$109 NL HE MTT: 109$

I won a $109 ticket and tried it out at the Sunday Main Event, but unfortunately I never manage to cash in these bigger tickets.

Would it have been better to enter a KO tournament? I could have won a little money with a couple of KOs.

PF: standard raise

F: I used a slightly bigger Cbet because of the draws, and I get a check raise, which I think always indicates a strong hand, because he can play this here? If he's more aggressive, even with a flush draw, he could have 108, A6 A9, or 77 99, but with 99 he could already have 3 bets preflop.
I'll just call, I don't want to increase the pot any further.

T: This half-pot call might not have been necessary, a check would have been better in hindsight.

R: The river card doesn't change much, or if 108 completed his straight, I get a pretty big raise, which if I call, is the end of my tournament. T checks, then why would he bet so big? Actually, I only beat A7 A6, he could have a straight or a set, I think I could have folded here.


888Poker, Hold'em No Limit - 75/150 (20 ante) - 8 players
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UTG: 11,258 (75 bb)
UTG+1: 36,882 (246 bb)
MP: 13,524 (90 bb)
MP+1: 13,260 (88 bb)
CO (Hero): 16,757 (112 bb)
BU: 20,952 (140 bb)
SB: 22,579 (151 bb)
BB: 14,795 (99 bb)

Pre-Flop: (385) Hero is CO with A♠ 9♠
4 players fold, Hero raises to 375, 1 fold, SB calls 300, 1 fold

Flop: (1,060) 9♣ A♣ 7♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets 680, SB raises to 2,720, Hero calls 2,040

Turn: (6,500) Q♣ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets 3,400, SB calls 3,400

River: (13,300) 6♦ (2 players)
SB bets 8,778, Hero calls 8,778

It's a tough spot. The villains' turn action, calling after their flop level raise, suggests they are being cautious to the possibility of a flush or otherwise slow playing it. Maybe you're up against a set, maybe flushes, maybe a smaller two pair here. I don't think jamming on the river will cause the villain to fold so the call is probably fine.

puzzlefish said:

It's a tough spot. The villains' turn action, calling after their flop level raise, suggests they are being cautious to the possibility of a flush or otherwise slow playing it. Maybe you're up against a set, maybe flushes, maybe a smaller two pair here. I don't think jamming on the river will cause the villain to fold so the call is probably fine.

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There is no scenario where jamming on the river would make any sense as we have a lot of showdown value and villain has a lot of flushes in his range.

Me personally i probably couldn't resist in calling that off but he is most likely looking at a flush or a set after that action.

puzzlefish said:

It's a tough spot. The villains' turn action, calling after their flop level raise, suggests they are being cautious to the possibility of a flush or otherwise slow playing it. Maybe you're up against a set, maybe flushes, maybe a smaller two pair here. I don't think jamming on the river will cause the villain to fold so the call is probably fine.

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Yes, it was a slow play, he had 77, but thinking about it, I wouldn't win many cards here, I would have had enough chips left to continue.

Sunz of Beaches said:

There is no scenario where jamming on the river would make any sense as we have a lot of showdown value and villain has a lot of flushes in his range.

Me personally i probably couldn't resist in calling that off but he is most likely looking at a flush or a set after that action.

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Unfortunately, I couldn't fold, even though there were many stronger hands in his range, He had 77.