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  1. carnivex carnivex is offline

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    Oct 25th, 2006 (10/25/2006 10:10am)

    The table had been pretty tight with calling and this was the first hand i had had for a long time and really needed to triple up. After playing this hand the table commented that i was "lucky" and it was a "bad play". Whats everyones thoughts?

    Full Tilt Poker Game #1146870934: $20 + $2 Sit & Go (7833756), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:53:16 ET - 2006/10/25
    Seat 1: JASlusher (1,680)
    Seat 6: seenitallb4 (3,260)
    Seat 8: Charmed-713 (7,860)
    Seat 9: Carnivex (700)
    JASlusher posts the small blind of 60
    seenitallb4 posts the big blind of 120
    The button is in seat #9
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Carnivex [Ks Kh]
    Charmed-713 folds
    Carnivex calls 120
    JASlusher calls 60
    seenitallb4 checks
    *** FLOP *** [5s Js 9s]
    JASlusher checks
    seenitallb4 bets 240
    Carnivex raises to 580, and is all in
    JASlusher calls 580
    seenitallb4 calls 340
    *** TURN *** [5s Js 9s] [7c]
    JASlusher checks
    seenitallb4 checks
    *** RIVER *** [5s Js 9s 7c] [2c]
    JASlusher checks
    seenitallb4 checks
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Carnivex shows [Ks Kh] (a pair of Kings)
    JASlusher mucks
    seenitallb4 mucks
    Carnivex wins the pot (2,100) with a pair of Kings
    seenitallb4: shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiitttt
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2,100 | Rake 0
    Board: [5s Js 9s 7c 2c]
    Seat 1: JASlusher (small blind) mucked [Qs Tc] - Queen Jack high
    Seat 6: seenitallb4 (big blind) mucked [Th Qd] - Queen Jack high
    Seat 8: Charmed-713 didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 9: Carnivex (button) showed [Ks Kh] and won (2,100) with a pair of Kings
  2. kissamr98 kissamr98 is offline

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    Oct 25th, 2006 (10/25/2006 10:22am) in reply to carnivex

    Everybody knows you have to push soon so even if you did preflop, i think you get one caller. So you got a monster and slow played it which is risky with KK but it payed off. I don't think you played it bad......and with the 2nd nut flush draw on the flop it was good. I wouldn't do this unless EXTREMELY short stacked like you were but good hand. don't beat yourself up. I like the play.

    What place did you finish??
    GL

    MRK
  3. TheMayor TheMayor is offline

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    Oct 25th, 2006 (10/25/2006 10:45am) in reply to carnivex

    The only way to play this correctly is to push pre flop.

    They were right that you played it bad, but they shouldnt have anything to say putting in chips with OESD's on a 1 suited flop.
  4. carnivex carnivex is offline

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    Oct 25th, 2006 (10/25/2006 11:30am) in reply to TheMayor

    i still managed to bubble, pushed the ss from the sb with A7 and he woke up with QQ. And i was ss again and then pushed with AK and got called by QJ, and J on the river obv. Thanks for the advise, i feel a push would have been right but i thought even if i double up im still ss, i need to go for it.
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  5. JoshWhitt JoshWhitt is offline

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    Oct 25th, 2006 (10/25/2006 3:16pm) in reply to carnivex

    You're very lucky, i personally say never limp with any monster hand, except for like one situation. I only try it if the table has been aggressive and I expect someone to raise and then I can push, but that usually end up biting me in the ass.
  6. gofrank150 gofrank150 is offline

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    Oct 25th, 2006 (10/25/2006 3:33pm) in reply to kissamr98

    LMAO at the table. You triple up on them and they call you an idiot.

    I would normally say you gotta push that preflop if your short... .but in this case you were SOOOO short I actually like the slow play. You HAD to double (or even triple) up on this hand. You are on deaths door. Stealing the blinds was not really going to do you much good. You had to let them hit something and hope your hand held, I like it.

    Now if you had been pushing a lot and stealing blinds, I take all that back. If you had been doing that then I say push, you are likely to get a caller anyway.
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