I play in a lot of one or two table sit and go’s with ok success, but I don’t have a lot of experience in multi-player/day tournaments. I won a sit to a 2k buy in at the Borgota Winter Open which was a two day tournament with about 200 players.
You start with 20k in chips, and by fifth blind level I am doing ok – about 27k. Seeing some hands, but also mixing up my play well and stealing a couple of pots. Blinds were 100/200, 25 ante and I am in 5th position looking down at q-10 suited and decide to take a stab at it. With no one calling, I make it 400 to go and get called by two other players and both blinds. No bad players here – as far as I can tell. Flop comes 10-10-8 with two hearts.
Great but tough flop. Blinds check, for some reason I decide to bet 1100/ or about 2/3 pot. Everyone folds except small blind. Nextt card – K hearts. SB checks, I check thinking I am beat and pissed I didn’t didn’t bet more. Next card q of hearts – I hit the boat. SB bets 3k, I immediately put him on the flush or maybe two eights for the lower full, and I bet 7k. He reshoves all in for another 9.5k…I call only to see the K-10 full.
I was toast after this, and didn’t last through to next blind level. Was this hand a cooler – or could I have done something different? Laying down his all in – I just couldn’t do it and not sure many people could. But maybe I am wrong. It helps to about it.