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[Ricer98]

Well after making a deep run in a tourney once again I was unable to get anywhere close to a final table. Down to 70 of 1300+ that started, I don't have the actual hand historys so i'll try to sumarize as best I can.

1st Hand:

Blinds 600-1200 plus ante
My Stack: 33000
Villans Stack: around 21000

Low stack at the table is pry around 8k, top stack over 40k. I think my stack is somewhere around 20th overall for the tourney. Due to the high blinds the table has tightened up significantly. Its folded around to me in late middle position and I open raise to 3600 with KQs. Button calls, both blinds fold. Flop comes K, rag, rag, I bet 5k into the pot of about 10k. Big blind pushes for a little over 10k more.

There were no real draws of any sort on the board and villan is a fairly tight player. He had allready admited a few hands earlier to laying down pocket nines to me after I continuation bet a flop with a queen and two low cards on it. Is this a call getting 3-1 odds when I don't think I can beat much or anything he pushes here. Judging from previous hands hes not gonna go crazy without a hand himself.

Allright so second hand:

Blinds are now 800-1600 with an ante and my stack has been reduced to just over 12k. I'm folded to in the small blind with A5o and make a raise to 4800. Big blind who has me covered by like 600 pretty much insta pushes. Once again tough decision of a call. Of course villan, like the rest of the table, has been playing tight so I don't like my hand. 20k in the pot I've got to call 8k not that favorable odds. I think this is a fold here what does anyone else think. Another question about the hand, anyone like just open pushed and forcing the villan to a decision. Instead of raise 1/3 of my stack and being vulnerable to possible resteals.

And Finally:

Blinds have just been increased to 1000-2000 and I'm sitting with 8k. Since the previous hand I have picked up nothing but K,rag ect, nothing that isn't dominated if I push and get called. I'm in the big blind with 72o. Its folded to the cut off who limps for 2k, button and small blind fold. I decide to see the flop the first before comiting my chips because I don't think I have much or any fold equity here. Flop comes J,9,7, pretty good. I hit a pair and have no problem, as short as I am, shoving with bottom pair against a late position limper. Now the delema, open push and prob only get called when I'm beat. Or, check and atleast give the limper a chance to try and take the pot, while calling or raising any bet he makes. What do you guys think is the better play in the long run.

Well I went with option two on the last hand, he bets 4k I push for 2k more get a call by no pair like I wanted, BAM RIVERED! So 3 hours of play down the tube in 3 hands over the course of 15 min. Gotta love poker.

[XXEddie]

first hand is an easy call because you are getting great odds and villian could easily have KJ/KT or some mid PP thinking you are c-betting with AQ/AJ...

second hand, I just push allin with your stack, and because of your stack and the odds you HAVE to call here.

with your mind set on hand 3, you might as well just open push

[copernicus]

first hand I agree...fold unless youve seen him habitually bluff

2d hand, I agree its a fold, but I dont like your raise for a third of your stack. Either push, or just complete, which is my play here. With A rag you know you cant call a raise. If he raises big you can fold more cheaply. If he raises small like a steal, if youre getting 2:1 odds its probably wortha call.

Whatever happened preflop, if you flop the A you now have a very deceptive hand. If you called a raise, miss the flop and he was stealing you get to see another card.

Third hand I would open push. You dont care if hes behind and folds. Its a coordinated board, hes probably no worse than 3:1 on any hand he has which you barely price out with a push. If he tries and steal and puts anything in the pot you no longer have any fold equity, and the pot is sweet enough as it is. Be happy you hit the flop..take it and run if you can get away with it.

[gobears]

Hand 1 is tough because of your read. Normally, I would call the jam as I'm behind AK/AA but ahead of the other Kings. Also with no draws on that board, why would villain jam instead of just calling the flop if he flopped well (TPTK, a set, slow played AA)?

Hand 2 is push or complete pf - I would leans towards a push.

Hand 3 is an open push after the flop