Anyone who has played or watched tournament poker a while has heard the term "a chip and a chair" meaning as long as you are alive in a tournament, you have a chance to win, no matter how short your stack.
6/3 off did it for me.
It was a $65 buy in tournament. I was doing okay early but a tough beat got me short stacked (my AK lost to A 10 with us both all in) and as the end of the third level of this tournament approached, so did the first break. With just over 2000 in chips after the break essentially I'd have 10 big blinds, and way down in the tournament. I had decided as the last hand before the break came I was going all in. I had put my chips forward, and didn't look at my cards. I made it clear when I shoved I hadn't looked and I was either doubling up or going home.
Oddly I only got one caller, who turned over big slick. and I was packing up when I saw I had 6/3 off. Until the 3 hit on the river and no aces or kings had come. So at the break I now at least had a little over 20 BBs.
A few big win later and I hit the final table as the chip leader and after a while the final few players are chopping the prize money, and we are taking home $450+ each.
A chip (or two) and a chair indeed.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Crazy hand
Everyone has the story about the craziest play they ever had that turned out good. Here's mine.
A single table tournament with what seemed to be full of normal players (no crazy raisers, raises usually represented what the player had) and the blinds were still low.
I should have never even been in this hand after being dealt 3/5 hearts and was second to act. After the first player folds, I thought maybe I can limp and try to steal after the flop, So I call the 20 blind. Next guy calls, then third guy raises to 110. A few folds and a call back to me. So the pot is 260 and it costs 90. Terrible odds for my holdings, but still I decided to call. Then the guy next to me who had limped shoves all in.
I prepare to muck but then noticed the initial raiser calls as does the other caller. The first all in guy is the only one who has me covered and he initially limped.
My thoughts are simply two players have AK or AQ and the third might also but likely has a medium pair. At this point though, the pot is near to 4000 and I only have about 1000 left. If indeed both players have a high ace and the third has a high pair (10s or higher) he cuts into their outs. It's still early and if I'm going to make a random play, this is it. So I call.
Mind you, had it been later in the tournament and nearer the money, no way do I call. But this is a play I might make once out of every 10 hands or so.
Here's what the others show:
AJ clubs
AK diamonds
pocket 8s
And the board comes:
A single table tournament with what seemed to be full of normal players (no crazy raisers, raises usually represented what the player had) and the blinds were still low.
I should have never even been in this hand after being dealt 3/5 hearts and was second to act. After the first player folds, I thought maybe I can limp and try to steal after the flop, So I call the 20 blind. Next guy calls, then third guy raises to 110. A few folds and a call back to me. So the pot is 260 and it costs 90. Terrible odds for my holdings, but still I decided to call. Then the guy next to me who had limped shoves all in.
I prepare to muck but then noticed the initial raiser calls as does the other caller. The first all in guy is the only one who has me covered and he initially limped.
My thoughts are simply two players have AK or AQ and the third might also but likely has a medium pair. At this point though, the pot is near to 4000 and I only have about 1000 left. If indeed both players have a high ace and the third has a high pair (10s or higher) he cuts into their outs. It's still early and if I'm going to make a random play, this is it. So I call.
Mind you, had it been later in the tournament and nearer the money, no way do I call. But this is a play I might make once out of every 10 hands or so.
Here's what the others show:
AJ clubs
AK diamonds
pocket 8s
And the board comes:
9c 5s 4s 6d 5d
And my trips take down the pot eliminating two players and giving me a huge chip advantage.
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