Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 747 Location: California
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: $5 turney on FTP
475 runners, down to 15. Blinds are 1500/3000 and I've just doubled with a weak ace. I'm still a vulnerable stack, but I've been playing smart and the table respects my raises. UTG has been active but clearly experienced, and has been playing well.
UTG: 35,000
HERO: 33,000
UTG raises to 9,000. Folds to me on the BTN, and I hold . We are now 7 handed.
What do you do here???!!! I'm 10/15 here, with chip leader at 120,000.
I elected to shove, he called and showed , and his Jacks turned into a full house. To make this pill even harder to swallow, it's the 2nd turney in the last 5 of 500ish runners that I ended in the teens, but NOT final table. In both tournaments $600 or so went to the winner, and I ended up cashing for a total of $40. I'm seething mad right now.
Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 747 Location: California
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:
UTG was very cagey and was raising at opportune times to swoop up the blinds, and was generally playing quite well IMO. I knew that his UTG 3X BB raise was a strong move, I just didn't know quite how strong.
I was actually very glad to see J J in this spot, I thought it could easily have been worse. Not so glad when I saw the J high flop.
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. We are now 7 handed.
, and his Jacks turned into a full house. To make this pill even harder to swallow, it's the 2nd turney in the last 5 of 500ish runners that I ended in the teens, but NOT final table. In both tournaments $600 or so went to the winner, and I ended up cashing for a total of $40. I'm seething mad right now. 
