[tomikaze]

So yeah, it's a brag, I went real deep in this. At this point I'm a top 10 stack with around 40 players left Here are two spots five hands apart or so. I have a TAG image, stealing occasionally and 3 betting in position. Villain here is also TAG. What's your play? Will post second hand after a bit.

[SIZE=3]Full Tilt Poker Game #29007807962: MiniFTOPS Event #22 (213068107), Table 2196 - 170K/340K Ante 40000 - No Limit Hold'em - 01:02:46 ET - 2011/03/14[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 1: Super_Gerl2010 (1,113,636)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 2: Niki1515 (6,144,265)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 3: Dr27500 (6,618,348)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 4: spoonfox (7,616,265)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 5: borred2death (5,210,392)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 6: davaylave (9,123,940)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 7: tomikaze41 (9,938,812)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 8: immaturejansson (23,466,590)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 9: Casteletti (7,233,762)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Super_Gerl2010 antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Niki1515 antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Dr27500 antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]spoonfox antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]borred2death antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]davaylave antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]tomikaze41 antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]immaturejansson antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Casteletti antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Super_Gerl2010 posts the small blind of 170,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Niki1515 posts the big blind of 340,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]The button is in seat #9[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]*** HOLE CARDS ***[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Dealt to tomikaze41 [Kh Kd][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Dr27500 folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]spoonfox folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]borred2death folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]davaylave folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]tomikaze41 has 15 seconds left to act[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]tomikaze41 raises to 780,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]immaturejansson folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Casteletti calls 780,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Super_Gerl2010 folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Niki1515 calls 440,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]*** FLOP *** [Qs Ac 2c][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Niki1515 checks[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]tomikaze41 has 15 seconds left to act[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]tomikaze41 bets 1,000,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Casteletti folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Niki1515 raises to 2,380,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]tomikaze41: [/SIZE] Edited By: tomikaze Mar 14th, 2011 at 09:11 PM
Reason: cleaned up formatting

[tthe chip reep3r]

fold.

[tyson219 Moderator]

It sucks, but it's a pretty easy fold.

[gimp0]

Niki1515 ended up winning I think...good fold

[tomikaze]

Yeah, Niki won it. Why did you assume I folded? Maybe I called and doubled her up right then and there?

OK, I folded. Still 8 million chips, over 20 BBs, feeling pretty good about my chances.

Now just a few hands later. This time the villian is a donk calling station.

[SIZE=3]Full Tilt Poker Game #29007863691: MiniFTOPS Event #22 (213068107), Table 2196 - 170K/340K Ante 40000 - No Limit Hold'em - 01:06:22 ET - 2011/03/14[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 1: Super_Gerl2010 (783,636)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 2: Niki1515 (9,774,265)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 3: Dr27500 (5,438,348)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 4: spoonfox (8,326,265)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 5: borred2death (5,580,392)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 6: davaylave (8,963,940)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 7: tomikaze41 (7,998,812)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 8: immaturejansson (23,306,590)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Seat 9: Casteletti (6,293,762)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Super_Gerl2010 antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Niki1515 antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Dr27500 antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]spoonfox antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]borred2death antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]davaylave antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]tomikaze41 antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]immaturejansson antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Casteletti antes 40,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]borred2death posts the small blind of 170,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]davaylave posts the big blind of 340,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]The button is in seat #4[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]*** HOLE CARDS ***[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Dealt to tomikaze41 [Js Jd][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]tomikaze41 has 15 seconds left to act[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]tomikaze41 raises to 1,020,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]immaturejansson folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Casteletti folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Super_Gerl2010 folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Niki1515 folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Dr27500 folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]spoonfox has 15 seconds left to act[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]spoonfox folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]borred2death has 15 seconds left to act[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]borred2death calls 850,000[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]davaylave folds[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]*** FLOP *** [6h Kc As][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]borred2death checks[/SIZE]
tomikaze41: ??

[abragg3304]

why the change in raise size pre

[tomikaze]

Two reasons: 1, the blinds have gone up. 2, I randomly vary my preflop raises in a range between 2x and 3x--not a function of hand strength.

[tyson219 Moderator]

Blinds are the same in the HH. I vary as well, although try to keep it between 2 and 2.5x to avoid losing that extra .5bb.

Against a calling station, I think you fire at the pot. He could easily have called with connected/suited hands, broadway, pairs, etc. that missed the flop. Firing a bullet represents the ace and I imagine the villain will fold if he doesn't have the ace.

[offensive]

I actually saw this hand. I think your biggest mistake was telling him you folded KK. Especially if theyy were just making a move against you...shows you fold to raises with an ace on board.

[Sagacious Man]

You can fold the KK.

For the JJ hand I would play it differently, I doubt other people will agreee but I would bet half pot and fold to a raise - firstly to get him to fold any non A hand and slow him down if he holds worse. I saw that player and what he was doing. If you check behind that flop, that player will pot mash the turn, and you cant call a huge bet.

[tomikaze]

offensive--good point. I gave away some info there.

tyson--you're right about the blinds, my bad. You know, maybe I decided to go to 3 BBs in hoping that the station would fold, because he almost never folded to a 2-2.5x preflop raise. Then, I checked the flop then a Q came on board and I folded to a bet.

Huge misplay, IMO. This is the hand that killed me.