Final Table

New post for hands at the final table. This is my second one in the last couple of days so woo. I am going to post all of my significant plays.


*Down to 8 players by the 3rd hand. Yay FT tilting.


Betting the ace pays off

I don't know about this handI was tempted to call on the river here with bottom pair. If anything, I should have bet the turn and represented my AQ, but I wanted the free draw. I went into the bank on the river and decided to fold.

*Down to 7.

I get a monster - again people need not to slow play TPMK.

*Down to 6.

A decent bluff to put me back in 3rd.

*Down to 5.

I missed a hand and bet as the sb, get called. Check-bet-fold on the turn puts me in 4th.

*3rd place goes to battle with 2nd place. He gets knocked down to 50k chips which puts me in 3rd for the time being.

*5th places gets kings and doubles up. I am back in 4th.

5 minute break. The chip stacks are 228k, 187k, 90k, 81k, 40k. I am the 81k.

4 left after a set gets runner runner four flushed. I am now in fourth, behind 3rd by 18k.

My play starts falling apart. Two steals are thwarted and I call once with 56s and miss entirely. Down to 40k.


I lose in 4th.


The Hand

Was doing alright in a tournament where I went from 500 chips to over 3000 within a few rounds of good solid bluffs and general plays. Then this hand came:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?983434


I believe I made a few mistakes. First, I should not have bet into the empty sidepot unless I was willing to fold my hand to a significant reraise. My initial raise should have been a probe and since my hand was vulnerable, checking it down might have been better. Also, the call on the river was obviously wrong here, it might be in the longterm too. The guy initially raised and the hand I am hoping he is preflop raising and calling with here with AQ. KK and AA might also be nice at this point in the hand.