Another low stakes tourney last night. I didn't raise every hand I was in, but I did raise many of them. It seems position is important in pre-flop raises. In early position only raise to narrow the field and be prepared to call a re-raise from late position. That means big hands and deep stacks.
In late position its much easier to raise a limp pot. Most of the players will call any reasonable raise which puts me in excellent position after the flop with a good size pot to win. Often times one of the limp/callers pre-flop will lead out (out of position) which can be very profitable if I think my hand is still good. It can also be profitable to draw to a hand if there is at least one other caller after the flop. Position is so good.
To make a long story short I made some good hands early and built up a good stack. They broke our table and I got moved to one of the final two tables. Then I got lucky. Blinds were 400-800 and I was in early position with AQo and raised $2600 pre-flop. Two callers. Great flop, AQT and I lead out for $2000, followed by two all-ins! Of course I call and find out I'm against KJ (straight) and KT (gut shot). The turn is a blank and KJ starts celebrating...until the Q hits the river! I finished third, not enough to make the money, but I earned some respect, for myself.
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