Two hands from the same 9-handed $5.00+$0.50 Turbo MTT I have just played on FTP. The irony of the story: in both case villain was the same guy. Needless to say, I love him.
Hand #1 - 25/50 Blinds
CO (t2370)
Hero (Button) (t2815)
SB (t2015)
BB (t1945)
MP1 (t1025)
MP2 (t1580)
MP3 (t3040)
Preflop: Hero is Button with Q♣, Q♠
1 fold, MP2 calls t50, 2 folds, Hero bets t225, 2 folds, MP2 calls t175
Flop: (t525) 2♠, 9♥, J♣ (2 players)
MP2 bets t50, Hero raises to t400, MP2 calls t350
Turn: (t1325) 7♥ (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets t2190 (All-In), MP2 calls t955 (All-In)
River: (t3235) Q♦ (2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: t3235
Results:
Hero had Q♣, Q♠ (three of a kind, Queens).
MP2 had 10:diamond:, 8♥ (straight, Queen high).
Outcome: MP2 won t3235
Hand #2 - 50/100 Blinds
UTG+1 (t1990)
Hero (MP1) (t2625)
MP2 (t1870)
MP3 (t1465)
CO (t1440)
Button (t2250)
SB (t835)
BB (t4600)
UTG (t715)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A♦, Q♥
2 folds, Hero bets t300, 5 folds, BB calls t200
Flop: (t650) A♠, 10:club:, 7♣ (2 players)
BB bets t100, Hero raises to t2325 (All-In), BB calls t2225
Turn: (t5300) 6♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: (t5300) 2♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: t5300
Results:
BB had 8♣, 9♠ (straight, ten high).
Hero had A♦, Q♥ (one pair, Aces).
Outcome: BB won t5300
My thought process:
In the first hand I could not figure out villain's hand range on the flop (but figured out he is either pretty bad or tricky) and could have never guessed his holdings on the turn. I pushed there because I really didn't want to see something scary to hit the board, though it was too late.
Later table became tight so I started to play a bit looser and also because it was a turbo MTT I needed to accumulate chips.
In the second hand same guy calls my raise, I hit top pair and decide to push there, since I know what hands he is capable to call with. And there I went again.
How could I have played better my hands?
I seriously never want to feel like I felt after his second "master-play".
hit on tun and he shoves into me i'll fold
