Hand Analysis

[PktAcesSoWht]

A couple hands from MTT on Stars.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) converter

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Hero (t1562)
CO (t1620)
Button (t2315)
SB (t2395)
BB (t3343)
UTG (t2265)

Preflop: Hero is MP with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t450</font>, Hero calls t450, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: (t1125) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t300</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1425

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
No showdown. UTG wins t1425. </font>

I think my first mistake on this had was not Reraising some amount, which ended up causing me to fold on the flop since I didn't represent a hand like KK, AK or AA where I would care about the K on the flop, but even then this flop with a bet would have cause me to fold this since my opponent could easily have the same hands.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) converter

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<font color="#C00000">MP2 (t1460)</font>
CO (t3335)
Button (t1530)
SB (t1310)
<font color="#C00000">BB (t2630)</font>
UTG (t1305)
Hero (t1930)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t400</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t1460</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t2520</font>, Hero folds.

Flop: (t4430) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t4430) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t4430) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t4430

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
BB has Ac Qs (one pair, queens).
MP2 has 8d 8s (one pair, eights).
Outcome: BB wins t4430. </font>

This was a great laydown as it turned out. This was a critical point in tourney, because I was still alive after. AK with two reraisers, I did not feel I could keep going. Thoughts?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) converter

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<font color="#C00000">SB (t3485)</font>
BB (t1680)
UTG (t1460)
MP (t4340)
CO (t1155)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t1380)</font>

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t100, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1380</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t2560</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG folds, CO folds.

Flop: (t4340) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t4340) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t4340) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t4340

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
SB doesn't show.
Hero has 5c 5d (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Hero wins t4340. </font>

This hand worked out, but was it right to push here?