This is a $1, 45 person tourny on PokerStars. So expect terrible play. (is this a SnG or a MTT?)

1) I got cold feet here on the c-bet because of the K and I would have been pot committed.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
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Button (t6525)
SB (t3290)
BB (t4660)
Hero (t2690)
UTG+1 (t2355)
MP1 (t7395)
MP2 (t3300)
ZMAN (t7105)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q, Q.
Hero raises to t600, 3 folds, ZMAN calls t600, 3 folds.

Flop: (t1500) K, 6, 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, ZMAN bets t200, Hero calls t200.

Turn: (t1900) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, ZMAN bets t200, Hero raises to t1890, ZMAN folds.

Final Pot: t1900



2) Do you like this blind agression here?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)

MP2 (t6525)
CO (t3190)
Button (t4260)
Hero (t4190)
BB (t2355)
UTG (t7395)
UTG+1 (t3300)
MP1 (t6105)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, T.
6 folds, Hero raises to t2300, BB raises to t2355, Hero calls t55.

Flop: (t4710) A, 8, 8 (2 players)

Turn: (t4710) Q (2 players)

River: (t4710) 3 (2 players)

Final Pot: t4710

Results in white below:
Hero has As Td (two pair, aces and eights).
BB has Kc 3d (two pair, Eights and Threes).
Outcome: Hero wins t4710.


3) HAHAHAHA, I wish I could tell you I did this because it was the same player as the first hand. I'm still working on retaining information.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (7 handed)

UTG (t6525)
MP1 (t3190)
MP2 (t4560)
Hero (t6545)
Button (t7295)
SB (t3100)
ZMAN (t6105)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 5, 7.
UTG calls t200, 2 folds, Hero calls t200, 2 folds, ZMAN checks.

Flop: (t700) A, Q, 8 (3 players)
ZMAN bets t400, UTG folds, Hero calls t400.

Turn: (t1500) 8 (2 players)
ZMAN bets t400, Hero raises to t5945, ZMAN calls t5105 (All-In).

River: (t12950) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t12950

Results in white below:
Hero has 5d 7d (flush, ace high).
ZMAN has Ah 7s (two pair, Aces and Eights).
Outcome: Hero wins t12950.


4) I already know reytam70 is a maniac fish. He could have KK as soon as 45s.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (8 handed)

UTG+1 (t6100)
MP1 (t4560)
MP2 (t5616)
CO (t16937)
Hero (t20942)
SB (t2250)
reytam70 (t11045)
UTG (t50)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, Q.
4 folds, Hero raises to t1500, 1 fold, reytam70 raises to t2400, Hero calls t900.

Flop: (t5100) J, 6, 6 (3 players)
reytam70 bets t2400, Hero folds.

Turn: (t7500) K (2 players)

River: (t7500) 2 (2 players)

Final Pot: t7500

Results in white below:
reytam70 has Td Ah (a pair of Sixes).
UTG has 5s 8h] (a pair of Sixes - lower kicker).
Outcome: reytam70 wins t5500.


5) Play starts to fall apart here. Where do you think of this hand? I fold pre-flop if we're close to the same stack, but I was overall chip leader. I don't think it's worth playing for a set. I'm fine with a coin-flip here.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (6 handed)

UTG (t14450)
MP (t4610)
CO (t4416)
Button (t10387)
Hero (t18842)
BB (t14795)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8, 8.
2 folds, CO raises to t1800, 1 fold, Hero raises to t6000, 1 fold, CO calls t2566 (All-In).

Flop: (t10566) Q, A, 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t10566) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t10566) J (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t10566

Results in white below:
Hero has 8h 8s (one pair, eights).
CO has Qh Qs (three of a kind, Queens)
Outcome: CO wins t10566.


6) Normally I would just call here, but I thought I'd re-raise for info. I get re-re-raised, so now what??

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (5 handed)

MP (t12750)
Button (t10682)
SB (t14897)
Hero (t15476)
UTG (t13695)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, J.
3 folds, SB raises to t1200, Hero raises to t3600, SB raises to t6000, Hero calls t2400.

Flop: (t12150) Q, 3, K (2 players)
SB bets t600, Hero calls t600.

Turn: (t13350) 6 (2 players)
SB bets t2400, Hero folds.


7) Good push?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (5 handed)

Button (t14500)
SB (t9682)
BB (t21547)
Hero (t9826)
MP (t11945)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 3, 3.
Hero raises to t9776, 1 fold, Button calls t9776, 2 folds.

Flop: (t19752) 6, 8, Q (2 players)

Turn: (t19752) 3 (2 players)

River: (t19752) 7 (2 players)

Final Pot: t19752

Results in white below:
Hero has 3h 3c (three of a kind, threes).
Button has Ac Jd (high card Ace).
Outcome: Hero wins t19752.


8) Figure this is a coin-flip. Should I have waited for a better battle? Or called the re-raise then pushed a flop if there is only one over? Or, am I just placing way too much value on 88 here?

I don't care about 2nd over 3rd, but 1st over 3rd would have doubled my winnings.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (3 handed)

Button (t22821)
Hero (t19502)
BB (t25177)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8, 8.
Button calls t800, Hero raises to t2800, 1 fold, Button raises to t4850, Hero raises to t19452, Button calls t14652.

Flop: (t39004) J, 7, K (2 players)

Turn: (t39004) J (2 players)

River: (t39004) 9 (2 players)

Final Pot: t39004

Results in white below:
Button has Kd Ah (two pair, Kings and Jacks).
Hero has 8c 8d (two pair, jacks and eights).
Outcome: Button wins t39004.