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glennelson
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Silver Level
So I had in the BB. UTG limps. One middle position limper. SB completes. I check.
Flop comes
What's interesting is that at this stage of the tourney blinds are only 40/80, but I have 7360 chips, the UTG limper has 8815, the middle position limper has 5305 and the SB limper had 9542. So we all happen to be well above the average stack and I'm looking to get payed off. I obviously don't want to see a spade so I raise 160 into a pot of 320. UTG calls and the others fold.
Turn comes
I raise 320 into a 640 pot and he calls again. Now I'm wondering if he also has a 4 and is open ended. Maybe A4. But I know it's more than likely that he hit a piece of the flop. My first thought was "If he has a hand like A4, an ace on the river would be my dream card" and sure enough...
River comes
So I have the absolute nuts and if he DOES have A4, or any other hand with a 4, I could double up and leap right to the top of the leader board. Anyway, I must have talked myself into him having a 4 because I went all in (6880 into a pot of 1280) without giving it too much thought.
The reason I immediately felt kinda donkish is because he folded after tanking for all but 2 or 3 seconds of his clock, which means I probably could have gotten payed off if I bet 1/2 the pot, 2/3 the pot or maybe even more. I've made the same move in this position many times, but for some reason it really bothered me this time, mainly because he took so long to fold. Now I'm thinking he had A5, A2, A3 or A7, made 2 pair on the river, but let it go since all I needed was 4x. Besides, if he DID have a 4 and I kept firing on the river, he almost definitely would have reraised and I would have probably doubled up anyway. I think sometimes when you have the absolute nuts on the river, it can cause you to think faster and consider less factors. Also, the times that it works (A lot lol) can make it so tempting. Definitely a missed opportunity for me and a mistake I don't plan to repeat. I'll definitely remember this hand the next time the situation arises. In fact the more I think about it, I don't see how an all-in could ever be the correct play, even if it works.
Anyone?
Flop comes
What's interesting is that at this stage of the tourney blinds are only 40/80, but I have 7360 chips, the UTG limper has 8815, the middle position limper has 5305 and the SB limper had 9542. So we all happen to be well above the average stack and I'm looking to get payed off. I obviously don't want to see a spade so I raise 160 into a pot of 320. UTG calls and the others fold.
Turn comes
I raise 320 into a 640 pot and he calls again. Now I'm wondering if he also has a 4 and is open ended. Maybe A4. But I know it's more than likely that he hit a piece of the flop. My first thought was "If he has a hand like A4, an ace on the river would be my dream card" and sure enough...
River comes
So I have the absolute nuts and if he DOES have A4, or any other hand with a 4, I could double up and leap right to the top of the leader board. Anyway, I must have talked myself into him having a 4 because I went all in (6880 into a pot of 1280) without giving it too much thought.
The reason I immediately felt kinda donkish is because he folded after tanking for all but 2 or 3 seconds of his clock, which means I probably could have gotten payed off if I bet 1/2 the pot, 2/3 the pot or maybe even more. I've made the same move in this position many times, but for some reason it really bothered me this time, mainly because he took so long to fold. Now I'm thinking he had A5, A2, A3 or A7, made 2 pair on the river, but let it go since all I needed was 4x. Besides, if he DID have a 4 and I kept firing on the river, he almost definitely would have reraised and I would have probably doubled up anyway. I think sometimes when you have the absolute nuts on the river, it can cause you to think faster and consider less factors. Also, the times that it works (A lot lol) can make it so tempting. Definitely a missed opportunity for me and a mistake I don't plan to repeat. I'll definitely remember this hand the next time the situation arises. In fact the more I think about it, I don't see how an all-in could ever be the correct play, even if it works.
Anyone?
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