Playing against the big boys...

[Dodger]

32 players. Top 2 places each get $14,000 packages, next 3 share $4000 excess...so probably the biggest game I've ever played in! Been playing for short of an hour...very tight and only hands I've played were small pots. ** WSOP Weekly Final[1628704]:Table 2 [Multi Table Hold 'em] (50.00|100.00 No Limit - MTT) Real Money - Douser sitting in seat 1 with $2725.00 - T98104 sitting in seat 2 with $4488.75 - Tricky-Trev sitting in seat 3 with $1842.50 - Amrak sitting in seat 4 with $3598.75 - happymaxy sitting in seat 5 with $2027.50 - petrus82 sitting in seat 6 with $2387.50 - TheTrapper sitting in seat 7 with $2838.13 - stenn sitting in seat 8 with $3611.87 [sitting out] - backno sitting in seat 9 with $5085.00 [Dealer] - eddieyates sitting in seat 10 with $3055.00 eddieyates posted the small blind - $25.00 Douser posted the big blind - $50.00 ** Dealing card to Douser: Ace of Clubs, King of Diamonds T98104 raised - $200.00 Tricky-Trev folded Amrak folded happymaxy called - $200.00 petrus82 folded TheTrapper folded stenn folded backno folded eddieyates folded Douser called - $200.00 ** Dealing the flop: 10 of Diamonds, King of Clubs, 6 of Diamonds Holding top pair top kicker...in hindsight if I'd raised the pot I would probably have taken it down there and then. But no, maybe being gready I wanted somebody else to play so I could raise...it all worked just as I wanted... Douser checked T98104 checked happymaxy bet - $625.00 Douser raised - $1250.00 T98104 folded happymaxy went all-in - $1202.50...after taking extra time...it was here I felt I had him cooked. Douser called - $1827.50 happymaxy shows: 10 of Clubs, Queen of Clubs This made me 77% favourite...was very pleased at this stage! ** Dealing the turn: 5 of Clubs ** Dealing the river: Jack of Clubs happymaxy wins $4280.00 from the main pot End of game 963444015 Now this isn't a bad beat thread...I know it was unlucky...but did I basically play it wrong? Should I have been pushing the betting after the flop instead of being a smart arse and looking for the check/raise? Or could you even fold to his initial pot bet?...I know I couldn't. Anyway lost later all in 99 vs JJ, but the damage had already been done. Ah well...qualified for this $1090 entry game by filling in a questionaire, then winning the resultant freeroll, so it didn't cost me anything...just a few pipe dreams that's all.:sad

[AJ]

Re: Playing against the big boys... You played it perfectly, he made a dreadful donkey call with middle pair, after you faked weakness on the flop. Cruel game poker though