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Pocket Jacks Early MTT

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  1. wvu138 wvu138 is offline

    Morgantown, WV
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    Oct 31st, 2007 (10/31/2007 8:19pm)

    This is my first post. Been reading for awhile and seemed like I found a hand that was interesting enough to post.

    This is I think the third or 4th hand of the tournament. The villian has played 2 of the 1st three showing down KJ from early position so he could be LAG or maybe just catching cards. The hand right before this I raised from early position with AQ, hit trips, villian bet into me I raised him and he folded.

    Full Tilt Poker Game #4027665529: $24,000 Guarantee (30094981), Table 106 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:05:42 ET - 2007/10/31

    Seat 1: Caexeh (3,030)

    Seat 2: btmorita (2,955)

    Seat 3: Philosoph (2,955)

    Seat 4: Mensa1 (4,295)

    Seat 5: MiamiDon (2,970)

    Seat 6: wvu138 (3,920)

    Seat 7: wall20 (2,955)

    Seat 8: Vi3tLe (3,000)

    Seat 9: pimagnum (920)

    MiamiDon posts the small blind of 15

    wvu138 posts the big blind of 30

    The button is in seat #4

    *** HOLE CARDS ***

    Dealt to wvu138 [Jh Jd]

    wall20 folds

    Vi3tLe calls 30

    pimagnum calls 30

    Caexeh calls 30

    btmorita folds

    Philosoph folds

    Mensa1 raises to 4,295, and is all in

    MiamiDon folds

    Mensa1: gamble!

    wvu138 has 15 seconds left to act

    wvu138 folds

    Vi3tLe folds

    pimagnum calls 890, and is all in

    Caexeh has 15 seconds left to act

    Caexeh folds

    Mensa1 shows [Ad Qh]

    pimagnum shows [Ah Qd]

    Uncalled bet of 3,375 returned to Mensa1

    *** FLOP *** [Ts 2h 8h]

    *** TURN *** [Ts 2h 8h] [4h]

    *** RIVER *** [Ts 2h 8h 4h] [6d]

    Mensa1 shows Ace Queen high

    pimagnum shows Ace Queen high

    pimagnum ties for the pot (973) with Ace Queen high

    Mensa1 ties for the pot (972) with Ace Queen high

    *** SUMMARY ***

    Total pot 1,945 | Rake 0

    Board: [Ts 2h 8h 4h 6d]

    Seat 1: Caexeh folded before the Flop

    Seat 2: btmorita didn't bet (folded)

    Seat 3: Philosoph didn't bet (folded)

    Seat 4: Mensa1 (button) showed [Ad Qh] and won (972) with Ace Queen high

    Seat 5: MiamiDon (small blind) folded before the Flop

    Seat 6: wvu138 (big blind) folded before the Flop

    Seat 7: wall20 didn't bet (folded)

    Seat 8: Vi3tLe folded before the Flop

    Seat 9: pimagnum showed [Ah Qd] and won (973) with Ace Queen high

    The right play so early without any reads? I would definitely think so but just want to hear others opinions.
  2. shady1128 shady1128 is offline

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    Oct 31st, 2007 (10/31/2007 9:42pm) in reply to wvu138

    It would be a really brave call to make, but one I think you could justify seeing the starting hands he's shown down, but I think most of the time it's been to just muck 'em and not waste your whole tourny on one tough decision.
  3. mr_alterboy mr_alterboy is offline

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    Oct 31st, 2007 (10/31/2007 10:21pm) in reply to wvu138

    This is a tough one. 4th hand of the tourney is too early for me to really figure out players. He could've been showing down crap just to make it look like he had the good. If you base your decision on what he's played though you can probably give him credit for 2 overcards. in which case you are probably 50/50 with him. I think you made the right choice this early in the tournament not to get involved until you have real reads and the chips actually matter.
  4. rossi094 rossi094 is offline

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    Nov 1st, 2007 (11/1/2007 2:54am) in reply to wvu138

    if-ur-good-fold,-if-you're-bad-call.
  5. adaptations adaptations is offline

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    Nov 1st, 2007 (11/1/2007 6:40am) in reply to rossi094

    ^^^^^ It's funny becuase it's true.
  6. lordxixor101 lordxixor101 is offline

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    Nov 1st, 2007 (11/1/2007 12:50pm) in reply to wvu138

    Well, I think you have to question here, how much do you want to gamble this early? Really, if your HU, AQ vs JJ your coinflipping (slightly better). Personally, I like a stack early, so I'm willing to take this gamble with JJ, if I knew.

    But, almost half the time, your giving your shot to play away, and what if he's sitting on a real hand here. Personally, with QQ, and what I saw, I might gamble, JJ, too many hands play too well with it, I think I'll wait it out, at least a bit longer.
  7. DickieMoe07 DickieMoe07 is offline

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    Nov 1st, 2007 (11/1/2007 1:20pm) in reply to lordxixor101

    jj sucks no matter when or where 3x is correct play if moe then let the donks have what the get. then put a comment into chat that you had jj this will get you respect for laying down jj. if someone raises respectably then u might concider suckout raise.
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