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  1. #1
    Poker Hustler eclinchy's Avatar
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    Default Heads-up for the win...

    I had been bullying my entire table in this SNG. I flopped top set on the very first hand, and just abused my chip lead from start to finish. I got really lucky on the last hand though... I picked up pocket jacks, and played them a bit too fast.

    How would you have handled JJ in this situation? Keep in mind that this guy was getting sick of being pushed around... I won about 70% of the pots three-handed, and 90% or so heads-up. He knows I don't have to have a huge hand.



    PokerStars Game #2042047061: Tournament #9737175, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/07/06
    - 00:18:50 (ET)

    Table '9737175 1' Seat #4 is the button
    Seat 4: fabob (5780 in chips)
    Seat 7: eclinchy (7720 in chips)
    fabob: posts small blind 75
    eclinchy: posts big blind 150

    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to eclinchy [ ]
    fabob: raises 150 to 300
    eclinchy: raises 300 to 600
    fabob: calls 300

    *** FLOP *** [ ]
    eclinchy: bets 900
    fabob: raises 900 to 1800
    eclinchy: calls 900

    *** TURN *** [ ] []
    eclinchy: bets 5320 and is all-in
    fabob: calls 3380 and is all-in

    *** RIVER *** [ ] []

    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    eclinchy: shows [ ] (a straight, Nine to King)
    fabob: shows [ ] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
    eclinchy collected 11560 from pot


    So I won, but I didn't really deserve it. What would you have done differently?
    "Last night I stayed up late playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died."
    -Stephen Wright

  2. #2
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    maybe pushed a little harder preflop JJ is very good heads up but still dangerous to let hands like Ax Kx in. I dont know why so hard of a push on the turn although you have a good hand with above middle pair hes playing like he has a K and top pair heads up is usually ok to play to the end with especially with a good kicker. Doesnt matter either way because once the river came you both would have moved all-in anywayz.

  3. #3
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    'eclinchy: calls 900'

    thats were you messed up. - If the guy was getting sick of you bullying him, then I think he was calling any pre-flop raise with KQ. so the pre-flop play was right i think, but I would have folded JJ when he reraised after the flop. I don't have a problem folding pocket pairs with overcards on teh board.

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