overpair vs trips

Hi modeco,

I've moved your thread into the correct board

Ingrid

Hey modeco,

Thanks for sharing your hand. A most unfortunate one.

I'm not terribly familiar with MTT hands, but I'll chime in anyway.

Did you have a plan for this hand?
What kind of range are you putting him on when he calls you pre-flop & on the flop?

I think he's calling you with an overpair & if he hit the board in this spot. So if the board pairs, I would consider taking a less aggressive line.

Why did you check-raise all in when the board pairs?

All in all, it is just a bit unlucky I guess, I don't see anything terribly wrong with the hand, I'll see if I can get some MTT guys in here to answer you more in-depth.

All the best,

-E

His call on the flop suggests that he has either a straight draw, top pair or has an overpair.

His turn bet seems to suggest hes not on a draw and I would definitely have folded that deep into the tourney after some frustrating considerations and berating myself

well in MTT u wanna be top3 coz that is where the real money is.

So, i prefer go all in preflop, if i lose then so be it, but if u win, u will have a massive chips which will secure u a great $$$

Thanks to all of you 4 your answers.

Its not like I had a strict plan on that hand. In fact I almost never do have one. I even didnt put him on on any range when he called me pre-flop & on the flop. I was ready to go all-in as long as I dont see a higher commodity card than Jack, because it is in some way like Justin37 said - in MTT u want to get high, lol

On the other hand seems that I should invent the way of thinking in my playing style like EuanM and KozakFB described. Because after he had called my postflop raise and made bet after the turn (which indeed turned everything upside down), it seams obvious that he's strong. The all-in was useless. Should have folded - would have lost about 30% of my stack, but still be in the game. Seems like stupid beginners mistake - fell in love with my hand and the chips i've put in the pot.

Again - thanks 4 your help detecting my mistake. Hope the next time i'll be more accurate.

Pushing on flop isn't a great idea btw. He can put you on A/K which he knows hes beating with A/9.

Pushing pre is bad too because he might just like his A/9 and come along for the ride.. (there are people like this).

Originally posted by KozakFB
Pushing on flop isn't a great idea btw. He can put you on A/K which he knows hes beating with A/9.

Pushing pre is bad too because he might just like his A/9 and come along for the ride.. (there are people like this).

Heh? but you want him to call with A9 on the flop, and you wouldnt mind him calling with A9 preflop either, you crush him with JJ in both cases....

not that pushing pre is the best idea with 30bb.

Honestly you might find a hero fold on that turn if you have some reads on him that he slow plays AA/KK pre or plays really straight forward postflop, but generally its really hard to get away from JJ there and you shouldnt worry too much, just a bad run of cards.

Folding JJ pre is absolutely not an option, you play tournaments to get into top 3 not just ITM.

If it is micro tournament where bunch of donkey play, there are more players willing to call all in with A9.

However, for an average to good players, how many willing to call ALL IN preflop with A9 when the money is few spot away?

I've watched many of the Sunday Million, n the regulars keep making ITM by playing aggresively JJ when the money place is few spot away. Double up n Win $$$ or die!

How many willing to fold AA here in the same situation?

That's trips, not a set...

it's nice to see you posting hands. it's one of the best ways to learn in my opinion. do you know we have evaluation forums dedicated for this too?
also next time i suggest using a converter so that it will be easier to read. here's an excerpt from our hand evaluation forum rules.

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cheers guys,
wendy

I dont see any sets here, change topic name. easy fold on turn.

Done. Thanks everyone sorry for mixing trips and sets im just a novice