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Too agressive heads up?
I was heads up in a $10 sitNGo and by the time this hand came up we had been sparring, bluffing and overbetting eachother for a while. I couldn't get a worthy hand. So, I played the hand below and figured I had some outs and bet all-in hoping he would fold or I would catch a flush or another pair or possibly a straight (if I was lucky). I figured he was trying to steal the blinds again like every hand. Let me know if I'm dumb (for playing the hand like this):
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 9427883) - Thu Feb 10 00:47:52 EST 2005
Table Table 11266 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 1: ME (4196)
Seat 6: woody627 (3804)
woody627 posts small blind (150)
ME posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ME [ Qd, 8d ]
woody627 raises (450) to 600
ME calls (300)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 6d, 8s, Td ]
ME bets (3596)
ME is all-In.
woody627 calls (3204)
woody627 is all-In.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5s ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Jh ]
Creating Main Pot with $7608 with woody627
Creating Side Pot 1 with $392 with ME
** Summary **
Main Pot: 7608 | Side Pot 1: 392
Board: [ 6d 8s Td 5s Jh ]
ME balance 392, bet 4196, collected 392, lost -3804 [ Qd 8d ] [ a pair of eights -- Qd,Jh,Td,8d,8s ]
woody627 balance 7608, bet 3804, collected 7608, net +3804 [ Th Ts ] [ three of a kind, tens -- Jh,Th,Ts,Td,8s ]
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Bad timing but not necessarily a bad play. If the heads up play was as aggressive as you suggest with lots of over-betting and bluffing, you're basically looking for any solid top pair or even middle pair hand to try to hurt him with.
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You didnt play it wrong. In heads up the correct way to play is aggressive. I am just suprised he didnt reraise you preflop.
When you hit middle pair going all-in might have been a little risky. Start off with a pot size bet if you get re-raised that should automatically say to yourself my pair of 8s are no good.
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He had outplayed me the last 5/6 hands and was raking in the blinds due to my poor hands. I wish he did raise higher, because I would have folded. I figured I would take a flop with Q8s to see if he is bluffing and I can get a flush or something. It thought it was worth the investment at the time. I guess he outplayed me on the last 6/7 hands.