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Agreed. Andy Glazer wrote an entire article about it.....quite a preflop lay down, and the hole cameras were on in another room, so obviously that room erupted when he made the fold....unbelievable.

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What river? The way this played, with the stack sizes, it was all or nothing after that flop. I dont think flat calling was an option.

a) if I were to reraise preflop (he raised to $6), it would have been to $16 to $18 dollars, so by no means would I have just lost $10.B) if he had bet out $10 to $12, I may have been able to let this go. My read said AA or KK, but the overbet made me think TT or JJ, which I was dominating.

Ok, so $50 NL table.SB PostsBB PostsUTG FoldsHero - Dealt Red QQ - Raise to $2Everyone folds around to BB, who makes it $6Hero CallsFlop Comes 3 Rags (8 high), with 2 Spades.BB leads out with a $16 bet.I go into the tank. Preflop, his range was 66-AA, AJ-AK. Now, I dont think he would overbet the pot with a set (pot has $12.25), so this bet is screaming protection to me. I am certain he doesnt have the spade draw. Really, in my eyes he could have 99-JJ (pocket overpair, but smaller than mine) or KK-AA (dreadful pocket overpairs). I start thinking that there is no way with KK or AA he woul

22 Hours? What limit do you play at? How many tables?I cleared the Bodog bonus in like 8 hours two-tabling $50 NL. You dont have to clear any refer a friend bonuses. Only the 20% deposit bonus.

I like the Monte Carlo room, which I havent seen anyone mention yet.

Part of it is that some pros dont want to spend a ton of hours (in this case several days) only to get eliminated out of the money or to make a small cash. Think opportunity cost. If they can make serious cash in a side game, why not go for broke the first time your dealt QQ or the first time you flop better than TPTK? That way, they are either getting chips and getting serious, or they are on to the next profitable (hopefully) venture. Most players, on the other hand, like to get their moneys worth out of tournaments. I, for instance, would have no doubt that I would fold several hands t

My move, or the buttons?

The only thing I would have done differently, given the stacks and the fact that you were UTG, is I think I would have only raised to 900 or 1000. Anything higher and you are forceing them to move all-in on you. Once he pushes, I think you need to call. That said, I have lost many a SNG on the bubble by losing a hefty portion of my stack UTG with AQ. Many a SNG. I just cant get away from it. Cant fold it preflop, cant limp and invite the steal, and you raise it and you get yourself in these scenarios. Its got to be played, but it isnt a scenario I look forward to.

10 started, 5 left, top 3 pay (50%-30%-20%), when the following hand comes up....Blinds at 100/200UTG Goes All-in for 650Hero - Dealt 99 - Reraises All-in for 1150 (figure UTG would go all in with any decent holding to avoid being 1/3 in on BB)Button - Reraises All-in for 1350SB (big stack)- FoldsBB (big stack)- FoldsTwo questions1) Was my isolation all-in over the top the right play? I am almost sure it was, just want to make sure other agree given the scenario.2) The Button, who came over the top of both UTG and Me for all his chips, ended up showing 1010. I got into an argument w/ a frien

I posted this on a prior thread:I've played quite a few Bodog SNG, and here is my take: You start with $1000, and the blinds go up every 10 hands (5/10, 10/20, 15/30, 30/60, 50/100, 100/200, 250/500). So, the way it plays out is this: The structure helps you early, and then as people get eliminated (hands go around faster, so a time interval would be bettter late in the SNG) the structure starts to kill you. Basically, its a 10 person SNG that usually (if you play tight early and look for premium spots to double up only) becomes a 5 person crap shoot. Not hard to make money, but very hard to c

I follow a similar strategy, and to be honest, it doesnt work well on BoDog.If you fold a lot and only play premium hands, I usually have between 840 and 960 by the time the blinds become 30/60. That give you 10 hands to make a move and try to win a monster pot (which you did in your example). More often then not, you either wont get the cards necessary, or you wont get the action necessary to double up here. Then, its 50/100 and you are short stacked with less than 10 BB. Now, you have 10 hands to make a desperation move, and if it doesnt happen in the first couple, you start looking to s

For low limit games, my favorite was the Monte Carlo. Check it out.Oh, and as for the Excalibur, just keep on walking.The 3/6 and the Mirage can be fun, but the players there take it a bit more seriously.

I've played quite a few Bodog SNG, and here is my take:You start with $1000, and the blinds go up every 10 hands (5/10, 10/20, 15/30, 30/60, 50/100, 100/200, 250/500). So, the way it plays out is this: The structure helps you early, and then as people get eliminated (hands go around faster, so a time interval would be bettter late in the SNG) the structure starts to kill you. Basically, its a 10 person SNG that usually (if you play tight early and look for premium spots to double up only) becomes a 5 person crap shoot. Not hard to make money, but very hard to consistently do well.The worst