my first tourney vid

[vqc]

this is my first tournament video
http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2T...63QJ4RFXVVWOE8
there is a limited amount of downloads allowed., will everyone who download it please re upload it to yousendit.com if people need it.

There is no audio commentary, im sorry my roomate was asleep.

This is an example of horrible bubble play and a lkac of patience. The last hand should make u cringe. CRINGE I SAY!

I would like as much criticism as possibleplease. I really need to improve, and I am running horribly over mylast ten 10+1s. It might be variance, but it might also be those horrible bubble plays. GAH!

This should be easier to comment on than hand histories, and you can also watch me take constant notes.

When commenting please include the time of hte video so i can see it for myself.

Thank you all for your time and critical eyes.

[CoxhEd]

Doesn't work for me, I need a codec, have the right one?

[vqc]

let me link u to the codec

To view the videos, you will need the TSCC codec
http://www.techsmith.com/products/st...ecdownload.asp

Thank you dwarf

[CoxhEd]

Damn 45 min video, I'll reupload tomorrow.

[fjuanl]

I think the first thing that lead to your demise was folding 6h9h. Shame on you.

Overall a well played tourney in my opinion, I like the way you keep notes also. You really only had 1 mistake, your last hand. I dont know if I would feel confortable trying to steal as a midstack with the big stack already limping in. I kinda got the impression that you felt like you were falling down towards shortstack and needed to gain some chips fast. You still had enough chips to survive quite a few more orbits. Stealing is definetly a possibility in your situation, but I dont know if I would try it against the big stack, especially since he's pretty loose. Steal the blinds from the semi-short stack trying to make it ITM and the short stack in the right position

[vqc]

i usualy never steal once someone limps in. Thats just a bad idea. I guess i didnt listen to myself this time.

I saw the Ace and said "Aces are good four handed" and didnt look at the fact htat someone else had limped already. STUPID!

[Hubris1]

The thing that killed me is you're looking right down at the note you just took from the last hand "Will limp ace and not bet." Lesson in note reading, not just taking, heh. Your note taking is pretty well done though, some good observations.

Well played tourney, you had some discipline on some hands I don't think I would have had, namely reraise on your semi bluff with OESD and a few other plays.

[vqc]

The thing that killed me is you're looking right down at the note you just took from the last hand "Will limp ace and not bet." Lesson in note reading, not just taking, heh. Your note taking is pretty well done though, some good observations.

Well played tourney, you had some discipline on some hands I don't think I would have had, namely reraise on your semi bluff with OESD and a few other plays.

Could you give me the tim eon that OESD bet, and the other hands please?

I can type, stlil need to learn how to read. But damn Your right. Had I read that note, maybe I would have played it differently. Your brilliant. (im not even kidding here, I should read my notes more!)

[Hubris1]

Was at 33 or so. SB limps, you check, heads up. Checked to turn, you have OESD with a flush draw on the board, he checks, you min bet to 60, he comes back for 100 more. Think it's a good laydown, but that check raise says he's pretty attached to the hand, maybe he already has the straight with a junk one gapper limp in and your're drawing to a split or an ignorant straight but I'd say a junk two pair or a small set so with that check raise and if you hit you're gonna get pretty close to doubling up; was a small enoguh portion of my stack that I would have went for it this late. But that said, I think your move was more disciplined and was probably the better play.

Edit: added real numbers.

[Robert]

I've only watched the video quickly, and overall I like your play - although I try already to start stealing blinds before getting to the bubble. My observation is (correct me if I'm wrong) you wait for the steals until you get down to the bubble.

One thing i noticed tho, at around 43:15
You try to steal from the big stack with T6s. I dont like this play. I try not to steal from the big stack and there are several reasons to that - often the big stack plays more loose, will call raises more often, and turns on aggression on the bubble, which eventually will result in your steals failing more often than not when trying to steal from the big stack (just a personal observation).
Second thing is you try to rep the flop when he checks to you. There are 2 reasons that I dont like this play: 1) he called your 3xBB raise prf, and therefore theres good reason to believe he has some facecards to pair with the flop, 2) he is still the big stack - theres a bigger chance that he will play aggressive when being the big stack and reraise your steal/rep.
All that said, I think I would have made exact the same play as you, but that doesnt mean its right (maybe I should revaluate some of my own plays )

Nice overall play tho, I like it - especially your effort to get a good read on the players (by notetaking). Getting reads on players, thats where I lack the most tbh

[vqc]

I've only watched the video quickly, and overall I like your play - although I try already to start stealing blinds before getting to the bubble. My observation is (correct me if I'm wrong) you wait for the steals until you get down to the bubble.

One thing i noticed tho, at around 43:15
You try to steal from the big stack with T6s. I dont like this play. I try not to steal from the big stack and there are several reasons to that - often the big stack plays more loose, will call raises more often, and turns on aggression on the bubble, which eventually will result in your steals failing more often than not when trying to steal from the big stack (just a personal observation).
Second thing is you try to rep the flop when he checks to you. There are 2 reasons that I dont like this play: 1) he called your 3xBB raise prf, and therefore theres good reason to believe he has some facecards to pair with the flop, 2) he is still the big stack - theres a bigger chance that he will play aggressive when being the big stack and reraise your steal/rep.
All that said, I think I would have made exact the same play as you, but that doesnt mean its right (maybe I should revaluate some of my own plays )

Nice overall play tho, I like it - especially your effort to get a good read on the players (by notetaking). Getting reads on players, thats where I lack the most tbh

I generally start stealing when the blinds are at 50/100. Whether or not the bubble is there quite yet. Blinds arent worth stealing till 50/100 anyways.