I went into todays tournament knowing that I would do better than I did yesterday. I was extremely motivated to do well and felt like I was poised for a deep run. There were 290 players in the tournament and 1st prize was about 27k or so. I came out firing again early on. I started off raising a ton of pots taking control of the table. This table happened to be a little better players than any of my previous tournaments so that part was not good.
Early on, I raised to 125 with Q4cc from EP. I got one caller from the button and the flop came T96. I c-bet out 200 and he called. The turn came an A and I figured that this was a good bluff card for me so I bet out 525. He called and the river came another T and I check folded to his bet. I was down to 10.8k or so after this hand. I was in the SB with 4 limpers and found 99 and made it 200 to go. I got 3 callers and the flop came KJ3 and I check/folded. Next hand, I was in the SB and there were 5 limpers and I found QQ and made it 300. Everyone folded except for the button and the flop came KQJ. I lead out for 525 and he folded. I was back to around 11.5k after this hand.
There were 2 limpers and I raised from the hijack with T7o to 125 and got called by the button, the blinds, and both of the limpers. The flop came KT7 with 2 clubs and the first limper bet out 225 and I raised it to 925. Everyone else folded and he called. The turn came the A and he lead out for 1000. This really confused me but I still thought I had the best hand. I figured that he would be raising PF with AK and that he would fold a hand like AT to my raise on the flop. I figured him for more of an AcXc hand but I still didn’t want to push too hard with bottom 2 pair here so I just called. The river came the 5c and he lead out for 1000 again. I thought that this was an odd play to make with a flush (1000 on turn 1000 on river) especially with the way he bet it out. I figured that it was just too small of bet for me to fold to so I called and he showed QcJc for a turned straight and rivered full house! I was crushed the whole way. I was down to 8800 or so after this hand.
A couple hands later, I made it 125 with AQo. I got 2 callers and the flop came 543. I c-bet 150 on the flop and got called in both spots. I checked down to the river and one of the opponents bet and I folded. I was in the BB with 5 limpers and I found T6o and the flop came 9JQ. It checked around and the turn came the K. I checked and one of the limpers bet out 200 and I was the only caller. The river came the T putting a straight on board and I checked and he bet out 400 and I figured I had to call and he showed A9 for another lucky hand for me. I was downt to 7000 or so after this hand.
I had an eventful 1st level and around this time, we went to level 2 (50-100). There was one limper to me in the cutoff and I found AA and made it 300. The SB called and so did the limper. The flop came AJ7 2 spades and it checked to me and I bet out 650 and the SB called and the other caller folded. The turn came an offsuit Q and he checked and I bet out 1250 and he folded and I was back up to 9500. Soon after, I got involved in a big pot. Everyone folded to me in MP and I made it 250 with 56o and the button called and so did both of the blinds. The flop came 873 2 clubs, giving me a str draw. The blinds checked to me and I bet out 325. The button minraised me to 750 and the blinds folded. While there is a fl draw out there, I still called here because of the minraise. The turn came gin for me as an offsuit 4 came giving me the nuts. I checked to him and he lead out for a large bet of 2500. I figured him for a big hand just because of the minraise on the flop and the big bet on the turn so I thought I would get a call if I just pushed here so I pushed in for around 7500 total and he didn’t take to long to call. He showed 43 for a much smaller hand than I thought he would have but I dodged his outs on the river and doubled up to 17200.
The blinds went up to level 3 (100-200). I tightened up considerably but still found multiple spots to raise less than premium hands (for image). I raised in LP to 475 with K5o and the guy behind me called. The flop came A82 and I c-bet 550 and he called. The turn came a 9 and I checked and folded to his bet. I then raised UTG to 475 with 98cc and got 2 callers behind me. The flop came T84 and I bet out 625 and one of the callers raised me to 1500 and I ended up folding and was back down to around 15k. There was a limper ahead of me and I found A8o in MP and raised to 525. Everyone folded except the limper and the flop came KKJ. He checked and I decided not to c-bet. The turn came a 5 and he bet out and I folded and I was down to 14.4k. I raised with Q9ss and got 2 callers and the flop came A93. I c-bet 600 and got called in one spot. We checked down a board of K8 and he fired on the river and I folded. I then raised to 475 in EP with AQhh and got called in one spot before someone else reraised to 2500. One guy behind him flat called and it got back to me and I decided to folded. We went to the first break shortly after this and I had 13625 on the 1st break.
We came back to 100-200 25 (level 4). I called a raise to 600 with position and 88 and the flop came AK9 and the guy c-bet and I folded and he showed AJ. I raised UTG +1 to 525 with A5hh and got 5 callers. The flop came Q62 with 2 hearts, giving me the nut flush draw. I lead out for 800 and got one caller. The turn came an offsuit 8 and I lead out 1125 and the caller thought for a while before folding and I was up to 16.5k. Unfortunately, this was the climax of my day. I raised UTG with 55 and got reraised to 1400. There was another cold caller and I decided to call too. The flop came 832 and I checked and the reraiser bet out 3000 and I folded. I raised in LP with A9ss but folded to a reraise.
I then ended up on the wrong side of a big pot. There was one limper in front and I raised it in MP to 550 with QThh. One of the blinds and the limper called and the flop came Jx9x2h and the blind checked, the limper bet out 1000. I raised it to 2500, the blind folded, and the limper called. The turn came the 5h giving me a fl draw with my str draw. The limper checked and I bet out 3300 and he called. The river was a blank and he checked and I thought about bluffing all in but it really looked like he was going to call so I just checked and he showed me QJ. I really wish I could have gotten him to fold at some point here because I figured that he would think I had a big hand because, while I raised a lot, I didn’t really put a lot of my chips at risk unless I had a hand. I suppose that’s why I play so many hands preflop though so people don’t give me credit here. Looking back on it, I wish I would have just pushed the turn. I would bet that if I did this, he would have probably folded and it would have been a legitimate play.
Oh well. After this hand I was down to 6500 or so and the blinds went up to 200-400 25. I tightened up a lot and waited for a spot to get a nice double. I blinded down to 5500 or so before I raised it UTG +1 to 950 with A5ss. I got 2 callers (one blind and one behind) and the flop came AKJ. The blind checked and I bet out 1250 and the behind caller folded and the blind put me all in. I only had about 3500 back here and I thought for a really long time. There was one spade on the flop so I had backdoor outs and I thought if he had KJ, I had a decent amount of outs to win. I knew that he didn’t have AJ or AK because he would be reraising me so I thought it likely we might be heading for a split pot. I decided to go with my A5 here and he showed QTo and I was drawing pretty much dead. As I headed out of the room, I got to thinking that I really wish I would have folded here but oh well. I busted out in another early level.
I still feel like I am playing pretty well but making some very poor decisions in big pots. I know that playing like this gives me an advantage over the table but I have to make sure Ill do it right. I will continue to work on my game and I know that good things will come when I play like this.
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