Just a note to say thanks to the organisers for a wonderful tourney as. My first tourney for a couple of years and the standard has increased if anything.
Apologies to Dewi for knocking him out so early, but what could I do with nuts on the flop.
Just thought also I"d post a hand where I lost a lot of chips , which may be of some interest, although some bits a bit sketchy .
UTG (who had recently joined the table - be appreciative if somebody lets me know who he is - I thought played very well but got unlucky and lost a lot of chips with his KK against AA later in the day) raised to 1.5k (blinds 600/300 antes 50) .
Folded to me BB with ah :
:. The position generally not very good - unknown player with similar stack (£28k) to mine raising UTG and therefore out of position and with a potentially dangerous A rag hand, but with only 900 to call with £2.9k in pot I have to call.
Likely hands I put him on AA - 88 and AK - AJ. The flop came down A spades 9 ?. I think at this stage there were two spades on the board but I had discounted the likelihood of a flush draw, because of ace of spades on board.
I wanted to know where I was so I bet I think it was 3.5k. He just called. I thought likely hand was now AJ (AK,AQ hes probably raising.). Other feasible hands were 99 (in postition and waiting for another bet on the turn), and possibly KK,QQ,JJ where he doesn"t believe I have an ace.
The flop came down 2 ( I think it was spades) . I was now beating my prime candidate hand AJ. I bet again I think 6k - he called again . I though at this stage a high pair was no longer likely and AJ as more likely than 99, as he would have raised with 99. I must admit I think at this stage there was a possible flush on the board and in hindsight he was afraid of this - the hence the call.
A blank came on the river. I bet 5k mainly for value but also as stopper bet. He called of couse with 99. Half of my stack gone with a hand I wouldn"t normally be in .
Comments appreciated about the way I played the hand and especially my opponent so that he can fill in the grey areas.
