Some hands from the Saturday $100+9 on Stars

hurlyburly · #1 02-14-2005, 06:12 PM

First time trying a tourny at this limit. Not sure if I did some things right.

25th hand, still a little nervous, good fold?
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) converter

BB (t1200)
UTG (t1760)
UTG+1 (t2125)
MP1 (t1040)
MP2 (t1790)
CO (t1695)
Button (t2555)
Hero (t1335)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t30, 2 folds, MP2 raises to t120, 2 folds, Hero calls t105, 1 fold, UTG calls t90.

Flop: (t390) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP2 bets t240, Hero folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: t630

Table was really tight, didn't wanna risk much (excuse the min-raise), more concerned with how I could have played the streets post flop here:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter

SB (t1170)
BB (t1640)
UTG (t2125)
UTG+1 (t1040)
MP1 (t2060)
MP2 (t1695)
MP3 (t2815)
CO (t2555)
Hero (t1215)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t30, 5 folds, Hero raises to t60, SB calls t45, 1 fold, UTG calls t30.

Flop: (t210) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t210) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks.

River: (t210) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets t30, UTG folds, Hero calls t30.

Final Pot: t270

Bad? good? what to do here?:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) converter

MP1 (t1050)
MP2 (t1715)
MP3 (t2245)
CO (t995)
Button (t1855)
SB (t1645)
BB (t3040)
UTG (t2375)
Hero (t1395)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to t150, 6 folds, BB calls t100.

Flop: (t325) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t325) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t150, BB calls t150.

River: (t625) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t200, BB calls t200.

Final Pot: t1025

Awful flop, turn here, ahead often enough to risk here?
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) converter

Button (t1100)
SB (t1290)
BB (t1250)
UTG (t1990)
UTG+1 (t1630)
MP1 (t2070)
MP2 (t2740)
MP3 (t2835)
Hero (t1870)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
5 folds, Hero raises to t150, 2 folds, BB calls t100.

Flop: (t325) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t100, Hero calls t100.

Turn: (t525) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t250, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t775

This was the hand that ruined my table image, I wanted to push on the river, but was afraid he'd fold:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (9 handed) converter

UTG (t1250)
UTG+1 (t1240)
MP1 (t1150)
MP2 (t1890)
MP3 (t3260)
CO (t850)
Button (t960)
SB (t2735)
Hero (t3440)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
7 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t200) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t100, Hero calls t100.

Turn: (t400) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t300, Hero calls t300.

River: (t1000) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t400, Hero raises to t800, SB calls t400.

Final Pot: t2600

It seemed after that I needed a table move, but I never got it and people started really attacking me with garbage. I still feel like I played it right, was a push on the river hoping for a fold better than the 400 chips I got for showing it down?

I had a very hard time adjusting, the psychology of the game had me looking for demons, even though everyone looked about the same as my usual limits. Anyone have any sound advice for playing above your normal limits?

B Mando · #2 02-14-2005, 06:40 PM

Hand #1 - Bet the flop!
Hand #2 - Bet the flop!
Hand #3 - I think you can make a bigger bet on the river
Hand #4 - Raise the flop!
Hand #5 - Raise the turn!

Playing above your limits is very tough. I know when I play above my limits I usually play way too tight and I am afriad of going bust! I usually play 20-50$ tournaments and this past sunday I won a seat in a 400$ tournament that I played like garbage in! I was card dead the whole time but I just felt like I wasnt thinking straight. I think the only way to feel comfortable at a higher level it to play at this level on a more consistant basis. Another option is to take 3-4 shots of Jim Beam, OR you could pregame a little bit with 4 bud lights. gl...

hurlyburly · #3 02-14-2005, 06:46 PM

Ok, I felt like I was playing weak/tight all game. Thanks for not telling me to just call with the flush. There was a masterful duel between AA and KK that had me so scared of my opponents I was nearly trembling when I entered the next pot.

I agree, I think some artificial courage would have helped. Suffice it to say, I won't be trying that again until I double my BR.