Perfect end to a perfect weekend

[ProPokerPlayer]

havent hit the money all weekend.nothing, nada, zip, the doughnut.....
o ive had some good ones.lets see...JJ in the SB, BB has QQ......also had the same deal only 9's against 10's.
another tourny i was in was paying 18 spots.i needed the 18th at least but im rolling along about 4th in chips with 23 left...i get AA , DAMN I GOTTA PLAY IT......1 sob at my table has more chips than me and he goes all-in.i call, hes got KQ....yep hits the flush.

WSOP freeroll today i jump out to the lead in the 1st few hands, i got 3200 before anyone else has 2000.....well a guy goes all-in, i got AK, i call...he
shows 55 and flops a set.
2 hands later same deal, this time its AK vs 44.HE FLOPS A SET........now i got about 900 left and i get A2s in the BB.flop comes 2 spades.guy goes all-in, i call....he's got a pair no spades.....no more spades come and for good measure.HE HITS A SET ON THE RIVER!!!!!.

O but you think it cant get worse?????????
try this one.....VERY 1ST HAND AT Paradise.....i get KK on the button...2 guys bet a lil and after the flop looks dry.....im all-in!!!!!!!!!!! they both call !!!!!!!!! SUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KK vs A7 vs 25os !!!!!!!!!! read it for yourself.......needless to say...Damn i hate Poker!!!!!!!!!!

Game #1500825635 - Tournament Sun (NLH) - 10/20 No Limit Texas Hold'em -
2006/05/28-21:11:30.0 (CST)
Table "Sun 12" (MTT) -- Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: whistle779 (1,430 in chips)
Seat 3: Tom_Jones101 (1,120 in chips)
Seat 4: steve n dawn (1,440 in chips)
Seat 5: rain17 (2,820 in chips)
Seat 6: teeeeeedude (1,480 in chips)
Seat 7: Pid10 (1,480 in chips)
Seat 8: Cat Stevens (1,430 in chips)
Seat 9: dapper_dale (900 in chips)
Seat 10: excitableboy (1,500 in chips)
Tom_Jones101: Post Small Blind (10)
steve n dawn: Post Big Blind (20)
Dealing...
Dealt to excitableboy [ Kh ]
Dealt to excitableboy [ Kc ]
rain17 : Raise (40)
teeeeeedude: Fold
Pid10 : Fold
Cat Stevens: Fold
dapper_dale: Call (40)
excitableboy: Raise (110)
whistle779: Fold
Tom_Jones101: Fold
steve n dawn: Call (90)
rain17 : Call (70)
dapper_dale: Call (70)
*** FLOP *** : [ 4h 7d 3d ]
steve n dawn: Check
rain17 : Bet (260)
dapper_dale: Raise (790)
excitableboy: Raise (1,390)
steve n dawn: Fold
rain17 : Call (1,130)
*** TURN *** : [ 4h 7d 3d ] [ Jd ]
*** RIVER *** : [ 4h 7d 3d Jd ] [ As ]
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: 2,820 | Side pot 1: 1,200 | Board: [ 4h 7d 3d Jd As ]
whistle779 didn't bet (folded)
Tom_Jones101 lost 10 (folded)
steve n dawn lost 110 (folded)
rain17 bet 1,500, collected 4,020, net +2,520 (showed hand) [ 5d 2s ] (a
straight, ace to five)
teeeeeedude didn't bet (folded)
Pid10 didn't bet (folded)
Cat Stevens didn't bet (folded)
dapper_dale lost 900 (showed hand) [ Ad 7c ] (two pair, aces and sevens)
excitableboy lost 1,500 (showed hand) [ Kh Kc ] (a pair of kings)

 

[Sportsrmylife]

Why are you playing AK so aggressively early in that WSOP freeroll? Why get into a race when you apparently were playing so good up to that point. I wouldn't put 1/3 of my chips in on a draw even if someone was all in with a smaller pair.

Sounds like some of your "bad luck" is because you are way over valuing AK. I thought you were better than that.

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

Naaaaaaa, actually im not good enough to be passing up AK vs PP...Every situation is different ofcourse but i pretty sure the vast majority of the time ill play AK as strong as anyone wants too . but this was a winner take all tourny, 1st got a 12,000 WSOP package and 2nd got nothing....in that case i have to play every hand i think i have an edge in...i guess i do huh??? maybe a few of the better players here can chime in on this, id be interested in their thoughts. in a winner take all i have to push every edge right/wrong???????

 

[primetime21+]

I think AK is definitely not as strong as some people think. Especially early in the tourney. But i think he played it right here. Its a freeroll which means most of these players he is playing against are relatively retarded. Look at what 44 and 55 did. They went all in preflop with worse hands than AK. Yeah, 44 and 55 are ahead of AK slightly, but they could have been up against hands that absolutely dominated their hands (like 66, 77 etc..). At best they were going to be 50/50. At least with AK there is very little chanse that you are dominated preflop. So considering how bad some of these players are there is also a chance you could be up against hands like AQ and KQ or worse. In which case he is a prohibitive favorite.

And lets not forget that it was a winner take all event. So you have to play a little more aggressive and take more chances.

I see nothing wrong with PPP's plays considering all the relevant information.

Tournament poker is a bitch. Its a roller coaster and you need to get lucky a few times to win any big event. That is why i enter only a few large tournaments each year. I find cash games to be far more profitable on a consistent basis.

 

[JohnnieC]

I lose more $$ with AK than any other hand. I absolutely hate that hand. To me its like Notre Dame in college football, I can't win when I bet on them and can't win if I bet against them.

 

[Dante]

I would have done the same as you PPP with KK early in the tourney IMO you played it right

but poker is 80% luck 20% skill :O)

 

[giorg0s]

 

[Sportsrmylife]

I would have done the same as you PPP with KK early in the tourney IMO you played it right

but poker is 80% luck 20% skill :O)

Change those %s around and you are correct. Just watch how these pros play what is in the other person's hand and you know that skill carrys these pros alot farther than luck. Luck is for chumps!!!

 

[JohnnieC]

Change those %s around and you are correct. Just watch how these pros play what is in the other person's hand and you know that skill carrys these pros alot farther than luck. Luck is for chumps!!!

I agree with you for the most part, but seems like luck is a bigger factor that 20% when playing online...

 

[RobFunk]

I agree with you for the most part, but seems like luck is a bigger factor that 20% when playing online...

I think the key is to put yourself in as many situations as possible where you are less dependant on luck. If you do things right, geting beat by luck should come as a suprise.

I agree with Dante though, you really have to play those K's that way. The %'s come back to win for you if you're in that position often enough.