***MTT Chat***

Im pretty much solely focussing on MTTs at the moment and need somewhere to post my results, good hands, bad hands, interesting hands and other general crap about the tournaments I play. I'm sure there will be a few others who will post in here aswell but I'm not sure if it will get enough use to make it monthly...

When I make my first 1K cash, I will post here.

Yeah, me too.

Do you guys ever feel that you are better than your results have shown you? Recently, I have been getting that feeling. But I still gonna work on my game.

I'd love to hear your results.

Pokerstudent said:

Yeah, me too.

Do you guys ever feel that you are better than your results have shown you? Recently, I have been getting that feeling. But I still gonna work on my game.

I'd love to hear your results.

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Thats probably because of this, it affects mostg people.
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Btw, why cant I change the name of the link anymore, that is kinda tilting me. I cannot level people like this.

That link was very good Marginal. Somnething I will take a look at.

Last few days have been horrible, been getting it in good most of the time just to be hammered by the cards. Either that or my shoves have been hitting the AA/KK brick walls. This was the other day, I thought I would have a go at a $24 tournament. 858 people and we were down to 34, got this hand against the last real fishy guy at the table. Winning would have put me up in the top 10 but just couldnt do it. Anyway I'm gunna take a couple days off online poker and play a couple of live tourneys

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NL Holdem $3,000(BB) Replayer
SB ($63,396)
BB ($47,148)
UTG ($55,111)
UTG+1 ($55,454)
UTG+2 ($91,933)
MP1 ($19,208)
Hero ($40,076)
BTN ($32,712)

MP1 antes $400
Hero antes $400
BTN antes $400
SB antes $400
BB antes $400
UTG antes $400
UTG+1 antes $400
UTG+2 antes $400

Dealt to Hero A♥ Q♣

fold, UTG+1 raises to $13,700, fold, fold, Hero raises to $39,676 (AI), fold, fold, fold, UTG+1 calls $25,976

FLOP ($87,052) 6♣ 9♣ A♣

TURN ($87,052) 6♣ 9♣ A♣ 5♠

RIVER ($87,052) 6♣ 9♣ A♣ 5♠ 3♠

Hero shows A♥ Q♣
(Pre 69%, Flop 44.5%, Turn 27.3%)

UTG+1 shows 9♠ A♠
(Pre 31%, Flop 55.5%, Turn 72.7%)

UTG+1 wins $87,052

what a fish, calling your re-raise with A9 then getting massively lucky on the flop

this rubbish happens all the time, some people just cant press fold!

unlucky

appaz86 said:

what a fish, calling your re-raise with A9 then getting massively lucky on the flop

this rubbish happens all the time, some people just cant press fold!

unlucky

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So, you're saying you want people to fold then they have a worse hand than yours? And I guess by this logic, you only want them to call when they have a better hand, right?

So, I'm doing a little personal challenge on pokerstars. I am to play 100 x $1.10 MTTs (1000 players capped). I think this will help me improve on the midlate-late stages of my MTT game. It's a lot of players, but not not as big as other micro MTTs that can have up to 5K+ players. So, I shouldn't have much of a problem running pretty deep in these.

1st place is $180, so I would only have to win 1/100 to profit from it. Hopefully I do a lot better.

There is no start and end date to this challenge, I'll just play whenever I can.

Sounds like a nice little challenge for ya. Do you have any specific goals? as in you want to just profit or be above a specific ROI, ITM? Or you want to win one of the hundred?

The last couple of live games I have played I have been knocked out in a similar fashion. I have been down to about 10 - 15bbs and been on tables full of regular players. The regular players I talk about here are not good players, they just play regularly. They love to limp, even when they are out of position and only have a 5 or 6bb stack and 95% of the time they will just complete the small blind if it folds around to them.

Now in the past 6 months that I have been playing with these guys I have had great success shoving over their completion to take their blinds. I think since I play generally tight at the start and do very well in these tourneys they give me a lot of credit for a hand. The last two times I have played however I have shoved over their completion and they have called me. One of them called for about 3/4s of his stack with QTo and the other was only for a bout 1/4 of his stack and he showed KTo. In both hands I have had absolute crap as I have been pushing ATC.

This has got me wondering if they are starting to figure out they should be calling a lot wider than what they have been, or is it just because it has happened twice in a row that has got me thinking this.

philthy said:

So, you're saying you want people to fold then they have a worse hand than yours? And I guess by this logic, you only want them to call when they have a better hand, right?

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Calling when yeah you know your behind but hope to get lucky is ludicrous.

period.

Especially if you have a tight image you have shown that whenever you raise and are aggressive on the flop or whatever, you have the nuts, or a strong hand none the less but some shithead with a rag thinks NO NO by a-6 is good here, and hey you have a,k.. but what happens oh he catches his 6.. typical really... see it sooo many times... should never made that stupid shove in the first place... that kinda play is why I'm so reserved to shove 10,8 suited or whatever after a raise.. cause so many will insist whatever rubbish hand they raised on is still good. no matter what

philthy said:

So, you're saying you want people to fold then they have a worse hand than yours? And I guess by this logic, you only want them to call when they have a better hand, right?

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no what im saying is the guy got re-raised holding A9

we all know thats a fold, all day, everyday, all week

of course i want to get paid off at times

stubzy11 said:

Sounds like a nice little challenge for ya. Do you have any specific goals? as in you want to just profit or be above a specific ROI, ITM? Or you want to win one of the hundred?

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My main goal is just to profit it from it. I'm not looking for a specific ROI or ITM% finish. Also, I'm looking to improve my overall MTT game, but 180 man SNGs are just too small and I don't have enough time to complete the 5K+ player MTTs...so these are just perfect for me.

Eclipsenz said:

Calling when yeah you know your behind but hope to get lucky is ludicrous.

period.

Especially if you have a tight image you have shown that whenever you raise and are aggressive on the flop or whatever, you have the nuts, or a strong hand none the less but some shithead with a rag thinks NO NO by a-6 is good here, and hey you have a,k.. but what happens oh he catches his 6.. typical really... see it sooo many times... should never made that stupid shove in the first place... that kinda play is why I'm so reserved to shove 10,8 suited or whatever after a raise.. cause so many will insist whatever rubbish hand they raised on is still good. no matter what

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You're looking at this completely the wrong way, though. We want players calling our shoves with weaker hands when it comes to poker. Thats how we make money/pick up chips and improve our stack. We want to make our opponents to make the mistake of folding their better hands and calling with their weak hands. AK vs A6 or AQ vs A9, you're in a dominating position to win. Will you lose a few times? Yes, but this is how the game goes.

I envy you all for having the time to play MTT's, Last week had two decent cashes, and im itching to play more, but, i know i do not have the time for it .

I don't think there is a more exciting way to play poker, than reaching a final table of a large field MTT .

WiZZiM said:

I don't think there is a more exciting way to play poker, than reaching a final table of a large field MTT .

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Same here, it certainly gets your heart racing huh?!

Dont you hate it when you decide to play back at a super lag and they actually have a hand?

Only 20 hands in but had 58/37 stats Hi jack was 67/0 so I thought, what a perfect time to squeeze the shit outta them!!

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NL Holdem $50(BB) Full Tilt
SB ($2,830)
BB ($1,455)
UTG ($2,810)
UTG+1 ($6,585)
UTG+2 ($3,690)
MP1 ($2,765)
MP2 ($3,780)
CO ($3,000)
Hero ($3,160)

Dealt to Hero Q♥ K♠

fold, fold, UTG+2 raises to $175, fold, fold, CO calls $175, Hero raises to $700, fold, fold, UTG+2 raises to $1,225, fold, fold

UTG+2 shows A♣ A♠

UTG+2 wins $1,650

nice thread idea! Will no doubt post in here

fold equity tho, obv this guy is bad...hence play and tired tilting etc

poker stars $2.00+$0.20 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t2500/t5000 Blinds + t500 - 5 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

BB: t94509 M = 9.45
UTG: t405820 M = 40.58
CO: t86402 M = 8.64
Hero (BTN): t222961 M = 22.30
SB: t129877 M = 12.99

Pre Flop: (t10000) Hero is BTN with 3:heart: 7:diamond:
2 folds, Hero raises to t10850, SB calls t8350, 1 fold

Flop: (t29200) 5:diamond: 3:diamond: 6:club: (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t16220, SB raises to t40000, Hero raises to t163780, SB folds

LOL, goofing around in a 100FPP rebuy satellite MTT trying to win a seat to Sunday's $370 ME qualifier. Why don't I get these hands at the stakes I normally play??? Somehow it doesn't feel as sweet...

Gotta love it when you are nearing final table as one of the top two chip leaders, you almost make the nuts on the turn and the other guy feels like giving you his stack when he hits top pair on the river

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NL Holdem $500(BB) Replayer
SB ($40,861)
Hero ($40,387)
UTG ($12,621)
CO ($10,479)
BTN ($8,965)

BTN antes $50
SB antes $50
Hero antes $50
UTG antes $50
CO antes $50

Dealt to Hero A:heart: 4:club:

fold, fold, fold, SB raises to $1,000, Hero raises to $2,500, SB calls $1,500

FLOP ($5,250) Q:club: 5:heart: 2:spade:

SB checks, Hero bets $4,000, SB calls $4,000

TURN ($13,250) Q:club: 5:heart: 2:spade: 3:spade:

SB checks, Hero bets $8,000, SB calls $8,000

RIVER ($29,250) Q:club: 5:heart: 2:spade: 3:spade: K:heart:

SB bets $26,311 (AI), Hero calls $25,837 (AI)

SB shows K:club: A:club:
(Pre 74%, Flop 72.0%, Turn 3.4%)

Hero shows A:heart: 4:club:
(Pre 26%, Flop 28.0%, Turn 96.6%)

Hero wins $80,924

WiZZiM said:

I envy you all for having the time to play MTT's, Last week had two decent cashes, and im itching to play more, but, i know i do not have the time for it .

I don't think there is a more exciting way to play poker, than reaching a final table of a large field MTT .

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That's how I feel too. I wish I could play more mtt, but no time! And I'm on summer break :-/.

Bubble sucks... especially when you get coolered...

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NL Holdem $800(BB) Replayer
SB ($21,275)
Hero ($14,456)
UTG ($36,580)
UTG+1 ($23,899)
CO ($2,693)
BTN ($13,375)

BTN antes $100
SB antes $100
Hero antes $100
UTG antes $100
UTG+1 antes $100
CO antes $100

Dealt to Hero 2:spade: 7:spade:

fold, UTG+1 calls $800, fold, fold, fold, Hero checks

FLOP ($2,600) 5:spade: 9:heart: A:spade:

Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $1,600, Hero calls $1,600

TURN ($5,800) 5:spade: 9:heart: A:spade: 3:spade:

Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $3,200, Hero raises to $8,000, UTG+1 raises to $21,399 (AI), Hero calls $3,956 (AI)

RIVER ($29,712) 5:spade: 9:heart: A:spade: 3:spade: 5:heart:

Hero shows 2:spade: 7:spade:
(Pre 29%, Flop 3.4%, Turn 2.3%)

UTG+1 shows 9:spade: T:spade:
(Pre 71%, Flop 96.6%, Turn 97.7%)

UTG+1 wins $29,712

Thank you, Mr. Min-raise with monster hands.

PokerStars Game #45995429336: Tournament #317011065, $2.00+$0.20 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2010/06/25 19:32:00 PT [2010/06/25 22:32:00 ET]
Table '317011065 70' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: 333Gin333 (1650 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: hakimorozco2 (5668 in chips)
Seat 3: ssportru (5800 in chips)
Seat 4: TRM_SHRiMP (8378 in chips)
Seat 5: UR$=MyRent10 (19304 in chips)
Seat 6: Fredwolf (7503 in chips)
333Gin333: posts small blind 75
hakimorozco2: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TRM_SHRiMP [7c Tc]
ssportru: folds
TRM_SHRiMP: raises 200 to 350
UR$=MyRent10: folds
Fredwolf: folds
333Gin333: folds
hakimorozco2: raises 400 to 750
TRM_SHRiMP: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Kc 6h 9c]
hakimorozco2: checks
TRM_SHRiMP: checks
*** TURN *** [Kc 6h 9c] [3c]
hakimorozco2: bets 600
TRM_SHRiMP: raises 7028 to 7628 and is all-in
hakimorozco2: calls 4318 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2710) returned to TRM_SHRiMP
*** RIVER *** [Kc 6h 9c 3c] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hakimorozco2: shows [Ks Kh] (three of a kind, Kings)
TRM_SHRiMP: shows [7c Tc] (a flush, King high)
TRM_SHRiMP collected 11411 from pot
hakimorozco2 finished the tournament in 878th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11411 | Rake 0
Board [Kc 6h 9c 3c 5h]
Seat 1: 333Gin333 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: hakimorozco2 (big blind) showed [Ks Kh] and lost with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 3: ssportru folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: TRM_SHRiMP showed [7c Tc] and won (11411) with a flush, King high
Seat 5: UR$=MyRent10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Fredwolf (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Whoops...^_^

PokerStars Game #45995646941: Tournament #317011065, $2.00+$0.20 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2010/06/25 19:39:25 PT [2010/06/25 22:39:25 ET]
Table '317011065 155' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: TRM_SHRiMP (13496 in chips)
Seat 2: NECROSISs (19402 in chips)
Seat 3: jackson shae (7066 in chips)
Seat 4: kiwi.mel (5180 in chips)
Seat 5: Mr.Cinar (16045 in chips)
Seat 6: randocious (8703 in chips)
jackson shae: posts small blind 100
kiwi.mel: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TRM_SHRiMP [7c 4c]
Mr.Cinar: raises 200 to 400
randocious: calls 400
TRM_SHRiMP: calls 400
NECROSISs: folds
jackson shae: folds
kiwi.mel: folds
*** FLOP *** [8s 6s 5h]
Mr.Cinar: bets 200
randocious: raises 200 to 400
TRM_SHRiMP: raises 12696 to 13096 and is all-in
Mr.Cinar: folds
randocious: calls 7903 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (4793) returned to TRM_SHRiMP
*** TURN *** [8s 6s 5h] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [8s 6s 5h Qc] [Qs]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
randocious: shows [5s 5d] (a full house, Fives full of Queens)
TRM_SHRiMP: shows [7c 4c] (a straight, Four to Eight)
randocious collected 18306 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 18306 | Rake 0
Board [8s 6s 5h Qc Qs]
Seat 1: TRM_SHRiMP showed [7c 4c] and lost with a straight, Four to Eight
Seat 2: NECROSISs (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: jackson shae (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: kiwi.mel (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Mr.Cinar folded on the Flop
Seat 6: randocious showed [5s 5d] and won (18306) with a full house, Fives full of Queens