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2008-01-11 06:15:58
Leave No Suck-Out Un-Turned
Losing on the turn seemed to be the theme of the night. Good thing I won't have to wait long for a chance at retribution!
AK No Good!
Blinds: 50/100
I get AK in early position. I raise to 300, the button calls one of the blinds call.
The flop comes A46. I'm looking to trap, so I check after the blind and the button bets 300. The blind calls and I call. The turn is a queen, which I despise, as AQ is a reasonable holding for my opponent, although I was hoping he had AJ or AT. I bet 600, he raises to 1200, so now I'm really skeptical, but decide I can't fold for 600 into a 3300 pot. The river is a Q, so I'm still cautious, but think I can still beat AJ, AT, and any flopped two pair, which is also a reasonable holding. I check, he bets 2000, and I grudgingly call to see him turn over AQ!
QQ No Good!
I am short-stacked after folding a lot of blinds away, there are 6 minutes left until re-buys end, and everybody is still playing relatively tight, so raise all in when I'm in middle position. Everybody folds, which I expected, until the under-the-gun limper calls, which I kind of expected (since it was obvious I was ready to go all in). He flips over QQ. Oh well, rebuy. But wait! They are shuffling the deck with all the mucked hands - huh?! The "floor manager" says to shuffle the remaining cards up and deal them out. I'm cool with that, because my opponent made the better play, so I shouldn't get to weasel out of my all in. Of course, the board comes J862A for the win! My opponent was none too pleased, obviously, but quickly regained his composure after calling somebody else's all in with his 72 for his own major suck-out :p
Top Two Pair No Good!
Blinds: 100/200
I have J8 in the small blind, with two callers, so I call and the big blind checks. The flop comes J86 rainbow, so I decide I'm hoping somebody has KJ/QJ and will bet it for me. Everybody checks to the button, who bets 600. I call, middle position calls to close the betting. I wasn't so happy about seeing the turn 3-way, so I kicked myself for not raising, as even KQ/QJ would call a min-raise. The turn is an ace, which is not what I wanted, but I didn't think the button had AJ, so it was better than a Q or K. The pot is 2600 and I have 3200 left, so I go with my plan and push. I get called by middle position, and figure he really must have A6 or A8. He shows A8 and I'm out of the tournament.
You Know Who You Are
Just to make one particular player happy, here goes. I had a shortish stack after the first screwing. I decided to have some fun with a raise with a suited king in late position. The small blinds calls. The flop comes AK4 with 2 of the wrong suit. My opponent checks, I bet 3/4 of the pot and my opponent doubles my bet. I really wanted to call or go all in, as my gut told me to, but I didn't listen because I decided I'd have enough to try again later (which did work, amusingly enough, against the queens). I'd analyze this hand further, but then this opponent might not give me the same tell that made my intuition come up with the correct move ;) Oh, I forgot to say my opponent had 99. Oops.
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