Final Table Stars NL $300+20

[sirio11]

Wish me luck.

[R.J.]

GL sirio i hope you win this. I'm new here, hi all [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[CardSharpCook]

Our man is the 2nd largest stack with 8 to go. Stacks are very similar at this point. Ouch, Sirio just lost a coin flip 33 vs A5s to put him down to 14K and make him THE short stack. First is 12K, all players have made about 1K for getting this far.

GL, sirio.

[CardSharpCook]

out in 8th as his AI PF with 66 is called and beaten by AJo. Congrats, and tough luck, man.

[tiger7210]

tough break man. Sorry you didn't follow youe 1st instinct and fold those 33's. Not sure with your stck I like the play but would be curious to hear other opinions. Might be a good hand to post.

Nice job though getting to the FT.

[sirio11]

This was the important hand

PokerStars Game #1740528492: Tournament #7944183, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (1000/2000) - 2005/05/21 - 17:15:11 (ET)
Table '7944183 5' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: sirio11 (51864 in chips)
Seat 2: JJSMD1 (36273 in chips)
Seat 3: Mysterwit (15573 in chips)
Seat 4: gaffel (28743 in chips)
Seat 6: TheBigViking (42645 in chips)
Seat 7: oldcoyote1 (35181 in chips)
Seat 8: treysfull21 (77620 in chips)
Seat 9: chrisnada (49601 in chips)
sirio11: posts the ante 100
JJSMD1: posts the ante 100
Mysterwit: posts the ante 100
gaffel: posts the ante 100
TheBigViking: posts the ante 100
oldcoyote1: posts the ante 100
treysfull21: posts the ante 100
chrisnada: posts the ante 100
chrisnada: posts small blind 1000
sirio11: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sirio11 [3s 3d]
JJSMD1: raises 6000 to 8000
Mysterwit: folds
gaffel: folds
TheBigViking: folds
oldcoyote1: folds
treysfull21: folds
chrisnada: folds
sirio11: calls 6000
*** FLOP *** [Qh 5s Qc]
sirio11: bets 32000
JJSMD1: calls 28173 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Qh 5s Qc] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [Qh 5s Qc Ts] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sirio11: shows [3s 3d] (two pair, Queens and Threes)
JJSMD1: shows [Ad 5d] (two pair, Queens and Fives)
JJSMD1 collected 74146 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 74146 | Rake 0
Board [Qh 5s Qc Ts 7s]
Seat 1: sirio11 (big blind) showed [3s 3d] and lost with two pair, Queens and Threes
Seat 2: JJSMD1 showed [Ad 5d] and won (74146) with two pair, Queens and Fives
Seat 3: Mysterwit folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: gaffel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: TheBigViking folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: oldcoyote1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: treysfull21 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: chrisnada (small blind) folded before Flop


comments

[CardSharpCook]

I'd believe you are ahead here too, but why not chk/rz? Is there any reason to believe he wouldn't bet?

[durron597]

If you're willing to push this flop I would just push preflop. The only reason I wouldn't push preflop is if I was afraid that the UTG raise was likely to mean a big pair.

[sirio11]

Take in account that he raises 4x UTG and the table was willing to call all ins a little too much.

[CardSharpCook]

[ QUOTE ]
If you're willing to push this flop I would just push preflop. The only reason I wouldn't push preflop is if I was afraid that the UTG raise was likely to mean a big pair.

[/ QUOTE ]

this is a particularily good flop for our hero. There are many flops he could safely chk/fold. Pushing back at a UTG raise with 33 from the BB isn't nearly as sound a play as pushing this flop after calling PF.