no read, hasnt shown much strength, you play this hand...
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

BB (t2949)
UTG (t388)
UTG+1 (t3120)
MP1 (t1275)
MP2 (t3070)
Hero (t4370)
CO (t2418)
Button (t350)
SB (t7860)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q, J.
3 folds, MP2 raises to t120, Hero calls t120, 2 folds, SB calls t105, 1 fold.

Flop: (t390) J, 4, 4 (3 players)
SB checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets t300, SB folds, MP2 calls t300.

Turn: (t990) K (2 players)
MP2 bets t90, Hero calls t90.

River: (t1170) T (2 players)
MP2 bets t330, Hero raises to t810, MP2 raises to t2560, Hero calls t1750.

Final Pot: t6290

PF- Fold

flop- Good bet.

turn- I'll raise him to at least 600. He wants a cheap showdown, but I don't mind the call because it's early and you don't need to play a big pot with your stack. You have good position and if he bets the river, it'll be a river worth calling.

river- I have a feeling he's got tens full from the complete action. Tough to fold here, though. I'd put him on TT on the flop and just call the 330.

To me...the chip stacks up top seem to indicate that it's very early in the tournament (assuming there was a starting stack of 3000). This is usually when people do the most cliff diving. Hence why, 3 minutes into one, you see some guy with 5 times his original chip stack.

I would have called the 330 without a raise. Honestly, short of seeing the guy play, I'm putting him on a queen-ace for the straight. The larger raise after you went over him though? I'm folding right then, right there. He's either filled or up has the ace flush. Your raise over his 330 was a pretty sorry effort, which would give him the indication that you weren't flushing. Truth to tell, without seeing YOU play, I would have put you on jacks with kicker. With enough leeriness to not get sucked into a major play so quickly.

jacks full of fours...

Originally Posted by Greshmahg

To me...the chip stacks up top seem to indicate that it's very early in the tournament (assuming there was a starting stack of 3000). This is usually when people do the most cliff diving.

These start at 1500 and this is level 2, so we're only 15-30 minutes.

The flop and turn smell nothing like AQ. The guy made a good play making this reek of an idiot who can't drop a pocket pair to me which is why I'd think tens on the flop. I hate playing big pots early in a tournament where I'm not sure how strong I am, but obga thought that without a doubt he had the best hand.

Originally Posted by Vito

So when do we get the answer?

post #4

Originally Posted by Vito

wow.

Yeah. I'll say he played it well from the deception side, but obga showed him on the flop that he had action. If obga doesn't hit the flush, he leaves a lot of money on the table.