1st hand busts 3 people
1st hand of a $10 single-table NL tourney. 1500 chips to start. Almost everyone limps to me, I limp with 44 in the cut-off. We all see the cheap flop of:
443 with 2 clubs. 8)
UTG bets $50, 4 callers including me.
Turn is the Ace of clubs.
UTG checks, EP bets 300, MP calls, I call, UTG calls.
River is an offsuit 8. Final board: 4c 4h 3c Ac 8h
UTG checks, EP bets 300, MP calls, I raise all-in, and all 3 of them call.
UTG: 93o for low 2 pair.
EP: Queen high flush.
MP: King high flush.
My favourite was the 93o calling all-in.
No replies necessary, although comments are always fun. Just thought you might get a kick out of that one.
443 with 2 clubs. 8)
UTG bets $50, 4 callers including me.
Turn is the Ace of clubs.
UTG checks, EP bets 300, MP calls, I call, UTG calls.
River is an offsuit 8. Final board: 4c 4h 3c Ac 8h
UTG checks, EP bets 300, MP calls, I raise all-in, and all 3 of them call.
UTG: 93o for low 2 pair.
EP: Queen high flush.
MP: King high flush.
My favourite was the 93o calling all-in.
No replies necessary, although comments are always fun. Just thought you might get a kick out of that one.
Comments
It's funny how common it is for other players to bet the hand like crazy for you when make an uber-monster like this.
And yeah, that 93 is pretty lame.
At least no-one showed you the nut at the end...
ScottyZ
I considered the 2c 5c but was willing to take the chance lol.
FWIW I ended up winning it, but with a start like that I'd have to **** it up pretty badly to lose. Not a massive payday lol but still enjoyable.
I had a hand like that in a $10 sit 'n go on UB a few months back...very first hand I had 99 and the flop was 99K
I don't remember all the action except to say that I took 3 people out in the very first hand. The hands flashed too quickly at the end, but I know I was up against nut flush and a full house for two of them,.
Last time I did it I had the made hand and there was nothing else even remotely possible... so as I checked the whole way through seemingly with nothing, much like everyone else I went all in on the river. Making it look like I was trying to buy the pot I had a couple callers with Ace high when I had flopped a low set.
it was no 4 of-a-kind, but it was the nut on the flop and never changed....
Last week I saw a guy get paid $12 at a home game (kind of a $1-$2 game) with 9 guys playing for a royal!
I think its the betting and playing more often then its the cards alone!
But thats why we love this game right?
(we do love it don't we???)
I don't know that I would have slowplayed a "low set" from the flop in a tournament. There are oh so many things that could have gone wrong... higher set, straight, flush, boat, quads... yikes.
hork.
It does depend a lot on the texture of the board, and your own player image (and other things of course). For example pocket 77 with a flop of Q74 rainbow it probably okay to slowplay, but I'd be less inclined to play it slow with a flop of JT7 two-suited. You might also play it slower if you think you have a weak-tight player image to incude bluffs. But even still, I wouldn't wait too long to play back with a dangerous board.
ScottyZ