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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

IPoker, 60/120 blinds No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
this is in a freeroll. There is about half to 2/3 or the field left at this point.

BB: 3,830 (31.9 bb)
UTG+1: 3,531.87 (29.4 bb)
UTG+2: 795 (6.6 bb)
Hero (MP1): 5,180 (43.2 bb)
MP2: 2,491.25 (20.8 bb)
MP3: 7,487 (62.4 bb)
CO: 6,407 (53.4 bb)
BTN: 1,699.50 (14.2 bb)
SB: 9,990 (83.3 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 8:h 8:c
2 folds, Hero raises to 240, 4 folds, SB calls 180, BB folds
first mistake? Should have bet higher?

Flop: (600) 2:s T:c A:s (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks
I figured that
a: he has no ace & thinks I might
b: he is has Ax and is slowplaying it, or (I really have no clue)

Turn: (600) A:c (2 players)
SB bets 120, Hero calls 120

River: (840) 8:d (2 players)
SB bets 240, Hero raises to 480, SB raises to 720, Hero raises to 4,820 and is all-in, SB calls 4,100
I minraised here for value, thinking that if I shoved he would just fold, but he clearly thinks he has something too, so when he re-minraied I shoved.
As I did so, I thought -- oh crap, he has AT, however...

Results:

Spoiler

10,480 pot
Final Board: 2:s T:c A:s A:c 8:d
Hero mucked 8:h 8:c and won 10,480 (5,300 net)
SB showed A:h 9:c and lost (-5,180 net)

Nice hand, and I think I just played it terribly and got lucky.


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Asaban
Joined: 22.09.2006

Preflop:
In a midstakes tournament your open raising size would be perfectly fine. In Freerolls and low limit tournaments you should open raise 3BB until the blinds get a big bigger :)

Flop:
As a preflop aggressor you should always contibet boards like this. You can perfectly represent Ax and therefore you will win the pot quite often. It doesn't make sense to check behind since you don't have a drawing type of hand and won't be able to call his bets without improving.

Turn:
Well, the chance that he has Ax gets smaller. The card is a good one for you since it is more likely that you are in front. His small bet indicates weakness (at least in most cases) as he tries to take a step at the pot without paying many chips. You can call or raise in this situation. Imo a raise would be the better solution for 3 reasons:
1) You have the opportunity to win the pot immediately.
2) You will gain further information on your opponents hand (if he 3bets you can easily fold)
3) You will get the initiative back - since you are in position you can choose to valuebet the river or check behind in most cases since your opponent will check the river after your raise (if he calls)

River:
You hit your set. You shouldn't be afraid of better holdings - there is no indicator that your opponent might have a better hand. Your Value-Raise is way to small imo. At the same time a shove would be way too strong. I would Raise to ~800.
As played: No way of getting out at this point. You have to bring your stack in :)
There are a lot of worse hands that might create action here. Many Ax hands, busted Flushdraws, maybe hands like T8 or something or just random bluffs.

Your conclusion is right btw ;)

Regards,
Asaban


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