Lessons to be learned from my first live tournament
Finally I got to play my first live tournament starting with 56 players £30 buy in.
Made some solid plays - folded JJ in the face of KK after the flop.
Won with 66 when one player was bluffing as if he had an ace after the flop.
Folded 77 in the face of AA pre flop to a loose player after I had raised him pre flop.
I felt I was having a great game, although not really going to make the prizes, but positive with these calls.
Then disaster struck.
With 4 players in the hand I sat holding K8 clubs. Flop came showing red 8Q3 with 2 diamonds to the flush. It checks round first time, turn a 2, no flush.
First to act I all in as short stack needing to treble up here ... all fold with the last player deliberating ... then calling.
He turns over red 86 with no flush draw ... great I'm way ahead until I turn over my K6 of clubs, going out 18th.
Damn .. mis read my cards and now kicking myself all over the living room.
Still great first time out ... I'm definitely gonna get them next time.
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