First time posting hand history: Please dissect

[kashpot]

Hey guys,

Here is the hand history from a 45 person sng on Stars that I took down. Please analyze the hh for me and provide a bit of insight.

PokerStars Game #3537028043: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/01/04 - 23:47:33 (ET)
Table '17549392 4' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: arty13 (3750 in chips)
Seat 3: gladi8tor333 (1310 in chips)
Seat 4: Dicey_Pecies (1890 in chips)
Seat 6: ACE_POOL (2250 in chips)
Seat 7: lickingdog (1450 in chips)
Seat 8: jdhogg420 (1670 in chips)
Seat 9: arvadahky24 (1180 in chips)
gladi8tor333: posts small blind 15
Dicey_Pecies: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [3s Kd]
KThasaSET is connected
ACE_POOL: folds
lickingdog: calls 30
jdhogg420: folds
arvadahky24: folds
arty13: folds
gladi8tor333: raises 30 to 60
Dicey_Pecies: calls 30
lickingdog: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [7d 3d Qs]
gladi8tor333: bets 120
Dicey_Pecies: folds
lickingdog: folds
gladi8tor333 collected 180 from pot
gladi8tor333: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 180 | Rake 0
Board [7d 3d Qs]
Seat 2: arty13 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: gladi8tor333 (small blind) collected (180)
Seat 4: Dicey_Pecies (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: ACE_POOL folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: lickingdog folded on the Flop
Seat 8: jdhogg420 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: arvadahky24 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I do not ordinarily play Kx trash, but I was attempting to mix up my play a bit. With this change of pace, I wanted to throw my opponents off from thinking I play only premium hands.

PokerStars Game #3537131131: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/01/04 - 23:57:54 (ET)
Table '17549392 2' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: mosefmepf (2555 in chips)
Seat 2: pnutt420 (2860 in chips)
Seat 3: lance61 (1335 in chips)
Seat 4: Moçamba (3155 in chips)
Seat 5: GreenLine (2345 in chips)
Seat 6: DXman (1280 in chips)
Seat 7: jdhogg420 (1400 in chips)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (1220 in chips)
Moçamba: posts small blind 25
GreenLine: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [7d 9s]
DXman: folds
jdhogg420: calls 50
gladi8tor333: calls 50
mosefmepf: raises 150 to 200
pnutt420: folds
lance61: folds
Moçamba: calls 175
GreenLine: folds
jdhogg420: calls 150
gladi8tor333: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [Qs 3s 2c]
Moçamba: checks
jdhogg420: checks
gladi8tor333: checks
mosefmepf: checks
*** TURN *** [Qs 3s 2c] [Jh]
Moçamba: checks
jdhogg420: checks
gladi8tor333: checks
mosefmepf: bets 150
Moçamba: folds
jdhogg420: folds
gladi8tor333: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [Qs 3s 2c Jh] [Th]
gladi8tor333: bets 350
mosefmepf: folds
gladi8tor333 collected 1150 from pot
gladi8tor333: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1150 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 3s 2c Jh Th]
Seat 1: mosefmepf folded on the River
Seat 2: pnutt420 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: lance61 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Moçamba (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: GreenLine (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: DXman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: jdhogg420 folded on the Turn
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 collected (1150)


PokerStars Game #3537142834: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/01/04 - 23:59:05 (ET)
Table '17549392 2' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: mosefmepf (2205 in chips)
Seat 2: pnutt420 (2860 in chips)
Seat 3: lance61 (1335 in chips)
Seat 4: Moçamba (2955 in chips)
Seat 5: GreenLine (2295 in chips)
Seat 6: DXman (1280 in chips)
Seat 7: jdhogg420 (1200 in chips)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (2020 in chips)
GreenLine: posts small blind 25
DXman: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [Th 8h]
jdhogg420: folds
gladi8tor333: calls 50
mosefmepf: folds
pnutt420: folds
lance61: calls 50
Moçamba: folds
GreenLine: raises 100 to 150
DXman: folds
gladi8tor333: calls 100
lance61: calls 100
*** FLOP *** [2c Js Qs]
GreenLine: checks
gladi8tor333: bets 200
lance61: folds
GreenLine: raises 200 to 400
gladi8tor333: calls 200
*** TURN *** [2c Js Qs] [9c]
GreenLine: bets 100
gladi8tor333: raises 1370 to 1470 and is all-in
GreenLine: calls 1370
*** RIVER *** [2c Js Qs 9c] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GreenLine: shows [Qc Jh] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
gladi8tor333: shows [Th 8h] (a straight, Nine to King)
gladi8tor333 collected 4240 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4240 | Rake 0
Board [2c Js Qs 9c Kh]
Seat 1: mosefmepf folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: pnutt420 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: lance61 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Moçamba (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: GreenLine (small blind) showed [Qc Jh] and lost with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 6: DXman (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: jdhogg420 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 showed [Th 8h] and won (4240) with a straight, Nine to King


PokerStars Game #3537254138: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/01/05 - 00:10:29 (ET)
Table '17549392 2' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: arty13 (5600 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into small blind)
Seat 2: pnutt420 (4565 in chips)
Seat 3: Llandon (825 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: Moçamba (3225 in chips)
Seat 5: GreenLine (2350 in chips)
Seat 6: DXman (1070 in chips)
Seat 7: jdhogg420 (975 in chips)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (3965 in chips)
Seat 9: LUNARDELLI (3470 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into small blind)
pnutt420: posts small blind 50
Llandon: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [Qc Jd]
Moçamba: folds
Llandon has returned
GreenLine: folds
DXman: raises 200 to 300
jdhogg420: folds
gladi8tor333: folds
pnutt420: calls 250
Llandon: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [Ks Ac 8c]
pnutt420: checks
Llandon: checks
DXman: bets 200
pnutt420: folds
Llandon: calls 200
*** TURN *** [Ks Ac 8c] [Tc]
Llandon: checks
DXman: bets 400
Llandon: calls 325 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Ks Ac 8c Tc] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Llandon: shows [Ah 9h] (a pair of Aces)
DXman: shows [Qd As] (a pair of Aces - Queen kicker)
DXman collected 1950 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1950 | Rake 0
Board [Ks Ac 8c Tc 7s]
Seat 2: pnutt420 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Llandon (big blind) showed [Ah 9h] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: Moçamba folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: GreenLine folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: DXman showed [Qd As] and won (1950) with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: jdhogg420 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I realized that I was playing with a bunch of donkeys who were playing Kx nothing and this hand was not the one that to get involved with; regardless of the outcome of the board.



PokerStars Game #3537385159: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/01/05 - 00:24:36 (ET)
Table '17549392 5' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (6720 in chips)
Seat 2: Unearth 57 (3032 in chips)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery (2785 in chips)
Seat 4: DXman (1470 in chips)
Seat 5: DDIIRRTTYY (3035 in chips)
Seat 6: DogGone9 (1543 in chips)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (6415 in chips)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (3065 in chips)
Seat 9: GreenLine (1575 in chips)
Dicey_Pecies: posts small blind 75
gladi8tor333: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [9s 6h]
GreenLine: folds
LUNARDELLI: folds
Unearth 57: folds
pblk_mckery: calls 150
DXman: folds
DDIIRRTTYY: folds
DogGone9: folds
Dicey_Pecies: calls 75
gladi8tor333: checks
*** FLOP *** [9d 3c 6s]
Dicey_Pecies: checks
gladi8tor333: bets 150
pblk_mckery: calls 150
Dicey_Pecies: calls 150
*** TURN *** [9d 3c 6s] [Ad]
Dicey_Pecies: checks
gladi8tor333: bets 2765 and is all-in
pblk_mckery: folds
Dicey_Pecies: folds
gladi8tor333 collected 900 from pot
gladi8tor333: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Board [9d 3c 6s Ad]
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Unearth 57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery folded on the Turn
Seat 4: DXman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: DDIIRRTTYY folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: DogGone9 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (big blind) collected (900)
Seat 9: GreenLine folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerStars Game #3537436156: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/01/05 - 00:30:32 (ET)
Table '17549392 5' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (6200 in chips)
Seat 2: Unearth 57 (1892 in chips)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery (2845 in chips)
Seat 4: DXman (2520 in chips)
Seat 6: DogGone9 (1393 in chips)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (5465 in chips)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (3590 in chips)
Seat 9: GreenLine (2700 in chips)
DXman: posts small blind 100
DogGone9: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [Qd Qc]
Dicey_Pecies: raises 200 to 400
gladi8tor333: calls 400
GreenLine: folds
LUNARDELLI: folds
Unearth 57: folds
pblk_mckery: folds
DXman: folds
DogGone9: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [2c 8c Kd]
DogGone9: checks
Dicey_Pecies: bets 300
gladi8tor333: calls 300
DogGone9: folds
*** TURN *** [2c 8c Kd] [5c]
Dicey_Pecies: checks
gladi8tor333: bets 600
Dicey_Pecies: folds
gladi8tor333 collected 1900 from pot
gladi8tor333: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1900 | Rake 0
Board [2c 8c Kd 5c]
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Unearth 57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: DXman (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: DogGone9 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies folded on the Turn
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 collected (1900)
Seat 9: GreenLine folded before Flop (didn't bet)


PokerStars Game #3537450704: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/01/05 - 00:32:14 (ET)
Table '17549392 5' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (5600 in chips)
Seat 2: Unearth 57 (1892 in chips)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery (2845 in chips)
Seat 4: DXman (2420 in chips)
Seat 6: DogGone9 (893 in chips)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (8165 in chips)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (4790 in chips)
Dicey_Pecies: posts small blind 100
gladi8tor333: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [3d 3s]
LUNARDELLI: folds
Unearth 57: folds
pblk_mckery: calls 200
DXman: folds
DogGone9: folds
Dicey_Pecies: folds
gladi8tor333: checks
*** FLOP *** [Th 9s 6c]
gladi8tor333: bets 400
pblk_mckery: folds
gladi8tor333 collected 500 from pot
gladi8tor333: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 500 | Rake 0
Board [Th 9s 6c]
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Unearth 57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery folded on the Flop
Seat 4: DXman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: DogGone9 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (big blind) collected (500)


PokerStars Game #3537455848: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/01/05 - 00:32:51 (ET)
Table '17549392 5' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (5600 in chips)
Seat 2: Unearth 57 (1892 in chips)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery (2645 in chips)
Seat 4: DXman (2420 in chips)
Seat 6: DogGone9 (893 in chips)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (8065 in chips)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (5090 in chips)
gladi8tor333: posts small blind 100
LUNARDELLI: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [As Kc]
Unearth 57: folds
pblk_mckery: folds
DXman: folds
DogGone9: calls 200
Dicey_Pecies: folds
gladi8tor333: calls 100
LUNARDELLI: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qd 5c 8h]
gladi8tor333: checks
LUNARDELLI: checks
DogGone9: checks
*** TURN *** [Qd 5c 8h] [7d]
gladi8tor333: checks
LUNARDELLI: checks
DogGone9: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qd 5c 8h 7d] [4c]
gladi8tor333: bets 400
LUNARDELLI: raises 1000 to 1400
DogGone9: calls 693 and is all-in
gladi8tor333: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
LUNARDELLI: shows [Kh 6c] (a straight, Four to Eight)
DogGone9: shows [8d Ad] (a pair of Eights)
LUNARDELLI collected 2386 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2386 | Rake 0
Board [Qd 5c 8h 7d 4c]
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (big blind) showed [Kh 6c] and won (2386) with a straight, Four to Eight
Seat 2: Unearth 57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: DXman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: DogGone9 showed [8d Ad] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (small blind) folded on the River

Not sure if I played this hand properly.

PokerStars Game #3537519495: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/01/05 - 00:40:26 (ET)
Table '17549392 5' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (6668 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: Unearth 57 (3709 in chips)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery (3320 in chips)
Seat 4: DXman (2395 in chips)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (7740 in chips)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (2773 in chips)
LUNARDELLI: posts the ante 25
Unearth 57: posts the ante 25
pblk_mckery: posts the ante 25
DXman: posts the ante 25
Dicey_Pecies: posts the ante 25
gladi8tor333: posts the ante 25
LUNARDELLI: posts small blind 100
Unearth 57: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [3h 4c]
pblk_mckery: folds
DXman: folds
Dicey_Pecies: raises 400 to 600
gladi8tor333: folds
LUNARDELLI: folds
Unearth 57: raises 3084 to 3684 and is all-in
Dicey_Pecies: calls 3084
*** FLOP *** [2c 2d 6s]
Dicey_Pecies said, "hit plz"
*** TURN *** [2c 2d 6s] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [2c 2d 6s 8h] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Unearth 57: shows [Jc Jh] (two pair, Jacks and Sixes)
Dicey_Pecies: shows [Ah Kd] (two pair, Sixes and Deuces)
Unearth 57 collected 7618 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7618 | Rake 0
Board [2c 2d 6s 8h 6h]
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Unearth 57 (big blind) showed [Jc Jh] and won (7618) with two pair, Jacks and Sixes
Seat 3: pblk_mckery folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: DXman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies showed [Ah Kd] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Deuces
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Got caught with my hand in the cookie jar

PokerStars Game #3537538813: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/01/05 - 00:42:48 (ET)
Table '17549392 5' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (6468 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: Unearth 57 (7793 in chips)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery (2220 in chips)
Seat 4: DXman (1995 in chips)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (5006 in chips)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (3123 in chips)
LUNARDELLI: posts the ante 25
Unearth 57: posts the ante 25
pblk_mckery: posts the ante 25
DXman: posts the ante 25
Dicey_Pecies: posts the ante 25
gladi8tor333: posts the ante 25
Dicey_Pecies: posts small blind 100
gladi8tor333: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [Th Qs]
LUNARDELLI: folds
Unearth 57: folds
pblk_mckery: folds
DXman: folds
Dicey_Pecies: raises 200 to 400
gladi8tor333: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [3s Qc 5c]
Dicey_Pecies: bets 200
gladi8tor333: calls 200
*** TURN *** [3s Qc 5c] [2d]
Dicey_Pecies: bets 200
gladi8tor333: raises 200 to 400
Dicey_Pecies: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [3s Qc 5c 2d] [6s]
Dicey_Pecies: checks
gladi8tor333: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dicey_Pecies: shows [9d Ac] (high card Ace)
gladi8tor333: shows [Th Qs] (a pair of Queens)
gladi8tor333 collected 2150 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2150 | Rake 0
Board [3s Qc 5c 2d 6s]
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Unearth 57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: DXman (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (small blind) showed [9d Ac] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (big blind) showed [Th Qs] and won (2150) with a pair of Queens

Guy had been stealing a lot of pots and manical. Had a read possibly. Not sure if my check could have gave him an open door to raise? Force me out?

PokerStars Game #3537545469: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/01/05 - 00:43:36 (ET)
Table '17549392 5' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (6218 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: Unearth 57 (7743 in chips)
Seat 3: pblk_mckery (2170 in chips)
Seat 4: DXman (1945 in chips)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies (4406 in chips)
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (4123 in chips)
LUNARDELLI: posts the ante 25
Unearth 57: posts the ante 25
pblk_mckery: posts the ante 25
DXman: posts the ante 25
Dicey_Pecies: posts the ante 25
gladi8tor333: posts the ante 25
LUNARDELLI: posts small blind 100
Unearth 57: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [9d Ac]
LUNARDELLI has returned
pblk_mckery: folds
DXman: folds
Dicey_Pecies: calls 200
gladi8tor333: calls 200
LUNARDELLI: calls 100
Unearth 57: checks
*** FLOP *** [3h 4d As]
LUNARDELLI: checks
Unearth 57: checks
Dicey_Pecies: bets 300
gladi8tor333: calls 300
LUNARDELLI: folds
Unearth 57: folds
*** TURN *** [3h 4d As] [Tc]
Dicey_Pecies: bets 300
gladi8tor333: raises 300 to 600
Dicey_Pecies: calls 300
*** RIVER *** [3h 4d As Tc] [8s]
Dicey_Pecies: checks
gladi8tor333: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dicey_Pecies: shows [Ad 6h] (a pair of Aces)
gladi8tor333: shows [9d Ac] (a pair of Aces - Nine kicker)
gladi8tor333 collected 2750 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2750 | Rake 0
Board [3h 4d As Tc 8s]
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Unearth 57 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: pblk_mckery folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: DXman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Dicey_Pecies showed [Ad 6h] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: gladi8tor333 (button) showed [9d Ac] and won (2750) with a pair of Aces

PokerStars Game #3537645877: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/01/05 - 00:55:49 (ET)
Table '17549392 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (4711 in chips)
Seat 2: Dicey_Pecies (3231 in chips)
Seat 4: Unearth 57 (13013 in chips)
Seat 5: auzz man (7830 in chips)
Seat 6: pnutt420 (13545 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: DDIIRRTTYY (13605 in chips)
Seat 8: Stab (6467 in chips)
Seat 9: gladi8tor333 (5098 in chips)
LUNARDELLI: posts the ante 25
Dicey_Pecies: posts the ante 25
Unearth 57: posts the ante 25
auzz man: posts the ante 25
pnutt420: posts the ante 25
DDIIRRTTYY: posts the ante 25
Stab: posts the ante 25
gladi8tor333: posts the ante 25
gladi8tor333: posts small blind 200
LUNARDELLI: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [Jh Kh]
Dicey_Pecies: folds
Unearth 57: raises 500 to 900
auzz man: folds
pnutt420: folds
DDIIRRTTYY: folds
Stab: folds
gladi8tor333: calls 700
LUNARDELLI: folds
*** FLOP *** [Jc Ad 2h]
gladi8tor333: bets 800
Unearth 57: calls 800
*** TURN *** [Jc Ad 2h] [Td]
gladi8tor333: checks
Unearth 57: checks
*** RIVER *** [Jc Ad 2h Td] [7s]
gladi8tor333: bets 1200
Unearth 57: calls 1200
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gladi8tor333: shows [Jh Kh] (a pair of Jacks)
Unearth 57: shows [Ac 9c] (a pair of Aces)
Unearth 57 collected 6400 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6400 | Rake 0
Board [Jc Ad 2h Td 7s]
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Dicey_Pecies folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Unearth 57 showed [Ac 9c] and won (6400) with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: auzz man folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: pnutt420 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: DDIIRRTTYY folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Stab (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: gladi8tor333 (small blind) showed [Jh Kh] and lost with a pair of Jacks

OK I am a donk. Getting late.

PokerStars Game #3537682127: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/01/05 - 01:00:14 (ET)
Table '17549392 1' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (6817 in chips)
Seat 4: Unearth 57 (13215 in chips)
Seat 5: auzz man (6255 in chips)
Seat 6: pnutt420 (12770 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: DDIIRRTTYY (12830 in chips)
Seat 8: Stab (9467 in chips)
Seat 9: gladi8tor333 (6146 in chips)
LUNARDELLI: posts the ante 50
Unearth 57: posts the ante 50
auzz man: posts the ante 50
pnutt420: posts the ante 50
DDIIRRTTYY: posts the ante 50
Stab: posts the ante 50
gladi8tor333: posts the ante 50
Stab: posts small blind 300
gladi8tor333: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [Tc Jd]
LUNARDELLI: folds
Unearth 57: folds
auzz man: folds
pnutt420: folds
DDIIRRTTYY: folds
Stab: calls 300
gladi8tor333: checks
*** FLOP *** [5c Js 8h]
Stab: bets 1200
gladi8tor333: raises 4296 to 5496 and is all-in
Stab: folds
gladi8tor333 collected 3950 from pot
gladi8tor333: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3950 | Rake 0
Board [5c Js 8h]
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Unearth 57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: auzz man folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: pnutt420 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: DDIIRRTTYY (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Stab (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: gladi8tor333 (big blind) collected (3950)

Banking on he didn't have anything. Was attempting the LAGGY approach.

PokerStars Game #3537715894: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/01/05 - 01:04:21 (ET)
Table '17549392 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI (5617 in chips)
Seat 4: Unearth 57 (10215 in chips)
Seat 5: auzz man (5055 in chips)
Seat 6: pnutt420 (11570 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: DDIIRRTTYY (17480 in chips)
Seat 8: Stab (8617 in chips)
Seat 9: gladi8tor333 (8946 in chips)
LUNARDELLI: posts the ante 50
Unearth 57: posts the ante 50
auzz man: posts the ante 50
pnutt420: posts the ante 50
DDIIRRTTYY: posts the ante 50
Stab: posts the ante 50
gladi8tor333: posts the ante 50
DDIIRRTTYY: posts small blind 300
Stab: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [Jd Jc]
gladi8tor333: raises 600 to 1200
LUNARDELLI: folds
Unearth 57: folds
auzz man: folds
pnutt420: folds
DDIIRRTTYY: folds
Stab: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [Kd 9h 3s]
Stab: checks
gladi8tor333: bets 600
Stab: folds
gladi8tor333 collected 3050 from pot
gladi8tor333: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3050 | Rake 0
Board [Kd 9h 3s]
Seat 1: LUNARDELLI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Unearth 57 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: auzz man folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: pnutt420 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: DDIIRRTTYY (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Stab (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: gladi8tor333 collected (3050)

PokerStars Game #3537815012: Tournament #17549392, Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2006/01/05 - 01:16:29 (ET)
Table '17549392 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: Unearth 57 (14282 in chips)
Seat 6: pnutt420 (7370 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: Stab (15189 in chips)
Seat 9: gladi8tor333 (30659 in chips)
Unearth 57: posts the ante 50
pnutt420: posts the ante 50
Stab: posts the ante 50
gladi8tor333: posts the ante 50
Stab: posts small blind 400
gladi8tor333: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gladi8tor333 [9h As]
Unearth 57: raises 1600 to 2400
pnutt420: folds
Stab: folds
gladi8tor333: calls 1600
*** FLOP *** [6h 5h 9s]
gladi8tor333: bets 2400
Unearth 57: folds
gladi8tor333 collected 5400 from pot
gladi8tor333: shows [9h As] (a pair of Nines)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5400 | Rake 0
Board [6h 5h 9s]
Seat 4: Unearth 57 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: pnutt420 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Stab (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: gladi8tor333 (big blind) collected (5400)

Four handed I make the call.


The rest is uneventful in that I caught some hands and closed it out.

[lowBoy]

#1) Minraising at this level sucks, no matter what the hand. You're lucky you took it down so easily.

#2) Bad play with 79o - you're in early position and are betting out in the dark for the hand with an UNsuited one gapper. Don't limp, don't call the raise. Why call the turn? Did you KNOW that you could bluff him off the river?

#3) EP suited connectors = bad. Nice catch tho.

#5) Bet more on the flop. It's somewhat connected and two pair isn't a license to print money.

#6) Re-raising w/ QQ is preferable, but nice play.

#8) You didn't play it properly - you had the best hand preflop and you let people in for cheap, including a limping small stack w/ 4xBB?!? Raise him out.

#10) You've got TP decent kicker, raise that two-suited flop. You're letting overcards and flush draws away cheap.

#13) How certain were you that stab didn't have anything? Did you have a read? Without a read, I'd be tempted to fold this.

All in all, I think you should be more aggressive with your made hands and stop letting draws/overcards in cheap. Be more selective on your starting hand requirements and be mindful of position.

[GatorJH]

Before I get into the actual hands let me give you some feedback on posting hand histories:

Take out all of the extraneous stuff in the hands, especially the summaries as it keeps the length down.

Number your hands so if someone wants to comment on just one or two hand they don't have to count them.

Put in ALL of the hands that you played, not just the ones you feel need critiqued (sp?), even the hands that you folded (with any comments necessary). You may be folding hands that were good opportunities to steal. For example you could put in the following:

Dealt to gladi8tor333 [Js Ad] - Folded to 4x BB raise

Now, on to the hands

Hand 1 - For starters you don't need to "mix it up" as much in a SNG (even one with 45 players) as most of your opponents are not that observant. Secondly, if you do decide to mix it up K3 isn't the hand to try that with. Heck 3 2 offsuit is a better stealing hand than K3. Finally, what were you trying to accomplish with your raise? A min raise like that will not eliminate anyone but will only add more chips to the pot.

I do like your continuation bet on the flop, however this time you went from not betting enough to betting too much. The pot has 180 in it. If you bet between 60 to 90 you would most likely get the same callers that you would get with a bet of 120.

Hand 2 - What the heck were you even doing in this hand to begin with? You are out of position and 97o is a horrible starting hand. I will give you some props for having the cojones to bet on the river though. Again, you got lucky.

Hand 3 - Those suited connectors are too low to be playing in early position. It is also hard to semi bluff with two others in the pot (although not impossible). When he raised your bet on the flop you had to believe that he had a Q or J in his hand. This means that you called a bet with 5 to 1 pot odds on an inside straight draw. Those aren't good enough odds to make that call. Nice bet on the turn though as any bet of reasonable size commits you to the pot anyway.

Note: Just from these two hands it appears as if you are playing too many hands (which is why you should post every hand) and may be getting action because of that with even marginal hands.

Hand 4

I realized that I was playing with a bunch of donkeys who were playing Kx nothing

I hate to say it, but after showing down that last hand I would have identified YOU as one of the Donkeys if I were playing in this tourney.

Good fold, even without donks at the table QJ is too weak to play, especially behind a raise.

Hand 5 - Why the min bet? Were you trying to slow play the two pair? If so that is not a terribly bad idea. Athough LowBoy makes a good point about the board being somewhat connected it would be hard to believe that anyone other than the SB has a chance at a straight. However, if you weren't slowplaying you needed to put in a higher bet (say 450) to get everyone out of the pot. Also, when the A hit on the turn why did you push? If the other player hit his A I would think you want him in the hand at this point. Again, put in a good sized bet to get rid of the SB and entice him to call you with his pair of A's.

Hand 6 - I like your call pre-flop. His raise should eliminate all of the riff-raff and you still have the chance of running into a monster hand behind you. If you re-raise and then get re-raised behind you it would be tough to make that call. I also like your play after that. Dicey's bet on the flop screams continuation bet which was confirmed by his check on the turn. Nice takedown.

Hand 7 - This would have been a good opportunity to raise. You are out of position the rest of the hand and are up against only one limper who presumably has a weak starting hand. I do like your bet on the flop though as it gave you a chance to at least define your hand there.

Hand 8 - You have to raise here. You will be out of position the rest of the hand and shouldn't let the BB take a free card with what is most likely the best hand at this point. Even if the limper calls your raise you could have, most likely, taken down the pot with a continuation bet on the flop (the Q would have been a scare card for him). If he calls that bet (or comes over the top) you are done with the hand.

Hand 9 -

Got caught with my hand in the cookie jar

I think you posted the wrong hand here, you folded this one (rightly so) pre-flop.

Hand 10 - You should have raised his bet on the flop (probably a pot size raise). You have an OK hand at the moment but not strong enough to let him stick around on.

Hand 11 - A9 four handed (with the two folds behind you) is a pretty good starting hand. You have to get out of the habit of giving people free cards this late in the tourney. Put in a raise here pre-flop. Also, since you did limp in you should have raised his bet on the flop, not the turn to see where you stood in the hand.

Hand 12 - I'm just going to say it. IMO, you played this hand terribly for the following reasons:

Your "M" (If you haven't read Harrington on Hold-em this is the size of your stack compared to the blinds and antes) is less than 10. It is time for you to start making some moves. This hand is marginally good enough to do that so you need to either push or fold pre-flop. If Unearth had shown a pattern of stealing blinds I would probably push here, othewise I may fold and wait for a better spot.

Good probe bet on the flop, however when he calls you have to believe that, unless your hand improves you are behind. At a minimum you should be happy with checking it down at this point.

What the heck were you thinking with that bet on the river? He had to know that the 7 didn't help your hand and you certainly haven't shown a great amount of strength.

OK I am a donk. Getting late.

Did you notice this then or afterward? If it was just after the hand that is a sign that you understand when you play hands poorly.

Hand 13 - I disagree with LowBoy here. Just about any hand that has your beat at this point would have warranted a pre-flop raise from the SB position. If he was trapping you then you say nh, gg and move on. I like the move.

Hand 14 - I would have bet a little higher (nitpicking though) pre-flop (say 1800) and on the flop (1200).

Note: You went from ending the last hand with approx. 10,000 chips and now have over 30K. How did you get them, good poker or lucky? Again, show us all of your hands, not just the ones YOU think should be evaluated. Part of critiquing play is evaluating trends as well as individual hands.

Note 2: If you do decide to do this though you may not want to pick a 45 player SNG as that is just TOO many hands.

Hand 15 - Good bet on the flop, although I would not have shown the hand. Every time you show your opponents a hand (either voluntarily or not) they get more information on how you are playing. Make them wonder when you are getting hands or not.

Summary - Early in the tournament you need to be more selective in the hands that you play, especially when you are out of position. When you do get involved with a hand however play them more aggressively to avoid giving people free or cheap cards unless you want one also.

[kashpot]

Thanks for the analysis. I appreciate the feedback. In regards to some of the hands, my play flucuates. Last night I have did some things in that tourney that I don't ordinarily do. Like the one hand in which I played K70, I USUSALLY never play Kx or Ax even. Well, I have been running a bit cold as of late and wanted to loosen my game some.

Some of my problem has been that when I am playing tight, tossing marginal hands in the beginning; by the time the blinds hit 50-100 or 75-150 my M is usually about 9 to 11 (1300 to 1700ish) in chips. That's when my game sucks the most. My ability to steal is not the best, along with all the other LAGGYs flinging chips all over the place.

I am currently reading Harrington on Holdem 1 & 2 and its help some. Well, I appreciate the feedback.

As for the jump in chipstack, I think some of the missing hands are all ins with premium hands in which i was a favorite. Will post ALL pertinent info next time along with numbers.

[GatorJH]

Your welcome.

Another thing to keep in mind is that as you get better at playing correct hands you will need to increase your ability to be patient as you will be playing less hands. The next step is to then make the most of the hands that you do play. That will help the situation of having a low M when the blinds get higher.

For example, there were a couple of hands where you got "itchy" and went all-in instead of allowing your opponent to make the wrong decision and stay in a hand where you were ahead, thus increasing the chips that you won on that hand.