So I decided to play a $10 SNG on Party Poker. I ended up getting like 5th place, very upsetting. The hand that hurt me the most was the following:
***** Hand History for Game 996893018 *****
30/60 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 6140846) - Tue Sep 28 02:22:28 EDT 2004
Table Table 11534 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 1: Wookee (665)
Seat 3: McKim (1060)
Seat 5: gravfe18 (925)
Seat 7: akratic (1060)
Seat 8: ronlewis36 (1165)
Seat 9: wareagle555 (1960)
Seat 10: coach102084 (1165)
Wookee posts small blind (15)
McKim posts big blind (30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to McKim [ Js, Jd ]
gravfe18 folds.
akratic folds.
ronlewis36 calls (30)
wareagle555 folds.
coach102084 calls (30)
Wookee folds.
McKim raises (90) to 120
ronlewis36 folds.
coach102084 calls (90)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9d, 5c, 3d ]
McKim bets (150)
coach102084 calls (150)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Ah ]
McKim checks.
coach102084 checks.
** Dealing River ** : [ 6d ]
McKim checks.
coach102084 bets (200)
McKim calls (200)
** Summary **
Main Pot: 985
Board: [ 9d 5c 3d Ah 6d ]
Wookee balance 650, lost 15 (folded)
McKim balance 590, lost 470 [ Js Jd ] [ a pair of jacks -- Ah,Js,Jd,9d,6d ]
gravfe18 balance 925, didn't bet (folded)
akratic balance 1060, didn't bet (folded)
ronlewis36 balance 1135, lost 30 (folded)
wareagle555 balance 1960, didn't bet (folded)
coach102084 balance 1680, bet 470, collected 985, net +515 [ 8d 5d ] [ a flush, nine high -- 9d,8d,6d,5d,3d ]
My major mistake in this hand was not betting on the turn. The Ace scared me and I was afraid he/she might have hit there Ace. I strongly believe that if I had bet atleast half the pot on the turn then I would have gotten the person to fold. But no, I was being retarded and checked it and let the person see that diamond. Also, maybe some would have folded after the other person bet 200 on the river, I probably should have but I wanted to see what the person have. First of all, this guy called a 4x BB bet with 85suited. Now, understandably you might want to do this at times, but there was only 2 people in the hand, the caller and myself. 85suited is a HORRIBLE hand to play in that situation. Oh well.
I've learned my lesson, never check the turn.
