Ok, this was during the freeroll this evening on Trident hosted by Holis.

I was doing very well (imho) and I'm sure I had a loose passive rep at the table, however I was getting some good cards and winning...

Date: 7/7/2005 2:42:46 AM
Game: 412589234: Table: Multi Table 1
Multiple Table Tournament No Limit
Seat: 1 all--in (Dealer)
Seat: 2 bettebobz
Seat: 5 Trons
Seat: 7 Mr_Sparkle
Seat: 10 notrodomis

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OpeningBetRound
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bettebobz : Posts small blind 400.00
Trons : Posts big blind 800.00
Mr_Sparkle : Folds
notrodomis : Folds
all--in : Calls for 800.00
bettebobz : Folds
Trons : Checks
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Flop
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Trons : Bets 800.00
all--in : Went all-in 16550.00
Trons : Went all-in 8290.00
all--in : Receives returned betting money 7460.00
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Turn
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River
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Showdown
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all--in [ AS, AC, QD, JC, 7S - One Pair ]
Trons [ AS, QD, 8S, 7S, 6D - No Pair ]

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Result
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bettebobz Mucked Cards
Trons Showed Cards
Mr_Sparkle Mucked Cards
notrodomis Mucked Cards
all--in Showed Cards (Winning) 20180.00

I was running mid stacked at the time, but with the flush draw and straight draw on the flop, I felt it was worth the gamble. I had already made the money (although one more place and the money started going up). I had put him on the pair of aces with a mid kicker, however, I thought the draw possiblities were worth the risk. Was I wrong (obviously since I lost I was,) but if I had to do it again....

Trons

its a good play, with all the draws you have, you are actually a slight edge in the hand 55/45

Hi trons i agree with slp your getting the correct pot odds with your draw to call,so its a good call i guess.But i still hate putting my money in on a draw at this stage of the tourney when you can move up spots and grab more.I don't know how much more money you could have made as i don't know the payout structure but that is something i like to take a look at in this situation and weigh that factor agains't putting it all in here.

If you can only make a few bucs more with the blinds getting bigger you may as well take a shot here.But if you can make a good leap in the money waiting for a better spot to get your money in why not wait.The blinds are only 4-800 at this point and you can see at least a few more rounds to pick up a monster and double up.Plus if you fold your getting the button in one more hand giving you the opportunity to see at least a whole round to pick up a high pocket.

All in all a though spot to be in but if your going strictly on pot odds the call is more than correct,but i still hate to go in on a draw.lol I am folding by the way but i play to tight anyway.lol Hopefully next time you will hit your draw if you decide to go for it.GL AT THE TABLES

And trons one other thing it would be a terrible call the worst play in poker if it was only the flush draw or only the str8 draw,don't ever make that call all in when your only at 35% and the pot is laying you even money.But i am sure you already know this.But this is a play that i see constantly being made and its the mortal sin of no-limit poker.Let the fools call with no odds draws and you will win in the long run.Again GL AT THE TABLES.

The more I think about it, I know I should have folded. Not just because I lost but because I had a complete change of attitude after I made the money. IIRC, I made it into the money with the largest stack and started playing differently. I couldn't point any differences, but I know they were there because of my mental state.

I started the tourney fairly nervous about making the money...I played (imho) fairly well and got into the money, then I got cocky. I felt a physiological change in my body that I couldn't justify or explain. I'm sure, had this been a real life game, my whole body language would have changed.

I can see his raise into the big blind after the flop, but the more I think about it, I got away from my tournament mind set and into "Can't touch this" mindset. That is something I'm going to have to work on in the future. I had been caught bluffing a few times, but I had also shown down some nice hands and I tried to bet my bluffs like I bet my good hands to keep people from getting a read on me. This was the first time I called an all in bet on a draw and I'm sure I "probably" won't do it again

Trons

"When it comes to buggers, nothing is a joke."

Originally Posted by Jack King off

i dont like your bet on the flop.

i would much rather c/r all in so there is some FE. i dont like calling an all in with just a draw here. if you are the aggressor i like the play a lot though.

it doesnt really show the stacks and everything so i cant help too much

My bet on the flop was because after he limped PF, I had put him on hands like k10o, qjo, 109s...I honestly thought a bet here would win it outright. When he went all in, I put him on the ace but figured I had more then enough outs to justify the call. At the time, I roughly calculated my chance of hitting either the straight or the flush at something like 68%.

I know that part of my decision to call was based on the fact that I had already made it to the money and I figured this is one of those situations where I had to ask myself "are you here to win?"

I can't say it enough that I would not have made it as far as I had without the help of PFO members and thank you again...

Trons

"If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it's yours. If it doesn't...Hunt it down and kill it."