Upping aggression - Tourney review (1st $6.50 win)

[bjsaust]

I identified two things I've let slip in my game. I became too loose, but I also became too passive. I've addressed the loose issue already (I think, let me know if you disagree), but I tried to work on my aggression in this one. I managed to get a bit of a stack up towards the end, so tried to work some big stack aggression in as well. Let me know what you think.

Oh, after railing Taipan and FlyingSaucy in some turbo's I thought they might suit so played some today. I came 2nd in my first one, didnt place in the next two then got a 2nd and now this 1st. I enjoy them and think they suit me, but obviously I could just be catching the right end of variance here (although losing those 2 with my KK being beaten by AK AI pf, and my AK v's A8o AI on an ace high flop losing to runner, runner flush makes an argument that variance isnt all my way )..

So this is also my first $6.50 win, I'm happy .


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---Tournament Summary---
$6.50 SNG: Finished 1/9 for $27
Data for 79 hands.
You played 24 hands (30.38%)
You raised 17 times preflop (21.52%)


-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #10608527132: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/06/25 - 02:31:35 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Jemmert1983 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: Sabboth (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: Scovan999 (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: musclehead (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Jemmert1983: posts small blind 10
Sabboth: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt J Q
riverchild11 has returned
Scovan999: folds
musclehead: folds
BjsAust: calls 20
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: folds
riverchild11: folds
firedog 01: calls 20
Jemmert1983: raises 60 to 80
Sabboth: calls 60
BjsAust: folds
firedog 01: calls 60
Flop: 6 K 8
Jemmert1983: checks
Sabboth: checks
firedog 01: checks
Turn: 2
Jemmert1983: checks
Sabboth: checks
firedog 01: checks
River: 5
Jemmert1983: checks
Sabboth: checks
firedog 01: bets 20
Jemmert1983: folds
Sabboth: calls 20
Showdown:
firedog 01: shows A 5 (a pair of Fives)
Sabboth: mucks hand
firedog 01 collected 300 from pot



-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 49.33
PokerStars Game #10608538096: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/06/25 - 02:33:08 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (1700 in chips)
Seat 2: Jemmert1983 (1420 in chips)
Seat 3: Sabboth (1400 in chips)
Seat 4: Scovan999 (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: musclehead (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (1500 in chips)
Sabboth: posts small blind 10
Scovan999: posts big blind 20
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 2 2
musclehead: folds
BjsAust: calls 20
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: folds
riverchild11: folds
firedog 01: folds
Jemmert1983: folds
Sabboth: folds
Scovan999: checks
Flop: 9 3 4
Scovan999: checks
BjsAust: checks
Turn: 8
Scovan999: bets 60
BjsAust: folds
Scovan999 collected 50 from pot


8 6 UTG (M = 48.67; F)
7 8 BB (M = 48.67; f+f+r+c+f+f+r+f+F)
K T SB (M = 48.00; f+f+f+f+r+f+f+F)
5 J BU (M = 47.67; c+f+f+f+f+f+F)
8 J CO (M = 31.78; f+f+f+f+f+F)
A 3 CO-1 (M = 31.78; f+f+f+f+F)
J 4 MP2 (M = 31.78; f+c+c+F)
A T UTG+1 (M = 31.78; c+F)
3 K UTG (M = 31.78; F)
9 5 BB (M = 19.07; f+f+r+c+f+f+p+F)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 18.40
PokerStars Game #10608605387: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/06/25 - 02:42:38 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (1620 in chips)
Seat 2: Jemmert1983 (1375 in chips)
Seat 3: Sabboth (1205 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (1380 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (1690 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1040 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (5190 in chips)
peripeteia: posts small blind 25
djeeetjet: posts big blind 50
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 4 A
riverchild11: folds
firedog 01: folds
Jemmert1983: folds
Sabboth: folds
BjsAust: raises 100 to 150
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: folds
BjsAust collected 125 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


J 2 CO (M = 19.40; f+c+c+F)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 19.40
PokerStars Game #10608612774: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/06/25 - 02:43:40 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (1620 in chips)
Seat 2: Jemmert1983 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: Sabboth (1155 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (1455 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (1665 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (965 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (5140 in chips)
riverchild11: posts small blind 25
firedog 01: posts big blind 50
Preflop: BjsAust dealt J J
Jemmert1983: folds
Sabboth: folds
BjsAust: raises 100 to 150
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: folds
riverchild11: folds
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust collected 125 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


6 4 UTG+1 (M = 20.40; f+F)
K J UTG (M = 20.40; F)
J T BB (M = 20.40; f+f+r+f+f+f+F)
3 9 SB (M = 19.73; f+f+f+f+f+F)
A 6 BU (M = 19.40; f+f+f+f+F)
2 9 CO (M = 9.70; f+f+f+F)
9 3 MP1 (M = 9.70; f+p+F)
9 2 UTG+1 (M = 9.70; f+F)
K 2 UTG (M = 9.70; F)
A 3 BB (M = 9.70; f+f+c+f+f+p+F)
6 3 BU (M = 9.03; f+f+f+F)
3 8 CO (M = 9.03; f+f+F)
A 5 MP1 (M = 9.03; f+F)
5 K UTG (M = 9.03; F)

Check out Mr Slowplay. I love these guys. I probably win more chips off slowplayers than I do other donks. I get so many big pots off them, because after they've slowplayed, they just cant accept they're not still winning.

I nearly folded this flop to the raise, called it because firedog did as well.

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 9.03
PokerStars Game #10608660026: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/25 - 02:50:24 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (2170 in chips)
Seat 2: Jemmert1983 (775 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (1355 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (1740 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1065 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (6395 in chips)
Jemmert1983: posts small blind 50
BjsAust: posts big blind 100
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 2 K
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: folds
riverchild11: calls 100
firedog 01: calls 100
Jemmert1983: folds
BjsAust: checks
Flop: 7 4 2
BjsAust: checks
riverchild11: bets 100
firedog 01: calls 100
BjsAust: calls 100
Turn: 3
BjsAust: checks
riverchild11: bets 300
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust: raises 855 to 1155 and is all-in
riverchild11: calls 855
River: 7
Showdown:
BjsAust: shows 2 K (a flush, King high)
riverchild11: shows A A (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
BjsAust collected 2960 from pot


9 7 SB (M = 13.16; f+f+f+f+F)
K 2 BU (M = 12.82; f+f+p+F)

I was about 1/3 each to fold, call or push this. Called because firedogs stack was almost big enough to justify set odds, and I didnt want to risk all my chips when I could find myself dominated or flipping. Easy fold to the raise and call though. Should I have just folded right off?

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 12.82
PokerStars Game #10608679003: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/06/25 - 02:53:09 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (1970 in chips)
Seat 2: Jemmert1983 (950 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (2885 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (1740 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (915 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (5040 in chips)
djeeetjet: posts small blind 75
riverchild11: posts big blind 150
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 7 7
firedog 01: calls 150
Jemmert1983: folds
BjsAust: calls 150
peripeteia: raises 300 to 450
djeeetjet: folds
riverchild11: folds
firedog 01: calls 300
BjsAust: folds
Flop: 9 3 8
firedog 01: checks
peripeteia: bets 750
firedog 01: folds
peripeteia collected 1275 from pot
peripeteia: doesn't show hand


4 Q MP1 (M = 12.16; f+F)
Q 4 UTG (M = 12.16; F)
4 8 BB (M = 12.16; f+f+f+r+f+F)

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 11.49
PokerStars Game #10608700507: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/06/25 - 02:56:19 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (1520 in chips)
Seat 2: Jemmert1983 (1100 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (2585 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (2415 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (840 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (5040 in chips)
BjsAust: posts small blind 75
peripeteia: posts big blind 150
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 8 2
djeeetjet: folds
riverchild11: folds
firedog 01: folds
Jemmert1983: folds
BjsAust: raises 300 to 450
peripeteia: folds
BjsAust collected 300 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


3 9 BU (M = 9.12; f+f+f+F)
6 9 CO (M = 9.12; f+f+F)
T K MP1 (M = 9.12; f+F)
8 A UTG (M = 9.12; F)
9 2 BB (M = 9.12; f+r+f+f+f+F)
T 4 SB (M = 8.45; f+f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 8.12
PokerStars Game #10608726297: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/25 - 03:00:12 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (820 in chips)
Seat 2: Jemmert1983 (1100 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (2435 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (2365 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1780 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (5000 in chips)
peripeteia: posts small blind 100
djeeetjet: posts big blind 200
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 6 Q
riverchild11: folds
firedog 01: folds
Jemmert1983: folds
BjsAust: raises 300 to 500
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: folds
BjsAust collected 500 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


2 6 CO (M = 9.12; f+f+F)
8 5 MP1 (M = 9.12; p+F)
K 4 UTG (M = 6.08; F)
J 4 SB (M = 6.38; r+f+f+F)

With ante's in I up my std raise to 3xBB again after dropping it to 2.5xBB earlier

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 6.08
PokerStars Game #10608745935: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/25 - 03:03:07 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (3095 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (2585 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (2515 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1855 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (3450 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
peripeteia: posts small blind 100
djeeetjet: posts big blind 200
Preflop: BjsAust dealt A K
riverchild11: folds
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust: raises 400 to 600
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: folds
BjsAust collected 625 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


4 3 CO (M = 7.02; f+F)
7 6 UTG (M = 6.96; F)

I think this was bad from either angle. Either I was ahead and possibly a small bet to either extract some value or get a push over might have been better, or I was behind and just gave them my stack.

-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 6.91
PokerStars Game #10608758457: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/25 - 03:04:59 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (2820 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (2935 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (2340 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (2285 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (3120 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
firedog 01: posts small blind 100
BjsAust: posts big blind 200
Preflop: BjsAust dealt Q J
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: calls 200
riverchild11: folds
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust: checks
Flop: 2 Q K
BjsAust: checks
djeeetjet: checks
Turn: 8
BjsAust: bets 300
djeeetjet: calls 300
River: J
BjsAust: bets 2410 and is all-in
djeeetjet: folds
BjsAust collected 1225 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 8.55
PokerStars Game #10608763805: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/25 - 03:05:47 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (2695 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (3635 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (2315 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1760 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (3095 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
BjsAust: posts small blind 100
peripeteia: posts big blind 200
Preflop: BjsAust dealt T K
djeeetjet: folds
riverchild11: folds
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust: raises 400 to 600
peripeteia: folds
BjsAust collected 525 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


T 2 BU (M = 9.26; f+f+F)
7 5 CO (M = 9.20; c+F)
9 5 UTG (M = 5.36; F)

I love a bluff when I'm ahead

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 5.32
PokerStars Game #10608774588: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/25 - 03:07:27 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (2620 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (3860 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (2640 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1785 in chips)
Seat 9: riverchild11 (2595 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
firedog 01: posts small blind 200
BjsAust: posts big blind 400
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 6 5
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: folds
riverchild11: calls 400
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust: checks
Flop: 5 8 6
BjsAust: bets 600
riverchild11: raises 1570 to 2170 and is all-in
BjsAust: calls 1570
Turn: T
River: 4
Showdown:
BjsAust: shows 6 5 (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
riverchild11: shows 3 A (high card Ace)
BjsAust collected 5465 from pot


5 K SB (M = 9.61; f+f+F)

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 9.29
PokerStars Game #10608782343: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/25 - 03:08:39 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (2370 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (6505 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (2890 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1735 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
peripeteia: posts small blind 200
djeeetjet: posts big blind 400
Preflop: BjsAust dealt K 3
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust: raises 6080 to 6480 and is all-in
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: folds
BjsAust collected 1100 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


7 Q UTG (M = 10.26; F)
5 7 BB (M = 10.22; f+f+r+F)

-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 9.61
PokerStars Game #10608788519: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/25 - 03:09:37 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (2395 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (6730 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (2615 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1760 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
BjsAust: posts small blind 200
peripeteia: posts big blind 400
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 6 T
djeeetjet: folds
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust: raises 600 to 1000
peripeteia: folds
BjsAust collected 900 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 10.29
PokerStars Game #10608790674: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/25 - 03:09:57 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (2370 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (7205 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (2190 in chips)
Seat 8: djeeetjet (1735 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
peripeteia: posts small blind 200
djeeetjet: posts big blind 400
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 7 K
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust: raises 6780 to 7180 and is all-in
peripeteia: folds
djeeetjet: calls 1310 and is all-in
Flop: K 6 4
Turn: 4
River: 6
Showdown:
djeeetjet: shows Q A (two pair, Sixes and Fours)
BjsAust: shows 7 K (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
BjsAust collected 3720 from pot


8 6 BB (M = 13.61; r+f+F)

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 12.99
PokerStars Game #10608796494: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/25 - 03:10:51 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (2120 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (8765 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (2615 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
BjsAust: posts small blind 200
peripeteia: posts big blind 400
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 8 K
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust: raises 8340 to 8740 and is all-in
peripeteia: calls 2190 and is all-in
Flop: J 3 6
Turn: 2
River: 5
Showdown:
BjsAust: shows 8 K (high card King)
peripeteia: shows Q Q (a pair of Queens)
peripeteia collected 5255 from pot



-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 9.11
PokerStars Game #10608799036: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/25 - 03:11:15 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (2095 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (6150 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (5255 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
peripeteia: posts small blind 200
firedog 01: posts big blind 400
Preflop: BjsAust dealt A 6
BjsAust: raises 5725 to 6125 and is all-in
peripeteia: folds
firedog 01: calls 1670 and is all-in
Flop: 8 K Q
Turn: A
River: 4
Showdown:
firedog 01: shows A 2 (a pair of Aces)
BjsAust: shows A 6 (a pair of Aces)
firedog 01 collected 2208 from pot
BjsAust collected 2207 from pot


J Q BB (Folded to BjsAust.)
5 2 SB (M = 6.34; f+F)

-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 6.01
PokerStars Game #10608806796: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/06/25 - 03:12:28 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (1808 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (6312 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (5380 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
peripeteia: posts small blind 300
firedog 01: posts big blind 600
Preflop: BjsAust dealt Q 3
BjsAust: raises 1200 to 1800
peripeteia: folds
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust collected 1650 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand


8 3 BB (Folded to BjsAust.)
7 J SB (M = 7.34; f+F) Ok, so my aggression doesnt quite reach to raising every SB when folded to me, but I dont think it hurts to show I'm not pushing with quite ATC
2 5 BU (M = 7.01; F)
T 9 BB (Folded to BjsAust.)

-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 7.34
PokerStars Game #10608814807: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/06/25 - 03:13:44 (ET)
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Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (1216 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (7712 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (4572 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
BjsAust: posts small blind 300
peripeteia: posts big blind 600
Preflop: BjsAust dealt Q 7
firedog 01: folds
BjsAust: raises 1200 to 1800
peripeteia: folds
BjsAust collected 1350 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand

First min-raise I've done for ages. All I want is HU v's the smallstack, so this is a msg to SB to just let me have him.

In theory anyway.

-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 8.01
PokerStars Game #10608816906: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/06/25 - 03:14:04 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: firedog 01 (1166 in chips)
Seat 6: BjsAust (8412 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (3922 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
peripeteia: posts small blind 300
firedog 01: posts big blind 600
Preflop: BjsAust dealt K 4
BjsAust: raises 600 to 1200
peripeteia: folds
firedog 01: calls 516 and is all-in
Flop: K T 8
Turn: J
River: 6
Showdown:
firedog 01: shows Q T (a pair of Tens)
BjsAust: shows K 4 (a pair of Kings)
BjsAust collected 2682 from pot



-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 9.93
PokerStars Game #10608820325: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/06/25 - 03:14:37 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 6: BjsAust (9928 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (3572 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
peripeteia: posts small blind 300
BjsAust: posts big blind 600
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 2 8
peripeteia: calls 300
BjsAust: checks
Flop: 5 5 K
BjsAust: bets 1000
peripeteia: calls 1000
Turn: 3
BjsAust: checks
peripeteia: bets 600
BjsAust: folds
peripeteia collected 3300 from pot
peripeteia: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 8.28
PokerStars Game #10608825731: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/06/25 - 03:15:28 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 6: BjsAust (8278 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (5222 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
BjsAust: posts small blind 300
peripeteia: posts big blind 600
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 6 T
BjsAust: raises 1200 to 1800
peripeteia: folds
BjsAust collected 1300 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 23-----
Hero's M = 8.93
PokerStars Game #10608827541: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/06/25 - 03:15:45 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 6: BjsAust (8928 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (4572 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
peripeteia: posts small blind 300
BjsAust: posts big blind 600
Preflop: BjsAust dealt A 8
peripeteia: calls 300
BjsAust: raises 8278 to 8878 and is all-in
peripeteia: folds
BjsAust collected 1300 from pot
BjsAust: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 24-----
Hero's M = 9.58
PokerStars Game #10608829322: Tournament #53739613, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/06/25 - 03:16:03 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53739613 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 6: BjsAust (9578 in chips)
Seat 7: peripeteia (3922 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
BjsAust: posts small blind 300
peripeteia: posts big blind 600
Preflop: BjsAust dealt 3 3
BjsAust: raises 8928 to 9528 and is all-in
peripeteia: calls 3272 and is all-in
Flop: 5 T 5
Turn: 7
River: 6
Showdown:
peripeteia: shows Q A (a pair of Fives)
BjsAust: shows 3 3 (two pair, Fives and Threes)
BjsAust collected 7844 from pot



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[taipan168]

Well done on the win! Turbos are like crack cocaine, once you start playing them you'll never stop! Seriously though, if you are good at push/fold poker (and/or suck at postflop) then turbos will play to your edge since you get to that spot faster than in normals.

Overall I think you played this pretty well - I liked your aggression and your preflop hand selection was pretty much there (apart from Hand 1 QJs limp). There were a couple of shoves that you missed but these will become instinctive over time. GG.

1. QJs - I don't even bother limping here, too early position. Basically the only time I play SCs are if it's folded to me on the button (in which case I'll open raise) or if I'm in late position and there are 2+ limpers in front. QJs is basically just a big SC to me - actually, if you're playing more 2 pair+ it's actually a bit worse than T9s because it can't make as many straights.

A T UTG+1 (M = 31.78; c+F) - good fold, I don't bother with this from early position.

A 6 BU (M = 19.40; f+f+f+f+F) - I'd open raise this one, make it 150 to go.

5. K2s - played fine. Don't fold to the flop bet, you close the action (so nobody can raise), you're getting 5.5 to 1 to peel off another card not to mention your implied odds of hitting the flush which are huge.

6. 77 - this is a bit of a tough spot, mainly because there are three players still to act preflop. I don't mind your play, but with your stack I might have made it 450 to go since you likely have postflop position. I definitely wouldn't shove this, particularly because if riverchild wakes up with a hand and calls you, you donk off your 2nd biggest stack for nothing. Folding wouldn't be terrible either but probably a bit weak for my taste.

8. Q6s - obv fine. Just an observation that at a $27 or $60 your button steals get shoved over a LOT more.

9. AKs - With 13x BB and with the antes I'd just open shove it rather than standard raising. If you're called, miss the flop, c-bet and get called or shoved over you'll be pretty short.

10. QJo - yes, the push was a bit much here. I'd make it like 600-750 to go on the river. I would be very surprised if you were beat here if opp called.

12. 65o - nh, perfect.

5 K SB (M = 9.61; f+f+F) - super easy shove. Put the BB AI. You have a good hand HU, you have the big stack, BB has <10x BB and it's the bubble. Run this through SNGWiz, it will say to shove ATC here.

13. K3o - good. Apply PRESSURE to your opps on the bubble with the big stack!

14. T6o - just shove it. Standard raising then folding to a shove might actually be a mistake.

7 J SB (M = 7.34; f+F) Ok, so my aggression doesnt quite reach to raising every SB when folded to me, but I dont think it hurts to show I'm not pushing with quite ATC

Agreed, but you folded the last SB, I would have shoved this one

19. Q7o - just shove it, you have massive fold equity with the small stack so short.

20. K4o - meh I guess this is OK. The risk is that you get the other guy coming along for the ride but I guess if the short stack calls you're likely checking it down anyway.

21. 82s - grrr I hate this. No choice though.

22-24. All fine.

[rubixstreub]

Well, Taipan has already commented, but I’ll add my own just for practice.

Hand 5: Yep, poor bastard

Hand 6: I’d let this go… although with your stack it’s probably not a bad play.

Hand 10: I’m with you, probably a little reckless of a push.

Hand 12: Man, he totally messed up not raising you. Again, poor bastard.

Hand 13: Don’t think I’d make this play with an unsuited K with a crap kicker. Both the blinds need chips and would probably be happy calling you with any ace or a dominant King.

Hand 14: This guy loves giving you his blinds

Hand 15: Similar to hand 13 although their stacks have shrunk and yours have grown. I think I’d make this play but Hand 13 is still a little iffy for me.

Hand 18: Q3o – I’d fold this. Starting to think I need to get more aggressive in these spots.

Hand 21: I don’t like the stab at this pot with little room to improve on the turn.

Overall very nice. You play a little more aggressive into the blinds than I do, especially in places where I’d hate to have them call me when my raise puts them all in. Now I’ll read what Taipan has to say.

[bjsaust]

Hand 6: One comment on this. I dont know what its like at higher levels, but what I see a lot is once there are one or two limpers into a pot at these mid-late stages, its quite unusual to see a raise unless they have a monster. So I felt there was probably an 80% chance I'd see the flop limping behind another limper. That and if there was a raise, then I could confidently exit the hand because I was probably behind. With a raise and a call I felt I was definately behind.

I didnt really think about a raise. Other than the ability to c-bet if he checked (assuming he called my raise), short of hitting my set theres not many flops I'd like. Thats why I leant towards pushing instead of raising. I guess 450 chips isnt too bad to my stack and even if I dont hit I might take it down pre-flop or postflop with position, and not bleed chips if I miss.

Hand 13: Don’t think I’d make this play with an unsuited K with a crap kicker. Both the blinds need chips and would probably be happy calling you with any ace or a dominant King.

Hand 13: Big stack pressure baby . They both need chips, but are they putting the whole tourney on the line without a monster hand? This is actually a perfect spot for this play. They're not desperate enough to gamble, but they're short enough I can take the hit if they do wake up with a hand. A std raise is actually more likely to get a push-over with more marginal hands.

Hand 14: This guy loves giving you his blinds

Yes he does . That said, I'm now starting to take notice of him. If he calls or raises in the future I'm treading very warily.

Hand 15: Again, pressure. They wont call without a monster, this hand he had one. End result I'm still big stack, and I had a chance to knock him out.

Hand 18: Q3o – I’d fold this. Starting to think I need to get more aggressive in these spots.

Bare in mind SB has been very passive, has only played back with a monster. BB is trying to hang in for 2nd. He's only calling with a very big hand. Great spot to keep building my stack.

Hand 21: I don’t like the stab at this pot with little room to improve on the turn.

This has nothing to do with improving on the turn, and all about whether he hit or not. I probably do this any time, but especially against someone this passive, I just dont see them calling if they havnt hit. Flat calling my flop bet and the weak turn bet may mean he missed and didnt want to let me bluff him off, but it could also scream a big hit trying to extract chips from me. I asked a question and chose to believe his answer.

Overall very nice. You play a little more aggressive into the blinds than I do, especially in places where I’d hate to have them call me when my raise puts them all in. Now I’ll read what Taipan has to say.

As mentioned, I was deliberately trying to play more aggressively here. I thought I achieved that aim until I read Taipans example tourney and Badgers $22 win. Check those out for aggression!! I still have a ways to go .