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Congratulations StheP . A nice way to win such a good prize. Don't you get worrying about who will be playing the game or how many of them there will be. They are all just human and all can play poker to differing standards dependant on the situation they are placed in. Play your a game like it's the Sunday BRM 5 pointer!
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Posted by damosk: Congratulations StheP . A nice way to win such a good prize. Don't you get worrying about who will be playing the game or how many of them there will be. They are all just human and all can play poker to differing standards dependant on the situation they are placed in. Play your a game like it's the Sunday BRM 5 pointer!
G'day mates
I could not have said it better! Totally agree with what damosk has said above StheP. I beleave you can win this tournament just as easily an anyone else can. Just play your best and hope for some luck. wishing you all the very best.
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had 150k stack, but I did river bluff and got called by ace high... so down to 126k
------------ again at 150k... cought bluffer
------------ had to fold AK pre... open 2,1x from +1 and SB ( chip leader at table) shoved for 270k :S I didnt want to risk it...
------------ 216k.... flop boat, and guy keep betting in me, and I reraise him on river, but he didnt called
------------ back to 125k so sick... bluffed and got called by top pair top kicker
------------ still in... surviving with 125k... had a wierd hand... I was UTG with AQ, I open 2,1x got 4 callers and one guy reraise small... I called and one player shoved, he call I fold.... shoving player had KK, caller had AK... flop Q river A I would have 350k stack if I called there and for sure would ended in money....
------------ 300k stack baby
------------ 380k stack
------------ 340k.... lost small pot...
------------ 450k stack
------------ down to 400k, and change table... on my left is 520k stack... and 2 on right 685k stack.... :S good thing is that soon bouble will burst
Hey, hope you will make it far - if not at least the ITM should be achievable at this point - altough I don't know how high the blinds are tbh but congrats nevertheless. At least somebody doing something interesting with his skillset on this board.
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had 275k on BB and on D was player with 1m chips... I got AKs and evryone fold to him, he open to 20k, I reraise to 51k and he shoved 10 players behind ITM.... and I had to fold.... thats why you dont play tournies out of your BRM.... down to 211k....
------------ and right now 5 players till money I got KK and he open to 36k, and I fold preflop KK.....
Ouch. I would never be able to fold these pre-ITM... Pre-Final Table minibubble maybe, but I would rather play out and fail with them then to go home ten minutes later with lesser hands because the blinds ate me.
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Posted by bowie1984: Ouch. I would never be able to fold these pre-ITM... Pre-Final Table minibubble maybe, but I would rather play out and fail with them then to go home ten minutes later with lesser hands because the blinds ate me.
I wasnt in ITM... if I was those are shoving hands...
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Posted by StheP: had 275k on BB and on D was player with 1m chips... I got AKs and evryone fold to him, he open to 20k, I reraise to 51k and he shoved 10 players behind ITM.... and I had to fold.... thats why you dont play tournies out of your BRM.... down to 211k.... and right now 5 players till money I got KK and he open to 36k, and I fold preflop KK.....
The player with 1 million in chips could have had any two cards. And there was a great chance that your AK suited was the best hand preflop. If I were in the same situation nearing the bubble I would probably fold AK suited to his 4-bet shove as you did.
Edited by Tony_MON7ANA (03 April 2017 @ 04:11 GMT)
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Posted by Tony_MON7ANA:
Posted by StheP: had 275k on BB and on D was player with 1m chips... I got AKs and evryone fold to him, he open to 20k, I reraise to 51k and he shoved 10 players behind ITM.... and I had to fold.... thats why you dont play tournies out of your BRM.... down to 211k.... and right now 5 players till money I got KK and he open to 36k, and I fold preflop KK.....
The player with 1 million in chips could have had any two cards. And there was a great chance that your AK suited was the best hand preflop. If I were in the same situation nearing the bubble I would probably fold AK suited to his 4-bet shove as you did.
would you fold KK at same player, knowing he would shove, after he open preflop? you must have in mind that there was 580$ bouble 5 players away...if I had BR of 20k$ I would easy call there...but i dont have BR of 20k$ :S
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I would fold any two cards even AA when only 5 olayers until the money, don't like to play for many hours of poker and then to risk everything on one hand when o can eait for more minutes tomget a guaranteed orize, i will have enough time to go allin later
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Posted by StheP: would you fold KK at same player, knowing he would shove, after he open preflop? you must have in mind that there was 580$ bouble 5 players away...if I had BR of 20k$ I would easy call there...but i dont have BR of 20k$ :S
You had a decent-sized chip stack and just needed to wait for only 5 players to be eliminated until the bubble bursts. So, I think it was totally fine to fold pocket Kings in this particular situation. Plus, you shouldn't exclude the possibility that the bully had a super monster.
Edited by Tony_MON7ANA (04 April 2017 @ 10:45 GMT)
