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Casino Regina Nov 12 FULL REPORT part III
Level 18 Betting 10,000-20,000 My stack 95,000
Hand #19: This is THE HAND. The hand that seemed to generate a lot of talk. I will give as much details as I can. First thing I notice is that the player to me left (who I have a great deal of respect for) likes his hand. But, he did not have the “aces glaze over.†I interpreted this to mean that he had a hand that we wanted to play, but was not invincible. It is folded to me and I discover A-Q. I raise and he three bets me. We see the flop heads up. Flop is three small. I check, he bets. I call for time to do some thinking. I reasoned if this went to the turn I would be facing a call of $30K into a pot of $120. So, if my six outs are good, I am getting sufficient odds to call. The risk, of course, is that it will essentially bust me. Then, I factored in how dangerous I consider this player to be and I felt there was a reasonable chance that my A-Q was the best hand. I did not believe it was, but I thought it was possible. Next, factor in that I have been thinking about this for so long that I have to assume he will correctly put be on a big ace and might try to press his luck by running me off the hand. So, on the flop I decided that I was going to see the hand through to the end. I called his bet on the flop, turn, and river and he showed A-J. Whew.
10 minutes left in level at two tables.
Couple of pure steals in a row. The table is tight and I am going to attempt to run it over.
Level 19 Betting 15,000-30,000 My stack 225,000
Stole a couple. Lost a couple.
Level 20 Betting 20,000-40,000 My stack 170,000
With 1.6 million in play I have “final table chips.â€
Steal with KQ. Second limper with 3-3 and fold on flop to a bet.
AAAALLLLLLAAAARRRMMMM. On my 3-3 hand the up front limper had A-A. He was looking to set the trap which is not a play I would have given this player credit for. AAAAALLLLLLAAAARRRMMMM. Revise the box.
Hand #20: Big blind with 9-8o. I defend. Flop is Q-T-x. SB bets. I raise. He folds. I show the hand. I wanted to get him to lay off my blinds and I thought that showing the hand might tell him that “my blinds are not for sale.â€
With 1:55 left in level. We start the final table. I am in second chip position.
Level 21 Betting 30,000-60,000 My stack 280,000
I get my tradition final table martini. Tip the bartender the $100 bill.
I defend with Q-To. Flop a 10 high diamond draw but fold to his flop bet.
The chip leader is on my right. I have her down as being very tight, but she played a couple of hands and bet the flop so I decided at this point that I would consider making a move on her if she attacked my blinds.
Down to seven players.
K-Js no callers.
A-5o no callers.
Level 22 Betting 40,000-80,000 My stack 295,000
Back to back hands.
J-7s no callers.
A-5s steal.
Hand #21: You gotta get lucky at these levels. I raise K-To (much too good to lay down I think) and get three bet by player on my left. I am sure that I am smoke, but he has no ammo left to I cap it, he calls all in and my K-T beats his A-K (T on flop). Very lucky, but this is where the skill has all but gone out of the tournament I think. Luck will rule the day.
We are at six players.
Level 23 Betting 60,000-120,000 My stack 380,000
At least one more steal to get my stack up over 400,000 and then I went out in three straight hands.
Hand #22: I raise UTG with Q-Jo. No brainer. Bad luck for me, I run into A-Q. I try to go “hunting foxes in the dark†by calling his raise and then firing into a flop of T-8-2 (I would have fired at any flop because he didn’t even have a full bet left). No good, he calls and I lose a big one.
Hand #23: The very next hand I am in the big blind with J-9o. The SB raises. I call. Flop is K-T-7 and SB bets. I decide that it is possible that this is an auto-bet and that the SB will fold to a raise if the SB has missed. I raise. Oops. No miss, SB has A-A and I am forced to call the re-raise.
Hand #24: In the small blinds with Q-6s. There is a raise and re-raise. I have NO CHIPS and call knowing that I am a dog. I was not interested in the $2000 for moving up one spot I wanted a shot at $47,000 for first and a triple through here would have at least given me a shot. Flop a heart draw, but no complete. IGHN.
Payday $5500.
We complete the evening by gong to Trifon’s for pizza. A drunken patron – and I mean so drunk that even I wasn’t worries about losing – threatens to assault us. Management remove him.
Then, as we are leaving this high end establishment I drop $6600 in $100 bills on the floor. Oops. Heh. Let me get that.
Hand #19: This is THE HAND. The hand that seemed to generate a lot of talk. I will give as much details as I can. First thing I notice is that the player to me left (who I have a great deal of respect for) likes his hand. But, he did not have the “aces glaze over.†I interpreted this to mean that he had a hand that we wanted to play, but was not invincible. It is folded to me and I discover A-Q. I raise and he three bets me. We see the flop heads up. Flop is three small. I check, he bets. I call for time to do some thinking. I reasoned if this went to the turn I would be facing a call of $30K into a pot of $120. So, if my six outs are good, I am getting sufficient odds to call. The risk, of course, is that it will essentially bust me. Then, I factored in how dangerous I consider this player to be and I felt there was a reasonable chance that my A-Q was the best hand. I did not believe it was, but I thought it was possible. Next, factor in that I have been thinking about this for so long that I have to assume he will correctly put be on a big ace and might try to press his luck by running me off the hand. So, on the flop I decided that I was going to see the hand through to the end. I called his bet on the flop, turn, and river and he showed A-J. Whew.
10 minutes left in level at two tables.
Couple of pure steals in a row. The table is tight and I am going to attempt to run it over.
Level 19 Betting 15,000-30,000 My stack 225,000
Stole a couple. Lost a couple.
Level 20 Betting 20,000-40,000 My stack 170,000
With 1.6 million in play I have “final table chips.â€
Steal with KQ. Second limper with 3-3 and fold on flop to a bet.
AAAALLLLLLAAAARRRMMMM. On my 3-3 hand the up front limper had A-A. He was looking to set the trap which is not a play I would have given this player credit for. AAAAALLLLLLAAAARRRMMMM. Revise the box.
Hand #20: Big blind with 9-8o. I defend. Flop is Q-T-x. SB bets. I raise. He folds. I show the hand. I wanted to get him to lay off my blinds and I thought that showing the hand might tell him that “my blinds are not for sale.â€
With 1:55 left in level. We start the final table. I am in second chip position.
Level 21 Betting 30,000-60,000 My stack 280,000
I get my tradition final table martini. Tip the bartender the $100 bill.
I defend with Q-To. Flop a 10 high diamond draw but fold to his flop bet.
The chip leader is on my right. I have her down as being very tight, but she played a couple of hands and bet the flop so I decided at this point that I would consider making a move on her if she attacked my blinds.
Down to seven players.
K-Js no callers.
A-5o no callers.
Level 22 Betting 40,000-80,000 My stack 295,000
Back to back hands.
J-7s no callers.
A-5s steal.
Hand #21: You gotta get lucky at these levels. I raise K-To (much too good to lay down I think) and get three bet by player on my left. I am sure that I am smoke, but he has no ammo left to I cap it, he calls all in and my K-T beats his A-K (T on flop). Very lucky, but this is where the skill has all but gone out of the tournament I think. Luck will rule the day.
We are at six players.
Level 23 Betting 60,000-120,000 My stack 380,000
At least one more steal to get my stack up over 400,000 and then I went out in three straight hands.
Hand #22: I raise UTG with Q-Jo. No brainer. Bad luck for me, I run into A-Q. I try to go “hunting foxes in the dark†by calling his raise and then firing into a flop of T-8-2 (I would have fired at any flop because he didn’t even have a full bet left). No good, he calls and I lose a big one.
Hand #23: The very next hand I am in the big blind with J-9o. The SB raises. I call. Flop is K-T-7 and SB bets. I decide that it is possible that this is an auto-bet and that the SB will fold to a raise if the SB has missed. I raise. Oops. No miss, SB has A-A and I am forced to call the re-raise.
Hand #24: In the small blinds with Q-6s. There is a raise and re-raise. I have NO CHIPS and call knowing that I am a dog. I was not interested in the $2000 for moving up one spot I wanted a shot at $47,000 for first and a triple through here would have at least given me a shot. Flop a heart draw, but no complete. IGHN.
Payday $5500.
We complete the evening by gong to Trifon’s for pizza. A drunken patron – and I mean so drunk that even I wasn’t worries about losing – threatens to assault us. Management remove him.
Then, as we are leaving this high end establishment I drop $6600 in $100 bills on the floor. Oops. Heh. Let me get that.
Comments
Why did the drunk guy threaten to assault you, and were you with Ralph? That Ralph guy is a big dude... I just woulda let him handle it.
In retrospect I should have called. By raising I expose myself to her re-raise which now has me pot committed. If my read is correct then I could call and either fold to take it on the turn. With nothing on the turn I believe the SB would have check/fold. With top pair or better would have bet and I could have folded and saved a lot of chips. Still enough to be in the fight.
This was a BAD play on my part that may have cost me as much as $42K. Sigh.
You're so self-centred.
ScottyZ
ScottyZ