Hand History from 2nd place finish in $500k

[bobby rooney]

hey MSU, congrats on the win. I find it interesting that you seem to have an ultra-tight style. It seems as if almost every hand you got involved with in the first half of the tourney was at least TT/AJ or better, and most of them were played in a fairly straightforward manner. Was this a conscious decision to hang back and let the donks give you their chips when you catch big hands?

[MSUcougar]

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hey MSU, congrats on the win. I find it interesting that you seem to have an ultra-tight style. It seems as if almost every hand you got involved with in the first half of the tourney was at least TT/AJ or better, and most of them were played in a fairly straightforward manner. Was this a conscious decision to hang back and let the donks give you their chips when you catch big hands?

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more or less this is true... i've found that making big bluffs and tricky plays in the first couple hours of the tourney just aren't worth it and alot of times simply don't work. These types of plays are generally much more worthwhile and much easier to pull off later in the tourney.

[MSUcougar]

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#Game No : 3729165610
***** Hand History for Game 3729165610 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:20959465 Level:22 Blinds-Antes(40000/80000-2000) - Sunday, March 12, 23:44:31 ET 2006
Table $500K Guaranteed(621517) Table #2 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: MSUcougar ( $760331 )
Seat 9: KrisDk ( $1330297 )
Seat 2: luckyulsa ( $2647997 )
Seat 4: CastlePeak ( $989374 )
Seat 3: joeywhatsup ( $1189853 )
Trny:20959465 Level:22
Blinds-Antes(40000/80000-2000)
MSUcougar posts ante [2000].
luckyulsa posts ante [2000].
joeywhatsup posts ante [2000].
CastlePeak posts ante [2000].
KrisDk posts ante [2000].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to MSUcougar [ 6h Ts ]
luckyulsa folds.
joeywhatsup folds.
CastlePeak raises [160000].
KrisDk folds.
MSUcougar is all-In [678331]
CastlePeak folds.
MSUcougar does not show cards.
MSUcougar wins 968331 chips
Game #3729171553 starts.

this was one of like 3 hands that i play differently. how do you know when to resteal? was there a read involved?

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I can't say that I had a specific read here, other than I had been pretty tight (card dead) and wanted to pick up some chips. I felt this was a pretty good spot because of stack sizes... normally I would like a bit better hand to try this but a play like this isn't about the cards...

[MSUcougar]

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Hello, Comments as to why you bet the turn instead of checking here after he checked? Secondly why so much comparative to his stack size. Not a criticism just wondering why and what you put him on.
#Game No : 3727270881
***** Hand History for Game 3727270881 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:20959465 Level:11 Blinds-Antes(1000/2000-75) - Sunday, March 12, 20:02:47 ET 2006
Table $500K Guaranteed(621517) Table #2 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: MSUcougar ( $58686 )
Seat 2: BOOMERS_PAPA ( $17324 )
Seat 3: G0rdonGekko ( $33291 )
Seat 4: PaisaTamasha ( $88916 )
Seat 5: Screw_Face ( $12678 )
Seat 6: TrackYou ( $11539 )
Seat 7: Disgracer ( $22629 )
Seat 8: Murilo906 ( $27983 )
Seat 9: DelYuo ( $19791 )
Trny:20959465 Level:11
Blinds-Antes(1000/2000-75)
MSUcougar posts ante [75].
BOOMERS_PAPA posts ante [75].
G0rdonGekko posts ante [75].
PaisaTamasha posts ante [75].
Screw_Face posts ante [75].
TrackYou posts ante [75].
Disgracer posts ante [75].
Murilo906 posts ante [75].
DelYuo posts ante [75].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to MSUcougar [ Kh Ah ]
DelYuo folds.
MSUcougar raises [5100].
BOOMERS_PAPA folds.
G0rdonGekko folds.
PaisaTamasha folds.
Screw_Face folds.
TrackYou folds.
Disgracer folds.
Murilo906 calls [3100].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3c, 3h, Kc ]
>You have options at Speed Spanish Dancer Table!.
Murilo906 checks.
MSUcougar bets [5270].
Murilo906 calls [5270].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8c ]
>You have options at Speed Spanish Dancer Table!.
Murilo906 checks.
>You have options at $35K Gtd.(628723) Table #16 Table!.
MSUcougar bets [15000].
Murilo906 is all-In [17538]
MSUcougar calls [2538].
** Dealing River ** [ Ks ]
MSUcougar shows [ Kh, Ah ] a full house, Kings full of threes.
Murilo906 shows [ 5c, 6c ] a flush, king high.
MSUcougar wins 57491 chips from the main pot with a full house, Kings full of threes.
Player Murilo906 finished in 346 place and received $274.50
Game #3727282968 starts.

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I basically just wanted this pot. I didn't wanna see a river club so I put him all in. I've had success with aggressive bets like this. Obviously I didn't put him on the flush but sometimes you gotta get lucky. His stack was smaller than the pot size at this point anyways...

[proformance]

Didn't you chop? What was your take?

Congrats and nice run the other week in the Stars 1 mil also.

I imagine the chop is in the HH but I'm too freaking lazy.

[MSUcougar]

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Didn't you chop? What was your take?

Congrats and nice run the other week in the Stars 1 mil also.

I imagine the chop is in the HH but I'm too freaking lazy.

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Entered HU with a 3:10 chip disadvantage...

we made a deal where he got $75k, I got $69.7k, leaving $20k on the table for first...

[bugman68]

thank you very much for your reply, and thank you also for the hand histories. They are terrific, especially the preflop play after you get over 150k.

[cocarondelle]

thank you very much cougar.
I m gonna enjoy that!!!!!!