[Buddha]

I just got busted out of the Sunday Millions. Did the BB made that bad a play, or did I just get too anxious with the kings and bust out earlier than I should.


PokerStars Game #10955593247: Tournament #54725607, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (25/50) - 2007/07/15 - 16:38:22 (ET)
Table '54725607 177' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: rockanroll (10000 in chips)
Seat 2: Buddha61 (9950 in chips)
Seat 3: Deevaa (10025 in chips)
Seat 4: Sax2001 (10475 in chips)
Seat 5: octane190 (10050 in chips)
Seat 6: ulisses (9725 in chips)
Seat 7: didictba (9400 in chips)
Seat 8: Hardrok1 (10425 in chips)
Seat 9: s21_off (9925 in chips) is sitting out
Sax2001: posts small blind 25
octane190: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Buddha61 [Kh Ks]
ulisses: folds
didictba: calls 50
Hardrok1: folds
s21_off: folds
rockanroll: folds
Buddha61: raises 125 to 175
Deevaa: folds
Sax2001: folds
octane190: raises 325 to 500
didictba: folds
Buddha61: raises 550 to 1050
octane190: calls 550
*** FLOP *** [2s 9c 7c]
octane190: checks
Buddha61: bets 850
octane190: raises 8150 to 9000 and is all-in
Buddha61: calls 8050 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [2s 9c 7c] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [2s 9c 7c Tc] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
octane190: shows [Jc 2c] (a flush, Jack high)
Buddha61: shows [Kh Ks] (a pair of Kings)
ulisses said, "ola kim "
octane190 collected 19975 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19975 | Rake 0
Board [2s 9c 7c Tc 8h]
Seat 1: rockanroll folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Buddha61 showed [Kh Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: Deevaa (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Sax2001 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: octane190 (big blind) showed [Jc 2c] and won (19975) with a flush, Jack high
Seat 6: ulisses folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: didictba folded before Flop
Seat 8: Hardrok1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: s21_off folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[xtwalker]

Only thing I would have done differently is to re-raise more pre-flop. After he tries stealing for his re-raise over you, he had to think he was priced in to call your minimal re-raise with ATC.

I would have made it roughly $2000. Other than that, and if he calls a larger re-raise than I play it the same as you did, and I go bust the same as you did.

Poker... gotta love it

[Buddha]

Originally Posted by xtwalker

Only thing I would have done differently is to re-raise more pre-flop. After he tries stealing for his re-raise over you, he had to think he was priced in to call your minimal re-raise with ATC.

I guess that is why I don't do well in these things. If I make a steal attempt like that, and get reraised, more times than not, I am folding, especially a hand like J2

Originally Posted by xtwalker

I would have made it roughly $2000. Other than that, and if he calls a larger re-raise than I play it the same as you did, and I go bust the same as you did.

I was hoping to play semi-tight early, and just not loose too many chips to a **** hand (obviously that didn't work). Looking back, you are right, I guess I could hace made it 1500-2000, and maybe then he would have folded, who knows. If not, I guess I would still be broke.

Originally Posted by xtwalker

Poker... gotta love it

No you dont

[Go Mifune]

I think I would have gone broke here also. I guess a bigger reraise pf would have worked, but do you really want to run off the other player that early in the hand? I think it is just bad luck.

[w16227]

meh - only advice would be (as others have said) to reraise more preflop. You put in almost a min raise there. If they are going to play - punish them a bit more.

On that flop - there are so many hands that you have crushed - you pretty much have to call. Only and uber-idiot makes that size of a raise with a made hand. Without any real playt against the person, you pretty much have to read them as on a bluff or semi bluff and call. Even a very strong player with AA or a set who could interpret your play as having a strong (or semistrong) hand would not overbet like that - as they would want to get as many of your chips as possible. Sure, you do not fold KK or AA there, but a strong player would want action from TT/JJ and some AK combination- and they would potentially fold to that kind of overbet.

[yeltzen]

The true answer to this question is that you made a good call, got unlucky, went on tilt, and made this thread.

I'm pretty sure you know that you made by far the right play. **** happens. The guy is an idiot and probably didn't last too long in the tournament.

[Buddha]

Originally Posted by yeltzen

The guy is an idiot and probably didn't last too long in the tournament.

I think he busted out 4900ish after doubling up early.