3-table SNG

[LeFou]

Thanks to everyone who read through my other one:
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...hlight=#150226

Here's a 3-table SNG that played out pretty much the way all of my SNGs do nowadays. i.e.
-i feel like i'm playing pretty tight, but then I look at the session stats and I always seem to be around 24% of flops.
-i read DavSimon's stuff, esp. the part about when and where to steal/bluff. there's just one of those in here (#41), since i didn't make it to the very late stages.
-i outlast the loose/foolish players through discipline, not taking unnecessary risks, and get somewhat-far-along with a pretty short stack. and I think "it's alright, just need a good double up spot and I'll be in the running"
-i fail to double up and go out instead.

something's definitely missing. this has been going on awhile. any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

Dealt to NuWere [Qh 2d]
Dealt to NuWere [6d Kh]
Dealt to NuWere [Qh 8s]
Dealt to NuWere [3s 5d]
Dealt to NuWere [Qh 9d]

A few hands in here didn't convert right; nothing interesting in 'em anyway

Dealt to NuWere [Qh 2d]
Dealt to NuWere [6d Kh]
Dealt to NuWere [Qh 8s]
Dealt to NuWere [3s 5d]
Dealt to NuWere [Qh 9d]

A few hands in here didn't convert right; nothing interesting in 'em anyway

*********** # 9 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1500)
BB (t1460)
UTG (t1580)
UTG+1 (t1440)
MP1 (t1750)
MP2 (t1450)
MP3 (t1470)
CO (t1460)
Button (t1390)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T, Q.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t20, 4 folds, Button calls t20,

Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t80) 7, 9, 2 (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t80) 3 (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Button checks.

River: (t80) 3 (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: t80

Results in white below:
Hero has Th Qs (one pair, threes).
BB doesn't show.
UTG+1 doesn't show.
Button doesn't show.
Outcome: Hero wins t80.


Dealt to NuWere [9c Qh]
Dealt to NuWere [5s Tc]
Dealt to NuWere [2c 3h]

*********** # 13 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1480)
MP2 (t1400)
CO (t1490)
Button (t1800)
SB (t1540)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1460)
UTG+1 (t1410)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 5, A.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t30, Hero calls t30, 1 fold, CO

calls t30, 1 fold, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t150) 2, 9, A (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, CO bets t60, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1

calls t60, Hero calls t60.

Turn: (t330) 9 (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, CO checks.

River: (t330) K (3 players)
UTG+1 folds, Hero bets t90, CO calls t90.

Final Pot: t510

Results in white below:
Hero has 5d Ad (two pair, aces and nines).
CO doesn't show.
Outcome: Hero wins t510.

Dealt to NuWere [4h Kc]
Dealt to NuWere [Qd 6h]


*********** # 16 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1810)
UTG (t1400)
UTG+1 (t2680)
MP1 (t1800)
MP2 (t245)
CO (t1455)
Button (t1400)
SB (t1290)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, J.
3 folds, MP2 raises to t245, 2

folds, SB calls t230, Hero calls t215.

Flop: (t735) 9, 2, 8 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t735) J (3 players)
SB bets t120, Hero calls t120.

River: (t975) 6 (3 players)
SB bets t300, Hero calls t300.

Final Pot: t1575

Results in white below:
Hero has Ah Jh (one pair, jacks).
MP2 doesn't show.
SB doesn't show.
Outcome: Hero wins t1575.

*********** # 17 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (7 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1145)
BB (t1400)
UTG (t2680)
MP1 (t1800)
MP2 (t1455)
CO (t1400)
Button (t2200)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, 5.
UTG raises to t60, 1 fold, MP2 calls t60,

2 folds, Hero calls t45, BB calls t30.

Flop: (t240) T, J, T (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets t120, MP2 folds, Hero folds, BB folds.

Final Pot: t360

Results in white below:
No showdown. UTG wins t360.


*********** # 19 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (7 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1085)
Button (t1280)
SB (t2800)
BB (t1800)
UTG (t1395)
MP1 (t1520)
MP2 (t2200)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K, A.
UTG raises to t90, 1 fold, MP2 calls t90,

Hero raises to t270, 3 folds, UTG calls t180, MP2 calls

t180.

Flop: (t855) J, 4, 3 (3 players)
UTG checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets t270, UTG folds, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: t1125

Results in white below:
No showdown. Hero wins t1125.


Dealt to NuWere [2h 4s]
Dealt to NuWere [Qs 3h]
Dealt to NuWere [Js 3d]
Dealt to NuWere [5s Kc]
Dealt to NuWere [9h 5s]
Dealt to NuWere [2s 8s]

*********** # 26 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1595)
CO (t1175)
Button (t2565)
SB (t3240)
BB (t1805)
UTG (t1700)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A, K.
UTG calls t50, Hero calls t50, 1 fold, Button calls t50, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t250) 8, 6, T (5 players)
SB bets t100, BB folds, UTG calls t100, Hero calls t100, Button calls t100.

Turn: (t650) 7 (4 players)
SB bets t50, UTG calls t50, Hero folds, Button calls t50.

River: (t800) 8 (3 players)
SB bets t300, UTG calls t300, Button folds.

Final Pot: t1400

Results in white below:
SB has 7h 9s (straight, ten high).
UTG has Ac As (two pair, aces and eights).
Outcome: SB wins t1400.


Dealt to NuWere [Kc 3h]
Dealt to NuWere [9h 6c]
Dealt to NuWere [Jc 3c]
Dealt to NuWere [3d 6c]
Dealt to NuWere [5s Ts]
Dealt to NuWere [6c 4d]
Dealt to NuWere [6h 8h]
Dealt to NuWere [9h Qc]

*********** # 36 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (8 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1370)
UTG (t1825)
UTG+1 (t4540)
MP1 (t860)
MP2 (t5765)
CO (t5100)
Button (t980)
SB (t900)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6, 7.
3 folds, MP2 calls t100, CO raises to t200,

2 folds, Hero calls t100, MP2 calls t100.

Flop: (t650) 2, 3, J (3 players)
Hero checks, MP2 checks, CO bets t300, Hero folds, MP2 calls t300.

Turn: (t1250) 5 (2 players)
MP2 checks, CO bets t200, MP2 raises to t600, CO calls t400.

River: (t2450) Q (2 players)
MP2 bets t500, CO calls t500.

Final Pot: t3450

Results in white below:
MP2 has Jh 6h (one pair, jacks).
CO has Ac As (one pair, aces).
Outcome: CO wins t3450.



Dealt to NuWere [Qs 6h]
Dealt to NuWere [Kd 7h]
Dealt to NuWere [7h 5c]
Dealt to NuWere [8h Js]

*********** # 41 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1120)
MP (t5540)
CO (t710)
Button (t4165)
SB (t7000)
BB (t980)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9, 7.

Final Pot: t150

Results in white below:
BB doesn't show.
Hero doesn't show.
MP doesn't show.
CO doesn't show.
Button doesn't show.
SB doesn't show.
Outcome: Hero wins t25. MP wins t25. CO wins t25. Button wins t25. SB wins t25. BB wins t25.

*********** # 42 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1270)
UTG (t5540)
MP (t710)
CO (t4165)
Button (t6950)
SB (t880)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, T.
1 fold, MP calls t100, CO calls t100, Button calls t100, SB completes, Hero

checks.

Flop: (t500) Q, K, 7 (5 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP bets t610 (All-In), CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero

folds.

Final Pot: t1110

Results in white below:
No showdown. MP wins t1110.

Dealt to NuWere [4c As]
Dealt to NuWere [Ks 3h]

*********** # 45 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1120)
Button (t5190)
SB (t1010)
BB (t4115)
UTG (t6850)
MP (t1230)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A, 2.
2 folds, Hero raises to t450, 2

folds, BB calls t300.

Flop: (t975) 9, 2, 5 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t670 (All-In), BB folds.

Final Pot: t1645

Results in white below:
No showdown. Hero wins t1645.

Dealt to NuWere [Ks 4s]
Dealt to NuWere [9c 5h]
Dealt to NuWere [Qh 9d]

*********** # 49 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1495)
BB (t5040)
UTG (t1160)
MP (t2090)
CO (t8725)
Button (t1005)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, 8.
2 folds, CO calls t150, 1 fold, Hero completes, BB

checks.

Flop: (t450) 5, 8, 9 (3 players)
Hero bets t450, BB folds, CO folds.

Final Pot: t900

Results in white below:
No showdown. Hero wins t900.
Dealt to NuWere [4s 8d]
Dealt to NuWere [5s Ah]

*********** # 52 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) FTR

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Hero (t1795)
CO (t5040)
Button (t935)
SB (t2615)
BB (t8125)
UTG (t1005)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T, A.
1 fold, Hero raises to t600, 4

folds.

Final Pot: t825

Results in white below:
No showdown. Hero wins t825.



*********** # 53 **************
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) FTR

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Hero (t2245)
UTG (t5040)
MP (t935)
CO (t2540)
Button (t7900)
SB (t855)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8, 6.
3 folds, Button calls t150, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t450) 3, 8, 3 (3 players)
SB bets t705 (All-In), Hero raises to t1410,

Button raises to t7750, Hero folds.

Turn: (t10315) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t10315) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t10315

Results in white below:
Button has 2s 3h (full house, threes full of eights).
SB has Tc 9s (two pair, eights and threes).
Outcome: Button wins t10315.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) FTR

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Hero (t2245)
UTG (t5040)
MP (t935)
CO (t2540)
Button (t7900)
SB (t855)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8, 6.
3 folds, Button calls t150, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t450) 3, 8, 3 (3 players)
SB bets t705 (All-In), Hero raises to t1410,

Button raises to t7750, Hero folds.

Turn: (t10315) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t10315) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t10315

Results in white below:
Button has 2s 3h (full house, threes full of eights).
SB has Tc 9s (two pair, eights and threes).
Outcome: Button wins t10315.


Dealt to NuWere [7h 2s]

Dealt to NuWere [As 2c]
HoldingMyOwn: folds
NuWere: raises 535 to 685 and is all-in
Helest: folds
thebigblue66: raises 535 to 1220
emefge: folds
dumbfounded: folds
*** FLOP *** [3c 5s Ks]
*** TURN *** [3c 5s Ks] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [3c 5s Ks 7c] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NuWere: shows [As 2c] (high card Ace)
thebigblue66: shows [Td Tc] (a pair of Tens)
thebigblue66 collected 1595 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1595 | Rake 0
Board [3c 5s Ks 7c Qd]
Seat 1: NuWere showed [As 2c] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 2: Helest folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (button) showed [Td Tc] and won (1595) with a pair of Tens
Seat 4: emefge (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: dumbfounded (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: HoldingMyOwn folded before Flop (didn't bet)


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Dealt to NuWere [Qh 2d]
Dealt to NuWere [6d Kh]
Dealt to NuWere [Qh 8s]
Dealt to NuWere [3s 5d]
Dealt to NuWere [Qh 9d]

*********** # 6 **************
PokerStars Game #2465667107: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/08/31
- 13:39:52 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: mr. johansen (1940 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (1580 in chips)
Seat 4: fish42 (1460 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (1770 in chips)
Seat 6: janalohri (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: TheSh0w (1400 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: big kahuna52 (880 in chips)
TheSh0w: posts small blind 10
mimosen.: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [As Js]
big kahuna52: calls 20
NuWere: calls 20
mr. johansen: folds
thebigblue66: folds
fish42: calls 20
dumbfounded: calls 20
janalohri: calls 20
TheSh0w: calls 10
mimosen.: checks
*** FLOP *** [6s 6d 6h]
TheSh0w: checks
mimosen.: checks
big kahuna52: checks
NuWere: checks
fish42: checks
dumbfounded: checks
janalohri: checks
*** TURN *** [6s 6d 6h] [Ac]
TheSh0w: checks
mimosen.: checks
big kahuna52: checks
NuWere: bets 80
fish42: folds
dumbfounded: folds
janalohri: folds
TheSh0w: folds
mimosen.: folds
big kahuna52: folds
NuWere collected 140 from pot


*********** # 7 **************
PokerStars Game #2465671019: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/08/31
- 13:40:58 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1620 in chips)
Seat 2: mr. johansen (1940 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (1580 in chips)
Seat 4: fish42 (1440 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (1750 in chips)
Seat 6: janalohri (1450 in chips)
Seat 7: TheSh0w (1380 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: big kahuna52 (860 in chips)
mimosen.: posts small blind 10
big kahuna52: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Jc Qc]
NuWere: calls 20
mr. johansen: calls 20
thebigblue66: folds
fish42: folds
dumbfounded: folds
janalohri: folds
TheSh0w: folds
mimosen.: calls 10
big kahuna52: raises 20 to 40
NuWere: calls 20
mr. johansen: raises 320 to 360
mimosen.: folds
big kahuna52: calls 320
NuWere: folds

*********** # 8 **************
PokerStars Game #2465674463: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/08/31
- 13:41:57 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1580 in chips)
Seat 2: mr. johansen (1460 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (1580 in chips)
Seat 4: fish42 (1440 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (1750 in chips)
Seat 6: janalohri (1450 in chips)
Seat 7: TheSh0w (1380 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1460 in chips)
Seat 9: big kahuna52 (1400 in chips)
big kahuna52: posts small blind 10
NuWere: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Kh 7h]
mr. johansen: folds
thebigblue66: folds
fish42: folds
dumbfounded: folds
janalohri: folds
TheSh0w: raises 60 to 80
mimosen.: folds
big kahuna52: folds
NuWere: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Qh 9s 2s]
NuWere: checks
TheSh0w: bets 100
NuWere: folds

*********** # 9 **************
PokerStars Game #2465676699: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/08/31
- 13:42:34 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: mr. johansen (1460 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (1580 in chips)
Seat 4: fish42 (1440 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (1750 in chips)
Seat 6: janalohri (1450 in chips)
Seat 7: TheSh0w (1470 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1460 in chips)
Seat 9: big kahuna52 (1390 in chips)
NuWere: posts small blind 10
mr. johansen: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Th Qs]
thebigblue66: folds
fish42: calls 20
dumbfounded: folds
janalohri: folds
TheSh0w: folds
mimosen.: folds
big kahuna52: calls 20
NuWere: calls 10
mr. johansen: checks
*** FLOP *** [7c 9s 2d]
NuWere: checks
mr. johansen: checks
fish42: checks
big kahuna52: checks
*** TURN *** [7c 9s 2d] [3c]
NuWere: checks
mr. johansen: checks
fish42: checks
big kahuna52: checks
*** RIVER *** [7c 9s 2d 3c] [3s]
NuWere: checks
mr. johansen: checks
fish42: checks
big kahuna52: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NuWere: shows [Th Qs] (a pair of Threes)
mr. johansen: mucks hand
fish42: shows [Js Kh] (a pair of Threes - King kicker)
big kahuna52: shows [Ad 6s] (a pair of Threes - Ace kicker)
big kahuna52 collected 80 from pot

Dealt to NuWere [9c Qh]
Dealt to NuWere [5s Tc]
Dealt to NuWere [2c 3h]

*********** # 13 **************
PokerStars Game #2465689307: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) -
2005/08/31 - 13:45:57 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: mr. johansen (1400 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (1490 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (1800 in chips)
Seat 6: janalohri (1540 in chips)
Seat 7: TheSh0w (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1460 in chips)
Seat 9: big kahuna52 (1410 in chips)
janalohri: posts small blind 15
TheSh0w: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [5d Ad]
mimosen.: folds
big kahuna52: calls 30
NuWere: calls 30
mr. johansen: folds
thebigblue66: calls 30
dumbfounded: folds
janalohri: calls 15
TheSh0w said, "ood wass good"
TheSh0w: checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 9s Ah]
janalohri: checks
TheSh0w: checks
big kahuna52: checks
NuWere: checks
thebigblue66: bets 60
janalohri: folds
TheSh0w: folds
big kahuna52: calls 60
NuWere: calls 60
*** TURN *** [2s 9s Ah] [9d]
big kahuna52: checks
NuWere: checks
thebigblue66: checks
*** RIVER *** [2s 9s Ah 9d] [Kc]
big kahuna52: folds
NuWere: bets 90
thebigblue66: calls 90
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NuWere: shows [5d Ad] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
thebigblue66: mucks hand
NuWere collected 510 from pot

Dealt to NuWere [4h Kc]
Dealt to NuWere [Qd 6h]


*********** # 16 **************
PokerStars Game #2465701375: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) -
2005/08/31 - 13:49:04 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1810 in chips)
Seat 2: mr. johansen (1400 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (2680 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (1800 in chips)
Seat 6: janalohri (245 in chips)
Seat 7: TheSh0w (1455 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1400 in chips)
Seat 9: big kahuna52 (1290 in chips)
big kahuna52: posts small blind 15
NuWere: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Ah Jh]
mr. johansen: folds
thebigblue66: folds
dumbfounded: folds
janalohri: raises 215 to 245 and is all-in
TheSh0w: folds
mimosen.: folds
big kahuna52: calls 230
NuWere: calls 215
*** FLOP *** [9h 2d 8s]
big kahuna52: checks
NuWere: checks
*** TURN *** [9h 2d 8s] [Jd]
big kahuna52: bets 120
NuWere: calls 120
*** RIVER *** [9h 2d 8s Jd] [6d]
big kahuna52: bets 300
NuWere: calls 300
*** SHOW DOWN ***
big kahuna52: shows [9d 9c] (three of a kind, Nines)
NuWere: mucks hand
big kahuna52 collected 840 from side pot
janalohri: mucks hand
big kahuna52 collected 735 from main pot

*********** # 17 **************
PokerStars Game #2465705402: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) -
2005/08/31 - 13:50:05 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1145 in chips)
Seat 2: mr. johansen (1400 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (2680 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (1800 in chips)
Seat 7: TheSh0w (1455 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1400 in chips)
Seat 9: big kahuna52 (2200 in chips)
NuWere: posts small blind 15
mr. johansen: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Ah 5h]
thebigblue66: raises 30 to 60
dumbfounded: folds
TheSh0w: calls 60
mimosen.: folds
big kahuna52: folds
NuWere: calls 45
mr. johansen: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [Td Js Th]
NuWere: checks
mr. johansen: checks
thebigblue66: bets 120
TheSh0w: folds
NuWere: folds

Dealt to NuWere [2d Ac]

*********** # 19 **************
PokerStars Game #2465712378: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) -
2005/08/31 - 13:51:49 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1085 in chips)
Seat 2: mr. johansen (1280 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (2800 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (1800 in chips)
Seat 7: TheSh0w (1395 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1520 in chips)
Seat 9: big kahuna52 (2200 in chips)
thebigblue66: posts small blind 15
dumbfounded: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Kd Ah]
TheSh0w: raises 60 to 90
mimosen.: folds
big kahuna52: calls 90
NuWere: raises 180 to 270
mr. johansen: folds
thebigblue66: folds
dumbfounded: folds
TheSh0w: calls 180
big kahuna52: calls 180
*** FLOP *** [Jh 4d 3s]
TheSh0w: checks
big kahuna52: checks
NuWere: bets 270
TheSh0w: folds
big kahuna52: folds
NuWere collected 855 from pot

Dealt to NuWere [2h 4s]
Dealt to NuWere [Qs 3h]
Dealt to NuWere [Js 3d]
Dealt to NuWere [5s Kc]
Dealt to NuWere [9h 5s]
Dealt to NuWere [2s 8s]

*********** # 26 **************
PokerStars Game #2465738734: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) -
2005/08/31 - 13:58:06 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1595 in chips)
Seat 2: mr. johansen (1175 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (2565 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (3240 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1805 in chips)
Seat 9: big kahuna52 (1700 in chips)
dumbfounded: posts small blind 25
mimosen.: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Ah Kd]
big kahuna52: calls 50
NuWere: calls 50
mr. johansen: folds
thebigblue66: calls 50
dumbfounded: calls 25
mimosen.: checks
*** FLOP *** [8h 6d Th]
thebigblue66 said, "no"
dumbfounded: bets 100
mimosen.: folds
big kahuna52: calls 100
NuWere: calls 100
thebigblue66: calls 100
*** TURN *** [8h 6d Th] [7c]
dumbfounded: bets 50
big kahuna52: calls 50
NuWere: folds

Dealt to NuWere [Qh Jc]
Dealt to NuWere [Kc 3h]
Dealt to NuWere [9h 6c]
Dealt to NuWere [Jc 3c]
Dealt to NuWere [3d 6c]
Dealt to NuWere [5s Ts]
Dealt to NuWere [6c 4d]
Dealt to NuWere [6h 8h]
Dealt to NuWere [9h Qc]

*********** # 36 **************
PokerStars Game #2465779764: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) -
2005/08/31 - 14:07:01 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1370 in chips)
Seat 2: mr. johansen (1825 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (4540 in chips)
Seat 4: emefge (860 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (5765 in chips)
Seat 7: HoldingMyOwn (5100 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (980 in chips)
Seat 9: big kahuna52 (900 in chips)
big kahuna52: posts small blind 50
NuWere: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [6d 7d]
mr. johansen: folds
thebigblue66: folds
emefge: folds
dumbfounded: calls 100
HoldingMyOwn: raises 100 to 200
mimosen.: folds
big kahuna52: folds
NuWere: calls 100
dumbfounded: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [2c 3d Js]
NuWere: checks
dumbfounded: checks
HoldingMyOwn: bets 300
NuWere: folds

Dealt to NuWere [Qs 6h]
Dealt to NuWere [Kd 7h]
Dealt to NuWere [7h 5c]
Dealt to NuWere [8h Js]

*********** # 41 **************
PokerStars Game #2465807674: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) -
2005/08/31 - 14:12:36 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1120 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (5540 in chips)
Seat 4: emefge (710 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (4165 in chips)
Seat 7: HoldingMyOwn (7000 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (980 in chips)
HoldingMyOwn: posts small blind 50
mimosen.: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [9c 7d]
NuWere: raises 300 to 400
thebigblue66: folds
emefge: folds
dumbfounded has timed out
dumbfounded: folds
dumbfounded is sitting out
dumbfounded has returned
HoldingMyOwn: folds
mimosen.: folds
NuWere collected 250 from pot

*********** # 42 **************
PokerStars Game #2465811705: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) -
2005/08/31 - 14:13:24 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1270 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (5540 in chips)
Seat 4: emefge (710 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (4165 in chips)
Seat 7: HoldingMyOwn (6950 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (880 in chips)
mimosen.: posts small blind 50
NuWere: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Ac Ts]
thebigblue66: folds
emefge: calls 100
dumbfounded: calls 100
HoldingMyOwn: calls 100
mimosen.: calls 50
NuWere: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qc Kh 7s]
mimosen.: checks
NuWere: checks
emefge: bets 610 and is all-in
dumbfounded: folds
HoldingMyOwn: folds
mimosen.: folds
NuWere: folds

Dealt to NuWere [4c As]
Dealt to NuWere [Ks 3h]

*********** # 45 **************
PokerStars Game #2465824340: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) -
2005/08/31 - 14:15:53 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1120 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (5190 in chips)
Seat 4: emefge (1010 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (4115 in chips)
Seat 7: HoldingMyOwn (6850 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1230 in chips)
emefge: posts small blind 75
dumbfounded: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Ad 2s]
HoldingMyOwn: folds
mimosen.: folds
NuWere: raises 300 to 450
thebigblue66: folds
emefge: folds
dumbfounded: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [9s 2d 5h]
dumbfounded: checks
NuWere: bets 670 and is all-in
dumbfounded: folds
NuWere collected 975 from pot

Dealt to NuWere [Ks 4s]
Dealt to NuWere [9c 5h]
Dealt to NuWere [Qh 9d]

*********** # 49 **************
PokerStars Game #2465845171: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) -
2005/08/31 - 14:19:53 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1495 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (5040 in chips)
Seat 4: emefge (1160 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (2090 in chips)
Seat 7: HoldingMyOwn (8725 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1005 in chips)
NuWere: posts small blind 75
thebigblue66: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Qd 8d]
dumbfounded said, "a4"
emefge: folds
dumbfounded: folds
HoldingMyOwn said, "nice fold"
HoldingMyOwn: calls 150
mimosen.: folds
NuWere: calls 75
thebigblue66: checks
*** FLOP *** [5h 8c 9s]
NuWere: bets 450
thebigblue66: folds
HoldingMyOwn: folds
NuWere collected 450 from pot

Dealt to NuWere [4s 8d]
Dealt to NuWere [5s Ah]

*********** # 52 **************
PokerStars Game #2465855024: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) -
2005/08/31 - 14:21:46 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (1795 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (5040 in chips)
Seat 4: emefge (935 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (2615 in chips)
Seat 7: HoldingMyOwn (8125 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1005 in chips)
dumbfounded: posts small blind 75
HoldingMyOwn: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [Tc Ac]
HoldingMyOwn said, "nice1"
mimosen.: folds
NuWere: raises 450 to 600
thebigblue66: folds
emefge: folds
dumbfounded: folds
HoldingMyOwn: folds
NuWere collected 375 from pot

*********** # 53 **************
PokerStars Game #2465857010: Tournament #11973195, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) -
2005/08/31 - 14:22:09 (ET)
Table '11973195 3' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: NuWere (2020 in chips)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (5040 in chips)
Seat 4: emefge (935 in chips)
Seat 5: dumbfounded (2540 in chips)
Seat 7: HoldingMyOwn (7975 in chips)
Seat 8: mimosen. (1005 in chips)
HoldingMyOwn: posts small blind 75
mimosen.: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NuWere [7s 7c]
NuWere: raises 300 to 450
thebigblue66: folds
emefge: folds
dumbfounded: folds
HoldingMyOwn: folds
mimosen.: folds
NuWere collected 375 from pot

Dealt to NuWere [8s 6s]
thebigblue66: folds
emefge: folds
dumbfounded: folds
HoldingMyOwn: calls 150
mimosen.: calls 75
NuWere: checks
*** FLOP *** [3d 8c 3c]
mimosen.: bets 705 and is all-in
NuWere: raises 705 to 1410
HoldingMyOwn: raises 6340 to 7750 and is all-in
NuWere: folds
*** TURN *** [3d 8c 3c] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [3d 8c 3c 8h] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
HoldingMyOwn: shows [2s 3h] (a full house, Threes full of Eights)
HoldingMyOwn collected 1410 from side pot
mimosen.: shows [Tc 9s] (two pair, Eights and Threes)
HoldingMyOwn collected 2565 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3975 Main pot 2565. Side pot 1410. | Rake 0
Board [3d 8c 3c 8h 6c]
Seat 1: NuWere (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: thebigblue66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: emefge folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: dumbfounded folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: HoldingMyOwn (button) showed [2s 3h] and won (3975) with a full house, Threes full of
Eights
Seat 8: mimosen. (small blind) showed [Tc 9s] and lost with two pair, Eights and Threes

Dealt to NuWere [7h 2s]
Dealt to NuWere [As 2c]
HoldingMyOwn: folds
NuWere: raises 535 to 685 and is all-in
Helest: folds
thebigblue66: raises 535 to 1220
emefge: folds
dumbfounded: folds
*** FLOP *** [3c 5s Ks]
*** TURN *** [3c 5s Ks] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [3c 5s Ks 7c] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NuWere: shows [As 2c] (high card Ace)
thebigblue66: shows [Td Tc] (a pair of Tens)
thebigblue66 collected 1595 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1595 | Rake 0
Board [3c 5s Ks 7c Qd]
Seat 1: NuWere showed [As 2c] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 2: Helest folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: thebigblue66 (button) showed [Td Tc] and won (1595) with a pair of Tens
Seat 4: emefge (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: dumbfounded (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: HoldingMyOwn folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[LeFou]

(bump)
anyone? I did another one today and it was pretty much the same.

[fjuanl]

#7 - UTG I dont like limping QJs unless I know the table is very weak.

#8 - Just fold, you can defend your big blind later when it really makes a difference. Even if you catch top pair, it might not be good (outkicked)

#13 - To me, it seems a bit passive. If your not comfortable playing with Ax when an ace flops, just fold them.

#16 - Did you have a read on him? I dont think I like calling the 8xbb raise with AJs, especially with 1 caller.

Raise the turn. Get some information about your opponent. By just calling, your just walking in the dark; theres no way to get to know information about your opponents hand. If you raise and he reraises, you might be able to get out of the hand without as many chips lost.

#17 - Another Ax hand I would lay down. Your in a bad position, and its a waste of chips if your only going to actively play this hand with 2 pair or a flush.

#19 - A little risky to be making a continuation bet with 4 opponents, but its likely they aren't holding onto a jack.

#26 - I don't like limping AK, ever. I was re-reading HoH earlier and I think he said with AK and AQ you should raise 80% and call 20% to keep your opponents guessing. Online, it doesnt matter. Only being 60% to win against 2 live cards, your hand value is almost dead after 4 others are seeing the flop. If UTG limped AA, so be it.

#36 - With only 13BB, I dont like seeing a flop here with suited connectors, especially with bad position. Screw pot odds.

#45 - I like it. Were you pushing any flop?

#53 - I think you need to take a chance and call here. You already have in more than half of your stack in the pot. I would only fold if I was 90% sure the bigstack had me beat. Its hard to come back with 650 chips and 75/150 blinds.



my advice :

work on reading your opponents more. observe every hand and take notes on their betting patterns and they hands they limp/raise with. I'm getting the feeling you have no idea where you stand in a lot of these HH's. Think about what your opponent could have and don't just focus so much on yours.

[a500lbgorilla]

AJsooooted. Fold preflop. And it's a clear fold.

I can just not believe how passive you got.

And action confuses me. MP raises and SB and Hero call and MP dissappears?

I dont understand your second AK hand at all.

I hate your BB defense on hand 36.

Instapush preflop on hand 42.

Raise to 400 MAX preflop at 150 blinds.I raise 375.(A2o hand)

I often muck Q8s from the SB.

ATs hand makes me laugh. If you're seriously going to raise 600 preflop, just open push.You are CLEARLY afraid to play a flop here and you would probably get blown off by a stop and go anyway.

86s hand is a wierd one.


My advice. Play on party OR play the turbos. Your post flop game really upsets me. :/

-'rilla

[LeFou]

I'm not trying to be argumentative but this thread bums me out. These all seem like straightforward plays to me.
Yeah I'm passive with my paired A5 when I have no redraws (#13). When CO checks behind the turn I like my ace again.
AJs strikes me as a pretty good hand 3-way for a raise, esp. after 3 folds to the MP2. I'm a little worried that a cold-caller of such a PFR has an overpair, so I just call down. Bets any bigger would've chased me off. I think that's justified passiveness.
Likewise A5s from SB with a minraise and a cold caller. I feel good holding Axs versus weak PF raising/cold calling. Easy to get away from, and the pot can get big if I hit.
#42 perplexes me. versus a short stack and 2 big stacks limping I should push ATo? I don't get it. I'm hoping for a flip versus whichever one calls me. (I'm getting called, there's no doubt, is there?). For kicks I ran a sim: ATo versus 77 and KJs is the dog 30% versus 32% (the sevens) versus 37%(KJs). I'd rather hit my ace or ten cheap and see if they're still excited.

"Raise to 400 MAX preflop at 150 blinds." ... I hadn't heard that. I almost always do 3 or 4 BB and I vary it with my mood basically.

Last but not least: the 86. I'm not 90% sure I'm beat. I'm 100% sure I'm beat. With an AI and my raise, it's clear I have the 8 (I'm actually repping A8 or an overpair at that point) and the big stack AI over the top of that says "I've got the three, it's all good, short stack is out." Sucks that it turned out that way, but I can't imagine a clearer fold.

As TJ says, it's hard to come back with 650 chips, but it's even harder to come back with zero chips.

Thanks again, guys. Doldrums.

[fjuanl]

Why did you ask for advice when you already thought you made the correct play on each of these hands? I know your the season 1 winner of the gauntlett and I'm sure you have way more experience and knowledge than I do. But at least respect the fact that we spent some time trying to give advice on your game. You may not agree with it, but at least respect it and be open to it.

[LeFou]

I do respect it and I thank you; what bums me out is that I'm apparently playing the vast majority of my hands all wrong, i.e. my instincts suck. Still.

So I laid out my thought process on some of the ones where your advice surprised me. Wasn't trying to say "I'm right, you're wrong" but "Why am I wrong?" if you get my meaning.

[a500lbgorilla]

The reason why you don't want to raise more than 400 at a 150 BB is for reasons of pot control.

When you raise to 400 and someone says "alright lets play" you're still not commited to the pot. A continuation bet doesn't break you and the pot on the turn and river will be smaller so you can bluff at it less expensively.

In HE everyone usually misses the flop and it's really difficult to tell when AJhigh is best. So you usually spend your time thinking "Is the other guy putting chips in the pot? If he is, can I take them away from him without a showdown? Do I have enough chips?" If you're putting too much in preflop, the answer to the question "Do I have enough chips to bluff him off his hand without showdown?" is almost always No.

Here is the strat I'm currently using at the 15+1s and 22s.

First 3 or 4 levels: Fold.

When everyone's stack is around 10-20 bets: Use any chips I have beyond 10 bets to get my stack to 20 bets. If my stack is 10 or fewer, go AI until I can get like 2.5~3 bets. (When you have 1250 chips at 100 BB, I will raise with anything in the CO to 250 as my last action on the hand)

When everyone's stack is closing in on 10: If you're less than 10 bets, go AI more than everyone else at the table. (within reason) Don't super LAgg your AIs. I'm still looking for hands with showdown value. But these hands usually look like K5s from the button.I've usually spent the entire SnG developing a tighter than life image ESPECIALLY from the SB even when it's folded to me so that I can go buckwild at this stage and not catch any heat from hands like Ax or KTo. With more than 10 bets, I'm raising from the CO with my excess to try and build 20 bets.

When the blinds are enormous: Go AI more than anyone else. Pic spots more than hands.

This is the strat I use to 6-8 table SnGs. I have completely omitted post flop play and I still can beat these tournies. And I think one of your bigger leaks is your post flop play in general. If you can perfect your play preflop you can beat low level sngs. All you gotta do is focus on one street. As you move up, you can add in the rest.

-'rilla

[a500lbgorilla]

Come on IRC tonight, I'll watch you play a SnG. We can bang some leaks out.

-'rilla