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    Default 16$ 18-person stars turbo, Long

    This is my first entire SnG post. Once the blinds got insane at the end I know i made a lot of mistakes, i got lucky on a couple hands at the end and won it...But i believe i put myself in a pretty good position to win during the earlier blind levels and thats why i was able to "cushion" some of those mistakes with my big chip stack. Let me know what you guys think.


    Folded:
    56o
    58o
    96o
    K4o
    K8o
    K3o (big blind, folded on JJ4 board)
    Q8o (SB)
    T9o (would have limped on the button because i hadnt played a hand yet, but there was an EP raise)
    T7o


    First hand i tried to see the flop with

    PokerStars Game #2667255463: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/09/26 - 18:45:10 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: dt no love (2100 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (1360 in chips)
    Seat 4: 12UC (1140 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2825 in chips)
    Seat 6: sheets2474 (1270 in chips)
    Seat 7: Damewe (1950 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (1500 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (1355 in chips)
    bigred07: posts small blind 25
    12UC: posts big blind 50
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Kh Qd]
    RowanTree: folds
    sheets2474: raises 50 to 100
    Damewe: folds
    HitMePat: calls 100
    tor66: raises 350 to 450
    dt no love: folds
    bigred07: folds
    12UC: calls 400
    sheets2474: folds
    HitMePat: folds
    *** FLOP *** [5d 4h 6s]
    12UC: checks
    tor66: bets 905 and is all-in
    12UC: folds
    tor66 collected 1125 from pot
    tor66: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1125 | Rake 0
    Board [5d 4h 6s]
    Seat 1: dt no love (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 4: 12UC (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: sheets2474 folded before Flop
    Seat 7: Damewe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat folded before Flop
    Seat 9: tor66 collected (1125)



    Folded:
    47o


    First hand i actually made a decision...I had been very tight so i figured to have some fold equity here. I put sheets on the flush or str8 draw, because i had seen him do this twice before: min bet OOP with a draw. Was not worried about a call from him. Damewe was a fish/maniac, 80%+ VP$IP, frequently continuing on pots he raised pre flop with multiple callers when he missed. He got his stack by a lucky hand where he called a short stacks all in with AK and won. Was reasonably certain i would take down the pot on the flop and if not, the str8 might save me.

    PokerStars Game #2667271650: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/09/26 - 18:47:10 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #4 is the button
    Seat 1: dt no love (2100 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (1335 in chips)
    Seat 4: 12UC (690 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2825 in chips)
    Seat 6: sheets2474 (1170 in chips)
    Seat 7: Damewe (1950 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (1400 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2030 in chips)
    RowanTree: posts small blind 25
    sheets2474: posts big blind 50
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Js Qc]
    Damewe: raises 50 to 100
    HitMePat: calls 100
    tor66: folds
    dt no love: calls 100
    bigred07: folds
    12UC: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    sheets2474: calls 50
    *** FLOP *** [Tc 9d Td]
    sheets2474: bets 50
    Damewe: raises 150 to 200
    HitMePat: raises 1100 to 1300 and is all-in
    dt no love: folds
    sheets2474: folds
    Damewe: folds
    HitMePat collected 875 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 875 | Rake 0
    Board [Tc 9d Td]
    Seat 1: dt no love folded on the Flop
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: 12UC (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 6: sheets2474 (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 7: Damewe folded on the Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat collected (875)
    Seat 9: tor66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


    Folds:
    89o
    Q8o(BB to raise)
    T2o(SB)
    94o
    A6o
    J4o


    PokerStars Game #2667310052: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2005/09/26 - 18:51:54 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 1: dt no love (1760 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (1335 in chips)
    Seat 4: 12UC (590 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2800 in chips)
    Seat 6: sheets2474 (970 in chips)
    Seat 7: Damewe (1850 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (1915 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2280 in chips)
    12UC: posts small blind 50
    RowanTree: posts big blind 100
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Ks As]
    sheets2474: folds
    Damewe: calls 100
    HitMePat: raises 300 to 400
    tor66: folds
    dt no love: folds
    bigred07: folds
    12UC: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    Damewe: folds
    HitMePat collected 350 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 350 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: dt no love folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: 12UC (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 6: sheets2474 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: Damewe folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat collected (350)
    Seat 9: tor66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


    Fold:
    T7o
    K4o

    PokerStars Game #2667325636: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/09/26 - 18:53:48 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #7 is the button
    Seat 1: dt no love (1760 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (2305 in chips)
    Seat 4: 12UC (540 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2650 in chips)
    Seat 7: Damewe (1800 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (2165 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2280 in chips)
    HitMePat: posts small blind 75
    tor66: posts big blind 150
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [2s 2h]
    dt no love: calls 150
    bigred07: folds
    12UC: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    Damewe: folds
    HitMePat: calls 75
    tor66: checks
    *** FLOP *** [Th Kc 9s]
    HitMePat: checks
    tor66: checks
    dt no love: bets 300
    HitMePat: folds
    tor66: folds
    dt no love collected 450 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 450 | Rake 0
    Board [Th Kc 9s]
    Seat 1: dt no love collected (450)
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: 12UC folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: Damewe (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (small blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 9: tor66 (big blind) folded on the Flop


    Folds:
    53o
    32s
    k3o




    I think this hand was just a result of being bored of not playing a lot of hands... : / At least my table image backed me up, yay blind steal.

    PokerStars Game #2667347181: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/09/26 - 18:56:27 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 1: dt no love (1835 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (3070 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2500 in chips)
    Seat 7: Damewe (2025 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (2015 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2055 in chips)
    RowanTree: posts small blind 75
    Damewe: posts big blind 150
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Ah 9s]
    HitMePat: raises 300 to 450
    tor66: folds
    dt no love: folds
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    Damewe: folds
    HitMePat collected 375 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 375 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: dt no love folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 7: Damewe (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat collected (375)
    Seat 9: tor66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


    Fold:
    79o


    This hand: The BB was tight and Damewe was kinda lame, figured my AT to be good against him, had seen him raise pre flop with K7 suited....So i figured it unlikely he was holding a stronger A than me or a pair higher than TT. Figured my hand was good or a flip. When he reraised i got nervous but went with my read here. It was tough but figured i'd be kicking myself if i took myself down to 8 big blinds when my read said i had the better hand. This is the turning point in this tourney for me, made a good read and it paid off.

    PokerStars Game #2667358733: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/09/26 - 18:57:51 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #7 is the button
    Seat 1: dt no love (1385 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (3070 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2425 in chips)
    Seat 7: Damewe (1800 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (2090 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2730 in chips)
    HitMePat: posts small blind 75
    tor66: posts big blind 150
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Ts Ah]
    dt no love: folds
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    Damewe: calls 150
    HitMePat: raises 450 to 600
    tor66: folds
    Damewe: raises 450 to 1050
    HitMePat: raises 1040 to 2090 and is all-in
    Damewe: calls 750 and is all-in
    *** FLOP *** [Qc 6d 4c]
    *** TURN *** [Qc 6d 4c] [7s]
    *** RIVER *** [Qc 6d 4c 7s] [Ad]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [Ts Ah] (a pair of Aces)
    Damewe: shows [8s Ac] (a pair of Aces - lower kicker)
    HitMePat collected 3750 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3750 | Rake 0
    Board [Qc 6d 4c 7s Ad]
    Seat 1: dt no love folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: Damewe (button) showed [8s Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
    Seat 8: HitMePat (small blind) showed [Ts Ah] and won (3750) with a pair of Aces
    Seat 9: tor66 (big blind) folded before Flop

    Folds:
    42o
    23o
    22 ( Table had been stealing blinds a lot pre flop here, many were short stacked/almost short stacked for 100/200 blinds and they were to increase soon. Didn't want to limp for a set and then have to fold to a raise)



    This hand: Two crap cards in the big blind, low flop gives me ottom pair + a gutshot. Figured the semi bluff was good here, with my big stackness combined with the fold equity since i could have any two in the big blind... Good hand? Or too laggy?

    PokerStars Game #2667379110: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:00:18 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 1: dt no love (1085 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (3070 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2525 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (4040 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2780 in chips)
    RowanTree: posts small blind 100
    HitMePat: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [6c 2c]
    tor66: folds
    dt no love: folds
    bigred07: calls 200
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: checks
    *** FLOP *** [5h 2s 4h]
    HitMePat: bets 600
    bigred07: folds
    HitMePat collected 500 from pot
    HitMePat: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Board [5h 2s 4h]
    Seat 1: dt no love folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (button) folded on the Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat (big blind) collected (500)
    Seat 9: tor66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)




    This one: Standard

    PokerStars Game #2667383974: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:00:54 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: dt no love (1085 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (2870 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2425 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (4340 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2780 in chips)
    HitMePat: posts small blind 100
    tor66: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Ac Qc]
    dt no love has timed out
    dt no love: folds
    dt no love is sitting out
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    dt no love has returned
    HitMePat: raises 400 to 600
    tor66: folds
    HitMePat collected 400 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 400 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: dt no love folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (small blind) collected (400)
    Seat 9: tor66 (big blind) folded before Flop



    Folds:
    T7o
    Q2o


    This hand: Blind steal gone bad...gone good. Not proud of this one but *shrug*

    PokerStars Game #2667395452: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:02:18 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: dt no love (785 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (2970 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2425 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (4540 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2780 in chips)
    bigred07: posts small blind 100
    RowanTree: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Qs 8h]
    HitMePat: raises 400 to 600
    tor66: folds
    dt no love: raises 185 to 785 and is all-in
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: calls 185
    HitMePat said, "gl"
    *** FLOP *** [Jh Js 6c]
    *** TURN *** [Jh Js 6c] [7h]
    *** RIVER *** [Jh Js 6c 7h] [Qd]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [Qs 8h] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
    dt no love: shows [Th Ks] (a pair of Jacks)
    HitMePat collected 1870 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1870 | Rake 0
    Board [Jh Js 6c 7h Qd]
    Seat 1: dt no love (button) showed [Th Ks] and lost with a pair of Jacks
    Seat 3: bigred07 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat showed [Qs 8h] and won (1870) with two pair, Queens and Jacks
    Seat 9: tor66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)





    PokerStars Game #2667400716: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:02:57 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (2870 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2225 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (5625 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2780 in chips)
    RowanTree: posts small blind 100
    HitMePat: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [3h 5s]
    tor66: folds
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat collected 200 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 200 | Rake 0
    Seat 3: bigred07 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat (big blind) collected (200)
    Seat 9: tor66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)



    Folds:
    7Qs (SB)

    At this point it basically just becomes a blind steal fest. Any spots where i went for a steal that looks bad? It's the part of my game i've been working on since switching to SnGs from ring, still haven't quite got it but i am getting better.


    PokerStars Game #2667408957: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:03:57 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (2845 in chips)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (2670 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2100 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (5600 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2555 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 25
    jorge5555: posts the ante 25
    RowanTree: posts the ante 25
    HitMePat: posts the ante 25
    tor66: posts the ante 25
    tor66: posts small blind 100
    bigred07: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [9c Kd]
    jorge5555: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: raises 400 to 600
    tor66: folds
    bigred07: folds
    HitMePat collected 625 from pot
    HitMePat: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 625 | Rake 0
    Seat 3: bigred07 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 4: jorge5555 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (button) collected (625)
    Seat 9: tor66 (small blind) folded before Flop


    PokerStars Game #2667414158: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:04:35 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (2495 in chips)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (2845 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2050 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (5975 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2405 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 25
    jorge5555: posts the ante 25
    RowanTree: posts the ante 25
    HitMePat: posts the ante 25
    tor66: posts the ante 25
    jorge5555: posts small blind 100
    RowanTree: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Ah 2s]
    HitMePat: raises 500 to 700
    tor66: folds
    bigred07: folds
    jorge5555: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat collected 625 from pot
    HitMePat: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 625 | Rake 0
    Seat 3: bigred07 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat collected (625)
    Seat 9: tor66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)




    Call this? Considering the pushfest? I hate folding my big blind >, but i know i'm behind here usually

    PokerStars Game #2667417043: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:04:56 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #4 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (2470 in chips)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (2720 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (1825 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (6375 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2380 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 25
    jorge5555: posts the ante 25
    RowanTree: posts the ante 25
    HitMePat: posts the ante 25
    tor66: posts the ante 25
    RowanTree: posts small blind 100
    HitMePat: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Ac 8d]
    tor66: folds
    bigred07: folds
    jorge5555: calls 200
    RowanTree: raises 1600 to 1800 and is all-in
    HitMePat: folds
    jorge5555: folds
    RowanTree collected 725 from pot
    RowanTree: doesn't show hand
    HitMePat said, "bleh A8. was gonna do that to you! :P"
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 725 | Rake 0
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (button) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree (small blind) collected (725)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 9: tor66 folded before Flop (didn't bet)



    another steal:

    PokerStars Game #2667421241: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:05:25 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (2445 in chips)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (2495 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2325 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (6150 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2355 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 25
    jorge5555: posts the ante 25
    RowanTree: posts the ante 25
    HitMePat: posts the ante 25
    tor66: posts the ante 25
    HitMePat: posts small blind 100
    tor66: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [9h Qc]
    bigred07: folds
    jorge5555: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: raises 600 to 800
    tor66: folds
    HitMePat collected 525 from pot
    HitMePat: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 525 | Rake 0
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (small blind) collected (525)
    Seat 9: tor66 (big blind) folded before Flop


    Folds:
    95o
    26o
    35o
    Q2o(I was BB, folded to all in around 8x BB)
    56o(same guy went all in)
    87o


    PokerStars Game #2667452685: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/26 - 19:09:17 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #9 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (5940 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (2930 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (1970 in chips)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (3345 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (1850 in chips)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 (2853 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (6000 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2112 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 25
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 25
    bigred07: posts the ante 25
    jorge5555: posts the ante 25
    RowanTree: posts the ante 25
    BABYFACE024: posts the ante 25
    HitMePat: posts the ante 25
    tor66: posts the ante 25
    sg595: posts small blind 200
    Hunterswidow: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Qc Qd]
    bigred07: folds
    jorge5555: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    BABYFACE024: folds
    HitMePat: raises 1200 to 1600
    tor66: folds
    sg595: folds
    Hunterswidow: folds
    HitMePat collected 1200 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1200 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: sg595 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat collected (1200)
    Seat 9: tor66 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)



    Fold:
    94o



    Here is another blind steal gone real bad gone real good. This hand made the tournament for me, even though i sucked out pretty bad.

    PokerStars Game #2667461406: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/26 - 19:10:22 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (5690 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (560 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (4040 in chips)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (3295 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (1800 in chips)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 (2803 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (6750 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2062 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 25
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 25
    bigred07: posts the ante 25
    jorge5555: posts the ante 25
    RowanTree: posts the ante 25
    BABYFACE024: posts the ante 25
    HitMePat: posts the ante 25
    tor66: posts the ante 25
    bigred07: posts small blind 200
    jorge5555: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [5c Jc]
    Hunterswidow said, "%324"
    RowanTree: folds
    BABYFACE024: folds
    bigred07 said, "?"
    HitMePat: raises 800 to 1200
    tor66: raises 837 to 2037 and is all-in
    sg595: folds
    Hunterswidow: folds
    bigred07: folds
    jorge5555: folds
    HitMePat: calls 837
    HitMePat said, "pots way too big to fold :/ bad steal. nh"
    *** FLOP *** [4h Tc Ac]
    *** TURN *** [4h Tc Ac] [2c]
    *** RIVER *** [4h Tc Ac 2c] [8d]
    HitMePat said, "sorry"
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [5c Jc] (a flush, Ace high)
    tor66: shows [Th Ah] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
    HitMePat collected 4874 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 4874 | Rake 0
    Board [4h Tc Ac 2c 8d]
    Seat 1: sg595 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat showed [5c Jc] and won (4874) with a flush, Ace high
    Seat 9: tor66 showed [Th Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens




    PokerStars Game #2667469412: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/26 - 19:11:20 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (5665 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (535 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (3815 in chips)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (2870 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (1775 in chips)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 (2778 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (9562 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 25
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 25
    bigred07: posts the ante 25
    jorge5555: posts the ante 25
    RowanTree: posts the ante 25
    BABYFACE024: posts the ante 25
    HitMePat: posts the ante 25
    jorge5555: posts small blind 200
    RowanTree: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Js Qd]
    BABYFACE024: folds
    HitMePat: raises 800 to 1200
    sg595: folds
    Hunterswidow: calls 510 and is all-in
    bigred07: folds
    jorge5555: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    *** FLOP *** [2s 2h As]
    *** TURN *** [2s 2h As] [6h]
    *** RIVER *** [2s 2h As 6h] [Ah]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [Js Qd] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
    Hunterswidow: shows [8h Ad] (a full house, Aces full of Deuces)
    Hunterswidow collected 1795 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1795 | Rake 0
    Board [2s 2h As 6h Ah]
    Seat 1: sg595 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow showed [8h Ad] and won (1795) with a full house, Aces full of Deuces
    Seat 3: bigred07 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat showed [Js Qd] and lost with two pair, Aces and Deuces



    Folds:
    35o


    Should i have tried to take it pre flop with the limper and SB complete? If not, is this a good pot steal?

    PokerStars Game #2667479263: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/26 - 19:12:31 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (5615 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (1370 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (3765 in chips)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (2620 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (1125 in chips)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 (3503 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (9002 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 25
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 25
    bigred07: posts the ante 25
    jorge5555: posts the ante 25
    RowanTree: posts the ante 25
    BABYFACE024: posts the ante 25
    HitMePat: posts the ante 25
    BABYFACE024: posts small blind 200
    HitMePat: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Ks 7h]
    sg595: folds
    Hunterswidow: calls 400
    bigred07: folds
    jorge5555: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    BABYFACE024: calls 200
    HitMePat: checks
    *** FLOP *** [Js 8d 7d]
    BABYFACE024: checks
    HitMePat: bets 1600
    Hunterswidow: folds
    BABYFACE024: folds
    HitMePat collected 1375 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1375 | Rake 0
    Board [Js 8d 7d]
    Seat 1: sg595 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow folded on the Flop
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 (small blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat (big blind) collected (1375)


    Folds:
    67o
    A7s (to an all in from someone with half my stack)



    PokerStars Game #2667497057: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/09/26 - 19:14:38 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (5503 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (557 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (3665 in chips)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (2520 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (3300 in chips)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 (3003 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (8452 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 50
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 50
    bigred07: posts the ante 50
    jorge5555: posts the ante 50
    RowanTree: posts the ante 50
    BABYFACE024: posts the ante 50
    HitMePat: posts the ante 50
    Hunterswidow: posts small blind 300
    bigred07: posts big blind 600
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Qs Td]
    jorge5555: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    BABYFACE024: folds
    HitMePat: raises 1200 to 1800
    sg595: folds
    Hunterswidow: folds
    bigred07: folds
    HitMePat collected 1850 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1850 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: sg595 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 3: bigred07 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 4: jorge5555 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat collected (1850)



    PokerStars Game #2667500986: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/09/26 - 19:15:06 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (5453 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (207 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (3015 in chips)
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (2470 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (3250 in chips)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 (2953 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (9652 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 50
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 50
    bigred07: posts the ante 50
    jorge5555: posts the ante 50
    RowanTree: posts the ante 50
    BABYFACE024: posts the ante 50
    HitMePat: posts the ante 50
    bigred07: posts small blind 300
    jorge5555: posts big blind 600
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Ah 4h]
    RowanTree: folds
    BABYFACE024: folds
    HitMePat: raises 1800 to 2400
    sg595: folds
    Hunterswidow: calls 157 and is all-in
    bigred07: folds
    jorge5555: folds
    *** FLOP *** [5d Qh 5h]
    *** TURN *** [5d Qh 5h] [Td]
    *** RIVER *** [5d Qh 5h Td] [2d]
    BABYFACE024 said, "oh"
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [Ah 4h] (a pair of Fives)
    HitMePat collected 1029 from side pot
    Hunterswidow: shows [Th 4d] (two pair, Tens and Fives)
    Hunterswidow said, "whew"
    Hunterswidow collected 978 from main pot
    HitMePat said, "lol did i still profit that one?"
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2007 Main pot 978. Side pot 1029. | Rake 0
    Board [5d Qh 5h Td 2d]
    Seat 1: sg595 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (button) showed [Th 4d] and won (978) with two pair, Tens and Fives
    Seat 3: bigred07 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 4: jorge5555 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat showed [Ah 4h] and won (1029) with a pair of Fives


    Folds:
    K6s
    95o
    TQo(BB, one all in and one caller infront of me)


    Villain here is tight as tight can be...He was the 2nd biggest stack at the final table, and he blinded/ante'd out just out of the money because he never saw a single flop. Good bet on the flop given that read (obviously didn't have the read that he'd blind out yet, just saw he was really tight...)?

    PokerStars Game #2667525705: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2005/09/26 - 19:18:03 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #6 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (7487 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (2706 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (5630 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2150 in chips)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 (1661 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (7366 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 50
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 50
    bigred07: posts the ante 50
    RowanTree: posts the ante 50
    BABYFACE024: posts the ante 50
    HitMePat: posts the ante 50
    HitMePat: posts small blind 300
    sg595: posts big blind 600
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [4d Ah]
    Hunterswidow: folds
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    BABYFACE024: folds
    HitMePat: raises 1200 to 1800
    sg595: calls 1200
    *** FLOP *** [2h 9s 7d]
    HitMePat: bets 1800
    sg595: folds
    HitMePat collected 3900 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3900 | Rake 0
    Board [2h 9s 7d]
    Seat 1: sg595 (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 6: BABYFACE024 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (small blind) collected (3900)


    Fold:
    92o
    78o
    59s
    Q3o


    Again, stole from tighty after the flop. This time on the turn. Do you guys make these kind of plays with any two against super tight opps who you know are trying to just limp ITM?

    PokerStars Game #2667555540: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2005/09/26 - 19:21:38 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (5037 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (2190 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (3985 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (6572 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (9216 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 50
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 50
    bigred07: posts the ante 50
    RowanTree: posts the ante 50
    HitMePat: posts the ante 50
    HitMePat: posts small blind 400
    sg595: posts big blind 800
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [7c Td]
    Hunterswidow: calls 800
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: calls 400
    sg595: checks
    *** FLOP *** [5s 5d 4d]
    HitMePat: checks
    sg595: checks
    Hunterswidow: checks
    *** TURN *** [5s 5d 4d] [2d]
    HitMePat: bets 1600
    sg595: folds
    Hunterswidow: folds
    HitMePat collected 2650 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2650 | Rake 0
    Board [5s 5d 4d 2d]
    Seat 1: sg595 (big blind) folded on the Turn
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow folded on the Turn
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (small blind) collected (2650)


    Fold:
    J4s
    J8o


    PokerStars Game #2667574009: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:23:52 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (3262 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (1665 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (4785 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (6397 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (10891 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 75
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 75
    bigred07: posts the ante 75
    RowanTree: posts the ante 75
    HitMePat: posts the ante 75
    bigred07: posts small blind 600
    RowanTree: posts big blind 1200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [4d 4c]
    HitMePat: raises 1200 to 2400
    sg595: folds
    Hunterswidow: calls 1590 and is all-in
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    *** FLOP *** [8d Tc 2h]
    *** TURN *** [8d Tc 2h] [2c]
    *** RIVER *** [8d Tc 2h 2c] [9c]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [4d 4c] (two pair, Fours and Deuces)
    Hunterswidow: shows [Ad Th] (two pair, Tens and Deuces)
    Hunterswidow collected 5355 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 5355 | Rake 0
    Board [8d Tc 2h 2c 9c]
    Seat 1: sg595 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (button) showed [Ad Th] and won (5355) with two pair, Tens and Deuces
    Seat 3: bigred07 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat showed [4d 4c] and lost with two pair, Fours and Deuces


    Fold:
    92o(BB to all in)


    Blinds too big to complete here despite the pot odds? I was pretty sure BB (super tight, sg595) was not going to raise. Reviewing this HH i think i could have had the same FE for a smaller bet on the flop, probably sh ould have made it 1800 or something just incase. Good hand? i'm luke warm about it...

    PokerStars Game #2667582274: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:24:51 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (3112 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (5280 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (4035 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (6622 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (7951 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 75
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 75
    bigred07: posts the ante 75
    RowanTree: posts the ante 75
    HitMePat: posts the ante 75
    HitMePat: posts small blind 600
    sg595: posts big blind 1200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [4d 5h]
    Hunterswidow: calls 1200
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: calls 600
    sg595: checks
    *** FLOP *** [Th 4c 9s]
    HitMePat: bets 2400
    sg595: folds
    Hunterswidow: folds
    HitMePat collected 3975 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3975 | Rake 0
    Board [Th 4c 9s]
    Seat 1: sg595 (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow folded on the Flop
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (small blind) collected (3975)



    Fold:
    56o



    In this hand i used a blind steal tactic that i use rarely (about once per tourney or so) where i raise a weird amount. 1700 raise when the BB is 1200...I like to take a long time, then make this weird looking raise. It usually has the desired affect, i think it makes my hand less predictable or look stronger. Anyone ever do anything like this?

    PokerStars Game #2667592810: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:26:06 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (1162 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (2730 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (6060 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (6472 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (10576 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 75
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 75
    bigred07: posts the ante 75
    RowanTree: posts the ante 75
    HitMePat: posts the ante 75
    Hunterswidow: posts small blind 600
    bigred07: posts big blind 1200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [5d Kc]
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: raises 1700 to 2900
    sg595: folds
    Hunterswidow: folds
    bigred07: folds
    HitMePat collected 3375 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3375 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: sg595 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 3: bigred07 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat collected (3375)


    Fold:
    J2o

    No more super tighty to my left

    PokerStars Game #2667598295: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:26:45 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 1: sg595 (1012 in chips)
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (1980 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (4110 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (7297 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (12601 in chips)
    sg595: posts the ante 75
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 75
    bigred07: posts the ante 75
    RowanTree: posts the ante 75
    HitMePat: posts the ante 75
    RowanTree: posts small blind 600
    HitMePat: posts big blind 1200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [8c 2d]
    sg595: calls 937 and is all-in
    Hunterswidow: folds
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    *** FLOP *** [7c 9d 9s]
    *** TURN *** [7c 9d 9s] [2c]
    *** RIVER *** [7c 9d 9s 2c] [5d]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [8c 2d] (two pair, Nines and Deuces)
    sg595: shows [Ad Td] (a pair of Nines)
    HitMePat collected 2849 from pot
    bigred07 said, "gg"
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2849 | Rake 0
    Board [7c 9d 9s 2c 5d]
    Seat 1: sg595 showed [Ad Td] and lost with a pair of Nines
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat (big blind) showed [8c 2d] and won (2849) with two pair, Nines and Deuces




    OK we are now ITM:

    Fold:
    4Q(SB to raise)

    PokerStars Game #2667607879: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:27:54 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (3960 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (3960 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (6547 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (12533 in chips)
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 75
    bigred07: posts the ante 75
    RowanTree: posts the ante 75
    HitMePat: posts the ante 75
    Hunterswidow: posts small blind 600
    bigred07: posts big blind 1200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Qs 6s]
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: raises 2400 to 3600
    Hunterswidow: folds
    bigred07: folds
    HitMePat collected 3300 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3300 | Rake 0
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 3: bigred07 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (button) collected (3300)







    PokerStars Game #2667610688: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2005/09/26 - 19:28:14 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (3285 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (2685 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (6472 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (14558 in chips)
    Hunterswidow: posts the ante 75
    bigred07: posts the ante 75
    RowanTree: posts the ante 75
    HitMePat: posts the ante 75
    bigred07: posts small blind 600
    RowanTree: posts big blind 1200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [2s As]
    HitMePat: raises 3600 to 4800
    Hunterswidow: calls 3210 and is all-in
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    *** FLOP *** [Kc Js Ks]
    *** TURN *** [Kc Js Ks] [4d]
    *** RIVER *** [Kc Js Ks 4d] [Kh]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [2s As] (three of a kind, Kings)
    Hunterswidow: shows [9h Qd] (three of a kind, Kings - lower kicker)
    HitMePat collected 8520 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 8520 | Rake 0
    Board [Kc Js Ks 4d Kh]
    Seat 2: Hunterswidow (button) showed [9h Qd] and lost with three of a kind, Kings
    Seat 3: bigred07 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat showed [2s As] and won (8520) with three of a kind, Kings





    After this...the blinds are just ridiculous (1000/2000). From this point forward i think i made the amount of mistakes i normally make in 4-5 normal non turbo SnGs...Let me have it. This is what i need to work on most.

    Here are the stacks at this point:
    Seat 3: bigred07 (2010 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (5197 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (19793 in chips)


    Folds:
    7Jo(bb to raise)

    Bad steal here. had to call the all in. I realize i should have bet either little enough so that i would not have to call the all in if he came over the top, or just put him all in myself...The big blinds were driving me nuts.


    PokerStars Game #2667621758: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (1000/2000) - 2005/09/26 - 19:29:33 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (5120 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (4097 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (17783 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 100
    RowanTree: posts the ante 100
    HitMePat: posts the ante 100
    HitMePat: posts small blind 1000
    bigred07: posts big blind 2000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [5c Tc]
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: raises 2000 to 4000
    bigred07: raises 1020 to 5020 and is all-in
    HitMePat: calls 1020
    HitMePat said, "go suckouts"
    *** FLOP *** [3s Qs Js]
    *** TURN *** [3s Qs Js] [5d]
    *** RIVER *** [3s Qs Js 5d] [3c]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [5c Tc] (two pair, Fives and Threes)
    bigred07: shows [Ks Qh] (two pair, Queens and Threes)
    bigred07 collected 10340 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 10340 | Rake 0
    Board [3s Qs Js 5d 3c]
    Seat 3: bigred07 (big blind) showed [Ks Qh] and won (10340) with two pair, Queens and Threes
    Seat 5: RowanTree (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (small blind) showed [5c Tc] and lost with two pair, Fives and Threes


    Ugh, gross hand:

    PokerStars Game #2667626516: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (1000/2000) - 2005/09/26 - 19:30:06 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (10340 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (3997 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (12663 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 100
    RowanTree: posts the ante 100
    HitMePat: posts the ante 100
    bigred07: posts small blind 1000
    RowanTree: posts big blind 2000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Qc Td]
    bigred07 said, "lol"
    HitMePat: raises 2000 to 4000
    bigred07: raises 6240 to 10240 and is all-in
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: folds
    bigred07 collected 10300 from pot
    bigred07: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 10300 | Rake 0
    Seat 3: bigred07 (small blind) collected (10300)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat (button) folded before Flop



    7To(BB, to an all in)
    26o(SB, all in again)


    I folded this hand but i thought it was interesting. I don't think there are many hands (any hand?) i'd fold here to the short stack who has been fold fold fold folding his blinds away trying to limp into second. What do you guys think about this fold by him? Rowan is so close to going out and bigred has 3x bigger stack than me in second.


    PokerStars Game #2667635635: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (1000/2000) - 2005/09/26 - 19:31:12 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (17640 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (3794 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (5566 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 100
    RowanTree: posts the ante 100
    HitMePat: posts the ante 100
    bigred07: posts small blind 1000
    RowanTree: posts big blind 2000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [9d 6d]
    HitMePat: folds
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree collected 2300 from pot
    RowanTree: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2300 | Rake 0
    Seat 3: bigred07 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree (big blind) collected (2300)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Fold:
    83o(BB to an all in)


    Getting desperate...

    PokerStars Game #2667640659: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (1000/2000) - 2005/09/26 - 19:31:48 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (19740 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (3894 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (3366 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 100
    RowanTree: posts the ante 100
    HitMePat: posts the ante 100
    HitMePat: posts small blind 1000
    bigred07: posts big blind 2000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [7c 9c]
    RowanTree: folds
    HitMePat: raises 1266 to 3266 and is all-in
    bigred07: calls 1266
    *** FLOP *** [3c 7h Kc]
    *** TURN *** [3c 7h Kc] [8d]
    *** RIVER *** [3c 7h Kc 8d] [3h]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [7c 9c] (two pair, Sevens and Threes)
    bigred07: shows [6s 5h] (a pair of Threes)
    bigred07 said, "nh"
    HitMePat collected 6832 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 6832 | Rake 0
    Board [3c 7h Kc 8d 3h]
    Seat 3: bigred07 (big blind) showed [6s 5h] and lost with a pair of Threes
    Seat 5: RowanTree (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (small blind) showed [7c 9c] and won (6832) with two pair, Sevens and Threes



    PokerStars Game #2667644591: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (1000/2000) - 2005/09/26 - 19:32:16 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (16374 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (3794 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (6832 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 100
    RowanTree: posts the ante 100
    HitMePat: posts the ante 100
    bigred07: posts small blind 1000
    RowanTree: posts big blind 2000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Jd 9d]
    HitMePat: raises 4732 to 6732 and is all-in
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: calls 1694 and is all-in
    *** FLOP *** [6d 8c Qs]
    *** TURN *** [6d 8c Qs] [Qd]
    *** RIVER *** [6d 8c Qs Qd] [Tc]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    RowanTree: shows [7h 6h] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
    HitMePat: shows [Jd 9d] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
    bigred07 said, "gg"
    HitMePat collected 8688 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 8688 | Rake 0
    Board [6d 8c Qs Qd Tc]
    Seat 3: bigred07 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: RowanTree (big blind) showed [7h 6h] and lost with two pair, Queens and Sixes
    Seat 8: HitMePat (button) showed [Jd 9d] and won (8688) with a straight, Eight to Queen


    Ok i'm back in it, and we're heads up.

    folds:
    86o(to him pushing)

    PokerStars Game #2667651407: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (1000/2000) - 2005/09/26 - 19:33:05 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (17374 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (9626 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 100
    HitMePat: posts the ante 100
    HitMePat: posts small blind 1000
    bigred07: posts big blind 2000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [3s Qs]
    HitMePat: raises 7526 to 9526 and is all-in
    bigred07 said, "27o, not fair"
    bigred07: folds
    HitMePat collected 4200 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 4200 | Rake 0
    Seat 3: bigred07 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat (button) (small blind) collected (4200)


    PokerStars Game #2667654701: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2005/09/26 - 19:33:28 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (15274 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (11726 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 150
    HitMePat: posts the ante 150
    bigred07: posts small blind 1500
    HitMePat: posts big blind 3000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Qd Tc]
    bigred07: folds
    HitMePat collected 3300 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3300 | Rake 0
    Seat 3: bigred07 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: HitMePat (big blind) collected (3300)



    Look at his chat in this one. He says "Push plz" and then i do, and he calls with K4o.................? I can understand saying "Push plz" with crap to make me think he has a big hand and therefore i'd fold...Or to say it with a good hand to make me think he's using revers psychology and therefore make me fold also.....or any degree of that situation. But to say it with a bad hand then call anyway? So weird. Anyway i sucked out here and won the tourney. Bad hand to push with when the blinds are this enormous? I figured it was just gonna come down to the cards in the next 2-3 hands anyway, i lost all concept of winning this tournament by m aking good bets and good folds, and just went for it. Lucky me on a pretty decent suck out.

    PokerStars Game #2667656047: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2005/09/26 - 19:33:39 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (13624 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (13376 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 150
    HitMePat: posts the ante 150
    HitMePat: posts small blind 1500
    bigred07: posts big blind 3000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [4d Jd]
    bigred07 said, "push plz"
    HitMePat: raises 4000 to 7000
    bigred07: raises 6474 to 13474 and is all-in
    HitMePat: calls 6226 and is all-in
    *** FLOP *** [Ts 7s Js]
    *** TURN *** [Ts 7s Js] [Jh]
    *** RIVER *** [Ts 7s Js Jh] [9c]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    bigred07: shows [Kh 4s] (a pair of Jacks)
    HitMePat: shows [4d Jd] (three of a kind, Jacks)
    bigred07 said, "lol"
    HitMePat collected 26752 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 26752 | Rake 0
    Board [Ts 7s Js Jh 9c]
    Seat 3: bigred07 (big blind) showed [Kh 4s] and lost with a pair of Jacks
    Seat 8: HitMePat (button) (small blind) showed [4d Jd] and won (26752) with three of a kind, Jacks


    And the nail biter:

    PokerStars Game #2667662376: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2005/09/26 - 19:34:24 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #3 is the button
    Seat 3: bigred07 (248 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (26752 in chips)
    bigred07: posts the ante 150
    HitMePat: posts the ante 150
    bigred07: posts small blind 98 and is all-in
    HitMePat: posts big blind 3000
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [5h 6s]
    *** FLOP *** [As 6h 6d]
    bigred07 said, "lucky u, nh"
    HitMePat said, "comeback time"
    HitMePat said, "gg bro"
    *** TURN *** [As 6h 6d] [Qs]
    bigred07 said, "gg"
    *** RIVER *** [As 6h 6d Qs] [2h]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [5h 6s] (three of a kind, Sixes)
    bigred07: shows [8d Td] (a pair of Sixes)
    HitMePat collected 496 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 496 | Rake 0
    Board [As 6h 6d Qs 2h]
    Seat 3: bigred07 (button) (small blind) showed [8d Td] and lost with a pair of Sixes
    Seat 8: HitMePat (big blind) showed [5h 6s] and won (496) with three of a kind, Sixes









    I realize this is a freaking novel, but i've read a couple of them so i hope one or two of you guys do the same for me :P Thanks.
  2. #2
    Well I read about half of it, I don't have time to finish it and I think you cold call to many raises early. Like 2 hands you cold called raise w/ KQ and QJ. Just muck those. And the hand you say you were going to limp with T9 on the button....why? Just let that one go (I know it got raised so you couldn't but don't do it regardless).

    Also this hand:

    PokerStars Game #2667358733: Tournament #13056604, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/09/26 - 18:57:51 (ET)
    Table '13056604 1' Seat #7 is the button
    Seat 1: dt no love (1385 in chips)
    Seat 3: bigred07 (3070 in chips)
    Seat 5: RowanTree (2425 in chips)
    Seat 7: Damewe (1800 in chips)
    Seat 8: HitMePat (2090 in chips)
    Seat 9: tor66 (2730 in chips)
    HitMePat: posts small blind 75
    tor66: posts big blind 150
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to HitMePat [Ts Ah]
    dt no love: folds
    bigred07: folds
    RowanTree: folds
    Damewe: calls 150
    HitMePat: raises 450 to 600
    tor66: folds
    Damewe: raises 450 to 1050
    HitMePat: raises 1040 to 2090 and is all-in
    Damewe: calls 750 and is all-in
    *** FLOP *** [Qc 6d 4c]
    *** TURN *** [Qc 6d 4c] [7s]
    *** RIVER *** [Qc 6d 4c 7s] [Ad]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    HitMePat: shows [Ts Ah] (a pair of Aces)
    Damewe: shows [8s Ac] (a pair of Aces - lower kicker)
    HitMePat collected 3750 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3750 | Rake 0
    Board [Qc 6d 4c 7s Ad]
    Seat 1: dt no love folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: bigred07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: RowanTree folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: Damewe (button) showed [8s Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
    Seat 8: HitMePat (small blind) showed [Ts Ah] and won (3750) with a pair of Aces
    Seat 9: tor66 (big blind) folded before Flop

    I like the initial raise but rerasing all in is bad. You got lucky he had a weaker A, you could easily have been dominated here. You can fold and still have almost 1,500 chips which is still plenty at this stage. If you lose this, you've crippled yourself to 200 chips and are basically out.

    From the little more I've read it looks ok. You're very agressive when stealing blinds but that's what you need to do to win these turbos. Also, don't feel like you need to explain yourself when you get caught stealing and then have to call because of pot odds. Everyone has done it and it's best not to get involved verbally with your opponents. (If you're arguing with someone and he's all in you might be more inclined to think "oh I can knock him out" when he has a big hand.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WildBobAA
    Well I read about half of it, I don't have time to finish it and I think you cold call to many raises early. Like 2 hands you cold called raise w/ KQ and QJ. Just muck those. And the hand you say you were going to limp with T9 on the button....why? Just let that one go (I know it got raised so you couldn't but don't do it regardless).
    I only read the first half to and thats exactly what I thought.
  4. #4
    You guys dont limp 67-TJ off suit on the button in multi way pots? I'll risk 20 chips for a chance to pick up a big draw. I would rather play T9 on the button early on than AT, because you (almost)always know when you're straits are good but TPGK is harder to be confident in. I limp almost any drawing hands from suited 1-2 gappers, to Ax suited, to 67-JTo to play for straits/flushes...those 20 chips aren't going to make a serious difference if i lose them, but if i catch a hand the chips i could potentially win will. Is this leaking chips? I don't do it when the blinds get big, just looking for a chance to make a big hand for cheap early on and mass chips in a turbo.

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