Not getting the cards or bad playing?

[bdawg56kg]

Here's a hand history of a $5+.50 2 table SnG. For the most part I wasn't getting any decent cards to work with, but I need advice on how to play when the cards aren't coming your way and the blinds are going up. (I will post only the hand histories of the hands I saw the flop with.)


Dealt to bdawg56kg [Jd 9d]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Qd 4h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [3s Th]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [3c Ac]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [4d 9s]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Tc 7h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [5d Qc]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [4c 3c]

*********** # 9 **************
PokerStars Game #1383334075: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level I
(10/20) - 2005/03/19 - 19:53:52 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (2300 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (1350 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (2080 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1450 in chips)
Seat 5: kyak00 (1330 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (1840 in chips)
Seat 8: dtattoo (3580 in chips)
Seat 9: Werty83 (1410 in chips)
fo8391sh: posts small blind 10
Cooke: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [4d 4c]
bdawg56kg: calls 20
kyak00: calls 20
PatNolan7: calls 20
dtattoo: folds
Werty83: folds
Legacy57: folds
fo8391sh: folds
Cooke: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ks 7h 2c]
Cooke: checks
bdawg56kg: checks
kyak00: bets 60
PatNolan7: folds
Cooke: calls 60
bdawg56kg: folds
*** TURN *** [Ks 7h 2c] [9s]
Cooke: bets 100
kyak00: raises 180 to 280
Cooke: calls 180
*** RIVER *** [Ks 7h 2c 9s] [7s]
Cooke: checks
kyak00: bets 320
Cooke: calls 320
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kyak00: shows [Kd Js] (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
Cooke: mucks hand
kyak00 collected 1410 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1410 | Rake 0
Board [Ks 7h 2c 9s 7s]
Seat 1: Legacy57 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Cooke (big blind) mucked [Kh Tc]
Seat 4: bdawg56kg folded on the Flop
Seat 5: kyak00 showed [Kd Js] and won (1410) with two pair, Kings and Sevens
Seat 6: PatNolan7 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: dtattoo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Werty83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Dealt to bdawg56kg [Jd 6s]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [7h 2h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Ts 8d]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Tc 8h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [4d Qh]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [9d 5d]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Ah 7s]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Jd Kc]


*********** # 18 **************
PokerStars Game #1383368447: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level II
(15/30) - 2005/03/19 - 20:00:49 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (2690 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (1630 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (1230 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1400 in chips)
Seat 5: kyak00 (2090 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (1650 in chips)
Seat 8: dtattoo (3350 in chips)
Seat 9: Werty83 (1300 in chips)
Cooke: posts small blind 15
bdawg56kg: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Tc 2s]
kyak00: folds
PatNolan7: folds
dtattoo: calls 30
Werty83: folds
Legacy57: folds
fo8391sh: folds
Cooke: calls 15
bdawg56kg: checks
*** FLOP *** [5c 8s 4c]
Cooke said, "not a drug ? ok would you put your newborn in a vehicle with
someone who just finished up smoking it"
Cooke: checks
bdawg56kg: checks
dtattoo: checks
*** TURN *** [5c 8s 4c] [6c]
Cooke: checks
bdawg56kg: checks
dtattoo: checks
*** RIVER *** [5c 8s 4c 6c] [Th]
Cooke: checks
bdawg56kg: bets 60
dtattoo: folds
Cooke: folds
PatNolan7 said, "yeah"
bdawg56kg collected 90 from pot
bdawg56kg: doesn't show hand
PatNolan7 said, "i drive stoned like everyday"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 90 | Rake 0
Board [5c 8s 4c 6c Th]
Seat 1: Legacy57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Cooke (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (big blind) collected (90)
Seat 5: kyak00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: dtattoo folded on the River
Seat 9: Werty83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Dealt to bdawg56kg [6s 2c]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [8d 9h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [5d 3h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [6s 2s]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [2h Ks]

Dealt to bdawg56kg [2s 3c]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Kh 7s]

*********** # 26 **************
PokerStars Game #1383397919: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level III
(25/50) - 2005/03/19 - 20:06:49 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (2420 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2095 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (1260 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1445 in chips)
Seat 5: kyak00 (2210 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (1725 in chips)
Seat 8: dtattoo (3155 in chips)
Seat 9: Werty83 (1030 in chips)
Cooke: posts small blind 25
bdawg56kg: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [3d 3h]
kyak00: folds
PatNolan7: folds
dtattoo: calls 50
Werty83: folds
Legacy57: folds
fo8391sh: raises 50 to 100
Cooke: calls 75
bdawg56kg: calls 50
dtattoo: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [8h Qs 7c]
PatNolan7 said, "you're evil"
Cooke: bets 50
bdawg56kg: folds
fo8391sh said, "apparently"
dtattoo: calls 50
PatNolan7 said, "smoking is very sinful"
fo8391sh: calls 50
*** TURN *** [8h Qs 7c] [Tc]
Cooke: bets 100
dtattoo: calls 100
fo8391sh: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [8h Qs 7c Tc] [3s]
Cooke: checks
dtattoo: checks
fo8391sh: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cooke: shows [5d 6d] (high card Queen)
dtattoo: shows [Ts Kd] (a pair of Tens)
fo8391sh: shows [Ah Th] (a pair of Tens - Ace kicker)
PatNolan7 said, "in the eyes of god"
fo8391sh collected 850 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Board [8h Qs 7c Tc 3s]
Seat 1: Legacy57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (button) showed [Ah Th] and won (850) with a pair of Tens
Seat 3: Cooke (small blind) showed [5d 6d] and lost with high card Queen
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: kyak00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: dtattoo showed [Ts Kd] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 9: Werty83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Dealt to bdawg56kg [4c Ac]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [4h As]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [6h As]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [9h 4c]

*********** # 31 **************
PokerStars Game #1383417195: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level III
(25/50) - 2005/03/19 - 20:10:41 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (2420 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2695 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (1285 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1320 in chips)
Seat 5: kyak00 (2010 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (1775 in chips)
Seat 8: dtattoo (2755 in chips)
Seat 9: Werty83 (1080 in chips)
Werty83: posts small blind 25
Legacy57: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Kd Jh]
fo8391sh: folds
Cooke: calls 50
bdawg56kg: raises 100 to 150
kyak00: folds
PatNolan7: folds
dtattoo: calls 150
Werty83: folds
Legacy57: folds
Cooke: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [7d 4d 2h]
Cooke: checks
bdawg56kg: bets 250
dtattoo: folds
Cooke: folds
bdawg56kg collected 525 from pot
bdawg56kg: doesn't show hand
PatNolan7 said, "oh cooke you are from nashville?"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 525 | Rake 0
Board [7d 4d 2h]
Seat 1: Legacy57 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: fo8391sh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Cooke folded on the Flop
Seat 4: bdawg56kg collected (525)
Seat 5: kyak00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: dtattoo (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: Werty83 (small blind) folded before Flop

*********** # 33 **************
PokerStars Game #1383422895: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level III
(25/50) - 2005/03/19 - 20:11:51 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (2870 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2645 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (1135 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1695 in chips)
Seat 5: kyak00 (1760 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (1675 in chips)
Seat 8: dtattoo (2505 in chips)
Seat 9: Werty83 (1055 in chips)
fo8391sh: posts small blind 25
Cooke: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Jh As]
bdawg56kg: calls 50
kyak00: folds
PatNolan7: folds
dtattoo: folds
Werty83: folds
Legacy57: calls 50
fo8391sh: folds
Cooke: raises 50 to 100
PatNolan7 said, "if it aint country it aint right"
bdawg56kg: calls 50
Legacy57: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [9s 8d Ts]
Cooke: bets 250
bdawg56kg: folds
Legacy57: folds
Cooke collected 325 from pot
Cooke: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 325 | Rake 0
Board [9s 8d Ts]
Seat 1: Legacy57 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: fo8391sh (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Cooke (big blind) collected (325)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg folded on the Flop
Seat 5: kyak00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: dtattoo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Werty83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Dealt to bdawg56kg [2c Kd]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Qh 2s]

*********** # 36 **************
PokerStars Game #1383433147: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level III
(25/50) - 2005/03/19 - 20:13:58 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (2770 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2620 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (1310 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1670 in chips)
Seat 5: kyak00 (1410 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (1675 in chips)
Seat 8: dtattoo (2455 in chips)
Seat 9: Werty83 (1430 in chips)
kyak00: posts small blind 25
PatNolan7: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Qh Jd]
dtattoo: folds
Werty83: folds
Legacy57: calls 50
fo8391sh: folds
Cooke: folds
bdawg56kg: raises 100 to 150
kyak00: calls 125
PatNolan7: folds
Legacy57: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Ks 2h 6h]
kyak00: checks
Legacy57: bets 100
bdawg56kg: folds
kyak00: calls 100
*** TURN *** [Ks 2h 6h] [Jc]
kyak00: checks
Legacy57: bets 2520 and is all-in
kyak00: folds
Legacy57 collected 700 from pot
Legacy57: shows [Js Kh] (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 700 | Rake 0
Board [Ks 2h 6h Jc]
Seat 1: Legacy57 collected (700)
Seat 2: fo8391sh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Cooke folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: kyak00 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: dtattoo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Werty83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Dealt to bdawg56kg [4d 8s]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [7c 5d]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [7d Qc]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [As 9s]

*********** # 41 **************
PokerStars Game #1383451251: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/03/19 - 20:17:41 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (3220 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2520 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (1160 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1520 in chips)
Seat 5: kyak00 (1160 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (975 in chips)
Seat 8: dtattoo (3455 in chips)
Seat 9: Werty83 (1330 in chips)
fo8391sh: posts small blind 50
Cooke: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Ah Td]
bdawg56kg: raises 150 to 250
kyak00: folds
PatNolan7: calls 250
dtattoo: folds
Werty83: folds
Legacy57: folds
fo8391sh: folds
Cooke: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [4c 4s 3h]
Cooke: bets 400
bdawg56kg: folds
PatNolan7: folds
Cooke collected 800 from pot
Cooke: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 800 | Rake 0
Board [4c 4s 3h]
Seat 1: Legacy57 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Cooke (big blind) collected (800)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg folded on the Flop
Seat 5: kyak00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: dtattoo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Werty83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Dealt to bdawg56kg [2d Ac]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [7h 2s]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [3h 9h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [8h 7c]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [4c Jh]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Ts 3h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [9c Kd]

*********** # 49 **************
PokerStars Game #1383476593: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/03/19 - 20:22:51 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (4120 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2930 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (1760 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1020 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (825 in chips)
Seat 8: dtattoo (3355 in chips)
bdawg56kg: posts small blind 50
PatNolan7: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [4s 4h]
dtattoo: calls 100
Legacy57: folds
fo8391sh: calls 100
Cooke: folds
bdawg56kg: calls 50
PatNolan7: checks
*** FLOP *** [8s 3s 3d]
bdawg56kg: bets 200
PatNolan7: folds
dtattoo: folds
fo8391sh: folds
bdawg56kg collected 400 from pot
bdawg56kg: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Board [8s 3s 3d]
Seat 1: Legacy57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: fo8391sh folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Cooke (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (small blind) collected (400)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: dtattoo folded on the Flop

*********** # 50 **************
PokerStars Game #1383481292: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/03/19 - 20:23:48 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (4120 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2830 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (1760 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1320 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (725 in chips)
Seat 8: dtattoo (3255 in chips)
PatNolan7: posts small blind 50
dtattoo: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Jh Kd]
Legacy57: folds
fo8391sh: folds
Cooke: calls 100
bdawg56kg: raises 200 to 300
PatNolan7: folds
dtattoo: folds
Cooke: folds
bdawg56kg collected 350 from pot
bdawg56kg: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 350 | Rake 0
Seat 1: Legacy57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: fo8391sh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Cooke folded before Flop
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (button) collected (350)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: dtattoo (big blind) folded before Flop
Dealt to bdawg56kg [2s 8h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [5d 3c]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Kd 2h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [6s Td]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [7c 9d]

*********** # 56 **************
PokerStars Game #1383502328: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level V
(75/150) - 2005/03/19 - 20:28:03 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (7600 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2630 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (2060 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1195 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (525 in chips)
PatNolan7: posts small blind 75
Legacy57: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [As 4d]
fo8391sh: folds
Cooke: folds
bdawg56kg: raises 300 to 450
fo8391sh said, "nice hand legacy"
PatNolan7: raises 75 to 525 and is all-in
Legacy57: calls 375
bdawg56kg: calls 75
*** FLOP *** [5h 9s 2s]
Legacy57: checks
bdawg56kg: checks
*** TURN *** [5h 9s 2s] [Qs]
Legacy57: checks
bdawg56kg: checks
*** RIVER *** [5h 9s 2s Qs] [Qh]
Legacy57: checks
bdawg56kg: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PatNolan7: shows [5d 5s] (a full house, Fives full of Queens)
Legacy57: mucks hand
bdawg56kg: mucks hand
PatNolan7 collected 1575 from pot
PatNolan7 said, "im the man"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1575 | Rake 0
Board [5h 9s 2s Qs Qh]
Seat 1: Legacy57 (big blind) mucked [8d Kd]
Seat 2: fo8391sh folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Cooke folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (button) mucked [As 4d]
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (small blind) showed [5d 5s] and won (1575) with a full house,
Fives full of Queens

*********** # 57 **************
PokerStars Game #1383508296: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level V
(75/150) - 2005/03/19 - 20:29:14 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (7075 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2630 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (2060 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (670 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (1575 in chips)
Legacy57: posts small blind 75
fo8391sh: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Ad Ks]
Cooke: folds
bdawg56kg: raises 520 to 670 and is all-in
PatNolan7: folds
Legacy57: folds
fo8391sh: folds
bdawg56kg collected 375 from pot
bdawg56kg: doesn't show hand
PatNolan7 said, "i had the weed smoking power"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 375 | Rake 0
Seat 1: Legacy57 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: fo8391sh (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Cooke folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg collected (375)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Dealt to bdawg56kg [Kc 2h]
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Qd 8s]

*********** # 60 **************
PokerStars Game #1383513521: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level V
(75/150) - 2005/03/19 - 20:30:16 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (7000 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2405 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (2060 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (745 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (1800 in chips)
bdawg56kg: posts small blind 75
PatNolan7: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Jd Ad]
PatNolan7 said, "yeah"
Legacy57: folds
fo8391sh: calls 150
Cooke: folds
bdawg56kg: raises 595 to 745 and is all-in
PatNolan7: folds
fo8391sh: folds
bdawg56kg collected 450 from pot
bdawg56kg: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 1: Legacy57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: fo8391sh folded before Flop
Seat 3: Cooke (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (small blind) collected (450)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (big blind) folded before Flop
Dealt to bdawg56kg [6d Jh]
*********** # 62 **************
PokerStars Game #1383516969: Tournament #6246440, Hold'em No Limit - Level V
(75/150) - 2005/03/19 - 20:30:58 (ET)
Table '6246440 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Legacy57 (7150 in chips)
Seat 2: fo8391sh (2255 in chips)
Seat 3: Cooke (2060 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg56kg (1045 in chips)
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (1500 in chips)
Legacy57: posts small blind 75
fo8391sh: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg56kg [Jd Kh]
Cooke: calls 150
bdawg56kg: raises 895 to 1045 and is all-in
PatNolan7: folds
Legacy57: folds
fo8391sh: calls 895
Cooke: folds
Cooke said, "what was that, i didnt hear it, i was reading my Bible"
*** FLOP *** [3h Ac 4s]
*** TURN *** [3h Ac 4s] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [3h Ac 4s 7s] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
fo8391sh: shows [9c Ad] (a pair of Aces)
bdawg56kg: shows [Jd Kh] (high card Ace)
PatNolan7 said, "i believe you"
fo8391sh collected 2315 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2315 | Rake 0
Board [3h Ac 4s 7s 5s]
Seat 1: Legacy57 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: fo8391sh (big blind) showed [9c Ad] and won (2315) with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: Cooke folded before Flop
Seat 4: bdawg56kg showed [Jd Kh] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 6: PatNolan7 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[Sed]

When you aren't getting cards and the blinds get big you have to try to grow your stack or at least keep it from blinding away by stealing the blinds at least every orbit. In a SnG once the blinds hit 50/100 if I have not doubled up and am sitting on the buyin, I start stealing. If you have doubled up you can wait longer...

- sed

[aokrongly]

For me it depends. If there's alot of action at the table, I'll hunker down. (but i'm tight anyway)

Sorry but I've only taken a cursory look at the list you posted and I just looked at your play, so I don't know how much action there was. In your last hand you weren't in trouble by any means. It seemed like you lost some patience there at the end and got very active, but I could be wrong. Let's see you played hands:
56 on button with A4 you raise and then call a reraise and lose basically to pocket 55. (should have folded to a reraise)
57 1 off button AK caller in front AI raise and win uncontested
60 - from SB AJ, raise AI and take blinds
62 - BB, kj, caller in front (same guy) you raise AI and lose to A high (he paired up, but you were behind preflop)

Thats 4 out of 7 hands. Pretty active. The rest of it dodn't look like you were getting an unusual # of bad cards.

In your situation I would have checked the KJ, but the raise wasn't totally off the chart since he had called and folded to a raise b4. BUT, since you were so active recently with alot of AI's then he had to call. No one gets that many great cards that often. That run of good cards set up the A high call. Which is why you should have checked it and made a hand b4 you went AI.

Your chip stack was good for 5 rounds of bb and sb. You had 5 players at the table. I assume top 3 paid. 1 other player had abot 1500 and 2 had about 2000. There was only 1 big stack at 7000+. That's good in that situation for slowing down. Everyone is looking to see what the big stack will do, and he may vacuum up a player or two for you.

You're weren't in desperate straights, AI is not the only tool in the toolbox. Check that BB and let the flop help you, or at least show you if an A came or not.

I've been alot worse off and come in 2nd and even 1st by using all the tools, not just AI. When I'm short sometimes I'ld rather gamble by CALLING with AK and hopefully getting some other callers and a little help. You won a little with your good cards and lost big with medeocre cards. That's why you mix it up. You're gambling either way.

When I'm short and the blinds are high, I want to see a flop and want others to as well as often as not. Especially if they've showed any inclination toward trying to steal post flop. If I think I'm beat I fold. If I catch that A or K with AK in the hole, then I'll string em along as long as there's no scary draws on the board and I think they're drawing to it.

Anyway, I think you felt pressure that wasn't there yet, you could have played a little more sophisticated with the AK, the Ax call of a reraise was a mistake, and you didn't need to go ai with KJ from the BB with just a call in front.

I think if one of the other stacks had taken a hit of any kind (one contested hand they lose would cripple them) then they might have tilted out for you, and the big stack may have cracked someone else. I've seen it happen too often to discount, which is why I'm patient for as long as possible. And then, I remind myself to be patient some more. And then, I'll let people into the hand preflop with quality, like AK, AA, KK, and maybe QQ and hope they bet into me post flop.

That's my feedback. You didn't play poorly. But you asked for advice and that's mine. (I play shortstacked alot because I play 2 and 3 table SnG's and I'm tigher than a baby turtle's ass - to quote others on the site.

Just a reminder - first get ITM, then worry about the chip stack. I don't mind someone with a huge stack at the table. He can have everyone's chips but mine. When we get Heads Up then I'll take them from him. In the 20 player I just played. I was fighting as the relative short stack from 7 players left (top 5 pays). I had essentially the same type cards you were getting. A couple other people made mistakes, or got too tight against blind steals against them, and I'm in 5th. I win one hand that helps me get to about 2000 chips with a couple 4000+ stacks at the table and someone loses a simple hand, now they're crippled. They go AI and get beat by a drawing big stack. Long story short, I get into 2nd play with about 4000 chips to the 12K chip leader and take 1st place by seeing alot of flops (I'll call a min raise heads up with any 2 low cards) and I bluff and slowplay him into submission. By the time he had 5000 and I had 11,000, it was over. I had slowplay check/raised him so many times and raised his limp-ins, or bet the flop to make him fold that he didn't know whether to shit or go blind. He folded under any pressure at all, and if he showed any resistance I let him have the pot and pressured him the next hand.

The point is, I had as few as 900 chips with 7 players and the same blinds you faced and came back to take 1st. Why? Because I don't have to do EVERYTHING to get ITM, I let other players do some of the work for me. And I mix up my game as much as I can - within reason.

[zenbitz]

Actually, I thought hand 56 was a WTF call. Only 75 chips to see a flop for 1000. Third guy even checked it down for you.

I thought hand 33 could have been played differently. You have an OESD, a nut flush redraw, and 2 overcards to the flop. He min raised two limpers, and threw out a standard continuation bet.

True, your outs are not totally clean, since he could have AK/AQ, or a flush draw, but you do outstack him by 500 chips, so if you reraise all in and lose, you are still in the tournament.

Depends on your read, but this guy was in most of the hands you listed previously... so he's got to be pretty loose.

[JeffreyGB]

Alright, well my analysis basically follows along the lines of what Zen and Aok said. I expand a bit more on specific hands, but I'm basically in agreement. There's no way I would have folded hand 56 for 75 extra with a chance of eliminating someone. The raise you made was questionable to me though.


My thoughts:
What happened on the hands you were in the blinds with (the Jd9d and 3c4c)? I'd have limped both of those (though obviously if you're blind you're not limping).

Good fold on the 44.

Good play on the T2. Half the time I'd bet there even without the T, just to pick up a pot.

33 looks good - you can't see into the future and someone having any part of that flop kills you. I might have called the min-raise on the flop, but likely would have folded the turn. Depends slightly on my read on the opponents. Having seen this hand, if the Cooke played the same way later, I might have called or even reraised.

Assuming an unraised pot, I'd complete the SB with Ac4c. Not sure if doing so is good play or not, but it's how I'd do it.

I like the aggression w/ KJ in late position. G00t.

AJ - maybe raise to limit the field here? I know you're in early position, but had you done so, it would have been likely that you'd have been ahead on the flop, setting you up for a perfect semi-bluff with 15+ outs to the best hand. I might have even called the flop bet (depending on my read), since you have so many outs. Would depend on what a pot-sized bet from Cooke meant - esp when he's leading the betting.

QJ - good.

I probably would have played As9s. Again, just me. I may overplay my suited Aces.

AT, 44, KJ look good, although I'm still suspicious about Cooke.

A4o - overplayed, I think. I know you were on the button, but I'd probably see the flop for cheap here and use the button to manipulate things from there.

AK & AJs - don't overbet because you have a big hand. Bet your standard and then if you feel it's worth it, push the flop. Your stack would have liked at least one caller here, I think.

KJ - were you still playing desperate? I definitely don't push here. You've done it so much that people are more likely to call and you have less of a hand than you've had the either of the previous times. You're on your way to a healthy stack again, and the money is approaching. Risky pushes can make the difference between making nothing and taking home just a little $$.

[bdawg56kg]

Hey thanks for the replies. Just to clarify things, this was a 2 table SnG and the tables didn't combine yet, so I wasn't really close to being ITM. I went out in 10th place.

On hand 56 where I had A4o, I realize it was a questionable blind steal, and probably should've waited for a better opportunity. And when he went AI for 75 more, I hated to call because I felt I was dominated, but I had no choice since the pot was so big already.

On hand 33 when I had AJ, I was REALLY stupid. I didn't realize what the flop was until I folded. I thought it was 78T, where I had just overs. Really dumb mistake. If I could go back I think I definitely would've pushed there.

On the next two when I had AK and AJ, I don't understand your reasoning about coming in for a raise, because I only had just over 3xBB at that point, so basically I'd be pot committed anyway, regardless of the flop, and I dont want to give that limper with KT or something a chance to hit his top pair for cheap, in which case he'd put me AI and I'd be forced to call, whereas a preflop AI would eliminate this kind of stuff from happening. After all, it is only ace high on an unimproved flop, right?

And I totally agree about the KJ push. It was stupid of me, but I guess I was getting frustrated and just wanted to double up as soon as possible. I just figured that the only way for me to make it ITM was to double up sooner or later. And aok, do you think you could post some of those SnG's where you were severely short stacked and came back to win? I'd really like to see em. Thanks.