Extract from the APAT winners interview

**waltypies** · 26th September 2006, 01:40 PM

RP: Talk us through Day 1? How did you get up to 35,000 chips?

Daniel: It feels so long ago now, but I didn’t have a concrete strategy set out other than to play tight and sensibly early on, and then move through the gears as the blinds became more substantial. I was hoping to accumulate some chips so that I wouldn’t become desperate too early. I wanted to play premium hands from any early or middle position, and look to be a bit more ‘creative’ from the button. Fortunately, I managed to get some good cards, and stayed ahead of the average stack for most of the first day.

One important hand took place relatively early (just before half-way through the first day). I called a raise from an aggressive player (who had been dominating the table raising and re-raising frequently) from the button with AhJd. The flop came Jh 6h 4h. So I have top pair, top kicker, and a draw to the nut flush. I couldn’t really put him on a hand (I actually thought he might have had an overpair, but I really didn’t know), and when he bet just under the size of the pot, I decided it was best to call, see the turn card, and make a decision from there. The turn was a heart, and so I’d hit the nut flush and it was just a case of seeing if I could actually win any more from the hand. Unfortunately for him, he was holding the KhQh and had actually flopped the flush. When he bet on the turn, I re-raised him all-in and he was pot committed.

From looking at this i rock!!!

He could not put me on a hand and i was dominating the table!! Therefore i am a great player!!! Just f*@ing unlucky!! ROFL

**PokerWoody** · 26th September 2006, 02:07 PM

You still should have folded the turn though.

**waltypies** · 26th September 2006, 02:20 PM

I know but i would have only had around 3K left!!!!

**Prowler** · 26th September 2006, 02:29 PM

the blinds were so low at that point 3k was still a playable stack

**waltypies** · 26th September 2006, 02:36 PM

Not the way i play

**PokerWoody** · 26th September 2006, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by waltypies

I know but i would have only had around 3K left!!!!

3k > 0K

**Raiser** · 26th September 2006, 03:26 PM

I hate the term 'pot committed'.... its a load of rubbish imo... if you think you are behind fold and if you think you r ahead call/rasie

**PokerWoody** · 26th September 2006, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by askldfhj

I hate the term 'pot committed'.... its a load of rubbish imo... if you think you are behind fold and if you think you r ahead call/rasie

I agree in principle, the term 'pot commited' is way over used, but....

If you think you are behind sometimes you should still call (becuase you also think your opponent could occasionaly be bluffing or betting a second best hand and you are being given good odds to call considering this) hence in this respect you are 'pot commited'.