Was I just lucky?

andysyme · #1 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 02:22 AM

I'm playing in a 45 man $1.20 SnG. This was the very first hand. I did very well out of it - but was it more luck than judgment? I'm particularly not sure about my call on the flop. Cheers guys.

PokerStars Game #4417882367: Tournament #21968596, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/03/26 - 06:06:55 (ET)
Table '21968596 5' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Bigwadude (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: chupaladx (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: andysyme (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: tutolin (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: Jinryden (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: ollebullzor (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: cosmo2755 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerquatsi (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: jusse17 (1500 in chips)
chupaladx: posts small blind 10
andysyme: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to andysyme [8c 9c]
tutolin: folds
Jinryden: calls 20
ollebullzor: folds
cosmo2755: folds
pokerquatsi: calls 20
jusse17: calls 20
Bigwadude: folds
chupaladx: calls 10
andysyme: checks
*** FLOP *** [9s Qc Jd]
chupaladx: checks
andysyme: checks
Jinryden: checks
pokerquatsi: checks
jusse17: bets 60
chupaladx: calls 60
andysyme: calls 60
Jinryden: calls 60
pokerquatsi: folds
*** TURN *** [9s Qc Jd] [9h]
cosmo2755 is sitting out
chupaladx: checks
andysyme: checks
cosmo2755 has returned
Jinryden: checks
cosmo2755 is sitting out
cosmo2755 has returned
jusse17: bets 80
chupaladx: calls 80
andysyme: raises 240 to 320
Jinryden: folds
jusse17: calls 240
chupaladx: calls 240
*** RIVER *** [9s Qc Jd 9h] [8d]
cosmo2755 is sitting out
chupaladx: checks
andysyme: bets 1100 and is all-in
jusse17: calls 1100 and is all-in
chupaladx: calls 1100 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
andysyme: shows [8c 9c] (a full house, Nines full of Eights)
jusse17: shows [Qh Kh] (two pair, Queens and Nines)
chupaladx: shows [Td 3s] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
andysyme collected 4600 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4600 | Rake 0
Board [9s Qc Jd 9h 8d]
Seat 1: Bigwadude (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: chupaladx (small blind) showed [Td 3s] and lost with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 3: andysyme (big blind) showed [8c 9c] and won (4600) with a full house, Nines full of Eights
Seat 4: tutolin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Jinryden folded on the Turn
Seat 6: ollebullzor folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: cosmo2755 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: pokerquatsi folded on the Flop
Seat 9: jusse17 showed [Qh Kh] and lost with two pair, Queens and Nines

So I tripled up and knocked 2 guys out first hand - so as I said, i did well out of it - but should I?

Andy

xxdemexx · #2 (**permalink**) 03-26-2006, 03:52 AM

You're in the flop for free..is it worth 60 chips on the flop?...Probably not. There were a lot of hands that had you in trouble. KT (made str8 -even the 9 on the turn doesnt help you) QT, JT trips etc etc that 60 was pretty close to being wasted - particularly as there were plenty of callers stealing your outs with plenty of threat outs knocking around... In my judgement you were certainly behind on the flop with the prospect of things just getting worst...but you lucked out. Alot of made hands on the river (eg if a T fell giving you a low end srt8) can't be bet aggressivley because of the one card high end str8 so you don't get the implied odds...

Should you?... no...