$300 2x Chance WCOOP

Despite nearly 2000 runners, there was actually $44,000 of overlay in this one. Perhaps fewer people used their rebuy than Stars expected? I made a bit of a run, finishing 90th. I liked the structure on this one a lot. It felt deep the whole way but at least after 9 hours we were well into the money and progressing at a good clip. Better than playing 9 hours in the $1K yesterday and finishing not even that close to the bubble.

But I digress. I got up a big stack and then blew a good chunk of it off to fellow Poker Savvy Plus instructor Siola with a questionable play:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 320 Tournament, 800/1600 Blinds 200 Ante (9 handed) – Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button (t60440)
Hero (SB) (t132402)
BB (t65313)
UTG (t50744)
UTG+1 (t15300)
MP1 (t29189)
MP2 (t104493)
MP3 (t42716)
CO (t14914)

Hero’s M: 31.52

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9, Q
3 folds, MP2 bets t3200, 3 folds, Hero raises to t9999, 1 fold, MP2 calls t6799

Flop: (t23398) 3, 3, 7 (2 players)
Hero bets t17777, MP2 calls t17777

Turn: (t58952) K (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 checks

River: (t58952) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets t44444, MP2 raises to t76517 (All-In), Hero folds

Total pot: t147840

Results:
MP2 didn’t show
Outcome: MP2 won t147840

For one thing, it was a soft table, so I shouldn’t be looking to play pots out of position against the deepest and best of my opponents. For another, if I’m going to do it, I ought to choose a hand with better post-flop playability. So I don’t pre-flop very much.

I’m actually fine with how the rest of it went down, though. If Sam had snapped me off with 66 or something I’d feel shitty about it, but with this line I feel like he had to have AK at worst. That’s obviously way at the top of his range on this board, so there’s no shame in losing to that.