Today's $1200 cooler

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11-02-2013, 03:28 PM
TheHaversham

Today's $1200 cooler

So I'm in an MSPT event, buy-in is $1200 (I've sattied in for $250). It's early, 50-min blind levels, we start very deep, etc.

I'm in the BB with 34s. There are 4 limps in front of me, so I check my option (I could make a case for a raise there, but it's sort of a trappy table and we're still fairly deep).

Th flop comes As 5s Td, giving me a gutshot straight draw and a low flush draw (and of course one out for a straight flush). It checks to the button who bets 3/4 of the pot. I consider a raise, but elect to call and keep the pot in front of me. Player on my left thinks for quite a while, then also calls, the other two fold.

The turn brings lightning, when the 2c drops, filling my straight. I fire out a sizeable bet, almost the size of the pot. To my surprise/delight, the player on my left shoves his short-ish stack. To my horror, the button shoves his still-complete stack over the top. I'm only horrified because I realize at least one of these players has a set and therefore I may be out of the tourney if I call. Which I do, obviously.

The guy on my left triumphantly turns over 55 for a middle set, and the fool with the big-stack is also amazingly proud of his KTs, lol. My stomach begins rising to my throat, in anticipation of....

The river 7s.

Good game. Drive home safely.
11-02-2013, 08:26 PM
greedybee

yeah that sucks, but that can happen when you play low cards like that, you hit a straight with the redraw for a flush but there is always the possibility of a higher draw out there that will put you dead and he must have felt like gambling... sucks.
11-02-2013, 08:54 PM
TheHaversham

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Originally Posted by greedybee

yeah that sucks, but that can happen when you play low cards like that, you hit a straight with the redraw for a flush but there is always the possibility of a higher draw out there that will put you dead and he must have felt like gambling... sucks.

Yeah, I'm not bitter, and I can't say I'd have played his hand much differently. He was obviously in love with his pair/nut draw, and thought he could isolate the short stack if he pushed me out of the way. And, if he gets lucky and I'm also on a flush draw, then he has me clobbered. Surely the set caught him a bit off guard, but my straight surprised everyone - just one of those sneaky "BB special" hands that I let get out of control too early. I'd never have voluntarily entered that pot with that hand in that position, but once the flop comes, I recognize the implied odds if someone WAS trapping and I did hit.

What makes it funny is that the limpers got exactly what they wanted: they saw a cheap flop they loved, and found two players to come along with them. The shorty flops his set and perfectly chases nobody away, waits until the turn to narrow the draws before attempting to isolate me. The button flopped mid-pair and nut flush draw, gets a good value c-bet in with two callers, then makes his play to try to isolate the short stack. If shorty just has an A (which is unlikely given that he check-called the flop), he's still not far behind, and if he's been trapped he still clearly has a pile of outs.

I was just the lucky idiot, who suddenly became the real unlucky idiot. The common theme is that I'm an idiot, lol. It was just one of those "wow did that just happen" moments.

Meh. My "one time" turned into "next time."
11-02-2013, 09:00 PM
TheHaversham

Altho this does highlight the fun of being backed, since my staker spent over $600 getting me into the $1200 game and played the game himself so he got 2 full shots for a discount.

I actually profited, since after the satellite I crushed a 4/8 OE ring game for an hour and a quick couple hundred. I keep half the profit from that, and got to play poker for 4 days at no cost.

Even with wicked coolers and hilarious beats, life is goooood.
11-02-2013, 09:06 PM
gametime74

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Originally Posted by TheHaversham

Altho this does highlight the fun of being backed, since my staker spent over $600 getting me into the $1200 game and played the game himself so he got 2 full shots for a discount.

I actually profited, since after the satellite I crushed a 4/8 OE ring game for an hour and a quick couple hundred. I keep half the profit from that, and got to play poker for 4 days at no cost.

Even with wicked coolers and hilarious beats, life is goooood.

sounds like you had fun and that is the key, i really hate those type of coolers, but thats poker too..
11-02-2013, 09:15 PM
GodzAmongKingz

Wow great thread!
11-11-2013, 12:53 PM
DuckU408

uhhh...i dont think this is call a cooler in poker term if you go to showdown.
11-13-2013, 03:58 PM
eqgh5uea

Great thread!
11-13-2013, 04:48 PM
MyDogsRMyHomies

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Originally Posted by DuckU408

uhhh...i dont think this is call a cooler in poker term if you go to showdown.

This just goes to show how dumb you are. Thats precisely what a cooler is, no coolers dont go to show down, A cooler is a hand no one could ever or should ever fold. They just happen
11-13-2013, 07:54 PM
TomKat1958

That seemed early on in your recount of the hand that you had doubts and figured you'd likely lose chips.
11-13-2013, 08:24 PM
HopsBar28

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Originally Posted by TomKat1958

That seemed early on in your recount of the hand that you had doubts and figured you'd likely lose chips.

Still, with what you stood to gain and the odds, you probably played this fine
11-13-2013, 11:37 PM
Pray4Spades

These are the spots you hope for, just with better results, tough luck though. :(
11-14-2013, 04:10 AM
samitheman99

this kinda of rivers come 4 us & ofcourse sometimes they come against us
11-14-2013, 10:12 AM
ogKamehameha

I thought making money was the key since your spending money and time trying to win. Fun is cool but definately not the key for me atleast..
11-14-2013, 10:28 AM
Adamw

The guy with the KT is pretty dumb. Can\'t blame the set for calling though...who would put you on the wheel?
Yes, coolers go to showdown.
11-14-2013, 12:59 PM
TheHaversham

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Originally Posted by TomKat1958

That seemed early on in your recount of the hand that you had doubts and figured you'd likely lose chips.

Considering I was in the big blind with 4-high, I was pretty safe in assuming before anyone acted in the hand that I was about to lose chips. The flop gave me some hope, the turn gave me more, but I know how poker works. Did I not say I was delighted to see ONE player shove over me, but horrified to see a bigger stack re-shove?
I firmly understand a fundamental concept that escapes many new players. When they start out, they see Scotty Nguyen bluffing with 73o, or some young internet pro shoving & winning with all manner of hands that Dan Harrington wouldn't touch, so they start to think "Any two cards can win." And in my early days, I was no different. But, after a while I became aware of what most great poker players will tell you: Any two cards can lose. It's not until you grasp that concept that you can begin to make some of the laydowns - and/or shoves - that are required to keep your stack healthy to the end.
ANY time I put chips into the pot, unless I have the nuts and the river is already down, I understand I may lose those chips. Had this river and turn been reversed - if I'd made my 4-high flush on the turn and had two shoves over my big bet (or even one or two flats) - I likely would have shut down and prepared to look for reasons to get away.

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Originally Posted by ogKamehameha

I thought making money was the key since your spending money and time trying to win. Fun is cool but definately not the key for me atleast..

Making money is, for me, the key to having fun playing poker. And I do so regularly. But I also understand variance, and the different results that can come from playing the same hand and either running good or running bad. I made money that weekend, AND got to play four days of poker with absolutely no chance of losing. How many on this site would pass up a $40,000 freeroll, much less 3-4 shots at it?