**** April's Micro MTT Thread ****

[KingCurtis]

Thanks guys - I appreciate the feedback which is pretty much what Joe had told me too. (But you know women don't like to get feedback from their husbands lol)

Why does learning how to be a good poker player have to be such a painful process? I still feel the pain of losing that hand over 5 hours later lol. And it is not the pain of money - it is the pain of knowing I made a mistake at a crucial point.

I know exactly how you feel, 2 weeks ago I I'm in the 3$ rebuy with 26 ppl left. I have 1.5 mill and in like 8th place. I lose a 3 Mill pot with my AK losing to AQ....I still cringe know that I could have easily made 6k that night if that Q didn't hit, but ive been trying to tell myself I wanted that AQ to call and in the future I will that hand and go on to go deeper

 

[KingCurtis]

This is my stats over 79 hands in an mtt. I used to be like 17-19% over all hands...so I have def loosened up, but for the better. I encourage a lot of you to experiment with the LAG style in low mtts so it doesnt hurt you much if you lose, and to study up on the style. Most of the big winners online and live play a LAG style, and it has helped my game so much....

 

[pantin007]

^^ pretty sick won at showdown
my stats in tournies look a lot like that actually but i see closer to like 35% of flops and dont win as much at showdown and i win a lot more out of showdown

 

[eNTy]

Awesome idea for a thread. I'll have to read past the OP tomorrow.

I should think a lot of people will participate in this because I think a lot of the players just starting out with small bankrolls turn to small buy in mtts first (together with sngs).

 

[KingCurtis]

Here is a good example of floating. I think this board is really good for it. My raise PF can make me look like I have AJ easily. I also think my low value bet is better than a big bluff on the river...any thoughts?


Stacks:
BTN with 3340
SB with 13920
BB with 21155
UTG with 31650
UTG+1 with 8065
MP1 with 28570
MP2 with 35019
MP3 with 8525
CO with 23920

Blinds: 250/500
Site: Pokerstars
Dealt to UTG:A♥ K♦
Sklansky group 2
Preflop:
Hero raises 1500 to 2000
2 players fold.
MP2 calls [2000]
5 players folded.
Total folds this street: 7
Potsize: 4750
Flop:
5♦ J♠ J♥
Hero: checks
MP2 bets [3500]
5 players fold.
Hero calls [3500]
Potsize: 11750
Turn:
2♦
Hero: checks
MP2: checks
Potsize: 11750
River:
4♣
Hero bets [6000]
1 players fold.
Uncalled bet (6000) returned to Hero
Hero collected 12290 from pot Hero: doesn't show hand
Total folds this street: 1

Also a lot of timing was invoved in this hand. I snap called his flop bet, and he was slow to check the turn and quick to check the river.

 

[pantin007]

the line u took looks a hell of a lot like AJ trying to be sneaky and i think the river bet is perfect.

 

[RichKo]

Here is a good example of floating. I think this board is really good for it. My raise PF can make me look like I have AJ easily. I also think my low value bet is better than a big bluff on the river...any thoughts?


Stacks:
BTN with 3340
SB with 13920
BB with 21155
UTG with 31650
UTG+1 with 8065
MP1 with 28570
MP2 with 35019
MP3 with 8525
CO with 23920

Blinds: 250/500
Site: Pokerstars
Dealt to UTG:A♥ K♦
Sklansky group 2
Preflop:
Hero raises 1500 to 2000
2 players fold.
MP2 calls [2000]
5 players folded.
Total folds this street: 7
Potsize: 4750
Flop:
5♦ J♠ J♥
Hero: checks
MP2 bets [3500]
5 players fold.
Hero calls [3500]
Potsize: 11750
Turn:
2♦
Hero: checks
MP2: checks
Potsize: 11750
River:
4♣
Hero bets [6000]
1 players fold.
Uncalled bet (6000) returned to Hero
Hero collected 12290 from pot Hero: doesn't show hand
Total folds this street: 1

Also a lot of timing was invoved in this hand. I snap called his flop bet, and he was slow to check the turn and quick to check the river.

Very nice play. I definately like the small value bet at the end because thats exactly what it looks like, a value bet. And until you give others a reason to think otherwise, I think it definately works better then the huge overbet, that is of course until you switch it up to confuse everyone, and make a huge valuebet when you connect.

 

[switch0723]

Here is a good example of floating. I think this board is really good for it. My raise PF can make me look like I have AJ easily. I also think my low value bet is better than a big bluff on the river...any thoughts?


Stacks:
BTN with 3340
SB with 13920
BB with 21155
UTG with 31650
UTG+1 with 8065
MP1 with 28570
MP2 with 35019
MP3 with 8525
CO with 23920

Blinds: 250/500
Site: Pokerstars
Dealt to UTG:A♥ K♦
Sklansky group 2
Preflop:
Hero raises 1500 to 2000
2 players fold.
MP2 calls [2000]
5 players folded.
Total folds this street: 7
Potsize: 4750
Flop:
5♦ J♠ J♥
Hero: checks
MP2 bets [3500]
5 players fold.
Hero calls [3500]
Potsize: 11750
Turn:
2♦
Hero: checks
MP2: checks
Potsize: 11750
River:
4♣
Hero bets [6000]
1 players fold.
Uncalled bet (6000) returned to Hero
Hero collected 12290 from pot Hero: doesn't show hand
Total folds this street: 1

Also a lot of timing was invoved in this hand. I snap called his flop bet, and he was slow to check the turn and quick to check the river.

c/c the river instead of betting it imo. You have the best hand here like 90% of the time, so are actually turning your hand into a bluff, when you can check and get weaker hands to bluff.

 

[KingCurtis]

c/c the river instead of betting it imo. You have the best hand here like 90% of the time, so are actually turning your hand into a bluff, when you can check and get weaker hands to bluff.

so if i get a weaker hand to bluff the river, I am supposed to call or reraise with A high?

 

[switch0723]

call ldo, since a raise isn't going to be called by a,q or a,9 or any hands you beat.

 

[Debi]

So what happens right before the bubble in the 30k again today??? I get JJ - tho this time UTG. I agaonized but having lost with it 3 times recently near the bubble I just could not play it lol. I know I should have - and of course everyone folded to the BB.:

pokerstars Game #26872732946: Tournament #153492854, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (350/700) - 2009/04/08 16:45:58 ET
Table '153492854 385' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: dakota-xx (5515 in chips)
Seat 2: SpizMBT (14045 in chips)
Seat 3: TINK_ali (12700 in chips)
Seat 4: negreanu=god (5480 in chips)
Seat 5: malleebull (10318 in chips)
Seat 6: JLRE1967 (55257 in chips)
Seat 7: Darkfester (25935 in chips)
Seat 8: Dream_er1972 (14553 in chips)
Seat 9: tatusamm (19085 in chips)
dakota-xx: posts the ante 85
SpizMBT: posts the ante 85
TINK_ali: posts the ante 85
negreanu=god: posts the ante 85
malleebull: posts the ante 85
JLRE1967: posts the ante 85
Darkfester: posts the ante 85
Dream_er1972: posts the ante 85
tatusamm: posts the ante 85
Dream_er1972: posts small blind 350
tatusamm: posts big blind 700
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dakota-xx [Js Jd]
dakota-xx: folds
SpizMBT: folds
TINK_ali: folds
negreanu=god: folds
malleebull: folds
JLRE1967: folds
Darkfester: folds
Dream_er1972: folds
Uncalled bet (350) returned to tatusamm
tatusamm collected 1465 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1465 | Rake 0
Seat 1: dakota-xx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: SpizMBT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: TINK_ali folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: negreanu=god folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: malleebull folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: JLRE1967 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Darkfester (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Dream_er1972 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: tatusamm (big blind) collected (1465)

 

[Debi]

Then my first hand after itm -

PokerStars Game #26872977294: Tournament #153492854, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (350/700) - 2009/04/08 16:52:40 ET
Table '153492854 385' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: dakota-xx (3870 in chips)
Seat 2: SpizMBT (26615 in chips)
Seat 3: TINK_ali (12270 in chips)
Seat 4: negreanu=god (3835 in chips)
Seat 5: malleebull (7873 in chips)
Seat 6: JLRE1967 (57592 in chips)
Seat 7: Darkfester (17970 in chips)
Seat 8: Dream_er1972 (13608 in chips)
Seat 9: tatusamm (19255 in chips)
dakota-xx: posts the ante 85
SpizMBT: posts the ante 85
TINK_ali: posts the ante 85
negreanu=god: posts the ante 85
malleebull: posts the ante 85
JLRE1967: posts the ante 85
Darkfester: posts the ante 85
Dream_er1972: posts the ante 85
tatusamm: posts the ante 85
JLRE1967: posts small blind 350
Darkfester: posts big blind 700
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dakota-xx [Ah Jh]
Dream_er1972: folds
tatusamm: folds
dakota-xx: raises 3085 to 3785 and is all-in
SpizMBT: folds
TINK_ali: folds
negreanu=god: folds
malleebull: folds
JLRE1967: folds
Darkfester: calls 3085
*** FLOP *** [5c 2d 5d]
*** TURN *** [5c 2d 5d] [As]
*** RIVER *** [5c 2d 5d As] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Darkfester: shows [9c Tc] (three of a kind, Fives)
dakota-xx: shows [Ah Jh] (a full house, Fives full of Aces)
dakota-xx collected 8685 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8685 | Rake 0
Board [5c 2d 5d As 5h]
Seat 1: dakota-xx showed [Ah Jh] and won (8685) with a full house, Fives full of Aces
Seat 2: SpizMBT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: TINK_ali folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: negreanu=god folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: malleebull (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: JLRE1967 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Darkfester (big blind) showed [9c Tc] and lost with three of a kind, Fives
Seat 8: Dream_er1972 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: tatusamm folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[KingCurtis]

very nuce dakota...but i must tell you this..JUST because you lost with it before 3 times doesn't mean you stop just to make the money due to fear.
Remember you are not going for the min cash you want to WIN!!!!

In that hand with JJ.....plz raise, tbh I get even more aggressive right at the bubble and ecspeacially a raise from UTG will most likely get you the blinds....if you go broke, then you go broke...once again you want to go for the win

 

[Debi]

I know. Well since it is my nemesis let's look at this one which happened a few minutes ago in same game. I don't know a lot about him other than he has taken down several pots with raises unchallenged in just the last 10 hands or so:

PokerStars Game #26873482347: Tournament #153492854, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVIII (500/1000) - 2009/04/08 17:06:19 ET
Table '153492854 385' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: dakota-xx (9475 in chips)
Seat 2: SpizMBT (21495 in chips)
Seat 3: TINK_ali (7950 in chips)
Seat 4: negreanu=god (5915 in chips)
Seat 5: malleebull (11253 in chips)
Seat 6: JLRE1967 (65422 in chips)
Seat 7: Darkfester (11965 in chips)
Seat 8: Dream_er1972 (16578 in chips)
Seat 9: tatusamm (12835 in chips)
dakota-xx: posts the ante 125
SpizMBT: posts the ante 125
TINK_ali: posts the ante 125
negreanu=god: posts the ante 125
malleebull: posts the ante 125
JLRE1967: posts the ante 125
Darkfester: posts the ante 125
Dream_er1972: posts the ante 125
tatusamm: posts the ante 125
negreanu=god: posts small blind 500
malleebull: posts big blind 1000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dakota-xx [Js Jd]
JLRE1967: folds
Darkfester: folds
Dream_er1972: raises 2000 to 3000
tatusamm: folds
dakota-xx: ???

 

[Irexes]

INSTASHOVE

 

[Irexes]

and slightly more helpfully his range is certainly AQ+ and 99+ and probably wider, if he has QQ-AA then o well, next time.

 

[KingCurtis]

INSTASHOVE

+1

and slightly more helpfully his range is certainly AQ+ and 99+ and probably wider, if he has QQ-AA then o well, next time.

Finally you come in here say something

 

[Debi]

I was a chicken shit and called:

PokerStars Game #26873482347: Tournament #153492854, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVIII (500/1000) - 2009/04/08 17:06:19 ET
Table '153492854 385' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: dakota-xx (9475 in chips)
Seat 2: SpizMBT (21495 in chips)
Seat 3: TINK_ali (7950 in chips)
Seat 4: negreanu=god (5915 in chips)
Seat 5: malleebull (11253 in chips)
Seat 6: JLRE1967 (65422 in chips)
Seat 7: Darkfester (11965 in chips)
Seat 8: Dream_er1972 (16578 in chips)
Seat 9: tatusamm (12835 in chips)
dakota-xx: posts the ante 125
SpizMBT: posts the ante 125
TINK_ali: posts the ante 125
negreanu=god: posts the ante 125
malleebull: posts the ante 125
JLRE1967: posts the ante 125
Darkfester: posts the ante 125
Dream_er1972: posts the ante 125
tatusamm: posts the ante 125
negreanu=god: posts small blind 500
malleebull: posts big blind 1000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dakota-xx [Js Jd]
JLRE1967: folds
Darkfester: folds
Dream_er1972: raises 2000 to 3000
tatusamm: folds
dakota-xx: calls 3000
SpizMBT: folds
TINK_ali: folds
negreanu=god: folds
malleebull: folds
*** FLOP *** [9d Th 2h]
Dream_er1972: bets 7000
dakota-xx: ????

 

[KingCurtis]

aawwrrrrriinnnn!

you have 6k left so you are close ot being commited and that board is good...he could be shoving AK, A 10 or hearts....

 

[KingCurtis]

sighhhhhhh

Stacks:
BTN with 7445
SB with 5690
BB with 1635
UTG with 2620
UTG+1 with 2335
MP1 with 9400
MP2 with 1345
CO with 2540

Blinds: 25/50
Site: Pokerstars
Dealt to BB:A♣ A♥
Sklansky group 1
Preflop:
1 players fold.
UTG+1 calls [50]
MP1 raises 200 to 250
2 players fold.
BTN raises 200 to 450
1 players fold.
Hero raises 1185 to 1635 [ all-in ]
2 players fold.
BTN calls [1185]
Total folds this street: 6
Potsize: 3595
Flop:
8♦ Q♦ 6♥
Potsize: 3595
Turn:
9♠
Potsize: 3595
River:
10♣
Results:
Hero shows a pair of Aces:
A♣ A♥
BTN shows a straight, Eight to Queen:
J♣ J♥
BTN collected 3595 from pot

 

[Irexes]

I was a chicken shit and called:

*** FLOP *** [9d Th 2h]
Dream_er1972: bets 7000
dakota-xx: ????

The preflop call has upset me so much I'm not answering this.

 

[Debi]

I did shove Curtis:

PokerStars Game #26873482347: Tournament #153492854, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVIII (500/1000) - 2009/04/08 17:06:19 ET
Table '153492854 385' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: dakota-xx (9475 in chips)
Seat 2: SpizMBT (21495 in chips)
Seat 3: TINK_ali (7950 in chips)
Seat 4: negreanu=god (5915 in chips)
Seat 5: malleebull (11253 in chips)
Seat 6: JLRE1967 (65422 in chips)
Seat 7: Darkfester (11965 in chips)
Seat 8: Dream_er1972 (16578 in chips)
Seat 9: tatusamm (12835 in chips)
dakota-xx: posts the ante 125
SpizMBT: posts the ante 125
TINK_ali: posts the ante 125
negreanu=god: posts the ante 125
malleebull: posts the ante 125
JLRE1967: posts the ante 125
Darkfester: posts the ante 125
Dream_er1972: posts the ante 125
tatusamm: posts the ante 125
negreanu=god: posts small blind 500
malleebull: posts big blind 1000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dakota-xx [Js Jd]
JLRE1967: folds
Darkfester: folds
Dream_er1972: raises 2000 to 3000
tatusamm: folds
dakota-xx: calls 3000
SpizMBT: folds
TINK_ali: folds
negreanu=god: folds
malleebull: folds
*** FLOP *** [9d Th 2h]
Dream_er1972: bets 7000
dakota-xx: calls 6350 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (650) returned to Dream_er1972
*** TURN *** [9d Th 2h] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [9d Th 2h 9s] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dream_er1972: shows [As Qh] (two pair, Tens and Nines)
dakota-xx: shows [Js Jd] (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
dakota-xx collected 21325 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 21325 | Rake 0
Board [9d Th 2h 9s Ts]
Seat 1: dakota-xx showed [Js Jd] and won (21325) with two pair, Jacks and Tens
Seat 2: SpizMBT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: TINK_ali (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[eNTy]

Yeah, sorry daks, but did you think about the fact you were calling off 1/3 of ur stack. What would you have done on a A/K/Q flop ?
That is a 100% shove preflop.

This is of course a call.

 

[Debi]

Just went out 264th from a field of 3906 - which is where I typically end my tournaments lol: (cashed $35.15)

PokerStars Game #26874725703: Tournament #153492854, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XX (700/1400) - 2009/04/08 17:40:08 ET
Table '153492854 333' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: aceguff (52517 in chips)
Seat 2: Burgenländer (20925 in chips)
Seat 3: dakota-xx (7950 in chips)
Seat 4: neilw54 (36696 in chips)
Seat 5: Normlösa (11377 in chips)
Seat 6: aspirant013 (7063 in chips)
Seat 7: nitromorz (62411 in chips)
Seat 8: Cruel Viking (102150 in chips)
Seat 9: Burkhilde (35332 in chips)
aceguff: posts the ante 175
Burgenländer: posts the ante 175
dakota-xx: posts the ante 175
neilw54: posts the ante 175
Normlösa: posts the ante 175
aspirant013: posts the ante 175
nitromorz: posts the ante 175
Cruel Viking: posts the ante 175
Burkhilde: posts the ante 175
aspirant013: posts small blind 700
nitromorz: posts big blind 1400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dakota-xx [Jh Ah]
Cruel Viking: folds
Burkhilde: folds
aceguff: folds
Burgenländer: folds
dakota-xx: raises 6375 to 7775 and is all-in
neilw54: folds
Normlösa: calls 7775
aspirant013: folds
nitromorz: folds
*** FLOP *** [2s 6s Ac]
*** TURN *** [2s 6s Ac] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [2s 6s Ac Tc] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dakota-xx: shows [Jh Ah] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Normlösa: shows [Kd Qd] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Normlösa collected 19225 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19225 | Rake 0
Board [2s 6s Ac Tc Jd]
Seat 1: aceguff folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Burgenländer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: dakota-xx showed [Jh Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 4: neilw54 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Normlösa (button) showed [Kd Qd] and won (19225) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 6: aspirant013 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: nitromorz (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Cruel Viking folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Burkhilde folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[KingCurtis]

4 mtts right now, 2 FTs and coming close to another in a 11$ 180 man