Critique this heads up....

End of a SnG. An early coin flip went the wrong way and I was short stacked 5-10xBB trying to double up and get out of trouble for most of this.

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PokerStars Game #1174650166: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:37:19 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (7070 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (6430 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts small blind 200
longdrive300: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [8c 3d]
sed76: folds
longdrive300 collected 450 from pot
longdrive300: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 1: longdrive300 (big blind) collected (450)
Seat 3: sed76 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop

*********** # 135 **************
PokerStars Game #1174651056: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:37:31 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (7295 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (6205 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
longdrive300: posts small blind 200
sed76: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [Ad 4c]
longdrive300: raises 400 to 800
sed76: raises 800 to 1600
longdrive300: calls 800
*** FLOP *** [Ah Jc 8h]
sed76: bets 4580 and is all-in
longdrive300: folds
sed76 collected 3250 from pot
sed76: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3250 | Rake 0
Board [Ah Jc 8h]
Seat 1: longdrive300 (button) (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: sed76 (big blind) collected (3250)

*********** # 136 **************
PokerStars Game #1174652599: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:37:54 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (5670 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (7830 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts small blind 200
longdrive300: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [As 3c]
sed76: raises 1200 to 1600
longdrive300: folds
sed76 collected 850 from pot
sed76: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Seat 1: longdrive300 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: sed76 (button) (small blind) collected (850)

*********** # 137 **************
PokerStars Game #1174653494: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:38:06 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (5245 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (8255 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
longdrive300: posts small blind 200
sed76: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [Qc 3d]
longdrive300: raises 400 to 800
sed76: folds
longdrive300 collected 850 from pot
longdrive300: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Seat 1: longdrive300 (button) (small blind) collected (850)
Seat 3: sed76 (big blind) folded before Flop

*********** # 138 **************
PokerStars Game #1174654549: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:38:20 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (5670 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (7830 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts small blind 200
longdrive300: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [Qd As]
sed76: raises 1200 to 1600
longdrive300: raises 4045 to 5645 and is all-in
sed76: calls 4045
*** FLOP *** [6h 5h 2c]
*** TURN *** [6h 5h 2c] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [6h 5h 2c 5c] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
longdrive300: shows [8s 8d] (a full house, Fives full of Eights)
sed76: shows [Qd As] (three of a kind, Fives)
sed76 said, "nh"
longdrive300 collected 11340 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11340 | Rake 0
Board [6h 5h 2c 5c 5s]
Seat 1: longdrive300 (big blind) showed [8s 8d] and won (11340) with a full house, Fives full of Eights
Seat 3: sed76 (button) (small blind) showed [Qd As] and lost with three of a kind, Fives

Hoping he pushed with a weaker A... coinfips are for the birds.

*********** # 139 **************
PokerStars Game #1174656690: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:38:49 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (11340 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (2160 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
longdrive300: posts small blind 200
sed76: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [Ah Jc]
longdrive300: calls 200
sed76: raises 1735 to 2135 and is all-in
longdrive300: calls 1735
*** FLOP *** [5c 9s 7d]
*** TURN *** [5c 9s 7d] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [5c 9s 7d Tc] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sed76: shows [Ah Jc] (high card Ace)
longdrive300: shows [Kh 8c] (high card King)
sed76 collected 4320 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4320 | Rake 0
Board [5c 9s 7d Tc 2s]
Seat 1: longdrive300 (button) (small blind) showed [Kh 8c] and lost with high card King
Seat 3: sed76 (big blind) showed [Ah Jc] and won (4320) with high card Ace

*********** # 140 **************
PokerStars Game #1174658841: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:39:19 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (9180 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (4320 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts small blind 200
longdrive300: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [Ts 7s]
sed76: raises 800 to 1200
longdrive300: raises 7955 to 9155 and is all-in
sed76: folds
longdrive300 collected 2450 from pot
longdrive300: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2450 | Rake 0
Seat 1: longdrive300 (big blind) collected (2450)
Seat 3: sed76 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop

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PokerStars Game #1174659997: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:39:35 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (10405 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (3095 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
longdrive300: posts small blind 200
sed76: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [Th 5c]
longdrive300: calls 200
sed76: checks
*** FLOP *** [2h Js 8d]
sed76: checks
longdrive300: bets 1200
sed76: folds
longdrive300 collected 850 from pot
longdrive300: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Board [2h Js 8d]
Seat 1: longdrive300 (button) (small blind) collected (850)
Seat 3: sed76 (big blind) folded on the Flop

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PokerStars Game #1174661653: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:39:58 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (10830 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (2670 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts small blind 200
longdrive300: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [Jd 2c]
sed76: folds
longdrive300 collected 450 from pot
longdrive300: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 1: longdrive300 (big blind) collected (450)
Seat 3: sed76 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop

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PokerStars Game #1174662582: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:40:11 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (11055 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (2445 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
longdrive300: posts small blind 200
sed76: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [Kc 7d]
longdrive300: calls 200
sed76: raises 2020 to 2420 and is all-in
longdrive300: folds
sed76 collected 850 from pot
sed76: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Seat 1: longdrive300 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: sed76 (big blind) collected (850)

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PokerStars Game #1174663630: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:40:26 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (10630 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (2870 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts small blind 200
longdrive300: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [Ah Kh]
sed76: raises 1200 to 1600
longdrive300: folds
sed76 collected 850 from pot
sed76: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Seat 1: longdrive300 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: sed76 (button) (small blind) collected (850)

#144 I think I should have min-raised to get him to come over the top of me for a possible double-up

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PokerStars Game #1174664687: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:40:42 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (10205 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (3295 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
longdrive300: posts small blind 200
sed76: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [5c Kd]
longdrive300: raises 400 to 800
sed76: folds
longdrive300 collected 850 from pot
longdrive300: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Seat 1: longdrive300 (button) (small blind) collected (850)
Seat 3: sed76 (big blind) folded before Flop

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PokerStars Game #1174665805: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:40:57 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (10630 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (2870 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts small blind 200
longdrive300: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [6d 2c]
sed76: folds
longdrive300 collected 450 from pot
longdrive300: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 1: longdrive300 (big blind) collected (450)
Seat 3: sed76 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop

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PokerStars Game #1174666707: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:41:09 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (10855 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (2645 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
longdrive300: posts small blind 200
sed76: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [6d Jc]
longdrive300: raises 800 to 1200
sed76: raises 1420 to 2620 and is all-in
longdrive300: calls 1420
*** FLOP *** [3h 7c Qc]
*** TURN *** [3h 7c Qc] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [3h 7c Qc 9d] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sed76: shows [6d Jc] (high card Queen)
longdrive300: shows [Jd 4d] (high card Queen)
sed76 collected 2645 from pot
longdrive300 collected 2645 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5290 | Rake 0
Board [3h 7c Qc 9d Tc]
Seat 1: longdrive300 (button) (small blind) showed [Jd 4d] and won (2645) with high card Queen
Seat 3: sed76 (big blind) showed [6d Jc] and won (2645) with high card Queen

#147 I thought he was stealing and thought my raise was trippling his bet, oops. I was just lucky he didn't have me

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PokerStars Game #1174669471: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:41:48 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (10855 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (2645 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts small blind 200
longdrive300: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [4d Th]
sed76 said, "ha"
sed76: folds
longdrive300 collected 450 from pot
longdrive300: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 1: longdrive300 (big blind) collected (450)
Seat 3: sed76 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop

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PokerStars Game #1174670288: Tournament #5123457, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/05 - 19:41:59 (ET)
Table '5123457 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: longdrive300 (11080 in chips)
Seat 3: sed76 (2420 in chips)
longdrive300: posts the ante 25
sed76: posts the ante 25
longdrive300: posts small blind 200
sed76: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sed76 [7c 6d]
longdrive300: raises 400 to 800
sed76: raises 1595 to 2395 and is all-in
longdrive300: calls 1595
*** FLOP *** [5c 4h Qh]
*** TURN *** [5c 4h Qh] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [5c 4h Qh 7s] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sed76: shows [7c 6d] (a pair of Sevens)
longdrive300: shows [Js 3d] (a pair of Jacks)
sed76 said, "gg"
longdrive300 collected 4840 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4840 | Rake 0
Board [5c 4h Qh 7s Jd]
Seat 1: longdrive300 (button) (small blind) showed [Js 3d] and won (4840) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 3: sed76 (big blind) showed [7c 6d] and lost with a pair of Sevens

#149 Min-bet said to me he had a mediocre hand and I might be able to push him off it. I was right about the hand, and wrong about pushing him off it. If he called, I most likely had two live cards that can make a lot of straights. The flop rocked, turn was great too... damn that river.

any thoughts?

- sed

I can see a few things. I have done pretty well HU. From what I can see he has played HU before and is aggressive. But your not aggressive enough. Never fold SB to him if your HU. Your giving away chips. At least call. Folding makes u look week.

Thats really all you can tell from HU cuz Ace high and PP are great HU. Just dont give chips up for free. at least call or raise.

Heads up is all about making moves and in this case you did damn well. Cards didn't go your way. Fighting your way out of short stack usually involves a coinflip or three.

I'd have to disagree with Corey here. Folding your SB gives your pushes and raises ALOT of credibility, and establishes that you're tight, and also avoids playing from first position which can bork your short stack really fast. I think however, you should occasionally raise it with crap, and give your good hands less credibility. Generally you'll get a free flop and possibly hit something bettable there as well.