Played in a tourny over the christmas period, got knocked out in 11th with 144 runners, taking home, just 310.00 (when the buy in was 250) doesnt seem worth it for nearly 7 hours of poker... but was a good experience playing against different styles of players, espcially getting value out of tight players, when im a loose aggressive player.
Sitting there on the final 2 tables, Im getting short stacked... have 12 x the big blinds, currently at 2000/4000 and going up in 17 minutes. Im in the big blind, and I look down at Pocket 6's, Bloke under the gun (Who is like granite a complete rock and went on to win the tourny, raised it to 9000 (5000 for me to call) now im putting him on J's, or Q's or K's as Aces I have seen him move all in alot in the past with and obviously worried someone is playing Ace Rag...
Folded to small blind who calls... so we have a raiser a caller and me on pocket 6's, Check my cards spend 30 seconds thinking and call... 27000 in the pot (including my BB and calling the 5k on top) So im sitting there with 39,000 left...
FLOP...
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SB Checks, I raise, 13,5000 (half the pot) the original under the gun raiser, pushes all in (putting me all in and out if I lose) SB folds...
I have 25,500 left, Have already invested 22,500 in the pot, and will be super small stack so will be going out within a few hands (Unless I pick up a monster next hand and get 3 callers), Pot being 105,000, yep makes me 3rd chip leader and being able to tighten up and play premium hands to the final table. So yep I call... He shows Kings, So Im in the lead and my set holds up. So I have taken a pot down 105k...
Was I right to call the re raise, even though, I know im behind, and Im either hitting a set and folding on the flop... (Not to sure on this one)
4 HANDS LATER...
I have Aces, In 2nd to last position, It gets raised, re raised and all in before it gets to me, I know im in front and this point, but im worried about them holding up, And im hoping all 3 are playing either suited connectors or high card mid card low, AK etc and im not running into a pair or something which hits a set... So yes Im all in and then notice someone has me covered (BB)... BB calls, and the re raiser is all in and the original raiser folds...
ME:
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BB:
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(announced they are suited and im getting short)
RAISER:
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FLOP
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and
- BB Has a flush, Im miles behind and have to hit a heart to take the pot down (not
but I dont notice this at this point)
TURN
- BB hits a straight to make me even further behind, have to hit a Heart to win...
RIVER
- Ive shouted yes, having a nut flush and then someone laughs yep the big blind, saying bye mate, Straight flush, I didnt notice, was well upset about it too...
Now am I Right, Pushing all in when I could of climed the ladder for free, unless the pot splits, oh did I play this right to go to the final table in total domination chip stack wise or should I have let 2 people battle it out and like i say climb the ladder.
Opinions on both hands would be cool.
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