Operation: TURBO! ABANDONED

Well, all the cool kids have got their own operation thread, and i want to be cool. So now i have one. My goal is to play 1000 $6.50 turbo's so i have a good sample size to determine my ROI at this level. If it is 10%+ then ill move up, if it isn't then ill cry myself to sleep for a while.

Oh, and iv'e never posted a hand history here, expect that to change now

As of now iv'e played 286/1000 turbo's and feel my game needs some evaluating.

Well, i couldn't get the hand history converter to work so ill just copy the HH's straight across.

Hand 1: Villian had been limping quite a bit with random suited junk/connecting cards etc, good spot to try steal?

PokerStars Game #12373460205: Tournament #62794959, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/10/01 - 08:51:20 (ET)
Table 62794959 1 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: The_Sage (1525 in chips)
Seat 2: DonColino (915 in chips)
Seat 3: Oxota (1050 in chips)
Seat 4: ChrisGill (1170 in chips)
Seat 5: grolegogo (1510 in chips)
Seat 6: ANDIE1 (3960 in chips)
Seat 8: zilos (3370 in chips)
ChrisGill: posts small blind 100
grolegogo: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [Qc 7h]
ANDIE1: calls 200
zilos: folds
The_Sage: folds
DonColino: folds
Oxota: folds
ChrisGill: raises 970 to 1170 and is all-in


Hand 2: Is this standard? anyone push the turn?

PokerStars Game #12373469598: Tournament #62794959, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/10/01 - 08:52:25 (ET)
Table 62794959 1 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: The_Sage (1525 in chips)
Seat 2: DonColino (915 in chips)
Seat 3: Oxota (1550 in chips)
Seat 4: ChrisGill (2540 in chips)
Seat 5: grolegogo (1210 in chips)
Seat 6: ANDIE1 (2390 in chips)
Seat 8: zilos (3370 in chips)
ANDIE1: posts small blind 100
zilos: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [9c Ac]
The_Sage: folds
DonColino: folds
Oxota: folds
ChrisGill: raises 400 to 600
grolegogo: folds
ANDIE1: folds
zilos: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Ts 8h Js]
zilos: checks
ChrisGill: bets 1000
zilos: calls 1000
*** TURN *** [Ts 8h Js] [4h]
zilos: checks
ChrisGill: checks
*** RIVER *** [Ts 8h Js 4h] [Qh]
zilos: checks
ChrisGill: bets 940 and is all-in
zilos: folds
ChrisGill collected 3300 from pot
ChrisGill: doesnt show hand

Hand 3: Standard ATC shove?

PokerStars Game #12363420706: Tournament #62742640, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/09/30 - 18:15:57 (ET)
Table 62742640 1 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: Nell (4550 in chips)
Seat 9: ChrisGill (8950 in chips)
Nell: posts the ante 50
ChrisGill: posts the ante 50
ChrisGill: posts small blind 300
Nell: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [6d 8d]
ChrisGill: raises 4200 to 4800

1 is close, villain has to be really really terrible to make this OK.

2 - Doesn't look like he's folding a lot on the turn, I play it the same.

3 - Fine.

Nice to see another brit posting here.

1) Villain has a big stack and I don't think you have enough chips to make him fold. I like the move though, just maybe this isnt the best spot for it.

2) 500 pre, rest is OK.

3) Fine. There's a good chapter in NLHET&P on HU push fold poker, or you can google the SAGE system.

How many tables are you playing at a time?

Depends how awake i am, i can't play less than 8 or i get FPS.

Usually 12, sometimes 10, might try more.

Hand 1: This fine?

PokerStars Game #12393884861: Tournament #62899386, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/10/02 - 11:25:05 (ET)
Table 62899386 1 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: ChrisGill (2415 in chips)
Seat 4: Mido Ps (1960 in chips)
Seat 5: sparcplug (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: PokerNico23 (1595 in chips)
Seat 8: ILQAZ (6050 in chips)
ILQAZ: posts small blind 100
ChrisGill: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [Td Jd]
Mido Ps: folds
sparcplug: folds
PokerNico23: folds
ILQAZ: raises 200 to 400
ChrisGill: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [5c Js 2h]
ILQAZ: checks
ChrisGill: bets 400
ILQAZ: calls 400
*** TURN *** [5c Js 2h] [8s]
ILQAZ: checks
ChrisGill: checks
*** RIVER *** [5c Js 2h 8s] [Ad]
ILQAZ: checks
ChrisGill: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ILQAZ: shows [Th Ks] (high card Ace)
ChrisGill: shows [Td Jd] (a pair of Jacks)
ChrisGill collected 1600 from pot

Hand 2: Standard re raise, right? Or should i see a flop.. can i fold being chip leader n all?

PokerStars Game #12313769125: Tournament #62490600, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/09/28 - 04:17:42 (ET)
Table 62490600 1 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: ChrisGill (3850 in chips)
Seat 3: easynarcosis (2195 in chips)
Seat 4: Marbury85 (1615 in chips)
Seat 6: svansa (3600 in chips)
Seat 8: pokermonk67 (2240 in chips)
ChrisGill: posts the ante 25
easynarcosis: posts the ante 25
Marbury85: posts the ante 25
svansa: posts the ante 25
pokermonk67: posts the ante 25
pokermonk67: posts small blind 100
ChrisGill: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [Qh Ac]
easynarcosis: folds
Marbury85: folds
svansa: raises 400 to 600
pokermonk67: folds

Hand 3: Villian had played fairly solidly, but had raised in position a few times and shown down medium strength hands from a LP raise.

PokerStars Game #12244154685: Tournament #62137939, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/09/24 - 14:18:43 (ET)
Table 62137939 1 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: roel49 (1025 in chips)
Seat 2: TravisRB34 (1705 in chips)
Seat 3: jano115 (4320 in chips)
Seat 6: ChrisGill (4240 in chips)
Seat 7: acewill2 (2210 in chips)
roel49: posts the ante 25
TravisRB34: posts the ante 25
jano115: posts the ante 25
ChrisGill: posts the ante 25
acewill2: posts the ante 25
ChrisGill: posts small blind 100
acewill2: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [Ac Th]
roel49: folds
TravisRB34: folds
jano115: raises 1000 to 1200
ChrisGill: raises 3015 to 4215 and is all-in
acewill2: folds

Hand 4: No reads, this awful?

PokerStars Game #12336217260: Tournament #62607194, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/09/29 - 10:42:02 (ET)
Table 62607194 1 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: Andibundi (3450 in chips)
Seat 5: NiceHitFish© (1650 in chips)
Seat 6: Gremlin135 (2420 in chips)
Seat 8: golfgod13 (4020 in chips)
Seat 9: ChrisGill (1960 in chips)
ChrisGill: posts small blind 100
Andibundi: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [8h 8s]
NiceHitFish©: folds
Gremlin135: calls 200
golfgod13: raises 600 to 800
ChrisGill: raises 1160 to 1960 and is all-in

Hand 5: Yes/no?

PokerStars Game #12267289735: Tournament #62255133, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/09/25 - 18:02:29 (ET)
Table 62255133 1 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: junta999 (3472 in chips)
Seat 2: wastedspace (1095 in chips)
Seat 4: ChrisGill (2473 in chips)
Seat 5: Dedaluswill (1371 in chips)
Seat 6: frado82 (1807 in chips)
Seat 9: rødfront (3282 in chips)
wastedspace: posts small blind 75
ChrisGill: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [Jd Js]
Dedaluswill: folds
frado82: folds
rødfront: raises 150 to 300
junta999: folds
wastedspace: folds
ChrisGill: raises 600 to 900
rødfront: raises 900 to 1800
ChrisGill: raises 673 to 2473 and is all-in

Thanks for replies so far, appreciate it.

Looks pretty good to me

Hand 1: I'd bet the turn against a fish.
Hand 2: Standard push over a button raise.
Hand 3: Hmm, is this his standard opener? I might fold here.
Hand 4: Fine by me.
Hand 5: Fine, although I might just jam pre since we're OOP.

well after 343, i'm at a very nice 2.2% ROI. Either i suck, the sample size is still way too small and its all variance, or pokeroffice is just messing with my mind.

Hand 1: Small ball poker, or just move on?

PokerStars Game #12413179885: Tournament #62999375, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/10/03 - 11:26:25 (ET)
Table 62999375 2 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Frantic Fish (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: LJ001001 (2940 in chips)
Seat 3: a_capone81 (1690 in chips)
Seat 5: Amdi30 (1830 in chips)
Seat 6: brownsski (1160 in chips)
Seat 7: SuesseSandy (1760 in chips)
Seat 8: ChrisGill (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: karoshi (1140 in chips)
ChrisGill: posts small blind 10
karoshi: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [2c As]
Frantic Fish: folds
LJ001001: folds
a_capone81: folds
Amdi30: folds
brownsski: folds
SuesseSandy: folds

Hand 2: I hate calling here, should i?

PokerStars Game #12413216468: Tournament #62999677, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/10/03 - 11:29:18 (ET)
Table 62999677 1 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: TigreBaldin (1530 in chips)
Seat 2: ChrisGill (1490 in chips)
Seat 3: NoResticance (1470 in chips)
Seat 5: Bond0007 (2010 in chips)
Seat 6: Simonova (1520 in chips)
Seat 7: oneira (1950 in chips)
Seat 8: steve5455 (2080 in chips)
Seat 9: davemals (1450 in chips)
TigreBaldin: posts small blind 15
ChrisGill: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [Jd Ad]
NoResticance: folds
Bond0007: folds
Simonova: folds
oneira: raises 90 to 120
steve5455: folds
davemals: folds
TigreBaldin: folds

Hand 3: Awful?

PokerStars Game #12284834669: Tournament #62343725, $6.00+$0.50 Holdem No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/09/26 - 16:41:14 (ET)
Table 62343725 1 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: KazperN (1165 in chips)
Seat 2: LesterBurnum (445 in chips)
Seat 3: caveboy2010 (1855 in chips)
Seat 4: Elsydeon (1335 in chips)
Seat 5: DAF555 (825 in chips)
Seat 6: Marbury85 (2715 in chips)
Seat 7: TRUIELOUIE (2585 in chips)
Seat 8: ChrisGill (1105 in chips)
Seat 9: pollymoe (1470 in chips)
LesterBurnum: posts small blind 75
caveboy2010: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChrisGill [Kh Qs]
Elsydeon: folds
DAF555: folds
Marbury85: folds
TRUIELOUIE: folds
ChrisGill: raises 955 to 1105 and is all-in

Update: 405 played, ROI= 4.8%.. at least it's heading in the right direction.

I feel that changing my standard raise to 2.5XBB has saved me a lot of chips when i get re-popped and have to fold.

No fun hands to post right now, wayy too tired.