I am a $5, $10, $20 NLHE single table SnG player and I dabble in MTT from time to time. I occasionally play tokens for $3 or $8 and try to work my way up to some bigger games. I have had some success converting $75 tokens in the 45 person SnG and also in the scheduled midnight knockout tournament (also $75). I also seem to be able to generate $75 somewhat regularly. I converted one such token into a $216 entry to the FullTilt Sunday $750k guarantee. This hand is from that tourney. Now for the most part the players in this tournament are going to be considerably better players than I am so my strategy is to play tighter than most and look for players who play too many hands and play back at them to keep myself in the game and play very aggressively with my premium hands, hopefully discouraging competent players and doubling through on the weak ones. Now for the hand:

The 6th hand of the tourney; no history with the villain (other than the first 5 hands one of which he c-bet the flop and took down).

Hero 2,860. Villain 3,170.

Seat 1 & 2 fold.

Seat 3, open raises 3x to 60.

it folds around to me in the SB, I reraise to 200 with the Qc Qs.

BB folds.

Villain calls.

Flop comes 9s Jc 3s.

I lead for 300, villain smooth calls.

Turn comes Ts giving me up and down straight and a weak flush draw.

I led 720 into a 1020 pot, villain paused then shoved putting me all in 1640 to win 4100.

I call figuring to be in trouble but feeling pot committed particularly given my strategy.

Villain turns up Js Jh for top set, river is the 7 of clubs and I am eliminated.

Now in retrospect, I should probably have at least suspected that I was behind from his smooth call, though I find in the $75 games at least, people like to float the flop in general and especially to a c-bet, so I didn't give too much credit to the call.  I think my line should have been to make a smaller bet on the turn which left me room to fold, or a check either of which could have looked like a completed flush and gotten me to the river cheap. Though I suspect that the small-bet or check as a representation of strength has less value in this tournament than it does at lower stakes. Now that I think about it a bit more, trying to see the last card cheap probably should have been my goal. Who's ready to call me a fish and learn me some poker?

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I am writing to tell you the you are a great poker writer because you write to the masses. The true grinders, 1/2 and 2/5 guys, who are trying to make it big but also probably won't ever. Thank you for that and keep it up.

I have read almost everything you have written and continue to write. I am currently reading you newest book, about 100 pages deep, and again it is very good so far. But, I have a major issue. I live in Detroit. I believe that I am in a very unique poker playing area. Many of your strategies fail when I try to implement them in the poker rooms around here. You see, very rarely is there a game in detroit where 7 guys are Tight, 2 are loose, and then a your hero is the 10th. The reason is because of the ethnic make up of Detroit and who is actually filling up the tables.

Now, I could be wrong. I know there are loose crazy players everywhere. However, I do not think that is can match the loose craziness of detroit. I am inviting you, to come out here for a weekend. Crash at my house, we will hit all the rooms I normally play at, and you can see for yourself. I will even pay for your ticket and feed you all weekend. It is something you must experience, and perhaps write about.

This sounds nuts, but I promise I am just a normal dude with a wife and 2 kids who wants to crush the games here in my home town. I would also like you to know that I not just some whiny loser. I am a winning player, meaning in 4 years of stat keeping, I have won money every year. But, I want to take my game to the next level here at home. Let me know.

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