VPP Forum: Game Last Weekend

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   Bored at work so decided to just post some interesting hands from a tournament I played in over the weekend. (Yes I realize this might be read by 1-3 people, but like I said, I am bored at work) It was an interesting knock-out tournament. $110 buy-in with $100 going to the prize pool and $10 for your own bounty.

Started with $7,500 in chips and blinds started at $25/$50 first 3 levels were 30 minutes and with the antes kicking in at level 4 the blinds last 25 minutes. A really smooth structure while I lasted though. This is at a club where alot of guys know each other, but I only know 2-3 guys there.

I really did well. While I didn't get knocked over by the deck, I did get alot of playable hands (only a few premium hands) but was able to do alot of moves. So I was kinda the table bully (perception) I won alot of small-medium size pots to build my chip stack.

But I made 2 MAJOR mistakes. So will post them so you can make fun of me.

Got KK in the cut-off. After 3 guys limp I bump from $150 to $750. Everyone folds except the guy to my direct right who has been limping ALOT but slowplayed alot of his made hands til he bet big on the river.

So like clockwork an Ace hits the flop, he checks I bet out $800 and he calls. Turn is checked then on the river he leads out for $2,500. Everything in my mind screamed ACE as soon as he called my post flop bet. But he has done this ALOT. He is a 'regular' and seem to get alot of respect from the guys he plays with regularly. But then again if I was him I would use this image to steal alot of pots on the river. So of course I make the crying call and he flips up A10 and wins the pot. Mistake #1

About an orbit later (same level of blinds) Mistake #2 happens. After a couple of limps the guy two to my right makes it $750 to go. I look down at AQ and call along with 2 other players. 4 players see a Q high flop and the original raiser leads out for $500??? Weak lead? I decide to test it and re-raise to $2,500. Folds to the original bettor and he thinks for a moment and raises to $5,000 (leaves him only $3,000 left)

Now I go into the tank. AA? KK? Sounds right... but something about him says not an overpair. No clue why I think this. Then I start counting my chips. If I push him I still have $10k behind me and still very healthy on this table. My brain keeps telling me he has a hand... lay it down. My donkiness says no way... I can push him off his hand... right? I push... he insta calls and flips over a set  

Stupid mistakes... 

I then stay quiet for a bit, losing some, winning some but 2 levels later at 200/400 (25 ante)with about $8k left the last hand of the level I decide to get fancy.

3 guys limp to my big blind. I look down at JJ. Niiiiice! Now, I know I need to raise... but how much? I decide to make a big bet. Cuz #1, I really don't want to see a flop and take it down right there. #2 an overbet does scream I don't want to see a flop and maybe someone with a mid pocket pair limping for a set might push back thinking I am bluffing.

I raise to $3,400 and two folds to the guy that hit a set against me in Mistake #2. He asks how much I have left (he is falling for it!) I act like I got caught in the cookie jar and sheepishly tell him I have a little more than $4k left. He goes all-in and I insta call and flip up my JJ.

He says "sh*t" and flips up 99.

Flop gives me a J... Turn puts 3 diamonds on the board... oh sh*t... I don't have a diamond... but his 9 is a diamond... f**k... f**k... f**k... diamond hits the river. f**k   

You get what you ask for sometimes... I wanted that... I needed that. But got burned. If I didn't make the 2 mistakes before that and had more chips I would have raised smaller, would have seen the flop where I would have bet big to win it there.

Oh well... At least I won back my money plus another $100 at the cash tables after the tourney, but on well. The sick part is that guy ended up winning the tourney cuz he had such a big chip stack. If I hadn't made my 2 mistakes, played that one hand differently because I had more chips I would have been in that position of a monster stack leading to running over the final table.   