Hand from the Willy Hill SS tonight.

[Chapman]

Here is the hand I was knocked out with in the Willy Hill SS tonight, in this game you have 2k started chips and 15min levels, this hand is in level one. This is not a complaint as such, just wondering if I did anything wrong here as it's very early in the game but this is a common problem I have early in a MTT and I've busted more than once in similar situations. I have no real read on the other guy in the hand what with it being so early, I thought two things after he min raised my continuation bet on the flop, the first being that he put me on AK/AQ so thought he could steal the pot right there but also that he probably had a flush/straight draw so it was a 'semi bluff steal' if there is such a thing. It didn't feel like he had a set so I ruled that out pretty quick, I thought the chance of JQ was low as I had two Q's in my hand, the hand I was most afraid of was 7h 8h which was a possible after he flat called two raises pre-flop aswell as AX of hearts, the question is was it wrong to shove at this stage of the game considering all the possible draws the villain could have even if you feel you have the best hand at that point or could/should I be able to get away from it and wait for a better spot with so much time to pick one. I'm guessing this is a pot control situation, which is something I think I really need to work on, any thoughts welcome. :ok

[deadlydaveLDN]

Re: Hand from the Willy Hill SS tonight.

the hand I was most afraid of was 7h 8h

You shouldn't be worried about this hand because a) It's such a miniscule part of his range (ie he has to have exactly these 2 cards) b) You are actually a 50.3%-49.7% favourite if he has 7h8h, so combined with the money already in the pot you have to just get it all in. You should be happy that you got it all in ahead on the flop, on such a drawy board, and just remember that sometimes you'll get outdrawn. Old school players will probably say wait for a better spot. Newer players will say you should take any edge you can get.