2 hand histories

[jimmy44]

Dear all,

I've played for the first time yesterday evening 2 $5.50 SNG at PokerStars and I would like your comments on my play so that I can improve it.

Here's the HH of the 1st where I've finished 3rd:

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---Statistics---
Data for 66 hands.
You played 22 hands (33.33%).
You raised 7 times preflop (10.61%).



[5c 2s] MP2 (M=50.00; f+f+c+F)
[3d Ts] MP1 (M=50.00; c+f+F)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #6428732005: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/26 - 17:06:34 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1560 in chips)
Seat 3: shaggio (1060 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (1960 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (1480 in chips)
sttatt: posts small blind 10
kingjames443: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jh Ad]
OutOfMemor: folds
Hero: calls 20
haktar: calls 20
Lil Ironic2: folds
Cloud340: folds
punkymonroe: folds
shaggio: calls 20
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: raises 40 to 60
Hero: folds
haktar: folds
shaggio: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [Js 5s Td]
kingjames443: bets 60
shaggio: folds
kingjames443 collected 170 from pot
kingjames443: doesn't show hand

[6h 8c] UTG (M=49.33; F)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 49.33
PokerStars Game #6428760353: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/26 - 17:09:12 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1460 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1560 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (1470 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (2060 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2750 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1480 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (1240 in chips)
OutOfMemor: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Js 7h]
haktar: folds
Lil Ironic2: calls 20
Cloud340: folds
punkymonroe: folds
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: folds
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [6h 4h Ah]
Hero: checks
Lil Ironic2: checks
*** TURN *** [6h 4h Ah] [9c]
Hero: checks
Lil Ironic2: bets 20
Hero: folds
Lil Ironic2 collected 50 from pot
Lil Ironic2: doesn't show hand


-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 48.67
PokerStars Game #6428767449: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/26 - 17:09:51 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1460 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1560 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (1470 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (2060 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2740 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1460 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (1270 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
haktar: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8h Ah]
Lil Ironic2: calls 20
Cloud340: calls 20
punkymonroe: folds
sttatt: calls 20
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: calls 20
Hero: calls 10
haktar: checks
*** FLOP *** [4h 2h Th]
Hero: checks
haktar: checks
Lil Ironic2: checks
Cloud340: bets 50
sttatt: folds
OutOfMemor: calls 50
Hero: calls 50
haktar: folds
Lil Ironic2: calls 50
*** TURN *** [4h 2h Th] [8c]
Hero: checks
Lil Ironic2: checks
Cloud340: bets 75
OutOfMemor: calls 75
Hero: calls 75
Lil Ironic2: calls 75
*** RIVER *** [4h 2h Th 8c] [Ks]
Hero: bets 200
Lil Ironic2: folds
Cloud340: folds
OutOfMemor: folds
Hero collected 620 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

Maybe here I should have checked and hoped that someone would try and steal the pot???


-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 64.50
PokerStars Game #6428783442: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/26 - 17:11:20 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1315 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1560 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (1450 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (2060 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2595 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1935 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1460 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (1125 in chips)
haktar: posts small blind 10
Lil Ironic2: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [9s 8s]
Cloud340: folds
punkymonroe: folds
sttatt: calls 20
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: folds
Hero: calls 20
haktar: raises 120 to 140
Lil Ironic2: folds
sttatt: calls 120
Hero: folds
*** FLOP *** [3s 3d 4d]
haktar: bets 40
sttatt: raises 160 to 200
haktar: folds
sttatt collected 400 from pot
sttatt: doesn't show hand

[Ad 7c] CO (M=63.83; f+f+f+f+F)
[9s Jd] MP2 (M=63.83; f+f+f+F)
[7c 2s] MP1 (M=63.83; f+f+F)
[7s 8d] UTG+1 (M=42.56; f+F)
[4s Kc] UTG (M=42.56; F)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 42.56
PokerStars Game #6428843458: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/26 - 17:16:54 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1510 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (1555 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (2030 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2565 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1915 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1240 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (1215 in chips)
OutOfMemor: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8d 6s]
haktar: calls 30
Lil Ironic2: folds
Cloud340: folds
punkymonroe: folds
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: folds
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ac 6d Kd]
Hero: checks
haktar: checks
*** TURN *** [Ac 6d Kd] [Kh]
Hero: bets 40
haktar: folds
Hero collected 75 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[6d Jh] SB (M=43.56; c+c+f+c+c+f+F)
[6d 3s] BU (M=43.22; f+f+f+f+f+F)
[Td Qh] CO (M=43.22; c+f+c+f+F)
[7s 3s] MP2 (M=43.22; f+f+c+F)
[6s 3s] MP1 (M=43.22; c+f+F)
[2d Ts] UTG+1 (M=43.22; f+F)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 43.22
PokerStars Game #6428915754: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/26 - 17:23:35 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (2065 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1710 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (1120 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (1700 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2520 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1945 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1375 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (1065 in chips)
kingjames443: posts small blind 15
OutOfMemor: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ts Js]
Hero: calls 30
haktar: folds
Lil Ironic2: calls 30
Cloud340: folds
punkymonroe: folds
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: checks
*** FLOP *** [3c 8h Jc]
OutOfMemor: checks
Hero: bets 70
Lil Ironic2: calls 70
OutOfMemor: folds
*** TURN *** [3c 8h Jc] [6d]
Hero: bets 130
Lil Ironic2: calls 130
*** RIVER *** [3c 8h Jc 6d] [6h]
Hero: checks
Lil Ironic2: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [Ts Js] (two pair, Jacks and Sixes)
Lil Ironic2: mucks hand
Hero collected 505 from pot


-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 49.33
PokerStars Game #6428925564: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/26 - 17:24:30 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (2065 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1710 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (1120 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (1685 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2490 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (2220 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1375 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (835 in chips)
OutOfMemor: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kd Qh]
haktar: folds
Lil Ironic2: calls 30
Cloud340: folds
punkymonroe: folds
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: calls 15
Hero: raises 50 to 80
Lil Ironic2: calls 50
OutOfMemor: folds
*** FLOP *** [5s Jc 9s]
Hero: bets 120
Lil Ironic2: folds
Hero collected 190 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand


-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 31.07
PokerStars Game #6428942818: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/26 - 17:26:06 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (2065 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1710 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (1120 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (1685 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2460 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (2330 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1375 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (755 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 25
haktar: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qs Qc]
Lil Ironic2: folds
Cloud340: folds
punkymonroe: calls 50
sttatt: raises 150 to 200
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: folds
Hero: raises 400 to 600
haktar: folds
punkymonroe: folds
sttatt: raises 520 to 1120 and is all-in
Hero: calls 520
*** FLOP *** [Ah 7h Td]
*** TURN *** [Ah 7h Td] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 7h Td 9d] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [Qs Qc] (a pair of Queens)
sttatt: shows [7s 7c] (three of a kind, Sevens)
sttatt collected 2340 from pot

[4d Kh] BU (M=16.13; c+c+f+f+f+F)

Should I only call the pre-flop raise? My re-raise was to try and take the pot there or having villain calling. After his re-raise I imediatly thought (AA/KK or AK). I was favorite against AK, but huge underdog against AA and KK. The pot odds where very good: 3.3 to 1 and even if I lost I would still have around 1k chips.



-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 16.13
PokerStars Game #6428964839: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/26 - 17:28:09 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (2015 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1610 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (2340 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (1685 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2460 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1210 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1475 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (705 in chips)
Lil Ironic2: posts small blind 25
Cloud340: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jh Ah]
punkymonroe: calls 50
sttatt: calls 50
kingjames443: calls 50
OutOfMemor: calls 50
Hero: calls 50
haktar: folds
Lil Ironic2: calls 25
Cloud340: checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 3h 8c]
Lil Ironic2: checks
Cloud340: checks
punkymonroe: checks
sttatt: bets 50
kingjames443: calls 50
OutOfMemor: calls 50
Hero: folds
Lil Ironic2: folds
Cloud340: calls 50
punkymonroe: folds
*** TURN *** [2s 3h 8c] [6s]
Cloud340: checks
sttatt: bets 200
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: folds
Cloud340: folds
sttatt collected 550 from pot
sttatt: doesn't show hand

Normally, I would raise here, but with 4 limpers for me AJs was not good enough hand in earlier stages to raise ...


-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 15.47
PokerStars Game #6428976062: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/26 - 17:29:12 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1915 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1560 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (2790 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (1585 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2360 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1160 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1475 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (655 in chips)
Cloud340: posts small blind 25
punkymonroe: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ah Kh]
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: folds
Hero: raises 100 to 150
haktar: calls 150
Lil Ironic2: folds
Cloud340: folds
punkymonroe: folds
*** FLOP *** [3h 4c Js]
Hero: bets 225
haktar: folds
Hero collected 375 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[Ac 3s] MP1 (M=18.47; f+f+F)
[Kh 6s] UTG+1 (M=18.47; f+F)
[Td As] UTG (M=18.47; F)

-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 18.47
PokerStars Game #6429007691: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/26 - 17:32:07 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1890 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1110 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (2640 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (1935 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2310 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1385 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1325 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (905 in chips)
OutOfMemor: posts small blind 25
Hero: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kd 5h]
haktar: folds
Lil Ironic2: folds
Cloud340: folds
punkymonroe: calls 50
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: calls 25
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qh 9d Js]
OutOfMemor: checks
Hero: checks
punkymonroe: checks
*** TURN *** [Qh 9d Js] [4c]
OutOfMemor: checks
Hero: checks
punkymonroe: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qh 9d Js 4c] [8s]
OutOfMemor: checks
Hero: checks
punkymonroe: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
OutOfMemor: shows [5d Ad] (high card Ace)
Hero: mucks hand
punkymonroe: shows [As Ts] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
punkymonroe collected 150 from pot


-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 17.80
PokerStars Game #6429016528: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/26 - 17:32:55 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1890 in chips)
Seat 2: punkymonroe (1210 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (2640 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (1935 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (2260 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1335 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (1325 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (905 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 25
haktar: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [9h 9d]
Lil Ironic2: folds
Cloud340: folds
punkymonroe: folds
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: folds
Hero: calls 25
haktar: checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 8h Js]
Hero: bets 60
haktar: calls 60
*** TURN *** [2s 8h Js] [2c]
Hero: bets 120
haktar: folds
Hero collected 220 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[3d 7h] BU (M=19.27; f+f+c+f+f+F)
[Ks 7s] CO (M=19.27; f+f+f+f+F)
[Td 3h] MP2 (M=9.63; c+c+f+F)
[9s Tc] MP1 (M=9.63; f+f+F)
[6d 7h] UTG+1 (M=9.63; c+F)
[Th 4s] UTG (M=9.63; F)

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 9.63
PokerStars Game #6429083911: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/26 - 17:39:14 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (725 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (2340 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (3645 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (1960 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1445 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (2380 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (1005 in chips)
OutOfMemor: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ad 4c]
haktar: calls 100
Lil Ironic2: calls 100
Cloud340: folds
sttatt: calls 100
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: calls 50
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [8d Tc 7s]
OutOfMemor: bets 100
Hero: folds
haktar: calls 100
Lil Ironic2: folds
sttatt: folds
*** TURN *** [8d Tc 7s] [Qd]
OutOfMemor: bets 100
haktar: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [8d Tc 7s Qd] [9h]
OutOfMemor: checks
haktar: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
OutOfMemor: shows [Kh Ts] (a pair of Tens)
haktar: shows [9s 8s] (two pair, Nines and Eights)
haktar collected 900 from pot


-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 8.97
PokerStars Game #6429092573: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/26 - 17:39:58 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (725 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (2240 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (3645 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (1660 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1345 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (2980 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (905 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 50
haktar: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jd Jh]
Lil Ironic2: folds
Cloud340: folds
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: folds
Hero: raises 300 to 400
haktar: folds
Hero collected 200 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

Was this a too big raise? With pocket Js I did not want too much action ... and I got none ...


[5d 7h] BU (M=9.63; f+f+f+f+F)
[9s 5h] CO (M=9.63; f+f+f+F)
[4c Th] MP1 (M=9.63; c+f+F)
[9c 2c] UTG+1 (M=9.63; f+F)
[Jc 5s] UTG (M=9.63; F)

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 9.63
PokerStars Game #6429121269: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/26 - 17:42:35 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (725 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (2390 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (3395 in chips)
Seat 6: OutOfMemor (1560 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: Hero (1445 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (2830 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (1155 in chips)
OutOfMemor: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [2s Ah]
haktar: folds
Lil Ironic2: calls 100
Cloud340: calls 100
sttatt: folds
kingjames443 has timed out
kingjames443: folds
OutOfMemor: folds
kingjames443 is sitting out
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jd 7d Jc]
Hero: bets 200
Lil Ironic2: folds
Cloud340: folds
Hero collected 350 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand
OutOfMemor has returned

[Kc 3d] SB (M=11.30; c+f+f+f+f+F)
[Jh Tc] BU (M=10.97; r+f+f+f+F)
[9h 3h] CO (M=7.31; f+f+f+F)
[5s 4h] MP1 (M=7.31; f+f+F)
[5s Js] UTG+1 (M=7.31; c+F)

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 7.31
PokerStars Game #6429167099: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 17:46:49 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (950 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (3725 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (3245 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: Hero (1645 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (3055 in chips)
Seat 9: Lil Ironic2 (880 in chips)
kingjames443: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8h Ac]
haktar: folds
Lil Ironic2: calls 150
Cloud340: calls 150
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: folds
kingjames443 has returned
Hero: raises 450 to 600
Lil Ironic2: raises 280 to 880 and is all-in
Cloud340: folds
Hero: calls 280
*** FLOP *** [2h 7c 6h]
*** TURN *** [2h 7c 6h] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [2h 7c 6h 4c] [2c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [8h Ac] (a pair of Deuces)
Lil Ironic2: shows [Ad 5s] (a pair of Deuces - lower kicker)
Hero collected 1985 from pot

[8d Ah] SB (M=12.22; c+f+f+F)
[7c 8d] BU (M=11.89; f+f+F)
[7d 3c] CO (M=11.89; c+F)

-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 11.89
PokerStars Game #6429199005: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 17:49:44 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1100 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (3575 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (3395 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (2675 in chips)
Seat 8: haktar (2755 in chips)
sttatt: posts small blind 75
kingjames443: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kh Jd]
Hero: raises 350 to 500
haktar: folds
Cloud340: folds
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: folds
Hero collected 375 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[Kd 3c] BB (Folded to Hero.)
[Kd 3h] SB (M=13.22; c+f+f+F)
[9s Kh] BU (M=12.89; c+f+F)
[7s 8c] UTG (M=12.89; F)

-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 12.89
PokerStars Game #6429233203: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 17:52:49 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1025 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (6105 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (3470 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (2900 in chips)
kingjames443: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [5s 9c]
Cloud340: calls 150
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: calls 75
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [5c Kc 3s]
kingjames443: checks
Hero: bets 250
Cloud340: raises 625 to 875 and is all-in
kingjames443: folds
Hero: folds
Cloud340 collected 950 from pot
Cloud340: shows [Jd Kd] (a pair of Kings)


-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 11.11
PokerStars Game #6429244134: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 17:53:48 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Cloud340 (1575 in chips)
Seat 4: sttatt (6105 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (3320 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (2500 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 75
Cloud340: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [7d Ks]
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: calls 150
Hero: calls 75
Cloud340: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jc 2d Ac]
Hero: checks
Cloud340: checks
kingjames443: checks
*** TURN *** [Jc 2d Ac] [Qd]
Hero: checks
Cloud340: checks
kingjames443: checks
*** RIVER *** [Jc 2d Ac Qd] [As]
Hero: bets 250
Cloud340: folds
kingjames443: folds
Hero collected 450 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[4d Qs] BU (M=9.33; c+F)
[2h Ks] UTG (M=9.33; F)

-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 9.33
PokerStars Game #6429269878: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 17:56:05 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: sttatt (5805 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (4895 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (2800 in chips)
kingjames443: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ks As]
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: calls 100
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qc Ah Qd]
kingjames443: checks
Hero: bets 200
kingjames443: folds
Hero collected 400 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand


-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 10.00
PokerStars Game #6429278650: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 17:56:52 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: sttatt (5805 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (4695 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (3000 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 100
sttatt: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [9s 8d]
kingjames443: folds
Hero: calls 100
sttatt: checks
*** FLOP *** [5h 3c Kd]
Hero: checks
sttatt: bets 200
Hero: folds
sttatt collected 400 from pot
sttatt: doesn't show hand

[7c 2d] BU (M=9.33; F)

-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 9.33
PokerStars Game #6429291500: Tournament #32631422, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 17:58:02 (ET)
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Table '32631422 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: sttatt (6205 in chips)
Seat 5: kingjames443 (4495 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (2800 in chips)
kingjames443: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [9h Ad]
sttatt: folds
kingjames443: calls 100
Hero: raises 200 to 400
kingjames443: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [2d Tc 3c]
kingjames443: checks
Hero: bets 400
kingjames443: raises 3695 to 4095 and is all-in
Hero: calls 2000 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [2d Tc 3c] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [2d Tc 3c Qc] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kingjames443: shows [5c 5d] (a flush, King high)
Hero: shows [9h Ad] (high card Ace)
kingjames443 collected 5600 from pot

This was a very small raise ... I shoul have made it 3xBB, no?
Was the call OK? My reasoning was that I did not had a bad hand with 3 handed table. All-in from villain meant small pair or eventually top pair. I needed an Ace ... was this too risky?



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[jimmy44]

And here's the 2nd, where I've finished 4th:

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---Statistics---
Data for 83 hands.
You played 28 hands (33.73%).
You raised 11 times preflop (13.25%).



[Qc 5s] MP1 (M=50.00; f+r+F)
[5c Js] UTG (M=50.00; F)
[3c 9s] BB (M=50.00; f+f+c+f+r+c+r+F)
[Ac 8h] SB (M=49.33; c+c+f+r+f+F)
[2s Ah] BU (M=49.00; c+f+f+f+F)
[9h Tc] CO (M=49.00; f+c+r+F)
[4h Ac] MP1 (M=49.00; r+f+F)
[2h Ts] UTG+1 (M=49.00; f+F)
[6d Td] UTG (M=49.00; F)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 49.00
PokerStars Game #6429425299: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/26 - 18:09:27 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (1350 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1250 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4960 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (1720 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1410 in chips)
Seat 9: LittleNY (1340 in chips)
MasterDDawg: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Th 2c]
drecster: folds
kelko1: folds
LittleNY: calls 20
cthr1981: calls 20
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: calls 10
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [4s Qh 3h]
MasterDDawg: checks
Hero: checks
LittleNY: checks
cthr1981: checks
*** TURN *** [4s Qh 3h] [Jc]
MasterDDawg: bets 40
Hero: folds
LittleNY: calls 40
cthr1981: folds
*** RIVER *** [4s Qh 3h Jc] [9c]
MasterDDawg: bets 80
LittleNY: calls 80
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MasterDDawg: shows [Js 9d] (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
LittleNY: mucks hand
MasterDDawg collected 320 from pot


-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 48.33
PokerStars Game #6429434438: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/09/26 - 18:10:13 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (1330 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1250 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (5140 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1450 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (1720 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1410 in chips)
Seat 9: LittleNY (1200 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
drecster: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kh 9d]
kelko1: folds
LittleNY: calls 20
cthr1981: calls 20
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: calls 10
drecster: checks
*** FLOP *** [4s 3d 4d]
Hero: checks
drecster: checks
LittleNY: checks
cthr1981: checks
*** TURN *** [4s 3d 4d] [3c]
Hero: checks
drecster: checks
LittleNY: checks
cthr1981: checks
*** RIVER *** [4s 3d 4d 3c] [Kd]
Hero: bets 40
drecster: folds
LittleNY: folds
cthr1981: folds
Hero collected 80 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[3s 6s] BU (M=33.56; f+f+c+f+F)
[6c 8h] CO (M=33.56; f+f+r+F)
[6d 4d] MP1 (M=33.56; f+f+F)
[4c Kd] UTG+1 (M=33.56; f+F)
[8s 5c] UTG (M=33.56; F)
[2c Kc] BB (M=33.56; r+f+f+f+f+c+F)
[Ks 5d] SB (M=32.89; f+c+c+r+f+F)
[8d Ks] BU (M=32.56; f+f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 32.56
PokerStars Game #6429537213: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/26 - 18:18:51 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (895 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1710 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4555 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1465 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (2345 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1395 in chips)
Seat 9: LittleNY (1135 in chips)
kelko1: posts small blind 15
LittleNY: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jc Jd]
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: raises 30 to 60
MasterDDawg: raises 240 to 300
Hero: calls 300
drecster: folds
kelko1: folds
LittleNY: folds
indyjoe6: folds
*** FLOP *** [7c Ac 6c]
MasterDDawg: bets 510
Hero: folds
MasterDDawg collected 705 from pot

Should I have went all-in pre-flop? In an MTT, I would have done it, but in a SNG I think this is not the best strategy, am I wrong?
It was a pretty hugly flop for me ... MasterDDawg most often would have re-raised with an high Ace or a top pair, I had the flush draw but even making it I might loose.
I was not worried with indyjoe6, as he was raised 2xBB with almost anything ...

What would you do?



[4c 9c] MP1 (M=25.89; f+r+F)
[3d 7c] UTG+1 (M=15.53; f+F)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 15.53
PokerStars Game #6429569726: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/26 - 18:21:35 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (840 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1675 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4570 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1165 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (2345 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1380 in chips)
Seat 9: LittleNY (1525 in chips)
indyjoe6: posts small blind 25
MasterDDawg: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [2s 2c]
Hero: calls 50
drecster: folds
kelko1: folds
LittleNY: calls 50
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: checks
*** FLOP *** [Tc Ks Kh]
MasterDDawg: checks
Hero: checks
LittleNY: bets 100
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: folds
LittleNY collected 175 from pot
LittleNY: doesn't show hand

[7c 4s] BB (M=14.87; f+c+c+r+f+f+F)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 14.20
PokerStars Game #6429594051: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/26 - 18:23:39 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2005 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1650 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4495 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1065 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (2345 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1130 in chips)
Seat 9: LittleNY (810 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 25
drecster: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [6c 7d]
kelko1: calls 50
LittleNY: calls 50
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: calls 50
MasterDDawg: calls 50
Hero: calls 25
drecster: checks
*** FLOP *** [9s 4c Jc]
Hero: checks
drecster: checks
kelko1: bets 100
LittleNY: calls 100
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: folds
drecster: folds
*** TURN *** [9s 4c Jc] [4s]
kelko1: bets 200
LittleNY: folds
kelko1 collected 500 from pot
kelko1: doesn't show hand

[Qs Jd] BU (M=13.53; c+f+r+f+F)
[8s 6d] CO (M=13.53; f+r+c+F)
[4d Qc] MP1 (M=13.53; c+f+F)
[7d Td] UTG+1 (M=13.53; f+F)
[4c 9h] UTG (M=13.53; F)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 13.53
PokerStars Game #6429664181: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/26 - 18:29:38 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (1930 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1025 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4620 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1015 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (2270 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1780 in chips)
Seat 9: LittleNY (860 in chips)
MasterDDawg: posts small blind 25
Hero: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8h 4h]
drecster: folds
kelko1: folds
LittleNY: calls 50
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: calls 25
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [6d Ad 5c]
MasterDDawg: checks
Hero: checks
LittleNY: checks
*** TURN *** [6d Ad 5c] [Jd]
MasterDDawg: checks
Hero: checks
LittleNY: checks
*** RIVER *** [6d Ad 5c Jd] [7s]
MasterDDawg: checks
Hero: bets 100
LittleNY: calls 100
MasterDDawg: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [8h 4h] (a straight, Four to Eight)
LittleNY: mucks hand
Hero collected 350 from pot


-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 16.20
PokerStars Game #6429672933: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/26 - 18:30:22 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (1930 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1025 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4570 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1215 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (2270 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1780 in chips)
Seat 9: LittleNY (710 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 25
drecster: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [5s 6s]
kelko1: folds
LittleNY: calls 50
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: calls 25
drecster: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qh Jd Ah]
Hero: checks
drecster: checks
LittleNY: checks
*** TURN *** [Qh Jd Ah] [5d]
Hero: checks
drecster: checks
LittleNY: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qh Jd Ah 5d] [9s]
Hero: checks
drecster: checks
LittleNY: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [5s 6s] (a pair of Fives)
drecster: shows [3d 9c] (a pair of Nines)
LittleNY: mucks hand
drecster collected 150 from pot

[Kd 8s] BU (M=15.53; r+f+f+f+F)
[5h 7h] CO (M=7.77; f+f+f+F)
[5s Td] MP1 (M=7.77; f+f+F)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 7.77
PokerStars Game #6429704496: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/26 - 18:33:05 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2665 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1025 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4570 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1165 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (2345 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1730 in chips)
indyjoe6: posts small blind 50
MasterDDawg: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jd Js]
Hero: raises 300 to 400
drecster: folds
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero collected 250 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

Again, was this too much?



[Qs 3h] BB (M=8.77; c+f+f+r+f+F)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 8.10
PokerStars Game #6429715757: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/26 - 18:34:03 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2665 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1325 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4420 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1215 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (2145 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1730 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 50
drecster: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8h Ac]
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: calls 100
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: calls 50
drecster: checks
*** FLOP *** [6c 5d 5c]
Hero: checks
drecster: bets 200
indyjoe6: folds
Hero: folds
drecster collected 300 from pot
drecster: doesn't show hand

[3c 5s] BU (M=7.43; c+f+f+F)
[4s 9c] CO (M=7.43; f+r+F)
[3d Td] MP1 (M=7.43; f+F)
[9c 4d] UTG (M=7.43; F)
[9c Ah] BB (M=7.43; f+f+r+f+c+F)
[2d 3c] SB (M=6.77; f+f+r+f+F)
[7s 4d] BU (M=6.43; f+f+r+F)

-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 6.43
PokerStars Game #6429770394: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/26 - 18:38:45 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2815 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1525 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4320 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (965 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (2095 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1780 in chips)
kelko1: posts small blind 50
cthr1981: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [7s Jc]
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: raises 200 to 300
drecster: folds
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
Hero collected 250 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[9d 5s] MP1 (M=7.43; f+F)

-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 7.43
PokerStars Game #6429778942: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/26 - 18:39:28 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2665 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1575 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4320 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1115 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (2095 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1730 in chips)
indyjoe6: posts small blind 50
MasterDDawg: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kd 8c]
Hero: raises 200 to 300
drecster: calls 300
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: folds
*** FLOP *** [Td 5s 2d]
Hero: checks
drecster: bets 900
Hero: folds
drecster collected 750 from pot
drecster: doesn't show hand

Normally, I would c-bet here, but drecster has been playing very tight/solid. His call meant for me that he had a hand.



-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 5.43
PokerStars Game #6429786941: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/26 - 18:40:09 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2665 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1525 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4220 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (815 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (2545 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1730 in chips)
MasterDDawg: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [5c 5h]
drecster: calls 100
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: raises 715 to 815 and is all-in
drecster: calls 715
*** FLOP *** [3d 2c 8s]
*** TURN *** [3d 2c 8s] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [3d 2c 8s Th] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [5c 5h] (two pair, Tens and Fives)
drecster: shows [Ah 3h] (two pair, Tens and Threes)
Hero collected 1680 from pot

[3h Th] SB (M=11.20; f+f+f+c+F)

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 7.24
PokerStars Game #6429803325: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 18:41:34 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2665 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1525 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4070 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1630 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (1880 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1730 in chips)
drecster: posts small blind 75
kelko1: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [7d Kh]
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: raises 150 to 300
drecster: folds
kelko1: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [4c Ks Qc]
kelko1: checks
Hero: bets 350
kelko1: folds
Hero collected 675 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand


-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 8.91
PokerStars Game #6429814322: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 18:42:31 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2665 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (1525 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (4070 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (2005 in chips)
Seat 7: drecster (1805 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1430 in chips)
kelko1: posts small blind 75
cthr1981: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ac Qh]
indyjoe6: raises 150 to 300
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: calls 300
drecster: folds
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [Kc 5d 9s]
cthr1981: checks
indyjoe6: bets 200
Hero: folds
cthr1981: calls 200
*** TURN *** [Kc 5d 9s] [Qd]
cthr1981: bets 450
indyjoe6: folds
cthr1981 collected 1375 from pot
cthr1981: doesn't show hand

Lately, I've been folding sometimes in this position and with this hand pre-flop ... most of the time I'll miss the flop and villain would c-bet and I'll fold (this hand is an example) ... what would you have done?


[8s Kd] MP1 (M=7.58; f+F)
[6d Qd] UTG (M=7.58; F)
[9s 4s] BB (M=7.58; f+f+f+r+f+F)
[2h Jc] SB (M=6.91; f+f+r+r+F)
[Ad 4s] BU (M=6.58; r+c+F)

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 6.58
PokerStars Game #6429855749: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 18:46:05 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (3090 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (5700 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (1950 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1480 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1280 in chips)
cthr1981: posts small blind 75
indyjoe6: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ks Kc]
MasterDDawg: raises 1800 to 1950 and is all-in
Hero: calls 1480 and is all-in
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
*** FLOP *** [Jc 9c 8c]
*** TURN *** [Jc 9c 8c] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 9c 8c 6h] [2c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MasterDDawg: shows [Kd As] (high card Ace)
Hero: shows [Ks Kc] (a flush, King high)
Hero collected 3185 from pot

[3s 3h] UTG (M=14.16; F)
[2c 3c] BB (Folded to Hero.)

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 14.49
PokerStars Game #6429869097: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 18:47:14 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (3015 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (5475 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (470 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (3260 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (1280 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 75
kelko1: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [9d 5s]
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: calls 75
kelko1: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kh Ah 9c]
Hero: bets 150
kelko1: calls 150
*** TURN *** [Kh Ah 9c] [5c]
Hero: checks
kelko1: bets 980 and is all-in
Hero: calls 980
*** RIVER *** [Kh Ah 9c 5c] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [9d 5s] (two pair, Kings and Nines)
kelko1: shows [Kc 6c] (three of a kind, Kings)
kelko1 collected 2560 from pot

I was unlucky here to have hit the 5 on the turn and villain got the K on the river ...



-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 8.80
PokerStars Game #6429880075: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 18:48:12 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (3015 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (5475 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (470 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1980 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (2560 in chips)
kelko1: posts small blind 75
cthr1981: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ac Jh]
indyjoe6: folds
MasterDDawg: folds
Hero: raises 150 to 300
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
Hero collected 375 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand


-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 9.80
PokerStars Game #6429885772: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 18:48:41 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2865 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (5475 in chips)
Seat 5: MasterDDawg (470 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (2205 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (2485 in chips)
cthr1981: posts small blind 75
indyjoe6: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [As Qd]
MasterDDawg: raises 320 to 470 and is all-in
Hero: calls 470
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: calls 320
*** FLOP *** [5s 8d 6h]
indyjoe6: checks
Hero: checks
*** TURN *** [5s 8d 6h] [6d]
indyjoe6: checks
Hero: checks
*** RIVER *** [5s 8d 6h 6d] [9h]
indyjoe6: checks
Hero: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
indyjoe6: shows [Ac 5h] (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
MasterDDawg: mucks hand
Hero: mucks hand
indyjoe6 collected 1485 from pot


-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 7.71
PokerStars Game #6429894308: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/09/26 - 18:49:26 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2790 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (6490 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1735 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (2485 in chips)
indyjoe6: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Qh Jd]
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: raises 150 to 300
Hero: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [9h 9d 6c]
indyjoe6: checks
Hero: bets 300
indyjoe6: folds
Hero collected 600 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[Ks 7d] SB (M=9.04; f+r+F)
[Ad 2h] BU (M=8.71; r+F)

-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 6.53
PokerStars Game #6429917073: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 18:51:26 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2490 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (7015 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1960 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (2035 in chips)
cthr1981: posts small blind 100
indyjoe6: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ah Th]
Hero: raises 200 to 400
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
Hero collected 500 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[8s Ad] BB (M=7.53; r+r+f+F)
[9d 8d] SB (M=6.87; p+f+F)
[Ks 3h] BU (M=6.53; f+F)

-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 6.53
PokerStars Game #6429942366: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 18:53:38 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (1010 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (6715 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1960 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (3815 in chips)
cthr1981: posts small blind 100
indyjoe6: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [6h Ac]
Hero: raises 200 to 400
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
Hero collected 500 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand


-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 7.53
PokerStars Game #6429945323: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 18:53:54 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (910 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (6515 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (2260 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (3815 in chips)
indyjoe6: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8s 3s]
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: calls 100
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [5d 4d 4c]
indyjoe6: bets 200
Hero: folds
indyjoe6 collected 400 from pot


-----Hand 23-----
Hero's M = 6.87
PokerStars Game #6429950459: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 18:54:21 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (910 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (6715 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (2060 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (3815 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 100
kelko1: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [4s Kh]
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: folds
Hero: calls 100
kelko1: checks
*** FLOP *** [8s 5d 5s]
Hero: bets 200
kelko1: calls 200
*** TURN *** [8s 5d 5s] [4d]
Hero: checks
kelko1: bets 200
Hero: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [8s 5d 5s 4d] [3h]
Hero: checks
kelko1: bets 400
Hero: folds
kelko1 collected 1200 from pot
kelko1: shows [5c 6d] (three of a kind, Fives)


-----Hand 24-----
Hero's M = 4.87
PokerStars Game #6429960886: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 18:55:16 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (910 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (6715 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1460 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (4415 in chips)
kelko1: posts small blind 100
cthr1981: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Jd Qs]
indyjoe6: folds
Hero: raises 200 to 400
kelko1: calls 300
cthr1981: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [8s Qd 2d]
kelko1: checks
cthr1981: checks
Hero: bets 1060 and is all-in
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
Hero collected 1200 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[As 2h] UTG (M=7.53; F)

-----Hand 25-----
Hero's M = 7.53
PokerStars Game #6429975083: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 18:56:31 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (1020 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (6205 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (2260 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (4015 in chips)
indyjoe6: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Js 2s]
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: calls 100
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [7s Th 5s]
indyjoe6: bets 200
Hero: calls 200
*** TURN *** [7s Th 5s] [Kh]
indyjoe6: checks
Hero: bets 400
indyjoe6: folds
Hero collected 800 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand

[3s 8s] SB (M=8.87; f+r+F)
[8s 5c] BU (M=8.53; f+F)

-----Hand 26-----
Hero's M = 8.53
PokerStars Game #6429996776: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 18:58:25 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2040 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (6105 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (2560 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (2795 in chips)
cthr1981: posts small blind 100
indyjoe6: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [3d Ad]
Hero: raises 200 to 400
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [4d Ks 9h]
indyjoe6: bets 200
Hero: calls 200
*** TURN *** [4d Ks 9h] [Kh]
indyjoe6: bets 400
Hero: folds
indyjoe6 collected 1300 from pot


-----Hand 27-----
Hero's M = 6.53
PokerStars Game #6430005548: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 18:59:11 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (1940 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (6805 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1960 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (2795 in chips)
indyjoe6: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [7h Jh]
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: calls 200
indyjoe6: folds
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [2h Ad Qs]
Hero: checks
cthr1981: checks
*** TURN *** [2h Ad Qs] [Qd]
Hero: bets 300
cthr1981: calls 300
*** RIVER *** [2h Ad Qs Qd] [Ts]
Hero: checks
cthr1981: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [7h Jh] (a pair of Queens)
cthr1981: shows [5d 5s] (two pair, Queens and Fives)
cthr1981 collected 1100 from pot

[3h Jc] SB (M=4.87; f+f+F)
[Ah 3c] BU (M=4.53; r+F)

-----Hand 28-----
Hero's M = 4.53
PokerStars Game #6430021169: Tournament #32634591, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/26 - 19:00:33 (ET)
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Table '32634591 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: cthr1981 (2340 in chips)
Seat 3: indyjoe6 (7005 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (1360 in chips)
Seat 8: kelko1 (2795 in chips)
cthr1981: posts small blind 100
indyjoe6: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [6h 7h]
Hero: raises 200 to 400
kelko1: folds
cthr1981: folds
indyjoe6: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [8c 2c 6d]
indyjoe6: bets 200
Hero: raises 760 to 960 and is all-in
indyjoe6: calls 760
*** TURN *** [8c 2c 6d] [8d]
*** RIVER *** [8c 2c 6d 8d] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
indyjoe6: shows [9c 8s] (three of a kind, Eights)
Hero: shows [6h 7h] (two pair, Eights and Sixes)
indyjoe6 collected 2820 from pot

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Thanks!

[taipan168]

First tourney:

---Statistics---
Data for 66 hands.
You played 22 hands (33.33%).
You raised 7 times preflop (10.61%).

Here is your first problem - you're limping far too many hands relative to those you're raising. It's a bit hard to draw a general conclusion, but generally speaking I'm raising at least 60%+ of hands across the course of a tourney (and more if the HU battle is long).

Specific hands:

1. AJo in UTG+1 - I don't bother with AJo in EP early in the tourney, just open fold. As played, you might be ahead but folding to the raise is probably prudent.

3. A8s - completing the SB is fine. When the flush flops, I would actually lead out for about 2/3 pot or 80 here. At the $5.50s you will still get lots of callers. You want to get money into the pot with the nuts, because if a fourth heart falls your action might be killed (or then again, at a $5.50 it might not if somebody thinks their low heart is good). On the turn, lead again. The best way to get a donk's money when you have the nuts is to bet and let them call, call, call. River lead is good - NEVER check the river with the nuts.

4. 98s - limp preflop is OK from the button although I would prefer to have more limpers in front.

5. 86o - I would make a bluff on the river rather than the turn if opp checks the turn again. A lot of donks like to slowplay the flop if they have hit top pair but they will generally bet on the turn.

6. JTs UTG - open fold this. I don't want to play hands like JTs OOP, even for 30 chips, when I'm OOP. If I was on the button with a couple of limpers in front, I limp too but open fold here. Postflop I think your line is fine, river check is good, no idea what he had, could be anything.

7. KQo - I would just check and see a flop here. I don't want to build a big pot OOP with a hand like KQ. Plus, if you want to raise (and I'm not suggesting you do), your raise is too small. $5.50 players aren't going to fold for another 50 chips when they've limped preflop. 120 to go if you want to raise. Postflop is good.

8. QQ - all good. I like your re-raise and of course you have to call when opp pushes. I would not flat call preflop, at a $5.50 this sort of raise could be a wide range of hands (55+, Ax, KT-KQ) and if overcards come on the flop you won't know whether you're good. Just one of those 18% of times...make sure to make a note on this guy that this is how he plays medium pocket pairs.

9. AJs - Hmmm, with 4 limpers in front and the blinds meaning 275 in the pot preflop and your stack at 1200, I might just shove all-in here and hope to pick up the blinds. Plus, at this level you may well get called by hands you dominate (A2-AT).

10. Good.

[Td As] UTG (M=18.47; F) - good. Too many players limp or raise in this situation.

11. OMG punkymonroe is an idiot for not betting the river. This is why it's a bad idea to check the nuts (OK technically KT is the nuts, but meh) on the river hoping to check raise.

12. 99 in the SB - You HAVE to raise this. 150 to go. Why just complete? You are likely well ahead of BB's range here. Postflop is OK though.

13. Make a note on haktar that he/she calls down to showdown with middle pair on the flop. Donk!

14. JJ - I would make a standard raise to say 250-275 here. Result may well have been the same but you can stand to have one caller.

15. A2o - risky flop bet against two preflop limpers, particularly OOP. I prefer to check here and take a stab on the turn if they both check behind.

16. A8o - With two shortstack limpers in front I just shove all-in from the BB to try to take it down preflop. Even if they call and win you are short but not desperate. I would prefer to have AT+ to do this but it's very likely that these guys are calling with mediocre hands that A8 is ahead of. The alternative is to just check and see a flop but I think I prefer shoving preflop here.

[7c 8d] BU (M=11.89; f+f+F) - Depending on how tight or loose the blinds have been playing I can see a steal raise of 400 here.

17. KJo - 400 to go, saves you 100 chips if you need to fold if somebody pushes over.

[9s Kh] BU (M=12.89; c+f+F) - Potential steal raise?

18. 95o in the BB - against 2 opps I would probably just check/fold with middle pair. Against one opp I would probably take a stab on the flop as you did.

19. K7o in the SB - I think this is OK. I like the river bluff when the second A comes out.

20. AKs in the BB - you HAVE to raise this preflop, don't just check the BB. 600 to go. Get money in the pot with your strong hands! Opp would probably have called, you could have won a much bigger pot.

21. 98o in the SB - raise it up, 500 to go. At this blind level open raise or fold only, no calling. Sets you up to take the pot away on the flop if you miss.

22. A9o - sorry to be harsh, but this was really bad. Firstly your preflop raise was too small. I make it at least 600 and maybe 800 to go, A9 is a strong hand 3-handed. As played, your flop lead after opp checks is fine but WHY CALL HIS PUSH? You have A high with no draw so if opp has a pocket pair, has paired any card on this board, even bottom pair, you are likely drawing to 6 outs at the most (and 3 outs if he has a T) so are at best a 3.5:1 (and maybe 7:1) underdog and the pot was laying you only 1.8 to 1 to call his push. Fold!

I'll take a look at the other one later

[jimmy44]

First of all let me thank you for the quick reply!!

First tourney:

---Statistics---
Data for 66 hands.
You played 22 hands (33.33%).
You raised 7 times preflop (10.61%).

Here is your first problem - you're limping far too many hands relative to those you're raising. It's a bit hard to draw a general conclusion, but generally speaking I'm raising at least 60%+ of hands across the course of a tourney (and more if the HU battle is long).

Thanks for the help. I agree, I think I was way too passive on these SNG.

3. A8s - completing the SB is fine. When the flush flops, I would actually lead out for about 2/3 pot or 80 here. At the $5.50s you will still get lots of callers. You want to get money into the pot with the nuts, because if a fourth heart falls your action might be killed (or then again, at a $5.50 it might not if somebody thinks their low heart is good). On the turn, lead again. The best way to get a donk's money when you have the nuts is to bet and let them call, call, call. River lead is good - NEVER check the river with the nuts.

The thing is that I was not sure if someone would call in a scary board like that ... I'll try to do that next time and see what happens.

5. 86o - I would make a bluff on the river rather than the turn if opp checks the turn again. A lot of donks like to slowplay the flop if they have hit top pair but they will generally bet on the turn.

The thing is that I did not want to give him a free card to pair his hand ...

7. KQo - I would just check and see a flop here. I don't want to build a big pot OOP with a hand like KQ. Plus, if you want to raise (and I'm not suggesting you do), your raise is too small. $5.50 players aren't going to fold for another 50 chips when they've limped preflop. 120 to go if you want to raise. Postflop is good.

The thing is that raising sets me up to a c-bet on the flop with good chances of taking the flop ...

8. QQ - all good. I like your re-raise and of course you have to call when opp pushes. I would not flat call preflop, at a $5.50 this sort of raise could be a wide range of hands (55+, Ax, KT-KQ) and if overcards come on the flop you won't know whether you're good. Just one of those 18% of times...make sure to make a note on this guy that this is how he plays medium pocket pairs.

Nice to know that my play was correct!
Yeah, I'll add that mu player notes!

9. AJs - Hmmm, with 4 limpers in front and the blinds meaning 275 in the pot preflop and your stack at 1200, I might just shove all-in here and hope to pick up the blinds. Plus, at this level you may well get called by hands you dominate (A2-AT).

Actually, here I was worried with slow playing AK/AQ or even AA/KK/QQ, do you think this happens at the $5.50 SNG level?

11. OMG punkymonroe is an idiot for not betting the river. This is why it's a bad idea to check the nuts (OK technically KT is the nuts, but meh) on the river hoping to check raise.

Completely agree!

12. 99 in the SB - You HAVE to raise this. 150 to go. Why just complete? You are likely well ahead of BB's range here. Postflop is OK though.

I wanted to make more money here as I thought I could out flop him ... but maybe your right and this should be raised.

14. JJ - I would make a standard raise to say 250-275 here. Result may well have been the same but you can stand to have one caller.

Here I was always worried of the Ax (x > 7)

15. A2o - risky flop bet against two preflop limpers, particularly OOP. I prefer to check here and take a stab on the turn if they both check behind.

After having played 2 $5.50 SNG last night I agree with you, as players become quite tight at the end part of the tournament.

16. A8o - With two shortstack limpers in front I just shove all-in from the BB to try to take it down preflop. Even if they call and win you are short but not desperate. I would prefer to have AT+ to do this but it's very likely that these guys are calling with mediocre hands that A8 is ahead of. The alternative is to just check and see a flop but I think I prefer shoving preflop here.

The thing is that I was worried of the other players stacks as a lose will reduce my stack to 800 chips, which would put me on fold/push mode. However, it's true that I ended up calling and run with Lil Ironic2 ...

[7c 8d] BU (M=11.89; f+f+F) - Depending on how tight or loose the blinds have been playing I can see a steal raise of 400 here.

Once in a while I try it ... but not too often ... for me 78o is not a good hand ... but maybe I'm being too tight ...

17. KJo - 400 to go, saves you 100 chips if you need to fold if somebody pushes over.

It seemed to me that I could only have the job done with 500 ... I'll try lowering a bit ...

[9s Kh] BU (M=12.89; c+f+F) - Potential steal raise?

I agree, I should have tried it ...

20. AKs in the BB - you HAVE to raise this preflop, don't just check the BB. 600 to go. Get money in the pot with your strong hands! Opp would probably have called, you could have won a much bigger pot.

The thing is that I thought I could not make more money, but it's true that I ended up not making more anyway

21. 98o in the SB - raise it up, 500 to go. At this blind level open raise or fold only, no calling. Sets you up to take the pot away on the flop if you miss.

I'll try that!

22. A9o - sorry to be harsh, but this was really bad. Firstly your preflop raise was too small. I make it at least 600 and maybe 800 to go, A9 is a strong hand 3-handed. As played, your flop lead after opp checks is fine but WHY CALL HIS PUSH? You have A high with no draw so if opp has a pocket pair, has paired any card on this board, even bottom pair, you are likely drawing to 6 outs at the most (and 3 outs if he has a T) so are at best a 3.5:1 (and maybe 7:1) underdog and the pot was laying you only 1.8 to 1 to call his push. Fold!

I agree, 2xBB is not enough pre-flop ...
You are also right about the rest of the hand. I thought that I had to make a move now and try to double up. As would be 3rd in the worst case I called ... I agree, that I should be carefull in the future!

Thanks for very enlightening comments. Anxiously waiting for the comments on the 2nd

I'll take a look at the other one later[/quote]

[taipan168]

OK, here are my comments on the second. Sorry if I was a bit harsh on the first one, I haven't had enough sleep and am feeling grumpy! I'll also respond to your queries about my comments on the first one later.

Overall:

---Statistics---
Data for 83 hands.
You played 28 hands (33.73%).
You raised 11 times preflop (13.25%).

Again, too passive. I'll look at specific hands and comment.
- Don't minraise preflop. You give the BB 3-3.5:1 on the call, many times when you raise preflop the outcome you want is for everybody to fold.
- When your stack is <10x BB (or even a bit more if you are out of position) just shove all-in preflop. Eg. Don't frig about with standard raises when your stack is 7x BB - if you minraise, get called and fold the flop this is a disaster because you have 5 BB left.
- Don't mean to blow my own trumpet but if you haven't done so already, read the low buyin SNG dos and don'ts that swiggidy and I put together - link here

3. JJ - This is why a lot of players think JJ is such a difficult hand to play. The big re-raise to 300 indicates a big hand like JJ-AA or AK to me but it's just so hard to lay down JJ. TT I'm folding here, QQ I'm shoving over, but JJ...well, I guess the call is OK. I would not shove over in this spot, Master isn't folding and IMO at best you have a flip here. If you have reads from other tourneys that MasterDDawg is very tight, I would fold. On the flop, yep - you have to fold.

4. 22 UTG - Whether you limp or fold here depends on how passive the table has been preflop. On an aggressive table where there is likely to be one or more preflop raises I open fold, on a passive table where you're likely to see a flop for a limp, I limp.

6. 84s - Good play, I play it exactly the same. Your river bet amount was just right.

7. 65s - I think completing is fine. I play this one exactly the same too. I wouldn't take a stab on the turn since you are OOP.

8. JJ - I would actually just shove all-in preflop. You aren't folding if anybody raises and if you're called you are likely just pushing the flop anyway, you have 11.5x BB and you're OOP, I would just shove.

9. A8o in the SB - I would fold this, even in the SB. You are getting shortstacked and need to preserve every last chip.

10. J7o - I would fold this. Once your stack reaches <10x BB it is shove or fold time and I would not shove J7o from the CO with 9.5x BB.

11. K8o - fold this. Don't try to steal with weak hands like K8o from UTG, you need 5 players to fold before you can take the blinds. If it was folded to me on the button or SB I would probably try to steal.

12. 55 - Good play. Make a note on this guy that he limp/calls AI with A-rag, you can take advantage of this if you pick up a big hand in the BB.

13. K7o - don't minraise. I would make a standard raise here to 400, the odds are too tempting for the BB to call (3.5 to 1).

14. AQo - this is read dependent. If UTG had been actively raising, I would shove over. If he/she had been mostly limping and hadn't raised much I would fold. Given most $5.50 players' ranges, I think a shove over here would be good, I think you are ahead of his range. Calling is the worst of your options here, you're still left with a situation where you only hit an A or Q 32% of the time and if you don't hit you mostly have to check/fold.

[3s 3h] UTG (M=14.16; F) - good fold. Too many players try to limp or raise with 33 UTG, you have to fold this.

16. 95o in the SB - don't just complete here. Make it 400 to go when folded to in the SB. As played, I think the flop lead is fine, you win it very often here. On the turn, I would lead again with the flush draws out there, I make it 350 or so to go. You really did get unlucky on the river, that's poker...

17. AJ - again, don't minraise, 400 to go.

18. AQ - 5 handed, I would shove over preflop to isolate the shortstack. Nobody will call you without a super strong hand (and AQ is a strong hand 5 handed). What would you have done if any of the remaining players (all of whom outstack you) had put the squeeze on you and shoved over?

19. QJo - Even getting 3:1 on the call I probably just fold this, it's just too easily dominated. Plus with 11.5x BB every chip is precious. As played the flop bet is good.

[Ad 2h] BU (M=8.71; r+F) - I know you're short, but depending on the blinds, potential steal raise here?

20. ATs UTG - You have <10x BB, shove or fold. Intuitively I would have thought this was a shove but I ran it through SNGPT, it is -EV at all calling ranges, I suspect mainly because of the big stack in the BB.

21. A6o UTG - again, push or fold, I would fold this. Nice that you got away with the steal though.

23. K6 in the SB - tough spot. I would be tempted to shove this but it is -EV at looser calling ranges and only slightly +EV at tighter ranges. Depends on reads on kelko but I think I just fold. Postflop wasn't so good, why do you lead the flop? I would check here. The turn stab is OK but too small relative to the pot, I would make it 300.

24. QJo - shove or fold preflop with 7x BB. I just shove this unless the SB and BB had been playing loose (which it didn't seem they had been). As played, OMG these guys are so weak/tight, they call your preflop raise then check the flop.

25. J2s - I would raise it up on the flop to 600 to try to take it down on the flop. At low buyins an open minbet is often a cheap way to try to buy the pot (as in this case).

26. A3s - I would not try to steal with A-rag suited from UTG, I would fold this. Sure, from the button this is fine but not from UTG. On the flop, fold to the minbet, you have no draws.

27. J7s - I think this is fine. I might have left it until the river to take a stab though but meh.

[3h Jc] SB (M=4.87; f+f+F) - shove this. I ran it through SNGPT and it is +EV at all but the loosest calling ranges (and BB should not be calling loose since if he calls and you win, he loses half his stack). Your read is important here, if he is super loose then I fold but my default option is to shove.

28. 76s - Sorry to be harsh, but this was ugly. Fold preflop, suited connectors lose value in shorthanded, big blind situations. Plus you should be shoving or folding preflop with <7x BB. As played, on the flop when you hit your 6, given the fact that this guy seems to open minbet every flop, I think the shove over is fine, I would expect him to have overcards here.

[Sprayed]

First of all let me thank you for the quick reply!!

First tourney:

---Statistics---
Data for 66 hands.
You played 22 hands (33.33%).
You raised 7 times preflop (10.61%).

Here is your first problem - you're limping far too many hands relative to those you're raising. It's a bit hard to draw a general conclusion, but generally speaking I'm raising at least 60%+ of hands across the course of a tourney (and more if the HU battle is long).

Thanks for the help. I agree, I think I was way too passive on these SNG.

3. A8s - completing the SB is fine. When the flush flops, I would actually lead out for about 2/3 pot or 80 here. At the $5.50s you will still get lots of callers. You want to get money into the pot with the nuts, because if a fourth heart falls your action might be killed (or then again, at a $5.50 it might not if somebody thinks their low heart is good). On the turn, lead again. The best way to get a donk's money when you have the nuts is to bet and let them call, call, call. River lead is good - NEVER check the river with the nuts.

The thing is that I was not sure if someone would call in a scary board like that ... I'll try to do that next time and see what happens.

5. 86o - I would make a bluff on the river rather than the turn if opp checks the turn again. A lot of donks like to slowplay the flop if they have hit top pair but they will generally bet on the turn.

The thing is that I did not want to give him a free card to pair his hand ...

7. KQo - I would just check and see a flop here. I don't want to build a big pot OOP with a hand like KQ. Plus, if you want to raise (and I'm not suggesting you do), your raise is too small. $5.50 players aren't going to fold for another 50 chips when they've limped preflop. 120 to go if you want to raise. Postflop is good.

The thing is that raising sets me up to a c-bet on the flop with good chances of taking the flop ...

8. QQ - all good. I like your re-raise and of course you have to call when opp pushes. I would not flat call preflop, at a $5.50 this sort of raise could be a wide range of hands (55+, Ax, KT-KQ) and if overcards come on the flop you won't know whether you're good. Just one of those 18% of times...make sure to make a note on this guy that this is how he plays medium pocket pairs.

Nice to know that my play was correct!
Yeah, I'll add that mu player notes!

9. AJs - Hmmm, with 4 limpers in front and the blinds meaning 275 in the pot preflop and your stack at 1200, I might just shove all-in here and hope to pick up the blinds. Plus, at this level you may well get called by hands you dominate (A2-AT).

Actually, here I was worried with slow playing AK/AQ or even AA/KK/QQ, do you think this happens at the $5.50 SNG level?

11. OMG punkymonroe is an idiot for not betting the river. This is why it's a bad idea to check the nuts (OK technically KT is the nuts, but meh) on the river hoping to check raise.

Completely agree!

12. 99 in the SB - You HAVE to raise this. 150 to go. Why just complete? You are likely well ahead of BB's range here. Postflop is OK though.

I wanted to make more money here as I thought I could out flop him ... but maybe your right and this should be raised.

14. JJ - I would make a standard raise to say 250-275 here. Result may well have been the same but you can stand to have one caller.

Here I was always worried of the Ax (x > 7)

15. A2o - risky flop bet against two preflop limpers, particularly OOP. I prefer to check here and take a stab on the turn if they both check behind.

After having played 2 $5.50 SNG last night I agree with you, as players become quite tight at the end part of the tournament.

16. A8o - With two shortstack limpers in front I just shove all-in from the BB to try to take it down preflop. Even if they call and win you are short but not desperate. I would prefer to have AT+ to do this but it's very likely that these guys are calling with mediocre hands that A8 is ahead of. The alternative is to just check and see a flop but I think I prefer shoving preflop here.

The thing is that I was worried of the other players stacks as a lose will reduce my stack to 800 chips, which would put me on fold/push mode. However, it's true that I ended up calling and run with Lil Ironic2 ...

[7c 8d] BU (M=11.89; f+f+F) - Depending on how tight or loose the blinds have been playing I can see a steal raise of 400 here.

Once in a while I try it ... but not too often ... for me 78o is not a good hand ... but maybe I'm being too tight ...

17. KJo - 400 to go, saves you 100 chips if you need to fold if somebody pushes over.

It seemed to me that I could only have the job done with 500 ... I'll try lowering a bit ...

[9s Kh] BU (M=12.89; c+f+F) - Potential steal raise?

I agree, I should have tried it ...

20. AKs in the BB - you HAVE to raise this preflop, don't just check the BB. 600 to go. Get money in the pot with your strong hands! Opp would probably have called, you could have won a much bigger pot.

The thing is that I thought I could not make more money, but it's true that I ended up not making more anyway

21. 98o in the SB - raise it up, 500 to go. At this blind level open raise or fold only, no calling. Sets you up to take the pot away on the flop if you miss.

I'll try that!

22. A9o - sorry to be harsh, but this was really bad. Firstly your preflop raise was too small. I make it at least 600 and maybe 800 to go, A9 is a strong hand 3-handed. As played, your flop lead after opp checks is fine but WHY CALL HIS PUSH? You have A high with no draw so if opp has a pocket pair, has paired any card on this board, even bottom pair, you are likely drawing to 6 outs at the most (and 3 outs if he has a T) so are at best a 3.5:1 (and maybe 7:1) underdog and the pot was laying you only 1.8 to 1 to call his push. Fold!

I agree, 2xBB is not enough pre-flop ...
You are also right about the rest of the hand. I thought that I had to make a move now and try to double up. As would be 3rd in the worst case I called ... I agree, that I should be carefull in the future!

Thanks for very enlightening comments. Anxiously waiting for the comments on the 2nd

I'll take a look at the other one later

[/quote]

taipan is giving you good advice. I hope that you aren't discounting his advice by justifying your play. Try not to slowplay in these low buy-in SNGs. Just bet your hands and you will get paid off. It's all about raise raise raise raise and raise some more. Also, it's about tight tight tight tight tight and tight.

With the blind structure and the starting stacks, you don't have time to be limping and playing pots. You get in and get out. Big plays work better in these. You play tight early so that you have a chance to money late in the tourney. Look for big hands and play them hard.

[jimmy44]

OK, here are my comments on the second. Sorry if I was a bit harsh on the first one, I haven't had enough sleep and am feeling grumpy!

No problem!

Overall:

---Statistics---
Data for 83 hands.
You played 28 hands (33.73%).
You raised 11 times preflop (13.25%).

Again, too passive. I'll look at specific hands and comment.
- Don't minraise preflop. You give the BB 3-3.5:1 on the call, many times when you raise preflop the outcome you want is for everybody to fold.

At the end of this tourney everyone was min-raising preflop instead of raising 3xBB, so I did the same but I now understand it's a bad thing ...

- When your stack is <10x BB (or even a bit more if you are out of position) just shove all-in preflop. Eg. Don't frig about with standard raises when your stack is 7x BB - if you minraise, get called and fold the flop this is a disaster because you have 5 BB left.

You're right, but as this is a SNG, I had trouble shoving all-in preflop when in the bubble ...

- Don't mean to blow my own trumpet but if you haven't done so already, read the low buyin SNG dos and don'ts that swiggidy and I put together - link here

I read them some weeks ago, but I'll read them again!

18. AQ - 5 handed, I would shove over preflop to isolate the shortstack. Nobody will call you without a super strong hand (and AQ is a strong hand 5 handed). What would you have done if any of the remaining players (all of whom outstack you) had put the squeeze on you and shoved over?

If someone would have shoved I guess I would have folded ... the thing was that if any of the 3 remaining players had JJ/QQ/KK/AA I would be out of the tourney most of the time and as a SNG that's bad ... am I wrong to think this way?

[Ad 2h] BU (M=8.71; r+F) - I know you're short, but depending on the blinds, potential steal raise here?

It was again a min-raise from the big stack ... I thought it was to risky ...

20. ATs UTG - You have <10x BB, shove or fold. Intuitively I would have thought this was a shove but I ran it through SNGPT, it is -EV at all calling ranges, I suspect mainly because of the big stack in the BB.

SNGPT? Is that worth it?

21. A6o UTG - again, push or fold, I would fold this. Nice that you got away with the steal though.

I think most of the time I could get away with the steal of 3xBB, no? Furthemore, if someone has 77+ I would be mostly dead if I shove ...
am I wrong?

23. K6 in the SB - tough spot. I would be tempted to shove this but it is -EV at looser calling ranges and only slightly +EV at tighter ranges. Depends on reads on kelko but I think I just fold. Postflop wasn't so good, why do you lead the flop? I would check here. The turn stab is OK but too small relative to the pot, I would make it 300

kelko1 was kind of tight/weak so I thought I would steal the pot from him ... after he called on the flop I thought that he had a hand ... but could not let go bottom pair on the turn ...

[3h Jc] SB (M=4.87; f+f+F) - shove this. I ran it through SNGPT and it is +EV at all but the loosest calling ranges (and BB should not be calling loose since if he calls and you win, he loses half his stack). Your read is important here, if he is super loose then I fold but my default option is to shove.

This should have been a good option as BB is tight/weak ...

28. 76s - Sorry to be harsh, but this was ugly. Fold preflop, suited connectors lose value in shorthanded, big blind situations. Plus you should be shoving or folding preflop with <7x BB. As played, on the flop when you hit your 6, given the fact that this guy seems to open minbet every flop, I think the shove over is fine, I would expect him to have overcards here.

Me too I was expecting him to have overcards ... I have to remember not to play suited connectors in shorhanded situations ...

Thanks again for th advice!!

[jimmy44]

taipan is giving you good advice. I hope that you aren't discounting his advice by justifying your play. Try not to slowplay in these low buy-in SNGs. Just bet your hands and you will get paid off. It's all about raise raise raise raise and raise some more. Also, it's about tight tight tight tight tight and tight.

With the blind structure and the starting stacks, you don't have time to be limping and playing pots. You get in and get out. Big plays work better in these. You play tight early so that you have a chance to money late in the tourney. Look for big hands and play them hard.

Thanks for the tips

[taipan168]

First of all let me thank you for the quick reply!!

No problem! I've been on holidays for the last several days so sorry for not responding earlier.

7. KQo - I would just check and see a flop here. I don't want to build a big pot OOP with a hand like KQ. Plus, if you want to raise (and I'm not suggesting you do), your raise is too small. $5.50 players aren't going to fold for another 50 chips when they've limped preflop. 120 to go if you want to raise. Postflop is good.

The thing is that raising sets me up to a c-bet on the flop with good chances of taking the flop ...

That's true, but it can also get very expensive if you miss, c-bet and get raised on the flop. If you want to raise I would make it 120.

9. AJs - Hmmm, with 4 limpers in front and the blinds meaning 275 in the pot preflop and your stack at 1200, I might just shove all-in here and hope to pick up the blinds. Plus, at this level you may well get called by hands you dominate (A2-AT).

Actually, here I was worried with slow playing AK/AQ or even AA/KK/QQ, do you think this happens at the $5.50 SNG level?

Yes it does happen, a lot of players like to pull the limp/re-raise trick with AA and KK (particularly from UTG) but I think the times you pick up the blinds preflop or get called and win make this a +EV move.

14. JJ - I would make a standard raise to say 250-275 here. Result may well have been the same but you can stand to have one caller.

Here I was always worried of the Ax (x > 7)

With JJ the only hands you're worried about are QQ-AA which will almost certainly re-raise. If they want to call your preflop with crap that you dominate, you should be happy (you do need to play carefully postflop if overcards come though).

16. A8o - With two shortstack limpers in front I just shove all-in from the BB to try to take it down preflop. Even if they call and win you are short but not desperate. I would prefer to have AT+ to do this but it's very likely that these guys are calling with mediocre hands that A8 is ahead of. The alternative is to just check and see a flop but I think I prefer shoving preflop here.

The thing is that I was worried of the other players stacks as a lose will reduce my stack to 800 chips, which would put me on fold/push mode. However, it's true that I ended up calling and run with Lil Ironic2 ...

If you were prepared to call a push from this guy (it would be madness not to) then just shove all-in yourself.

[9s Kh] BU (M=12.89; c+f+F) - Potential steal raise?

I agree, I should have tried it ...

Actually I misread the HH and didn't see the UTG caller, I would fold this too.

I'll reply to your comments on the other one separately.

[taipan168]

- When your stack is <10x BB (or even a bit more if you are out of position) just shove all-in preflop. Eg. Don't frig about with standard raises when your stack is 7x BB - if you minraise, get called and fold the flop this is a disaster because you have 5 BB left.

You're right, but as this is a SNG, I had trouble shoving all-in preflop when in the bubble ...

Whilst I don't advocate going nuts and making -EV shoves, as (I can't remember which player) said, "In order to live, you have to be prepared to die". When your stack is short, taking down the blinds uncontested is a great outcome and the best way to maximise your fold equity is to just shove all-in preflop.

18. AQ - 5 handed, I would shove over preflop to isolate the shortstack. Nobody will call you without a super strong hand (and AQ is a strong hand 5 handed). What would you have done if any of the remaining players (all of whom outstack you) had put the squeeze on you and shoved over?

If someone would have shoved I guess I would have folded ... the thing was that if any of the 3 remaining players had JJ/QQ/KK/AA I would be out of the tourney most of the time and as a SNG that's bad ... am I wrong to think this way?

JJ is a flip against AQ, so the only hands you're worried about are QQ-AA and AK. I guess in this situation flat calling isn't totally terrible because the check-down convention means that you are unlikely to be bluffed off the best hand and can see all 5 cards without putting any more chips in. I still prefer to shove over though. For all the times you get called by QQ-AA and AK you will also get called by A-rag.

[Ad 2h] BU (M=8.71; r+F) - I know you're short, but depending on the blinds, potential steal raise here?

It was again a min-raise from the big stack ... I thought it was to risky ...

Sorry, misread the HH again. I didn't see the UTG raise. Instafold.

20. ATs UTG - You have <10x BB, shove or fold. Intuitively I would have thought this was a shove but I ran it through SNGPT, it is -EV at all calling ranges, I suspect mainly because of the big stack in the BB.

SNGPT? Is that worth it?

Absolutely, when your BR can support it, it is the best poker-related $79 I have ever spent. Good preflop decisions and sound bubble play are the essence of SNG success IMO.

21. A6o UTG - again, push or fold, I would fold this. Nice that you got away with the steal though.

I think most of the time I could get away with the steal of 3xBB, no? Furthemore, if someone has 77+ I would be mostly dead if I shove ...
am I wrong?

I would fold this but if I had a strong hand here I would not frig about with standard raises, I would just shove. Interestingly you need a very very strong hand to shove here, SNGPT says the range is like 99/TT+, AKo, AQs+.

[FlyingSaucy]

I didn't read replies, but here's another response for your first tourney.

Congrats and cheers to your first sng. Here are some comments. Let me know if you have questions.


Hand 3
I'd check/raise the turn up to about 200. This is a callable bet by at least one of your opponents, anyone with the Kh will draw. As played on the turn, on the river, I think you made a good bet. You absolutely do not want to check the river and miss out on value. People were obviously willing to call call call the whole way, when that K comes up, anyone who was drawing with the Kh will probably call you.

Hand 4
There's no need to limp here, just lay it down preflop.

Hand 6
Same thing, only this one is even easier to lay down. You're UTG, with 7 players left to act. If any one of them raises, it was a pointless limp.

Hand 8
I think you'll find that at the $5 level, your play with Q's here is profitable. All kinds of donks are willing to raise and reraise with mid/low pocket pairs.

[Td As] UTG (M=18.47; F)
Good lay down. A lot of people at the $5's will limp or raise this preflop. UTG it is a waste of time.

Hand 12
I like the fact that you did not let up on the turn. However if he calls the turn, you have to check/fold the river.

Hand 14
Typically I would make it 300 to go rather than 400, especially since you only have one opponent.

Hand 15
I don't think I like your lead-out bet on the flop here. Two limpers, one could easily have a J, and your hand has no potential to hit the turn against a J.

Hand 16
I definitely do not like the BB steal raise here. Both opponents are short stacked and are willing to take a gamble. Short stacked limpers should set off alarm bells for you, meaning they usually have strength way beyond just Ax offsuit. Just check and see the flop.

Hand 17
Beware that while it is good to be aggressive when the blinds get higher, you are putting yourself at a major risk here. I would keep the raise lower, like 400 instead of 500. I regard this raise as a steal raise because KJ is not a strong hand. Stealing the blinds from UTG is very dangerous. I would normally fold this hand preflop: 1. kingjames in the BB has out outstacked. 2. You are UTG and there are 4 loose players left to act.

Hand 19
Preflop, my opinion is that the best option here is to fold, the 2nd best option is to raise to 500. Don't tolerate limpers. If you suspect a weak hand, do not hesitate to take their chips.

Hand 20
Don't slowplay those suckers preflop. Don't tollerate limpers.

Hand 21
Don't limp unless you know for sure sttatt is not going to raise you.

Hand 22
Yes, you should have not minraised before the flop. And yes it was too risky to call the all-in.
As played preflop, just check behind on the flop because you never know what kingjames has, seeing as he limped and then called your minraise (which is to say, he could have just about ANY hand). Then when he pushes over your 400, you have no reason to call with ace high. If you fold here, you still have 2000 chips left and can easily build yourself back up by picking some hands to push preflop with.

[jimmy44]

Thanks taipan!

Hand 4
There's no need to limp here, just lay it down preflop.

So you limp with only low PPs and a high A and K in the earlier part of the SNGs?

Hand 8
I think you'll find that at the $5 level, your play with Q's here is profitable. All kinds of donks are willing to raise and reraise with mid/low pocket pairs.

That's my current experience also (after 6 $5.50 SNGs). Thanks!

Hand 14
Typically I would make it 300 to go rather than 400, especially since you only have one opponent.

Yeah, good point!

Hand 15
I don't think I like your lead-out bet on the flop here. Two limpers, one could easily have a J, and your hand has no potential to hit the turn against a J.

It was a risky move, but I did not had too many chips (i.e. my M was around 9) so I thought that I had to make a move here.

Hand 16
I definitely do not like the BB steal raise here. Both opponents are short stacked and are willing to take a gamble. Short stacked limpers should set off alarm bells for you, meaning they usually have strength way beyond just Ax offsuit. Just check and see the flop.

Actually, my hand was not bad for a 6 handed table (I think!). So for the same reason as hand 14, I had to try and accomulate some chips ...

Hand 17
Beware that while it is good to be aggressive when the blinds get higher, you are putting yourself at a major risk here. I would keep the raise lower, like 400 instead of 500. I regard this raise as a steal raise because KJ is not a strong hand. Stealing the blinds from UTG is very dangerous. I would normally fold this hand preflop: 1. kingjames in the BB has out outstacked. 2. You are UTG and there are 4 loose players left to act.

I've found that $5.50 SNG players are quite tight when blinds reach 75/150, so this move most of the time is profiterable. Even if I get called a c-bet will win the pot 70-80% of the time ...

Hand 20
Don't slowplay those suckers preflop. Don't tollerate limpers.

I think here I should have raised 3xBB ...

Hand 22
Yes, you should have not minraised before the flop. And yes it was too risky to call the all-in.
As played preflop, just check behind on the flop because you never know what kingjames has, seeing as he limped and then called your minraise (which is to say, he could have just about ANY hand). Then when he pushes over your 400, you have no reason to call with ace high. If you fold here, you still have 2000 chips left and can easily build yourself back up by picking some hands to push preflop with.

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Yeah, the min-raise was a mistake ...

thanks for the help!