HU tourney for review ($10.50) - Rusty

Havnt been playing a lot for a few weeks, so I'm definately feeling rusty in these. Any thoughts on this one? Opp seemed fairly solid for these stakes. I didnt really try to make fancy moves, just get my money in when I thought I was good.


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---Tournament Summary---
$5.50 SNG: Finished 1/2 for $20
Data for 37 hands.
You played 17 hands (45.95%)
You raised 5 times preflop (13.51%)

K:heart: 3:diamond: BB (Folded to BjsAust.)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.33
PokerStars Game #11695446637: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:18:00 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (1490 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1510 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
climb007: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt T:diamond: A:heart:
BjsAust: raises 30 to 50
climb007: folds
BjsAust collected 40 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


7:heart: 4:diamond: BB (M = 51.00; r+F)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 50.33
PokerStars Game #11695451842: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:18:26 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (1490 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1510 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
climb007: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt Q:club: 5:spade:
BjsAust: calls 10
climb007: checks
Flop: T:diamond: 9:heart: 2:spade:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
Turn: 2:heart:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
River: 2:diamond:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
Showdown:
climb007: shows K:spade: 3:club: (three of a kind, Deuces)
BjsAust: mucks hand
climb007 collected 40 from pot



-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 49.67
PokerStars Game #11695456567: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:18:51 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (1510 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1490 in chips)
climb007: posts small blind 10
BjsAust: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 2:spade: 2:club:
climb007: raises 40 to 60
BjsAust: calls 40
Flop: 2:diamond: 4:diamond: K:spade:
BjsAust: checks
climb007: bets 80
BjsAust: calls 80
Turn: 5:spade:
BjsAust: bets 100
climb007: folds
BjsAust collected 280 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 54.33
PokerStars Game #11695463036: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:19:24 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (1370 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1630 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
climb007: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 6:spade: J:heart:
BjsAust: calls 10
climb007: checks
Flop: 2:spade: K:spade: K:diamond:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
Turn: 2:diamond:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
River: 4:club:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
Showdown:
climb007: shows Q:club: 5:club: (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
BjsAust: mucks hand
climb007 collected 40 from pot


5:club: J:heart: BB (Folded to BjsAust.)
7:spade: 3:diamond: SB (M = 54.00; F)
Q:spade: 2:club: BB (M = 53.67; r+F)

Good or bad spot to c-bet?

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 53.00
PokerStars Game #11695474044: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:20:21 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (1410 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1590 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
climb007: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt K:diamond: T:club:
BjsAust: raises 30 to 50
climb007: calls 30
Flop: A:heart: 9:heart: 4:heart:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: bets 60
climb007: calls 60
Turn: J:heart:
climb007: bets 220
BjsAust: folds
climb007 collected 220 from pot
climb007: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 49.33
PokerStars Game #11695480818: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:20:56 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (1520 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1480 in chips)
climb007: posts small blind 10
BjsAust: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt K:club: 8:club:
climb007: calls 10
BjsAust: checks
Flop: 5:diamond: 2:spade: 9:spade:
BjsAust: checks
climb007: bets 80
BjsAust: folds
climb007 collected 40 from pot
climb007: doesn't show hand


7:heart: T:diamond: SB (M = 48.67; F)
Q:heart: K:club: BB (Folded to BjsAust.)
4:heart: 3:diamond: SB (M = 48.67; F)
9:diamond: 6:club: BB (M = 48.33; r+F)
T:heart: 6:spade: SB (M = 47.67; F)

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 47.33
PokerStars Game #11695498155: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:22:25 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (1580 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1420 in chips)
climb007: posts small blind 10
BjsAust: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 3:spade: K:spade:
climb007: calls 10
BjsAust: checks
Flop: A:heart: K:club: 7:heart:
BjsAust: checks
climb007: bets 40
BjsAust: calls 40
Turn: T:spade:
BjsAust: checks
climb007: bets 120
BjsAust: calls 120
River: 8:club:
BjsAust: checks
climb007: bets 360
BjsAust: calls 360
Showdown:
climb007: shows 5:heart: 9:heart: (high card Ace)
BjsAust: shows 3:spade: K:spade: (a pair of Kings)
BjsAust collected 1080 from pot


7:diamond: 5:spade: SB (M = 65.33; F)
4:club: 9:heart: BB (M = 65.00; r+F)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 64.33
PokerStars Game #11695511509: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:23:33 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (1070 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1930 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
climb007: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt T:spade: 7:heart:
BjsAust: calls 10
climb007: checks
Flop: 6:diamond: Q:heart: T:heart:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: bets 20
climb007: calls 20
Turn: A:diamond:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
River: J:diamond:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
Showdown:
climb007: shows 8:spade: 7:club: (high card Ace)
BjsAust: shows T:spade: 7:heart: (a pair of Tens)
BjsAust collected 80 from pot



-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 65.67
PokerStars Game #11695517277: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:24:03 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (1030 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (1970 in chips)
climb007: posts small blind 10
BjsAust: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt J:diamond: 5:heart:
climb007: raises 40 to 60
BjsAust: calls 40
Flop: 5:club: 6:heart: 4:spade:
BjsAust: checks
climb007: bets 120
BjsAust: calls 120
Turn: J:heart:
BjsAust: bets 120
climb007: folds
BjsAust collected 360 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 71.67
PokerStars Game #11695523395: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:24:34 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (850 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2150 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
climb007: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 5:diamond: 4:diamond:
BjsAust: calls 10
climb007: raises 830 to 850 and is all-in
BjsAust: folds
climb007 collected 40 from pot
climb007: doesn't show hand


K:spade: 3:club: BB (M = 71.00; p+F)

If he'd pushed again, do I call?

-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 70.33
PokerStars Game #11695528839: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:25:02 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (890 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2110 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
climb007: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt A:heart: 6:spade:
BjsAust: calls 10
climb007: checks
Flop: 9:spade: 6:club: 3:diamond:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: bets 40
climb007: folds
BjsAust collected 40 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


A:diamond: 3:heart: BB (Folded to BjsAust.)
7:club: 2:spade: SB (M = 71.33; F)

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 71.00
PokerStars Game #11695536871: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:25:43 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (870 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2130 in chips)
climb007: posts small blind 10
BjsAust: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt K:diamond: 8:diamond:
climb007: raises 60 to 80
BjsAust: calls 60
Flop: 5:heart: 5:diamond: 8:club:
BjsAust: bets 80
climb007: folds
BjsAust collected 160 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


7:diamond: 4:heart: SB (M = 73.67; F)
5:spade: T:heart: BB (M = 73.33; r+F)
7:spade: T:heart: SB (M = 72.67; F)
7:diamond: J:spade: BB (Folded to BjsAust.)

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 72.67
PokerStars Game #11695549846: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:26:51 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (820 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2180 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
climb007: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt Q:heart: T:spade:
BjsAust: raises 30 to 50
climb007: folds
BjsAust collected 40 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 73.33
PokerStars Game #11695552607: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:27:05 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (800 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2200 in chips)
climb007: posts small blind 10
BjsAust: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt K:club: 7:heart:
climb007: calls 10
BjsAust: checks
Flop: T:diamond: 5:club: 7:diamond:
BjsAust: checks
climb007: checks
Turn: 6:club:
BjsAust: checks
climb007: bets 40
BjsAust: calls 40
River: 5:spade:
BjsAust: checks
climb007: checks
Showdown:
BjsAust: shows K:club: 7:heart: (two pair, Sevens and Fives)
climb007: mucks hand ( villian had [8c Qc])
BjsAust collected 120 from pot



-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 75.33
PokerStars Game #11695559168: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/08/26 - 01:27:39 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (740 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2260 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 10
climb007: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt K:diamond: T:heart:
BjsAust: raises 30 to 50
climb007: folds
BjsAust collected 40 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


6:spade: 2:club: BB (Folded to BjsAust.)

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 51.00
PokerStars Game #11695564474: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2007/08/26 - 01:28:06 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (705 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2295 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 15
climb007: posts big blind 30
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 4:club: Q:club:
BjsAust: calls 15
climb007: checks
Flop: A:spade: 4:spade: 9:club:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
Turn: K:club:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
River: K:heart:
climb007: checks
BjsAust: checks
Showdown:
climb007: shows 7:spade: 4:heart: (two pair, Kings and Fours)
BjsAust: shows 4:club: Q:club: (two pair, Kings and Fours)
climb007 collected 30 from pot
BjsAust collected 30 from pot



-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 51.00
PokerStars Game #11695569013: Tournament #59344360, $10.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2007/08/26 - 01:28:30 (ET)
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Table '59344360 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: climb007 (705 in chips)
Seat 2: BjsAust (2295 in chips)
climb007: posts small blind 15
BjsAust: posts big blind 30
Preflop: BjsAust dealt K:club: A:club:
climb007: raises 60 to 90
BjsAust: raises 90 to 180
climb007: raises 525 to 705 and is all-in
BjsAust: calls 525
Flop: 2:club: 7:diamond: 8:heart:
Turn: 7:heart:
River: 3:heart:
Showdown:
BjsAust: shows K:club: A:club: (a pair of Sevens)
climb007: shows J:heart: A:diamond: (a pair of Sevens - lower kicker)
BjsAust collected 1410 from pot



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Most things look pretty standard here.

Hand 5: Would you c-bet here if you made a hand? From hand 3 it looks like a no (even though villain didn't see your cards)

Hand 8: What is with the flop minbet?

Hand 11: That is tough, I would probably call if he pushed again, but I make horrible calls on pushes in these.

Hand 14: Seemed too passive here. I probably bet out on the turn (probably even the flop)

Hand 16: Definately bet the turn.

Hand 5 I probably play exactly the same if I made my hand, in the hope he'd think I was bluffing.

Hand 8 min-bet is 1/2 pot. I couldnt be bothered changing it to 30 :p.

Hand 11 my plan was to call, but wasnt sure it was a good plan...

Hand 14 cant remember why I played that passive. I only have middle pair so dont want to get carried away, but a turn bet was in order.

Hand 16 with bottom pair against someone whos shown he'll push over (even if it has been PF) I'm happy to play this hand passively.

You didn't make any major blunders here ...ummm I guess it's personal preference but I almost never limp in position, especially Q,rag or J,rag. Also, K8s and A6 are raising hands.

A6 was a potential trap, villian had pushed over the last 2 hands.

K8s - hand 6 or 12? I was OOP those hands and in hand 12villian raised. I'd need better than K8s to 3-bet that the way I play. Is that wrong? I have very tight guidelines for raising OOP.


I havnt worked out a great guideline for when I raise stuff like Q-rag and J-rag. Normally I'd raise any Q, but early I sometimes limp as I start off passively usually. J's I tend to raise above about J6 or J5 and limp below. I probably should open that up to all Js.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by bjsaust

A6 was a potential trap, villian had pushed over the last 2 hands.

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Yea, maybe, but it seems he was unimaginative, hoping to get insta-payed w/ real hand and not crazy otherwise. And I prefer to put pressure, seize the initiative and force them to 'hit or fold'.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by bjsaust

K8s - hand 6 or 12? I was OOP those hands

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Whoops, my bad - missed you were OOP

Quote:

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Originally Posted by bjsaust

I havnt worked out a great guideline for when I raise stuff like Q-rag and J-rag. Normally I'd raise any Q, but early I sometimes limp as I start off passively usually. J's I tend to raise above about J6 or J5 and limp below. I probably should open that up to all Js.

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Hands like this are so marginal that my own guideline is like "if he's tight I'll raise to steal, or if I've been too aggro I'll calm down and fold ...", it's just that limping and hitting something will get you in trouble if you get action.