Brag- First 2 live tourneys ever!

pokrgodpokrgod
in Brags, Beats & Variance
Well On Wednesday and Thursday night I played the 7:15 tournaments at Cascades. 36+4 buy-in, nothing major. Wednesday night I took first out of 22 for $360 and Thursday I took 3rd for $120.

Blondefish I actually took some advice from you on Wednesday night. Bubble time (top 4 paid), I wake up to pocket Aces in the cut off. 2 players all in, I fold the aces when it comes to me. If I had called and lost I'd have about 10% of my stack left and only about 8BB. 2 all in players have JJ and KK respectively. Both hit sets. Great fold and I won the tourney because of it!

Comments

  • GrahamGraham
    Congrats on the wins! Not sure I still like that fold if you had both covered, but I guess in hindsight it was a good play.
  • ReefAquariumReefAquarium
    pokrgod wrote: »
    Well On Wednesday and Thursday night I played the 7:15 tournaments at Cascades. 36+4 buy-in, nothing major. Wednesday night I took first out of 22 for $360 and Thursday I took 3rd for $120.

    Blondefish I actually took some advice from you on Wednesday night. Bubble time (top 4 paid), I wake up to pocket Aces in the cut off. 2 players all in, I fold the aces when it comes to me. If I had called and lost I'd have about 10% of my stack left and only about 8BB. 2 all in players have JJ and KK respectively. Both hit sets. Great fold and I won the tourney because of it!

    What was the payout structure?
    What were the stack sizes?
  • compueasecompuease Admin
    pokrgod wrote: »
    Blondefish I actually took some advice from you on Wednesday night. Bubble time (top 4 paid), I wake up to pocket Aces in the cut off. 2 players all in, I fold the aces when it comes to me. If I had called and lost I'd have about 10% of my stack left and only about 8BB. 2 all in players have JJ and KK respectively. Both hit sets. Great fold and I won the tourney because of it!

    Well, I'm assuming you're kidding but I caught the slip... lol... bubble time with 5 remaining right? Your in the cut off so 1 before you and 3 after correct? So how could there be 2 all-ins before you?
  • jdAA88jdAA88
    I don't think I'm folding aces there....
  • Wetts1012Wetts1012
    pokrgod wrote: »
    Great fold

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  • pokrgodpokrgod
    my apologies for not detailing the hand completely. I was in cutoff and raised to 4BB, button shoves and BB shoves. Yes I did fold knowing that AA against 2 players and if they don't hold up(wouldn't have held up against either player although if it folded to me on button's shove I'd have called) I'm crippled. 2 players all in, if one goes out, I'm in the money.
  • GrahamGraham
    pokrgod wrote: »
    2 players all in, if one goes out, I'm in the money.

    This will only happen if they are relatively even in chips and aren't holding the same hand. What if they both had Ks for example... they now split the pot and you miss your chance to bust 2 people.
  • pokrgodpokrgod
    Graham wrote: »
    This will only happen if they are relatively even in chips and aren't holding the same hand. What if they both had Ks for example... they now split the pot and you miss your chance to bust 2 people.

    Very good point Graham. They were pretty close in chips. That was one thing I factored in to the decision. Either one goes out or one is severely crippled. Didn't factor the split though.
  • jdAA88jdAA88
    I'd like to see what Blondefish has to say about this hand, as I still think it's a call.
  • Wetts1012Wetts1012
    Sometimes I think I make money at this game because I just run good.

    Then I am snapped back into reality.
  • compueasecompuease Admin
    Blondefish's decision was in a satellite where all who make the money get the same prize... totally different situation than here where you are folding JUST to make the money... You are being results orientated because you would have lost.... At the time you made your decision to fold it was a -ev decision... The money is at at the top of the payout structure, limping into the money occasionally will result in a -ROI... You have to go for wins to make money at MTT play. I can't presume to speak for the master of ev calculations but I'm sure he will agree with me. You do NOT fold here ever.. well maybe if they will agree to let you see the flop before you make your decision.. :)
  • jdAA88jdAA88
    compuease wrote: »
    Blondefish's decision was in a satellite where all who make the money get the same prize... totally different situation than here where you are folding JUST to make the money... You are being results orientated because you would have lost.... At the time you made your decision to fold it was a -ev decision... The money is at at the top of the payout structure, limping into the money occasionally will result in a -ROI... You have to go for wins to make money at MTT play. I can't presume to speak for the master of ev calculations but I'm sure he will agree with me. You do NOT fold here ever.. well maybe if they will agree to let you see the flop before you make your decision.. :)

    Couldn't have said it any better imo, great post.
  • BlondeFishBlondeFish
    Congrats on the win, but I would never fold AA in this situation. Only in very rare tournament situations such as a multi-qualifier satellite bubble would it be correct to fold preflop the best hand in poker.
    pokrgod wrote: »
    Blondefish I actually took some advice from you
  • KristyKristy
    I wish there were some way to highlight threads with win..I really hate having to actually read the forum to find this stuff.

    My favourite part is when Blondefish and PokerJah are mistaken for one another.
    Sickest burn of the year imo.
  • pokrgodpokrgod
    BlondeFish wrote: »
    Congrats on the win, but I would never fold AA in this situation. Only in very rare tournament situations such as a multi-qualifier satellite bubble would it be correct to fold preflop the best hand in poker.

    Ok obviously misunderstood the situation. Again, extremely new to tourney play obviously. So I guess it was just a very lucky bad fold lol!

    It nearly killed me to fold it too.
  • MiloMilo
    Don't listen to the rabble (well, maybe Wetts). GREAT FOLD.

    At best you were, what?, 50/50. Save your chips, my friend . . . save your chips. :D




    For the record, I would have called, but that is one of the many reasons I suck at teh poker . . .
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