5/3/06 - Part 2

(note - I was rushing my last post because I had a lot of family stuff to do over the weekend so I have to finish my story today.)

I played a SNG after busting out in the multi-table tournament and after winning some hands with premium hands (seems players don't really believe I play premium hands) I came across this situation. I'm sitting in seat 11 and the player at seat 2 goes all-in preflop with the player at seat four calling. I had both of them covered and when I looked down at 82o, I kinda liked my chances. Seat 2 flipped over AKo and seat five turned over KT (I've been starting to call that Tom Cruise, cause its a hand only he can like, get it, KT - Katie Holmes, anyway) I turn my 82o with a smile on my face. I know I am way behind but with both of them playing premium hands, I was in good shape. The flop came 7-4-2 and I am liking it, I am ahead, albeit still an underdog I presume. The Turn gives a 3 and I can sense a bad beat coming, cause a river 5 would give the AK a wheel beating my pair and like those accidents you see in the movies where everything is in slow motion, the dealer turns over the river, and wouldn't you know it, it was a 5.
BBS Denied

Analysis - Preflop, I was actually ahead of the Tom Cruise 28/23, imagine that, with the AK being the favorite at 49%. After the flop I am WAY ahead with 67% chance to win from that point while the AK and KT only had 21% and 11% to win respectively. With the turn being a 3, I stretch my lead to 71% chance to win, the AK holding steady at 21% and the KT droping only to 7% chance to win. That is a suck out. Now I'm pissed I got bad beat by an AK. Haha.

Still reeling from that bad beat I got, I look down at A3o and raise it 3xBB. I get a caller and since I didn't have position on him, I checked blind to him. The flop came 6-6-3 and I was in good shape. I didn't put him on a 6 and when he checked, that confirmed it. The turn came K and now I check and he bets, I call. The river comes K and I check again and he bets and I call. I turn over my cards and he turns over his K9o, giving him Kings full.
BBS Denied

Analysis - Another instance where my blind check caused my downfall. If I led out betting after the flop, chances are he wouldn't call and never would have seen the runner-runner full house. Pre-flop I was ahead 60/40 with my ace and after the flop was more ahead 77/23. With the turn coming out free, and the K showing up, the advantage moved to my opponent 84/14, which is a big swing. I really should have pressured him with a bet or moving in after the flop.

With my stack dwindling, I get my money in with KT and get beat.

Game Total - (500)
Running Total - 660