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May 22, 2005Running up against Aces...I played in a big Texas Holdem Tournament at the club last night. It was a decent buy in tournament, and had a very nice payoff for the top three... There were very few 'fish' in the game, and most of the players I have played with a number of times, and knew they had a solid game... Mid way through the 4th level, I was in the big blind, and a very short stack pushed all in.... I had Pocket Tens. The numbers were there for me to make the call regardless, but I was not certain that this was not a push by the short stack, to make a move. I called... she had Pocket Aces! My bad luck, and a hit to the stack.... I played pretty solid for most of the night. I pushed a couple of times early, with AKs and picked up enough blind and ante money to keep me going through the levels..... It got down to the final table, and I was one of the short stacks once again. I was in the 2 set, between my son and another very solid/aggressive player. I was in the blind, and had A9s, which I would normally not play hard, but I just had a feeling..... The bet was only two times the blind, so I made the call. Three players stayed. The flop came an Ace, AND two clubs. The original bettor, again made a two times bet. I felt committed, with the top pair, AND the nut flush draw, so I called. This took me down to 1400 in chips with the blinds at 300/600. The turn was a club, giving me the NUT FLUSH! I MADE A MONUMENTAL MISTATKE HERE! I blurted out 'ALL IN' OUT OF POSITION! I have no idea where that came from... I know better, and it was a foolish, thoughtless mistake. Everyone folded of course, and I had to settle for the pot. It was a nice pot, but it COULD have been a LOT nicer!! I felt like an ass.... Several hands later, I am dealt AK on the big blind.... The bet is 1200 ( again 2 times ) I call. The big stack pushes ALL IN. The original bettor folded, and I had to seriously think on this. I only had 2200 chips left, and the blinds were about to go to 400/800. I knew the guy was solid, but his he had been playing things like A7s the last hour or two, and using his stack to advantage. I made the call... he had POCKET ACES.... ugh... I'm out 7th.... Posted by fatbill at May 22, 2005 10:54 AM CommentsPost a commentThanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) |
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