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Old 08-19-2006, 07:33 PM
AvoidReality AvoidReality is offline
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Default Was this a terrible push?

I've been beating myself up about this push for the last hour, with the blinds and the dead money in the pot what they are was the push ok? I cant really just call, should i just have folded it??

PokerStars Game #5977790357: Tournament #29530935, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (800/1600) - 2006/08/19 - 18:13:08 (ET)
Table '29530935 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: Prym8 (17371 in chips)
Seat 3: kvnstv (38374 in chips)
Seat 4: SelfDestruct (27718 in chips)
Seat 5: bergeroo (12017 in chips)
Seat 6: T11RNX (15885 in chips)
Seat 7: KEDSTER (87440 in chips)
Seat 8: qprman (26710 in chips)
Seat 9: Belgariad (83405 in chips)
Prym8: posts the ante 75
kvnstv: posts the ante 75
SelfDestruct: posts the ante 75
bergeroo: posts the ante 75
T11RNX: posts the ante 75
KEDSTER: posts the ante 75
qprman: posts the ante 75
Belgariad: posts the ante 75
KEDSTER: posts small blind 800
qprman: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SelfDestruct [Ad Qs]
Belgariad: folds
Prym8: folds
kvnstv: raises 3200 to 4800
SelfDestruct: raises 22843 to 27643 and is all-in
bergeroo: folds
T11RNX: folds
KEDSTER: folds
qprman: folds
kvnstv: calls 22843
*** FLOP *** [8s 9c 9s]
*** TURN *** [8s 9c 9s] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [8s 9c 9s 3c] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kvnstv: shows [Ks As] (a pair of Nines)
SelfDestruct: shows [Ad Qs] (a pair of Nines - lower kicker)
kvnstv collected 58286 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 58286 | Rake 0
Board [8s 9c 9s 3c 4d]
Seat 2: Prym8 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: kvnstv showed [Ks As] and won (58286) with a pair of Nines
Seat 4: SelfDestruct showed [Ad Qs] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 5: bergeroo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: T11RNX (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: KEDSTER (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: qprman (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: Belgariad folded before Flop (didn't bet)
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Old 08-19-2006, 07:47 PM
Soulman Soulman is offline
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Default Re: Was this a terrible push?

Well, you kinda need to give us a bit more to go on - how many left, ITM or no, reads, your image etc. Initially I'd say it looks fine, your M is around 8-9 and you're ready to get it on. For reference, don't post results.
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Old 08-19-2006, 08:11 PM
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Default Re: Was this a terrible push?

obviously it was terrible, he had AK
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Old 08-19-2006, 08:25 PM
SoBeDude SoBeDude is offline
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Default Re: Was this a terrible push?

[ QUOTE ]
obviously it was terrible, he had AK
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Yes.. clearly pushing AQ against AK is bad, unless the Q comes.

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