I'll comment on what Tai said here just because he has more details about specific hands than mcatdog does. Not to say I appreciate the input any less, I DEFINITELY need all the help I can get, just saying there's more volume to work with. Thanks to both of you for your comments and I will try and put it all to work for me.

Quote Originally Posted by taipan168
HU with relatively deep stacks is very read dependent, and only you really have those reads since you've seen how opp plays during the earlier parts of the tourney. To that extent it's a bit hard to comment but here goes.
Essentially the opponent is SUPER weak postflop. Not that I am saying I am a postflop master, but it basically seemed that if he doesn't have a hand, he doesn't continue postflop which include not making c-bets and the like.

Well played overall. I liked your preflop and postflop aggression. Anything I don't comment on is fine.
Thanks for the kind words sir!

18. (QTo) - I'd raise it preflop.
Not raising hands like this comes in part from watching too much TV and seeing the pros in the national heads up championship who could play circles around me postflop limp strong hands like this HU.

20. (A5s) - C-bet flop for 700-800 after opp checks. Turn is fine, on the river just put opp all-in rather than raising that small amount. If he likes his hand enough to bet even though the flush got there, he'll call a push. I think you could have ended it here.
You are correct, I most definitely could have gotten him all in seeing his hand now. If I had c-bet that flop I would have been facing a possible rrai. Of course looking at this after the fact it is easy to say this.

27. (92o) - mix it up a little. You've basically led most flops when you're first to act, check sometimes and bet the turn instead.
I was actually thinking this exact same thing when reviewing the HH for myself after the match. Point taken.

37. (43s) - check/raise the turn all-in. Looks like a bluff, you might well get a call. You REALLY don't want to see a fourth fall on the river.
Good point, I'll try and remember this in the future. A baby flush like this would be easily forfeit if another heart fell.

44. (J7s) - bet the flop. You've been leading the flop very often previously as a bluff, one of the benefits of having done this is to do the same with a strong hand thereby allowing opp to try to pick off your bluff.
This was a case of me over thinking things I think. This was my way of mixing it up, although by doing so I could let him catch up by catching a Q or higher on the turn.

45. (T7o) - fold the river. Why call here? You have nothing but T high, you're not beating very much at all.
I played this hand like I was brain dead basically. I looked at it after the match and was wondering the same thing.

49. (K2o) - I'd dump it on the turn, you're very likely beat here.
I honestly don't remember what I was thinking here, but it did work out in the end

56. (87o) - fold preflop. Again, opp has been pretty tight. As played, lead the flop like you've been doing previously.
Basically at this point I was thinking that villain was so weak postflop that I was willing to call with just about anything. He had previously raised and then not c-bet on the flop and consistently folded to postflop aggression. Agreed, I should have lead the flop rather than giving him a chance to catch up.