Huge blinds, small stack, full table.

[givememyleg]

This is a $6.5 turbo on Stars. I really need to get back into the flow of these pushaments, I'm not running so goot. Decided to move down to the 6.50s until I see some progression and I start remembering some things I forgot.

I decided to start the post when the blinds were raised to 50/100. A couple people seemed silly but the table was seriously the tightest turbo I have played in a while. I am looking to see if anyone thinks I missed out on any opportunities and questionable hands will be noted. (I trimmed out obvious folds manually) I really appreciate any input!


#1 - How to play this better with my stack? Just fold pf?

PokerStars Game #6934881023: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/11/07 - 20:41:19 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ggboom (2235 in chips)
Seat 2: givememyleg (1335 in chips)
Seat 3: robman49 (1120 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (1800 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (1675 in chips)
Seat 6: daniela249 (1395 in chips)
Seat 7: leehrat (1655 in chips)
Seat 8: Davioson (780 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (1505 in chips)
givememyleg: posts small blind 50
robman49: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [Tc 9c]
cheetah91U: folds
sadieshe: folds
daniela249: folds
leehrat: calls 100
Davioson: folds
sex pistol9: folds
ggboom: folds
givememyleg: calls 50
robman49: checks
*** FLOP *** [2d 9s Jd]
givememyleg: bets 150
robman49: folds
leehrat: raises 150 to 300
givememyleg: folds
leehrat collected 600 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 600 | Rake 0
Board [2d 9s Jd]
Seat 1: ggboom (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: givememyleg (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: robman49 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: cheetah91U folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sadieshe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: daniela249 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: leehrat collected (600)
Seat 8: Davioson folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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#2

PokerStars Game #6934896266: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/11/07 - 20:42:24 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ggboom (2235 in chips)
Seat 2: givememyleg (1085 in chips)
Seat 3: robman49 (1020 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (1800 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (1675 in chips)
Seat 6: daniela249 (1395 in chips)
Seat 7: leehrat (2005 in chips)
Seat 8: Davioson (780 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (1505 in chips)
robman49: posts small blind 50
cheetah91U: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [9s Ts]
sadieshe: folds
daniela249: folds
leehrat: folds
Davioson: folds
sex pistol9: folds
ggboom: folds
givememyleg: raises 985 to 1085 and is all-in
robman49: folds
cheetah91U: folds
givememyleg collected 250 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 250 | Rake 0
Seat 1: ggboom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: givememyleg (button) collected (250)
Seat 3: robman49 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: cheetah91U (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: sadieshe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: daniela249 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: leehrat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Davioson folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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#3 - With these blinds and the raisers stack should I have pushed here?

PokerStars Game #6934934001: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/11/07 - 20:45:04 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: ggboom (2235 in chips)
Seat 2: givememyleg (1235 in chips)
Seat 3: robman49 (1845 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (1300 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: daniela249 (1245 in chips)
Seat 7: leehrat (1855 in chips)
Seat 8: Davioson (780 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (1505 in chips)
daniela249: posts small blind 75
leehrat: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [Ad Jd]
Davioson: raises 150 to 300
sex pistol9: folds
ggboom: folds
givememyleg: folds
robman49: folds
cheetah91U: folds
sadieshe: folds
sadieshe is sitting out
daniela249: folds
leehrat: folds
Davioson collected 375 from pot
Davioson: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 375 | Rake 0
Seat 1: ggboom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: givememyleg folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: robman49 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: cheetah91U folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sadieshe (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: daniela249 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: leehrat (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Davioson collected (375)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


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#4 - I should have pushed here... shrug.

PokerStars Game #6934997588: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/11/07 - 20:49:33 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ggboom (1885 in chips)
Seat 2: givememyleg (1035 in chips)
Seat 3: robman49 (1305 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (960 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: daniela249 (1170 in chips)
Seat 7: leehrat (1630 in chips)
Seat 8: Davioson (1005 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (3010 in chips)
givememyleg: posts small blind 100
robman49: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [5h Qc]
cheetah91U: folds
sadieshe: folds
daniela249: folds
sadieshe has returned
leehrat: folds
Davioson: folds
sex pistol9: folds
ggboom: folds
givememyleg: folds
robman49 collected 200 from pot
robman49: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 200 | Rake 0
Seat 1: ggboom (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: givememyleg (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: robman49 (big blind) collected (200)
Seat 4: cheetah91U folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sadieshe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: daniela249 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: leehrat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Davioson folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)


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#5 - WTF CALL ME

PokerStars Game #6935029322: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/11/07 - 20:51:48 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: ggboom (1885 in chips)
Seat 2: givememyleg (935 in chips)
Seat 3: robman49 (1205 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (660 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (3005 in chips)
Seat 6: daniela249 (1170 in chips)
Seat 7: leehrat (1630 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (3010 in chips)
sadieshe: posts small blind 100
daniela249: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [Ac Ad]
leehrat: folds
sex pistol9: folds
ggboom: folds
givememyleg: raises 735 to 935 and is all-in
robman49: folds
cheetah91U: folds
sadieshe: folds
daniela249: folds
givememyleg collected 500 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 500 | Rake 0
Seat 1: ggboom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: givememyleg collected (500)
Seat 3: robman49 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sadieshe (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: daniela249 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: leehrat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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#6 - Standard.

PokerStars Game #6935110922: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/11/07 - 20:57:37 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: ggboom (1485 in chips)
Seat 2: givememyleg (835 in chips)
Seat 3: robman49 (1105 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (360 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (4105 in chips)
Seat 6: daniela249 (770 in chips)
Seat 7: leehrat (1530 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (3310 in chips)
ggboom: posts the ante 25
givememyleg: posts the ante 25
robman49: posts the ante 25
cheetah91U: posts the ante 25
sadieshe: posts the ante 25
daniela249: posts the ante 25
leehrat: posts the ante 25
sex pistol9: posts the ante 25
cheetah91U: posts small blind 100
sadieshe: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [2h 2c]
daniela249: folds
leehrat: folds
sex pistol9: folds
ggboom: folds
givememyleg: raises 610 to 810 and is all-in
robman49: calls 810
cheetah91U: folds
sadieshe: folds
*** FLOP *** [5s 6s 2d]
*** TURN *** [5s 6s 2d] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [5s 6s 2d Jh] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
givememyleg: shows [2h 2c] (three of a kind, Deuces)
robman49: shows [Ac 8d] (high card Ace)
givememyleg collected 2120 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2120 | Rake 0
Board [5s 6s 2d Jh 3s]
Seat 1: ggboom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: givememyleg showed [2h 2c] and won (2120) with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 3: robman49 (button) showed [Ac 8d] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 4: cheetah91U (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: sadieshe (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: daniela249 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: leehrat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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#7 - Yeah, fold.

PokerStars Game #6935150135: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/11/07 - 21:00:24 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: ggboom (605 in chips)
Seat 2: givememyleg (2045 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (2130 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (4105 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: leehrat (1230 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (3385 in chips)
ggboom: posts the ante 25
givememyleg: posts the ante 25
cheetah91U: posts the ante 25
sadieshe: posts the ante 25
leehrat: posts the ante 25
sex pistol9: posts the ante 25
ggboom: posts small blind 200
givememyleg: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [3d 3c]
cheetah91U: folds
sadieshe: folds
leehrat: folds
sex pistol9: raises 2960 to 3360 and is all-in
ggboom: folds
givememyleg: folds
sex pistol9 collected 1150 from pot
sex pistol9: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1150 | Rake 0
Seat 1: ggboom (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: givememyleg (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: cheetah91U folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: sadieshe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: leehrat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (button) collected (1150)

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#8 - I have to push right? I was very suprised when he folded, but then again he did suck.

PokerStars Game #6935155379: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/11/07 - 21:00:47 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ggboom (380 in chips)
Seat 2: givememyleg (1620 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (2105 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (4080 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: leehrat (1205 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (4110 in chips)
ggboom: posts the ante 25
givememyleg: posts the ante 25
cheetah91U: posts the ante 25
sadieshe: posts the ante 25
leehrat: posts the ante 25
sex pistol9: posts the ante 25
givememyleg: posts small blind 200
cheetah91U: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [7s 5s]
sadieshe: folds
leehrat: folds
sex pistol9: folds
ggboom: folds
givememyleg: raises 1195 to 1595 and is all-in
cheetah91U: folds
givememyleg collected 950 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 950 | Rake 0
Seat 1: ggboom (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: givememyleg (small blind) collected (950)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: sadieshe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: leehrat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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#9 - This one had me puzzled.. I thought about shoving then decided to fold. Wrong?

PokerStars Game #6935161808: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/11/07 - 21:01:15 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ggboom (355 in chips)
Seat 2: givememyleg (2145 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (1680 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (4055 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: leehrat (1180 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (4085 in chips)
ggboom: posts the ante 25
givememyleg: posts the ante 25
cheetah91U: posts the ante 25
sadieshe: posts the ante 25
leehrat: posts the ante 25
sex pistol9: posts the ante 25
cheetah91U: posts small blind 200
sadieshe: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [Ah 7h]
leehrat: raises 755 to 1155 and is all-in
sex pistol9: folds
ggboom: folds
givememyleg: folds
cheetah91U: folds
sadieshe: folds
leehrat collected 1150 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1150 | Rake 0
Seat 1: ggboom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: givememyleg (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: sadieshe (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: leehrat collected (1150)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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#10 - All you can eat baby.

PokerStars Game #6935194946: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/11/07 - 21:03:38 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: givememyleg (2045 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (2130 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (3355 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: leehrat (1980 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (3990 in chips)
givememyleg: posts the ante 50
cheetah91U: posts the ante 50
sadieshe: posts the ante 50
leehrat: posts the ante 50
sex pistol9: posts the ante 50
givememyleg: posts small blind 300
cheetah91U: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [9h 4c]
sadieshe: folds
leehrat: folds
sex pistol9: folds
givememyleg: raises 1395 to 1995 and is all-in
cheetah91U: folds
givememyleg collected 1450 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1450 | Rake 0
Seat 2: givememyleg (small blind) collected (1450)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: sadieshe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: leehrat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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#11 - Just included the hand so you know how it became the bubble.

PokerStars Game #6935199497: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/11/07 - 21:03:58 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: givememyleg (2845 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (3305 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: leehrat (1930 in chips)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (3940 in chips)
givememyleg: posts the ante 50
cheetah91U: posts the ante 50
sadieshe: posts the ante 50
leehrat: posts the ante 50
sex pistol9: posts the ante 50
cheetah91U: posts small blind 300
sadieshe: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [7h 8h]
leehrat: raises 1280 to 1880 and is all-in
sex pistol9: raises 2010 to 3890 and is all-in
givememyleg: folds
cheetah91U: calls 1130 and is all-in
sadieshe: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ac 4s Jc]
*** TURN *** [Ac 4s Jc] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [Ac 4s Jc 9d] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
leehrat: shows [Qh 8c] (a pair of Eights)
sex pistol9: shows [Th Tc] (a pair of Tens)
leehrat said, " nh"
sex pistol9 collected 900 from side pot
cheetah91U: shows [Qs Qc] (a pair of Queens)
cheetah91U collected 5140 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6040 Main pot 5140. Side pot 900. | Rake 0
Board [Ac 4s Jc 9d 8d]
Seat 2: givememyleg (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (small blind) showed [Qs Qc] and won (5140) with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: sadieshe (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: leehrat showed [Qh 8c] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 9: sex pistol9 showed [Th Tc] and won (900) with a pair of Tens

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#12 - Hmm, I guess I could have folded but with the stack sizes, blinds, and my hand... Is folding correct esspecially considering the bubble?

PokerStars Game #6935212663: Tournament #35386883, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/11/07 - 21:04:55 (ET)
Table '35386883 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: givememyleg (2745 in chips)
Seat 4: cheetah91U (6190 in chips)
Seat 5: sadieshe (2305 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (2260 in chips)
givememyleg: posts the ante 50
cheetah91U: posts the ante 50
sadieshe: posts the ante 50
sex pistol9: posts the ante 50
sex pistol9: posts small blind 300
givememyleg: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to givememyleg [Ad 8h]
cheetah91U: raises 600 to 1200
sadieshe: folds
sex pistol9: folds
givememyleg: raises 1495 to 2695 and is all-in
cheetah91U: calls 1495
*** FLOP *** [7c Qh Qs]
givememyleg said, "WTF LEE"
*** TURN *** [7c Qh Qs] [3s]
givememyleg said, "NOT FUNNY"
*** RIVER *** [7c Qh Qs 3s] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
givememyleg: shows [Ad 8h] (a pair of Queens)
cheetah91U: shows [Ac Ks] (a pair of Queens - Ace+King kicker)
cheetah91U collected 5890 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5890 | Rake 0
Board [7c Qh Qs 3s 9d]
Seat 2: givememyleg (big blind) showed [Ad 8h] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: cheetah91U showed [Ac Ks] and won (5890) with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: sadieshe (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: sex pistol9 (small blind) folded before Flop

[taipan168]

1. T9s - I would also complete preflop getting 5:1 on the call but I'm not leading that flop with middle pair. I'm looking for either 2 pair+ or a good draw before getting frisky here. Since you didn't hit the flop hard I'd check/fold and possibly take a stab on a blank turn.

2. T9s - Push depends on reads on the blinds - if they haven't been playing loose I think the push is OK, if they have like 50%+ VPIP I would fold this.

3. AJs - super easy push over for me, unless you've seen this guy minraise monster hands from UTG previously. At this level you might even see him fold to a push despite putting almost 40% of his stack in with the minraise.

4. Q5s - Yeah, push any two cards here.

6. 22 - Super standard push.

7. 33 - Agree, easy fold.

8. 75s - Push ATC.

9. A7s - I think I reshove this one with the BB sitting out and since you have the SB covered. UTG will lose more than half of his stack to the blinds once they go through him, he should be shoving very wide here.

10. 94s - Shove ATC here.

12. A8o - I fold this, particularly with a) it being the bubble b) the player sitting out and c) the minraise coming from the (tight?) big stack. The sitter will be blinded out within a couple of orbits, why take a risk here?

[givememyleg]

The last hand really shows why I shouldn't play so many tables... I didn't even see the guy sitting out. Even w/o that it's still bad though... Thanks tai.