OMG I have so much to add to this thread
Well, I'm a pretty new player and, as you can tell by my name, I'm really really good, except for all the mistakes I make - which are legion. Herewith, two of my recent classics:
KK with 6 left in a Double or Nothing
Have you guys seen these Double or Nothing games? Most of you good players probably don't even notice them, but they're good for, ahem, beginners, like me. The last 5 players all make the same amount of money (the tourney starts with 10 players). This is very important to remember, all of the last five players MAKE THE SAME MONEY!!! There is no prize for being the big stack or second stack.
With six people left, I was the second big stack (2BS). I was on the button and the BS (big stack) was in the BB, and the SS (short stack) in the SB. I calculated that SS was going to be blinded out in 5
hands when he got the BB again (IOW, he was circling the drain). I'm dealt KK on the button. Well, if you've ever been an, ahem, beginner, you know that we can't lay those down (it's just not allowed). So I went all-in and figured I would steal the blinds (and get to show off my KK).
Nope, the BS in the BB called with AA (did you get all those acronyms?).
This story gets better, though. On the next hand, after I had cracked those As, the former BS was blinded out by the SB and lost. So no matter how bad you think my play was, his was even worse (and costlier).
Lesson: Pay attention to the tournament situation.
Set 666 fighting for my life
So maybe you thought I'd learned my lesson. Nope. I didn't take the moniker SuperDonk for nothing.
Once again, 6 people are left in a Double or Nothing. I have a small stack, but am the 3rd smallest. One guy has 90 in chips (BB = 150) and was to be blinded out in 3 hands when the BB got to him. I'm dealt mung (96os) in the BB and get to see a free flop vs. two people. But I hit a set of 666. Well, if you've ever been a newbie then you know how difficult it is to lay down 666. If you're a newbie and a donk then, well, let's say I would have been better off Sitting Out. The guy to my right made successively larger bets and I kept calling until I was all in. He had A6 (outkicked me).
Lesson: see above (look, I'm not writing it twice, no matter how many times I have to learn it!)
poker stars $1.00+$0.15 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t75/t150 Blinds + t15 - 6 players -
http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/224240
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
BTN: t6175 M = 19.60
SB: t1840 M = 5.84
Hero (BB): t1765 M = 5.60
UTG: t840 M = 2.67
MP: t4290 M = 13.62
CO: t90 M = 0.29
Pre Flop: (t315) Hero is BB with 9s 6h
3 folds, BTN calls t150, SB calls t75, Hero checks
Flop: (t540) Js 6s 6d (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN checks
Turn: (t540) Kc (3 players)
SB bets t150, Hero calls t150, BTN raises to t1700, SB calls t1525 all in, Hero calls t1450 all in
River: (t5490) 4s (3 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: t5490
BTN shows 8h Kh (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
SB shows Ah 6c (three of a kind, Sixes)
Hero shows 9s 6h (three of a kind, Sixes - lower kicker)
SB wins t150
SB wins t5340
I'll be back to this thread. I played live once, many summers ago, and have a great story to tell from that day. I hope you enjoyed these (is this post too long?)
