[perceive]

I put both hands in because I knew I'd played both pants - I think the fact I didn't call his all-in post flop with the 8's was one of the reasons I tilted.

Thinking about it afterwards I actually came to the same conclusion as Mantis -

"Of course he will bet. Not only that but he goes all-in for just over half the pot which gives you plenty of value that he doesn't have an A. In fact why would an Ace go all-in against his passive oppo."

I guess I've just highlighted my biggest weakness that I go on tilt against people I perceive as being aggressive.

Just 1 point though on hand 1 I raised to 1600 with the 8's because I'd consistently raised 3*min with a hand and had shown this 3 times previously (as I'd only played 5 hands all tourney and gone down to showdown 3 times with AQ suited on the button that hit top pair on a raggy board, 10 10 one before button which hit trips on flop and AQ with 2 limp callers into my BB each time called an all-in after flop when I had best hand).

GL mate, all the best with whatever you decide to go with!!

+1 hope it goes well.

[in the mid/later stages of MTT's then EVERYONE'S blinds come under attack so I wouldn't take it personally]

You might just be imagining this constant attack. I mean the fact the guy had Aces and not garbage would suggest this.

Also don't forget that in the mid/later stages of MTT's then EVERYONE'S blinds come under attack so I wouldn't take it personally.

But if you do feel that you are perceived as weak then this gives you a chance to do some stealing of your own so why not take advantage of your weak image by stealing other peoples blinds?

I'm not a big fan of defending your blinds I much prefer to do the stealing

I agree with that and don't have any problems with that and if it's different people stealing mine I don't even think about it but when it's the same person 6 or 7 times consecutively that's when I tilt - I know I'm sounding a bit irrational but I've had this happen regularly recently and it keeps costing me from either getting in the money or if in money I seem to go out just before FT.

I like your point about not defending but trying to steal some others blinds (position dependant obv.).

This isn't actually help on the hands I need as I know full well I did something stupid, it's more help on handling the situation that I need.

Background:

Gone quite deep in a standard online MTT (10 min levels) down to last 40-50 players and been playing for nearly 2 hours.

Moved table several times and one player seems to be following everywhere you go, also happens to be quite agggressive, especially as he's observed that you are tight passive (I'd like to think solid but that maybe self-delusional).

Hand 1 - blinds 200/400 my chips 6,400
UTG with 88 so raise to 1600
Villain calls from mid-position
everyone else folds.
Flop - A 2 2
Hero, Check (I know should have contuinuation bet it regardless)
Villain, all-in for 2,600 more
Hero, folds and like a fool announces hand in chat box.

move table about 6 hands later and villain follows (continues to steal blinds)

Hand 2 - blinds (300/600 about to go 400/800)
Villain in mid-position raise 1,200
everyone else folds and I'm in BB with 5,000 chips and Q5.
I tilted and thought he's stealing again I've had enough and went over the top all-in
insta-call and he has AA.

Flop actually gave me an up and down straight draw but it was never going to hit.

I get this regularly where due to my image players attack my blinds incessantly later on in comps and especially nearing the money bubble - I do bubble or near bubble often because I just get sick of perceived blind stealing and call/push with marginal or rubbish hands, although to be fair I am often ahead and get outdrawn but how can I avoid people constantly attacking my blinds and maintain a tight image (without going on tilt)??

I know the simple answer is try re-raising them a bit earlier (but my timing is always terrible and I run into genuine hands when I do, so unless they are getting genuine hands 6 or 7 times consecutively when it's my bb then I'm guessing it's just my timing that's out). It's always just one player on the table and they always seem to follow me when tables get broken up etc.

Apologies for the long post but help would be appreciated.

I climbed Kili a couple of years ago.

It's 19000 ft and quite tough going, altitude sickness will affect everyone to a greater or lesser extent, playing an S'n'G at the top would be quite a challenge!!

We did as a two week thing and climbed Mt Meru first as an altitude acclimitisation (sp?) exercise which proved to be well worth the extra effort as the summit day on meru was physically more challenging than the one on Kilimanjaro, although the Kili one is more dependant on weather (we got quite lucky, the ones the day before us had -40 degrees wind chill to put up with).

Very GL to anyone taking part in this, it's a great experience.

[THE BEST TEAM IN EUROPE]

HEARD THAT THE FIREY ITALIAN IS HEADING TO MANU - WHAT A SIGNING HE WOULD BE !!!

A FANTASTIC ADDITION TO ALREADY THE BEST TEAM IN EUROPE!

So the best team in Europe has to resort to signing old knackered Rangers rejects 

If he'd been given the 3-4 years in jail which he should have been then Newcastle or the F.A wouldn't have to do anything, Barton is not footballs problem he's society as a wholes problem.

Wenger has always operated on the basis of buy cheap, get best out of player, sell for huge profit and use money to buy 3 or 4 more youngsters with potential.

It doesn't mean Arsenal are just a selling club, if journo's listened properly they'd realise Wenger was justifying why he'd sell Adebayor for the right amount not that he was saying Arsenal have to be a selling club!!

and I'm not even an Arsenal fan (do quite like the way they play though).

IMO Keane will stay at Tottenham for another season at least because in his heart he really wants to see Wolves in the Premiership and finish his career there.

South African Poker Champion...FTW...."Jessica"

Straight guy fancying someone with a pair of queens in their pants 

That's just wrong on so many levels!!

Booked...

 

Ditto - I've taken a huge risk and booked the same place as Mr and Mrs Boldie (so it better be ok!!).

I'm pretty sure Scotty Nguyen  had a pair like that (can't remember when but maybe at last years WSOP).

Who got hold of my families wedding photo's that's what I want to know!!  

I'm doing The Welsh 3000 hill walk the weekend before and playing golf on the friday so won't be down to Luton till latish Friday night (and will be knackered!!).

I get back from Vegas on the Friday, so i'm not sure i can make this one.

  Blatant brag post imo

Enjoy playing with this guy ..... it won't last long.