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In a Nutshell, here is what's wrong with my MTT game....subtitled: "I'll wait for a better spot that might not come"

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  1. rizniles rizniles is offline

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    May 6th, 2008 (5/6/2008 10:46pm)

    (See hand below). Deep in the $17K tourney. I am roughly 5th with about 35 remaining. I have recently doubled up and am happy with my current stack.

    UTG raiser is tourney chip leader (by a good amount) and has been playing super aggro--thus his range could be wider.

    I elect to "play it safe" and see a flop and "not go broke to the chipleader." I did play it safe (and weak). I wanted to play it strong and raise to about $30K and put the decision back on him--with intention of calling a shove---but chickened out.

    Coincidentally, the "better spot" I figured I would find came a couple of rounds later when I called a shove with AQ by the same player who had AK. Go figure.

    So, I think my biggest problem is always thinking there will be a better spot.....not willing to die to live.....not playing to win...... shying away from the opportunities that could propel you to victory (and which also could send you to the rail). In the end, I played in this tourney for 4 hours and doubled my buy in---big whoop. I could have played one SNG, finished 3rd and had the same result. I need to change my attitude.

    Any thoughts would be appreciated.

    riz

    Full Tilt Poker Game #6307061484: $17,000 Guarantee
    (47332351), Table 5 - 1500/3000 Ante 400 - No Limit
    Hold'em - 4:45:28 ET - 2008/05/06
    Seat 1: MattXWitz (138,164)
    Seat 3: G_grinda (72,411)
    Seat 4: rizniles (108,957)
    Seat 5: Kevin Powers (48,862)
    Seat 6: ncaa2009 (275,725)
    Seat 7: diez_ocho (16,462)
    Seat 8: vanessa_drake (44,286)
    Seat 9: BigJohnDaly (20,344)
    MattXWitz antes 400
    G_grinda antes 400
    rizniles antes 400
    Kevin Powers antes 400
    ncaa2009 antes 400
    diez_ocho antes 400
    vanessa_drake antes 400
    BigJohnDaly antes 400
    G_grinda posts the small blind of 1,500
    rizniles posts the big blind of 3,000
    The button is in seat #1
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to rizniles [Ah Kd]
    Kevin Powers folds
    ncaa2009 raises to 9,000
    diez_ocho folds
    vanessa_drake has 15 seconds left to act
    vanessa_drake folds
    BigJohnDaly folds
    MattXWitz folds
    G_grinda folds
    rizniles calls 6,000
    *** FLOP *** [5s 8s Jh]
    rizniles checks
    ncaa2009 bets 22,700
    rizniles folds
    Uncalled bet of 22,700 returned to ncaa2009
    ncaa2009 mucks
    ncaa2009 wins the pot (22,700)
     
  2. nw25th nw25th is offline

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    May 6th, 2008 (5/6/2008 11:21pm) in reply to rizniles

    you want to be seeing that whole board...reraise pre (at least), shove, and never call or fold.

    edit---this is a spot you're looking for, right?
  3. FouTight FouTight is offline international super spy

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    May 6th, 2008 (5/6/2008 11:36pm) in reply to nw25th

    if u are afraid of being outplayed and `going broke to the CL ' , just jam pre and be happy with the 13k in there already that u will get 90% of the time. sometimes he calls you with a pair, in those situations,

    Good luck.
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  4. rizniles rizniles is offline

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    May 6th, 2008 (5/6/2008 11:43pm) in reply to nw25th

    nw25th---I do believe that this is a spot I should be looking for. Welcoming the spot, not avoiding the spot & embracing the confrontation. Thanks.
     
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