Monday, September 7, 2009

2nd Place Finish

I just finished a 45 player $1.25 SNG.  I was 8th in chips when we reached the final table.  I picked up a few big hands and was soon running with the 3 chip leaders.  I made a few big bluffs and a few reraises in position and soon had a healthy chip lead.  When we got to heads up,  I had a 2.5:1 chip lead.  My opponent was playing very aggressively and making big all in bets everytime he had the button.  I picked up KQ suited in the BB.  As expected, my opponent moved all in.  I tanked for quite awhile, I was sure I had the best hand, but didnt want him to double up.  I finally called and he showed 93 of clubs.  The flop was KK2 with one club.  I was patting myself on the back when the turn brought another club.  The river was, you guessed it a 3rd club on the board giving him a flush.  After this hand, I just couldn't get any momentum.  I was picking up some small pots, but couldnt win the big ones.  On the final hand 77 fell to AT and I was eliminated in 2nd place for a cash of just over $11.  My bankroll is now $80.84.  This is the first time it has been over $80. 

2 comments:

  1. Brutal KQ hand... but that's what we want!

    I have no idea how schooled you are on Theory, but keep the results completely out of your thought process, win or lose.

    We only have this hand, right now, this second -- there's no past or future... AND... there's no such thing as RUNNING good or bad. We "ran" bad yesterday, but we're never currently running bad at this moment... bad runs are always in the rear view mirror, which can't affect our current decisions.

    Good luck.

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  2. Thanks for your insight. I am not very schooled on Theory, but I do agree with everything you just said. I did not let this unlucky hand affect my play of future hands. I try to play each hand to the best of my abilities, win or lose, without regard to my previous results.

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