After a week without poker, I finally have time to revise my last run. I wanted to note all the breaking points in the tournament to make the final table.

HAND 1:

This push should be close since MP3 was running 16/10 and the raise is coming from a mid-late position. But then, button makes a surprise and calls my shove. MP3 surprises me even more by calling with his 66. Luckily, I have the best hand and it holds up.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.1 Tournament, 75/150 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP1 (t5990)
MP2 (t4880)
MP3 (t2655)
Hero (CO) (t2680)
Button (t1455)
SB (t8740)
BB (t2465)
UTG (t2485)
UTG+1 (t2175)

Hero's M: 11.91

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8, 8
4 folds, MP3 bets t300, Hero raises to t2680 (All-In), Button calls t1455 (All-In), 2 folds, MP3 calls t2355 (All-In)

Flop: (t6990) 3, Q, J (3 players, 3 all-in)

Turn: (t6990) 5 (3 players, 3 all-in)

River: (t6990) Q (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: t6990

Results:
Button had K, A (one pair, Queens).
MP3 had 6, 6 (two pair, Queens and sixes).
Hero had 8, 8 (two pair, Queens and eights).
Outcome: Hero won t6990



HAND 2:

This is pretty standard. My c-bet sizing might be a little big but, nobody folds his pair, or adjusts at this level. I could bet a little less on the turn though.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.1 Tournament, 150/300 Blinds 25 Ante (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP3 (t5280)
CO (t6860)
Button (t5745)
SB (t12530)
BB (t15738)
UTG (t8982)
UTG+1 (t17735)
MP1 (t42012)
Hero (MP2) (t8750)

Hero's M: 12.96

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K, K
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t300, 1 fold, Hero bets t1200, 5 folds, UTG+1 calls t900

Flop: (t3075) 9, 7, 7 (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t2400, UTG+1 calls t2400

Turn: (t7875) 4 (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t5125 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: t7875

Results:
Hero didn't show K, K (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won t7875


HAND 3:

This lady was runnig 29/3 and I just didn't want to fold this hand against her large range. I don't think she ever thought of fold equity while doing this. I guess she just wanted to gamble, which I accepted instantly:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.1 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 50 Ante (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t3080)
UTG+1 (t6760)
MP1 (t6320)
MP2 (t12280)
MP3 (t15188)
CO (t11807)
Button (t12835)
SB (t42437)
Hero (BB) (t12925)

Hero's M: 12.31

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, Q
6 folds, Button calls t400, 1 fold, Hero bets t1600, Button raises to t12785 (All-In), Hero calls t11185

Flop: (t26220) 10, 2, K (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t26220) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t26220) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t26220

Results:
Button had 7, 5 (high card, King).
Hero had K, Q (two pair, Kings and Queens).
Outcome: Hero won t26220


HAND 4:

I had a pretty comfortable stack with an M of 25 but, a few hands later, I lost half my stack to a coin flip:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.1 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 50 Ante (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP1 (t5660)
MP2 (t5810)
MP3 (t8670)
CO (t11330)
Button (t14758)
SB (t11707)
BB (t21195)
UTG (t39087)
Hero (UTG+1) (t26810)

Hero's M: 25.53

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J, J
1 fold, Hero bets t1200, 5 folds, SB raises to t11657 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls t10457

Flop: (t24164) K, 7, 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t24164) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t24164) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t24164

Results:
SB had K, A (one pair, Kings).
Hero had J, J (one pair, Jacks).
Outcome: SB won t24164



HAND 5:

This was the key moment that allowed me to run deep in the tournament.

UTG still has like 20BB and his push is kind of suspicious. Still, he was running 13/9 and I was a little worried about his UTG push. MP1 was a loose guy running 29/10 and he made this call after taking some time. He made some loose calls earlier. I think if he had like AA,KK, or QQ, he would probably shove; I don't think he is talented enough to flat with those hands at this spot. He has a lot of small and midpairs in his range. So, considering the side pot I could get from MP1, I decided to shove:



PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.1 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 50 Ante (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button (t4610)
SB (t5160)
BB (t8420)
UTG (t9880)
UTG+1 (t14108)
MP1 (t26214)
MP2 (t20345)
MP3 (t39937)
Hero (CO) (t16353)

Hero's M: 15.57

Preflop: Hero is CO with J, J
UTG bets t9830 (All-In), 1 fold, MP1 calls t9830, 2 folds, Hero raises to t16303 (All-In), 3 folds, MP1 calls t6473

Flop: (t43486) 8, 4, 7 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t43486) J (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t43486) 2 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t43486

Results:
UTG had A, J (one pair, Jacks).
MP1 had Q, A (high card, Ace).
Hero had J, J (three of a kind, Jacks).
Outcome: Hero won t43486

And the table is closed...

After winning this hand, I doubled my stack up to 100K by just stealing the blinds.