Hello I write before something about tournaments when entries is to 5$. In my opinion is only waste time Play this, very often we lose and get nothing play with hands which are better (for example all in preflop with AK, AQ calls, get lucky and we go out). There are a lot of this situations, proszę on this tournaments are very low and must get to final table to win something good. And this is nearly impossible when to hard get value hands and when finally get must lose or get zero value. And for what in Your opinion Play this tournaments where are very small value and very bad variance.
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For example key hands from today tournament
PokerStars, $0.98 + $0.12 - Hold'em No Limit - 200/400 (50 ante) - 7 players
Replay this hand on Pokeit - https://pokeit.co/public/325kfDfv3/r
UTG: 8,374 (21 bb)
MP: 4,345 (11 bb)
MP+1: 9,301 (23 bb)
CO: 4,310 (11 bb)
BU: 14,640 (37 bb)
SB: 2,117 (5 bb)
BB (Hero): 12,730 (32 bb)
Pre-Flop: (950) Hero is BB with K♥ A♠
1 fold, MP calls 400, MP+1 calls 400, 3 players fold, Hero raises to 12,680 (all-in), MP calls 3,895 (all-in), 1 fold
Flop: (9,540) 9♦ 9♣ 5♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)
Turn: (9,540) 3♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)
River: (9,540) 5♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: 9,540
Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows K♥ A♠ (two pair, Nines and Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 61%, Flop: 1%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)
MP shows 8♠ 9♠ (a full house, Nines full of Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 39%, Flop: 99%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)
MP wins 9,540
PokerStars, $0.98 + $0.12 - Hold'em No Limit - 300/600 (75 ante) - 8 players
Replay this hand on Pokeit - https://pokeit.co/public/325kfEJyY/r
UTG: 3,985 (7 bb)
UTG+1: 14,975 (25 bb)
MP: 4,176 (7 bb)
MP+1 (Hero): 6,825 (11 bb)
CO: 5,355 (9 bb)
BU: 5,871 (10 bb)
SB: 13,502 (23 bb)
BB: 21,519 (36 bb)
Pre-Flop: (1,500) Hero is MP+1 with Q♠ A♦
3 players fold, Hero raises to 6,750 (all-in), 1 fold, BTN calls 5,796 (all-in), 2 players fold
Flop: (13,092) 3♣ 7♠ 8♠ (2 players, 2 all-in)
Turn: (13,092) 5♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)
River: (13,092) 8♦ (2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: 13,092
Showdown:
MP+1 (Hero) shows Q♠ A♦ (a pair of Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 71%, Flop: 16%, Turn: 7%, River: 0%)
BU shows Q♣ 7♣ (two pair, Eights and Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 29%, Flop: 84%, Turn: 93%, River: 100%)
BU wins 13,092
its variance dude, tournaments of all buyin levels will have hands such as that one and even even worse.
Yesterday I had pocket 88 on a 88J board. Turn K River J
opponent had JJ. Thats life in poker, if you cant handle bad beats and bad variance. dont play poker.
http://i.imgur.com/MvKWM6x.png
Only I see somebody writes about big variance, accept this, Play hard and more ...
But it is difference beetwen cash games micro than tournaments, I see more value on cash table and still can payout percent pot when I am big favorite and can reduce variance thanks that. On micro tournaments can lose a lot of games and be on solid minus but ev line is higher and prizes on this tournaments are very small and must Play few hours to win something here.
For example hand with value from cash games:
PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Pokeit - https://pokeit.co/public/625kh4stW/r
UTG: $3.99 (80 bb)
MP: $5.42 (108 bb)
CO (Hero): $5.70 (114 bb)
BU: $8.64 (173 bb)
SB: $4.13 (83 bb)
BB: $5.00 (100 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is CO with Q♦ K♦
2 players fold, Hero raises to $0.15, BTN 3-bets to $0.45, SB calls $0.43, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.30
Flop: ($1.40) 9♠ 2♦ T♣ (3 players)
SB bets $0.05, Hero calls $0.05, BTN calls $0.05
Turn: ($1.55) J♦ (3 players)
SB bets $1.50, Hero raises to $3.70, BU folds, SB calls $2.13 (all-in)
River: ($8.81) A♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $8.81 (Rake: $0.37)
Showdown:
CO (Hero) shows Q♦ K♦ (a straight, Ten to Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 66%, Flop: 40%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)
SB shows T♥ 5♥ (a pair of Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 34%, Flop: 60%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)
CO (Hero) wins $8.44