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Originally Posted by Vito_Nuccio  I agree. Learn from mistakes and file away for later. The nice thing is you made a less than stellar play, learned something, and still took down the pot.
UTG limper later in a tourney (especially from a solid player) is a definite red flag of a monster hand. I like to see a raise with AA UTG and a pot bet on the flop especially since the flush draw is present.
Whatever, a good lesson and a raked pot, poker can be one strange game........
By the way, Frob you did not mention finishing position, how was the end result?
Later,   |
The sad thing is, I was supposed to know better than this. I knew, almost every step of the way, how bad my move was as soon as I made it.
In the end, I managed to take down the entire tournament. Even with my bad play, there is only so much you can do when the deck runs you over. And the deck did run me over that night. Aside from having AA 4 times total, I kept out-flopping everyone late in the game... and even when I didn't, most people folded to my bets because of how I had been running.
Edit: Just so you know, this hand happened back in February and that post is almost word for word what I wrote about the hand right after I had the chance when the tournament ended. I usually pick a couple hands from the tournament and write myself notes about them and how I think I played (to review later). When I did this, I knew exactly how bad I played. That commentary is pretty much a reflection of my personal disgust at how poorly I played. Had I not known better, I would have been easier on myself because I don't fault myself on mistakes I am unskilled enough to avoid -- I just learn and try to not make them as often in the future.
I do hope that someone can look at this hand, maybe who makes a mistake like one of the dozen I made, and will keep themselves from making similar mistakes in the future. I think this is an excellent non-example of how to play AA UTG.