiser as trying to pick up some blinds, looking back it should have raised some alarms. When SB raised, which he had been doing too much and with medicore hands, I thought he was trying to steal again and I figured intial raiser will fold, SB may fold and if not, with his previous showing of hands I would have a good chance if he calls.

That being said, I was still in good position with chips. If I folded maybe it would have been down to three. I don't think my all-in, with the information I had, was a extremely horrible play, but if I could play it again I would have folded.