Under the Gun Donks
So I played a tournament tonight at the place that got me started. Was card dead for most of the night and got wittled away by blinds after sitting tight and picking up a few small to mid-sized pots… So blinds are at 50/100 and I’m sitting on 10-15bb and need to make a move pretty soon. I pick up Q-8s on the big blind, garbage but I checked my option and flopped top pair, flop was J-8-4. I move all-in which was close to 2x the pot and get called by under the gun who was holding 5-4o. Not only did he call under the gun with 5-4o but he calls an all-in with bottom pair. Turn comes another 4 giving him trips and I am eliminated from the tournament… I was like are you serious man, 5-4o under the gun, I could understand if it was suited and you were in the blinds or on the button maybe but under the gun then calling an all-in with bottom pair when also being priced out is terrible….
This is the second worse under the gun idiotic play I’ve got donked out of tournaments from, the worst was I had J10 in BB and UTG called with J-4o and we both flopped top pair and he spiked a 4 on the river and crippled me early…
Note to players that play garbage in early position: Read the starting hand requirements section please.
