I Made a Dumb Play

[Glenno23]

Well here it is, deride me all you want :o

Playing a $109 tourney on PP today before work. 330 runners. 1st place was paying 10K. Was playing very well, picking up a few small pots here and there and then i picked up 2 monsters of 5K plus each (before the 1st break) so i was up to about 14K in chips when blinds were 200/400 (chip leaders were about 20K) after the 1st break my cards dried up for a while, no biggie i thought, i will wait, as i have time and money up my sleeve.

Got down to 90 players and i am down to 12K. I see AJ hearts, blinds are 300/600 so i kick it up to 1200 (everyone had folded to me, about 3 players) then a guy 2 seats from the button, kicks it up to 4K, i immediately put him on Pocket J's or better..... here is where it gets bad :thumbsd:

I go all in...... He has me covered for chips by about 2K. even though i put him on a big pair, and i think i'm way behind, i still push. why? i have no idea. he has to call another 6K, which he does and he has..... QQ

Flop is K1010, turn a J (only thing that can save me is a J) and a K comes. I'm out.

Now in hindsight (and at the time) i knew it was a bad call, but still did it. i am angry at myself, because after seeing the flop, if i had just called his raise, i think i might have been able to outplay him, as there was an over card and 2 10's, if i was holding either, i would have him beat and he MIGHT have folded, but by pushing i took that equation out and made it a race in which i was behind. It's a weakness in my game and am trying to work on it.

The reason i think i might have been able to outplay him, earlier we had ended up heads up in a pot. I raised triple the big blind (blinds were 50-100)with AsJd and he kicked it up by double my raise. i called and the flop was Qd10d4d, he checked, i sensed weakness and put a pot size bet out and he folded. he told me he had 2 black jacks. i had a straight and flush draw, i figured the chances of me hitting were good, so even if he called, i was still looking alright.

Now i am going to make it a huge focus of mine to work on this weakness.

What times have you guys made bad calls and paid for it?

[Crosby87]

You're right, it is a bad play. I don't think there's any reason to try and outplay him there, especially if you've put him on big cards.

Had you dumped it there, you've lost a small pot, rather than losing a big one. I think a re-raise generally indicates a big hand, unless he's a super aggressive player. If he has a small pair, or two big cards (save A-K), he may just call.

The reason i think i might have been able to outplay him, earlier we had ended up heads up in a pot. I raised triple the big blind (blinds were 50-100)with AsJd and he kicked it up by double my raise. i called and the flop was Qd10d4d, he checked, i sensed weakness and put a pot size bet out and he folded

If he's a tight player, or a weak player, yes, you should be firing a lot when you sense weakness. But there's a difference between taking down a pot with a bet on the flop, and moving in pre-flop. As I mentioned, there's nothing wrong with dumping your hand pre-flop, especially if you're up against a tight player. You have to think that if he has a big pair, he's likely NOT going to make a huge lay down there, thinking he's up against Aces. I mean, not everyone is Phil Hellmuth.

But, at least you have identified your mistakes, which is a good thing. As far as bad calls go, I'm sure everyone on the forum has made a bad call, a bad read, or made a mis-timed move from time to time. And that's how you learn.

[red+black]

What times have you guys made bad calls and paid for it?
Good post mate. Bad play I've made was in a Crown SnG early this year. Post-flop in position with KT, King flops, I bet, get raised by a tight player, my head explodes, I push, he calls. He shows AK and I'm out. Was very annoyed with myself, but it was a valuable lesson.

[Crosby87]

Was very annoyed with myself, but it was a valuable lesson.

Exactly. You may be pissed at yourself, but that's how you learn, from mistakes. Most times it's key to know when you've made a mistake - which is what seperates most of us from idiots who don't know they've done something wrong, and just brush it off as bad luck, or "I didn't get any cards".

[red+black]

The first step is admitting you have a problem :D