I'm not saying I'm right just posting an opinion
Anyway, here's what I think.
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Originally Posted by Captious  Yea it was a bad play in the way that it turned out but I figured he would call an allin |
If I thought he would callin an allin with a weaker hand then the obvious move would be to push allin preflop. The problem here is that there are so many players to play after you. I'd have no problem pushing allin with a KTs in an unoponed pot if my stack warranted that move.
If my stack is so low that I can't last much longer without doubling then
my bet maybe steals the blinds and antes(which in this case is 100K) OR I get a call and I still have a chance of winning the hand.
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Originally Posted by Captious but i just cant see folding a hand like that when its suited when playing at a table where there are only 2 types of players those that play really tight and those who play really agressive |
I'm not sure what you mean by aggressive here. An aggressive player may well raise with weaker hands, particularly if he has a big stack. That doesn't necessarily mean an aggressive player will call a large raise with weaker hands.
Did you mean the players were loose?
The way I think about this is.
1. The table is tight player or aggressive players. If the tight players have a good hand, they will call and I'll be behind with my KT.
2. If the tight players don't have a hand they will fold, giving me a better chance of taking the pot down preflop if I push.
3. An aggressive player may well raise with weaker hands, as will a player who has a big stack.
4. A loose player may call with weaker hands.
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Originally Posted by Captious it may not have turned out the way I wanted it 2 but I would make the same play again if it came up because I just didnt want to ease farther into the money and then be drasticaly shortstacked once it gets down to 3-4 people |
Yeah I totally agree with your mindset. Don't get low and go for the win but calling here is doing neither. It's eating away at your stack.
What do you do to a re-raise? I think the only move you can do is fold or go allin really.
If a tight player re-raises you then you're more than likely behind.
If one of the bigstack re-raises you - 1. You're probably behind or 2. You're playing for your whole stack with KTs if you decide to play on.
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Originally Posted by Captious but I see where your coming from with waiting for that monster that I could triple up with but Im not sure when that would come and if it would be too late so that it would be so insignifant of a win based on how many chips everyone else had |
Well I wasn't saying you wait for a monster and get low. I was just saying that you may find a better spot to play.
Maybe you get an unopened pot and youre first to act with only a few players behind you.
Or maybe you can even make a significant re-raise from the BB or SB in the next 2 hands.
Both these examples seem better places to make chips than calling from UTG at a full table when there are larger stacks and with both tight and possibly loose players behind me.
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Originally Posted by Captious but I just dont see how I could have played the rest of the tournament that would put me in good position because I was playing really tight I got all of my chips from JJ and AA and some from KK up until that point but I guess it was a bit of an agressive choice on that play..But if you could explain how I should have played the rest of the tourney I'd appreciate it  (and sorry for this extremely long response) |
Well since you have been tight, then you're chances for making respected raises look favourable.
I don't think it was an aggressive choice on your part since you called preflop twice and then post flop.
It's just opinions on poker here. I'm not saying I'm right, I'm just saying what I think and what I've learned.
I think there are only two choices here preflop. Fold or make a big raise. I'd fold. By calling, you are losing one way of winning the pot immediately and in this situation you are really committing your whole stack by calling.
What do you do to a re-raise?
As for the rest of the tournament lol
Well I'll take that as a a joke, which I'm sure it was.
I'd be trying my best to make chips by entering pots aggressively and/or in situations where I'm ahead or I'm not likely to get called hwne I do bet- either that or by miraculously getting dealt several monsters and having them hold up at pokerstars!
Nahh, I'm dreaming.
Wow This Wasnt Fun 
