Tight Poker

[ugignadl]

Since this is a rebuy+addon tournament the money begins at 50th and starts pretty high.

I have been jockying for chip lead for most of the tournament except the last half hour where someone doubled to 200k.

We are on the cusp of the money.

I am relatively new to `big' MTTs. I've had some small success, but have not been in this position before.

Please let me know what you think of my play.

Thanks guys.


(There are 56 left at this point in time.)
***** Hand History for Game 4670094236 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:25662029 Level:13 Blinds-Antes(2000/4000-100) - Thursday, July 06, 18:37:20 ET 2006
Table 35k Gtd. Rebuy(757181) Table #2 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: gringo2004 ( 118759 )
Seat 2: pookypiker ( 102835 )
Seat 3: ClubNY3504 ( 216758 )
Seat 4: pil12345 ( 85392 )
Seat 5: hendersondlh ( 41402 )
Seat 6: Demitrius100 ( 138360 )
Seat 7: Ugignadl ( 135421 )
Seat 8: gamo440r ( 47393 )
Seat 9: jacky9207 ( 63617 )
Seat 10: jayboy277 ( 81522 )
Trny:25662029 Level:13
Blinds-Antes(2000/4000-100)
gringo2004 posts ante [100].
pookypiker posts ante [100].
ClubNY3504 posts ante [100].
pil12345 posts ante [100].
hendersondlh posts ante [100].
Demitrius100 posts ante [100].
Ugignadl posts ante [100].
gamo440r posts ante [100].
jacky9207 posts ante [100].
jayboy277 posts ante [100].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Ugignadl [ Jc Jh ]
gringo2004 folds.
pookypiker folds.
ClubNY3504 folds.
pil12345 folds.
hendersondlh folds.
Demitrius100 folds.
Ugignadl raises [10000].
gamo440r folds.
jacky9207 is all-In [61517]
jayboy277 folds.
Ugignadl ?

[mewsiclovr]

Any reads?

I'd probably make it 12K at least, your raise looks weak in that position.

It seems really close whether you call or fold, I'm not sure which is more +EV. You've got the stack to absorb a loss. It's probably a call.

[bobcorn]

Call. I'm assuming his range is no tighter than 88+, AJ+, which would make you at least a 55% favorite.

[ugignadl]

Thanks guys, I figured it was wrong.

I've battled through, and am in a pretty good spot in terms of chips with 35 left. Mostly good players left unfortunately.....

[jacedk]

I'd also call this one. The thing to consider is that you already have a made hand, have him covered and look like you'r stealing. Also take into consideration if you have been stealing before this, if he has been defending his blinds aggressivly.

How'd you finish?

[ugignadl]

I had been stealing, and he had not been defending. I realise that I made a mistake .

I went out 24th, in a blaze of glory after 5 hours of absolute torture. MTTs are pretty rough. The hand was me with TT, one guy min-raises in late position, I have the button. My stack is about 8.5BBs (16k big blind IIRC). I flat out push. One of the blinds pushes over the top. The original raiser calls.

One flips over AKs, the other AQo. IIRC I make a set but the AK turns a straight.

The finish was worth something like $290. I was a little annoyed, but now I've had a sleep and am happy again...if I won that hand, I was pretty much sitting at the final table (I would have posessed roughly 12% of all the remaining chips in the tournament). Final table was worth $450, and first place was over $10,000. People did get crazy with their rebuys and add-ons...I didn't re-buy once, buy did buy an add-on. I made that decision before I signed up.