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though you tried to represent a hand ..... not smart play. When he called your first overbet....you should have droped that hand and waited for a better place to try the bluff.

just my 2 cents.

MC24

Only my opinion.......

1) You were seat 9, right, you had the button. I'm an aggressive player, fully aware of positions, so every time the button bets or raises, I am on full alert that they could be playing position and not their cards.

2) Continuation bets - I am so very alert to that.

3) Preflop, postflop - fine you made a play for the pot. But you should have definitely let the hand go by the turn.

And I have to disagree with your comment, he was not terrible - you just got caught, that's all. It happens to us all.......

GL,

Icallu

Forgot to add: as to whether or not, he's a "donk" if he continues on and ITM, final table and/or win it, then the answer is no. But if he goes out in a blaze without ITM (if this was mid to late in the tourney) then yes. Early in the tourney, hard to tell.

Just my opinion.

Icallu 'bout said it all. Just because you bluff does not mean villain will fold. You decided to over-push will absolutely nothing, out of position - and he did have a hand. He hit - you didn't.

Also - Level I .. a lot of players make power moves to take an early chip lead and establish image. Better luck next time - but pick a better place. If you get caught/called - fold it. You are not married to a bluff.

Why bother making that play at Level I? It's way too early to try to make sophisticated plays or outrageous bluffs.

If players have any part of the flop in the early going of a tournament, most of them are looking to double-up or move onto the next freeroll. They may be in a 2 or 3 more at the same time, so going out at Level I when they have only invested 10 minutes or less is no big deal.

Save your bluffs for later in the tournament when you are up against better players that are willing to laydown a hand.

Don't take this personally, but this was a donk move. You always have to be aware of the state of mind of your opponents throughout the tournament. Early on, most don't care if they go out.

Better luck next time.

I fail to see how anyone's entire game can be judged in one hand , you made your play he made his , he either is very loose and will call anything or he just didn't believe you and caught you , either way he had a hand and you didn't , never let them see you sweat , say nh and move on , gl

all of the comments are good and not meant to attack your play. You just need to know when your bluff stopped working and bail before it gets you short stacked.

Look for more opportune times to employ them. i.e.: better possition, later in the tourney when you can steal blinds to make the next rounds. Let the eager beavers knock themselves out first.

Take care, see ya at the tables.

MC24

Deuce, if you want better players to respect what you are representing, you need to play at higher buy-ins. In the lower games, TAG is superior. Also, i agree with the others that you needed to recognize that it was time to let go. Also, what value was it to be derogatory? Gives YOU the bad image, especially in light of your cards.....he wont understand the concept behind your play.

I am sitting here with my hubz, and we both dicided when we saw you raise preflop...you were dommed.

Ive heard it say, .."anyone can win with the best hand,...but it takes skill to win with a bad one"...so please ..bring your skill to my table any time...I would of called you also.