PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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Hero (t15010)
SB (t6710)
BB (t26845)
UTG (t11540)
UTG+1 (t12395)
MP1 (t3640)
MP2 (t2513)
MP3 (t8130)
CO (t5955)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q, A.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t400, 4 folds, Hero raises to t1200, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls t800.

Flop: (t2600) 8, A, 3 (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t1600, UTG+1 calls t1600.

Turn: (t5800) 3 (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t3000, UTG+1 calls t3000.

River: (t11800) 5 (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: t11800

Results in white below:
UTG+1 has Ah Kh (two pair, aces and threes).
Hero has Qd As (two pair, aces and threes).
Outcome: UTG+1 wins t11800.

Originally Posted by squeezyplayer

I think there's value in a river shove.

Normally, I agree with the river shove having value, and it crossed my mind, but I ultimately decided that checking was the best option here. The flush draw missed and that was the hand I had put villain on. I really think the only hands calling a shove that I beat are hands that would have raised PF (KK, QQ) and AJ, AT (which also probably would have raised PF). I honestly expected villain to flip over A8.

As played, I probably raised too little PF (1600-2000 might have been right), but 1200 did the job I wanted.

Flop bet was sized to deny FD odds, keep the pot small, and obv for value.

Turn bet was the same. River check explained above. Of course when I saw villain's hand, I thought wtf?

Anyway, I lost control of the table after this hand. I was PFR about twice an orbit and either took the pot right there, or showed down a good hand. After this hand, my raises were getting called or repopped, so I switched gears back to my normal tight game. Got a couple of hands only to watch the flop destroy them (AKX flop when I have TT). Then I finally got short-stacked. I pushed (with AQ again) got called by KK and I was gone in 249th place.

Originally Posted by triple-t

As played, I probably raised too little PF (1600-2000 might have been right)

That's the only thing I didn't like. I like your cautious post-flop play because I avoid getting involved with other bigstacks at this point in the tournament