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    Default MTTs are not lottos Edited HH attached

    I've seen several posts from players indicating that they feel MTTs are coinflips or real gambling, "You need cards" etc etc. This is an example of hitting ITM with a horrible run of cards, showing down only one hand out of more than 150 hands and never giving anyone a bad beat.

    This is a stars 10+1 FO, 2021 entrants. This is the coldest run of cards I've seen in a awhile, in the hands prior to ITM I didn't see AKo/s, JJ, QQ, AA or KK not once statistically I should have seen one of those three or more times given the number of hands.

    Later on the cards heat up big time, but that was after hitting ITM on some choice reads and steals got me there.

    Also note that this wasn't a great table texture either. Cowbama, who you will see to my right, saw about 65% of flops meaning I really needed cards to show down with him. Likewise the player two seats to my left had a 55%. These would have been great players to show down with if I was picking up a few cards, even statistically, but I wasn't.

    I've edited down to the cards just so you can see.

    Transcript for tournament #11248541 requested by Hubris1

    Dealt to Hubris1 [3s 8c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ts Jh]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [2h Ad]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Kc 2h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Kd 7s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7s 5c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8h Qh]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qd 6s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4c 2h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [9s Qh]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qh 3s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5d As]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7h 5c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5s 4d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4s Tc]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ac 5d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [2c 3c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8h Ts]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [2h 5s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8h 7d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Th 5d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [9d 8c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8h Qd]
    Dealt to Hubris1 [7s Kd]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [3d 7s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Jd 7d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qd 9s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ts 4c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Jc 4d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8h 5c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Jh Ks] (Large raise in front of it, I also loathe this hand and usually fold it anyway unless I have position.)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7s 8h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [9c Td]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Jd 3h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Kd 2d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4c 5h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8h 5c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [2d Qc]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ah Tc] (UTG)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4s 6s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5s Kc]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ts 6h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5h 2c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4s Js]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qs 4h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5c 9h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qd 2s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8c 2d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [6c Kh]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Td 8s]


    *********** # 51 **************
    PokerStars Game #2392506757: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2005/08/21 - 20:30:58

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 49' Seat #9 is the button
    Seat 1: buddyz7 (6845 in chips)
    Seat 2: no talk (5262 in chips)
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 (2815 in chips)
    Seat 4: Lou_C (1693 in chips)
    Seat 5: 2 ez (2047 in chips)
    Seat 6: DTHLSU (3070 in chips)
    Seat 7: tag2424 (3595 in chips)
    Seat 8: cowbama (3448 in chips)
    Seat 9: Hubris1 (1225 in chips)
    buddyz7: posts small blind 50
    no talk: posts big blind 100
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [2s 2c] (Woohoo! First pair! Statistically I should have seen three by now.)
    mrmag2000: calls 100
    Lou_C: folds
    2 ez: folds
    DTHLSU: folds
    tag2424: calls 100
    cowbama: calls 100
    Great odds, have to call
    Hubris1: calls 100
    buddyz7: calls 50
    no talk: checks
    *** FLOP *** [2d 3d 5d] Super ragged board with Straight and flush , I get the sinking feeling I am getting nothing here or losing my stack, despite the amount of players. I'm OK with that, picking up the limped pot will help.
    buddyz7: checks
    no talk: checks
    mrmag2000: checks
    tag2424: checks
    cowbama: checks
    Hubris1: bets 300
    buddyz7: calls 300
    no talk: folds
    mrmag2000: folds
    tag2424: folds
    cowbama: folds
    *** TURN *** [2d 3d 5d] [5c] That right there is the moneymaker, I hope to god he is sitting on the straight or flush
    buddyz7: checks
    Hubris1: bets 500
    buddyz7: folds
    Hubris1 collected 1200 from pot
    Hubris1: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1200 | Rake 0
    Board [2d 3d 5d 5c]
    Seat 1: buddyz7 (small blind) folded on the Turn
    Seat 2: no talk (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 folded on the Flop
    Seat 4: Lou_C folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: 2 ez folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: DTHLSU folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: tag2424 folded on the Flop
    Seat 8: cowbama folded on the Flop
    Seat 9: Hubris1 (button) collected (1200)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Jh 9s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Th 9d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qc 9h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [6s Qd]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5d 2c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8c Jc]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Kh Ts] UTG

    Dealt to Hubris1 [2s Ks]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8c Qd]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8s 6d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ad Td] (no limpers ahead of me in middle position not giving me good odds, blinds too low for a steal.)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [3s 7d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [6h Js]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [6c As]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Jc 3d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [6d As]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [9d 2c]


    *********** # 71 **************
    PokerStars Game #2392686582: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/08/21 - 20:53:02 (ET)
    Table '11248541 49' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 1: buddyz7 (4845 in chips)
    Seat 2: no talk (6212 in chips)
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 (1694 in chips)
    Seat 4: Lou_C (3786 in chips)
    Seat 5: Marfoogy (1610 in chips)
    Seat 6: CSM 101 (3546 in chips)
    Seat 7: tag2424 (4945 in chips)
    Seat 8: cowbama (8143 in chips)
    Seat 9: Hubris1 (1725 in chips)
    Lou_C: posts small blind 75
    Marfoogy: posts big blind 150
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qc Ah]
    CSM 101: folds
    tag2424: folds
    cowbama: folds
    Hubris1: raises 300 to 450
    buddyz7: folds
    no talk: folds
    mrmag2000: folds
    Lou_C: folds
    Marfoogy: folds
    Hubris1 collected 375 from pot
    Hubris1: doesn't show hand
    cowbama said, "along 287 isn't it"
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 375 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: buddyz7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: no talk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: Lou_C (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Marfoogy (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 6: CSM 101 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: tag2424 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: cowbama folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: Hubris1 collected (375)


    Dealt to Hubris1 [3h As]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5h Kd]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Jd Qc] (UTG+1)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Td Ac] (UTG)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4s 2s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ad 2s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7s 8c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qd 6d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7s Js]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8s 7c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Jc 3s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7h Qd]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [6s 8s] (Blinds at 75/150, 4x raise, or a huge portion of my stack, or I would have played it.)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [9c 5c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [3h Kc]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Kc 4h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qc 7h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [9h 2h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [9c As]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7s Ad]

    *********** # 92 **************
    PokerStars Game #2392818189: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/08/21 - 21:08:30

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 49' Seat #7 is the button
    Seat 1: buddyz7 (8407 in chips)
    Seat 2: no talk (3491 in chips)
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 (1888 in chips) is sitting out
    Seat 4: Lou_C (4602 in chips)
    Seat 5: jarhead21 (24042 in chips)
    Seat 6: CSM 101 (5792 in chips)
    Seat 7: tag2424 (2758 in chips)
    Seat 8: cowbama (8218 in chips)
    Seat 9: Hubris1 (1350 in chips)
    cowbama: posts small blind 100
    Hubris1: posts big blind 200
    McVegas3113 [observer] said, "hows that novel coming along"
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [6s 5h]
    buddyz7: folds
    no talk: folds
    mrmag2000: folds
    Lou_C: folds
    jarhead21: folds
    CSM 101: folds
    tag2424: folds
    cowbama: calls 100
    Hubris1: checks
    *** FLOP *** [6c 3c Jh]
    cowbama: bets 200
    tag2424 said, "huh"
    Hubris1: raises 950 to 1150 and is all-in
    cowbama: folds
    Hubris1 collected 800 from pot
    Hubris1: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 800 | Rake 0
    Board [6c 3c Jh]
    Seat 1: buddyz7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: no talk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: Lou_C folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: jarhead21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: CSM 101 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: tag2424 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: cowbama (small blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 9: Hubris1 (big blind) collected (800)

    *********** # 93 **************
    PokerStars Game #2392823582: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/08/21 - 21:09:06

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 49' Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: buddyz7 (8407 in chips)
    Seat 2: no talk (3491 in chips)
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 (1888 in chips) is sitting out
    Seat 4: Lou_C (4602 in chips)
    Seat 5: jarhead21 (24042 in chips)
    Seat 6: CSM 101 (5792 in chips)
    Seat 7: tag2424 (2758 in chips)
    Seat 8: cowbama (7818 in chips)
    Seat 9: Hubris1 (1750 in chips)
    Hubris1: posts small blind 100
    buddyz7: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [7s 8s]
    McVegas3113 [observer] said, "family guy"
    no talk: folds
    mrmag2000: folds
    Lou_C: folds
    jarhead21: folds
    CSM 101: folds
    mrmag2000 has returned
    tag2424 said, "gotcha"
    tag2424: calls 200
    cowbama: folds
    Hubris1: calls 100
    buddyz7: checks
    *** FLOP *** [2c 2h 6d]
    Hubris1: checks
    buddyz7: checks
    tag2424: checks
    *** TURN *** [2c 2h 6d] [8h]
    Hubris1: bets 400
    buddyz7: folds
    tag2424: folds
    Hubris1 collected 600 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 600 | Rake 0
    Board [2c 2h 6d 8h]
    Seat 1: buddyz7 (big blind) folded on the Turn
    Seat 2: no talk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: Lou_C folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: jarhead21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: CSM 101 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: tag2424 folded on the Turn
    Seat 8: cowbama (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: Hubris1 (small blind) collected (600)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7h 3d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Tc 2h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [2c Th]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4c Th]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7c Ks]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qd 2s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4d 6h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Kh 2c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ks 2d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8s 7c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Td 5c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Kd 2h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [9d 3d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [2h Tc]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5s Qh]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [6s Ks]


    *********** # 110 **************
    By this point of the tourney I should have picked up AK two times by this point, and at least AA, KK, QQ or JJ also two times from any one of those high pairs. Best hand has been 22 and AQo (Which got no action.)
    Seat 9: Hubris1 (1850 in chips)
    cowbama: posts small blind 100
    Hubris1: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [As 7c]
    buddyz7: folds
    cowbama said, "ty"
    no talk: folds
    mrmag2000: folds
    VCoach: folds
    jarhead21: folds
    TinPusher: folds
    tag2424: folds
    cowbama: raises 200 to 400
    Hubris1: calls 200
    *** FLOP *** [4s 2c 5h]
    cowbama: bets 200
    Hubris1: raises 1250 to 1450 and is all-in
    cowbama: folds
    Hubris1 collected 1200 from pot
    Hubris1: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1200 | Rake 0
    Board [4s 2c 5h]
    Seat 1: buddyz7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: no talk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: VCoach folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: jarhead21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: TinPusher folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: tag2424 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: cowbama (small blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 9: Hubris1 (big blind) collected (1200)

    Cowbama is extremely loose passive preflop, but if he misses the flop he tends to get out. Preflop I am reading a really shitty steal attempt, but I think I can out maneuver him post flop.

    if he checks to me or shows weakness I'm going to pick it up, that board is beautiful for me. The min bet on the flop is all I needed on this FUGLY board.


    Dealt to Hubris1 [2s 3h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4s Ac]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [2h 7h]


    *********** # 114 **************
    PokerStars Game #2392962007: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/08/21 - 21:24:57

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 49' Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: buddyz7 (8757 in chips)
    Seat 2: no talk (6707 in chips)
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 (4538 in chips)
    Seat 4: VCoach (10365 in chips)
    Seat 5: jarhead21 (25252 in chips) is sitting out
    Seat 6: TinPusher (4565 in chips)
    Seat 7: tag2424 (1108 in chips)
    Seat 8: cowbama (12661 in chips)
    Seat 9: Hubris1 (2275 in chips)
    buddyz7: posts the ante 25
    no talk: posts the ante 25
    mrmag2000: posts the ante 25
    VCoach: posts the ante 25
    jarhead21: posts the ante 25
    TinPusher: posts the ante 25
    tag2424: posts the ante 25
    cowbama: posts the ante 25
    Hubris1: posts the ante 25
    mrmag2000: posts small blind 100
    VCoach: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [Kc Qc]
    [Woo hoo! I am thinking its all in time here. If its limped or folded to me I Am pushing.)
    jarhead21: folds
    cowbama said, "nh"
    TinPusher: folds
    tag2424: raises 883 to 1083 and is all-in
    I can't call this for a couple of reasons. I'd much rather be the one pushing than the one calling a push. KQs is not a favorite against A2o, so essentially any hand he could theoretically push with here has be at an unfavored coinflip or dominated, with the exception of KJ.. So one hand theoretically, so I can't call. Makes it worse that I would have won, but I stand by this decision.
    cowbama: folds
    Hubris1: folds
    buddyz7: folds
    no talk: folds
    mrmag2000: calls 983
    VCoach: folds
    *** FLOP *** [6h Kd 5c]
    *** TURN *** [6h Kd 5c] [3d]
    *** RIVER *** [6h Kd 5c 3d] [Qd]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    mrmag2000: shows [9d 9c] (a pair of Nines)
    tag2424: shows [7h As] (high card Ace)
    mrmag2000 collected 2591 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2591 | Rake 0
    Board [6h Kd 5c 3d Qd]
    Seat 1: buddyz7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: no talk (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: mrmag2000 (small blind) showed [9d 9c] and won (2591) with a pair of Nines
    Seat 4: VCoach (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: jarhead21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: TinPusher folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: tag2424 showed [7h As] and lost with high card Ace
    Seat 8: cowbama folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: Hubris1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


    Dealt to Hubris1 [5h Qd]


    *********** # 118 **************
    PokerStars Game #2392997417: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/08/21 - 21:29:01

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 55' Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (12750 in chips)
    Seat 2: Killa-Kine (8070 in chips)
    Seat 3: dupasp (4235 in chips)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (2175 in chips)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (5765 in chips)
    Seat 6: spaceglider (8940 in chips)
    Seat 7: bigurs (16245 in chips)
    Seat 8: jwcunning (2120 in chips)
    pokerguru69: posts the ante 25
    Killa-Kine: posts the ante 25
    dupasp: posts the ante 25
    Hubris1: posts the ante 25
    BKAL20: posts the ante 25
    spaceglider: posts the ante 25
    bigurs: posts the ante 25
    jwcunning: posts the ante 25
    dupasp: posts small blind 100
    Hubris1: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ts Qh]
    BKAL20: folds
    spaceglider: folds
    bigurs: folds
    jwcunning: folds
    pokerguru69: folds
    Killa-Kine: folds
    dupasp: calls 100
    Hubris1: checks
    *** FLOP *** [3d 6c 3s]
    DanHartman is connected
    dupasp: checks
    Hubris1: bets 400
    dupasp: folds
    Hubris1 collected 600 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 600 | Rake 0
    Board [3d 6c 3s]
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: Killa-Kine (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: dupasp (small blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (big blind) collected (600)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: spaceglider folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: bigurs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: jwcunning folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4h 8h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4d Tc]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [2h Ks]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5h 6c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8h 5d]

    *********** # 124 *************
    PokerStars Game #2393047542: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/08/21 - 21:34:46

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 55' Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (13125 in chips)
    Seat 2: Killa-Kine (2670 in chips)
    Seat 3: dupasp (3685 in chips)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (2325 in chips)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (5840 in chips)
    Seat 6: spaceglider (8490 in chips)
    Seat 7: bigurs (16520 in chips)
    Seat 8: jwcunning (2195 in chips)
    Seat 9: DanHartman (10825 in chips)
    pokerguru69: posts the ante 25
    Killa-Kine: posts the ante 25
    dupasp: posts the ante 25
    Hubris1: posts the ante 25
    BKAL20: posts the ante 25
    spaceglider: posts the ante 25
    bigurs: posts the ante 25
    jwcunning: posts the ante 25
    DanHartman: posts the ante 25
    DanHartman: posts small blind 100
    pokerguru69: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [5d 5c]
    Killa-Kine: calls 200
    dupasp: calls 200
    Hubris1: folds
    BKAL20: folds
    spaceglider: folds
    bigurs: raises 1400 to 1600
    jwcunning: folds
    DanHartman: folds
    pokerguru69: folds
    Killa-Kine: folds
    dupasp: folds
    bigurs collected 1125 from pot
    bigurs: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1125 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: Killa-Kine folded before Flop
    Seat 3: dupasp folded before Flop
    Seat 4: Hubris1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: spaceglider folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: bigurs collected (1125)
    Seat 8: jwcunning (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: DanHartman (small blind) folded before Flop

    Second pocket pair, if there were no limpers I'd likely push but I can't call and hope for a set with my stack size I also lack the stack leverage to get folds out of the limpers considering my short stack, thus the fold, but it was good to fold this from MP after that raise came down.

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5h Qs]


    *********** # 126 **************
    PokerStars Game #2393068306: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/08/21 - 21:37:09

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 55' Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (15520 in chips)
    Seat 3: dupasp (3435 in chips)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (2275 in chips)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (5790 in chips)
    Seat 6: spaceglider (8440 in chips)
    Seat 7: bigurs (17395 in chips)
    Seat 8: jwcunning (2145 in chips)
    Seat 9: DanHartman (10675 in chips)
    pokerguru69: posts the ante 25
    dupasp: posts the ante 25
    Hubris1: posts the ante 25
    BKAL20: posts the ante 25
    spaceglider: posts the ante 25
    bigurs: posts the ante 25
    jwcunning: posts the ante 25
    DanHartman: posts the ante 25
    dupasp: posts small blind 100
    Hubris1: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qd Kd]
    BKAL20: folds
    spaceglider: folds
    bigurs: folds
    jwcunning: folds
    DanHartman: calls 200
    pokerguru69: folds
    dupasp: folds
    Hubris1: checks
    *** FLOP *** [Th Tc Jc]
    Hubris1: checks
    whamo is connected
    DanHartman: bets 400
    Hubris1: calls 400
    *** TURN *** [Th Tc Jc] [Js]
    Hubris1: checks
    DanHartman: checks
    *** RIVER *** [Th Tc Jc Js] [4d]
    Hubris1: checks
    DanHartman: folds
    Hubris1 collected 1500 from pot
    Hubris1: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1500 | Rake 0
    Board [Th Tc Jc Js 4d]
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: dupasp (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (big blind) collected (1500)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: spaceglider folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: bigurs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: jwcunning folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: DanHartman folded on the River

    Funny hand. I put him on nothing, obviously, the K high I figured was good, the open ender and overcards was nice too. Then he folds isntead of showing down. I love this game.

    *********** # 127 **************
    PokerStars Game #2393075807: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/08/21 - 21:38:01

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 55' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (15495 in chips)
    Seat 2: whamo (9176 in chips)
    Seat 3: dupasp (3310 in chips)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (3150 in chips)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (5765 in chips)
    Seat 6: spaceglider (8415 in chips)
    Seat 7: bigurs (17370 in chips)
    Seat 8: jwcunning (2120 in chips)
    Seat 9: DanHartman (10050 in chips)
    pokerguru69: posts the ante 25
    whamo: posts the ante 25
    dupasp: posts the ante 25
    Hubris1: posts the ante 25
    BKAL20: posts the ante 25
    spaceglider: posts the ante 25
    bigurs: posts the ante 25
    jwcunning: posts the ante 25
    DanHartman: posts the ante 25
    Hubris1: posts small blind 200
    BKAL20: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [9c Qc]
    spaceglider: folds
    bigurs: folds
    jwcunning: folds
    DanHartman: folds
    pokerguru69: folds
    whamo: calls 400
    dupasp: calls 400
    Hubris1: calls 200
    BKAL20: checks
    *** FLOP *** [Qs Th 3d]
    Hubris1: checks
    BKAL20: checks
    whamo: checks
    dupasp: bets 400
    Hubris1: raises 2325 to 2725 and is all-in
    BKAL20: folds
    whamo: folds
    dupasp: folds
    Hubris1 collected 2625 from pot
    Hubris1: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2625 | Rake 0
    Board [Qs Th 3d]
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: whamo folded on the Flop
    Seat 3: dupasp (button) folded on the Flop
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (small blind) collected (2625)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 6: spaceglider folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: bigurs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: jwcunning folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: DanHartman folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8c 6h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ac 5c] (raise in front of me.)

    Seat 9: DanHartman collected (1225)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ts 5d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4s Qh]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [6d 4d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qc Td]


    *********** # 134 **************
    PokerStars Game #2393139846: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/08/21 - 21:45:20

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 55' Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (13960 in chips)
    Seat 2: whamo (8001 in chips)
    Seat 3: Nolan05 (3171 in chips)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (4800 in chips)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (5390 in chips)
    Seat 6: spaceglider (6840 in chips)
    Seat 7: bigurs (20665 in chips)
    Seat 8: cocolou (5455 in chips)
    Seat 9: DanHartman (15670 in chips)
    pokerguru69: posts the ante 25
    whamo: posts the ante 25
    Nolan05: posts the ante 25
    Hubris1: posts the ante 25
    BKAL20: posts the ante 25
    spaceglider: posts the ante 25
    bigurs: posts the ante 25
    cocolou: posts the ante 25
    DanHartman: posts the ante 25
    Nolan05: posts small blind 200
    Hubris1: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ks Th]
    BKAL20: calls 400
    spaceglider: folds
    bigurs: folds
    cocolou: calls 400
    DanHartman: folds
    pokerguru69: folds
    whamo: folds
    Nolan05: folds
    Hubris1: checks
    *** FLOP *** [Jc Ac 4h]
    Hubris1: checks
    BKAL20: checks
    cocolou: checks
    *** TURN *** [Jc Ac 4h] [8c]
    Hubris1: checks
    BKAL20: checks
    cocolou: checks
    *** RIVER *** [Jc Ac 4h 8c] [Qd]
    Hubris1: bets 800
    BKAL20: calls 800
    cocolou: folds
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Hubris1: shows [Ks Th] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
    BKAL20: mucks hand
    Hubris1 collected 3225 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3225 | Rake 0
    Board [Jc Ac 4h 8c Qd]
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: whamo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: Nolan05 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (big blind) showed [Ks Th] and won (3225) with a straight, Ten to Ace
    Seat 5: BKAL20 mucked [Td Qc]
    Seat 6: spaceglider folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: bigurs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: cocolou folded on the River
    Seat 9: DanHartman folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8d Qc]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [As 8d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [5d Jc]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Jd Td]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ac 5d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4c Kd]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8s 7d]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [9s 4s]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7h 3h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Tc Js]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4d 6c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [4s 6h]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [8c 4c]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Tc 5d]

    *********** # 149 **************
    PokerStars Game #2393321753: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/08/21 - 22:05:37

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 55' Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (24520 in chips)
    Seat 2: whamo (12644 in chips)
    Seat 3: Nolan05 (5671 in chips)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (5975 in chips)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (7905 in chips)
    Seat 6: spaceglider (9415 in chips)
    Seat 7: bigurs (1083 in chips)
    Seat 8: cocolou (2980 in chips)
    Seat 9: DanHartman (13759 in chips)
    pokerguru69: posts the ante 50
    whamo: posts the ante 50
    Nolan05: posts the ante 50
    Hubris1: posts the ante 50
    BKAL20: posts the ante 50
    spaceglider: posts the ante 50
    bigurs: posts the ante 50
    cocolou: posts the ante 50
    DanHartman: posts the ante 50
    DanHartman: posts small blind 300
    pokerguru69: posts big blind 600
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [7h 7d]
    whamo: folds
    Nolan05: raises 5021 to 5621 and is all-in
    Hubris1: folds
    BKAL20: folds
    spaceglider: folds
    bigurs: folds
    cocolou: folds
    DanHartman: folds
    pokerguru69: folds
    Nolan05 collected 1950 from pot
    Nolan05: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1950 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: whamo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: Nolan05 collected (1950)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: spaceglider folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: bigurs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: cocolou (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: DanHartman (small blind) folded before Flop

    Again, this hand can't stand a raise all in and the fellas almost had my covered. Not worth gambling if I have no fold equity.

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7h Kc]

    Dealt to Hubris1 [Jd Tc] (All in before it.)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [9s Ac] (3x raise of 1/3 of my stack before I act.)

    Dealt to Hubris1 [7h 4c]

    Ok you get I am getting horrible hands, no longer posting each one.


    *********** # 155 **************
    PokerStars Game #2393367617: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/08/21 - 22:10:45

    (ET)
    Table '11248541 55' Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (24670 in chips)
    Seat 2: whamo (3989 in chips)
    Seat 3: Nolan05 (7171 in chips)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (4775 in chips)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (15510 in chips)
    Seat 6: spaceglider (8515 in chips)
    Seat 7: bigurs (783 in chips)
    Seat 8: cocolou (4030 in chips)
    Seat 9: DanHartman (14509 in chips)
    pokerguru69: posts the ante 50
    whamo: posts the ante 50
    Nolan05: posts the ante 50
    Hubris1: posts the ante 50
    BKAL20: posts the ante 50
    spaceglider: posts the ante 50
    bigurs: posts the ante 50
    cocolou: posts the ante 50
    DanHartman: posts the ante 50
    spaceglider: posts small blind 300
    bigurs: posts big blind 600
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [Qc Kh]
    cocolou: folds
    DanHartman: folds
    pokerguru69: folds
    whamo: folds
    Nolan05: folds
    Hubris1: calls 600
    BKAL20: folds
    spaceglider: folds
    bigurs: checks
    *** FLOP *** [3d Jc 2s]
    bigurs: checks
    Hubris1: checks
    *** TURN *** [3d Jc 2s] [Jh]
    bigurs: checks
    Hubris1: bets 600
    bigurs: folds
    Hubris1 collected 1950 from pot
    Hubris1: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1950 | Rake 0
    Board [3d Jc 2s Jh]
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: whamo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: Nolan05 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 collected (1950)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: spaceglider (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 7: bigurs (big blind) folded on the Turn
    Seat 8: cocolou folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: DanHartman folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    At this stage we are now ITM. One AQ, one 22, one 77 with an AI before it. Table texture at both tables I was at was horrible too, had LAG players (particularly the L part, loose, which is horrible for steals.) to both the left and right, I just picked my fights and reads held up. I ended up finishing up tier 4 ITM, 89th out of 2021, after getting up to about 60k (and fifth place) on steals and hotter cards after running into a bad beat that crippled me that isn't really worth repeating.

    You don't need cards to money, and you need cards even less to steal steal steal when bubbling or post ITM.
  2. #2
    Also note that ITM is actually about ~15 hands after that listed one but there were no action hands.
  3. #3
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    Probably one of the most well played tourneys I've seen. It was a pleasure to read your HH's
    Dealer: bencathers has two pair, Aces and Deuces
    Dealer: Tbags has two pair, Kings and Jacks
    Dealer: Tbags finished the tournament in 256th place
    Tbags [observer]: another scumbag gets there on this site lol
  4. #4
    very wp
    Goal for 2005: $30k
    So far: $31k

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    great post. Shows the importance of patience/trusting reads.
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    #55: He checked to you, even if he does have a straight I check behind and give him a free card just in case he is still on the draw.

    #155: Push/fold preflop.
  7. #7
    I like the post. Very good analysis and yes, you were card dead. One thing though: Don't you make position moves w/o cards? I just hate waiting 6 orbits to get AQ otb and then get no action.
    Dealt to Hubris1 [Ad Td] (no limpers ahead of me in middle position not giving me good odds, blinds too low for a steal.)
    My thinking is that you could use a 10% boost to your stack here and I really wouldn't consider this in a steal move if you were in MP or later - raise and see a flop imo. I'm not nitpicking you at all. I like your thinking and you seem like a very aware player. I just think if you up the aggression you would benefit. It really stood out when you didn't raise hand 155 in the CO. Just my .02
    I'll be a rootin' tootin' shootin' damn fool, protectin' my chips.
  8. #8
    There were a couple raises/steals that didn't make the cut of the edited HH. The only reason I even included the AQo because it was the first real hand, otherwise that would have been edited. As for the KQo limp, that was certainly a mistake, this was not a perfect tourney, just a demonstration of hitting money on horrible horrible cards.

    This was a few hands into ITM once cards were running warm and I actually had some nominal chip leverage:

    *********** # 170 **************
    PokerStars Game #2393481181: Tournament #11248541, Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2005/08/21 - 22:23:12 (ET)
    Table '11248541 55' Seat #4 is the button
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 (7444 in chips)
    Seat 2: *kt* (12820 in chips)
    Seat 3: Nolan05 (21108 in chips)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (10600 in chips)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (15160 in chips)
    Seat 6: spaceglider (23958 in chips)
    Seat 7: bjm32982 (89546 in chips)
    Seat 8: cocolou (1180 in chips)
    Seat 9: DanHartman (14727 in chips)
    pokerguru69: posts the ante 50
    *kt*: posts the ante 50
    Nolan05: posts the ante 50
    Hubris1: posts the ante 50
    BKAL20: posts the ante 50
    spaceglider: posts the ante 50
    bjm32982: posts the ante 50
    cocolou: posts the ante 50
    DanHartman: posts the ante 50
    BKAL20: posts small blind 400
    spaceglider: posts big blind 800
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Hubris1 [2c 6s]
    bjm32982 has timed out
    bjm32982: folds
    bjm32982 is sitting out
    cocolou: folds
    DanHartman: folds
    pokerguru69: folds
    *kt*: folds
    Nolan05: folds
    Hubris1: raises 1600 to 2400
    BKAL20: folds
    spaceglider: folds
    Hubris1 collected 2450 from pot
    Hubris1: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2450 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: pokerguru69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: *kt* folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: Nolan05 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: Hubris1 (button) collected (2450)
    Seat 5: BKAL20 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 6: spaceglider (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 7: bjm32982 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: cocolou folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: DanHartman folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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