Poker Patience is a Virtue

Here’s a great example of poker patience. I found myself needing to make a critical decision with 15 players left in the tournament. I have to finish at least 8th to cash. A player I hadn't been playing with very long made a preflop raise from the big blind. I had previously limped in with A6 suited so I called his raise. The flop comes 6 6 4. The raiser makes a continuation bet and I smooth call him. The turn comes 5 and the raiser shoves allin. As he was a new player, I had limited intelligence to go on. He had only made one previous preflop raise. In that instance he also continued on the flop and the turn, only to back off on the river and showed a 3 4 offsuit. Knowing this is a hand he raised with previously now makes me wonder if he has 2 3 or 7 8 and turned a straight making my trips no good. I’ve got him covered, but if I lose this hand, I’m crippled and will have a tough time battling back to make 8th and the money. I probably had him beat, but decided to wait for a better time. Patience is truly a virtue. The very next hand, I’m dealt pocket kings which I use to more than triple up my stack. Later on, I have another shot at the same player. He again raises preflop and I call with KJ suited. I flop a flush draw and he makes a small continuation bet. I call and turn the flush. He bets into me again and I smooth call. He takes another shot on the river for most of his remaining chips. I raise him all in and knock him out of the tournament. I end up finishing 3rd for the tournament, all because I had the patience to wait him out. The point of any tournament is to finish in the money. Patience got me there.

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Don't think I would have folded there, but I'm pretty convinced I call big bets a bit too often. It probably works 50/50 but I can't help think I get crippled / busted more often than I should because I hero call.

Glad it worked out for you. Picking spots is definitely important in tourneys!

Thanks for the post!

You're right, patience is a virtue. And I have this quality!

Patience is one important things in poker.

Nice played. Patience is very important if you dnt have patient you shouldnt play poker. I like when im a short stack then 3 good hands come and i went from short stack to big stack and when im big stacked i can easly play ITM or to final table.

He most likely shoved because he was playing some garbage 6x or 4x and hit trips lower kicker and/or two pair. Good fold, however. That turn card really sucked and there's a chance he had 64. Glad you placed well and kept your head near the bubble .

Smooth Calling Late in Tourney

You were getting close to pay day. You flop trips. Time to shove and force the action. Caution rarely gets paid off when you get fewer and fewer players. If he sucks out the hand so be it, but forcing the action will always be the % play

Patience is a virtue Yeah) You're right. but I would not be thrown off, the temptation is too strong), and after the flop I would have raised <3bet, especially if there is a risk to strengthen the hands of the enemy, strit or flash.

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A6 on a 664
Im not folding on any turn never and late in a tourney its just a shove over his raise on the flop
I'm 100% sure you had the joint boy and would have stacked him
but nice on a nice payday

im never folding A6 on a 664 flop ever!

Especially if he made a raise from the big blind to your limp. There are absolutey no hands that beat you and there are no low cards in his range. Your fold is very bad in this spot.