14.1.06

500k Tournament Report

I decided to start of this blog with a tournament report from my 500k final table, which i finished 7th for $17k. This will give you some indication of how i used to play only 2 months ago, and you'll see from my newer posts how much more LAG/aggressive my game has become.

The tournament had 3332 entrants paying $200+15 each, and the starting stack is 2500, with 15 minute blinds.

Level One – T2500, 10/20 blinds

Early on I tend to play pretty tight, and watch to see who at my table give action, who is tight, etc.

Hand 1 – UTG+1 makes it 160, and I smooth call in MP with JJ. Flop comes 9 6 2 and he check folds to my 180 bet. (T2660)

Hand 2 – I get 8d9d UTG and fold. Not sure what people think of this, but several good players who looked at the HH for me said they would limp here as it’s so cheap. I personally prefer to play these hands when I know I have opponents, so dislike it EP.

Hand 3 – UTG raises to 60, and I smooth call in MP with AQs, BB also calls. Flop comes Ah Qh 7d and UTG leads for 120, I smooth call and BB folds. Turn comes 7s and utg check folds to my 240 bet. I have no idea why I bet here, I should have checked behind and hoped a smaller pair pays off a value bet on the river. I guess I saw top two and got carried away. I dislike my bet in hindsight. (T2880)

Level Two – T2880, 15/30 blinds

I move to a new table, with jsup. The rest I don’t know. I don’t play a hand this level.

Level Three – T2835, blinds 25/50

Hand 4 – I fold for an orbit or two, and then pickup 45d when it’s folded to me in the SB. I complete, and lead the A J 4 flop which the bb folds. Probably should have just raised preflop if I was going to play this. (T2760)

Level Four – T2760, blinds 50/100

It appears I’m playing pretty tight, but I got some awful hands and there was a fair amount of raising in pots before me when I was getting marginal hands. I don’t mind being this tight this early, as although it means it’s harder to get paid off on big hands, these tables will usually break pretty quickly, so my image won’t matter.

Hand 5 – I pickup TT in MP and make it 300, everyone folds (T2760)

Hand 6 – It’s folded to the button who is playing really aggressive, he minraises to 200, and I smooth call from the SB with KTs, BB folds. The flop comes Qh 3s 2s and I check. Button makes it 200 and I raise to 850. He folds. (T3310)

Level Five – T3160, blinds 75/150

Hand 7 – MP (3965) makes it 600, and I pickup AKo. I shove for 2935 and he timebanks, before calling with 66. Board comes 2K78T and I double up to T6095.

Hand 8 – I get KQo in MP and make it 450, everyone folds (T6320)

Level Six – T6245, blinds 100/200

Hand 9 – Jsup raises from MP to 600 with 3k behind, I reraise him to 1800 with AK, and he folds. (T6845)

Level Seven – T6545, blinds 100/200/25a

Hand 10 – I get KJo in MP, and make it 600, everyone folds. (T6970)

Hand 11 – Folded round to CO who pushes for 2945. He did this during level 6 for a similar overbet with KTs. I shove in the SB with AQs, and BB folds. He shows T4d, and board comes AdKdQh!!! But the turn and river blank and I win the pot (T10015)

Hand 12 – Folded to me in MP, I minraise AJ to 400 (meant to raise to 600, but misclicked). Everyone folds. (T9940)

Level Eight – T9915, blinds 200/400/25a

Hand 13 – New player at the table minraises UTG+1 to 800, he has 7000 chips. I have AA in the BB, and make it 2000. HE raises to 5200 and I put him allin. He tables KK and the board comes AQ9T6 winning me a big pot (T17250)

Hand 14 – Folded to me in the SB, I raise K7 to 1200, BB folds. (T17025)

Hand 15 – This hand was very interesting. I moved to a new table about an orbit ago, and haven’t played a hand. I raise JJ UTG to 1200, and the button (T17958) makes it 3600. I smooth call, and the flop comes Tc 9h 3h. I think for 10seconds, and really don’t know what to do. I check, and he bets 6000. I’m totally lost, so I shove for T13275. He timebanks, and eventually folds, claiming QQ. (T27300)

Level Nine – T27300, blinds 300/600/50a

Hand 16 – I fold for a while, and pickup 77 on the button. The CO pushes for 2547, and the blinds have 8800 and 8900. I push for 22k and the board comes J57Q9 and I beat A4. (T26397)

Level Ten – T25097, blinds 400/800/50a

Hand 17 – It’s folded to me in MP and I raise 52c to 2400 having not played a hand for ages. The SB shoves for 9380 and I fold, he shows QQ. (22597)

Hand 18 – I raise 88 to 2400 in MP1 and the CO shoves for 8600. I call and lose to AA (T12197)

Level Eleven – T11597, blinds 600/1200/75a

So I went from a nice big stack, to 10bb, wonderful. I think I could have been a bit more aggressive to pickup chips, but that 88 vs AA really hurt.

Hand 19 – I pickup AQh in MP and push, everyone folds (T13772)

Hand 20 – I get J6s in the BB, and the button pushes for 2945. I call for 1795 more, and the board comes 84JT6 and I beat AT (T17767)

Level Twelve – T14392, blinds 800-1600/75a

The table I’m at has three very LAG aggressive players with 30-40k stacks. It’s really hard to get into pots, and right now I’m just waiting for some cards, expecting to catch one of them. The pot is pretty much always raised preflop by one of the three.

Hand 21 – One of the aggressive players ‘squidzz’ folds, and the BB in this hand comments ‘squidzz that’s the first time you didn’t raise my blind, can you see my cards?’ Its folds round to me in the SB and I push A6d. He folds; I guess his cards weren’t so great after all (T17692)

Hand 22 – I pickup AQo in MP, and push for 17467, the LAG SB(T64787) calls, as does the LAG BB(49021) great…Flop comes Qh Ts 3d and the SB check calls a 14400 bet. The turn comes 4s and the SB checks, and BB shoves with QJ, the SB folds and I triple up on the blank river. (T53076)

At this point we are close to the money, about 350 people left, 324 paid.

Hand 23 – I raise KK from UTG+1 to 4800, and everyone folds. Sucks to pickup a big hand vs all these aggressive openers when I’m in EP! (T55926)

Level Thirteen – T55851, blinds 1000/2000/100a

Hand 24 - I raise AJo in MP to 6000, and pickup the blinds and antes (T56151)

Hand 25 – I raise A4o on the CO to 6000, and pickup blinds and antes (T56351)

Hand 26 – MP pushes for 17650, and I have KQd in the BB. There is 21550 in the pot, and I have to call 15650. I have T55851, and I fold.

Level Fourteen – T52651, blinds 1500/3000/150a

Hand 27 – I raise AQo in MP to 9k, everyone folds (T57601)

Hand 28 – MP pushes for 13316, and I move over the top with AJo for 55k from the SB. Board comes 49QT7 and I beat A2. (T71817)

Hand 29 – UTG+1 (T31709) minraises to 6000, MP2 moves allin for 56472, and I have JJ in MP3. I timebank and fold. Thoughts?

Level Fifteen – T71367, blinds 2000/4000/200a

Hand 30 – I pickup KK in MP and raise to 12k, BB moves allin for 29k with A9o. Board comes 6K693 (T96989)

Level Sixteen – T89189, blinds 3000/6000/300a

Hand 31 – First hand of the level, I pickup AKc MP1. I raise to 18k, and MP3(134k) makes it 42k. I instantly shove, and he calls with KK. Board comes AT52Q and I double up with my first major suckout. (T189478)

Hand 32 – UTG+1(83k) minraises to 12k. I have KK in the BB and make it 30k. He folds (T206278)

Hand 33 – MP shoves for 27k, and I fold AT in the CO. There was a 100k, 78k and 25k stack behind me, and didn’t really want to reraise to isolate. Who calls/raises here?

Hand 34 – UTG+1 I raise AJo, pickup blinds and antes (T212878)

Hand 35 – I raise AT from MP to 18k, and the SB moves in for 49k. I call and lose to JJ on the board 4KT5Q. (T153604)

Level Seventeen – T153604, blinds 4000/8000/400a

Hand 36 – Folded for a long time, and got blinded down to 138k. UTG+1 pushes for 35k, and I repush with TT. Board comes 5A982 and I lose to A2.(T101738)

Hand 37 - UTG pushes for 22k, and I call 14k in the BB with 87o. Board comes 979T5 and I beat A6o (T130232)

Level Eighteen – T130232, blinds 6k/12k/600a

Hand 38 – Smallstack pushes for 35k, and I am the BB(T98432) and fold 75o. Probably should have called.

Hand 39 – card dead, and blinds are killing me, I push A4o EP for 77k, and everyone folds. (T99632)

Level Nineteen – T97832, blinds 8k/16/800a

Hand 40 – These blinds hurt even more when I’m playing like a pussy! I push UTG for 67k with A2o, and MP calls with AQ. Board comes 5327J and I double up (T165264)

Hand 41 – UTG raises to 48k, MP raises to 112k, and I move allin with QQ for 147k. UTG folds but MP calls with 99. Board comes 8JJKA and I win a big pot considering I was nearly dead two hands ago. (T366528)

Hand 42 – I raise 77 UTG+1 to 40K. MP1 moves in for 85k, and the BB calls allin for 25k. I call and the board comes 589K8 and MP1 wins the lot with AA (BB had KQ) (T277146)

Level Twenty – T250746), blinds 10k/20k/1000a

Hand 43 – The most aggressive player at the table (320k) raises UTG+1. I call in the BB with A8d, and check fold to his allin on the Tc3h2h board. (T184746)

Hand 44 – I raise 98h on the button to 60k. I should have just pushed. Blinds both fold (T210746)

Hand 45 – Fold for a few orbits, and get blinded down to 168k Pickup AA in MP and open push, everyone folds (T206746)

Level Twenty One – T204746, blinds 15k/30k/1500a

Hand 46 – Folded around to the SB who makes it 90k. I realise I have no FE, but I have been so tight, I must get some credit if I push? I shove with QTo assuming he puts me on a monster, and he thinks and calls with T2o. Flop comes QJQxx and I double up (T418492)

Hand 47 – The big blind is allin for 15444, basically the same as the SB. I raise ATo to 90k from MP, and the aggressive stack on the button shoves for 454k covering me. I think for AGES basically using up most of my timebank, because this is a great spot for him to do this. I curse myself for not shoving preflop, and eventually fold. He shows KK and win the pot.

Hand 48 – I shove AK in MP for 248k, and the button moves in for 40k with A9. Board comes K3546 and I win the pot (T346394)

Level Twenty Two – T342894, blinds 20k/40k/2000a

Hand 49- Folded to SB(T288k) who completes, I shove ATo (T394894)

Hand 50 – I’m playing horribly tight, and fold for ages till I pickup A9 in MP. I push for 286k and pickup the blinds and antes (T362894)

Level Twenty Three – T360894, blinds 25k/50k/2500a

Hand 51 – Folded for a while to go down to 200k, where I push 63d from the SB, BB folds (T273394)

Hand 52 – UTG raises to 200k, and I push JJ for 268k in MP. UTG calls showing AJ, and the board comes 9KKK4. (T629288)

Hand 53 – Button pushes for 138k, and I call in the BB with A9o, and the board comes AQ4J6, and I beat K8 (T800748)

Level Twenty Four – T710748, blinds 30k/60k/3000a

Hand 54 – Folded to me on the button, I push with KQh and pickup the blinds (T812748)

FINAL TABLE STARTS

Seat 1: Beardie (541120 in chips)
Seat 2: Foxman (1238245 in chips)
Seat 3: guayana14 (779574 in chips)
Seat 4: Joseba (985880 in chips)
Seat 5: oscartotti (400868 in chips)
Seat 6: TwistedEcho (806748 in chips)
Seat 7: NoxirE (573592 in chips)
Seat 8: Oswaldo (1192692 in chips)
Seat 9: rndee8 (1811281 in chips)

Hand 55 – Folded round to the button who raises to 660k !!, and the SB calls allin for 361k I have 800k and AJo in the BB and fold. Board comes 66J8T and the button shows 99, and the SB QJ. I still think this is a fold, but would have been huge to win this one.

Hand 56 – Raise 55 on the button to 180k, everyone folds (T845748)

Hand 57 – Pickup AKo utg, and raise to 180k (725k behind) The BB thinks for a while, and pushes for 1.1m which I instantly call, to find he has 66.The board comes Q5979, and I finish in 7th place for $17k.

I played horribly tight at times, and relied on having cards pretty much all tournament. The buyin did affect me, when it was apparently I was going to win 4000+ I tightened up, partly because the money meant quite a bit, but also because I didn’t want to blow my best chance with T3o pushing vs some aggro. I hope that helps some people, and is an interesting read. My game is much more aggressive now, i resteal when i think opponents are weak, i push more liberally and im not afraid to go bust pushing with 25o when i think i have a good chance to win the blinds.

I'll be posting some more tournament reports/hands soon

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