a really tough bubble beat to take

[FlyingSaucy]

I'm looking for tips or a slap in the face to tell me how to play this better. It was a fast and loose game, down to 4 players and the blinds only at 25/50. And of couse, I was the short stack.

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---Statistics---
Data for 78 hands.
You played 22 hands (28.21%).
You raised 14 times preflop (17.95%).



[5h 7h] CO-1 (M=50.00; r+f+f+f+F)
[Qc Js] MP2 (M=50.00; f+f+f+F)
[3d 2c] MP1 (M=50.00; f+r+F)
[8s 9d] UTG+1 (M=50.00; f+F)
[Ah 2h] UTG (M=50.00; F)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #6370512116: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/21 - 20:00:28 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (1750 in chips)
Seat 2: eparmai (1490 in chips)
Seat 3: justfoldit (1460 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (1620 in chips)
Seat 5: Alvin99 (1700 in chips)
Seat 6: playsdueces (1180 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (1600 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: tla_sab (1200 in chips)
dusty bottle: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [5s 2h]
tla_sab: folds
rcanelle: folds
eparmai: folds
justfoldit: folds
thexfactor24: calls 20
Alvin99: calls 20
playsdueces: folds
dusty bottle: calls 10
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [6h 9d 7h]
dusty bottle: bets 60
Hero: folds
thexfactor24: folds
Alvin99: raises 100 to 160
dusty bottle: calls 100
*** TURN *** [6h 9d 7h] [Qs]
dusty bottle: checks
Alvin99: bets 60
dusty bottle: raises 60 to 120
Alvin99: calls 60
*** RIVER *** [6h 9d 7h Qs] [8s]
dusty bottle: checks
Alvin99: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dusty bottle: shows [Qh 5h] (a straight, Five to Nine)
Alvin99: mucks hand
dusty bottle collected 640 from pot

[3c 9d] SB (M=49.33; f+f+f+f+f+c+f+F)
[5s 4d] BU (M=49.00; c+f+f+f+r+r+F)
[4s 9h] CO (M=49.00; f+f+r+f+F)
[4d Qc] MP2 (M=49.00; f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 32.67
PokerStars Game #6370573306: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/21 - 20:05:34 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (1670 in chips)
Seat 2: eparmai (1440 in chips)
Seat 3: justfoldit (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (1600 in chips)
Seat 5: Alvin99 (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (3500 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1470 in chips)
Seat 9: tla_sab (870 in chips) is sitting out
justfoldit: posts small blind 15
thexfactor24: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kh Kc]
Alvin99: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: raises 60 to 90
tla_sab: folds
rcanelle: folds
eparmai: folds
justfoldit: folds
thexfactor24: folds
Hero collected 75 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[2d Kd] UTG+1 (M=33.67; c+F)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 33.67
PokerStars Game #6370592944: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/21 - 20:07:13 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (3210 in chips)
Seat 2: eparmai (1440 in chips)
Seat 3: justfoldit (1455 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (1540 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (3470 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1515 in chips)
Seat 9: tla_sab (870 in chips)
dusty bottle: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qd Qh]
tla_sab: folds
rcanelle: calls 30
eparmai: folds
justfoldit: folds
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: calls 15
Hero: raises 60 to 90
rcanelle: calls 60
dusty bottle: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [9d Ad 6s]
dusty bottle: checks
Hero: bets 130
rcanelle: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero collected 270 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[5c 4c] SB (M=37.67; c+f+f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 37.33
PokerStars Game #6370611277: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/21 - 20:08:45 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (3165 in chips)
Seat 2: eparmai (1440 in chips)
Seat 3: justfoldit (1455 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (1540 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (3380 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1680 in chips)
Seat 9: tla_sab (840 in chips)
tla_sab: posts small blind 15
rcanelle: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [6s 6d]
eparmai: folds
justfoldit: folds
thexfactor24: calls 30
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: calls 30
tla_sab: calls 15
rcanelle: raises 90 to 120
thexfactor24: calls 90
Hero: calls 90
tla_sab: calls 90
*** FLOP *** [5h 9s 2s]
tla_sab: checks
rcanelle: checks
thexfactor24: bets 120
Hero: folds
tla_sab: calls 120
rcanelle: calls 120
*** TURN *** [5h 9s 2s] [Jd]
tla_sab: checks
rcanelle: checks
thexfactor24: bets 210
tla_sab: calls 210
rcanelle: calls 210
*** RIVER *** [5h 9s 2s Jd] [7d]
tla_sab: checks
rcanelle: checks
thexfactor24: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tla_sab: shows [9c 6c] (a pair of Nines)
rcanelle: mucks hand
thexfactor24: shows [9h 6h] (a pair of Nines)
tla_sab collected 735 from pot
thexfactor24 collected 735 from pot

[5s 2d] CO (M=34.67; f+f+r+F)
[5d Th] MP1 (M=34.67; f+f+F)
[5d 4s] UTG+1 (M=34.67; f+F)
[4s 9s] UTG (M=34.67; F)
[3s 5h] BB (M=34.67; f+f+f+f+f+r+F)
[2s 4d] SB (M=34.00; f+f+c+f+r+F)
[Js 9s] BU (M=20.20; f+f+f+F)
[5h Js] CO (M=20.20; f+f+F)
[Js 4h] MP1 (M=20.20; f+F)
[Ks 7c] UTG (M=20.20; F)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 20.20
PokerStars Game #6370727561: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/21 - 20:18:23 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (2865 in chips)
Seat 2: eparmai (1240 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (2870 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (5010 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1515 in chips)
dusty bottle: posts small blind 25
Hero: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kh 6c]
rcanelle: folds
eparmai: calls 50
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: calls 25
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [5d Qc 6d]
dusty bottle: checks
Hero: bets 100
eparmai: raises 350 to 450
dusty bottle: raises 4510 to 4960 and is all-in
Hero: folds
eparmai: calls 740 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [5d Qc 6d] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [5d Qc 6d 3s] [8s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dusty bottle: shows [Qs 5s] (two pair, Queens and Fives)
eparmai: shows [Ks Qd] (a pair of Queens)
dusty bottle collected 2630 from pot

[2d Jh] SB (M=18.20; r+c+F)
[Qh 7h] BU (M=17.87; f+F)
[5s Jc] UTG (M=17.87; F)
[5d 4s] BB (M=17.87; f+f+r+F)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 17.20
PokerStars Game #6370766154: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/21 - 20:21:33 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (2640 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3720 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (5850 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1290 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 25
rcanelle: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [6s 5c]
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: raises 100 to 150
rcanelle: folds
Hero collected 100 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[Jc 5d] BU (M=17.87; f+F)
[Jc 6s] UTG (M=17.87; F)
[3h 6h] BB (M=17.87; r+f+c+F)
[Jh 3h] SB (M=17.20; r+f+F)
[8d 7d] BU (M=16.87; f+F)

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 16.87
PokerStars Game #6370799397: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/21 - 20:24:17 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (4040 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3795 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4400 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1265 in chips)
thexfactor24: posts small blind 25
dusty bottle: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kc Ah]
Hero: raises 100 to 150
rcanelle: folds
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero collected 125 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[Qc 9s] BB (M=17.87; f+f+r+F)
[Qh 2c] SB (M=17.20; f+f+F)
[2s 3d] BU (M=8.43; f+F)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 8.43
PokerStars Game #6370819742: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/21 - 20:25:58 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (4165 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3670 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4400 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1265 in chips)
thexfactor24: posts small blind 50
dusty bottle: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [5s 5c]
Hero: raises 200 to 300
rcanelle: folds
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [5d 4c Ad]
dusty bottle: checks
Hero: bets 200
dusty bottle: folds
Hero collected 650 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[6d Qd] BB (M=10.77; f+f+r+F)
[5s 3h] SB (M=10.10; f+c+F)
[5c Kd] BU (M=9.77; f+F)
[6h Th] UTG (M=9.77; F)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 9.77
PokerStars Game #6370844830: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/21 - 20:28:03 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (4215 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3670 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4150 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1465 in chips)
dusty bottle: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Js 4h]
rcanelle: folds
thexfactor24: calls 100
dusty bottle: calls 50
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kc 5h Td]
dusty bottle: checks
Hero: checks
thexfactor24: checks
*** TURN *** [Kc 5h Td] [2h]
dusty bottle: checks
Hero: checks
thexfactor24: checks
*** RIVER *** [Kc 5h Td 2h] [Qd]
dusty bottle: checks
Hero: checks
thexfactor24: bets 200
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: folds
thexfactor24 collected 300 from pot

[4d 3c] SB (M=9.10; f+f+F)
[9d Jd] BU (M=8.77; r+F)
[Qc 8h] UTG (M=8.77; F)

-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 8.77
PokerStars Game #6370864047: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/21 - 20:29:37 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (4365 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3720 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4100 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1315 in chips)
dusty bottle: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Th Ts]
rcanelle: raises 300 to 400
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: raises 915 to 1315 and is all-in
rcanelle: calls 915
*** FLOP *** [6h Td 5h]
*** TURN *** [6h Td 5h] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [6h Td 5h Ad] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [Th Ts] (a full house, Tens full of Fives)
rcanelle: shows [4c 4d] (two pair, Fives and Fours)
Hero collected 2680 from pot


-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 17.87
PokerStars Game #6370872996: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/21 - 20:30:18 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (3050 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3720 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4050 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (2680 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 50
rcanelle: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Th 9c]
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: raises 200 to 300
rcanelle: folds
Hero collected 200 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[6d 8h] BU (M=18.53; f+F)
[7s 9h] UTG (M=18.53; F)
[Kc 8h] BB (Folded to Hero.)
[3d Qd] SB (M=18.87; f+f+F)
[8h Kd] BU (M=18.53; f+F)

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 18.53
PokerStars Game #6370902382: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/21 - 20:32:40 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (2250 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3620 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4850 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (2780 in chips)
thexfactor24: posts small blind 50
dusty bottle: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jc Qc]
Hero: raises 200 to 300
rcanelle: folds
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero collected 250 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand


-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 19.53
PokerStars Game #6370908948: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/21 - 20:33:12 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (2250 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3570 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4750 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (2930 in chips)
dusty bottle: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qd 7d]
rcanelle: calls 100
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: calls 50
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ks 4h Kd]
dusty bottle: checks
Hero: checks
rcanelle: checks
*** TURN *** [Ks 4h Kd] [3d]
dusty bottle: bets 200
Hero: calls 200
rcanelle: folds
*** RIVER *** [Ks 4h Kd 3d] [4c]
dusty bottle: bets 300
Hero: folds
dusty bottle collected 700 from pot


-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 17.53
PokerStars Game #6370917518: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/21 - 20:33:54 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (2150 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3570 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (5150 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (2630 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 50
rcanelle: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [As 7d]
thexfactor24: calls 100
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: calls 50
rcanelle: checks
*** FLOP *** [5c Tc Jd]
Hero: checks
rcanelle: checks
thexfactor24: bets 200
Hero: folds
rcanelle: folds
thexfactor24 collected 300 from pot
thexfactor24: doesn't show hand

[6d 5h] BU (M=16.87; f+F)
[Ah 8s] UTG (M=16.87; F)
[Ah 7d] BB (M=16.87; r+f+f+F)
[8c Qh] SB (M=10.80; f+r+F)

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 10.47
PokerStars Game #6370940134: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/21 - 20:35:43 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (2550 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3370 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (5225 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (2355 in chips)
rcanelle: posts small blind 75
thexfactor24: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qs Tc]
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: raises 300 to 450
rcanelle: folds
thexfactor24: folds
Hero collected 375 from pot

[9s 4s] UTG (M=11.47; F)
[5h Kh] BB (M=11.47; r+f+f+F)

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 10.80
PokerStars Game #6370950882: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/21 - 20:36:34 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (2700 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3370 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (5000 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (2430 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 75
rcanelle: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [As 3c]
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: raises 300 to 450
rcanelle: folds
Hero collected 300 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[8d 3c] BU (M=11.47; c+F)

-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 11.47
PokerStars Game #6370959507: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/21 - 20:37:16 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (2400 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3220 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (5300 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (2580 in chips)
thexfactor24: posts small blind 75
dusty bottle: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qd Qc]
Hero: raises 300 to 450
rcanelle: raises 1950 to 2400 and is all-in
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: calls 1950
*** FLOP *** [Ah Kd Td]
*** TURN *** [Ah Kd Td] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [Ah Kd Td Jd] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [Qd Qc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
rcanelle: shows [Tc As] (a full house, Tens full of Aces)
rcanelle collected 5025 from pot


-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 0.80
PokerStars Game #6370973499: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/21 - 20:38:25 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (5025 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3145 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (5150 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (180 in chips)
dusty bottle: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [9c 3d]
rcanelle: folds
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: calls 75
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [9h Ad Kh]
dusty bottle: bets 150
Hero: calls 30 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [9h Ad Kh] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [9h Ad Kh 4d] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dusty bottle: shows [8s Qs] (high card Ace)
Hero: shows [9c 3d] (a pair of Nines)
Hero collected 360 from pot


-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 1.60
PokerStars Game #6370982684: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/21 - 20:39:09 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (5025 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (3145 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4970 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (360 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 75
rcanelle: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kh 2h]
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: raises 210 to 360 and is all-in
rcanelle: folds
Hero collected 300 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[Td 7d] BU (M=2.27; f+F)

-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 2.27
PokerStars Game #6370993988: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/21 - 20:40:04 (ET)
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Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (5325 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (2695 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4970 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (510 in chips)
thexfactor24: posts small blind 75
dusty bottle: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ah Js]
Hero: raises 360 to 510 and is all-in
rcanelle: folds
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: calls 360
*** FLOP *** [2s 7s 4d]
*** TURN *** [2s 7s 4d] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [2s 7s 4d Td] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dusty bottle: shows [5s 6h] (a pair of Fours)
Hero: shows [Ah Js] (a pair of Fours - Ace kicker)
Hero collected 1095 from pot

[4c 3s] BB (M=4.87; f+f+p+F)

-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 4.20
PokerStars Game #6371003667: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/21 - 20:40:50 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (5325 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (2620 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4610 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (945 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 75
rcanelle: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [6h Ac]
thexfactor24: folds
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: raises 795 to 945 and is all-in
rcanelle: calls 795
*** FLOP *** [2s Tc 4c]
*** TURN *** [2s Tc 4c] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [2s Tc 4c 3c] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [6h Ac] (a flush, Ace high)
rcanelle: shows [Kd 3d] (two pair, Kings and Threes)
Hero collected 1890 from pot

[5c 4c] BU (M=8.40; f+F)
[Td 6c] UTG (M=8.40; F)

-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 8.40
PokerStars Game #6371021014: Tournament #32325587, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/21 - 20:42:15 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '32325587 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: rcanelle (4380 in chips)
Seat 4: thexfactor24 (2395 in chips)
Seat 7: dusty bottle (4835 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero (1890 in chips)
dusty bottle: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [9d 8d]
rcanelle: folds
thexfactor24: calls 150
dusty bottle: folds
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [9h 6c 5c]
Hero: bets 300
thexfactor24: calls 300
*** TURN *** [9h 6c 5c] [Jh]
Hero: checks
thexfactor24: bets 300
Hero: raises 1140 to 1440 and is all-in
thexfactor24: calls 1140
*** RIVER *** [9h 6c 5c Jh] [3d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [9d 8d] (a pair of Nines)
thexfactor24: shows [Ac As] (a pair of Aces)
thexfactor24 collected 3855 from pot

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[taipan168]

Again I qualify all of this by saying I don't play $33s so these comments are as much for my benefit as anybody else's!

Looks pretty good overall, you got unlucky at a really bad time with that QQ vs AT hand, perhaps some general comments are:
- I like the way you shoved your way back from a super short stack but as I commented in the actual hand, once you've got a decent stack back you need to switch gears out of desperation mode.
- When blinds get to 50/100 I would make my steal raises 250-275 rather than 300 and at 75/150 I would make them 400 rather than 450. Just keeps the pot and any subsequent c-bets a little smaller and you lose a little less if you're pushed over preflop and have to fold.
- I wasn't there to judge the table dynamics, but if this table is as weak/tight on the bubble as the tourney you posted a few days ago I wouldn't hold back on the steal raises, particularly with semi-decent hands in the SB and on the button.

Specific hands:

3. QQ - I make it 120-150 to go from the BB. I'd rather be HU with one opp on the flop is possible. On the flop, not sure how $33 opps play but at the $11s you will see A-rag here very often, I would check and bet the turn if it is checked around.

5. K6 in the BB - I would check the flop with middle pair this early.

[8d 7d] BU (M=16.87; f+F) - Potential steal raise with these SCs?

8. 55 flops a set - I would actually bet a little more on the flop to make it look like a c-bet, trying to get opp to attack it. I would probably bet 300-350 here. EDIT: With your awkward stack size I would have probably folded this PF from UTG.

[3d Qd] SB (M=18.87; f+f+F) - Steal raise here? Is read dependent on BB

[8h Kd] BU (M=18.53; f+F) - Steal raise here? If I had stolen the previous hand I wouldn't here though.

13. Q7s flush draw on turn - I would fold, I don't think you're getting odds to call this. Maybe you are if you add in some implied odds but at this stage of the tourney I think stack preservation is more important.

14. A7o in the SB - I think completing is OK, if I think opps have limped monsters previously (eg. if they've been open raising and suddenly they limp) I can find a fold too.

[Ah 8s] UTG (M=16.87; F) - Steal raise here?

17. QQ - tough beat. I know it is only a 70/30 so in the grand scheme of things it isn't that bad, but why does this always have to happen on the bubble?

[Td 7d] BU (M=2.27; f+F) - I would shove this. Ran it through SNGPT and it is +EV at all calling ranges. It's sometimes hard to do though, I'm the master of missing any two card shoves when super shortstacked.

22. 98o in the BB - maybe I'm being results oriented, but I would c/f after opp calls your flop bet. You would still have >9x BB left if you fold. If you had like 500-600 behind on the flop I would just open push the flop but when you've got 1440 behind on the turn it's not worth taking the risk here.

I often have a problem switching gears back to playing more conservatively when I've pushed my way back from being super shortstacked to having a decent stack, I think that might have happened here.

[Erudito]

FlyngSaucy,
Your post-flop play is your major leak.
Here's how I would have played:

Hand 9
Bet on the river !!!

Hand 13
Bet the flop !!! At least 1/2 pot size bet.

Hand 14
Raise !!!

Hand 17
You committed suicide here. No way I would go all-in here !!! I would raise 3X BB. You have a healthy M.

Hand 18 to 21
Nice come back

Hand 22
Fold on the Turn

[taipan168]

Hand 13
Bet the flop !!! At least 1/2 pot size bet.

What? I don't understand, what does this achieve? With 2 opps, no pair and no draw, why do this?

Hand 17
You committed suicide here. No way I would go all-in here !!! I would raise 3X BB. You have a healthy M.

I think you misread the HH. He did raise 3x BB and got pushed over. Would you really fold QQ to a push here?

[Erudito]

Erudito wrote:
Hand 13
Bet the flop !!! At least 1/2 pot size bet.

What? I don't understand, what does this achieve? With 2 opps, no pair and no draw, why do this?

Hero is sandwiched between two opponents. According to the HH up to Hand 12, the players are playing very tight and passive. I don't think that anyone of them have a K, and you have at least one pair. Therefore, they would be trying to outdraw you. If you get raised on the flop, you can fold. Otherwise, you win the pot.

Erudito wrote:
Hand 17
You committed suicide here. No way I would go all-in here !!! I would raise 3X BB. You have a healthy M.

I think you misread the HH. He did raise 3x BB and got pushed over. Would you really fold QQ to a push here?

Sorry, misread the HH.

[taipan168]

Erudito wrote:
Hand 13
Bet the flop !!! At least 1/2 pot size bet.

What? I don't understand, what does this achieve? With 2 opps, no pair and no draw, why do this?

Hero is sandwiched between two opponents. According to the HH up to Hand 12, the players are playing very tight and passive. I don't think that anyone of them have a K, and you have at least one pair. Therefore, they would be trying to outdraw you. If you get raised on the flop, you can fold. Otherwise, you win the pot.

I still think I'd rather take a stab on the turn if it is checked around on the flop and the first player to act checks again. I don't understand the comment about "at least one pair". Hero has Q7s and the flop came KK4 with only one of his suit, opps could very well have a pocket pair above 4s or be slowplaying a K.

[Erudito]

Well, it was late at night, I was watching a poker tournament on TV and my thoughts got confused. It is a matter of style. I was more thinking in the line to bet with bottom pair in this situation or try to semi-bluff because the opponents were very tight. This would be a good spot to semi-bluff. If you get raised, then you can fold. I would tried to steal the pot on the flop.

[FlyingSaucy]

- When blinds get to 50/100 I would make my steal raises 250-275 rather than 300 and at 75/150 I would make them 400 rather than 450. Just keeps the pot and any subsequent c-bets a little smaller and you lose a little less if you're pushed over preflop and have to fold.

That is a good point. I need to work on this.

- I wasn't there to judge the table dynamics, but if this table is as weak/tight on the bubble as the tourney you posted a few days ago I wouldn't hold back on the steal raises, particularly with semi-decent hands in the SB and on the button.

It is quite the opposite of the weak tight game. Instead of me being the big stack being able to easily steal, this time I am the short stack against 3 players that are all apt to steal. My steal opportunities scared the crap out of me - these guys were playing pretty effectively together against me. And particularly some of the trimmed histories that I folded revealed some weak playing on the part of rcanelle and dusty bottle.

3. QQ - I make it 120-150 to go from the BB. I'd rather be HU with one opp on the flop is possible. On the flop, not sure how $33 opps play but at the $11s you will see A-rag here very often, I would check and bet the turn if it is checked around.

I agree with your 120 comment against that loose EP limper. I think my flop c-bet is a safe one however. To me it's worth investing the 1/2 pot bet against 2 opps because I don't want to reveal to them that I'm playing scared when the A hits. You might be right though I can see it either way. If called I have to shut down - because they either have the A or are on a flush draw. Which makes me think - should my cbet be larger?

5. K6 in the BB - I would check the flop with middle pair this early.

Is that because of the raise and reraise that came after my bet?

[8d 7d] BU (M=16.87; f+F) - Potential steal raise with these SCs?

My only concern is that these guys were raising a lot of hands (which trimmed history doesn't show) and I was hoping to have one of them bust the other since they were playing it pretty loose against each other. Not to mention my M is still 17.

8. 55 flops a set - I would actually bet a little more on the flop to make it look like a c-bet, trying to get opp to attack it. I would probably bet 300-350 here. EDIT: With your awkward stack size I would have probably folded this PF from UTG.

I have a hard time folding any pocket pair preflop when it's 4 handed, since being UTG is virtually the same as being on the button. And I've got M<10, so I've got to pick battles. It is worth thinking about, I'm just not sure that folding this and letting the blinds come around again is wise for me. Should I have just pushed it pre?

[8h Kd] BU (M=18.53; f+F) - Steal raise here? If I had stolen the previous hand I wouldn't here though.

I can see that.

13. Q7s flush draw on turn - I would fold, I don't think you're getting odds to call this. Maybe you are if you add in some implied odds but at this stage of the tourney I think stack preservation is more important.

Leak city. You're right there. I think my intent was to play "fancy" on him and bet strong on the river if checked to. The problem is that from what I've seen dusty is a fish and I should never have considered this. dusty's playing this hand exactly how a fish would play Kx. I'm just glad he led out the river.

14. A7o in the SB - I think completing is OK, if I think opps have limped monsters previously (eg. if they've been open raising and suddenly they limp) I can find a fold too.

Actually I think this was weak. I don't think xfactor was stupid enough to limp the monster at this table. I should have either folded or raised. The trouble with raising is that it gets me in trouble post flop if called because I feel compelled to cbet almost any flop oop.

[Ah 8s] UTG (M=16.87; F) - Steal raise here?

Ya.

22. 98o in the BB - maybe I'm being results oriented, but I would c/f after opp calls your flop bet. You would still have >9x BB left if you fold. If you had like 500-600 behind on the flop I would just open push the flop but when you've got 1440 behind on the turn it's not worth taking the risk here.

So apparently I was wrong earlier about xfactor not limping the monster, although he wasn't utg this time. I think I had the first part of the turn correct by checking, but I should have respected the flop call and folded to the turn bet instead of pushing. Not to mention the push is giving him better than 2:1 to call, which he'd probably do with overs or 2 clubs anyway.

[FlyingSaucy]

Hand 9
Bet on the river !!!

That seems ridiculous to me. I'm totally open to explanation though. Sure the turn checks might indicate that no one has paired the flop, but who's to say that haven't hit the river? Is J high really worth betting here against 2 opps, both of whom invested money pre?

Hand 13
Bet the flop !!! At least 1/2 pot size bet.

This is the kind of move I'm trying to get away from, although if you explained it a little I might be able to understand.

Hand 14
Raise !!!

Ya, this was bad.

Hand 17
You committed suicide here. No way I would go all-in here !!! I would raise 3X BB. You have a healthy M.

I have a hard time seeing this. As far as I'm concerned that was an instacall, based on earlier loose aggression.

Hand 22
Fold on the Turn

Yup, that was bad bad bad.

ty for the comments. You're quite possibly right that post flop is where I need to concentrate.