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Pacificpocker.com – After a successful mid week live game in which I finished 2nd place, I felt happy enough to go to a second tournament at the weekend too. There were only a dozen or so players which is around half the usual entrants on Wednesdays game, but with a higher buy in fee, there was potential for another nice boost to my funds. The tournament started smoothly enough as I picked up a few hundred chips with an (Ad,Kd) which turned into a Flush by the turn.

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Then, came the hand where an opponent called my bluff on the river with King high, followed by a few small pots gone wrong and I found myself with only 4,000 or so from a starting point of 6,000. Then came the hand in which I flopped a Straight and picked up a nice pot, followed by a Full House soon after, putting my into a strong position with 10,500.

We needed one more player to be eliminated to go to the final table, and I was delighted to see the shortstack at our table raise it preflop when I was holding (Ah,Kh). I forced him all in preflop with his (A,Q) and unfortunately he caught a queen on the flop. Ironically it was this same player who later went on to eliminate me from the tournament and split the money heads up on the final table. If not for that queen, I would have taken a chip lead of 14,000 to the final table and my night might have been very different.

From this point, I recovered quite well, but never quite got back to where I should have been in chip count, and perhaps tried too hard to get to that point. I feel that this is partly why I attempted a risky play and got eliminated on the final table, I was still trying to play my way to where I felt I should be, and took one too many risks. But every tournament is a chance to learn from mistakes, and I shall certainly be looking to do that as I have another impromptu tournament lined up for Tuesday night. www.pacificpocker.com

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www.celebpocker.com – Playing in a small sidegame after my live game this week, I found myself dealt (Ad,10d). As the action got round to me, I put out a raise of 500 into the pot with the blinds at 200/400. The player to my left then reraised another 800 and it was folded round to me. I immediately knew I was behind, but I also knew the player I was up against was not overly experienced and I might have a chance to outplay them on the flop.

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I called another 800 to make a pot of 1,900 despite feeling I was up against a bigger Ace. This might seem like madness to some people, but I just knew that with a low flop, a ten high flop, or two diamonds, I would have a fighting chance to win the pot.
Just as I had hoped, the flop came down (3,7,9). At this point, I felt that I should check, because it gave me a chance to extract some information without risking any more chips. My opponent then thought for a moment before checking too, and I immediately had the possibilities narrowed to a hand like (A,K) or (A,Q) rather than a pocket pair. If my opponent had any sort of pocket pair, my feeling was that they would have bet out in order to try and work out if they were in front, especially as I was likely to have missed a flop like this one.

The turn card was another (7) which I was certain hadn’t helped my opponent at all. I should perhaps have bet out there and then, but something told me that I could induce a raise by checking, and I was correct in thinking so.
Obviously feeling that their big ace might actually be in front, my opponent quite reasonably, raised it 500.
My reraise to 2,000 showed enough teeth to force them off, and I had won a nice pot against what turned out to be (A,K), purely on the basis of reading ability and controlled aggression. celebpocker.com

www.coralpocker.com – having been dealt (7c,8c) on the button you attempt to pick up the blinds with a preflop raise. Both the small and big blind quickly call and the flop comes down (Ac,Kc,7h).

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This is a difficult position to be in, but certainly not one to be unhappy about. You have position on the two opponents which is good, but ideally you want to see them make a small raise. If they check, this could mean they have missed the flop entirely which then means you are less likely to get paid off if you hit a set or a Flush. Your main hope here is that one or both players have caught an Ace or king, and you will make a strong hand on the turn or river.

If one of the other players is shorter stacked I would be less inclined to reraise in case one of them decides their Ace is enough to push the rest in with. Simply calling gives you a chance to make your hand before getting seriously involved in the pot. If you miss the turn, I would fold to a strong bet and maybe call a small bet. If you hit a club, a seven or even an eight for a two pair, I would reraise if I am raised. There is a possibility that you will be behind, but I feel this is slight enough to commit to the hand in most cases.

One of the blinds dropping out of the hand on the flop or turn is preferable if you hit your two pair or Flush, but I would be happy to take both players on if I have a set because if they have (A,A) or (K,K) as hole cards, I would have expected a preflop raise.
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