Another 3rd, could do better? (Trimmed Tourney)

[Pants_101]

Hi again got another one to look at if anyone can muster the motivation I'll put comments after the hands that puzzled me

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---Statistics---
Data for 128 hands.
You played 35 hands (27.34%).
You raised 21 times preflop (16.41%).



[Ac 2c] SB (M=50.00; c+f+c+f+f+r+c+F)
[3d 2c] BU (M=49.67; f+f+f+f+f+f+F)
[2c 7h] CO (M=49.67; c+f+f+c+f+F)
[3d 5d] CO-1 (M=49.67; f+f+f+f+F)
[Kh 4s] MP2 (M=49.67; f+c+f+F)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 49.67
PokerStars Game #6403869739: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/24 - 14:55:52 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1950 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1490 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (1420 in chips)
Seat 5: Scuba15HC (1580 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1360 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1480 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1220 in chips)
WCFIV: posts small blind 10
MrVista: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Js Qs]
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: calls 20
Hero: calls 20
cjhos777: folds
Captain Tho: folds
Scuba15HC: folds
mcl84: folds
WCFIV: calls 10
MrVista: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh 5s 8s]
WCFIV: checks
MrVista: checks
COWTOWN82: bets 60
Hero: calls 60
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: calls 60
*** TURN *** [Jh 5s 8s] [2s]
MrVista: checks
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: bets 180
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero collected 260 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

I've only seen 1 PF raise so far so I take a chance with an early limp. Anyone see a re-raise on the flop?

[Td 3d] UTG+1 (M=55.67; f+F)
[6c 7h] UTG (M=55.67; F)
[8s 4d] BB (M=55.67; f+c+r+f+f+c+f+f+F)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 55.00
PokerStars Game #6403904152: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/24 - 14:59:00 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1840 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1650 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (1340 in chips)
Seat 5: Scuba15HC (1605 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1460 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (1435 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1190 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
cjhos777: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [3s Th]
Captain Tho: folds
Scuba15HC: calls 20
mcl84: folds
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: calls 20
Hero: calls 10
cjhos777: checks
*** FLOP *** [5d 5s 4s]
Hero: checks
cjhos777: checks
Scuba15HC: checks
COWTOWN82: checks
*** TURN *** [5d 5s 4s] [3c]
Hero: bets 40
cjhos777: folds
Scuba15HC: calls 40
COWTOWN82: folds
*** RIVER *** [5d 5s 4s 3c] [Kc]
Hero: checks
Scuba15HC: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [3s Th] (two pair, Fives and Threes)
Scuba15HC: mucks hand
Hero collected 160 from pot


-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 58.33
PokerStars Game #6403915186: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/24 - 15:00:00 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1820 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1750 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1480 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (1340 in chips)
Seat 5: Scuba15HC (1545 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1460 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (1435 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1190 in chips)
cjhos777: posts small blind 10
Captain Tho: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ks Kd]
Scuba15HC: raises 80 to 100
mcl84: folds
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 400 to 500
cjhos777: folds
Captain Tho: folds
Scuba15HC: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Kh 9s 6h]
Scuba15HC: checks
Hero: bets 400
Scuba15HC: raises 645 to 1045 and is all-in
Hero: calls 645
*** TURN *** [Kh 9s 6h] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 9s 6h Ac] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Scuba15HC: shows [9c 9h] (a full house, Nines full of Aces)
Hero: shows [Ks Kd] (a full house, Kings full of Aces)
Hero collected 3120 from pot


-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 73.89
PokerStars Game #6403926668: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/24 - 15:01:02 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1820 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3325 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (1320 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1460 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (1435 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1190 in chips)
Captain Tho: posts small blind 15
mcl84: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jc Kc]
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: calls 30
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: calls 30
cjhos777: folds
Captain Tho: calls 15
mcl84: checks
*** FLOP *** [9c Js 4d]
Captain Tho: checks
mcl84: checks
MrVista: checks
Hero: bets 100
Captain Tho: folds
mcl84: folds
MrVista: calls 100
*** TURN *** [9c Js 4d] [Ac]
MrVista: checks
Hero: bets 150
MrVista: raises 360 to 510
Hero: calls 360
*** RIVER *** [9c Js 4d Ac] [9s]
MrVista: bets 795 and is all-in
Hero: folds
MrVista collected 1340 from pot
MrVista: doesn't show hand

I felt I had the implied odds to make the call on the turn as I felt I would get all his chips if I hit the nut flush. Thoughts?

[5h 9h] MP2 (M=59.67; f+c+f+F)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 59.67
PokerStars Game #6403958424: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/24 - 15:03:54 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1820 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2685 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (1190 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1610 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1430 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (2135 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1160 in chips)
WCFIV: posts small blind 15
MrVista: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ac 3c]
TorUlr: calls 30
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: calls 30
cjhos777: folds
Captain Tho: calls 30
mcl84: calls 30
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ks Kc 4s]
MrVista: checks
TorUlr: checks
Hero: checks
Captain Tho: bets 70
mcl84: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: calls 70
Hero: folds
*** TURN *** [Ks Kc 4s] [Ah]
TorUlr: checks
Captain Tho: bets 150
TorUlr: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [Ks Kc 4s Ah] [8s]
TorUlr: checks
Captain Tho: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TorUlr: shows [2s Qs] (a flush, King high)
Captain Tho: mucks hand
TorUlr collected 605 from pot

Another speculative call due to table passivity

[7c Td] UTG+1 (M=59.00; f+F)
[Kh 9d] UTG (M=59.00; F)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 59.00
PokerStars Game #6403985937: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/24 - 15:06:26 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1850 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2655 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1515 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (940 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1580 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1415 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (2090 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1455 in chips)
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [7s Ks]
cjhos777: folds
Captain Tho: folds
mcl84: folds
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: calls 30
COWTOWN82: calls 15
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [8d 9d 8c]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: bets 60
TorUlr: calls 60
COWTOWN82: folds
*** TURN *** [8d 9d 8c] [Jh]
Hero: checks
TorUlr: checks
*** RIVER *** [8d 9d 8c Jh] [3d]
Hero: checks
TorUlr: bets 60
Hero: calls 60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TorUlr: shows [Kd Td] (a flush, King high)
Hero: mucks hand
TorUlr collected 330 from pot

[8h 2s] SB (M=55.67; f+r+f+f+c+f+F)
[2c 8c] BU (M=55.33; c+f+c+f+c+F)
[4c Jd] CO (M=55.33; f+r+f+f+F)

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 55.33
PokerStars Game #6404022846: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/24 - 15:09:44 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1925 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2490 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (895 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1715 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1415 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (2105 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1485 in chips)
mcl84: posts small blind 15
WCFIV: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kd Qd]
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 90 to 120
cjhos777: folds
Captain Tho: folds
mcl84: folds
WCFIV: folds
Hero collected 75 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[8h 9s] MP1 (M=56.33; f+f+F)
[2h Kh] UTG+1 (M=56.33; f+F)
[Jd 5d] UTG (M=33.80; F)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 33.80
PokerStars Game #6404051719: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/24 - 15:12:24 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1875 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2535 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1980 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (895 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1700 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1415 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (1670 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1430 in chips)
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 25
Hero: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [2c 5s]
cjhos777: folds
Captain Tho: folds
mcl84: folds
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: calls 25
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kc 8c Jd]
COWTOWN82: bets 100
Hero: folds
COWTOWN82 collected 100 from pot
COWTOWN82: doesn't show hand

[2s 4c] SB (M=33.13; f+f+c+c+f+r+F)
[8d 3h] BU (M=32.80; f+f+f+f+p+F)
[Qc Ks] CO (M=32.80; r+f+f+f+F)
[5c 7h] MP2 (M=32.80; f+c+f+F)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 32.80
PokerStars Game #6404093480: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/24 - 15:16:18 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (535 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2460 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1905 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (615 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1600 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1540 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (3465 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1380 in chips)
WCFIV: posts small blind 25
MrVista: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Td Ts]
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 150 to 200
cjhos777: folds
Captain Tho: folds
mcl84: folds
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: folds
Hero collected 125 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[4s 8s] UTG+1 (M=33.80; c+F)

-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 33.80
PokerStars Game #6404107293: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/24 - 15:17:35 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1145 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2535 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1905 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (80 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1600 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1515 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (3390 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1330 in chips)
TorUlr: posts small blind 25
COWTOWN82: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [9d 9s]
Hero: raises 150 to 200
cjhos777: raises 400 to 600
Captain Tho: folds
mcl84: folds
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: folds
cjhos777 collected 475 from pot
cjhos777: doesn't show hand

Looks like he wants me to call, so I don't. What you think, easy fold? I guess I'm losing to all the higher pairs and a flip with AK and AQ, can't see too many other hands making this move although I might be wrong.

-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 31.13
PokerStars Game #6404112954: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/24 - 15:18:06 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1095 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2335 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (2180 in chips)
Seat 4: Captain Tho (80 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1600 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1515 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (3390 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1305 in chips)
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 25
Hero: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [5d Ad]
cjhos777: folds
Captain Tho: raises 30 to 80 and is all-in
mcl84: folds
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: calls 55
Hero: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [9c 3h 8s]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: checks
*** TURN *** [9c 3h 8s] [7c]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: checks
*** RIVER *** [9c 3h 8s 7c] [2d]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
COWTOWN82: shows [As 6c] (high card Ace)
Hero: mucks hand
Captain Tho: shows [3d Ks] (a pair of Threes)
Captain Tho collected 240 from pot

[Ah 2c] SB (M=30.07; f+c+f+f+c+f+F)
[Jd 5d] BU (M=29.73; f+f+f+f+f+F)
[3s 6c] CO (M=29.73; f+f+f+f+F)
[Qc 2h] MP2 (M=29.73; f+f+f+F)
[5s 9h] MP1 (M=29.73; c+f+F)
[4d Td] UTG+1 (M=14.87; f+F)
[5h Th] UTG (M=14.87; F)

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 14.87
PokerStars Game #6404168257: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/24 - 15:23:08 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (915 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2230 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1600 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1725 in chips)
Seat 7: WCFIV (1250 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (4775 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1005 in chips)
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [4s 9c]
cjhos777: folds
mcl84: folds
WCFIV: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: calls 50
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [7s 7d 3s]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: bets 120
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero collected 200 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[3h Jh] SB (M=15.53; f+c+f+f+c+F)
[Js 2s] BU (M=15.20; r+f+f+F)
[3s Th] CO (M=15.20; f+f+F)
[6d 7s] MP1 (M=15.20; f+F)
[3c Tc] UTG (M=15.20; F)
[Ad 7h] BB (Folded to Hero.)
[8d 7d] SB (M=15.53; f+f+f+p+F)

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 15.20
PokerStars Game #6404213529: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/24 - 15:27:16 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (865 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2280 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (2850 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1575 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (4575 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1355 in chips)
cjhos777: posts small blind 50
mcl84: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ts 3h]
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 200 to 300
cjhos777: folds
mcl84: folds
Hero collected 250 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[6d 8d] CO (M=16.20; f+f+F)

-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 16.20
PokerStars Game #6404225721: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/24 - 15:28:23 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (865 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2430 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (2300 in chips)
Seat 6: mcl84 (1425 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5125 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1355 in chips)
MrVista: posts small blind 50
TorUlr: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [3d 3c]
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 200 to 300
cjhos777: raises 600 to 900
mcl84: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
Hero: folds
cjhos777 collected 750 from pot
cjhos777: doesn't show hand

This is the second time he has come over the top of me, again I lay it down.

[3s 8h] UTG (M=14.20; F)
[6c 2h] BB (M=14.20; f+r+f+f+f+F)
[4c 7d] SB (M=13.53; f+f+f+f+F)
[4c 8s] BU (M=13.20; r+f+f+F)
[7c Ah] CO (M=13.20; f+p+F)
[Js 9s] MP1 (M=13.20; f+F)
[5c Qd] UTG (M=8.80; F)
[Kc 5c] BB (M=8.80; r+f+f+f+f+F)
[2h 3h] SB (M=8.13; c+f+f+f+F)
[8c 3s] BU (M=7.80; f+r+f+F)
[2h 2c] CO (M=7.80; f+p+F)
[6s Ts] MP1 (M=7.80; p+F)

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 7.80
PokerStars Game #6404303765: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/24 - 15:35:22 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1865 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1755 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (3275 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5500 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1105 in chips)
TorUlr: posts small blind 75
COWTOWN82: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ad Qc]
Hero: raises 200 to 350
cjhos777: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero collected 375 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[Qs 4c] BB (M=8.80; f+f+r+f+F)
[2s 6h] SB (M=8.13; f+f+f+F)
[7c 7s] BU (M=7.80; r+f+F)

Was tempted to call here but had 2 big stacks still to act. Probably best to fold anyway?

[8h Jc] CO (M=7.80; f+F)
[5d Qd] UTG (M=7.80; F)
[8s 6h] BB (M=7.80; f+r+f+f+F)
[Qh 3c] SB (M=7.13; f+c+p+F)
[Kc 2h] BU (M=6.80; c+f+F)

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 6.80
PokerStars Game #6404347047: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/24 - 15:39:11 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (2090 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1530 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (3050 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5500 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1330 in chips)
MrVista: posts small blind 75
TorUlr: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [4h 4s]
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 200 to 350
cjhos777: raises 550 to 900
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: folds
Hero: raises 630 to 1530 and is all-in
cjhos777: calls 630
*** FLOP *** [5c Jh 8d]
*** TURN *** [5c Jh 8d] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [5c Jh 8d 4d] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [4h 4s] (three of a kind, Fours)
cjhos777: shows [Kc Ad] (a pair of Aces)
Hero collected 3285 from pot

I realise this should perhaps be all in pf, but being on the boundary I thought I'd try a standard raise. Cj comes over the top for the 3rd time and this time I push. Since I was calling any re-raise I should have pushed to start with I think?

[4c 5h] UTG (M=14.60; F)

-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 14.60
PokerStars Game #6404361018: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/24 - 15:40:23 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (1940 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3285 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1520 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5650 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1105 in chips)
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [9s 7c]
cjhos777: folds
MrVista: folds
TorUlr: calls 150
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jd 3h 6d]
Hero: checks
TorUlr: checks
*** TURN *** [Jd 3h 6d] [Qc]
Hero: checks
TorUlr: checks
*** RIVER *** [Jd 3h 6d Qc] [4s]
Hero: bets 200
TorUlr: calls 200
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [9s 7c] (high card Queen)
TorUlr: shows [6h Ac] (a pair of Sixes)
TorUlr collected 775 from pot

Feeble bluff on the end by me, how would you knock out the pair of 6's?

[2d Ts] SB (M=9.78; f+f+c+F)

-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 9.45
PokerStars Game #6404375805: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:41:41 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (2165 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2835 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1320 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5650 in chips)
Seat 9: TorUlr (1530 in chips)
cjhos777: posts small blind 100
MrVista: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8h Kh]
TorUlr: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 250 to 450
cjhos777: folds
MrVista: calls 250
*** FLOP *** [8c 5s Qd]
MrVista: checks
Hero: bets 350
MrVista: calls 350
*** TURN *** [8c 5s Qd] [2d]
MrVista: checks
Hero: checks
*** RIVER *** [8c 5s Qd 2d] [4c]
MrVista: bets 1000
Hero: folds
MrVista collected 1700 from pot
MrVista: shows [Jd 9h] (high card Queen)

That's annoying! Don't see how I could call the bet though. Anyone seeing this as a missed draw? Is the sudden large bet a sign of a bluff?

[4h 8h] CO (M=6.78; f+F)
[2s 5c] UTG (M=6.78; F)
[Kh 3s] BB (Folded to Hero.)
[Js 2d] SB (M=7.12; f+f+f+F)
[Jd 9d] BU (M=6.78; f+c+F)
[8c Jh] CO (M=6.78; f+F)
[Td 8h] UTG (M=6.78; F)

-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 6.78
PokerStars Game #6404421408: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:45:42 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (3295 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2035 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1120 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (7050 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 100
cjhos777: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8s Ah]
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 1000 to 1200
cjhos777: folds
Hero collected 400 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

Good to attack the shortstack here?

[5s 4s] BU (M=7.45; c+F)
[2h Ah] UTG (M=7.45; F)
[8h Jd] BB (Folded to Hero.)

-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 7.78
PokerStars Game #6404438889: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:47:15 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (3095 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2335 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1320 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (6750 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 100
cjhos777: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ad Qc]
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 1200 to 1400
cjhos777: folds
Hero collected 400 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

Might I make a standard raise and try to get action with a hand this strong? Or keep pounding away at him?

[2s 5d] BU (M=8.45; f+F)

-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 8.45
PokerStars Game #6404444941: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:47:48 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (3095 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2535 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1020 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (6850 in chips)
MrVista: posts small blind 100
COWTOWN82: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [4d Ks]
Hero: raises 250 to 450
cjhos777: folds
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero collected 500 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[3d 5d] BB (M=9.45; p+f+f+F)

-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 8.78
PokerStars Game #6404451217: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:48:22 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (2795 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2635 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1320 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (6750 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 100
cjhos777: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kc 7h]
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 1200 to 1400
cjhos777: folds
Hero collected 400 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

I keep attacking, is this right?

-----Hand 23-----
Hero's M = 9.45
PokerStars Game #6404454637: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:48:40 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (2795 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2835 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1120 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (6750 in chips)
cjhos777: posts small blind 100
MrVista: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qd As]
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 250 to 450
cjhos777: folds
MrVista: folds
Hero collected 500 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[9d Ts] UTG (M=10.45; F)
[6h Qs] BB (M=10.45; f+r+p+F)

-----Hand 24-----
Hero's M = 9.78
PokerStars Game #6404466622: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:49:45 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (3395 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (2935 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (1320 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5850 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 100
cjhos777: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [5d 5c]
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 1200 to 1400
cjhos777: folds
Hero collected 400 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[9s 7s] BU (M=10.45; f+F)
[9s Qs] UTG (M=10.45; F)

-----Hand 25-----
Hero's M = 7.84
PokerStars Game #6404481887: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:51:07 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (3495 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3135 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (2240 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (4630 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [4d Ad]
cjhos777: folds
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: calls 100
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [9d Ks 6c]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: bets 250
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero collected 500 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

Is this worth raising pf?

-----Hand 26-----
Hero's M = 8.53
PokerStars Game #6404487867: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:51:39 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (3270 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3410 in chips)
Seat 3: cjhos777 (2215 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (4605 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 100
cjhos777: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [As 8d]
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: calls 100
cjhos777: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ac 4s Jd]
Hero: checks
cjhos777: bets 200
Hero: raises 400 to 600
cjhos777: calls 400
*** TURN *** [Ac 4s Jd] [3s]
Hero: checks
cjhos777: checks
*** RIVER *** [Ac 4s Jd 3s] [6c]
Hero: checks
cjhos777: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [As 8d] (a pair of Aces)
cjhos777: mucks hand
Hero collected 1700 from pot

How's the post flop, could I have played it better?

[Kd 2s] BU (M=10.71; f+F)
[8d Kc] UTG (M=10.65; F)
[9s 5c] BB (M=10.59; p+f+c+F)
[7c 5h] SB (M=10.69; f+F)
[9h 3h] BU (M=10.36; F)

-----Hand 27-----
Hero's M = 10.29
PokerStars Game #6404517088: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:54:16 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (4035 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3860 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5605 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [9c 2c]
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: calls 100
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kd Kh Jh]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: checks
*** TURN *** [Kd Kh Jh] [5s]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: checks
*** RIVER *** [Kd Kh Jh 5s] [9h]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
COWTOWN82: shows [6s 8c] (a pair of Kings)
Hero: shows [9c 2c] (two pair, Kings and Nines)
Hero collected 475 from pot

I didn't think this flop had hit him so should I C-bet? I was a bit cautious this game I think

[8c 7h] SB (M=10.96; r+F)

-----Hand 28-----
Hero's M = 10.63
PokerStars Game #6404525557: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:55:01 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (4160 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3985 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5355 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
MrVista: posts small blind 100
COWTOWN82: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8c Ks]
Hero: raises 300 to 500
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [5s 7d 6s]
COWTOWN82: bets 3635 and is all-in
Hero: folds
COWTOWN82 collected 1175 from pot
COWTOWN82: doesn't show hand

This I find difficult. What is he pushing with? Feels like a bluff or semi-bluff but could be overpair I suppose

[4d 2h] BB (M=9.23; r+f+F)
[2c Ac] SB (M=8.63; r+F)
[4s 5c] BU (M=8.29; F)
[4h Jh] BB (Folded to Hero.)
[Qc 3d] SB (M=8.63; f+F)
[4d 6s] BU (M=8.29; F)

-----Hand 29-----
Hero's M = 8.23
PokerStars Game #6404552042: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:57:23 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (5185 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3085 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5230 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qs 2h]
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: calls 100
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jc 2s 2c]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: checks
*** TURN *** [Jc 2s 2c] [4c]
COWTOWN82: bets 200
Hero: raises 400 to 600
COWTOWN82: calls 400
*** RIVER *** [Jc 2s 2c 4c] [Kd]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
COWTOWN82: shows [Tc 9s] (a pair of Deuces)
Hero: shows [Qs 2h] (three of a kind, Deuces)
Hero collected 1675 from pot

[9s 5c] SB (M=10.49; c+F)

-----Hand 30-----
Hero's M = 10.16
PokerStars Game #6404567699: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:58:47 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (4910 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3810 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (4780 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
MrVista: posts small blind 100
COWTOWN82: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [6c Ad]
Hero: raises 300 to 500
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero collected 575 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[2h 4h] BB (M=11.09; r+f+F)

-----Hand 31-----
Hero's M = 10.49
PokerStars Game #6404576090: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 15:59:32 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (4560 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3935 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5005 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 100
MrVista: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ts Qs]
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero: raises 300 to 500
MrVista: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [Kc 8h 5s]
Hero: checks
MrVista: checks
*** TURN *** [Kc 8h 5s] [4h]
Hero: bets 400
MrVista: raises 1000 to 1400
Hero: folds
MrVista collected 1875 from pot
MrVista: doesn't show hand

hmmm

-----Hand 32-----
Hero's M = 8.03
PokerStars Game #6404584940: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 16:00:21 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (4535 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3010 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5955 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
MrVista: posts small blind 100
COWTOWN82: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [6h As]
Hero: raises 300 to 500
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: folds
Hero collected 575 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand


-----Hand 33-----
Hero's M = 8.96
PokerStars Game #6404588313: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/24 - 16:00:39 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (4310 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3360 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (5830 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [7c 2s]
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: calls 100
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [8s Qd 7h]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: bets 250
COWTOWN82: calls 250
*** TURN *** [8s Qd 7h] [Jc]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: checks
*** RIVER *** [8s Qd 7h Jc] [5h]
COWTOWN82: checks
Hero: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
COWTOWN82: shows [Ac 9h] (high card Ace)
Hero: shows [7c 2s] (a pair of Sevens)
Hero collected 975 from pot

Should I be pushing my hands harder?

[3s 4d] SB (M=5.72; r+F)
[3h 2d] BU (M=5.39; F)

-----Hand 34-----
Hero's M = 5.35
PokerStars Game #6404604983: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/24 - 16:02:11 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (5535 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3610 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (4355 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 200
Hero: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ac 3c]
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: raises 800 to 1200
Hero: raises 2385 to 3585 and is all-in
COWTOWN82: calls 2385
*** FLOP *** [Js 5s Ks]
*** TURN *** [Js 5s Ks] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [Js 5s Ks Kh] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
COWTOWN82: shows [4s Ah] (a pair of Kings)
Hero: shows [Ac 3c] (a pair of Kings)
COWTOWN82 collected 3623 from pot
Hero collected 3622 from pot

A bad push by me?

[2s Jd] SB (M=5.37; f+F)
[2d 8d] BU (M=5.03; F)

-----Hand 35-----
Hero's M = 5.00
PokerStars Game #6404619007: Tournament #32501617, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em
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No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/09/24 - 16:03:27 (ET)
Table '32501617 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: COWTOWN82 (5773 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (3372 in chips)
Seat 8: MrVista (4355 in chips)
All Players post the ante 25
COWTOWN82: posts small blind 200
Hero: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Th Ah]
MrVista: folds
COWTOWN82: raises 1200 to 1600
Hero: raises 1747 to 3347 and is all-in
COWTOWN82: calls 1747
*** FLOP *** [3s Qh Qs]
*** TURN *** [3s Qh Qs] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [3s Qh Qs 8h] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
COWTOWN82: shows [6c 6h] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Hero: shows [Th Ah] (a pair of Queens)
COWTOWN82 collected 6769 from pot

He does it again! I push again and lose. What are your views on my play here?

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Thanks to anyone who takes a look I'm still fairly baffled a lot of the time

[Erudito]

Hand 35.
He does it again! I push again and lose. What are your views on my play here?

You have a M of 5. What else could you do? You will have to pick a spot eventually and push. So you got beat by 66 and the missed the flop. This things happens to all of us.
Overall you played well. You got in the money and got a bit unlucky.

[taipan168]

1. QJs in MP1 - fold preflop. These hands look so pretty but can really get you into trouble. As played, with the flush draw out there I would raise him up on the flop to say 200. That turn bet was risky with the better and caller on the flop, I prefer to try to take it down on the flop.

2. T3o in the SB - not enough limpers for me to complete here, I fold. Postflop is fine I think.

3. KK - your re-raise was a little big I think, I make it 300 to go this early (so you can get away from it a little cheaper if an A comes on the flop). Nice play on the flop.

4. KJs in the CO - I fold this one preflop too. As played, the flop is fine but I take the free card on the turn and only get froggy if I hit the flush or a K or J. As played you are just getting odds to call the C-R - assuming a K or J on the river is good (ie. he doesn't have a set), then you have 14 outs on the river (so 28% to win or 2.6 to 1) and you need to call 360 chips to see a pot of 980 (so 2.7 to 1). Add the implied odds in and I think the call is fine. Folding preflop would have saved you a lot of chips though.

5. A3s - fold this preflop. You are limping too many marginal hands OOP. I see you said the table was passive but the reverse implied odds of playing A-rag OOP are bad.

6. K7s in the BB - check/fold flop, as played fold river. Why are you taking a stab at this with no pair and no draw on the flop? On the river, what exactly do you think opp has that K high will beat?

7. KQs - I can see an argument for just limping preflop here but I don't hate the raise. You need to play carefully if you get called preflop, hit a K or Q on the flop and opp won't go away though.

[Qc Ks] CO (M=32.80; r+f+f+f+F) - good fold. Calling a raise with KQo even in position can lead you to a world of hurt.

9. TT - I would raise standard 3x BB here. Those 50 chips can come in valuable later on (not to mention the fact that pot sizes grow exponentially in NL so keeping it smaller earlier can save you a lot of chips by the river).

10. 99 - I limp this preflop this early from UTG and play for set value. As played I think fold is good to the re-raise. Making it 150 not 200 to go would have saved you 50 chips (not that I'm suggesting you should have raised).

12. 94o in the BB - whilst I think taking stabs on the flop is OK, I would actually prefer to do it on the turn if opp checks again.

13. T3o on the button - Nice steal. I would actually make it 250-275 to go rather than 300, saves you a few chips if you need to fold. Just make sure you raise 250-275 in this spot even if you pick up AA.

14. 33 UTG+1 - fold preflop. Small pairs lose value as the blinds increase. The alternative with your stack size and the stack sizes remaining you would be to limp to try to hit a set but I don't like doing this from OOP (too much chance of somebody raising behind).

[4c 7d] SB (M=13.53; f+f+f+f+F) - If the BB has been playing tight I might raise it up to try to steal.

15. AQo UTG - I think 350 is a bit too small here as a PF raise, I make it 375-400. Nitpick though.

[7c 7s] BU (M=7.80; r+f+F) - I think the fold is fine. The alternative would NOT be to call but to push over, and that depends on how the raiser has been playing.

16. 44 in the CO - open fold this and as played definitely fold to the re-raise. If you had 4000+ chips I would like your play but when you have ~10x BB these small pocket pairs really lose value OOP. In the end I think you were very lucky it was a flip rather than a higher PP. Push preflop would have been slightly -EV with 10x BB and 3 active players to go through.

17. 97o in the BB - I would have taken a stab on the turn, probably same result though.

18. K8s on the button - I make it 500 to go, gives you a bit more FE. As played your 350 flop bet is too weak as a c-bet, I make it 500-600 to go on the flop. Once opp calls you have to shut down as you did.

19. A8o in the SB - good play. I like to put the shortstack AI in these sorts of situations.

20. AQo folded to in the SB - good play again. I would not make a standard raise because after the last time maybe he will think you are FOS and call all-in with a hand that you're ahead of.

21. K4o UTG - I would fold this as the 2nd shortest stack. You want to focus on pounding the shortstack not to have to go through 2 other bigger stacks.

22. K7o in the SB - good again. All these hands you've been raising the shortstack with are well ahead of the average hand.

24. 55 in the SB - good again. Just be aware that at some stage he might start playing back at you, so if you pick up say 32o in this situation it may be good to just let him have it.

25. A4o in the BB - I might raise him up here to 600 and try to take it down preflop. As played, OMG this guy is so weak.

26. A8o in the SB - raise him up again preflop, why just complete? As played the flop C-R is fine on that dry board, as is shutting down once the C-R is called. I might consider a blocking bet of say 500 on the river to stop him getting a cheap showdown.

27. 92s in the BB - I would take a stab on the turn after opp checks twice (although donks love to slowplay flopped trips here). Note that because you didn't raise preflop, betting the flop would not be a c-bet. As played, I would bet say 250-300 on the river after opp has checked three times.

28. K8o on the button - you played this fine. Whilst you have an OESD it's not worth your whole stack to find out.

[Qc 3d] SB (M=8.63; f+F) - Raise it up here. Q3o is ahead of the average hand and you need to keep the pressure on.

29. Q2o BB special - bet the flop with the flush draw out there. Also, $5.50 players expect everybody to slowplay their trips so if you don't they may not give you credit. As played I might just flat call the turn I think rather than raising. Once he calls the raise I think checking behind is a good play.

31. QTs - I would definitely c-bet the flop here, 600 to go on the flop. As played I suspect he is just attacking your weak turn bet but again, you can't possibly call this.

33. 72o in the BB - I play it exactly the same.

34. A3s in the BB - This is read dependent. How has COWTOWN been playing? If he/she has been completing the SB and hasn't raised all that often I would fold this. If he/she has been active I think the push over is fine, but at best you'll be a 60/40 favourite and there's a good chance you're a 30/70 dog.

[2s Jd] SB (M=5.37; f+F) - Shove preflop, this is unexploitable I think.

35. ATs - again, this is read dependent but I think the push over is fine. ATs is right on the border for me though, ATo and A9 and below I think I just fold. Just realise that COWTOWN is getting almost 4:1 on the call so he's unlikely to fold here and that it is likely to be a flip.

I'll add some overall comments later

[taipan168]

Overall comments:

- Your aggression is good. I like the way you pounded on the shortstack on the bubble, this is very good play. One minor point is that I think you may need to be a bit more targeted in your aggression - I would be more aggressive in position (from the button and SB when folded to) rather than from UTG or UTG+1.
- You are still limping too many marginal hands from OOP early in the game. Hands like QJs are fine to limp from the CO or button when you have limpers in front but I don't like to open limp these from MP. There is also the problem of reverse implied odds (if you play QJs and the flop comes J high, you can get stacked by a better J).
- Small pocket pairs lose value as blinds go up and you can't just limp and play for set value. Open fold hands like 44 and 33 from early position when blinds increase.

Overall though I think your play is pretty good though, you are well ahead of the average $5.50 player so should have a good ROI over the longer term.

[Pants_101]

Thanks Taipan and Erudito

A few things

3. KK - your re-raise was a little big I think, I make it 300 to go this early (so you can get away from it a little cheaper if an A comes on the flop). Nice play on the flop.

It amazes me how people seem completely unable to fold to re-raises. So I made a big one looking to win a lot of chips. An ace could come I suppose but most of the time I will be ahead on the flop I think? But then perhaps this is the thing where early on chips won are less valuable than chips lost.

5. A3s - fold this preflop. You are limping too many marginal hands OOP. I see you said the table was passive but the reverse implied odds of playing A-rag OOP are bad.

Even if I just play it to hit a flush? Hitting the Ace would have not excited me.

6. K7s in the BB - check/fold flop, as played fold river. Why are you taking a stab at this with no pair and no draw on the flop? On the river, what exactly do you think opp has that K high will beat?

No pair and no draw hence my only chance to win is to bluff. I find bluffs on paired flops can be quite sucessful. This time though it didn't work. The call on the river.. errr... hmmm well it was cheap

18. K8s on the button - I make it 500 to go, gives you a bit more FE. As played your 350 flop bet is too weak as a c-bet, I make it 500-600 to go on the flop. Once opp calls you have to shut down as you did.

Yes I found myself scared to make a proper C-bet, scared of losing the chips but instead of checking I made a half assed bet. Annoying to get bluffed on the end. I want to try to recognise patterns that could be bluffs like this.

- Your aggression is good. I like the way you pounded on the shortstack on the bubble, this is very good play. One minor point is that I think you may need to be a bit more targeted in your aggression - I would be more aggressive in position (from the button and SB when folded to) rather than from UTG or UTG+1.
- You are still limping too many marginal hands from OOP early in the game. Hands like QJs are fine to limp from the CO or button when you have limpers in front but I don't like to open limp these from MP. There is also the problem of reverse implied odds (if you play QJs and the flop comes J high, you can get stacked by a better J).
- Small pocket pairs lose value as blinds go up and you can't just limp and play for set value. Open fold hands like 44 and 33 from early position when blinds increase.

Pounding on the shortstack was fun I'll try to remember your advice on positional aggression. I know I limp a bit too much, It's a discipline thing. Maybe I should play 2 at once. Good point about the low pairs in EP. Sad though it will make me I will throw them away.

Cheers

[taipan168]

3. KK - your re-raise was a little big I think, I make it 300 to go this early (so you can get away from it a little cheaper if an A comes on the flop). Nice play on the flop.

It amazes me how people seem completely unable to fold to re-raises. So I made a big one looking to win a lot of chips. An ace could come I suppose but most of the time I will be ahead on the flop I think? But then perhaps this is the thing where early on chips won are less valuable than chips lost.

That's the thing - given the guy raised UTG and called your raised, a bunch of Ax hands have to be within his range. Whilst KK is obviously a great hand, there could be situations where if an A comes on the flop you have to let it go. Re-raising to 300 has the same effect as 500 but just makes it a little cheaper the ~16% of times an A comes on the flop.

5. A3s - fold this preflop. You are limping too many marginal hands OOP. I see you said the table was passive but the reverse implied odds of playing A-rag OOP are bad.

Even if I just play it to hit a flush? Hitting the Ace would have not excited me.

Think of it this way. You are approximately 0.8% to hit a flush on the flop and 10.9% to hit a four-flush. To take the extreme case where you need to flop a flush to know you're good, you would need to win 3,750 chips every time you flopped a flush to make calling 30 chips here worthwhile (30/0.8%). Sure, you might flop a four-flush and win by hitting your flush on the turn or river or by semi-bluffing with the draw, but even then you would have to win 275 chips every time you flopped a four-flush (and that's not taking into account the extra chips you might lose by chasing).