Today I played a smaller sized tournament at Binions. There were 108 players paying 11 spots with just shy of 4k going to 1st. My 1st table was super soft and we started with 12000 chips.
Level 1: 25-50. 1st hand we played, a player in MP opened to 250 and I called from the SB with AJss. The BB also called and we saw a T64 2 spade flop (I had 2 overs and a flush draw). I checked and everyone else checked behind. The turn came another 6, I bet 325, the BB raised to 900, the initial raiser folded, and I called. The river came an A, I checked, and he checked behind showing 22 and I was good. The very next hand, I lost my winnings back when I had to make a big fold. There were 3 limps to me on the button and I found AA and made it 300. 2 of the limps called and the flop came JT4. They both checked to me, I bet 425, the 1st caller folded, the 2nd caller made it 1350, and I just called. The turn came a K, he checked, and I checked behind. The river came an 8, he lead for 2400, and I folded. I think that I am nearly always behind here. My actions on the flop and turn were just to keep the pot small to set up a showdown call but the amount on the river was just too much to pay off. I called 150 from the BB with KTo and folded when the flop came all low cards. I made it 125 with K7o from the cutoff and the button, SB, and BB called. We checked to the turn on AQJK where I folded to a large bet. I made it 125 from the hijack with AJo and everyone behind me called. The flop came Q97 all spades and I folded to a bet. I made it 125 from MP with JTo and got called by the button and the BB. I c-bet 200, the button raised to 700, and I folded. I was down to 10850 and we went ot the next level.
Level 2: 50-100. I completed the SB with 2 limpers with 99. The board ran out to the turn on Q87Q, I bet 250, and everyone folded. A bad female player in the cutoff made it 300, I called from the button with A4dd, and the BB called as well. The flop came KT7, the BB lead out 800, and I folded. I limped 44 from the cutoff behind 4 limpers but folded the KT7 flop. The bad female player made it 300 from UTG +1, I found KK UTG +2 and made it 1000, and she called. The flop came J62, she checked, and I checked behind to trap the donk. The turn came a T, she checked, I bet 1500, and she folded A8 face up. I was at 11575 and we went to the next level.
Level 3: 100-200. There were 2 limps to me on the button, I made it 1000 with KJo, and everyone folded. I made it 475 from the hijack with KJo and the cutoff was the only caller. The flop came J96, I lead 600, and he folded. There were 2 limps to me in the SB, I found AQhh and made it 725, and 1 of the limpers called. The flop came QJ2, I lead 1000, and she folded. There was 1 limper, I made it 525 with 74dd, and the blinds and the limper called. The flop came 975 2 spades, the blinds checked, the limper bet 800, and I was the only caller. The turn came the 2s, she bet 2000, I folded, and she showed 43ss for the turned flush. I was up to 12250 and we went on the 1st break.
Level 4: 150-300 25. I made it 650 from UTG +1 with AJhh, 2 players in MP called, the player in the cutoff moved all in for 1200 total, the SB flatted the 1200, the BB flatted the 1200, I moved all in for 12k or so, and everyone folded. The all in flipped KK and I didnt win when the board came out all baby cards. . .funny hand becuase I put 1200 into a ~7.5k pot AIPF. . .how does she wake up with KK there? A player in EP opened to 1100, I found 99 in MP and moved all in (I had 10k or so but he only had ~7k effective) and everyone folded. I made it 650 with K7o from UTG +1 and the button was the only caller. The flop came AKJ, I lead out 800, and he folded. The dumb lady in the cutoff opened to 900, I called on the button with A5ss, but folded when the SB 3-bet to 3000. I was down to a relatively even 11900 and we went to the next level.
Level 5: 200-400 50. I then was able to double up in a funny hand. A player UTG limped and he had been limping a ton so I isoed from MP by making it 1500 with T6o. He called and we saw a flop of Ts8x4s. He checked, I bet 1200, and he put me all in for my last 10k. I called after some deliberation and he showed 75ss for a flush draw/gutshot straight draw. The board ran out AxTx and I doubled up to around 24k with the ole T6o. I then lost quite a bit back a couple of hands later. It folded to me on the button and I made it 950 with T8o. The SB called and we saw a Q74 flop. He checked, I c-bet 1125, and he called. The turn came an A, he checked, I bet 2500, and he called. The river came a T, he checked, and I gave up just checking behind. He showed Q9ss for top pair and I lost. I guess I could have barrelled again on the river but as I said in previous situations, I dont like gambling that people who love to call will fold even with a scare card on the board so I figured I could probably find a better spot then this. A lady limped in EP and I made it 950 with AJdd from MP. She called. we checked down 84492 and she showed 77 for the winner. A player in EP made it 1200 and got 4 callers to me in the BB. I decided to call as well with ATo but had to fold on a 985 flop. I was up to 16450 and we went to the next level.
Level 6: 300-600 50. Early on in the level, I was able to find another double courtesy of a non-premium hand. I found T3dd in the hijack and decided to open up and make it 1325. The button was the only caller and the flop came T82 2 hearts. I bet 1500, the button put me all in for 15k or so, and I called. He showed K9hh and the board ran out T3 making me a full house and allowing me to dodge another flush draw. He was new to the table and playing pretty reckless overall so I thought my hand was ahead and he had at best a flush draw so I decided to gamble. I was at 32k or so after this hand. A weak player in the hijack limped and I made it 1500 from the button with A9o. He called and the flop came KKQ. He checked, I bet 1800, he raised all in for about 9k, and I folded. I made it 1325 from UTG +1 with K9ss and the SB was the only caller. The flop came Q74, he checked, I bet 1500, and he folded. I made it 1325 with 87ss from UTG and everyone folded. I let the dumb lady on my right see a flop when she completed the SB with K8o. The flop came 977, she checked, I bet 850, and she folded. I made it 1325 from the cutoff with T6o and everyone folded. I was all the way up to 34500 and we went to the next level.
Level 7: 400-800 100. I made it 1800 from MP with 64o and everyone folded. I then lost a big pot where I got pretty unlucky. The weak limpy player limped in the hijack again and I found 66 on the button and made it 1800. He was the only caller and we saw a flop of K76 2 clubs. He lead out for 2700, and I just called. Last time he check/raised me with what Im guessing was a good hand so I thought that if he hit the flop he would check, so when he bet I just called to let him hang himself. The turn came an offsuit 5, he went all in for 10.5k, and I snap called. He showed 98hh for the turned straight and I lost the big pot when the river came a 3. Not really too much I can do here I guess. . .the flush didnt even hit the turn so there was no way I could fold. I was down to 20k or so after this pot. I made it 1800 with A4o from MP and everyone folded. I made it 1800 with J7o from UTG +1 and UTG +2 was the only caller. The flop came 853, I c-bet 2000, he made it 7500, and I folded. I limped in the cutoff with A8cc, the button moved all in for 1900, and I called (the limp was obviously to set up a reshove when the button went all in but no one else called so it didnt matter). He showed K8dd and the board ran out T44AJ giving me the pot. There was 1 limp and I made it 1800 in MP with K7o. A player in the cutoff made it 10k and I folded (he showed QQ). My stack had nearly been cut in half as I was down to 17900 after this level.
Level 8: 500-1000 100. I was moved to a new table shortly after the start of this level. One of the 1st hands, I found 88 UTG and made it 2300. It folded to a lady in LP and she moved all in for ~15k. I tanked for a while as I had no reads of knowledge of the people on the table but I ended up folding and she showed KK. . .good fold I guess. It folded to me in the SB and I moved all in with T9o and the BB folded. I found TT in the cutoff, made it 2300, and the BB was the only caller. The flop came A95, he checked, and I checked behind. The turn came a K, he bet 2200, and I folded. I played this hand so weakly. . .I should have bet the flop. . .poorly played. I made it 10k from EP (effective all in) with QJo and everyone folded. A player in MP made it 2200, if folded to me in the BB and I moved all in with A9dd he folded. I made it 2200 in the cutoff with Q7o, the button 3-bet to 12k, and I folded (he showed AQo). I was at 15800 and we went to the next level.
Level 9: 600-1200 200. I folded for a couple of hands (including my BB) and then when it folded to me in the SB, I moved all in with 96o. The BB called with AT and the board ran out AJ58T busting me out in about 35th place.
I had a decent run today. I wish I could have done more as I was able to fade some flush draws in big pots (which wont always happen) and I wasnt able to make anything of it in the end. . .bummer. Just gotta get back on the bike tomorrow and keep focusing and playing well.
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