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chrisash
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Here's the scenario... MTT - 55 players or so. Down to the last three tables. I'm chip leader (in the tournament) with 70,000 chips or so - about 1/4 of the total chips in play.
Logic would dictate that I play tight, and that's what I do... however I get wiped out in the space of 5 hands.
Hand 1:
I get QQ, raise 5000
Called by somebody all in, another 2000 for me... I call.
Showdown - he shows KK, I show QQ... nothing comes out, he wins.
Hands 2:
I get AA, raise 10,000.
Called by somebody all in, another 5000 for me... I call again.
Showdown - he shows QQ, I show AA... Q comes out on the river, he wins. I'm down another 15k.
Hand 3:
I get AK suited, call...
Another player raises all in for around 10000. I call, showdown...
He shows 77, I show AK, nothing comes up. He wins.
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Okay, now I'm average stacked. Two of these hands were won by the same player so now he's chip leader by far. I'm playing it cautious for another 5 hands or so.... when:
A few hands in:
I get KQ suited, decide to go all in (blinds are going up now - I can't afford average stack).
Get called by the chip leader who shows 55... again, nothing comes up so he wins.
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HELP! Maybe I should have just sat out of every hand until the final table - I would have been down 10k max and still would have been chip leader in the tournament... but when you get hands like AK suited or AA, isn't it silly not to play them? What should I have done?
really looking for tips here because I thought I was on to a guaranteed win in this tournament.
Logic would dictate that I play tight, and that's what I do... however I get wiped out in the space of 5 hands.
Hand 1:
I get QQ, raise 5000
Called by somebody all in, another 2000 for me... I call.
Showdown - he shows KK, I show QQ... nothing comes out, he wins.
Hands 2:
I get AA, raise 10,000.
Called by somebody all in, another 5000 for me... I call again.
Showdown - he shows QQ, I show AA... Q comes out on the river, he wins. I'm down another 15k.
Hand 3:
I get AK suited, call...
Another player raises all in for around 10000. I call, showdown...
He shows 77, I show AK, nothing comes up. He wins.
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Okay, now I'm average stacked. Two of these hands were won by the same player so now he's chip leader by far. I'm playing it cautious for another 5 hands or so.... when:
A few hands in:
I get KQ suited, decide to go all in (blinds are going up now - I can't afford average stack).
Get called by the chip leader who shows 55... again, nothing comes up so he wins.
--
HELP! Maybe I should have just sat out of every hand until the final table - I would have been down 10k max and still would have been chip leader in the tournament... but when you get hands like AK suited or AA, isn't it silly not to play them? What should I have done?
really looking for tips here because I thought I was on to a guaranteed win in this tournament.