Joined: May '12
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11th for around $250.... plus bounties of around $350.... AJ lost vs 77 AIPF when it mattered, then managed to pull myself back Iinto it before rrunning into Aces with AT
Joined: Feb '14
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great run it is amazing , finshing 11th out of 16K i did watch you a little bit yesterday while i was playing i really hoped you would go further but still 8$ into 600$ not bad for 8 hours work i did see both hands you talked about , and i wonder why the big 3-bet both times someone raised and you pushed all-in pre-flop , i would rather take a flop with AJ espicially both of you had big stacks is it because the blind are going higher or maybe cause the play was shorted handed
Joined: Jun '13
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Very nice result against 16K players and also a good return in money. You are a 100% better player then me but i was watching you play and i just wonder why you called thee all in of one player from what a i saw was going all in only with big pairs and you called him with deuces. Also at this stage of the game i find that you A J call was very risky. I just think you stretched your luck after having win with two coin flip with your 9 and you 5.
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Congratulations. That was a great result and payout. Finishing in that position with so many thousand players amd in such a tournament is just great. Good luck for some more even performances if not better
Joined: May '12
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SKP... When I shoved AJ I was about 20bb deep and facing a raise. Flat calling is totally out of the question, as then you're calling 10% of your stack hoping to hit - and then if you do hit, you likely won't get paid off. Shoving is the only good move there.
Pinotte... With the 22, I had already raised 2.2 bb when he shoved, it was a further 5bb to call... with those odds alone it's a must call - as Ax, KQ, KJ etc were definitely part of his re-shoving range. But then when you factor in the extra $150 up for grabs for knocking him out it becomes an absolute nailed on call.
At all stages of a tournament, but at the late stage even more so, you have to look for the good spots and take advantage of them... Folding the 22 UTG was an option.... but I believe I chose the better one and am happy with the play. The AJ I have no reservations about whatsoever - Even if I could see they had 77 I'm still shoving there. 50/50 with tens of thousands of dead money in the pot make it an utter no-brainer.
Joined: May '12
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8 times out of 10 the opener folds... and my stack increases by 20% without seeing a flop. 5 times out of 10 when they call, they'll call with pocket pairs below Jacks... 2 times out of 10 they call with a smaller Ace or KQ/KJ... 3 times out of 10 I'm an underdog.
It's not even close to being a -EV move
Plus... If I flat call there and miss, my chance of taking down the tournament is very slim. With the shove, if I won that hand I would've fancied my chances of going on to a BIG win.
What can I say? You did well, and I'm glad somebody here took the effort to mention how this year's MM going for him so far (okay it's just one tourney but still, I know many mobsters are participating) on the other hand I am two days too late from the party to cheer for you, so the only thing I could tell right now that you will get it next time.
but you got nice $ there 
