Commented $27 for bjsaust (and others)

[taipan168]

As per bjsaust's request, here is a $27 that I played recently where I have commented on my play. I don't think I played this perfectly, so any further comments would be most welcome!

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---Tournament Summary---
$27 SNG: Finished 1/9 for $112.50
Data for 105 hands.
You played 36 hands (34.29%)
You raised 24 times preflop (22.86%)

K 3 CO (M = 50.00; c+f+f+r+f+F)
2 J CO-1 (M = 50.00; f+c+f+f+F)
4 2 MP2 (M = 50.00; f+f+c+F)
A 8 UTG+1 (M = 50.00; f+F)
2 3 UTG (M = 50.00; F)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #10593458256: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/06/24 - 08:32:16 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: sucker1318 (1490 in chips)
Seat 3: malex19 (1090 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3850 in chips)
Seat 6: trouty25 (1550 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (1600 in chips)
Seat 8: chezcandoit (940 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (1500 in chips)
chezcandoit: posts small blind 10
taipan168: posts big blind 20
Preflop: taipan168 dealt K 3
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
sucker1318: folds
malex19: folds
popsharley3: calls 20
trouty25: calls 20
Cobra234: folds
chezcandoit: calls 10
taipan168: checks
Flop: T 8 7
chezcandoit: checks
taipan168: checks
popsharley3: bets 80
trouty25: calls 80
chezcandoit: calls 80
taipan168: folds
Turn: J
chezcandoit: checks
popsharley3: checks
trouty25: checks
River: 4
chezcandoit: checks
popsharley3: checks
trouty25: bets 500
chezcandoit: folds
popsharley3: folds
trouty25 collected 320 from pot
trouty25: doesn't show hand


4 K SB (M = 49.33; f+f+f+f+f+r+F)
Q 2 BU (M = 32.67; c+f+f+f+f+F)
J 2 CO (M = 32.67; c+f+f+F)
4 2 MP1 (M = 32.67; f+f+F)
Q 2 UTG+1 (M = 32.67; f+F)
3 A UTG (M = 32.67; F)
5 3 BB (M = 32.67; f+r+f+f+f+f+F)
2 3 SB (M = 32.00; f+c+f+f+f+F)
7 K BU (M = 31.67; f+f+f+f+F)
A 7 CO (M = 31.67; r+f+f+F)
6 J MP1 (M = 31.67; f+c+F)
6 K UTG+1 (M = 31.67; c+F)
9 2 BB (M = 19.00; f+f+f+r+f+F)
Q 2 SB (M = 18.33; f+c+f+f+F)
8 4 BU (M = 18.00; c+r+f+F)
4 9 CO (M = 18.00; c+r+F)
2 3 MP1 (M = 18.00; f+F)
6 Q UTG (M = 18.00; F)
3 4 BB (M = 18.00; f+r+f+r+f+F)
Q 9 SB (M = 17.33; f+c+c+f+F)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 8.50
PokerStars Game #10593561222: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/24 - 08:43:44 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (2105 in chips)
Seat 2: sucker1318 (1805 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (4720 in chips)
Seat 6: trouty25 (2270 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (1325 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (1275 in chips)
ALOSAURUSEN: posts small blind 50
sucker1318: posts big blind 100
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 9 9
popsharley3: folds
trouty25: folds
Cobra234: raises 200 to 300
taipan168: raises 975 to 1275 and is all-in Good hand, <13x BB, I'm shoving it. The only thing that gives me cause for concern is that opp had been pretty tight up to this point - HUD stats were something like 8/8. Don't think I have a choice though. I play 88 the same, 66 I fold, 77 I don't know...
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
sucker1318: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168 collected 750 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand


7 Q CO (M = 11.50; r+f+F)
8 9 MP1 (M = 11.50; r+F)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 11.50
PokerStars Game #10593570378: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/24 - 08:44:45 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (2805 in chips)
Seat 2: sucker1318 (1655 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (4570 in chips)
Seat 6: trouty25 (645 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (2100 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (1725 in chips)
trouty25: posts small blind 50
Cobra234: posts big blind 100
Preflop: taipan168 dealt Q Q
taipan168: raises 200 to 300
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
sucker1318: folds
popsharley3: folds
trouty25: calls 250
Cobra234: folds
Flop: 6 6 4
trouty25: checks
taipan168: bets 345 I often find that betting the exact amount of opp's remaining stack rather than just shoving it annoys them so much you often get a spite call (which I obviously want in this case)
trouty25: calls 345 and is all-in
Turn: 7
River: 3
Showdown:
trouty25: shows 8 7 (two pair, Sevens and Sixes) Moronic play from start to finish.
taipan168: shows Q Q (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
taipan168 collected 1390 from pot



-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 16.47
PokerStars Game #10593574764: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/24 - 08:45:14 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (2805 in chips)
Seat 2: sucker1318 (1655 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (4570 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (2000 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (2470 in chips)
taipan168: posts small blind 50
ALOSAURUSEN: posts big blind 100
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 4 K
sucker1318: folds
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168: raises 200 to 300
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
taipan168 collected 200 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand


K 6 BU (M = 17.13; f+r+F)
6 5 CO (M = 17.13; f+F)
9 5 UTG (M = 17.13; F)
8 4 BB (M = 17.13; r+f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 16.47
PokerStars Game #10593586136: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/24 - 08:46:29 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (2805 in chips)
Seat 2: sucker1318 (1955 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (4520 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (1750 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (2470 in chips)
taipan168: posts small blind 50
ALOSAURUSEN: posts big blind 100
Preflop: taipan168 dealt Q J
sucker1318: folds
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168: raises 200 to 300
ALOSAURUSEN: raises 2505 to 2805 and is all-in Oops!
taipan168: folds
ALOSAURUSEN collected 600 from pot
ALOSAURUSEN: doesn't show hand


Q 2 BU (M = 14.47; f+f+F)
A 5 CO (M = 14.47; r+F)
7 Q UTG (M = 14.47; F)
A 3 BB (M = 14.47; c+f+f+r+F)
3 K SB (M = 9.20; c+f+f+F)
T 5 BU (M = 8.87; c+f+F)
2 3 CO (M = 8.87; f+F)
Q T UTG (M = 8.87; F)
7 9 BB (Folded to taipan168.)
7 9 SB (M = 9.20; f+f+f+F) I'll let him have this one.

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 8.87
PokerStars Game #10593625989: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/06/24 - 08:50:55 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (2405 in chips)
Seat 2: sucker1318 (1055 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (5470 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (2575 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (1995 in chips)
ALOSAURUSEN: posts small blind 75
sucker1318: posts big blind 150
Preflop: taipan168 dealt K Q
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168: raises 250 to 400
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
sucker1318: raises 655 to 1055 and is all-in
taipan168: calls 655 Getting 2.3 to 1 on the call, I have to make this call. I'm only not getting the right price against QQ+, AQ+ and opp shoves back with a LOT more than that to a button raise.
Flop: A 4 Q
Turn: J
River: T
Showdown:
sucker1318: shows A 9 (a pair of Aces)
taipan168: shows K Q (a straight, Ten to Ace)
taipan168 collected 2185 from pot



-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 13.89
PokerStars Game #10593629879: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/06/24 - 08:51:22 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (2330 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (5470 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (2575 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (3125 in chips)
popsharley3: posts small blind 75
Cobra234: posts big blind 150
Preflop: taipan168 dealt Q K
taipan168: raises 250 to 400
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168 collected 375 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand


T 7 BB (M = 14.89; f+r+f+F)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 14.22
PokerStars Game #10593634091: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/06/24 - 08:51:49 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (2330 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (5620 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (2350 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (3200 in chips)
taipan168: posts small blind 75
ALOSAURUSEN: posts big blind 150
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 9 9
popsharley3: calls 150
Cobra234: calls 150
taipan168: raises 450 to 600 Normally I'd make it 750 to go here, but I don't want to build an enormous pot when I'll be OOP on the flop with the big stack in the hand. Plus if the big stack is limp/re-raising I save myself 150 chips.
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168 collected 600 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand


4 Q BU (M = 16.22; r+F)
3 Q UTG (M = 16.22; F)
K 4 BB (Folded to taipan168.)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 16.56
PokerStars Game #10593642592: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/06/24 - 08:52:45 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (2105 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (5170 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (2500 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (3725 in chips)
taipan168: posts small blind 75
ALOSAURUSEN: posts big blind 150
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 9 2
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168: raises 250 to 400
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
taipan168 collected 300 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand


9 6 BU (M = 17.22; r+F)

-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 17.22
PokerStars Game #10593646823: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/06/24 - 08:53:13 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (1880 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (5020 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (2725 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (3875 in chips)
popsharley3: posts small blind 75
Cobra234: posts big blind 150
Preflop: taipan168 dealt A A
taipan168: raises 250 to 400
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168 collected 375 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand


6 T BB (M = 18.22; f+f+r+F)
J 8 SB (M = 13.17; c+f+F)
3 J BU (M = 12.83; r+F)
6 Q UTG (M = 12.83; F)
2 J BB (M = 12.83; f+f+r+F)

-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 12.17
PokerStars Game #10593659406: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:54:35 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (2080 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (4445 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (3325 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (3650 in chips)
taipan168: posts small blind 100
ALOSAURUSEN: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 6 7
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168: raises 3450 to 3650 and is all-in BB won't call without a MONSTER hand unless he's a total idiot.
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
taipan168 collected 400 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand


6 2 BU (M = 12.83; r+F)

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 12.83
PokerStars Game #10593664367: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:55:08 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (1780 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3845 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (4025 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (3850 in chips)
popsharley3: posts small blind 100
Cobra234: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt A K
taipan168: raises 400 to 600
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168 collected 500 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 13.83
PokerStars Game #10593666043: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:55:18 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (1780 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3745 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (3825 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (4150 in chips)
Cobra234: posts small blind 100
taipan168: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt A Q
ALOSAURUSEN: raises 400 to 600
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168: raises 3550 to 4150 and is all-in
ALOSAURUSEN: folds Opp should have just shoved it. This is really bad play to standard raise then fold to a shove. The only hands I would standard raise in opp's position are AA and KK because I'm instacalling a shove. I would still have called a shove though!
taipan168 collected 1300 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 16.17
PokerStars Game #10593668009: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:55:31 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (1180 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3745 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (3725 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (4850 in chips)
taipan168: posts small blind 100
ALOSAURUSEN: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 7 K
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168: raises 4650 to 4850 and is all-in
ALOSAURUSEN: folds
taipan168 collected 400 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 16.83
PokerStars Game #10593669766: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:55:42 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: ALOSAURUSEN (980 in chips)
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3745 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (3725 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (5050 in chips)
ALOSAURUSEN: posts small blind 100
popsharley3: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 9 9
Cobra234: folds
taipan168: raises 400 to 600
ALOSAURUSEN: raises 380 to 980 and is all-in
popsharley3: folds
taipan168: calls 380
Flop: 7 A A
Turn: A
River: 7
Showdown:
ALOSAURUSEN: shows 4 4 (a full house, Aces full of Sevens) This actually isn't too bad with 44. Although he has no FE, he's seen me being pretty aggressive with the big stack on the bubble and he's got 5x BB left. If I'm raising 24% of hands or wider then this is a good shove over.
taipan168: shows 9 9 (a full house, Aces full of Nines)
taipan168 collected 2160 from pot


9 2 BB (Folded to taipan168.)
K Q SB (M = 21.10; r+F)
K 6 BU (M = 20.77; F)



-----Hand 15A-----
PokerStars Game #10593681006: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:56:56 (ET)
Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (7110 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (160 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (6230 in chips)
Cobra234: posts small blind 100
taipan168: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to taipan168 [5d 6c]
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: calls 60 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Ad 2c 8s]
*** TURN *** [Ad 2c 8s] [As]
*** RIVER *** [Ad 2c 8s As] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cobra234: shows [8c Ks] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
taipan168: shows [5d 6c] (a pair of Aces)
Cobra234 collected 320 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 320 | Rake 0
Board [Ad 2c 8s As Ts]
Seat 5: popsharley3 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (small blind) showed [8c Ks] and won (320) with two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 9: taipan168 (big blind) showed [5d 6c] and lost with a pair of Aces

7 2 SB (M = 20.23; p+F)

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 19.90
PokerStars Game #10593686696: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:57:34 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (6790 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (740 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (5970 in chips)
popsharley3: posts small blind 100
Cobra234: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt T T
taipan168: raises 400 to 600
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: folds
taipan168 collected 500 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 20.90
PokerStars Game #10593689097: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:57:49 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (6690 in chips)
Seat 7: Cobra234 (540 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (6270 in chips)
Cobra234: posts small blind 100
taipan168: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 6 A
popsharley3: folds
Cobra234: raises 340 to 540 and is all-in
taipan168: calls 340
Flop: 5 J 8
Turn: Q
River: K
Showdown:
Cobra234: shows 2 7 (high card King)
taipan168: shows 6 A (high card Ace)
taipan168 collected 1080 from pot

This was one of the tougher HU battles that I've had. It also got to HU much earlier than normal for a turbo. Blinds are usually at least 200/400 if not 300/600 by the time a $27 turbo gets to HU.

-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 22.70
PokerStars Game #10593692804: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:58:13 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (6690 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (6810 in chips)
taipan168: posts small blind 100
popsharley3: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 7 T
taipan168: calls 100
popsharley3: checks
Flop: Q 9 A
popsharley3: checks
taipan168: bets 300
popsharley3: calls 300
Turn: 2
popsharley3: checks
taipan168: checks I'll take the free card here and see if I can hit my flush.
River: 9
popsharley3: bets 1000
taipan168: folds
popsharley3 collected 1000 from pot
popsharley3: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 18.03
PokerStars Game #10593697429: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:58:43 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (7190 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (6310 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
popsharley3: posts small blind 100
taipan168: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 7 3
popsharley3: calls 100
taipan168: checks
Flop: 3 6 A
taipan168: checks
popsharley3: bets 600
taipan168: folds
popsharley3 collected 450 from pot
popsharley3: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 17.39
PokerStars Game #10593699678: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:58:58 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (7415 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (6085 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
taipan168: posts small blind 100
popsharley3: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 8 9
taipan168: calls 100
popsharley3: checks
Flop: K 3 J
popsharley3: checks
taipan168: checks
Turn: 4
popsharley3: checks
taipan168: checks This was a bit weak, I should have taken a stab on the turn.
River: 2
popsharley3: checks
taipan168: checks
Showdown:
popsharley3: shows 2 A (a pair of Deuces)
taipan168: mucks hand
popsharley3 collected 450 from pot


K 9 BB (Folded to taipan168.)

-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 17.10
PokerStars Game #10593706129: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:59:40 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (7515 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (5985 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
taipan168: posts small blind 100
popsharley3: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 8 6
taipan168: calls 100 I really should start raising since we're relatively deep stacked.
popsharley3: raises 200 to 400
taipan168: folds
popsharley3 collected 450 from pot
popsharley3: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 16.46
PokerStars Game #10593707697: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 08:59:50 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (7740 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (5760 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
popsharley3: posts small blind 100
taipan168: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 4 5
popsharley3: calls 100
taipan168: checks
Flop: J 8 T
taipan168: checks
popsharley3: checks
Turn: 3
taipan168: bets 300
popsharley3: calls 300
River: 6
taipan168: checks
popsharley3: checks
Showdown:
taipan168: shows 4 5 (high card Jack)
popsharley3: shows 7 8 (a pair of Eights) Important to know that opp will call my stab bets with any piece of the board.
popsharley3 collected 1050 from pot


2 6 SB (M = 14.96; F)

-----Hand 23-----
Hero's M = 14.60
PokerStars Game #10593712662: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 09:00:21 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (8390 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (5110 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
popsharley3: posts small blind 100
taipan168: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt Q Q
popsharley3: raises 200 to 400
taipan168: raises 800 to 1200
popsharley3: raises 7165 to 8365 and is all-in
taipan168: calls 3885 and is all-in
Flop: 5 5 8
Turn: Q
River: A
Showdown:
taipan168: shows Q Q (a full house, Queens full of Fives)
popsharley3: shows T T (two pair, Tens and Fives)
taipan168 collected 10220 from pot


7 3 SB (M = 29.20; F)
K Q BB (Folded to taipan168.)
5 9 SB (M = 29.20; F)

-----Hand 24-----
Hero's M = 28.84
PokerStars Game #10593720083: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 09:01:09 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3405 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (10095 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
popsharley3: posts small blind 100
taipan168: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 2 T
popsharley3: calls 100
taipan168: checks
Flop: 3 5 7
taipan168: checks
popsharley3: checks
Turn: 7
taipan168: bets 300
popsharley3: raises 300 to 600
taipan168: folds
popsharley3 collected 1050 from pot
popsharley3: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 25-----
Hero's M = 27.34
PokerStars Game #10593723424: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 09:01:29 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3930 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (9570 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
taipan168: posts small blind 100
popsharley3: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt T 9
taipan168: raises 400 to 600
popsharley3: folds
taipan168 collected 450 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 26-----
Hero's M = 27.99
PokerStars Game #10593724746: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 09:01:38 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3705 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (9795 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
popsharley3: posts small blind 100
taipan168: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 9 3
popsharley3: calls 100
taipan168: checks
Flop: K T K
taipan168: checks
popsharley3: checks
Turn: J
taipan168: checks
popsharley3: bets 1000
taipan168: folds
popsharley3 collected 450 from pot
popsharley3: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 27-----
Hero's M = 27.34
PokerStars Game #10593727809: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 09:01:57 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3930 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (9570 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
taipan168: posts small blind 100
popsharley3: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 6 7
taipan168: raises 400 to 600
popsharley3: folds
taipan168 collected 450 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 28-----
Hero's M = 27.99
PokerStars Game #10593729273: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 09:02:07 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3705 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (9795 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
popsharley3: posts small blind 100
taipan168: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 2 J
popsharley3: calls 100
taipan168: checks
Flop: T 7 6
taipan168: checks
popsharley3: bets 1000
taipan168: folds
popsharley3 collected 450 from pot
popsharley3: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 29-----
Hero's M = 27.34
PokerStars Game #10593731850: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 09:02:23 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3930 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (9570 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
taipan168: posts small blind 100
popsharley3: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt 9 Q
taipan168: raises 400 to 600 Now that I know they won't call me wide, I'm raising aggressively.
popsharley3: folds
taipan168 collected 450 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand


6 5 BB (Folded to taipan168.)
5 3 SB (M = 28.34; F)

-----Hand 30-----
Interesting hand. Would be interested in seeing what others thing. I suspect I misplayed this.
Hero's M = 27.99
PokerStars Game #10593735364: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 09:02:45 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (3705 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (9795 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
popsharley3: posts small blind 100
taipan168: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt J T
popsharley3: calls 100
taipan168: checks
Flop: T 2 5
taipan168: bets 300
popsharley3: calls 300
Turn: 5
taipan168: checks
popsharley3: bets 1000
taipan168: calls 1000 I think the error here was to call rather than just shove over with top pair and a flush draw. I guess I was hoping to see whether I could get a cheap showdown, but I think I should have shoved it here.
River: 8
taipan168: checks
popsharley3: bets 2180 and is all-in
taipan168: calls 2180 I think some hands that I beat play like this (busted one-card flush draws?) and non-set pocket pairs below TT, that's why I called. Plus top pair HU is a very strong hand, almost regardless of kicker. That said, C-R all-in on the turn would have saved me from making this tough call though.
Showdown:
popsharley3: shows A A (two pair, Aces and Fives)
taipan168: shows J T (two pair, Tens and Fives)
popsharley3 collected 7410 from pot



-----Hand 31-----
Hero's M = 17.40
PokerStars Game #10593741458: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2007/06/24 - 09:03:23 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (7410 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (6090 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
taipan168: posts small blind 100
popsharley3: posts big blind 200
Preflop: taipan168 dealt J 5
taipan168: calls 100
popsharley3: checks
Flop: 3 7 8
popsharley3: checks
taipan168: checks
Turn: 6
popsharley3: bets 1000
taipan168: folds
popsharley3 collected 450 from pot
popsharley3: doesn't show hand


K T BB (Folded to taipan168.)
2 3 SB (M = 9.37; F)
Q 6 BB (Folded to taipan168.)

-----Hand 32-----
Hero's M = 9.37
PokerStars Game #10593748474: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/24 - 09:04:08 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (7410 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (6090 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
taipan168: posts small blind 200
popsharley3: posts big blind 400
Preflop: taipan168 dealt J A
taipan168: raises 800 to 1200
popsharley3: calls 800
Flop: 8 7 Q
popsharley3: checks
taipan168: bets 1400
popsharley3: folds
taipan168 collected 2450 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand


Q 6 BB (Folded to taipan168.)

-----Hand 33-----
Hero's M = 11.60
PokerStars Game #10593753224: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/24 - 09:04:37 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (5960 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (7540 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
taipan168: posts small blind 200
popsharley3: posts big blind 400
Preflop: taipan168 dealt A 4
taipan168: raises 800 to 1200
popsharley3: calls 800
Flop: 9 K 2
popsharley3: bets 4735 and is all-in
taipan168: folds
popsharley3 collected 2450 from pot
popsharley3: doesn't show hand


T 7 BB (Folded to taipan168.)

-----Hand 34-----
Hero's M = 10.06
PokerStars Game #10593756744: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/24 - 09:04:59 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (6960 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (6540 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
taipan168: posts small blind 200
popsharley3: posts big blind 400
Preflop: taipan168 dealt Q 5
taipan168: raises 800 to 1200 Now that I know opp will fold to raises, I'm raising it up with 70-80% of hands.
popsharley3: folds
taipan168 collected 850 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 35-----
Hero's M = 10.72
PokerStars Game #10593758276: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/24 - 09:05:09 (ET)
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Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (6535 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (6965 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
popsharley3: posts small blind 200
taipan168: posts big blind 400
Preflop: taipan168 dealt Q K
popsharley3: calls 200
taipan168: raises 1200 to 1600
popsharley3: folds
taipan168 collected 850 from pot
taipan168: doesn't show hand

[taipan168]

----Hand 36-----
Hero's M = 11.37
PokerStars Game #10593760492: Tournament #53664612, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/24 - 09:05:23 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '53664612 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 5: popsharley3 (6110 in chips)
Seat 9: taipan168 (7390 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
taipan168: posts small blind 200
popsharley3: posts big blind 400
Preflop: taipan168 dealt K 5
taipan168: raises 800 to 1200
popsharley3: raises 800 to 2000 I think I have to call here getting 4:1 preflop, I'm deep enough to fold if I don't hit the flop...
taipan168: calls 800
Flop: 6 K K
popsharley3: bets 4085 and is all-in
taipan168: calls 4085 ...and that's what I call hitting the flop!
Turn: 8
River: A
Showdown:
popsharley3: shows 7 7 (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
taipan168: shows K 5 (three of a kind, Kings)
taipan168 collected 12220 from pot

[bjsaust]

Thankyou very much!

Hand 2: Man, its good to see you do that. I've done that before and wondered whether I'm crazy or not.

Hand 7: Is this std from UTG for you? Also raise to 400, you find thats as good as 450 (3xBB)?

Hand 8: Was that an easy raise into the bigstack?

Hand 11: Wow, I really need to rethink what I consider aggressive .

Hand 12: That seems unusually high raise UTG for you. If you didnt want action that might make sense. Is this because you're hoping to be called and building a pot?

Hand 13: Hmm, I wonder what hand they'd raise from UTG but fold to the shove. Perhaps just one of those people who dont understand position. Interesting though, passive short stack, good to know.

Hand 30: Hmm tough hand. Given how much he's been completing, was this a spot you could have raised PF? I would have raised a full pot on the flop I think, you have TP but its vulnerable. I'm happy to take it down now with a big bet, and a call/raise would ring all kinds of warning bells. Given he only has 2.5k behind on the turn you might as well just shove over.

I'll wait for the rest . Hope there wasnt too much more.

[edit] Oh, there it is!

Hand 36: Nice hand. Weird little min-raise from Opp there, could mean anything.



Given how aggressive you normally are, I found it a little strange you let him complete so often HU, was there any reason for that, or do you just look for a higher range of cards to raise from BB with?

[taipan168]

Hand 7: Is this std from UTG for you? Also raise to 400, you find thats as good as 450 (3xBB)?

Remember because it's 4-handed, that UTG is also CO. Yes, once blinds hit 50/100 I tend to raise a bit less than 3x BB, saves you some chips if you miss the flop and want to c-bet.

Hand 8: Was that an easy raise into the bigstack?

I guess the other alternative would be to just complete and play for set value. However, these guys were playing a bit weak/tight - I thought that I might take it down with a preflop raise, and if I'm called I have the initiative on the flop to make a c-bet. Even better, if somebody calls and I hit my set my hand is well disguised.

Hand 12: That seems unusually high raise UTG for you. If you didnt want action that might make sense. Is this because you're hoping to be called and building a pot?

Probably would have just raised 500 here, think it was a misclick. That said, I don't mind raising a bit more from UTG with AK since there are three players still to act and 68% of the time I don't hit an A or K on the flop.

Hand 36: Nice hand. Weird little min-raise from Opp there, could mean anything.

Idiot. Small-medium pocket pairs play VERY well heads up but can't be played postflop. If he had just shoved over my 3x BB raise I would have instafolded. I was actually concerned that he would have like QQ-AA since his minraise seemed to beg for action.

Given how aggressive you normally are, I found it a little strange you let him complete so often HU, was there any reason for that, or do you just look for a higher range of cards to raise from BB with?

Yeah, I could probably have raised a bit more from the BB when opp just completed. I guess why I didn't was a) blinds were still relatively small compared to stacks and b) opp was a bit of a calling station so might call my raise rather than folding.

[rubixstreub]

Very nice... there's really nothing I'd do differently. I'm getting jealous of seenig all these tourney's posted where the bubble busts so early. I swear everything I play requires a ton of patience and a little luck with push/fold poker and high blinds.

I've been on a ugly streak of 2nd place finishes where I really thought I had 1st locked up and I think you touched on something I've noticed. When you have an opponent who doesn't raise Pre-flop and you figure out he's most likely folding to your raises you open your range up. What happens to me is I chip away at his stack with PF raises or stealing pots with position after it's checked but then I get impatient and play against him when he shows aggression. I know I should be smart enough to know his range in those spots, and just wait for a great trapping hand like you did.

Anyways, thanks for the insight into your game, I'm sure it will help a number of us.

[bjsaust]

Yeah, thats something I'm trying to work into my game. Its easy to pay attention when someones being loose and/or aggressive, but its also important to notice when they're being tight and passive, so when they do wake up you give them more respect than you otherwise might.

[Sprayed]

Well played sir! You could have been a little more aggressive when you started HU play, but it kind of set you up for raising wide later in the tourney. When you got him short, I think that you should have started to really pound on him by raising every hand from the sb. But, all in all though it looked really good.

[Zee Devee]

Anyone shoving over on hand 31? I think you would have some fold equity here and opp has been betting 1000 pretty consistantly when you check. Plus if he calls you have 8-11 outs.