Tourney: June 29th 2011 Caesars Megastack Event #62 $240 6-Handed

Todays tournament was a 6-handed tournament allowing me to play many hands. My opening table was really easy and we started with 20000 in chips.

Level 1: 50-100. A player in MP made it 250 and I called from the button with 98o. We checked to the turn on QQ8 where he bet 200 and I caleld. The river came a T, he lead for 500, I called and he showed AQ. A player UTG made it 250, the UTG +1 player called, I found QJdd in the cutoff and 3-bet to 800 and everyone folded. I called a raise to 300 with KJo and position but folded to a bet when I missed the flop. I made it 250 with KThh and got called by the BB. The flop came 642, she checked, I bet 325, she made it 650, and I folded. I made it 250 with 95cc and got 2 callers. The flop came J22, they checked, I bet 325, and one of them called. We checked down 7Q and she showed Q6 for the winner. I was down to 18k or so after this. The dumb lady limped UTG and I made it 300 from UTG +1 with 32ss. She was the only caller and the flop came J73 2 diamonds. She checked, I bet 350, she made it 700, and I called. The turn came the Ad, she checked, I bet 1500, and she folded. A player in MP made it 250, I 3-bet to 725 from the button with 54o, and he called. The flop came K82, he checked, I bet 600, he made it 1200, and I called. The turn came a 6, he bet 1000, I made it 2650, and he folded. I made it 250 from UTG with 64o and got 3 calls. We checked to the turn on Q866 (where I turned trips), the BB lead out for 500, and I called. The turn came a 9, he checked, I bet 1250, and he folded. After these 2 bluffs and the 64 winner, I was up to 23475 and we went to the next level.

Level 2: 100-200. I called 400 from the button with 44 and we saw the flop 4-handed. The flop came KQ2 and I folded to a bet. The lady limped UTG and I made it 525 with A8o UTG +1. The BB and lady called and they both check/folded to 850 on a T72 flop. The lady limped the button and I made it 625 from the SB with AJo. The BB and the lady called and on a 432 flop, I check/folded when the BB bet 1100. The lady limped UTG, I made it 475 from UTG +1 with JTo, the player behind me made it 1700, and I folded. I was at 22725 and we went to the next level.

Level 3: 150-300. The lady limped UTG +1 and I made it 750 from the cutoff with K9o. The BB and the lady called and the flop came A84 all hearts (I had the Kh). The lady lead for 3500 after the BB checked and I had to fold (she showed Q3hh). A tight player UTG made it 800, I found 93o on the button and 3-bet to 2000, and he called. The flop came J82, he checked, I bet 2500, and he folded. I was taking advantage of his tight/passive play when he misses flops. The lady limped in MP, I made it 725 from the cutoff with 54o, the button called, the BB moved all in for 10k, and I folded. I made it 650 from UTG, UTG +1 made it 2000, I folded, and he showed AQ. The button made it 750 and I called from the BB with 64ss. The flop came 742, I checked, he bet 725, and I called. The turn came a K, I checked, he bet 1200, and I folded. It looked like the turn helped him so I decided to just fold. . .plus I dont really know if this player was capable of firing 2 barrels against the best player at the table. The lady on the button made it 600, I 3-bet from the SB to 1450 with QTo, and everyone folded. I was at 21575 and we went to the next level.

Level 4: 200-400. I made it 950 with JTo from UTG and got called by the lady in the BB. The flop came T92 and she check/folded to my 1200 bet. The tight/weak guy limped UTG, I made it 1125 from the SB with 63dd, and he called. The flop came K87, I bet 1500, and he called. The turn came a 5, I bet 2125, and he folded. The player in MP (from the 64 hand. . .decent but not good) made it 1000, I 3-bet to 2125 from the button with QTo, and he called. The flop came Q65, he checked, and I checked behind. The turn came a T, giving me top 2, he checked, I bet 2500, and he called. The river came a Q giving me top full, he checked, I bet 6600, and he folded. I then made a bad call in a big pot vs a player in seat 1 who was super cally (and bad) but gave me problems for the next couple levels. I opened to 850 with 95ss, seat 1 called from the button, and the BB called. The flop came Kh9x4h giving me middle pair, I bet 1200, and seat 1 called. The turn camet he 8h putting 3 hearts on board, I checked, and he checked behind. The river came another 8, I checked, he bet 3500, I called, and he showed T9hh for the flush (+pair). I just got a bluffy vibe from him on the river but I guess he had it. I made it 950 from UTG with 98o and seat 1 called me from the cutoff. The flop came Q33, I checked, he bet 1000, and I folded. I made it 950 from the button with AJo and seat 1 called from the BB. We checked to the turn on T84T where I bet 1200 and he folded (one of the few times I beat him in a pot). I made it 950 with KQo from UTG +1 and the decent kid called in the BB. The flop came K63 all diamonds, he checked, and I pot control checked behind. The turn came a 5, he bet 1100, and I called. The river came a T, he bet 1000, I made it 3025, and he folded. I made it 950 from UTG with KQo and the kid behind me UTG +1 made it 2700 resulting in a fold by me. The kid (behind me in seat 6) limped UTG, the lady completed the SB, I found JJ in the BB and made it 1400, and they both called. The flop came 722, I bet 1250, and the kid in seat 6 called. The turn came an A, I bet 2000, he made it 4800, and I folded. He later told me he had 77 so it was an excellent turn card for me. I was at 23200 (I was up to 28k or so but the JJ hand lost me some chips) and we went on the 1st break.

Level 5: 300-600. Everyone limped to me on the button and I found QJo and decided to limp as well. The flop came Q94 2 diamonds, everyone checked to me, I bet 2100, and the kid in seat 6 (SB) was the only caller. The turn came an offsuit J giving me top 2, he checked, I bet 5100, and he called. The river came an A, he checked, I bet 3500, and he called but mucked when I showed. My bet size was a little weird on the river but the flush draw missed and the A was a scare card for his pair hands so I tried to make it more valuey to get him to call. I was all the way up to 34k or so after this hand. However, I managed to lose alot of it back immediately to my rival in seat 1. I made it 1400 from the cutoff with K3o and he called from the SB. The flop came 432, he checked, and I checked behind. The turn came a 7, he bet 2500, and I called. The river came a 9, he bet 3500, I called, and he showed A5 for the wheel. I dont know why I didnt believe him again but I just decided to stupidly pay him off. I made it 1400 from the button with Q9o and the SB called. The flop came Q92, he checked, I bet 2000, and he folded lkajdflakjdfs;las. I made it 1400 from UTG with 76hh, the kid in seat 6 made it 3900, I 4-bet to 8500, and he snap folded AQ face up. . .weeeeeee. A new player to the table (old man) made it 1500 in MP, I made it 3300 from the SB wtih A3ss, and everyone folded. I then decided to lost some of my winnings back to the guy in seat 1 again. The lady limped the cutoff and I made it 1400 from the button with T9o. The guy in seat 1 called from the BB and the lady also called. The flop came A82, they checked to me, I bet 1700, and the BB called. The turn came a Q, he checked I bet 4100, he made it 12k, and I folded. Not really much to say here, I tried to rep super strong by going 2 barrels but he obviously had it and came over the top. . .hes never bluffing here. After this up and down level, I was at 29100 and we went to the next.

Level 6: 400-800. I made it 1800 from the cutoff with KJo and the tight guy from before called in the BB. The flop came KQ2, he checked, I bet 2100, he made it 6000, I put him all in for his last 14k or so (total), and he folded. I made it 1800 from UTG with AJo and my archnemesis called from the cutoff. The flop came 522, I checked, and he checked behind. The turn came a 3, I checked, he bet 3000, and I called. The river came another 2, I checked, he bet 4500, and I decided to not pay him off this time and folded. The tight guy limped UTG +1 and I completed my SB with A2o. The flop came AJ2, we checked to the tight guy, he bet 2500, I made it 6000, he went all in for his 7000 (total) and I called. he showed QJ and I faded his 2 outs on 5A. I was all the way up to 40k or so but unfortunately this is as high as my stack would be on the day. I made it 1800 with 53o from UTG, seat 1 3-bet me to 4500 from the button, and I folded. Around this time we got a couple of new players at our table (3. . .2 were very good 1 was rotten). One of the good new players opened to 2100 his 1st hand at the table and I 3-bet to 4500 with KTo from the SB. He called, the flop came A42, I checked, he bet 5500, and I folded. Alot of times I fight harder on these pots but I think that he actually has it here becuase he knows Im likely going into check/call mode with any pair here (which are all in my 3-bet range). I completed K9o from the SB with 2 limpers and we saw a flop of AK8. We checked around any the turn came a 7. I lead out for 1300 and seat 1 (who had limped) called. The river came a 4, I checked, he bet 2400, I called, and he showed A6 for the winner. . .I just couldnt beat him. I made it 1800 with JJ and the SB called. The flop came K95, he checked, and I checked behind. The turn came a 7, he checked, I bet 2100, and he called. The river came a J, he checked, I bet 3800, and he folded. I then lost a pretty crucial pot. I made it 1800 from UTG with Q5ss and the BB (the new bad player) called from the BB. The flop came J74, he checked, I bet 2100, and he called. The turn came an 8, he checked, and I checked behind. The river came a Q, he lead for 5000, I called with my rivered top pair, but mucked when he showed T9o for the turned straight. . .ugh why did that river have to hit. I was down to 22300 and we went to the next level.

Level 7: 500-1000. I tried to nit it up with my 23bbs to look for good resteal spots to increase my stack but it is hard to do in 6 max. I opened to 2300 from UTG +1 with T9o and got 3 calls behind. We checked to the turn on Q525 where I folded to a bet. It folded to me in the SB and I moved all in for about 18k with A7hh causing the BB to fold. I opened to 2300 from UTG with 98o but had to fold when there was a shove and a reshove behind me. I was at 18k or so when the bustout hand occured. It folded to the button who was a good new player with a ton of chips. He opened to 2200, the SB folded, and I found A8o in the BB and jammed. He called showing A6cc and the board ran out AK9J6 for the teaser chop turn but the rivered 2 pair for him busting me out.

I did make some bad calls today but was able to bounce back from every actual bad play I did make. I made some nice bluffs and feel pretty good about the way I played. If my A8 holds I am back to 36k which would have been over 30 bigs so I guess I just have to try again tomorrow.