Sorry I keep posting these, I've wanted to work on my MTT game though and thought tonight was as good a night as any.

FYI: Normally I'll raise here and hope to take it down, even with these cards.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (9 handed) CP hand converter

CO (t2125)
Button (t3450)
SB (t4555)
Hero (t2740)
UTG (t2095)
UTG+1 (t4365)
MP1 (t4215)
MP2 (t3955)
MP3 (t2160)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
UTG calls t100, 2 folds, MP2 raises to t300, 3 folds, SB calls t250, Hero calls t200, UTG calls t200.

Flop: (t1200) , , (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t400, UTG raises to t1795, MP2 folds, SB calls t1795, Hero raises to t2440, SB calls t645.

Turn: (t7875) (3 players)

River: (t7875) (3 players)

Final Pot: t7875

Results in white below:
SB has 2d Ad (one pair, twos).
Hero has 3c 3s (three of a kind, threes).
UTG has Tc Ah (one pair, tens).
Outcome: Hero wins t7875.


Now top 5 in chips.

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BOSS

Nice hand. Note that against a field this large with a couple of draws and a PF reraise of an UTG player, I'd just bet all in on the flop as fast as possible.

Someone has to have something they can call with, and I don't like to make difficult decisions if I get 2 calls and a scare card comes on the turn.

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Jason75: Ok, you check and the button bets 400. Now what?
Beavis68: You play poker.
Jason75: Darn, I was really hoping for canasta. Maybe Gin.

So coming back over the top all-in was the right move?

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BOSS

If you just make the teaser bet and get raised, yes allin is always the right move here. You're way ahead, and someone has to have something they can call with.

But I like the allin on the flop as fast as possible best. If you do it so fast, people won't stop to think, they'll just say "I've got a diamond and A draw, I call!!!". . . but more likely they'll say "JJ . . I call!!" or "TP . . . I call!!"

But usually it's like: "I call . . . er . . .what did I have?"

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Jason75: Ok, you check and the button bets 400. Now what?
Beavis68: You play poker.
Jason75: Darn, I was really hoping for canasta. Maybe Gin.

played it well

Thanks guys.

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BOSS

Bet more on the flop?

I wanted the action though, I wanted to get raised.

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BOSS

Nice hand for an early stage risk. The risk is a re-raise behind you, but worth the reward of 2-3 others cold calling. Nice hand. Very sneaky. \m/

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