Very interesting 1st hand of the SE 200

HeeHawsCantona

25:50 starting stack of 8000 and the first hand of the tournament

Im UTG and raise to 175 with AKo, UTG+1 (Full-Tilt hat) calls and UTG+2 (friend of mine who is very tight) reraises to 600 - we both call.

KJ2 rainbow
I check with the intention of raising but they both check behind me.

Turn 8c putting 2 clubs on the board.
Again I check rather cautiously as I'd have to fold to a reraise.
UTG+1 bets 1k, UTG+2 raises to 2.5k and is called (I folded).

River I think was the 5c.
UTG+1 goes All In for 3900 and after a dwell is called.
UTG+1 has Kc9c for a flush while my friend has AKo also. Probably an easy fold for him but my check on the turn has probably put him out of the tournament.

For the record I had 24k midway through level 3 and walked out the door about 2 hands into level 4 - another blow up.

cooker3

Don't post results in your post.
Hmmmn I don't understand your willing to to c/r the flop but don't bet the turn as your scared of bring raised??

HeeHawsCantona

Yeah I played the hand poorly and got away with losing the minimum.
Often I'd have come back over the top preflop.
Usually I'd have bet out biggish on the flop - but I'm not liking it if I get reraised by UTG+2 because at these stacks its almost being pot committed.
The way its played however I'm happy with the check on the turn.

MacStacked

Checkraising the flop would be really bad here.

HeeHawsCantona

Why do you say that Mac? I was planning to Check-Raise All In.
If I bet (1200-1300) and get raised I probably have no option given the stacks but to fold or push - remember I've been reraised preflop so I'm behind to AA, KK and JJ so I probably have to fold.

cooker3

c/r is bad because anything that will call you beats you so your turning your hand into a bluff.

Gus Ivey

yea bet the flop, for a small bet you would receive information on villians holdings

Hectorjelly

I saw this hand and thought it was pretty funny. You played it fine, I definitely wouldn't check raise the flop, if he is as tight as you say you will nearly always be beaten when called. I would of led the turn but checking is ok.

The other guy with AK played his hand really really awfully. I think the river bet was for more than 3900, it was close to 5k I think.

I was two to your left, you knocked me out with A3

Ace2007

starting stack 8K, bet on flop 600, bet on turn 2.5K
how can he go all in for 3.9K,

2.5 + .6 = 3.1, 8 - 3 .1 = 4. 9

P.S - why do ppl love AK so much - its a rubbish hand, you raise pre flop, most ppl know roughly wat u have and therefore if a low flop comes, ur screwed, and then if a flop like this one game- yous both checked??? LIMP in...

or is it just me, who slows play everything(including AA and KK) in tournments...

HeeHawsCantona

Yes correct - 4900 - makes it even worse.
Very unlucky with the hand against my A3 Hector - I guess you thought I may have flopped a set of 3's and thats why you didn't push to my reraise. It was pretty hard to get away from your hand when I pushed.

bottom feeder

HeeHawsCantona wrote:

25:50 starting stack of 8000 and the first hand of the tournament

Im UTG and raise to 175 with AKo, UTG+1 (Full-Tilt hat) calls and UTG+2 (friend of mine who is very tight) reraises to 600 - we both call.

KJ2 rainbow
I check with the intention of raising but they both check behind me.
Turn 8c putting 2 clubs on the board.
Again I check rather cautiously as I'd have to fold to a reraise.UTG+1 bets 1k, UTG+2 raises to 2.5k and is called (I folded).

River I think was the 5c.
UTG+1 goes All In for 3900 and after a dwell is called.
UTG+1 has Kc9c for a flush while my friend has AKo also. Probably an easy fold for him but my check on the turn has probably put him out of the tournament.

For the record I had 24k midway through level 3 and walked out the door about 2 hands into level 4 - another blow up.

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HeeHawsCantona

I think this makes sense here.
He's very ABC and if he reraises from this position I'm giving him credit for a premium hand here almost always - AA KK QQ AK - I dont like my AK here at all and I dont like my call from EP.
The flops come KJ2 - I can see everyones point here about the planned check raise being a poor play but I dont like a bet here either - when it's gone check check behind i just had a feeling that someone had hit - and the turn has got to further add to the possibilities of a set.
I think I should have repopped it to 1500 preflop and folded to a reraise.

phantom_lord

HeeHawsCantona wrote:

I think this makes sense here.
He's very ABC and if he reraises from this position I'm giving him credit for a premium hand here almost always - AA KK QQ AK -


I think I should have repopped it to 1500 preflop and folded to a reraise.

why not just fold instead if that's the range u put him on?

HeeHawsCantona

Yes I considered this and perhaps should have out of position

Hectorjelly

HeeHawsCantona wrote:

Yes correct - 4900 - makes it even worse.
Very unlucky with the hand against my A3 Hector - I guess you thought I may have flopped a set of 3's and thats why you didn't push to my reraise. It was pretty hard to get away from your hand when I pushed.

I thought there was a very small chance you had a set of threes, but it was unlikely. I just called because if I thought against your range on the flop a call was much better. I thought you either had a ten, (KT AT or so on) or a poor hand like 22 or 77 (or A3!) that you knew probably wasn't good but were turning into a bluff. If I push the flop you cant call with a bluff (obviously) and you would almost certainly fold KQ QT, so I gambled trying to win a big pot. I never had any intention of folding.

The 3 was a bad card on the turn for me because if you were slowplaying an overpair you retook the lead, but I still thought I had to call.

bottom feeder

HeeHawsCantona wrote:

Yes I considered this and perhaps should have out of position

i think you answered this yourself here, if you knew your friend had a premium hand and your out of position / then its a fold PF...