Pokerstars tournament.
Buy in: $55 Entrants: 1498 Pays: Top 135 Top Prize: $17,227
I've been playing tight all game. There's about 500 players left and I get dealt AK offsuit in the small blind. It gets checked to the button and he raises it 3 x the big blind. I have about 6500 in chips. I decide that he's trying to steal the blind so I go all in. I have him covered with about 600 chips left if I lose. He turns over 33 and I don't hit either one of my cards. I'm left with 600 chips and start going all in. I keep on winning my all ins. I double up several times and am now in good position. I currently have 31K in chips and am in 13th place. There are 366 players left.
There's about 160 players left and I have been beat several times pretty badly. I called an all in with AJ offsuit. The other player had A5 and he hit his 5 on the flop. I'm still in the game, but it's a lot different when you are shortstacked. 25 more players to go until I get in the money.
I end up finishing in 104th place. Make a little money. I put all my chips in with KQ, big mistake.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007
When to Fold Pocket Kings
I haven't been playing a lot of poker online lately. I've been coaching basketball and reflecting on how much poker takes up my time. Anyway-here is a recent tournament that I entered.
I am playing in a tournament on Ultimate Bet and here is the situation. It is a $22 buy in tournament. There are 170 players and it pays the top 20. It is down to 26 players and I get dealt KK. From what I remember I was currently in 9th place. So I was certain to make the money. There was a raiser ahead of me so I raised it pretty big. Someone behind me reraises it the minimum. I start to think. I know the probability of him having KK was unlikely. A minimum reraise was very suspicious. I've played online long enough to know if someone has any medium to high pocket pair they will go all in on a reraise. Unless they have AA and want action, they will reraise the minimum. I decide to push it all in. The reraiser has me covered and calls. Well, he had AA. It was what I suspected. No luck for me on the flop, turn, or river. I've read books and heard interviews from some professional poker players that you should muck anything and everything except AA when you are down to the cutoff for the money. I find it really hard to lay down KK in any position preflop, even if I know I am beat. I would rather take my chances and try to double up than fold that hand. Maybe that's why I'm not a professional poker player. Haha!
I am playing in a tournament on Ultimate Bet and here is the situation. It is a $22 buy in tournament. There are 170 players and it pays the top 20. It is down to 26 players and I get dealt KK. From what I remember I was currently in 9th place. So I was certain to make the money. There was a raiser ahead of me so I raised it pretty big. Someone behind me reraises it the minimum. I start to think. I know the probability of him having KK was unlikely. A minimum reraise was very suspicious. I've played online long enough to know if someone has any medium to high pocket pair they will go all in on a reraise. Unless they have AA and want action, they will reraise the minimum. I decide to push it all in. The reraiser has me covered and calls. Well, he had AA. It was what I suspected. No luck for me on the flop, turn, or river. I've read books and heard interviews from some professional poker players that you should muck anything and everything except AA when you are down to the cutoff for the money. I find it really hard to lay down KK in any position preflop, even if I know I am beat. I would rather take my chances and try to double up than fold that hand. Maybe that's why I'm not a professional poker player. Haha!
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