I can't win a SNG to save my life... but this was nice...

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed)

BB (t1320)
UTG (t1420)
UTG+1 (t2040)
MP1 (t2020)
Hero (t1470)
MP3 (t1570)
CO (t570)
Button (t1460)
SB (t1630)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with , .
2 folds, MP1 calls t20, Hero calls t20, 1 fold, CO calls t20, Button raises to t120, 1 fold, BB calls t100, MP1 folds, Hero calls t100, CO folds.

Flop: (t410) , , (3 players)
BB bets t60, Hero calls t60, Button calls t60.

Turn: (t590) (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button bets t320, BB folds, Hero calls t320.

River: (t1230) (2 players)
Hero bets t460, Button folds.

Final Pot: t1690

He had trip Qs, and said he would've called an allin on the river, but the stupid 4th diamond screwed me... Still, it was nice...

[Stoneburg]

I think you played that a bit weird. No raise preflop? Slowplaying the flush on a paired board?

On the turn you need to pop it since a lot of bad cards can arrive on the river. Any diamond will kill your action, any J, Q or T will make your hand worthless and if someone is holding trips (meaning they'll pay you off) they might hit their kicker with the free card.

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[Stoneburg]

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[GlassJoe]

I agree that a min raise on the turn would be best, but I also want him to make a boat. There are only 8 diamonds left, so I think the slowplay here is okay except for when the diamond hits. It's only hitting 18% of the time, so you got unlucky. Why this guy is married to trip Queens with that scary board is beyond me. Maybe they play too aggressively early at UB just like at Party?

Anyhow, great hand. How'd the SnG end up? Get that luck turned around already. Come on back over to Party and give it a run over here.

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I'm embarassed to tell you how it ended... but, since I don't have any embarassment, I'll tell anyway...

down to ITM... I raise w/ 55 on the button... SB folds... BB thinks.. and thinks... and thinks... and finally decides that it'll be a wonderful idea to call...

FLOP... 5 9 J... He bets... I push... he calls...

TURN... 3... RIVER... 7...

So, as I'm preparing to collect my large pot and sail into winning, I notice that the chips aren't shoving my way... And, as I pick my jaw up off the floor, I see that he had...

Since this has amazingly become a happening forum (I accept all credit for that, BTW ), 10000000000000 Monopoly dollars for the first guy who can figure out what this obviously skilled and tricky player had...

[flafishy]

10 8?
68?

I assume sooted?

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As incredibly ugly as playing both of those hands to an allin were... He actually had ...

[stealthtt385]

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[Stoneburg]

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