All Forums | Poker

This is why I hate tournament poker

Participants:

Posts: 30

3BallBomber

All-Star

Joined: May, 2008

Posts: 14500

Posted: Jun. 16, 2008 - 4:35 AM ET #26

Quote Originally Posted by Helmut:

I decided to play in an event this weekend. I have about 3500 in chips with blinds at 50/100. There is one limper before me and I have QJ in late position. I raise it to 300 and both blinds fold and the limper calls. Flop comes QQ4 with two diamonds. With 750 in the pot the limper who is first to act moves all in and has me covered. I insta call and of course the fucking diamond comes and I am one of the first ones out. This kind of shit nevers happens in cash games with players like this.

Did you put him on a flush draw?

vtec626

Veteran

Joined: Jun, 2007

Posts: 3887

Posted: Jun. 16, 2008 - 4:55 AM ET #27

well if it was me i wouldnt raise with qj at all i woulda just called. but since she raised in position why not raise more to push them off the pot. the caller moved all in on the flop to steal the pot since he didnt know he had a queen in hes hand and incase he called he still had outs.

clowninmyside

Banned

Joined: Mar, 2008

Posts: 3386

Posted: Jul. 15, 2008 - 10:47 AM ET #28

just an idiot that got lucky hows this any different from a cash game?

toddwins

Prospect

Joined: Dec, 2003

Posts: 355

Posted: Jul. 24, 2008 - 7:19 PM ET #29

Quote Originally Posted by vtec626:

you didnt raise enough. you only raised 300 when the blinds at 50/100. the limper already called 100 on the pot he only need 200 more to call a 600+ pot. maybe if you raised 900 he will not have the pot odds to make the call and fold.

Well, that's where your read comes into play. You have to ask yourself "What does he likely hold? Will he lay this down if I raise to 900?" At the the end of the day, POKER IS BRUTAL! We are all secretly masochists for even playing!!!!!!

PokerBRcom

Banned

Joined: Jul, 2008

Posts: 31

Posted: Jul. 28, 2008 - 5:10 AM ET #30

Its a bad beat for sure, but you have to like the action. And these things happen all the time online and in real life. Its not like there are 40 suits, only 4 so its gonna happen. Just sux when it happens to you.

All Forums | Poker

This is why I hate tournament poker

Hot Forum Topics