Set of 8's .

Jonathan · #1 06-22-2005, 01:40 PM

This was the second hand of the tournament.
How do you like my line?

Thanks,
Jonathan
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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

BB (t800)
UTG (t745)
UTG+1 (t745)
MP1 (t690)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t800)
CO (t1845)
Button (t790)
Hero (t785)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, 1 fold, MP2 calls t15, 1 fold, CO calls t15, 1 fold, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t87.50) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (6 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 bets t65, MP2 calls t65, CO calls t65, Hero raises to t325, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t260, MP2 folds, CO raises to t520, Hero raises t445 and is all in, UTG+1 folds, CO calls t185.

Turn: (t1572.50) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t1572.50) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t1572.50

Freudian · #2 06-22-2005, 01:45 PM

I don't understand the question. You got the money in on the flop when you have a set. Why shouldn't anyone like that line?

Wes ManTooth · #3 06-22-2005, 01:48 PM

This has to be a $5sng. Everything is fine, everything got all in on the flop.

Jonathan · #4 06-22-2005, 01:55 PM

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This has to be a $5sng. Everything is fine, everything got all in on the flop.

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Why does it have to be a $5 sit and go?
Why can't it be a $10 or $20 or $200?
How would the play differ?

Suerte,
Jonathan

mlagoo · #5 06-22-2005, 02:02 PM

it was fine.

not a terribly interesting hand though.

Unarmed · #6 06-22-2005, 02:15 PM

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it was fine.

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I think it sucks. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Lead the flop.

Nottom · #7 06-22-2005, 02:31 PM

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it was fine.

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I think it sucks. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Lead the flop.

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Agreed.

Jonathan · #8 06-23-2005, 06:59 AM

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it was fine.

not a terribly interesting hand though.

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On the contrary, I think it's a terribly interesting hand
for two reasons:

1. The flop is connected with overcards
2. Its still early...Level 1 or 2 I recall.

Another poster said he didnt understand the point of my
question. The whole point is this:

Do I want to play for all my chips with this hand, on this
flop, at this stage of the tourney?

Thanks,
Jonathan

Sykes · #9 06-23-2005, 07:06 AM

You have a set. There is 3 possible hands that you lose to and only 2 that you're drawing to 1 out against.

Push it all in. Stop worrying about the levels. Levels only matter if you had a decent hand but not the greatest (i.e, AQ, Q8s, maybe QT)

Jonathan · #10 06-23-2005, 02:06 PM

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You have a set. There is 3 possible hands that you lose to and only 2 that you're drawing to 1 out against.

Push it all in. Stop worrying about the levels. Levels only matter if you had a decent hand but not the greatest (i.e, AQ, Q8s, maybe QT)

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The reason I am very sensitive to this is that there were
several posts recently from winning players posting their statistics.
A number of them had a combined 9th and 10th place finishes
of < 5%. I can't for the life of me figure out how they
do it. Here, for example, I flopped a set, my opponent
flopped a straight and I was out in 10th.

While posting this reply, I was playing a hand. I put in a
big raise from late position prelop with JJ and get two callers.
The flop comes J T X rainbow. First player checks, second is
allin, I call allin. Turn X, River K for the straight and again
I am out in 10th place.
Now mabey I am just running bad, and over time my 9th and 10th place finishes
will settle down around 5% too. But I don't see it.

Suerte,
Jonathan