No, I have not become a vegan. Yesterday's bounty tournament started well for me but there were too many "Missed steaks". The first one was at 100/200 blind level, in the BB. UTG limps, 2 UTG raises to 600, next player calls. I fold Q/7, limper calls. Flop comes 7/7/9, check, check, bet 400. All fold I go crap, folded 7. Guy next to me says I was getting 5 or better to one on my money. He is right. I hate playing average hands out of position to a raise, but math should have ruled.
Next missed steak was a good decision at the time, but forgot I was playing turbo. Pocket 2's in early position, blinds 200/400, 3500 in my stack. A lot of players open shove here, but I am trying to be smarter. Fold. Late position bigger stack shoves with A/K, called by next player who has Q/Q. Good fold until a 2 on the flop and I miss my triple up opportunity.
Last one. Blinds are 500/1000, I am small blind, folded around to me. I have a total of 3000 chips and lucky me, A/K. I shove, big blind thinks briefly (He has big stack courtesy of an earlier triple up hitting 2 outer on river vs. flopped set), and calls with 3/6. Naturally, he hits a 6 and knocks me out. My missed steak? Should have just called. That way he has opportunity to bluff raise preflop or I execute the "stop and go" maneuver. Either way preferable. When you have no fold equity be careful with shoves.
Next missed steak was a good decision at the time, but forgot I was playing turbo. Pocket 2's in early position, blinds 200/400, 3500 in my stack. A lot of players open shove here, but I am trying to be smarter. Fold. Late position bigger stack shoves with A/K, called by next player who has Q/Q. Good fold until a 2 on the flop and I miss my triple up opportunity.
Last one. Blinds are 500/1000, I am small blind, folded around to me. I have a total of 3000 chips and lucky me, A/K. I shove, big blind thinks briefly (He has big stack courtesy of an earlier triple up hitting 2 outer on river vs. flopped set), and calls with 3/6. Naturally, he hits a 6 and knocks me out. My missed steak? Should have just called. That way he has opportunity to bluff raise preflop or I execute the "stop and go" maneuver. Either way preferable. When you have no fold equity be careful with shoves.
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My thoughts in case you want them:
1st paragraph: I think this is a good fold even if you're getting good odds. It's early in the tournament and it's a bad hand.
2nd paragraph: Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but you can't really raise with such a small pair (at least I wouldn't) and when it comes right down to it, when the player shoved you would probably fold 22 anyway.
3rd paragraph: I believe you played this correctly. If you try the old stop and go a big stack will probably call you anyway especially considering that he flopped a pair.
Just putting in my 2 cents!
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