High
Never really got anything going in the $2K. Played one interesting hand that you’ll see in a “What’s Your Play?” feature, but other than that pretty much just grinded down to half starting stack then got it in on a flip and lost.
Medium
Kind of interesting bustout hand in this one. I was suspicious of Villain’s turn check, but I had such a good semi-bluffing hand that I went for it anyway. I definitely check behind a non-heart turn. You do see people making those little check-raises sometimes just as a cheap steal attempt because they know you are continuation betting a lot, so I was hoping that was what was going on here:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 215 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 50 Ante (9 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
Hero (MP1) (t14148)
MP2 (t10330)
MP3 (t11346)
CO (t29033)
Button (t13114)
SB (t16577)
BB (t5082)
UTG (t41931)
UTG+1 (t46386)
Hero’s M: 13.47
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 9♥, 10♥
2 folds, Hero bets t800, 4 folds, SB calls t600, BB calls t400
Flop: (t2850) 7♠, 2♥, 8♦ (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets t1444, SB raises to t2888, 1 fold, Hero calls t1444
Turn: (t8626) K♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t10410 (All-In), SB calls t10410
River: (t29446) 10♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: t29446
Results:
SB had K♣, K♦ (three of a kind, Kings).
Hero had 9♥, 10♥ (one pair, tens).
Outcome: SB won t29446
Low
It was about 2AM local time when we made the money in this one. It was the only tournament I was still in, and I was not looking forward to staying up all night to win $100 or whatever. Here’s one fun hand, both Villains were extremely active but seemed decent, which is to say capable of reading my raise as very strong:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 27 Tournament, 1250/2500 Blinds 325 Ante (9 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
CO (t34504)
Button (t60222)
Hero (SB) (t75387)
BB (t58480)
UTG (t126182)
UTG+1 (t229165)
MP1 (t104585)
MP2 (t63462)
MP3 (t138455)
Hero’s M: 11.29
Preflop: Hero is SB with 2♣, 10♣
3 folds, MP2 bets t5025, MP3 calls t5025, 2 folds, Hero raises to t15550, 2 folds, MP3 calls t10525
Flop: (t41550) 6♥, 7♥, 5♠ (2 players)
Hero bets t16500, 1 fold
Total pot: t41550
Results:
Hero didn’t show 2♣, 10♣.
Outcome: Hero won t41550
I ended up getting all-in on a flip, albeit in a kind of interesting way. By this time, it was 3AM and I was actually rooting for the other guy to win:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 27 Tournament, 2000/4000 Blinds 500 Ante (9 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
MP3 (t122448)
CO (t242233)
Button (t202332)
SB (t201054)
BB (t61786)
UTG (t154286)
UTG+1 (t110469)
MP1 (t50670)
Hero (MP2) (t82812)
Hero’s M: 7.89
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 8♥, 8♣
UTG bets t8000, 2 folds, Hero calls t8000, 1 fold, CO calls t8000, 1 fold, SB calls t6000, BB calls t4000
Flop: (t44500) 7♥, 3♠, 7♠ (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, CO bets t15000, 3 folds, Hero raises to t74312 (All-In), CO calls t59312
Turn: (t193124) 2♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: (t193124) A♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: t193124
Results:
Hero had 8♥, 8♣ (two pair, eights and sevens).
CO had Q♠, A♠ (two pair, Aces and sevens).
Outcome: CO won t193124