Last few hands from an SnG

I'm not advancing my bankroll, but my play looks fine to me. There's something here I'm not seeing...

Any advice is appreciated. These are the last few hands from a few minutes ago.

Overall I think I played a pretty good game. Was fairly conservative about deciding which pots to enter, and never showed down a hand that didn't win. Was aggressive at spots (reraising all-in with the best hand) with higher blind levels, but showed my hand after a fold > 50% of the time. Not something I generally do - just something I've been experimenting with. (Figured why get the BB pissed enough to call with anything if I'm always raising his blinds with AKs or JJ -- I'll show and make it clear.)

Anyway, I was the chip leader (basically good reads and average luck) and then these hands happened. Final hand I pushed with 44, got called by 55, and saw a 55x flop.

First hand: figured he'd likely fold, otherwise it'd be a race and I could afford it:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero (t4352)
MP (t3290)
Button (t2460)
SB (t1680)
BB (t1718)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/js.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/jc.gif.
Hero calls t150, MP raises to t450, 3 folds, Hero raises to t4352, MP calls t2840 (All-In).

Flop: (t7867) http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/3h.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/9d.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/2h.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t7867) http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/7h.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t7867) http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/5h.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t7867

Results in white below:
Hero has Js Jc (one pair, jacks).
MP has Ac Kh (flush, king high).
Outcome: MP wins t6805. Hero wins t1062.

This was like 2 hands later -- figured he'd raise me and I'd push, but he just called.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero (t912)
BB (t7030)
UTG (t2460)
MP (t1605)
Button (t1493)

Preflop: Hero is SB with http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/ts.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/tc.gif.
3 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t300) http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/th.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/3s.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/3h.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t300, Hero calls t300.

Turn: (t900) http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/3d.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks.

River: (t900) http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/kc.gif (2 players)
Hero bets t150, BB calls t150.

Final Pot: t1200

Results in white below:
Hero has Ts Tc (full house, tens full of threes).
BB has 2c Ad (three of a kind, threes).
Outcome: Hero wins t1200.

After this quads beat me. It happens.

Umm, get your money in with your boat please.. good lord, either get it in on the flop or the turn... please...

Also, I think I am folding JJ here, close to bubble in SNG with 2 small-ish stacks, you don't want to get into a confrontation with the big stack. (or second biggest)

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Umm, get your money in with your boat please.. good lord, either get it in on the flop or the turn... please...

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Yeah, wasn't sure on that one. Felt I could get the BB to fire another barrel on the turn, then figured $150 looked less threatening than pushing with 2x that...

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Also, I think I am folding JJ here, close to bubble in SNG with 2 small-ish stacks, you don't want to get into a confrontation with the big stack. (or second biggest)

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I'm starting to think so too. Might be a good gample in ring, but I think these kinda confrontations might be -EV in this spot...

He will be getting such good odds if you fire the whole 300 on the river, he'll still call. You're just so short.

I would just push this preflop or, since you had a trap set, just push over on the flop or check call and push the turn.

hand 1 - i dont like limp/reraising unless you have an incredibly loose image.

hand 2 - move in preflop


edit : ew folding preflop on hand 1? you would pick up the blinds in this spot about 90% of the time, not to mention you have JJ 4 handed.

also dont show your hands unless you plan on changing gears immediately

Too tricky :tsk:

1. I make a standard raise, fold to a push from MP but call a push/push over a raise from any of the other three players. If any of the other three players just flat calls I'm getting it AI on that flop.

2. Just push preflop. You have a great hand and BB will call your push with a wide range. What if overcards had come on the flop, are you check/folding? As played, I agree with Hartlin, not to get your money in on that flop is bad, but not pushing the river as you played the flop and turn is just criminal.

Hand 1. You got into a coin flip situation. You lost the race. Nothing to comment on. This happens, sometimes you win the coin flip, sometimes you lose the coin flip.
Hand 2. Push all-in pre-flop.

thanks, guys. I appreciate it.

I happened to be thinking about hand 1 in the shower this morning.

Is there a reason you did not make a standard raise preflop?

Didn't have any doubt he'd raise it for me, where if I raised he'd likely stay out with a marginal holding. It was enough games ago that I don't remember exactly, but when I saw I cards I was thinking "how to I get this guy to get the most chips in the pot," and I came up with a limp.

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