I am so smart, S-M-R-T.
So after running well and posting as such, I have to account for the following:
DOPS: First player out. (I am still 2nd overall in the standing)
Mookie: Out half-way, but never a factor
CC's game: Was second in chips, playing well, and fell into a tiger trap.
So much for my game at a higher level?
Two things account for my flame outs. In the first two games, I think I simply played too many hands. With shallow stacks, I bled too many chips, which caused me to have to take marginal edge chances.
In CC's game, I was dealt TT in EP and raised it up to 500. Blinds are high compared to stack size, I think it was 75/150 and stacks were around 3k for the better stacks. I get called by the button. The pot is about 1200 already and the flop is J78 rainbow. I have MP AND I have a gutshot if he hit a monster. I like my hand here, especially in the case where the nuts needs one of my cards (9T). I bet 1000 and the button goes into the tank. He decides to play in and goes all-in. The pot is huge and I have about 1700 left. It doesn't take me long to call as I expect to see 99. But instead I see 9T and IGHN.
Should I really be surprised there? I was because I had a loose image and here's the thing with a loose image at the table. You expect that players will come back after you in a big pot with a marginal holding like A8 here. But the re-raise, despite giving away I might be in trouble, really came too late to adjust to. or did it? What do you think?
HO MY GAWD.... that is so familiar.
ReplyDeleteI was playing the RakeTheRake freeroll last weekend when I raised it up early with 88 and get one caller - a big stack.
I have been playing very tight and was pretty short stacked.
FLOP: J78
I think I'm golden. Hard to believe other player called my raise with 9T.
I bet he called.
Turn a T. Oh Crap.
I bet, he raised, and LIKE THE IDIOT I AM I PUSHED.
What did he have? 9To for a flopped straight. Had I gotten it all in on flop like I probably should have the result would have been the same.
At least I had an opportunity to bail on the hand when the T hit, I just couldn't bring myself to believe that he would play it that way.
D'oh.
RTR Freeroll
In retrospect, I think I really should have escaped this. Even if I cant put him on 9T, when the re-raise came, and him being a solid player, I should atleast have put him on AJ based on how the hand played. all my fault
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