I won my first SNG!

[Pocket8s]

I'm a noob here and I've only been playing real money online for a couple of months now but I'm pretty psyched about winning my first SNG. Here's a few hands I wouldn't mind some constructive criticism on. Thanks...

#Game No : 1432158690
***** Hand History for Game 1432158690 *****
NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:8648699 Level:1 Blinds(10/15) - Thursday, January 13, 19:20:56 EDT 2005
Table Table 11977 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 10: bradlow ( $800 )
Seat 9: murderem ( $785 )
Seat 4: SystemX ( $980 )
Seat 2: taylordd ( $915 )
Seat 3: Kings2 ( $770 )
Seat 6: Orion2999 ( $505 )
Seat 8: AAfromSatan ( $645 )
Seat 5: bcarver77 ( $715 )
Seat 1: Blues_Hockey ( $715 )
Seat 7: chieubacca ( $1170 )
Trny:8648699 Level:1
Blinds(10/15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SystemX [ Jh Js ]
Blues_Hockey folds.
chieubacca: nice
SystemX: thx
taylordd calls [15].
Kings2 calls [15].
SystemX raises [60].
bcarver77 folds.
Orion2999 folds.
chieubacca calls [60].
AAfromSatan folds.
murderem folds.
bradlow calls [45].
taylordd calls [45].
Kings2 calls [45].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, Kc, 6d ]
bradlow checks.
taylordd bets [150].
Kings2 folds.
SystemX folds.
chieubacca is all-In [1110]
bradlow folds.
taylordd is all-In [705]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9s ]
** Dealing River ** [ As ]
taylordd shows [ 9h, Kh ] two pairs, kings and nines.
chieubacca shows [ Jc, Ac ] a pair of aces.
chieubacca wins 255 chips from side pot #1 with a pair of aces.
taylordd wins 2020 chips from the main pot with two pairs, kings and nines.

I slow played this hand and almost panicked at the straight draw...

#Game No : 1432194944
***** Hand History for Game 1432194944 *****
NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:8648699 Level:2 Blinds(15/30) - Thursday, January 13, 19:28:35 EDT 2005
Table Table 11977 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 9: murderem ( $705 )
Seat 4: SystemX ( $1070 )
Seat 2: taylordd ( $1960 )
Seat 3: Kings2 ( $685 )
Seat 6: Orion2999 ( $505 )
Seat 8: AAfromSatan ( $645 )
Seat 5: bcarver77 ( $1000 )
Seat 1: Blues_Hockey ( $1430 )
Trny:8648699 Level:2
Blinds(15/30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SystemX [ Kc Ks ]
murderem folds.
Blues_Hockey folds.
taylordd calls [30].
Kings2 raises [60].
SystemX calls [60].
bcarver77 folds.
Orion2999 folds.
AAfromSatan calls [30].
taylordd calls [30].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qd, 9d, 5c ]
AAfromSatan checks.
taylordd checks.
Kings2 bets [150].
SystemX calls [150].
AAfromSatan folds.
taylordd folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6s ]
Kings2 bets [30].
Your time bank will become active in less than 20 seconds. If you do not want it to be used, please act now.
SystemX raises [200].
Kings2 calls [170].
** Dealing River ** [ Jh ]
Kings2 bets [50].
SystemX raises [300].
Kings2 folds.
SystemX does not show cards.
SystemX wins 1305 chips

This one I was kinda burned about laying down. Just had a feeling but I was probably robbed...

#Game No : 1432213479
***** Hand History for Game 1432213479 *****
NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:8648699 Level:2 Blinds(15/30) - Thursday, January 13, 19:32:25 EDT 2005
Table Table 11977 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 9: murderem ( $675 )
Seat 4: SystemX ( $1665 )
Seat 2: taylordd ( $1870 )
Seat 3: Kings2 ( $225 )
Seat 6: Orion2999 ( $490 )
Seat 8: AAfromSatan ( $475 )
Seat 5: bcarver77 ( $1280 )
Seat 1: Blues_Hockey ( $1320 )
Trny:8648699 Level:2
Blinds(15/30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SystemX [ 6d 7d ]
taylordd folds.
Kings2 folds.
SystemX calls [30].
bcarver77 calls [30].
Orion2999 folds.
AAfromSatan folds.
murderem folds.
Blues_Hockey checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Td, 7c, 9d ]
Blues_Hockey checks.
SystemX bets [50].
bcarver77 calls [50].
Blues_Hockey calls [50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ks ]
Blues_Hockey checks.
SystemX bets [75].
bcarver77 calls [75].
Blues_Hockey calls [75].
** Dealing River ** [ 9s ]
Blues_Hockey checks.
SystemX bets [50].
bcarver77 calls [50].
Blues_Hockey raises [200].
Your time bank will become active in less than 20 seconds. If you do not want it to be used, please act now.
SystemX folds.
bcarver77 folds.
Blues_Hockey does not show cards.
Blues_Hockey wins 780 chips

I loved this hand even thought I was stupid and lucky. I was AJ against AK and AQ...

#Game No : 1432308109
***** Hand History for Game 1432308109 *****
NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:8648699 Level:4 Blinds(50/100) - Thursday, January 13, 19:51:42 EDT 2005
Table Table 11977 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 9: murderem ( $1925 )
Seat 4: SystemX ( $1005 )
Seat 6: Orion2999 ( $885 )
Seat 5: bcarver77 ( $2930 )
Seat 1: Blues_Hockey ( $1255 )
Trny:8648699 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SystemX [ Ac Js ]
SystemX raises [200].
bcarver77 folds.
Orion2999 is all-In [885]
murderem folds.
Blues_Hockey is all-In [1155]
SystemX is all-In [805]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Jc, 2s, 8s ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Th ]
** Dealing River ** [ 6d ]
SystemX shows [ Ac, Js ] a pair of jacks.
Orion2999 shows [ Kh, Ah ] high card ace.
Blues_Hockey shows [ As, Qh ] high card ace.
Orion2999 finished in fifth place.
Blues_Hockey wins 250 chips from side pot #2 with high card ace.
SystemX wins 240 chips from side pot #1 with a pair of jacks.
SystemX wins 2705 chips from the main pot with a pair of jacks.
way to lucky
Orion2999 has left the table.

And then I got really lucky and won!

#Game No : 1432371308
***** Hand History for Game 1432371308 *****
NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:8648699 Level:8 Blinds(250/500) - Thursday, January 13, 20:04:16 EDT 2005
Table Table 11977 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 4: SystemX ( $6345 )
Seat 5: bcarver77 ( $1655 )
Trny:8648699 Level:8
Blinds(250/500)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SystemX [ 8c 6c ]
SystemX raises [750].
bcarver77 is all-In [1155]
SystemX calls [655].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4d, Qc, Kc ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9s ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4c ]
SystemX shows [ 8c, 6c ] a flush, king high.
bcarver77 shows [ 2c, Kd ] two pairs, kings and fours.
bcarver77 finished in second place and won $15.
SystemX wins 3310 chips from the main pot with a flush, king high.
bcarver77 has left the table.
Congratulations,SystemX! You won $25.

SO then I was so excited that I won that I went and played a second SNG. Out 10th place, busted by the river. I hate the gaht damn river...

#Game No : 1432432350
***** Hand History for Game 1432432350 *****
NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:8650358 Level:1 Blinds(10/15) - Thursday, January 13, 20:16:20 EDT 2005
Table Table 11856 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: Jammie1211 ( $675 )
Seat 1: Trussgal ( $880 )
Seat 9: Erikzace ( $610 )
Seat 4: SystemX ( $755 )
Seat 10: cretsinger ( $800 )
Seat 8: bensterk ( $1150 )
Seat 7: p0nasty ( $725 )
Seat 5: zimri1 ( $900 )
Seat 3: King_Triton ( $730 )
Seat 6: gi812 ( $775 )
Trny:8650358 Level:1
Blinds(10/15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SystemX [ Qc 7c ]
cretsinger folds.
Trussgal folds.
Jammie1211 folds.
King_Triton calls [15].
SystemX raises [30].
zimri1 folds.
gi812 folds.
p0nasty calls [30].
bensterk calls [20].
Erikzace calls [15].
King_Triton calls [15].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7d, 6s, Qh ]
bensterk bets [150].
Erikzace folds.
King_Triton folds.
Your time bank will become active in less than 20 seconds. If you do not want it to be used, please act now.
SystemX is all-In [725]
p0nasty folds.
bensterk calls [575].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9d ]
** Dealing River ** [ 5d ]
bensterk shows [ Qd, 8s ] a straight, five to nine.
SystemX shows [ Qc, 7c ] two pairs, queens and sevens.
SystemX finished in tenth place.
bensterk wins 1600 chips from the main pot with a straight, five to nine.
SystemX has left the table.
Game #1432439272 starts.

[Corey]

your preflop raises need to be bigger w/ JJ and KK.

Hand with 67 you needed to check the turn. You tried to take the pot after the flop check after that against a made hand agaisnt u


q7 suited why raise? limp in hand from your position.

But you caught to pair and bet it correctly.

what can I say shit happens thats poker.

congrats on your win.

[TylerK]

q7 suited why raise? limp in hand from your position.

I can't think of a lot of situations in which Q7 is a playable hand at all from any position.

[Aces]

If you have to play Q7s from that position(and I rarely do), limp don't raise. After the flop AI is fine.

Raise w/AJ and get a reraise and a 2nd reraise - easy laydown. Don't even mess with it. Got VERY lucky.

67s, don't bet the turn but definitely don't bet the river. You really thought your lo 2pair was best??

Congrats on the win.