folded quads just now with JJ and AQ raising all in I fold...lol
folded quads just now with JJ and AQ raising all in I fold...lol
I call in blinds and catch j of my QJ top pr - and BB tries to bluff me off... laugh out loud - he shipped 50k to me... and out.in 2nd with $150k
final table im in 2nd but with 1st seated right next to me - at $230k
6 left - least I make is like $17..still in 2nd with $130k
have a guy pushing me around for 4 blinds - catch him with a str8 on turn - dbll up off him lol 3rd place.
got dealt KK - a win....skip a hand...got dealt AA qwith 2 callers 1 calls my all in....Yes! AA holds up...gd times...2nd or first place 2nd with 3 left gtd like $34
wow HU at final table
Aqs all in...
huge stack on me - Me with 130k him with $800k - he sux out on my a6 with j5 BS... oh well....$68 is $68 bucks. put $3 into it. I'm well on my way to cashing out another $215 out of carbon and starting over. I had to get bullied 8x by the big stack to insure a 2nd place finish - that sucked - folded aq 1x. but 3rd drops down to $34...and the chip leader was waaay ahead - slim chance of winning 1st. I got dwindled down $100k by those all ins in blinds. If I wasn't a micro-stack BR player rebuilding I'd call a few of those - but the extra $34 is way too valuable.
Oh yeah: 2nd place out of 133 players.
Total Invested: $3 [$1 for $2k, added on quick to get to $4k - then did the break add on for $5k(?)](never had to rebuy)
Total Win: $68.40
Total Profit: $65...
better luck next time
maybe you'll win next time
Very nice run. Good profit for the investment made. Good luck in your future sessions, hope they are as successful as this one!Quote:
Originally Posted by LaserCats
One take away - and I hear this from the carbon free rollers ($200/$50) - that I learned form this tourney - caution/leaderboard position awareness when playing into strength pays off when battling against chip leaders:
I thought about this long and hard. After cashing out down to $2. I'd rather play safe and guarantee myself a 2nd place ($68) then try to win it and go out in 4th or even third. At one point I had AQ - the table chip leader (in 2nd overall) calls my raise (not good) - then the SB goes all in for like $16k. I fold because I know I got the leader beat - but I'm prolly sharing cards with him - and if the SB has a pocket pair I'm screwed. If I call the all in by the SB and then the CHip leader all-ins on top of my call - I'm screwed - I have to fold. The read of the century was this: I knew that the SB had the Chip leader beat - if the SB wins - that puts me in 2nd place with out playing / risking a chips. I did end up taking 2nd.
The way the hand played out - Q on flop and Q on river - but again - do I want to risk my tourney life on a pair of Q's? With the implied risk of splitting the pot anyway with the SB? I guess if it put me in first by a mile and I had chips to burn - maybe.
In the future I might shove on top of the SB all in in front of the table chip leader - but the $68 is too much to pass up - I'd stand to lose $40. When ur BR is around $26 - that's a huge win. There's no guarantee I beat the tourney chip leader later any way. Yes I could of made another $50 for 1st - but I would have risked almost as much by trying to donk my AQ in to strength.
Again - I think If my bank roll was $100 like it is now - I may have just shoved on top of them all and let the AQ loose.
Grear job LC and i cant really fault your thinking...1st is great but difference btween 4th and second huge also...
i'm playing a little more loosely /aggressive id call it now that I have a BR - its helping my SNG play...After a few bad beats I got sick of waiting for premiums and started reading the table more - reading play and guessing at players reactions to all ins and that got me back on track from $15 down to $5 ahead - that's like on 12 games total - $5 is gd profit in micro stakes. If I wait for premiums ill still make $ but just a little slower. Especially in Bounty SNG: last one I won first and I think every bounty lol - when u have a gd BR u can call a 3 way all in - which I did and won for 2 bountys in a 6 max. without a brr I might of waited to secure my top 2 finish for the prize money and miss out on the bountys
I would tend to agree with you there. Although it's harder to think clearly when actually in the moment. GJ.
just lost a big pot on 888 poker holding qq calling two all inns (AKos and 99), if he did not hit two Aces i would have been chip leader in the 100 freeroll, so i was out 10th for o cents ;(
Tough one Samweis....keep on grinding.......................................... .
i hope you make some money next time