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Is Beating Quads a Change of Luck
Dollie
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I couldn't let this pass without making a post. With the odd exception I have not been running too well recently. Decided to play a couple of satellites last night. The first, SPT Luton, 33 runners (1 in 5 qualify), I was struggling all the way down to about 12 x BB. All in with AJ to be called and beaten by A5 (5 on flop). So in the last 5 tournies I had now lost 7 races in a row (having been ahead in 6), frustrating. The next was a satellite to the £220 biggie (20 runners), in which I ran well and managed to win.
So now I played my favourite tourny, the £2000 TSP Classic (204 runners). Plodded along into 2nd hour and then with about 70 runners this happened:- the blinds were 100/200 and I was sat with just under 2600. I was UTG and had Kh Qh and put in a 3 bet, hoping that somebody would come over the top and I could then take my chances. I was obliged when the BB (and table chip leader) went all in, which I called. He turned over JJ, the flop came down Qc Jc Jh so he hit quads. I was on my way out of tourny (I thought) until turn 10h and river 9h gave me a straight flush to the K. Wow! A few hands later I was all in again against same player and doubled up again. A third double up with KK and another win to take out the "quads" player saw me hit £20k+ chips. I reached the final table in 6th place, won a few pots to move up to 3rd place. Was sat with about 56k chips and had J 10 in BB, all folded round to dealer who put in a min bet, which I called. Flop came down 10 6 4, dealer bet half pot. I put him on over card(s) and felt confident that I was ahead so shoved. He called my all in and I was surprised (and delighted) when he showed 10 8. I now worked out that I would be chip leader after this hand (he had 3 outs or runner runner for straight - no better than 15% chance), but the poker gods had different ideas as an 8 came down on the turn to put me out in 6th.
Anyway I have to happy with that after the "quads" hand, and perhaps this is a turning point after my bad run.
So now I played my favourite tourny, the £2000 TSP Classic (204 runners). Plodded along into 2nd hour and then with about 70 runners this happened:- the blinds were 100/200 and I was sat with just under 2600. I was UTG and had Kh Qh and put in a 3 bet, hoping that somebody would come over the top and I could then take my chances. I was obliged when the BB (and table chip leader) went all in, which I called. He turned over JJ, the flop came down Qc Jc Jh so he hit quads. I was on my way out of tourny (I thought) until turn 10h and river 9h gave me a straight flush to the K. Wow! A few hands later I was all in again against same player and doubled up again. A third double up with KK and another win to take out the "quads" player saw me hit £20k+ chips. I reached the final table in 6th place, won a few pots to move up to 3rd place. Was sat with about 56k chips and had J 10 in BB, all folded round to dealer who put in a min bet, which I called. Flop came down 10 6 4, dealer bet half pot. I put him on over card(s) and felt confident that I was ahead so shoved. He called my all in and I was surprised (and delighted) when he showed 10 8. I now worked out that I would be chip leader after this hand (he had 3 outs or runner runner for straight - no better than 15% chance), but the poker gods had different ideas as an 8 came down on the turn to put me out in 6th.
Anyway I have to happy with that after the "quads" hand, and perhaps this is a turning point after my bad run.
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Lovely Post Dollie. The up & downs of NLHE. What a beautiful game it is.
Hope very much to see you in Luton.
Nice post.