Demonstration as to how to play the Sunday Million Bubble

[Windbreaker]

I generally do not ever play hands in this fashion even near the bubble...but I decided to make an exception for the Sunday Million. About 35 away from the money...and I thought it would be fun to play relatively deep in position near the bubble. It was fun till the river hit.

Oh might as well write in case ppl are wondering....plan was to bet any turn card if checked to....and fold any bet on any card except for the 6 or Q.

I was pretty sure I turned the best hand...since his range is so wide.

Win this hand - top 15 in chip stack with 1200 players left.

Hand History by

MP1: T$21804
MP2: T$194558
CO: T$124272
HERO (Button): T$103359
SB: T$124901
BB: T$110030
UTG: T$35364
UTG+1: T$24791

SB posts Small Blind T$1250.00
BB posts Big Blind T$2500.00

Pre-flop: Q 4
UTG folds
UTG+1 folds
MP1 folds
MP2 folds
CO folds
HERO raises to T$6550
SB folds
BB raises to T$15000
HERO calls T$8450

Flop: 5 3 7
BB bets T$17500
HERO calls T$17500

Turn: 5 3 7 Q
BB bets T$32500
HERO raises 38109 to 70609 and is all-in
BB calls T$38109

River: 5 3 7 Q 9

Converter not really working...but he tanked a long time before calling with 79o

[de-coder]

Can you post the raw hhf for me - thx. I'm working on the new converter so anything that doesn't come out quite right I need to look at.

[Talking Poker]

Your table was deeper than mine.

I want to say I had around 120-125k as we approached the bubble, and had everyone covered. When the bubble broke, I had ~165k, and I didn't have to go nuts or anything. I basically opened in MP/LP if there was no action in front of me, and reraised in LP depending who had opened. I think I only had to play one flop and took the rest down pre.

It's funny that you post this though, because usually I'm not paying attention (bad, I know), but yesterday, I kept checking the tourney lobby so I could take advantage of the bubble. I had a GREAT image to do it too, as I had been relatively quiet and shown down mostly big hands all day.

Finished in the 300s. Played well and had most of my hands hold early (even WON a set over set!), but things didn't go my way deep when I needed them to.

[Windbreaker]

PokerStars Game #26256796905: Tournament #147104125, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (1250/2500) - 2009/03/22 19:22:05 MT [2009/03/22 21:22:05 ET]
Table '147104125 750' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: mikmax99 (21804 in chips)
Seat 2: TROBLMAKER (194558 in chips)
Seat 3: FlopeDeNuts (124272 in chips)
Seat 4: inheritance (103359 in chips)
Seat 6: lom60 (124901 in chips)
Seat 7: SJKennedy72 (110030 in chips)
Seat 8: Brathähnchen (35364 in chips)
Seat 9: MournIt (24791 in chips)
mikmax99: posts the ante 250
TROBLMAKER: posts the ante 250
FlopeDeNuts: posts the ante 250
inheritance: posts the ante 250
lom60: posts the ante 250
SJKennedy72: posts the ante 250
Brathähnchen: posts the ante 250
MournIt: posts the ante 250
lom60: posts small blind 1250
SJKennedy72: posts big blind 2500
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to inheritance [Qc 4h]
Brathähnchen: folds
MournIt: folds
mikmax99: folds
TROBLMAKER: folds
FlopeDeNuts: folds
inheritance: raises 4050 to 6550
lom60: folds
SJKennedy72: raises 8450 to 15000
maybom is connected
inheritance: calls 8450
*** FLOP *** [5c 3c 7d]
SJKennedy72: bets 17500
inheritance: calls 17500
*** TURN *** [5c 3c 7d] [Qs]
SJKennedy72: bets 32500
inheritance: raises 38109 to 70609 and is all-in
SJKennedy72: calls 38109
*** RIVER *** [5c 3c 7d Qs] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SJKennedy72: shows [9d 7c] (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
inheritance: shows [Qc 4h] (a pair of Queens)
SJKennedy72 collected 209468 from pot
mystaby is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 209468 | Rake 0
Board [5c 3c 7d Qs 9s]
Seat 1: mikmax99 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: TROBLMAKER folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: FlopeDeNuts folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: inheritance (button) showed [Qc 4h] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: lom60 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: SJKennedy72 (big blind) showed [9d 7c] and won (209468) with two pair, Nines and Sevens
Seat 8: Brathähnchen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: MournIt folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Looking back at it now...probably should have four bet light.