uFR HU4LOLZ Tourney: Round 1

Well I got a pretty tough draw for the uFR HU4LOLZ tourney. I ended up playing Berge for the first round, and if I would have managed to get past him, then possibly another 2-3 players that play 2-3 levels above me. We're all full ring players and not used to heads-up, but I think they still have the mental edge. It was a great learning experience. I can't imagine trying to make it through 5 2p2ers though.

It was best 2/3 and I made a huge mistake in our first match to knock myself out of that one:

Poker Stars $5.50+$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t5/t10 Blinds - 2 players
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BB: t2135
Hero (BTN/SB): t1865

Pre Flop: (t15) Hero is BTN/SB with A Q
BB says "bet sizes feel so weird", Hero raises to t30, BB calls t20

Flop: (t60) 4 7 Q (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t40, BB raises to t160, Hero raises to t400, BB calls t240

Turn: (t860) T (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: (t860) 5 (2 players)
BB bets t550, Hero raises to t1435 all in, BB calls t885

Final Pot: t3730
BB shows 7 7 (three of a kind, Sevens)
Hero shows A Q (a pair of Queens)
BB wins t3730

Should have just called. Berge said he obviously isn't calling my reraise with weaker. The turn kind of confused me, but I suppose he was expecting me to fire again after 3betting the flop. I was thinking he had a weaker Qx, but in retrospect I think he would have folded less than AQ to the flop 3bet. Match 1 was over in a matter of 20 minutes or so I believe.

Match 2 lasted MUCH longer. I think we were at about 2 or 2.5 hours for that one, we also fired up a 3rd table just in case we needed it. I hovered around the 1200-1500 chip mark in match 2 for nearly the whole 2 hours, and I managed to take a good lead in match 3 and sat at 3000 vs his 1000 for a good deal of that match until he snapped off a bluff that I didn't think he could call.

This is the only real hand that I managed to squeeze a good amount of chips out of him, but even this was a coinflip:

Poker Stars $5.50+$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t5/t10 Blinds - 2 players
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BB: t3135
Hero (BTN/SB): t865

Pre Flop: (t15) Hero is BTN/SB with K K
Hero raises to t30, BB says "you better win. i've got you going deep", BB raises to t110, Hero calls t80

Flop: (t220) T Q 4 (2 players)
BB says "until Trebek takes you out", BB bets t170, Hero raises to t755 all in, Hero says "gg?", BB says "gl", BB calls t585

Turn: (t1730) 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t1730) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t1730
BB shows Q 2 (two pair, Queens and Fours)
Hero shows K K (two pair, Kings and Fours)
Hero wins t1730

And the hand to end the extra match 3:

Poker Stars $5.50+$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t5/t10 Blinds - 2 players
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BTN/SB: t2300
Hero (BB): t1700

Pre Flop: (t15) Hero is BB with A A
BTN/SB raises to t30, Hero raises to t90, BTN/SB calls t60

Flop: (t180) J 8 T (2 players)
Hero bets t130, BTN/SB raises to t420, Hero raises to t1610 all in, BTN/SB calls t1190, Hero says "noooo"

Turn: (t3400) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t3400) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t3400
BTN/SB shows J T (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
Hero shows A A (a pair of Aces)
BTN/SB wins t3400

Match 2 ended after match 3. The hand to end it all:

Poker Stars $5.50+$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t5/t10 Blinds - 2 players
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BB: t3285
Hero (BTN/SB): t715

Pre Flop: (t15) Hero is BTN/SB with K 5
Hero raises to t40, BB calls t30

Flop: (t80) J 7 K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t60, BB raises to t220, Hero raises to t675 all in, BB calls t455, Hero says "gambooool", (BB flips KJ) Hero says "or not"

Turn: (t1430) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t1430) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t1430
BB shows J K (a full house, Jacks full of Kings)
Hero shows K 5 (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
BB wins t1430

I made a lot of stupid calls in this match. Funny thing is in the AA hand I put him on exactly JJ, TT or JT and was hoping he had a flush or combo draw yet I raise all in anyways, lol. Very fun and educational. gg Berge.