My neighborhood cardroom, Roxy's in White Center, has two tournaments every day. Last night I went down to their evening game, plunked down my $60, and sat down with 22 other players to see how I would do.
I came in second, for a payday of $385. Not bad!
There was one key hand very early in the tournament that really made the difference, and I totally played it like a donkey.
Three players limped into the pot, and I was on the button with the Ace/King of Spades, so I limped too, and the four of us saw the flop.
The flop came Ace-Ace-Four, so I had top set with top kicker. It was checked around to me, and I also checked to slowplay and let somebody else catch up. I figured that if I bet here, everyone would fold and I would only get a small pot.
The turn was a ten. Again, it was checked over to me, and I put in a pot-sized bet. The big blind was next to bet, and he went all-in! He had the smallest stack at the table, but it was still a big over-bet. Everybody else folded and it was my decision.
Since it was so early in the game, I didn't really have a read on him, but common sense told me that he had to have an Ace-Ten for a turned full house. (Maybe Ace-Four for a slowplayed boat, but that seemed less likely.)
I still had top set with top kicker. Here's where the donkey part comes in. I called! I turned over my Ace-King, and just like I knew, he turned over Ace-Ten.
The river brought another King, which was only a 7% possibility, and my opponent was the second player out. I jumped out to the chip lead, and I stayed above average in chip count all the way into the money (very rare for me I have to admit).
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