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Date: 9/6
Previous Balance: $64

Buy In: $5 (+.50)
Placed: 8th
Money won/lost: - $5.50

New Balance: $58.50
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Never got off the ground in this game. I had an absolute maniac to my left who was raising 4/10 7-10xs the BB and everytime he was in the hand he would reraise (including a few all in moves). I was hoping to catch em but never got the cards. Because I never got the cards I played a more timid then I usually do. The maniac single handedly knocked me out.

Below is the hand that put me on my heals. There were 3 limpers to me w/ JJ so I raised trying to get them out. I raised and all three limpers called. A king came on the flop I made a continuation bet and was called by a player who represented a loose passive type. Garbage came on the turn and I checked for two reasons (1) I feared he had the K and (2) if I bet and was called I would have to risk all my chips due to being pot committed. I was hoping he would check behind me but he didn’t. He bet and I had to fold. Did I play this correctly?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

CO (t2890)
Button (t750)
Hero (t1240)
BB (t2345)
UTG (t1420)
UTG+1 (t1840)
MP1 (t1660)
MP2 (t1355)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t50, MP1 calls t50, 1 fold, CO calls t50, 1 fold, Hero raises to t200, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls t150, MP1 calls t150, CO calls t150.

Flop: (t850) , , (4 players)
Hero bets t300, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, CO calls t300.

Turn: (t1450) (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets t740, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1450

Results in red below:
No showdown. CO wins t1450.

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This put me in the red zone where the maniac knocked me out by sucking out on me.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

Button (t3890)
SB (t650)
Hero (t690)
UTG (t2245)
UTG+1 (t2095)
MP1 (t1865)
MP2 (t660)
CO (t1405)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
UTG raises to t400, 6 folds, Hero raises to t690, UTG calls t290.

Flop: (t1430) , , (2 players)

Turn: (t1430) (2 players)

River: (t1430) (2 players)

Final Pot: t1430

Results in red below:
Hero has Ad 9d (high card, ace).
UTG has Ks Qc (one pair, kings).
Outcome: UTG wins t1430.

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Key stats:
Tournament stats (career stats)

Won hand % = 8.82%
Saw Flop % = 23.53%
Preflop Raise % = 11.76%
Showdown % = 5,88%
Showdown won % = 50%

ITM% for this journal = 50%
1st place = 1 times
2nd place = 4 times
3rd place = 1times

# of tournaments thus far = 12
(for this journal)

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