1. 2010-09-22 21:30:45

   Thunder Valley, 9/22 tourney

   
   Setup: $40 buy-in, 95 entrants, top-10 paid

   Why, oh why...
   After an uneventful round 1, blinds are 50/100 and I find in middle position. I raise to 400 and surprisingly got the cut-off, the button and the small blind to call! Flop came , small blind goes all-in (pot size, a bit over 1,000) and I go all out. Button calls: both have an ace, SB pairs his kicker on the turn and survives. Wasted good hand.

   Well, oh well...
   Round 3, blinds 100/200 with a stack of 2,300 on the button. Two middle position guys limp, I watched the two guys in the blinds (they always peek at their cards right away) and they seemed ready to fold. I look at my hand: ; look at the limpers: 2,500 and 2,100 including their bet; smell weakness and shove my 2,300 all-in, counting on some good fold equity based on my stack size and tight image so far, and my hand isn't bad either if it comes to that. Blinds fold but both limpers call: and . My odds at that point are 39%, 43% for the queen kicker, 18% for 9 kicker. Flop comes and my odds improve to 72%, 20% for the queen kicker, 8% for the 9. Turn is and I am over 85% favorite, the two guys are down to a two-outter. River is and I am gone.

   Next time!

   Posted by Frederic at 2010-09-22 21:30:45

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Comments on “Thunder Valley, 9/22 tourney”

1. • Posted by Tony Gags g 2010-09-24 06:51:33
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   • "Thunder Valley" I limp flop my king and shove

2. • Posted by CHRIS... g 2010-09-24 01:24:06
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   • Hey Frederic! Hope all is good. If you limp there in that spot with the button in your favor and they check in front post flop and you shove you might have gotten a fold. But you never know : ) Some just cant fold even A Q. It was a good shove though in that spot.

3. • Posted by Jason M g 2010-09-23 16:54:05
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   • ouch :(