Bellagio Five Star $1500 Final Table hand

Matt24 · Apr 9, 2006

8 left. Here are payouts.

Prize
1 $214,275 and Includes $25,500 seat in WPT Championship Event at Bellagio on April 18, 2006
2 $113,265
3 $59,780
4 $34,625
5 $25,170
6 $17,620
7 $12,585
8 $10,070

I have 36k to start the hand and post the 8k big blind. Blinds are 4k/8k/1k.

I started final table with 63k got up to 115k and now with no cards I'm hurting. Chip leader at over 400, I'm in last, 2 others probably are in the 50-65 range.

Button shoves all in for 400k or whatever he had. SB(Rob Mizrachi) instashoves in his 80-100k. I look down and see 52s. If I did my math right there is 85k out there to win, so I can quad up. I thought for 2 minutes or so and mucked.

ProPokerPlayer · Apr 9, 2006

Would a Pro make this play ??

PokerStars Game #4573707456: Tournament #22560901, Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2006/04/09 - 16:19:15 (ET)
Table '22560901 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: (1570 in chips)
Seat 2: (1430 in chips)
1: posts small blind 10
2: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
*** FLOP *** [6c 6d Qs]
1: bets 80
2: calls 80
*** TURN *** [6c 6d Qs] [Ac]
1: bets 150
2: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [6c 6d Qs Ac] [Jc]
: bets 350
1: raises 810 to 1160
2: calls 790 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
1: shows [5d 6h] (three of a kind, Sixes)
2: shows [Qh Qc] (a full house, Queens full of Sixes)
collected 2860 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2860 | Rake 0
Board [6c 6d Qs Ac Jc]
Seat 1: (button) (small blind) showed [5d 6h] and lost with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 2: i (big blind) showed [Qh Qc] and won (2860) with a full house, Queens full of Sixes

Iknow myself that thinking i have a nut hand after hitting trips with 2 on the board has cost me a lot of money over time...I could not believe this guy did this.
Now actually i think i know why he did it, he had to leave . But still my question is do you go all-in with that hand?? risking your entire tourny?

Matt24 · Apr 9, 2006

I can't tell what is going on on the river, but its a bet/fold. You can't stand a raise on that river, you can only beat a bluff.

ProPokerPlayer · Apr 9, 2006

Sorry about that Matt, i meant to make this another thread dont know how i posted it in yours.tried to remove it but it wont let me...my bad

As for your hand.8th and 7th is not much differance moneywise.you got 8th locked up so (and believe me other players hate when u do this) myself im folding also and folding every hand thats not premium..my next move is all-in and it will take a miracle to move up anyway.if a premium hand doesnt come ill be 8th anyway and if i get a miracle and get 3 premium hands in a row and have them all hold up ill be right back in this thing.....the chances of winning with 52s are about the same id say as winning 2-3 all-ins in a row....but im sitting there till i get blinded out if thats what it takes..

Again sorry about the unwanted post in your thread....