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Did I play this wrong? & some advice needed!

GlenelgGlenelg Member Posts: 6,600
edited August 2011 in The Poker Clinic
HI guys, 
Been playing  well lately in MTT's (e.g. 4th and an 8th) Mostly as a result of the advice from the clinic!!
This hand is from a £2:20 BH 311 runners.  There were 8 left and I was 4th in chips.  2 x tables of 4.

THe chip leader was on the other table and had 120k.  There were 2 x small stacks also on the other table 22k & 37k. I knew if I kept my nose clean I'd make the final table, although felt I was playing well enough to possible win!  I'd taken 7 heads in the previous 40 mins despite not having taken any in the first 2 hours!

SB had been nicking blinds a fair bit and when I got a decent hand this happened.  Felt if I raised I was pot committed anyway, and made the decision to shove.  

Q's  Was I wrong to gamble? Should I have waited? Had I opened my playing range too wide?
Q.  What general advice would you give me at this stage in the tourney? (other than PATIENCE!)
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
tierney04 Small blind  2000.00 2000.00 52143.28
Glenelg Big blind  4000.00 6000.00 60670.48
  Your hole cards
  • A
  • 9
     
mackarel21 Fold     
Ando Fold     
tierney04 Raise  14000.00 20000.00 38143.28
Glenelg All-in  60670.48 80670.48 0.00
tierney04 All-in  38143.28 118813.76 0.00
Glenelg Unmatched bet  10527.20 108286.56 10527.20
tierney04 Show
  • J
  • K
   
Glenelg Show
  • A
  • 9
   
Flop
   
  • J
  • 6
  • 7
     
Turn
   
  • 6
     
River
   
  • 4
     
tierney04 Win Two Pairs, Jacks and 6s 108286.56  108286.56

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  • grantorinograntorino Member Posts: 4,710
    edited August 2011
    nh, ul
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited August 2011
    its obviously fine as you got the chips in ahead ul, A9 v KJ you are fave also they will fold alot of the time WP
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  • jams88jams88 Member Posts: 694
    edited August 2011
    4 handed and you say he has being raising your big alot i would say this is a good shove. You were ahead when you moved your chips in and he still had enough chips to fold if he was at it. Ul to lose the flip but if you had one it you would have probably been chip leader can't fault the move imo
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  • debdobs_67debdobs_67 Member Posts: 3,615
    edited August 2011
    Nowt wrong here glen just got ul xx
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  • CodexCodex Member Posts: 211
    edited August 2011
    played well got unlucky


    try not to tighten up too much to try and 'sneak' into the money - consider others are often doing this to - bit surprised you got called to be honest but i guess low buy in
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  • mr_mbromr_mbro Member Posts: 1,152
    edited August 2011
    Hi
    I don't think you did anything wrong here, against a player you had identified as nicking your blinds a fair bit, and A9 4 handed is very playable.
    It was either push or fold, you could not have called, and to be fair to a re-raise from you his call was marginal apart from the fact they only had 5/6 big blinds after their bet.
    This might be the only advise i would give, as you played this ok, look at the stack sizes of your opponents as this may help to see if your bet will get them to lay down.

    col
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8 Member Posts: 6,228
    edited August 2011
    Looks fine, you got a loose call that caught up, run better.
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  • rancidrancid Member Posts: 5,945
    edited August 2011
    he should have folded ul, you may even fold out A10,AJ
    you could fold pre and nit up but hey ho in they go
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