Stars SNG hand history

[Glival]

Some of the (key) hands I played, feel free to criticize

*********** # 6 **************
PokerStars Game #1898669645: Tournament #8978513, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/06/14 - 15:53:14 (ET)
Table '8978513 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Glival (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: MJO23 (3810 in chips)
Seat 4: edlorenzo (1400 in chips)
Seat 5: phaim (1380 in chips)
Seat 6: Station169 (880 in chips)
Seat 7: LosCayos (1440 in chips)
Seat 8: evinn (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: cards23 (1590 in chips)
LosCayos: posts small blind 10
evinn: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Glival [7c 7d]
cards23: calls 20
Glival: calls 20
MJO23: folds
edlorenzo: calls 20
phaim: folds
Station169: raises 40 to 60
LosCayos: folds
evinn: folds
cards23: calls 40
Glival: calls 40
edlorenzo: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [5s 4h 2s]
cards23: checks
Glival: bets 100
edlorenzo: calls 100
Station169: folds
cards23: calls 100
*** TURN *** [5s 4h 2s] [Qd]
cards23: checks
Glival: checks
edlorenzo: checks
*** RIVER *** [5s 4h 2s Qd] [6h]
cards23: checks
Glival: checks
edlorenzo: bets 400
cards23: folds
Glival: folds
edlorenzo collected 570 from pot
edlorenzo: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 570 | Rake 0
Board [5s 4h 2s Qd 6h]
Seat 1: Glival folded on the River
Seat 2: MJO23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: edlorenzo collected (570)
Seat 5: phaim folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Station169 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: LosCayos (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: evinn (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: cards23 folded on the River

*********** # 35 **************
PokerStars Game #1898792079: Tournament #8978513, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/06/14 - 16:14:32 (ET)
Table '8978513 1' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Glival (1235 in chips)
Seat 2: MJO23 (3365 in chips)
Seat 4: edlorenzo (765 in chips)
Seat 5: phaim (1440 in chips)
Seat 6: Station169 (1425 in chips)
Seat 7: LosCayos (1300 in chips)
Seat 8: evinn (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: cards23 (2470 in chips)
edlorenzo: posts small blind 25
phaim: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Glival [Kc Ac]
Station169: folds
LosCayos: folds
evinn: folds
cards23: folds
Glival: raises 100 to 150
MJO23: folds
edlorenzo: folds
phaim: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [Qc 8c 6c]
phaim: checks
Glival: checks
*** TURN *** [Qc 8c 6c] [9s]
phaim: bets 150
Glival: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [Qc 8c 6c 9s] [3d]
phaim: bets 1140 and is all-in
Glival: calls 935 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
phaim: shows [Qd Ad] (a pair of Queens)
Glival: shows [Kc Ac] (a flush, Ace high)
Glival collected 2495 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2495 | Rake 0
Board [Qc 8c 6c 9s 3d]
Seat 1: Glival showed [Kc Ac] and won (2495) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: MJO23 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: edlorenzo (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: phaim (big blind) showed [Qd Ad] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: Station169 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: LosCayos folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: evinn folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: cards23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

*********** # 47 **************
PokerStars Game #1898836153: Tournament #8978513, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2005/06/14 - 16:22:04 (ET)
Table '8978513 1' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Glival (2395 in chips)
Seat 2: MJO23 (3470 in chips)
Seat 4: edlorenzo (640 in chips)
Seat 6: Station169 (975 in chips)
Seat 7: LosCayos (1125 in chips)
Seat 8: evinn (1675 in chips)
Seat 9: cards23 (3220 in chips)
Glival: posts small blind 50
MJO23: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Glival [7h Ad]
edlorenzo: calls 100
Station169: folds
LosCayos: calls 100
evinn: folds
cards23: folds
Glival: calls 50
MJO23: checks
*** FLOP *** [4d Qs 7d]
Glival: checks
MJO23: bets 100
edlorenzo: calls 100
LosCayos: folds
Glival: calls 100
*** TURN *** [4d Qs 7d] [Ts]
Glival: bets 300
MJO23: folds
edlorenzo: folds
Glival collected 700 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 700 | Rake 0
Board [4d Qs 7d Ts]
Seat 1: Glival (small blind) collected (700)
Seat 2: MJO23 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: edlorenzo folded on the Turn
Seat 6: Station169 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: LosCayos folded on the Flop
Seat 8: evinn folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: cards23 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

*********** # 52 **************
PokerStars Game #1898853359: Tournament #8978513, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2005/06/14 - 16:24:59 (ET)
Table '8978513 1' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Glival (2895 in chips)
Seat 2: MJO23 (3220 in chips)
Seat 6: Station169 (1415 in chips)
Seat 7: LosCayos (875 in chips)
Seat 9: cards23 (5095 in chips)
cards23: posts small blind 50
Glival: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Glival [7s 7h]
MJO23: folds
Station169: folds
LosCayos: calls 100
cards23: calls 50
Glival: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qs Th 2h]
cards23: checks
Glival: checks
LosCayos: checks
*** TURN *** [Qs Th 2h] [Kc]
cards23: checks
Glival: checks
LosCayos: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qs Th 2h Kc] [2c]
cards23: checks
Glival: checks
LosCayos: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cards23: shows [Ah 3s] (a pair of Deuces)
Glival: shows [7s 7h] (two pair, Sevens and Deuces)
LosCayos: mucks hand
Glival collected 300 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 300 | Rake 0
Board [Qs Th 2h Kc 2c]
Seat 1: Glival (big blind) showed [7s 7h] and won (300) with two pair, Sevens and Deuces
Seat 2: MJO23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Station169 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: LosCayos (button) mucked [6h 6s]
Seat 9: cards23 (small blind) showed [Ah 3s] and lost with a pair of Deuces

*********** # 72 **************
PokerStars Game #1898908342: Tournament #8978513, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/06/14 - 16:34:18 (ET)
Table '8978513 1' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Glival (3720 in chips)
Seat 2: MJO23 (3820 in chips)
Seat 6: Station169 (480 in chips)
Seat 7: LosCayos (2525 in chips)
Seat 9: cards23 (2955 in chips)
cards23: posts small blind 75
Glival: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Glival [Qh 2h]
MJO23: folds
Station169: folds
LosCayos: folds
cards23: calls 75
Glival: checks
*** FLOP *** [3s Qc Th]
cards23: bets 150
Glival: raises 150 to 300
cards23: calls 150
*** TURN *** [3s Qc Th] [2d]
cards23: checks
Glival: bets 450
cards23: folds
Glival collected 900 from pot
Glival: shows [Qh 2h] (two pair, Queens and Deuces)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Board [3s Qc Th 2d]
Seat 1: Glival (big blind) collected (900)
Seat 2: MJO23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Station169 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: LosCayos (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: cards23 (small blind) folded on the Turn

*********** # 83 **************
PokerStars Game #1898937822: Tournament #8978513, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/06/14 - 16:39:16 (ET)
Table '8978513 1' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Glival (4120 in chips)
Seat 2: MJO23 (3145 in chips)
Seat 6: Station169 (1285 in chips)
Seat 7: LosCayos (2195 in chips)
Seat 9: cards23 (2755 in chips)
Glival: posts small blind 100
MJO23: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Glival [2c Ah]
Station169: folds
LosCayos: folds
cards23: calls 200
Glival: calls 100
MJO23: checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 8h 5s]
Glival: checks
MJO23: checks
cards23: checks
*** TURN *** [2s 8h 5s] [Qs]
Glival: bets 200
MJO23: folds
cards23: folds
Glival collected 600 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 600 | Rake 0
Board [2s 8h 5s Qs]
Seat 1: Glival (small blind) collected (600)
Seat 2: MJO23 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: Station169 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: LosCayos folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: cards23 (button) folded on the Turn

*********** # 88 **************
PokerStars Game #1898953408: Tournament #8978513, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/06/14 - 16:41:53 (ET)
Table '8978513 1' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Glival (4035 in chips)
Seat 2: MJO23 (2845 in chips)
Seat 6: Station169 (1570 in chips)
Seat 7: LosCayos (1895 in chips)
Seat 9: cards23 (3155 in chips)
Glival: posts small blind 100
MJO23: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Glival [Qs Qh]
Station169: folds
LosCayos: folds
cards23: folds
Glival: raises 400 to 600
MJO23: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Tc 8d 4d]
Glival: bets 3435 and is all-in
MJO23: calls 2245 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Tc 8d 4d] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 8d 4d 5c] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Glival: shows [Qs Qh] (two pair, Queens and Fours)
MJO23: shows [Kh Td] (two pair, Tens and Fours)
Glival collected 5690 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5690 | Rake 0
Board [Tc 8d 4d 5c 4h]
Seat 1: Glival (small blind) showed [Qs Qh] and won (5690) with two pair, Queens and Fours
Seat 2: MJO23 (big blind) showed [Kh Td] and lost with two pair, Tens and Fours
Seat 6: Station169 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: LosCayos folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: cards23 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

*********** # 101 **************
PokerStars Game #1898988835: Tournament #8978513, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/06/14 - 16:47:52 (ET)
Table '8978513 1' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Glival (7880 in chips)
Seat 7: LosCayos (810 in chips)
Seat 9: cards23 (4810 in chips)
cards23: posts small blind 100
Glival: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Glival [2d Ah]
LosCayos: raises 610 to 810 and is all-in
cards23: folds
Glival: calls 610
*** FLOP *** [9s 9h 8s]
*** TURN *** [9s 9h 8s] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [9s 9h 8s Ac] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Glival: shows [2d Ah] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
LosCayos: shows [Kc Jd] (a pair of Nines)
Glival said, "gg"
Glival collected 1720 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1720 | Rake 0
Board [9s 9h 8s Ac 6s]
Seat 1: Glival (big blind) showed [2d Ah] and won (1720) with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 7: LosCayos (button) showed [Kc Jd] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 9: cards23 (small blind) folded before Flop


In HU I wasn't doing great, down to 2000 a few times, but got lucky.
Final hand:


*********** # 174 **************
PokerStars Game #1899152761: Tournament #8978513, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/06/14 - 17:14:30 (ET)
Table '8978513 1' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Glival (7040 in chips)
Seat 9: cards23 (6460 in chips)
Glival: posts the ante 50
cards23: posts the ante 50
cards23: posts small blind 300
Glival: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Glival [Qc 8h]
cards23: raises 600 to 1200
Glival: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [Qs 2d Qd]
Glival: checks
cards23: bets 1200
Glival: calls 1200
*** TURN *** [Qs 2d Qd] [5h]
Glival: checks
cards23: bets 4010 and is all-in
Glival: calls 4010
*** RIVER *** [Qs 2d Qd 5h] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Glival: shows [Qc 8h] (four of a kind, Queens)
cards23: shows [Ks 7s] (three of a kind, Queens)
Glival collected 12920 from pot
Glival [observer] said, "gg"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12920 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 2d Qd 5h Qh]
Seat 1: Glival (big blind) showed [Qc 8h] and won (12920) with four of a kind, Queens
Seat 9: cards23 (button) (small blind) showed [Ks 7s] and lost with three of a kind, Queens


Thanks in advance for any advice.

[Glival]

My comments/questions:

#6: Was my bet on the flop was too small? Or maybe I shouldn't bet at all because there were 5 players in the hand?

#47: Did I play this correct? There were 2 overcards to my pair...

#88: This was a tough one.. With AA or KK he would of course have reraised me. I didn't want to give him a free card, because if an A or K would come up, I would maybe have to fold to a strong raise. He of course thought my raise was a steal, and was so glad he cought top pair on the flop that he called.

[vqc]

#6 according to the other thread, with the overpair, bet the pot.

#47 fold it preflop

#88 bet 3/4 to the pot on the flop. You really have no need to overbet it right htere. Hell you look like ur on a flush draw, if you were playing against me, I just might call with an AT if circumsatnces were right. If it was ur intention to make ur play look like a semi bluff, then, congrats, ur a pro.

[Glival]

I'm very inconsistent in my bet sizes, I really need to learn something about that. I've ordered HoH, I've read there's a chapter about bet sizes in it?

About #47: I often play Axo and hands like that in the SB because it's cheap to call, especially if there are a few limpers before me. Is that bad play?

Thanks for your reply.

[vqc]

Yes it is a leak.

Thinking time!
3 limpers to you in the SB. You hold A6o. You call becuase its cheap.

What are u going to do when an Ace flops?
What happens when the flop comes QT6?

You will flop x66 or AAx about 1.35% of the time.
you will flop a full house 0.09% of hte time.

98% o fhte time you will be in a position where you have no clue what to do. 2% of hte time you have a monster. Your chips are better saved for later on in the tournamnet.

When the blinds are 5/10. If there are multiple limpers to me, I will compelte with any 2 cards. Those are odds im willing to take. Otherwise, forget it.

[Staresy]

Glival

Here’s my $0.02 ……

Hand 6 – Got to go with the others. You need to bet bigger here. You need to drive out those with overcards. You simply can’t get away with betting less than half the pot with a vulnerable hand like 77 here. Also, if I had bet 100 here, I would have fired again on the turn, find out where u stand for sure.

Hand 35 – No way am I checking behind here. You’ve raised PF and, in my opinion, been given licence to fire again when it’s checked to you. You would have found out quickly that he had the goods. Also, on that river, you just need to learn to let go.

Hand 47 – Yeah, I think u should have binned this pre-flop. But nicely played once u got involved.

Hand 72 – Don’t show. Make him pay to see what you had.

Hand 101 – Good (brave!) call. Did u have a feeling that he was pushing with two face cards?

[vqc]

I think he was the one who flopped the flush on hand 35. So it might have been correct to check the flop.

Becuase you made a preflop raise, and hte baord comes out monochromed, I would make a small bet in an attempt to seem weak. By doing so you might induce the other player to go over the top of u.

[Glival]

vqchuang: I know you're right, but I felt so frustrated when a few hands earlier I folded K9o in the SB, the flop came K99, and the other guys were betting like crazy . But I know it's not an excuse for playing weak hands... the percentages you posted speak for themselves

Staresy: About #35, I first checked quickly, then reluctantly called his bet on the turn, and was praying "no club on the river!". I tried to make him think I was on a flush draw, and I think it worked. What do you mean by learning to let go on that river?

About #72, I often show when I have a hand; that's how I got away with the raise on #47, and a few other hands like that. But it's better not to show? I liked the image I got from it, they often backed off when I raised.

About #101, I didn't know for sure, but I knew he would push with K high with his stack and these blinds (he had done it before). It was a relatively cheap call for me, and I had a chance to knock a player out, which is always nice

Thanks a lot for the advice!

[Staresy]

sorry boys, I must still be asleep (work tends to do that to me!!)

I completely missed the fact that you flopped the nut flush!

[ihategnomes]

#47: I dont hate the complete of the small blind. On the flop, with middle pair on that board Im more inclined to raise if I believe he is BS'ing me. I dont mind the call either. I prefer to make my mind up on the turn about various hands. What level of buyin are we talking about here.

[Glival]

It was a $5; I've only been playing for a few weeks.
About #47, my guess was he either had overcards or a small pair (4's or 7's); with Q's, his raise would have been bigger. He always betted strong if he really had a hand. When I see this hand now, I think I should have raised.

Edit:
Now I come to think of it, I actually like it better this way because I was first to act. If I would have raised on the flop, and he would have called, I wouldn't know what to do on the turn because of the Q. This way however, if he would have called my turn raise, and the river wasn't an A or 7, it would have been an easy check/fold.
Is this way of thinking correct?

[DimitriT]

6 - should've bet more on the flop. did he have medium pair? I'd be tempted to fire another 200 at him on the turn but this early your probably ok

35 - standard

47 - nice - using AX to semibluff is OK but otherwise fold it

52 - standard

72 - standard

83 - raise to 400 PF once in a while with AX, you'll get alot more folds from the button

88 - why AI? You want to protect you QQ but an 800 bet may have been better. If he calls that he's pot comitted anyway.

101 - fold, why risk the chips for so little reward

174 - standard