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Originally Posted by minerman
Just got knocked out after 2.5 hours of a $5 large MTT. I want to walk through my thought process here on the hand I went out on and get opinions on if I'm just using terrible reasoning or if it was just bad circumstance.
I have 18BB, villain has about 40BB.
Villain min-raises from middle position and I have KQo in the cutoff. I flat the raise.
Flop comes A-J-3 rainbow.
Villain bets 2BB. Pot is about 9BB now w/ blinds and antes included.
I am thinking in this position. I might actually have the best hand. Most people won't lead with aces in this situation, so if I'm behind to a jack or mid pocket pair, I've got some outs with my KQ that are over a J and broadway draw. I decide based on that reasoning and my position, that I should call and re-evaluate on the turn.
Turn comes another A.
Villain bets 5BB.
I put myself in his shoes. I am thinking, "If I have an Ace here, do I bet?" Nah, probably not because I let the person in position hang themselves. He's got to be thinking, I called his flop bet, looking to steal later. I decide, I'm going to flat one more time and see if I can either outdraw him, or check-check and win with my king high.
River comes K.
He shoves for my remaining stack of about 9BB.
I think about it for a minute and decide... I think I'm good here even though he is triple barrelling.
Villain flips over A-10 and I am knocked out of the tourney.
Is this terrible reasoning on my behalf that led me to elimination? I see why someone would also just keep betting their Ace for value. But, I probably wouldn't have taken the same line. I am thinking I probably really don't need to be calling that turn and needed to take that 5BB bet more seriously.
Hopefully your second week of poker turns out better than your first.