Mid stages MTT

gerry87

A few weeks ago i was having a problem of limping towards the bubble or into the money in most of the tournaments i played, so i started to loosen up in the first few levels, see alot of flops and catch some of the chips flying around when i flopped something. It made a huge difference, now i find myself getting into mid stages with a healthy stack.

Blinds 400/800

UTG+1 ($3,055)
MP+1 ($13,280)
MP+2 ($4,520)
CO ($17,530) [Hero]
Button ($8,320)
SB ($3,880)
BB ($37,105)
UTG ($12,570)

Hero is CO with Jd, As
Preflop: (8 players, $0)
UTG calls 800, 3 folds, Hero calls 800 and raises 1,600, 2 folds, BB calls 1,600, UTG calls 1,600

Flop: 5c, Js, 5s (3 players, $6400)
BB checks, UTG bets 3,000, Hero calls 3,000 and raises 6,000, BB calls 9,000 and raises 25,705 and is All-In, UTG folds, Hero calls 6,130 and is All-In

Turn: Th ($40860)

River: 8h ($40860)

Results: Hero has Jd, As
BB has 5d, Ad

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CO ($4,800)
Button ($11,750)
SB ($11,200)
BB ($17,700)
UTG ($2,070)
UTG+1 ($150)
UTG+2 ($24,480)
MP+1 ($9,970) [Hero]
MP+2 ($13,440)

Hero is MP+1 with Ts, Ac
Preflop: (9 players, $0)
UTG calls 800, 2 folds, Hero calls 800 and raises 1,600, MP+2 calls 2,400, 4 folds, UTG calls 1,270 and is All-In

Flop: Qd, As, 5d (2 players, $6870)
Hero checks, MP+2 checks

Turn: Ah (2 players, $6870)
Hero checks, MP+2 checks

River: 8h (2 players, $6870)
Hero bets 1,600, MP+2 calls 1,600 and raises 9,440 and is All-In, Hero calls 5,970 and is All-In

Results: UTG has Kd, Jd
Hero has Ts, Ac
MP+2 has 5s, 5h

Goodluck2me

the first one i raise more pre-flop as a general rule i always make it 4BB, you get called with too much trouble from Big Blind otherwise and UTG had great odds to call. you dont have to get married to TPTK, dont be afraid to let the hand go. you have a playable stack, you dont need to go mad here.

second hand raise more preflop, bet the flop, reevaluate the turn. house is likely as is AK. you again dont need to risk your tourney life here. sometime you will be better off pickign your spots and nto getting involved.

phantom_lord

a10 isn't a hand worth raising, esp from that positon, probably should have bet the flop, reveluate turn.

You'd be better off not posting the results if you're looking for comments on the hands.

cardshark202

I would have made it 3200 pre in both hands