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Posted: Fri, 30 Jun 2006, 9:39pm Post subject: Playing AK early in high stakes MTT
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High Card
Joined: 27 Jun 2006
Posts: 13
WPP: 83
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Interested in comments:
PokerStars Sunday Million, quarterly $1000 buy-in. I regularly play 200 buy-in, but probablywouldn't play this without qualifying. Consider my skill level middle of pack for this field.
Blinds 25/50, 45 min into tourney.
Stack 3400 chips, started with 3000. At or slightly above ave stack.
Hero in SB.
Folded around to cut-off (villain). Villain has been quite aggressive so far but no signs of being a maniac. His stack is about 3700.
Villain raises to 150.
Button folds.
Hero raises to 550. Comments?
BB folds.
Villain pushes all-in.
OK, what to do? |
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Posted: Fri, 30 Jun 2006, 9:44pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 3659
WPP: 76
Location: over there
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| fold. but if you call this will be a flip I feel, I'm not sure enough to call though. |
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Posted: Sat, 01 Jul 2006, 1:27am Post subject:
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EAT BUGS
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Posts: 7833
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Location: trying to live
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| what does he think of you |
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Posted: Sun, 02 Jul 2006, 4:47pm Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 27 Jun 2006
Posts: 13
WPP: 83
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| He doesn't have much info on me. If anything, he probably views me as solid, tight. |
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Posted: Sun, 02 Jul 2006, 5:37pm Post subject:
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Straight Flush
Joined: 22 Jun 2005
Posts: 7939
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Location: Marry Me Cheryl!!!
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| i think its a boarderline call this early probably flipping. |
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Posted: Sun, 02 Jul 2006, 8:33pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 22 Jun 2005
Posts: 2195
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| It's a deepstacked mtt. Why take flips for your whole stack when you can take better situations with the slower blind levels. |
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Posted: Sun, 02 Jul 2006, 8:47pm Post subject:
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3-of-a-Kind
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
Posts: 76
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| call if it's suited, fold if unsuited |
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Posted: Sun, 02 Jul 2006, 8:53pm Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
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Location: NY
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Posted: Sun, 02 Jul 2006, 9:01pm Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 27 Jun 2006
Posts: 13
WPP: 83
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Well, my reraise preflop was an amount intended to represent KK or AA.
When he reraised all-in I was 90% sure it was a coinflip.
My initial thoughts were pretty much as you stated, "it's early, wait for later".
Of course, I waited too long and eventually told myelf "You have to win coinflips along the way, so let's gamble."
He had JJ and it held up. While I think my decision was flawed, his push seems like a really poor decision.
Of course, that's no consolation. |
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