Anyone wanna sweat a newbie?

Laomedon · #1 03-03-2005, 12:54 AM

I'm a MTT newbie-ish... I've been playing a few Pokerroom 5+.5 tourneys with some success (one 1st and one 2nd). This is my first good showing at a decent sized MTT, I'm currently the chip leader in the Pokerroom 20+2 15,000 Guaranteed. Anyone wanna sweat me and make sure I don't screw up? My name is Laomedon on Pokerroom. Thanks.

Laomedon · #2 03-03-2005, 01:03 AM

well nevermind, my rivered flush loses to a flopped boat... I suck.

ZBTHorton · #3 03-03-2005, 01:31 AM

Post the hand...maybe we can help. =)

Laomedon · #4 03-03-2005, 01:37 AM

I'm on a mac and didn't save the hand, but here it is roughly.

Hero is chipleader with ~33000. Villain has ~16000. Blinds are 400-800. Villain is BB. Hero is UTG+1 with AJh, raises to 2100 (first mistake, should've folded). Only BB calls.

Flop is 6h 2c 6s. Check, check.

Turn is 3h. Villain bets 2000, Hero calls. (2nd mistake?)

River is 8h. Villain bets 6000, Hero thinks for a second about the possibility of a boat and pushes. Villain calls and wins pot with 33. He actually turned the boat, rather than flopping it.

I think I shouldve folded preflop or follow up my preflop aggression with a bet on the flop.

billyjex · #5 03-03-2005, 02:33 AM

Raising PF is not bad here, you have alot of chips and can bully the table. AJs is a good hand. I would have made the raise around ~2400-2700.

You have to make a continuation bet on the flop. If the pot was around 6000 I would bet about ~4000 to see where I'm at.

DemonDeac · #6 03-03-2005, 02:54 AM

i dont mind ur preflop action
GOTTA BET THE FLOP, however. get aggressive. prolly gets the guy to lay down 3s.
turn calls not bad with overs and nut draw

just need to bet the flop hard

CardSharpCook · #7 03-03-2005, 03:06 AM

I'm gonna repeat what everyone else said. AJs as cheap leader UTG+1 is SWEET. triple the BB and watch everyone fold. If someone calls - bet the flop hard - make them think "OK, this guy has jacks and doesn't want me to catch my ace." or, "Ok, this guy probably has AK, but he might have jacks.... I don't really have that many chips, I should fold." The point is, this is a sweet flop for you - it is unlikely that it helped his hand, your only worry is that he will decide that his pocket eights are good now. As cheap leader, I'd recommend betting about 40% of his stack, bet him all in if it is a small stack. Anyway, 6 outs on the flop is good for a 1 in 4 chance of out-drawing his PP - I'll take it.

CSC

Again, this is advice for a chip leader.