Started off with 15k in chips, hour long clock and first level 25/50. 30 Minutes left and I was involved in a fairly chunky pot with a guy directly to my right who had been raising a few hands up. I re-raised his 175 pre to 425 with AhQh and he called. Flop came 7c 8s Qd. He bet out 1k which I called. Turn came 2c. He then bet out 2.5k. With not a lot of information on this player I should probably give him the benefit of the doubt and fold, I convinced myself otherwise, he’s unlikely to be bet out so strong if he flopped a set, can’t put him on two pair so thought he could possibly have KQ/QJ. I called the 2.5k, hoping that he’d slow down on the river so I wouldn’t have to put so many chips in with just one pair. It wasn’t the case and he bet 6k on a 3d river. I called all the way, I had to go with my read earlier. He also looked ridiculously nervous, which could mean one of two things really, he has the nuts or he’s bluffing. I weighed it all up, if my read was off I’d have 5k left which meant I’d have to grind my way up. I called and he instantly mucked. Best start I could have hoped for.
Blinds 75/150 and I have 30k and it was here I got involved in my next big hand. Have KK in cut-off and raise to 425. Guy in SB Makes it 1200 and I 4bet to 3255 and he calls, he has about 8k behind. I hadn’t been too out of line, so no reason for him to think I was at it. Flop came 33J. He checks and I put him all-in. He tanks and then calls with AJ and his Ace hits on the turn. Obviously I think he played the hand absolutely hideously, but if he’s going to call my 4bet with AJ and hits his flop then I guess he has to go with it. Surely he has to know he’s crushed the whole way, I had a sign on my forehead saying “I have a big pair” (no comment please). He said whilst raking the chips that he’s not going to hang around, if he’s going to bust out he wants to enjoy his St Patrick’s Day. He has to know he’s behind and he’s committing tournament life suicide, ironically..he just happened to have the luck of the Irish…
The next two levels were very swingy and my chipstack remained between the 11k and 15k mark. Won two reasonable pots when I slow played Aces and got paid as much as I could and the other I flopped a set of queens but managed to get one caller and lost him on the turn.
Blinds 200/400 and I had about 15k. I was dealt AJ off on the cut off and made it 1125. Both Button and my ‘AJ’ Nemesis called in the small blind. Flop came 3 T J rainbow and it was checked to me. I bet out 2.2k. Button folded (who by the way was Laddies’ regular HappyMaxy, jolly nice chap and pleasure to meet) and the Small Blind set me in. Thought for a while, the only hand I thought he could have which was beating me would be JT giving him 2 pair but he was likely to have QJ/KJ. I had committed 25% of my stack, so could of got away but the way he’s been playing and the fact I can put him on more hands that I can beat, I called. He had KJ…
…King of the river obv.
After Luton I knew I was due some bad luck, it’s just frustrating when you play well and make the right calls and it doesn’t go your way, especially when it’s against the same person. He didn’t play the KJ hand as badly as the AJ and it’s fair enough, he can play like that if he desires, at the end of the day I got my all my chips in when I was an 80% favourite in both hands and this time it didn’t go my way. Just have to hope 8 out of ten times it does.
Playing the London Masters Next week at the International, have a pretty good track record in the £200 NL Holdem Tourney so it has to be done.
Have a good weekend all.
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