First Table Reads (Table 49):
1 mid aged Asian, black diamond stud ring?
2 mid aged Asian
3 hero
4 mid aged female with tattoo
5 older balding guy with glasses
6 older guy with sunglasses
7 younger guy with glasses
8 younger African American
9 older, bald guy
10 older guy with long hair and glasses
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Hero late registered during level 3.
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Level 3 - Blinds: 75/150
Hero dealt in SB: Td 8d
Preflop:
Vil5 (UTG): calls
(folds to Vil2)
Vil2 (But): calls
Hero (SB): calls
Vil4 (BB): raises to 650
Vil5: calls
Vil2: folds
Hero: folds
(2 players - 1525 in pot)
Flop: 8h 4h 2h
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. Hero has good price to complete in SB. Hero does not have great equity in raised pot. Hero did not really have reads to know if Vil4 (BB) will squeeze often enough to make a SB complete a bad call.
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Level 4 - Blinds: 100/200
Read: Seat 2 had been fairly active.
Hero dealt in SB: Jx Jx (hand may be incorrect)
(9 handed, Seat 2 is empty.)
Preflop:
Vil2 (UTG): raises to ~500
(folds to Hero)
Hero: calls
(other players fold)
(2 players - 1300 in pot)
Flop: 3h Td 8c
Vil2: bets 875
Hero: calls
(2 players - 3050 in pot)
Turn: 3h Td 8c 3d
Vil2: checks
Hero: bets 1700
Vil2: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. There is some merit in forcing an isolation raise, but hero decides to play well post-flop.
Flop: Standard. The board is fairly dry, and hero can learn to peel entire range on flop.
Turn: Standard. Hero could simply float often and steal on turn too. Hero would likely bet/call turn and check/fold river. (A bet, check/raise flop/turn line is strong, but it still might be overplayed by a TPTK villain hand.)
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Level 5 - Ante/Blinds: 25/100/200
Hero's image: tight/borderline nitty. Vil4 seemed tight too.
Hero dealt in SB: Th 2h
(7 handed, Seats 3 and 9 are empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (SB): raises to 550
Vil4 (BB): folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. Hero believes Vil4 may be playing too tight preflop. Hero decides to take advantage and try to steal blinds.
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Hero dealt in SB: Ax Kx (rainbow)
(9 handed, Seat 2 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Vil1)
Vil1 (HJ): raises to 600
(folds to Hero)
Hero (But): reraises to 2000
(folds to Vil5)
Vil5 (BB): calls
Vil1: calls
(3 players - 6325 in pot)
Flop: 5s 7d 8h
(all players check)
(3 players - 6325 in pot)
Turn: 5s 7d 8h 3s
Vil5: bets 4500
Vil1: folds
Hero: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard to isolate villain, but there is also value in flat-calling. Hero seems to be inconsistent, and perhaps should have reraised previous hand too.
Flop: It might have been better to c-bet even though the board does not hit hero's range all that well. Hero's range looks like many overpairs, so hero could theoretically bet/fold.
Turn: Hero's equity does not improve, so hero folds.
A little later, Vil5 mentions to the table that he was surprised that hero didn't cbet. It sounded like hero dodged a set.
Vil1 also asked hero if he had AK, and hero did not reply.
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Hero's stack at Level 7 break (Ante/Blinds: 50/200/400): 8475
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First Table Updated Reads (Table 49):
1 mid aged Asian, black diamond stud ring?
2 (level 7) - old guy with cap and glasses
3 (level 7) - old guy with red cap
4 (level 7) - old guy with cap | (level 8) - old guy (Ronald) who is friends with C. Conrad
5 older balding guy with glasses
6 older guy with sunglasses
7 younger guy with glasses
8 younger African American
9 older, bald guy
10 older guy with long hair and glasses
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Level 7 - Ante/Blinds: 50/200/400
Hero dealt in UTG+3: Ah 9h
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (UTG+3): raises to 900
Vil10 (BB): checks
(2 players - 2250 in pot)
Flop: Jc 7d 5h
Vil10: checks
Hero: bets 1300
Vil10: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Somewhat loose in EP using preflop hand charts.
Flop: Standard. This board does not likely hit villain (with a J and 2 non-broadway cards).
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Hero dealt in SB: Ax Kx
Preflop:
Vil6 (UTG+1): calls
Vil7 (UTG+2): calls
(folds to Vil2)
Vil2 (But): raises to 2200
Hero: reraises all in for 10000
Vil6: folds
Vil7: folds
Vil2: calls
Vil6: shows Ax Kx (hero is unsure of either player's suits)
(2 players - ~21050 in pot, 1 player all in)
Board: Qh 7s 8s Jc Ts
(neither player has flush)
Players split pot.
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. Hero believes there is fold equity from other players (and even possibly from button who might be trying to isolate).
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Level 8 - Ante/Blinds: 75/250/500
Hero dealt in SB: 8x 8x
Preflop:
Vil10 (UTG): raises to 1300
(folds to Hero)
Hero (UTG+3): calls
(folds to Vil3)
Vil3 (BB): calls
(3 players - 5150 in pot)
Flop: Jx 6x 5x
Vil3: checks
Vil10: checks
Hero: bets 2400
Vil3: folds
Vil10: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. Hero has an ok hand, but 3 betting an UTG raise is not really great.
Flop: Standard. Hero likely has best hand against likely villain ranges (which missed board), and can get value from overcards which look to peel. Hero's hand is vulnerable to turn/river cards, so hero tries to bet to take pot and forfeit other people's equity.
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Level 9 - Ante/Blinds: 100/300/600
Hero dealt in SB: Qx Tx (offsuit)
(9 handed - Seat 4 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (CO): raises to 4025
(other players fold)
Analysis:
Preflop: Preflop raise size is too large, and it causes hero to be out of balance with late position raises. A raise to 1200-1300 would have been better.
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Hero dealt in UTG+2: Ax Jx (AJo)
Preflop:
Vil1 (UTG, 6k): raises all in
(folds to Hero)
Hero: tanks, folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Hero's inexperience shows. Hero is unsure what to do against a probable UTG steal with short stack (10BBs, M = 4) stack that is likely shoving wide. Hero is also in EP, so does hero really jam all in and hope to avoid getting called by monster hand in later position? It's more likely to be a simple fold as played in this hand.
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Level 9 - Ante/Blinds: 100/300/600
Hero's stack: ~12450
Hero's image: fairly tight.
Hero dealt in UTG: Kx Qx (KQo)
(8 handed, Seats 1 and 4 are empty.)
Preflop:
Hero (UTG): raises to 1400
(all players fold)
Analysis:
Preflop: This is probably a loose open for a ring game, but hero only has 20 BB (M = 8). Hero's
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Hero's stack: ~14350
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Hero dealt in But: As 7s
Preflop:
Vil9 (UTG+2, seems tight): raises
(folds to Hero)
Hero: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard based on hero's read that Vil9 is tight.
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Level 10 - Ante/Blinds: 100/400/800
Hero dealt in HJ: As 6s
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (HJ): raises to 1900
(folds to Vil5)
Vil5 (SB): calls
Vil6 (BB): reraises all in (19000
Hero: folds
Vil5: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. Hero was following other players' raise sizes, but hero would normally raise to 1800 preflop.
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Level 11 - Ante/Blinds: 100/500/1000
Hero dealt in BB: Ah As
Read: Vil8 had been raise/folding preflop and bet/folding flops often.
(9 handed, Seat 2 is empty.)
Preflop:
Vil8 (CO): raises to 2400
Vil9 (But): folds
Vil1 (SB): calls
Hero (BB): calls
(3 players - 8100 in pot)
Flop: 4h 7h 9s Ac 2d
(all players check)
(3 players - 8100 in pot)
Flop: 4h 7h 9s
(all players check)
(3 players - 8100 in pot)
Turn: 4h 7h 9s Ac
(all players check)
(3 players - 8100 in pot)
River: 4h 7h 9s Ac 2d
Vil7: bets 3000
Hero: raises all in (7125 total)
Vil8: folds
Vil7: thinks for a bit, then folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard given all reads. It is bad that hero is playing against
Flop: Standard. Hero expects a continuation bet from player who seems to continuation bet often.
Turn: Same as flop. The board is not too wet given likely Vil8 raise range and Vil1's calling range (mid pairs, broadway cards).
River: Standard. Hero wishes that he had more chips. If hero had more chips rather than basically a slightly more than doubled raise, Vil1 might think that hero is bluffing and call. Given that hero is basically raising all in for a really good price, it's a very nut heavy range.
Vil1 is curious about hand. After Vil1 busts, hero talks about hand with other player. Hero talks about his read of Vil8, and knew that Vil8 would never call given hero's stack.
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Hero dealt in UTG+2: As Js (AJs)
Read: Vil8 seemed to be tight.
(9 handed, Seat 2 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (UTG+2): raises to 2200
(folds to Vil10)
Vil9 (BB): reraises all in (30000)
Hero: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: This is probably a standard raise/fold. What is Vil9's reraise range? AK/AQ/AA-QQ? Vil9 did not seem to be playing like a maniac.
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Level 12 - Ante/Blinds: 200/600/1200
Hero's stack: ~8700
Hero dealt in UTG+1: Ax Jx (AJo)
(9 handed, Seat 2 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (UTG+1): raises all in (8700)
(all players fold)
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. Hero has M ~ 4 (7 BBs). Although hero did not check push/fold chart, this seemed fine.
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Hero's stack at Level 13 break (Ante/Blinds: 200/800/1600): 12300
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At one point, the table "appeared" to be 6 handed as 2 players (seats 1 and 8) were away from the table)
Table breaks shortly after dinner. Additionally, play is back down to 9 handed across the tournament.
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Second Table Reads (Table 56):
1 old guy with glasses and green shirt
2 old guy with glasses and red shirt
3 mid aged guy with cap and beard
4 male with sunglasses and hoodie
5 older guy (Ronald) - C. Conrad friend
6 guy with long hair
7 mid aged Arab with headphones and Nike hoodie
8 hero
9 young/middle aged guy (possibly Arab)
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As hero sits down, one guy was put on a one round penalty for exposing hand prematurely.
The TD was nice and eventually let person come back after half a round since it was a turbo tournament.
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Level 13 - Ante/Blinds: 200/800/1600
Hero's stack: ~13k
Hero dealt in SB: 8x 8x
Preflop:
Vil7 (UTG+2): raises all in for 21k
Hero (UTG+3): thinks for a bit, then folds
(folds to Vil3)
Vil3 (SB): calls
Vil4 (BB): folds
Vil7: shows 33?
Vil3: shows 77
Analysis:
Preflop: This is likely a leak. Hero may have been a spot to call all in. Hero is not sure given that hero has little fold equity and is calling for tournament life.
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Hero notes a pro poker player raised to 3800 at this level (200/800/1600)
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Level 14 - Ante/Blinds: 300/1000/2000
Read: Vil2 had already limp/folded 2x preflop.
Hero dealt in But: 55? (It was likely a small pair.)
Preflop:
Vil2 (UTG): calls
(folds to Hero)
Hero: raises all in (17800)
(folds to Vil2)
Vil2: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. The read helped make this a relatively easy decision to jam with very high fold equity.
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Hero dealt in UTG: AQo
Preflop:
Hero (UTG): raises all in (25k)
(other players fold)
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. With 12.5 BB (M = ~4), this is standard.
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Hero dealt in SB: Ah 9s
(8 handed, Seat 5 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Vil2)
Vil2 (UTG+1): calls
(folds to Button)
Vil7 (But): calls
Hero (SB): calls
Vil9 (BB, likely chip leader): checks
(4 players - 10400 in pot)
Flop: 9s 5s 4x
Hero: bets 5500
Vil9: folds
Vil2: folds
Vil7: calls
(2 players - 22400 in pot)
Turn: 9s 5s 4x Qs
Hero: checks
Vil9: checks
(2 players - 22400 in pot)
River: 9s 5s 4x Qs As
Hero: checks
Vil9: checks
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard, but hero needs to be weary of chip leader's tendencies to squeeze/raise out of big blind.
Flop: Standard. Hero has likely best hand and get value from other players.
Turn: Standard. Hero has 2nd pair + flush draw.
River: Standard. Hero has bluff catcher at best.
Hero's stack: 41300
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Hero dealt in SB: AQo
(8 handed, Seat 5 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Vil7)
Vil7 (UTG+2?, ~18k): raises all in (18k)
Hero (HJ?, 40k): calls
(other players fold)
Vil7: shows 66
(2 players - ~50k in pot, 1 player all in)
Board: Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx (Hero does not remember board, but hero did not pair either card.)
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. Hero noticed that Vil7 was opening wider, so does that open up 55+/AJo to rejam?
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Level 15 - Ante/Blinds: 400/1200/2400
Hero's stack: ~14k
Hero dealt in BB: AKo
(8 handed, Seat 5 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Vil5
Vil5 (CO): raises to 5500? (it may have been 5k)
(folds to Hero)
Hero (BB): reraises all in (~16k)
Vil5: calls
Vil5: shows AKs
(2 players - ~36k in pot, 1 player all in)
Flop: Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx (rainbow flop and turn)
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard even with ~20BBs or larger
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36 players left.
Hero dealt in HJ: JJ
(8 handed, Seat 5 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (HJ): raises all in (~17k)
(folds to Vil3)
Vil3 (BB): calls
Vil3: shows KTo
(2 players - ~38400 in pot, 1 player all in)
Board: Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx (Hero does not remember board.)
Hero: wins pot
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard.
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Hero dealt in BB: JTo
(7 handed, Seats 4 and 5 are empty.)
Preflop:
Vil9 (UTG, ~70k): raises to 6500
(folds to Hero)
Hero (BB, ~27k): calls
(2 players - 17k in pot)
Flop: Js Td 7d
Hero: checks
Vil9: bets 20k
Hero: calls (all in)
Vil9: shows Xx Xx (may have been AK or low pocket pair)
(2 players - 57k in pot, 1 player all in)
Board: Js Td 7d 3s 6s
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard.
Flop: Standard. Hero might get a crying call as it appears to be a stop-and-go. Hero decides to slowplay and let villain apply pressure.
Hero's stack: ~60k)
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Hero dealt in CO: ATo
(8 handed, Seat 4 is empty. Seat 5 is just filled.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (CO, ~63k): raises to 7000
(folds to Vil2)
Vil2 (BB, ~21k): calls
(2 players - 18400 in pot)
Flop: 6x 8c 9c
Vil2: bets all in (~14k)
Hero: calls
Vil2: shows 22
(2 players - ~46k in pot, 1 player all in)
Board: 6x 8c 9c Jx 3x
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard.
Flop: Standard. Even if stop and go play, hero has enough equity to call.
Hero's stack: ~65.5k -> 51.5k
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Seats are redrawn at 27 remaining players. (2 players busted before redraw, so 26 players remain.)
Hero's stack: ~46.5k
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Third Table Reads (Table 47):
1 (seat 2 from second table) - old guy with glasses and red shirt
2 old guy with suit
3 old guy with glasses and cap
4 unknown (likely male)
5 hero
6 younger guy with glasses and goatee
7 guy with red hoodie and sunglasses (fully covered)
8 unknown (likely male) was moved quickly after sitting down
9 (seat 4 from second table) - mid aged Arab with headphones and Nike hoodie
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Level 17 - Ante/Blinds: 500/2000/4000
Hero dealt in But: A2o
(8 handed, Seat 8 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero: raises all in
(other players fold)
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard.
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Hero dealt in CO?: AJo
Hero's stack: 41000 @ 500/2000/4000
(8 handed, Seat 8 is empty.)
Preflop:
Vil2 (UTG+2, ~70k): calls
(folds to Hero)
Hero (CO): thinks for a bit, then folds
Analysis:
Preflop: This may have been an incorrect fold. Is there fold equity? That was hero's thought (that there was not much).
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If hero remembers correctly, there were 2-4 hands of hand-for-hand play once the field was down to 24 players. (23 paid.)
Ultimately, 2 players busted on the same hand.
Hero is ITM.
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Hero dealt in HJ?: 66
(7 handed?, Seats 4 and 8 are empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (HJ?, 35.5k): raises to 8500
(folds to Vil1)
Vil1 (BB, 70k): reraises all in (~70k)
Hero: calls all in
Vil1: shows 33
(2 players - ~77000 in pot, 1 player all in)
Board: Jd Th 9c 7h Ks
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard raise and call.
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Seats are redrawn at 18 players remaining.
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Fourth Table Reads (Table 47):
1 guy with bald hair
2 (seat 4 from second table/seat 9 from third table) - mid aged Arab with headphones and Nike hoodie
3 young guy with headphones
4 old guy with cap and glasses
5 old guy with ponytail
6 young guy with beard and under armour hoodie
7 middle aged guy with long beard
8 hero
9 mid aged guy with black sunglasses
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Level 18 - Ante/Blinds: 500/2500/5000
Hero's stack: ~70k
Hero is likely the shortest stack at table.
Hero dealt in CO: A4s
(9 handed)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero: raises all in
(other players fold)
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard.
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Hero's stack at Level 19 break (Ante/Blinds: 1000/3000/6000): 85000
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Level 19 - Ante/Blinds: 1000/3000/6000
Read: Vil6 was a friend of C. Conrad, so likely a smarter, thinking player. No reads on loose/tight play.
Hero dealt in SB: A3o (maybe A5o)
(8 handed, Seat 7 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Vil6)
Vil6 (But): raises to 16000
(folds to Hero)
Hero (SB): reraises all in (~72k)
(folds to Vil6)
Vil6: thinks for a while, then folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. Hero suspects a very wide Vil6 opening range (22+/A2+/K2+/Broadway cards/suited connectors) and correctly jams with hand ahead of range.
After the hand, Vil9 asks hero, "Did you have it?"? Hero's response: "Hero is ahead of Vil5's range."
Hero's stack: 106k
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Level 19 - Ante/Blinds: 1000/3000/6000
Hero dealt in But: QJo
(8 handed, Seat 8 is empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (But, ~106k): raises to 19000
(folds to Vil1)
Vil1 (BB, ~50k): calls
(2 players - ~49000 in pot)
Flop: Ax Kx 3x (rainbow)
Vil1 (BB): checks
Hero: bets 25000
Vil1 (BB): reraises all in
Hero: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard.
Flop: This may be a leak given hero's relatively short stack. This could be a good spot to check back, given dry board (no flush draw) and hero has backdoor equity. If Vil1 checks the turn too, Hero can bet some blank turns.
Hero's stack: ~43000
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Hero dealt in UTG+2: 44
(7 handed, Seats 5? and 7 are empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (HJ, ~44k): raises all in
(other players fold)
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard with 8 BB/M < 3.
Hero's stack: ~59k
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Blinds pass hero. Hero's stack: ~44k
Hero dealt in HJ?: A7o
(7 handed, Seats 5? and 7 are empty.)
Preflop:
(folds to Hero)
Hero (HJ, 44k): raises all in
(folds to Vil1?)
Vil1 (BB, ~100k): calls
Vil1: shows JTs (Jc Tc)
(2 players - 98k in pot, 1 player all in)
Flop: 2c Jc 3x Qc 9c
Hero out in 13th.
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard. Hero has 8 BB/M < 3.
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Hero out in 13/216.
$365 -> $996
Hero had some leaks during the short stack play (call range/reshove range). There were not too many big flop/turn decisions, but hero did make some good plays based on paying attention to different players (example: not reraising player who had raise/folded preflop 2x.)
Hero felt there were some spots in the field, but the field was fairly reg invested.
Hero likes playing turbo NLHE tournaments periodically.
