Good updates Kev. Just got in now, bit gutted to have got off to a good start then lose it on one hand!
Limped from the C/O with
for 200 (i had a 23k stack), Sb makes up and BB checks.
flop looked nice, although full of draws. They check to me, and i bet 600. The SB is the calling station on the table, but he also plays his draws heavy, on a previous hand he c/raised and bet every street on open ended. He has also been hitting and is the only one on my table who has me outchipped. He then announces raise, making it another 3.5k more! Quite alot i thought, but i couldn't put him on anything more than a draw, maybe straight and flush draw with his
or
? So my plan was to call on the flop and force him off on a non scare card turn.
- lovely turn. He bets out 6k, to which i am obviously worried as i half expected him to slow down. But, i thought, there is only one possible hand he could have that he is ahead of me with, J 9. I had ruled out the fact he could have had QQ 10 10 or 88. He may also have had Q10, Q8 or 10 8 - 2 of which im beating and the other we chop. So in i went, 12k more. He calls so quick i know he has J 9 before he turns his cards over.
So, with the
appearing on the river i make my way out! Ho hum, good fun though, i had a friendly table and was a well structured tournament to boot.
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