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    Default Bad bubble play, find the mistakes!

    I'm quite embarrassed to post this because I played this quite badly and made a number of mistakes on the bubble (and it has nothing to do with the fact that I bubbled) but I thought it might be helpful to somebody. I went through this with SNGPT, can you find what the mistakes were?

    (I'll post my comments in a reply to this in white).

    Hand 1
    PokerStars Game #6364305163: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:24:06 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (5475 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2180 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (2965 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2880 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts small blind 100
    Fill557: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Qs Qd]
    taipan168: raises 400 to 600
    eAmex: calls 600
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    *** FLOP *** [Jc 7h Ad]
    taipan168: checks
    eAmex: checks
    *** TURN *** [Jc 7h Ad] [2c]
    taipan168: checks
    eAmex: checks
    *** RIVER *** [Jc 7h Ad 2c] [5s]
    taipan168: bets 600
    eAmex: folds
    taipan168 collected 1600 from pot
    taipan168: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1600 | Rake 0
    Board [Jc 7h Ad 2c 5s]
    Seat 1: eAmex (button) folded on the River
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 collected (1600)

    Hand 2
    PokerStars Game #6364307959: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:25:02 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (4850 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2055 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (2740 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3855 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts small blind 100
    taipan168: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Jd 4s]
    eAmex: raises 200 to 400
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex collected 600 from pot
    eAmex: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 600 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex collected (600)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 (big blind) folded before Flop

    Hand 3
    PokerStars Game #6364309141: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:25:27 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (5225 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2030 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (2615 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3630 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts small blind 100
    eAmex: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Ks 9h]
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: calls 200
    taipan168: calls 100
    eAmex: checks
    *** FLOP *** [4d 2h 5h]
    taipan168: checks
    eAmex: bets 200
    Fill557: calls 200
    taipan168: folds
    *** TURN *** [4d 2h 5h] [Ts]
    eAmex: bets 200
    Fill557: raises 400 to 600
    eAmex: raises 400 to 1000
    Fill557: raises 1190 to 2190 and is all-in
    eAmex has timed out
    eAmex: folds
    eAmex is sitting out
    eAmex has returned
    Fill557 collected 3100 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3100 | Rake 0
    Board [4d 2h 5h Ts]
    Seat 1: eAmex (big blind) folded on the Turn
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (button) collected (3100)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (small blind) folded on the Flop

    Hand 4
    PokerStars Game #6364315804: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:27:42 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3800 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2005 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (4290 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3405 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    eAmex: posts small blind 100
    AbsolutKK: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [9c Jd]
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: raises 300 to 500
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: raises 1480 to 1980 and is all-in
    taipan168: folds
    AbsolutKK collected 1200 from pot
    AbsolutKK: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1200 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (big blind) collected (1200)
    Seat 5: Fill557 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (button) folded before Flop

    Hand 5
    PokerStars Game #6364317066: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:28:09 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3675 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2680 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (4265 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2880 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts small blind 100
    Fill557: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [8s 8h]
    taipan168: raises 2655 to 2855 and is all-in
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168 collected 600 from pot
    taipan168: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 600 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 collected (600)

    Hand 6
    PokerStars Game #6364317984: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:28:26 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3650 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2555 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (4040 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3255 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts small blind 100
    taipan168: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [4s 8d]
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: raises 2330 to 2530 and is all-in
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    AbsolutKK collected 600 from pot
    AbsolutKK: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 600 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (button) collected (600)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 (big blind) folded before Flop

    Hand 7
    PokerStars Game #6364319031: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:28:47 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3625 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2930 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (3915 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3030 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts small blind 200
    eAmex: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Js 5s]
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex collected 500 from pot
    eAmex: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (big blind) collected (500)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (small blind) folded before Flop

    Hand 8
    PokerStars Game #6364319730: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:29:02 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3900 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2905 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (3890 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2805 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    eAmex: posts small blind 200
    AbsolutKK: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [7c 4c]
    Fill557: raises 800 to 1200
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557 collected 1100 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1100 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 collected (1100)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Hand 9
    PokerStars Game #6364320527: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:29:19 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3675 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2480 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (4565 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2780 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts small blind 200
    Fill557: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [5c 5h]
    taipan168: raises 2355 to 2755 and is all-in
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168 collected 1100 from pot
    taipan168: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1100 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 collected (1100)

    Hand 10
    PokerStars Game #6364321361: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:29:36 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3650 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2255 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (4140 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3455 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts small blind 200
    taipan168: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [9s 7c]
    eAmex: raises 400 to 800
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: raises 3315 to 4115 and is all-in
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    Fill557 collected 2100 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2100 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (small blind) collected (2100)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (big blind) folded before Flop

    Hand 11
    PokerStars Game #6364322609: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:30:01 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (2825 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2230 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5415 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3030 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts small blind 200
    eAmex: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [8s Js]
    AbsolutKK: raises 1805 to 2205 and is all-in
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK collected 1100 from pot
    AbsolutKK: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1100 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK collected (1100)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (small blind) folded before Flop

    Hand 12
    PokerStars Game #6364323452: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:30:18 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (2400 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2905 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5390 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2805 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    eAmex: posts small blind 200
    AbsolutKK: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [8d 6s]
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK collected 500 from pot
    AbsolutKK: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (big blind) collected (500)
    Seat 5: Fill557 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Hand 13
    PokerStars Game #6364324109: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:30:32 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (2175 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (3180 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5365 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2780 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts small blind 200
    Fill557: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Ts 8s]
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557 collected 500 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 (big blind) collected (500)
    Seat 8: taipan168 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Hand 14
    PokerStars Game #6364324874: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:30:48 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (2150 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2955 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5640 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2755 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts small blind 200
    taipan168: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [6d Kh]
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168 collected 500 from pot
    taipan168: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 (big blind) collected (500)

    Hand 15
    PokerStars Game #6364326045: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:31:12 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (2125 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2930 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5415 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3030 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts small blind 200
    eAmex: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Kc Jc]
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: raises 2605 to 3005 and is all-in
    eAmex: calls 1700 and is all-in
    *** FLOP *** [4c 8d 7s]
    *** TURN *** [4c 8d 7s] [8h]
    *** RIVER *** [4c 8d 7s 8h] [8s]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    taipan168: shows [Kc Jc] (three of a kind, Eights)
    eAmex: shows [As 8c] (four of a kind, Eights)
    taipan168 said, "nh"
    eAmex collected 4300 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 4300 | Rake 0
    Board [4c 8d 7s 8h 8s]
    Seat 1: eAmex (big blind) showed [As 8c] and won (4300) with four of a kind, Eights
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (small blind) showed [Kc Jc] and lost with three of a kind, Eights

    Hand 16
    PokerStars Game #6364327688: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:31:46 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (4300 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2905 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5390 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (905 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    eAmex: posts small blind 200
    AbsolutKK: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [3d 7s]
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK collected 500 from pot
    AbsolutKK: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (big blind) collected (500)
    Seat 5: Fill557 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Hand 17
    PokerStars Game #6364328357: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:31:59 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (4075 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (3180 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5365 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (880 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts small blind 200
    Fill557: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Td 3c]
    taipan168: raises 455 to 855 and is all-in
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: calls 455
    *** FLOP *** [Th 8s Jd]
    *** TURN *** [Th 8s Jd] [Tc]
    *** RIVER *** [Th 8s Jd Tc] [4d]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Fill557: shows [4s Ts] (a full house, Tens full of Fours)
    taipan168: shows [Td 3c] (three of a kind, Tens)
    taipan168 said, "gg"
    Fill557 collected 2010 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2010 | Rake 0
    Board [Th 8s Jd Tc 4d]
    Seat 1: eAmex (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 (big blind) showed [4s Ts] and won (2010) with a full house, Tens full of Fours
    Seat 8: taipan168 showed [Td 3c] and lost with three of a kind, Tens
  2. #2
    Hmm seems like a SNGPT test to me!!!!


    hand 1 i may push if ive been pushing alot. if not a rasie is fine.

    hand 5 is bordeline i think. need ranges

    hand 7-push

    12-borderline push

    all other seem fine with what you did.

    16-push it
    Jman: every time the action is to you, it's an opportunity for you to make the perfect play.
  3. #3
    My view as to the mistakes I made:

    4. I think this was OK. The BB was playing super tight, I thought I could get away with a steal. Clearly he picked up a hand. Oh well.

    5. This is a marginal push at all calling ranges except if opps are very loose (which they weren't at this table) in which case it is -0.5% EV.

    7. IMO this was the worst mistake. BB had started off the tourney very loose (60% VPIP) but had tightened up considerably as the blinds increased. This would have been a +EV push at all calling ranges except my super loose $6.50 donk calling range (22+, A2+, K9+, QT+, JT+) and ths guy just wasn't that loose.

    9. This was a bad push. I should have just folded this. This was -EV at all calling ranges except 66+, ATs+, AJo+ and it is unlikely that $6.50 opps will be this tight.

    12. Unsure whether this was a good or bad fold. On balance I think the fold was OK, it is +0.4% EV at 44+,A7s+,A9o+,KJs+ calling ranges but I always try to err on the side of looseness at these low buyin games.

    16. I should have just shoved this. Sure, 73o is a crap hand but the big stack is out of the way and I have <2.5x BB. If I had two live cards I would rarely be less than a 2:1 underdog, and strange as it may sound, sometimes you can push in a situation like this and get all folds - particularly with the BB being the 3rd stack and playing tight.
  4. #4
    i did alright so....

    bar the 55 hand hmm thought it would be about 0.3+EV.guess not
    Jman: every time the action is to you, it's an opportunity for you to make the perfect play.
  5. #5

    Default Re: Bad bubble play, find the mistakes!

    Quote Originally Posted by taipan168
    I'm quite embarrassed to post this because I played this quite badly and made a number of mistakes on the bubble (and it has nothing to do with the fact that I bubbled) but I thought it might be helpful to somebody. I went through this with SNGPT, can you find what the mistakes were?

    (I'll post my comments in a reply to this in white).

    Hand 1
    PokerStars Game #6364305163: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:24:06 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (5475 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2180 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (2965 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2880 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts small blind 100
    Fill557: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Qs Qd]
    taipan168: raises 400 to 600
    eAmex: calls 600
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    *** FLOP *** [Jc 7h Ad]
    taipan168: checks
    eAmex: checks
    *** TURN *** [Jc 7h Ad] [2c]
    taipan168: checks
    eAmex: checks
    *** RIVER *** [Jc 7h Ad 2c] [5s]
    taipan168: bets 600
    eAmex: folds
    taipan168 collected 1600 from pot
    taipan168: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1600 | Rake 0
    Board [Jc 7h Ad 2c 5s]
    Seat 1: eAmex (button) folded on the River
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 collected (1600)

    Looks fine. I might have lead out on the flop.

    Hand 2
    PokerStars Game #6364307959: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:25:02 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (4850 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2055 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (2740 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3855 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts small blind 100
    taipan168: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Jd 4s]
    eAmex: raises 200 to 400
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex collected 600 from pot
    eAmex: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 600 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex collected (600)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 (big blind) folded before Flop

    Hand 3
    PokerStars Game #6364309141: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:25:27 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (5225 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2030 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (2615 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3630 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts small blind 100
    eAmex: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Ks 9h]
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: calls 200
    taipan168: calls 100
    eAmex: checks
    *** FLOP *** [4d 2h 5h]
    taipan168: checks
    eAmex: bets 200
    Fill557: calls 200
    taipan168: folds
    *** TURN *** [4d 2h 5h] [Ts]
    eAmex: bets 200
    Fill557: raises 400 to 600
    eAmex: raises 400 to 1000
    Fill557: raises 1190 to 2190 and is all-in
    eAmex has timed out
    eAmex: folds
    eAmex is sitting out
    eAmex has returned
    Fill557 collected 3100 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3100 | Rake 0
    Board [4d 2h 5h Ts]
    Seat 1: eAmex (big blind) folded on the Turn
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (button) collected (3100)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (small blind) folded on the Flop

    Hand 4
    PokerStars Game #6364315804: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:27:42 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3800 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2005 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (4290 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3405 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    eAmex: posts small blind 100
    AbsolutKK: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [9c Jd]
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: raises 300 to 500
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: raises 1480 to 1980 and is all-in
    taipan168: folds
    AbsolutKK collected 1200 from pot
    AbsolutKK: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1200 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (big blind) collected (1200)
    Seat 5: Fill557 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (button) folded before Flop

    When you are just above 10bb I don't think you can try steals. Look for a good hand and then play it hard.

    Hand 5
    PokerStars Game #6364317066: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:28:09 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3675 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2680 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (4265 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2880 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts small blind 100
    Fill557: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [8s 8h]
    taipan168: raises 2655 to 2855 and is all-in
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168 collected 600 from pot
    taipan168: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 600 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 collected (600)

    Don't know if you can push here being over 10bb. But, middle pp plays tough here so a push maybe just the right thing.


    Hand 6
    PokerStars Game #6364317984: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/21 - 06:28:26 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3650 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2555 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (4040 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3255 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts small blind 100
    taipan168: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [4s 8d]
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: raises 2330 to 2530 and is all-in
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    AbsolutKK collected 600 from pot
    AbsolutKK: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 600 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (button) collected (600)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 (big blind) folded before Flop

    Hand 7
    PokerStars Game #6364319031: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:28:47 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3625 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2930 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (3915 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3030 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts small blind 200
    eAmex: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Js 5s]
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex collected 500 from pot
    eAmex: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (big blind) collected (500)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (small blind) folded before Flop

    This may be a push? What was your read on eAmex?

    Hand 8
    PokerStars Game #6364319730: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:29:02 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3900 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2905 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (3890 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2805 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    eAmex: posts small blind 200
    AbsolutKK: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [7c 4c]
    Fill557: raises 800 to 1200
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557 collected 1100 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1100 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 collected (1100)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Hand 9
    PokerStars Game #6364320527: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:29:19 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3675 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2480 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (4565 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2780 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts small blind 200
    Fill557: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [5c 5h]
    taipan168: raises 2355 to 2755 and is all-in
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168 collected 1100 from pot
    taipan168: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1100 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 collected (1100)

    I don't mind it.

    Hand 10
    PokerStars Game #6364321361: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:29:36 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (3650 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2255 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (4140 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3455 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts small blind 200
    taipan168: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [9s 7c]
    eAmex: raises 400 to 800
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: raises 3315 to 4115 and is all-in
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    Fill557 collected 2100 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2100 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (small blind) collected (2100)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (big blind) folded before Flop

    Hand 11
    PokerStars Game #6364322609: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:30:01 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (2825 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2230 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5415 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3030 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts small blind 200
    eAmex: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [8s Js]
    AbsolutKK: raises 1805 to 2205 and is all-in
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK collected 1100 from pot
    AbsolutKK: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 1100 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK collected (1100)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (small blind) folded before Flop

    Hand 12
    PokerStars Game #6364323452: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:30:18 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (2400 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2905 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5390 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2805 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    eAmex: posts small blind 200
    AbsolutKK: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [8d 6s]
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK collected 500 from pot
    AbsolutKK: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (big blind) collected (500)
    Seat 5: Fill557 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    This might be a push depending upon reads.

    Hand 13
    PokerStars Game #6364324109: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:30:32 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (2175 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (3180 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5365 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2780 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts small blind 200
    Fill557: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Ts 8s]
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557 collected 500 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 (big blind) collected (500)
    Seat 8: taipan168 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Hand 14
    PokerStars Game #6364324874: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:30:48 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (2150 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2955 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5640 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (2755 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts small blind 200
    taipan168: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [6d Kh]
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168 collected 500 from pot
    taipan168: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: taipan168 (big blind) collected (500)

    Hand 15
    PokerStars Game #6364326045: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:31:12 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (2125 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2930 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5415 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (3030 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts small blind 200
    eAmex: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Kc Jc]
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: raises 2605 to 3005 and is all-in
    eAmex: calls 1700 and is all-in
    *** FLOP *** [4c 8d 7s]
    *** TURN *** [4c 8d 7s] [8h]
    *** RIVER *** [4c 8d 7s 8h] [8s]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    taipan168: shows [Kc Jc] (three of a kind, Eights)
    eAmex: shows [As 8c] (four of a kind, Eights)
    taipan168 said, "nh"
    eAmex collected 4300 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 4300 | Rake 0
    Board [4c 8d 7s 8h 8s]
    Seat 1: eAmex (big blind) showed [As 8c] and won (4300) with four of a kind, Eights
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (small blind) showed [Kc Jc] and lost with three of a kind, Eights

    Good push. Given your range I think this is a bad call by eAmex.

    Hand 16
    PokerStars Game #6364327688: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:31:46 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (4300 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (2905 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5390 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (905 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    eAmex: posts small blind 200
    AbsolutKK: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [3d 7s]
    Fill557: folds
    taipan168: folds
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK collected 500 from pot
    AbsolutKK: doesn't show hand
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 500 | Rake 0
    Seat 1: eAmex (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (big blind) collected (500)
    Seat 5: Fill557 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Need to push here.

    Hand 17
    PokerStars Game #6364328357: Tournament #32291839, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/21 - 06:31:59 (ET)
    Table '32291839 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: eAmex (4075 in chips)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (3180 in chips)
    Seat 5: Fill557 (5365 in chips)
    Seat 8: taipan168 (880 in chips)
    eAmex: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts the ante 25
    Fill557: posts the ante 25
    taipan168: posts the ante 25
    AbsolutKK: posts small blind 200
    Fill557: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to taipan168 [Td 3c]
    taipan168: raises 455 to 855 and is all-in
    eAmex: folds
    AbsolutKK: folds
    Fill557: calls 455
    *** FLOP *** [Th 8s Jd]
    *** TURN *** [Th 8s Jd] [Tc]
    *** RIVER *** [Th 8s Jd Tc] [4d]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Fill557: shows [4s Ts] (a full house, Tens full of Fours)
    taipan168: shows [Td 3c] (three of a kind, Tens)
    taipan168 said, "gg"
    Fill557 collected 2010 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 2010 | Rake 0
    Board [Th 8s Jd Tc 4d]
    Seat 1: eAmex (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: AbsolutKK (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 5: Fill557 (big blind) showed [4s Ts] and won (2010) with a full house, Tens full of Fours
    Seat 8: taipan168 showed [Td 3c] and lost with three of a kind, Tens
  6. #6
    Thanks for the replies, hopefully this illustrates that missing a good push is as bad as making a bad push or call.

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