New Posts For Thread: Views on how i played this.https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-thisDidn't save the hand history. $1000G $3.50 in. Final two. 270 winner 160 second. Me 262,000 (sb)Opp 599,000 (bb)Blinds 5000/10000 with 1000ante.I had A9. Raised it to 35,000. He shoved. Taught for a while and called. Lost to his 55.Did i play this baI echo Jamesbeckton's comments. Thats pretty much my view of it - overbet pre is sooo 2010. Modern mtt game demands softer raises.https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-this?post_id=516209401#516209401I echo Jamesbeckton's comments. Thats pretty much my view of it - overbet pre is sooo 2010. Modern mtt game demands softer raises.Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:47:59 -0600A great poker player would fold there and use his skill to wear down his opponent. A gambler would jam in lay and pray fashionYour chips are in the middle then everytime?!!!!Min open pre. Your bet sizing preflop is just hideous. If you had been bet shttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-this?post_id=516193209#516193209A great poker player would fold there and use his skill to wear down his opponent. A gambler would jam in lay and pray fashionYour chips are in the middle then everytime?!!!!Min open pre. Your bet sizing preflop is just hideous. If you had been bet sFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:59:58 -0600Sorry bit drunk playing now. Only time i win is sober. Break even drunk. Only play poker as i said casually. With a few drinks. The hand i asked about was sober. Live play up about 2000 eur in one year but got fed up. Anyway thanks for the replys. Thhttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-this?post_id=516159759#516159759Sorry bit drunk playing now. Only time i win is sober. Break even drunk. Only play poker as i said casually. With a few drinks. The hand i asked about was sober. Live play up about 2000 eur in one year but got fed up. Anyway thanks for the replys. ThThu, 09 Feb 2012 18:23:52 -0600Ave it i didnt win. I only causally. Should probably play higher but poker bores me. And your response is a bit think. Chipfire thanks for the replys i think it was 50/50.https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-this?post_id=516159667#516159667Ave it i didnt win. I only causally. Should probably play higher but poker bores me. And your response is a bit think. Chipfire thanks for the replys i think it was 50/50.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:20:18 -0600Ave it i didnt win. I only causally. Should probably play higher but poker bores me. And your response is a bit think. Chipfire thanks for the replys i think it was 50/50.https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-this?post_id=516159659#516159659Ave it i didnt win. I only causally. Should probably play higher but poker bores me. And your response is a bit think. Chipfire thanks for the replys i think it was 50/50.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:20:11 -0600Its only human nature to see the last hand of a MTT as the only one that matters. In this case the difference between 1st and 2nd was $110, which may be a lot of money to the OP.Obviously in the cold light of day we can all see that any MTT you playhttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-this?post_id=516157751#516157751Its only human nature to see the last hand of a MTT as the only one that matters. In this case the difference between 1st and 2nd was $110, which may be a lot of money to the OP.Obviously in the cold light of day we can all see that any MTT you playThu, 09 Feb 2012 17:23:54 -0600i'm amazed you played it at all,you must have played for hours to get to the last two ? yet you ask how you played the very last hand.your a book reader thousands of dollars up and after all thOse years of playing your asking how to play A9 heads uphttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-this?post_id=516156735#516156735i'm amazed you played it at all,you must have played for hours to get to the last two ? yet you ask how you played the very last hand.your a book reader thousands of dollars up and after all thOse years of playing your asking how to play A9 heads upThu, 09 Feb 2012 16:55:58 -0600Even before I saw your 2nd post I thought this was a call with A9, as Chip points out the stack sizes mean that if you dont call now you probably have to do it pretty soon with possibly a worse hand.As soon as you say he had shoved a lot then it's anhttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-this?post_id=516145609#516145609Even before I saw your 2nd post I thought this was a call with A9, as Chip points out the stack sizes mean that if you dont call now you probably have to do it pretty soon with possibly a worse hand.As soon as you say he had shoved a lot then it's anThu, 09 Feb 2012 12:01:17 -0600He had shoved a good few times heads up to my raisesThen you should snap call.min raises ftw, makes the heads up play out much quicker.https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-this?post_id=516139899#516139899He had shoved a good few times heads up to my raisesThen you should snap call.min raises ftw, makes the heads up play out much quicker.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:33:03 -0600He had shoved a good few times heads up to my raises. I just taught at the time it was time to take a stand. I think it was marginal either way. I know about pot odds etc. Have read books etc. I had seen him shove on the final table all in with 66 77https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/28906425/views-on-how-i-played-this?post_id=516138655#516138655He had shoved a good few times heads up to my raises. I just taught at the time it was time to take a stand. I think it was marginal either way. I know about pot odds etc. Have read books etc. I had seen him shove on the final table all in with 66 77Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:02:20 -0600