$1 NLHE Turbo: Any way to shake him?

[No Brainer]

$1 NL HE Turbo: Any way to shake him?

About the third hand of the tourney, I limped in pre flop, hit a flush draw plus inside straight draw on the flop. Anyone think I should have shoved all in on the flop to scare him off?

poker stars $1.00+$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 10 players - View hand 263262

MP3: t1500 M = 50
CO: t1490 M = 49.67
BTN: t1320 M = 44
SB: t1570 M = 52.33
Hero (BB): t1500 M = 50
UTG: t1660 M = 55.33
UTG+1: t1500 M = 50
UTG+2: t1500 M = 50
MP1: t1500 M = 50
MP2: t1460 M = 48.67

Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 5

7

6 folds, CO calls t20, BTN calls t20, SB calls t10, Hero checks

Flop: (t80) 4

A

8

(4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t80, CO folds, BTN calls t80, SB folds

Turn: (t240) 7

(2 players)
Hero bets t160, BTN calls t160

River: (t560) T

(2 players)
Hero bets t560, BTN raises to t1060 all in, Hero calls t500

 

[c9h13no3]

Anyone think I should have shoved all in on the flop to scare him off?

You have a big hand, why the hell would you want to do that?

Looks like you got out-flushed, tough break. No real hand analysis here, just a bad beat.

The only thing you could've done differently is to bet the flop & river smaller so that you can fold the river if he raises. Bet ~65 into 80 on the flop, that makes the pot 210 instead of 240. You then bet ~150 into 210, and the pot becomes 510 instead of 560. Then bet like 400 on the river, and then your opponent will have enough in his stack that you could possibly fold to a river shove.

But I still wouldn't fold with a flush in a $1 SnG.

There's also a possible argument for check/calling the turn, since the 7 completes some draws and generally strengthens our opponent's range, but betting the turn here can't be a big mistake. Checking the turn would also probably keep the pot smaller and reduce your variance in the early stages of the tournament.

 

[pedroman7]

Hard to ever get ppl to in $1 sng and there is only $80 in the pot on the flop anyway. It really is not worth shoving and risking your whole stack to be in a coin flip with an A or a 2 to 1 underdog if someone flopped a set. All other hands would just fold most times and you only just win $80.

 

[Pokerdude420]

I think you have the best hand..Im guessing he had a hand like 56 and smooth called on the turn to get u to bet the river and go over the top

 

[No Brainer]

It went a little something like this....


Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BB with 5

7

6 folds, CO calls t20, BTN calls t20, SB calls t10, Hero checks
Flop: (t80) 4

A

8

(4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t80, CO folds, BTN calls t80, SB folds
Turn: (t240) 7

(2 players)
Hero bets t160, BTN calls t160
River: (t560) T

(2 players)
Hero bets t560, BTN raises to t1060 all in, Hero calls t500
Final Pot: t2680
BTN shows 6

9

(a flush, Ace high)
Hero shows 5

7

(a flush, Ace high - lower cards)
BTN wins t2680

 

[No Brainer]

And then two hands later I managed to lose my last 170 chips on and AK vs Q7. Guess it just wasnt my night...

 

[ripclawph]

i would have played your hand the same way you did.
i think he would still have called if you went allin PreFlop.