Final Table Hand

[CRossiter]

This hand is from the final table of a Party Poker $11 multitable tourney. It's obviously a horrendous bad beat (on the turn my opponent had 1 out left) but did I play it correctly?

***** Hand History for Game 504147483 *****
1500/3000 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (Limit) (Tournament 3050785) - Mon Apr 05 11:20:27 EDT 2004
Table Multi-Table(12618) Table 1 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: stebs62 (33633)
Seat 2: mick_dagger (9490)
Seat 3: Dpeetjr (17649)
Seat 4: peachtree (35858)
Seat 5: Bfavray (16374)
Seat 6: pampas (34739)
Seat 7: CRossiter (26263)
Seat 8: billdragon (11814)
Seat 9: pocher54 (4834)
Seat 10: bobwhooo (28346)
peachtree posts small blind (750)
Bfavray posts big blind (1500)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to CRossiter [ Ac, Ad ]
pampas raises (3000) to 3000
CRossiter raises (4500) to 4500
billdragon folds.
pocher54 folds.
bobwhooo calls (4500)
stebs62 folds.
mick_dagger folds.
Dpeetjr folds.
peachtree folds.
Bfavray folds.
pampas calls (1500)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Tc, 3d, 5d ]
pampas bets (1500)
CRossiter calls (1500)
bobwhooo calls (1500)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 9d ]
pampas bets (3000)
CRossiter raises (6000) to 6000
bobwhooo calls (6000)
pampas calls (3000)
** Dealing River ** : [ Qc ]
pampas bets (3000)
CRossiter raises (6000) to 6000
bobwhooo folds.
pampas calls (3000)
** Summary **
Main Pot: 50250
Board: [ Tc 3d 5d 9d Qc ]
stebs62 balance 33633, didn't bet (folded)
mick_dagger balance 9490, didn't bet (folded)
Dpeetjr balance 17649, didn't bet (folded)
peachtree balance 35108, lost 750 (folded)
Bfavray balance 14874, lost 1500 (folded)
pampas balance 66989, bet 18000, collected 50250, net +32250 [ Qs Qh ] [ three of a kind, queens -- Qs,Qh,Qc,Tc,9d ]
CRossiter balance 8263, lost 18000 [ Ac Ad ] [ a pair of aces -- Ac,Ad,Qc,Tc,9d ]
billdragon balance 11814, didn't bet (folded)
pocher54 balance 4834, didn't bet (folded)
bobwhooo balance 16346, lost 12000 (folded)

The short stack proceeded to triple up and I finished in 10th place (netting $21, a far cry from the $633 first place).

[deacsoft]

Ouch...tough beat. I would have played this hand differently though. i would have done the same preflop. I would have raised after the flop. I surely have the best hand and no cheap flush draws. Then Q-Q will reraise and I will cap. On the turn it would be checked to me and I would bet. If I got raised I would call knowing another [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] gives me the nut flush. On the river I bet if not raised on the turn and call a raise if one comes, or if raised on the turn I check and call. It does seem though that the three flush is the only thing that saved you from having Q-Q pound you untill the end and then get his 2 outer. A good thing and a tough beat all in one. An intresting hand.

[Tosh]

I'd raise the flop. I know you'd still have lost but I think its better than calling and raising the turn.