Any advice please

------HAND 5------
Game #203092963: Texas Hold'em No Limit (100/200) - 2004/11/15 - 22:57:21 (EST)
Table "$300Free 187064 - 6" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 1: vic23 (1300 in chips)
Seat 2: CoolHandB (4820 in chips)
Seat 3: kngcanada (7145 in chips)
Seat 4: TREY32 (9687.50 in chips)
Seat 5: ttreadwa (3172.50 in chips)
Seat 6: markv1957 (4097.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Sunkk (5265 in chips)
Seat 8: smnx1 sits out
Seat 9: kentb (5665 in chips)
Seat 10: elanto (1635 in chips)
Sunkk: posts small blind 100
smnx1: posts big blind 200
smnx1: folds
smnx1 sits back
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to elanto [Qh Ac]
kentb: folds
elanto: raises to 600
vic23: folds
CoolHandB: folds
kngcanada: folds
TREY32: folds
ttreadwa: folds
markv1957: calls 600
Sunkk: folds
----- FLOP ----- [Qs 4s Jc]
elanto: bets 400
markv1957: calls 400
----- TURN ----- [Qs 4s Jc][8c]
elanto: bets 635 and is all-in
markv1957: calls 635
----- RIVER ----- [Qs 4s Jc 8c][Kh]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
elanto: shows [Qh Ac] (A Pair of Queens, Ace high)
markv1957: shows [Ks 8s] (Two Pairs, Kings and Eights, Queen high)
markv1957 collected 3570 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 3570 Main pot 3570 Rake 0
Board [Qs 4s Jc 8c Kh]
Seat 1: vic23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: CoolHandB folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: kngcanada folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: TREY32 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ttreadwa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: markv1957 (button) showed [Ks 8s] and won (3570) with Two Pairs, Kings and Eights, Queen high
Seat 7: Sunkk (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: smnx1 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: kentb folded before Flop (didn't bet)


I was just wondering if i played this hand correctly, or if i was to aggresive, i have becomed used to busting out of tourneys on plays similar to this one, and i think its a huge leak in my game. Just wanted some help from you guys so i could pin point my problem with less difficulty..thanks in advance for all of your feedback


-anto

No... That guy wasn't playing very smart... I guess maybe you pot committed him or something. I don't know the solution, but I could see maybe playing more aggressive would have pushed him out.

you raise 600 then bet 400? I mean unless you felt like gambling with a strong hand, you should take it down. Can't help if someone wants to put it all in as a big dog.

-'rilla

Tough beat. He had a chip lead 4097 to 1635 and it appears that he was a gambler. Your only alternative was to push AI pre flop which would also make you the gambler and would be even more aggressive.

I like the preflop raise. The flop was scary with the 2 spades. I think the only thing you could have done better was push AI on the flop. You were not aggressive enough. After the 600 raise you were pretty much committed to the pot anyway and the flop hit you pretty good. what were you saving those last 600 chips for?

I have a feeling he would have called your AI the way he played it. In any case you were sunk. Unlucky, but I don't think it was overaggression but rather too little aggression on the flop.

Oh yeah i see my mistake now, i have no idea why i didnt bet stronger on the flop after that pre flop raise i made, Ill try to keep a higher level of aggresion in the future and thnkx for the feedback guys


-anto

Yeah, pretty much the bet on the flop is where your play went amiss. If you look at it there was like $1200 or so in the pot on the flop. You only had $1000 chips or so. I would've moved in cuz u were pot committed anyway.

Don't sweat it. Everyone makes mistakes. Poker's a game of minimizing them.

Laters