4 Player HU ($5.50) for review

This was my first of these. I won, but I'm unsure about some of the play. Would appreciate some thoughts.


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---Tournament Summary---
$5.25 SNG: Finished 1/4 for $20
Data for 25 hands.
You played 15 hands (60.00%)
You raised 6 times preflop (24.00%)


-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #11025458127: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/07/19 - 18:12:18 (ET)
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Table '55914186 2' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: llanbabo (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1500 in chips)
llanbabo: posts small blind 10
BjsAust: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 7:heart: 9:heart:
llanbabo: calls 10
BjsAust: checks
Flop: 2:club: 3:diamond: 2:heart:
BjsAust: checks
llanbabo: checks
Turn: 2:diamond:
BjsAust: checks
llanbabo: bets 20
BjsAust: folds
llanbabo collected 40 from pot
llanbabo: doesn't show hand


K:club: 4:heart: SB (M = 49.33; F)
9:club: 4:spade: BB (M = 49.00; r+F)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 48.33
PokerStars Game #11025479089: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/07/19 - 18:13:31 (ET)
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Table '55914186 2' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: llanbabo (1550 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1450 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
llanbabo: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 5:spade: J:spade:
BjsAust: calls 10
llanbabo: checks
Flop: J:diamond: K:spade: Q:spade:
llanbabo: checks
BjsAust: bets 40
llanbabo: calls 40
Turn: A:club:
llanbabo: checks
BjsAust: checks
River: 7:heart:
llanbabo: checks
BjsAust: checks
Showdown:
llanbabo: shows 5:heart: Q:club: (a pair of Queens)
BjsAust: mucks hand
llanbabo collected 120 from pot



-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 46.33
PokerStars Game #11025490255: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/07/19 - 18:14:10 (ET)
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Table '55914186 2' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: llanbabo (1610 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1390 in chips)
llanbabo: posts small blind 10
BjsAust: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt Q:spade: Q:club:
llanbabo: calls 10
BjsAust: raises 40 to 60
llanbabo: calls 40
Flop: J:spade: 3:spade: 2:heart:
BjsAust: bets 60
llanbabo: folds
BjsAust collected 120 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand

Obviously this hand made my 1st win, but was chasing the gutshot really a good play?

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 48.33
PokerStars Game #11025497765: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/07/19 - 18:14:36 (ET)
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Table '55914186 2' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: llanbabo (1550 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1450 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
llanbabo: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 5:heart: 4:diamond:
BjsAust: calls 10
llanbabo: raises 20 to 40
BjsAust: calls 20
Flop: 6:spade: 2:heart: A:spade:
llanbabo: bets 60
BjsAust: calls 60
Turn: 6:diamond:
llanbabo: bets 60
BjsAust: calls 60
River: 3:heart:
llanbabo: bets 260
BjsAust: raises 1030 to 1290 and is all-in
llanbabo: calls 1030
Showdown:
BjsAust: shows 5:heart: 4:diamond: (a straight, Deuce to Six)
llanbabo: shows T:spade: 6:club: (three of a kind, Sixes)
BjsAust collected 2900 from pot


Q:club: 3:diamond: BB (M = 96.67; p+F)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 96.00
PokerStars Game #11025532377: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/07/19 - 18:16:37 (ET)
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Table '55914186 2' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: llanbabo (120 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2880 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
llanbabo: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 4:diamond: A:spade:
BjsAust: raises 30 to 50
llanbabo: raises 70 to 120 and is all-in
BjsAust: calls 70
Flop: A:club: T:club: 9:spade:
Turn: 2:spade:
River: 8:club:
Showdown:
llanbabo: shows 4:club: 5:diamond: (high card Ace)
BjsAust: shows 4:diamond: A:spade: (a pair of Aces)
BjsAust collected 240 from pot


2nd HU game

K:club: J:spade: BB (Folded to BjsAust.)
3:heart: 6:diamond: SB (M = 50.33; F)
2:heart: 6:diamond: BB (M = 50.00; r+F)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 49.33
PokerStars Game #11025554751: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/07/19 - 18:17:55 (ET)
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Table '55914186 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Adel7 (3040 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2960 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 20
Adel7: posts big blind 40
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 2:spade: Q:club:
BjsAust: raises 60 to 100
Adel7: calls 60
Flop: 4:heart: J:heart: 7:spade:
Adel7: bets 80
BjsAust: folds
Adel7 collected 200 from pot
Adel7: doesn't show hand


2:club: 8:heart: BB (M = 47.67; r+F)

This time chasing the gutshot didnt pay off. What about the Turn? I've hit a pair, but its low, just let it go now?

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 47.00
PokerStars Game #11025568004: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/07/19 - 18:18:42 (ET)
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Table '55914186 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Adel7 (3180 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2820 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 20
Adel7: posts big blind 40
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 9:club: Q:club:
BjsAust: raises 50 to 90
Adel7: raises 50 to 140
BjsAust: calls 50
Flop: 5:diamond: K:diamond: T:heart:
Adel7: bets 160
BjsAust: calls 160
Turn: 9:diamond:
Adel7: bets 320
BjsAust: calls 320
River: K:club:
Adel7: bets 2560 and is all-in
BjsAust: folds
Adel7 collected 1240 from pot
Adel7: shows A:spade: A:diamond: (two pair, Aces and Kings)



-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 36.67
PokerStars Game #11025586047: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/07/19 - 18:19:45 (ET)
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Table '55914186 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Adel7 (3800 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2200 in chips)
Adel7: posts small blind 20
BjsAust: posts big blind 40
Preflop: BjsAust dealt K:heart: 5:diamond:
Adel7: calls 20
BjsAust: checks
Flop: T:club: K:spade: 8:diamond:
BjsAust: bets 60
Adel7: folds
BjsAust collected 80 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 37.33
PokerStars Game #11025592987: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/07/19 - 18:20:10 (ET)
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Table '55914186 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Adel7 (3760 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2240 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 20
Adel7: posts big blind 40
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 5:heart: A:spade:
BjsAust: raises 60 to 100
Adel7: folds
BjsAust collected 80 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 38.00
PokerStars Game #11025597585: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/07/19 - 18:20:25 (ET)
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Table '55914186 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Adel7 (3720 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2280 in chips)
Adel7: posts small blind 20
BjsAust: posts big blind 40
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 2:club: A:spade:
Adel7: calls 20
BjsAust: checks
Flop: 5:diamond: Q:diamond: 8:diamond:
BjsAust: checks
Adel7: checks
Turn: 8:club:
BjsAust: bets 60
Adel7: folds
BjsAust collected 80 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 38.67
PokerStars Game #11025605901: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/07/19 - 18:20:54 (ET)
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Table '55914186 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Adel7 (3680 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2320 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 20
Adel7: posts big blind 40
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 8:spade: 6:heart:
BjsAust: calls 20
Adel7: checks
Flop: T:heart: J:diamond: 7:heart:
Adel7: bets 40
BjsAust: calls 40
Turn: J:club:
Adel7: bets 40
BjsAust: folds
Adel7 collected 160 from pot
Adel7: doesn't show hand


K:club: T:spade: BB (Folded to BjsAust.)
4:diamond: 9:club: SB (M = 37.67; F)

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 37.33
PokerStars Game #11025621744: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/07/19 - 18:21:50 (ET)
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Table '55914186 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Adel7 (3760 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2240 in chips)
Adel7: posts small blind 20
BjsAust: posts big blind 40
Preflop: BjsAust dealt K:heart: 6:spade:
Adel7: calls 20
BjsAust: checks
Flop: 3:diamond: 2:spade: J:club:
BjsAust: checks
Adel7: bets 40
BjsAust: folds
Adel7 collected 80 from pot
Adel7: doesn't show hand


6:heart: 9:diamond: SB (M = 36.67; F)

Wee, flopped me a K high flush with a straight flush draw! I pulled my old favorite the "request time - half assed raise/steal attempt" ploy on the flop. Worked a treat when followed up by a "attempt weak steal on turn because I dont want to risk too many chips" move. :D

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 36.33
PokerStars Game #11025631535: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/07/19 - 18:22:24 (ET)
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Table '55914186 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Adel7 (3820 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2180 in chips)
Adel7: posts small blind 20
BjsAust: posts big blind 40
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 9:diamond: K:diamond:
Adel7: raises 40 to 80
BjsAust: calls 40
Flop: 7:diamond: 6:diamond: 8:diamond:
BjsAust: checks
Adel7: bets 200
BjsAust: raises 300 to 500
Adel7: calls 300
Turn: 8:club:
BjsAust: bets 400
Adel7: raises 2840 to 3240 and is all-in
BjsAust: calls 1200 and is all-in
River: 5:club:
Showdown:
BjsAust: shows 9:diamond: K:diamond: (a flush, King high)
Adel7: shows A:club: 5:heart: (two pair, Eights and Fives)
BjsAust collected 4360 from pot



-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 72.67
PokerStars Game #11025654382: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/07/19 - 18:23:44 (ET)
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Table '55914186 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Adel7 (1640 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (4360 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 20
Adel7: posts big blind 40
Preflop: BjsAust dealt Q:heart: 7:diamond:
BjsAust: raises 60 to 100
Adel7: calls 60
Flop: 2:spade: 9:club: Q:club:
Adel7: checks
BjsAust: bets 100
Adel7: folds
BjsAust collected 200 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand

Poor guy. Does like to push with draws. I was concerned about the flush though, but cant play this differently. Fortunately he was just drawing again.

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 74.33
PokerStars Game #11025664534: Tournament #55914186, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/07/19 - 18:24:20 (ET)
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Table '55914186 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Adel7 (1540 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (4460 in chips)
Adel7: posts small blind 20
BjsAust: posts big blind 40
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 4:diamond: 6:diamond:
Adel7: raises 40 to 80
BjsAust: calls 40
Flop: 7:heart: 5:diamond: 8:heart:
BjsAust: checks
Adel7: bets 200
BjsAust: calls 200
Turn: 5:heart:
BjsAust: bets 240
Adel7: raises 1020 to 1260 and is all-in
BjsAust: calls 1020
River: 5:club:
Showdown:
BjsAust: shows 4:diamond: 6:diamond: (a straight, Four to Eight)
Adel7: shows A:club: 6:heart: (three of a kind, Fives)
BjsAust collected 3080 from pot



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