Back to basics - follow me through this tourney - tourney 1

ClaytonN · #1 06-07-2005, 03:12 PM

Okay, hopefully other newbies at MTT's such as myself can get something out of threads like these.

Once a week I'm going to post all the hands I've played in a tournament where I had an interesting decision to make. I wont make them all in one post, but update as I go along.

Today, I am playing an Empire Freeroll. First place pays approx. $135, and that's what I'm gunning for, especially with only 180 entrants or so.

First interesting hands of this level:

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

Button (t970)
SB (t985)
BB (t1000)
UTG (t1000)
UTG+1 (t1000)
UTG+2 (t1000)
MP1 (t1000)
MP2 (t1000)
MP3 (t1055)
Hero (t990)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
3 folds, MP1 raises to t55, 2 folds, Hero raises to t160, 3 folds, MP1 calls t105.

Flop: (t342.50) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets t200, MP1 folds.

Final Pot: t542.50

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t542.50. 

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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

CO (t970)
Button (t975)
SB (t985)
BB (t1000)
UTG (t1000)
UTG+1 (t1000)
UTG+2 (t840)
MP1 (t1000)
MP2 (t1055)
Hero (t1175)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
5 folds, Hero raises to t55, 3 folds, BB calls t40.

Flop: (t117.50) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t117.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t175, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t292.50

Results in white below: 
No showdown. BB wins t292.50. 

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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

MP1 (t955)
MP2 (t975)
MP3 (t975)
CO (t1050)
Button (t920)
SB (t985)
BB (t840)
UTG (t1000)
UTG+1 (t1180)
Hero (t1120)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t15, Hero raises to t75, 7 folds, UTG+1 calls t60.

Flop: (t172.50) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t175, UTG+1 folds.

Final Pot: t347.50

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t347.50. 

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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG (t955)
UTG+1 (t975)
UTG+2 (t975)
MP1 (t1050)
MP2 (t920)
MP3 (t975)
CO (t1065)
Button (t975)
SB (t890)
Hero (t1220)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP2 calls t15, MP3 calls t15, 2 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t57.50) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB bets t100, Hero folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds.

Final Pot: t157.50

Results in white below: 
No showdown. SB wins t157.50.

ClaytonN · #2 06-07-2005, 03:28 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (10 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

MP2 (t790)
MP3 (t1100)
CO (t1160)
Button (t1080)
SB (t955)
BB (t595)
UTG (t1640)
UTG+1 (t835)
UTG+2 (t1650)
Hero (t1170)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, UTG+2 raises to t40, Hero calls t40, 5 folds, BB calls t20.

Flop: (t130) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero bets t65, BB folds, UTG+2 calls t65.

Turn: (t260) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+2 checks, Hero bets t200, UTG+2 folds.

Final Pot: t460

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t460.

ClaytonN · #3 06-07-2005, 03:30 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (10 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

BB (t790)
UTG (t1250)
UTG+1 (t1110)
UTG+2 (t1040)
MP1 (t1555)
MP2 (t515)
MP3 (t1555)
CO (t805)
Button (t1050)
Hero (t1305)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
3 folds, MP1 calls t20, 3 folds, Button calls t20, Hero raises to t55, 1 fold, MP1 calls t35, Button calls t35.

Flop: (t185) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets t150, MP1 folds, Button calls t150.

Turn: (t485) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t175, Button calls t175.

River: (t835) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t200, Button folds.

Final Pot: t1035

Results in white below: 
Hero has Ah Qc (one pair, queens).
Outcome: Hero wins t1035.

A_PLUS · #4 06-07-2005, 03:33 PM

I think this is a great idea. Definitely a great way to get up to speed with your MTT play. Good luck.

Hopefully less experienced posters will follow your lead rather than the typical, "How do I win a major MTT post".

As far as your play. So far so good, maybe a questionable raise with the QJs, I think you can get away with limping there, but it is probably not much difference.

One more thing to watch out for, make sure you mix up your continuation bets. Looks like you bet slightly over the pot with your only made hand, and 2/3 or so on your misses. Again, not a big deal so far, but something to be aware of.

ClaytonN · #5 06-07-2005, 03:45 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG+2 (t705)
MP1 (t1180)
MP2 (t1085)
MP3 (t2125)
CO (t760)
Button (t430)
SB (t2190)
BB (t1560)
UTG (t1285)
Hero (t1730)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero calls t30, 5 folds, Button raises to t60, SB calls t45, BB calls t30, Hero calls t30.

Flop: (t240) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets t175, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds.

Final Pot: t415

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t415.

mlagoo · #6 06-07-2005, 03:46 PM

[ QUOTE ]
One more thing to watch out for, make sure you mix up your continuation bets. Looks like you bet slightly over the pot with your only made hand, and 2/3 or so on your misses. Again, not a big deal so far, but something to be aware of.

[/ QUOTE ]

I was gonna say almost exactly the same thing. Don't be afraid to bet 2/3 of the pot on your hits too. Last thing you want is for an observant player or two to realize that when rags fall, you are suddenly lowering your bet.

ClaytonN · #7 06-07-2005, 03:48 PM

Yeah, I did bet 5/6 of the pot with the AQo

Thankfully these players arent very observant. The table is playing weak tight. The AQo was weird in that the guy kept calling.

By the river I put him on a weak Q, but maybe he had A-rag. Dunno.

ClaytonN · #8 06-07-2005, 03:49 PM

185 entrants, 110 remain.

Average is ~1700, I have 1865

KushP · #9 06-07-2005, 03:51 PM

I don't think you are raising enough before the flop. With the AQo from the SB, raising 50 chips isn't going to do anything other then cause you to play a bigger pot when you're out of position, which is pretty bad. I would probably be raising to about 120 here to make the pot 190 (giving them slightly worse then 2 to 1 odds), otherwise people will call you with marginal hands because they have position on you and are getting 3.5 to 1 odds to see a flop (as they were with your 35 chip raise).

stantheman · #10 06-07-2005, 03:52 PM

This is a good idea.

I like the play overall, with the only exceptions being:

The raise with QJs (as mentioned above) - I'd limp here.

The SB raise with AQ - I think you need to raise more here (maybe to T80 or T100). A raise of T55 will not fold anyone, and therefore acts only as a pot sweetener in a hand where you're OOP against two limpers. You're just asking to win a small one or lose a big one here.

Otherwise I like it, and keep 'em coming.