Tilting? Someone validate me or slap me.

[rubixstreub]

-----Hand 1-----
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t40/t80
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t3115
UTG+1: t3350
CO: t2320
Button: t360
HERO: t3620
BB: t735

Pre-flop: (6 players) HERO is SB with Q Q
UTG calls t80 (pot was t120), UTG+1 calls t80 (pot was t200), CO calls t80 (pot was t280), Button calls t80 (pot was t360), HERO raises to t300, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls t220 (pot was t660), 2 folds.

Flop: 6 9 3 (t920, 2 players)
HERO bets t600, UTG+1 raises to t2000, HERO raises all-in t3320, UTG+1 calls all-in t1050.
Uncalled bets: t270 returned to HERO.

Turn: 6 (t7020, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t7020)


River: A (t7020, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t7020)


Results:
Final pot: t7020

-----Hand 2-----
good way to donk off 100 chips
Hero's M = ???
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Full Tilt Poker Game #2834909879: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21626475), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:26:50 ET - 2007/07/02
WarEaglePooh posts the small blind of 15
NDJROXY posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #9
Preflop: writersbloc dealt A 2
mike325nic folds
RealityExpress folds
coolville1 folds
pokerelle calls 30
kikipoker calls 30
writersbloc calls 30
impasse folds
WarEaglePooh raises to 60
NDJROXY folds
pokerelle calls 30
kikipoker calls 30
writersbloc calls 30
Flop: K T Q
WarEaglePooh bets 30
pokerelle calls 30
kikipoker calls 30
writersbloc calls 30
Turn: 3
WarEaglePooh checks
pokerelle bets 90
kikipoker raises to 18
writersbloc folds
WarEaglePooh folds
pokerelle calls 90
River: 3
pokerelle bets 390
kikipoker calls 390
Showdown:
pokerelle shows 9 J a straight, King high
kikipoker mucks
pokerelle wins the pot (1,530) with a straight, King high

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 22.50
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835006142: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21626475), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:36:23 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: WarEaglePooh (3,210)
Seat 2: NDJROXY (1,680)
Seat 3: mike325nic (1,115)
Seat 4: RealityExpress (975)
Seat 5: coolville1 (1,035)
Seat 6: pokerelle (1,910)
Seat 7: kikipoker (915)
Seat 8: writersbloc (1,350)
Seat 9: impasse (1,310)
WarEaglePooh posts the small blind of 20
NDJROXY posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #9
Preflop: writersbloc dealt K T
mike325nic folds
RealityExpress folds
coolville1 folds
pokerelle folds
kikipoker folds
here comes a poor blind steal
writersbloc raises to 120
impasse calls 120
WarEaglePooh calls 100
NDJROXY folds
Flop: A 2 9
WarEaglePooh checks
mike325nic has been disconnected
writersbloc bets 200
impasse calls 200
WarEaglePooh folds
Turn: 7
writersbloc checks
impasse bets 160
writersbloc folds
Uncalled bet of 160 returned to impasse
impasse mucks
impasse wins the pot (800)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 12.73
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835085773: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21626475), Table 1 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:44:05 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: WarEaglePooh (3,295)
Seat 2: NDJROXY (1,450)
Seat 3: mike325nic (480)
Seat 5: coolville1 (3,475)
Seat 6: pokerelle (1,320)
Seat 7: kikipoker (685)
Seat 8: writersbloc (955)
Seat 9: impasse (1,840)
impasse posts the small blind of 25
WarEaglePooh posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #8
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 8 Q
NDJROXY folds
mike325nic folds
coolville1 folds
pokerelle folds
kikipoker folds
should I even bother with the big stack in the BB?
writersbloc raises to 150
impasse folds
WarEaglePooh calls 100
Flop: 2 5 A
WarEaglePooh bets 50
writersbloc folds
Uncalled bet of 50 returned to WarEaglePooh
WarEaglePooh mucks
WarEaglePooh wins the pot (325)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 4.96
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835179319: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21626475), Table 1 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:52:56 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: WarEaglePooh (4,430)
Seat 2: NDJROXY (1,410)
Seat 5: coolville1 (3,645)
Seat 6: pokerelle (1,575)
Seat 8: writersbloc (595)
Seat 9: impasse (1,845)
impasse posts the small blind of 40
WarEaglePooh posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #8
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 8 Q
NDJROXY folds
coolville1 folds
pokerelle calls 80
writersbloc raises to 595, and is all i

finally, the 4th hand of my 3rd SnG... I figured he had a decent PP with that raise, but I figured it's okay to play for stacks with TPGK in these SnG's

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t15/t30
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t1470
UTG+1: t1500
MP1: t1875
MP2: t1500
HERO: t1485
CO: t1560
Button: t1245
SB: t1395
BB: t1470

Pre-flop: (9 players) HERO is MP3 with Q A
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to t180, 2 folds, HERO calls t180 (pot was t225), 4 folds.

Flop: 9 Q 9 (t405, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, HERO bets t200, UTG+1 raises to t810, HERO raises all-in t1305, UTG+1 calls t495 (pot was t2520).

Turn: 7 (t3015, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t3015)


River: 2 (t3015, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t3015)


Results:
Final pot: t3015

[taipan168]

Hand 1 (QQ) - slap! Your preflop raise is WAY too small. You should be raising 3x BB plus 1x BB for each limper, so I'd make it like 600 to go preflop. Postflop is obv fine.

Hand 2 (A2s) - seems OK. BTW stack sizes did not come out.

Hand 3 (KTo) - preflop is OK, I'm 50/50 between raising and dumping this when folded to in the CO. On the flop, I don't c-bet this from OOP against two opps when the ace flops, I just check/fold.

Hand 4 - (Q8o) - with your stack size at <20x BB, don't even bother with this, particularly, as you say, with the big stack in the BB.

Hand 5 (Q8o) - I think you can find a better spot than this, particularly with the limper in front. You're short, but you've got a few hands before the blinds hit you again, I fold this.

Last hand (AQs) - I don't call the UTG+1 raise with AQs, it can have really bad reverse implied odds. As played, I think getting it AI with 2 pair top kicker is fine.

[rubixstreub]

Hand 4 - (Q8o) - with your stack size at <20x BB, don't even bother with this, particularly, as you say, with the big stack in the BB.

Hmm... is this a rough guideline I'm unfamiliar with... don't steal blinds if you're under 20BB? I agree trying to rob the big stack is bad here, but is there some other advice I'm missing?

[bjsaust]

I'll steal in that position, IF I feel I'm likely to get away with it. If every chip you earn is worth less than the chips you lose, then risking 150 chips to win 75 only makes sense if you need chips, or if you think its very low risk.

[rubixstreub]

Redemption. Even on the night, but good to see I could bounce back.

The Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) was developed by JeffreyGB at http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com.

---Tournament Summary---
$5.50 SNG: Finished 1/9 for $22.5
Data for 60 hands.
You played 21 hands (35.00%)
You raised 12 times preflop (20.00%)

K T CO-1 (M = 0.00; f+f+f+f+F)
3 A MP2 (M = 33.33; f+c+f+F)
K J MP1 (M = 33.33; f+f+F)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 33.33
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835459683: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:19:36 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (1,485)
Seat 2: Standaman1319 (1,410)
Seat 3: stef85251 (1,920)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (1,470)
Seat 5: toka613 (1,440)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (1,500)
Seat 7: writersbloc (1,500)
Seat 8: Trout Master 30 (1,635)
Seat 9: SailinBob (1,140)
HomrJSimpson posts the small blind of 15
toka613 posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #3
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 3 3
RubberDuck1 calls 30
writersbloc calls 30
Trout Master 30 folds
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
Standaman1319 folds
stef85251 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
toka613 checks
Flop: J 7 4
toka613 checks
RubberDuck1 bets 3
writersbloc folds
toka613 calls 30
Turn: 5
toka613 checks
RubberDuck1 bets 3
toka613 calls 30
River: 3
toka613 checks
RubberDuck1 checks
Showdown:
RubberDuck1 shows J 9 a pair of Jacks
toka613 shows A 6 a straight, Seven high
toka613 wins the pot (225) with a straight, Seven high


9 T UTG (M = 32.67; F)
9 9 BB (M = 32.67; f+f+c+c+r+f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 24.00
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835496087: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:23:01 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (1,455)
Seat 2: Standaman1319 (1,725)
Seat 3: stef85251 (1,680)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (1,455)
Seat 5: toka613 (1,545)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (1,365)
Seat 7: writersbloc (1,440)
Seat 8: Trout Master 30 (1,635)
Seat 9: SailinBob (1,200)
writersbloc posts the small blind of 20
Trout Master 30 posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #6
Preflop: writersbloc dealt T A
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
Standaman1319 folds
stef85251 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
toka613 calls 40
RubberDuck1 folds
writersbloc calls 20
Trout Master 30 checks
Flop: J Q 7
writersbloc checks
Trout Master 30 bets 4
toka613 calls 40
writersbloc calls 40
Turn: 8 well here's a spot I don't find myself in very often. I figure I'm way ahead here hopefully he has a heart and thinks it's solid. What's the better line?
writersbloc checks
Trout Master 30 bets 4
toka613 folds
writersbloc calls 40
River: K
writersbloc bets 25
Trout Master 30 calls 250
Showdown:
writersbloc shows T A a flush, Ace high
Trout Master 30 mucks
writersbloc wins the pot (820) with a flush, Ace high


A 5 BU (M = 31.50; f+f+c+f+f+c+F)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 31.50
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835521832: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:25:27 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (1,455)
Seat 2: Standaman1319 (1,725)
Seat 3: stef85251 (1,640)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (1,455)
Seat 5: toka613 (1,465)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (1,325)
Seat 7: writersbloc (1,890)
Seat 8: Trout Master 30 (1,465)
Seat 9: SailinBob (1,080)
SailinBob posts the small blind of 20
OSU_Bucks101 posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #8
Preflop: writersbloc dealt K Q
Standaman1319 calls 40
stef85251 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
toka613 calls 40
RubberDuck1 calls 40
writersbloc calls 40 not sure I like this call with that many limpers and certainly more to follow. I figured I had decent position and could play it safe. In hindsight I think, unsuited, this is a fold.
Trout Master 30 folds
SailinBob calls 20
OSU_Bucks101 checks
Flop: J Q A
SailinBob checks
OSU_Bucks101 checks
Standaman1319 checks
toka613 checks
RubberDuck1 checks
writersbloc checks
Turn: T
SailinBob checks
OSU_Bucks101 checks
Standaman1319 checks
toka613 checks
RubberDuck1 checks
writersbloc bets 24
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
Standaman1319 raises to 48
toka613 folds
RubberDuck1 folds
writersbloc raises to 1,850, and is all i
Standaman1319 calls 1,205, and is all in
writersbloc shows K Q
Standaman1319 shows A K
Uncalled bet of 165 returned to writersbloc
River: T
writersbloc shows a straight, Ace high
Standaman1319 shows a straight, Ace high
Standaman1319 ties for the pot (1,805) with a straight, Ace high
writersbloc ties for the pot (1,805) with a straight, Ace high



-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 32.83
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835548630: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:27:58 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (1,415)
Seat 2: Standaman1319 (1,805)
Seat 3: stef85251 (1,640)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (1,455)
Seat 5: toka613 (1,425)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (1,285)
Seat 7: writersbloc (1,970)
Seat 8: Trout Master 30 (1,465)
Seat 9: SailinBob (1,040)
OSU_Bucks101 posts the small blind of 20
Standaman1319 posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #9
Preflop: writersbloc dealt T Q
stef85251 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
toka613 calls 40
RubberDuck1 calls 40
writersbloc calls 40
Trout Master 30 folds
SailinBob calls 40
OSU_Bucks101 calls 20
Standaman1319 checks
Flop: 7 Q T
OSU_Bucks101 checks
Standaman1319 bets 40
toka613 calls 400
RubberDuck1 folds
writersbloc raises to 1,00
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
Standaman1319 raises to 1,60
toka613 folds
writersbloc raises to 1,930, and is all i
Standaman1319 calls 165, and is all in
writersbloc shows T Q
Standaman1319 shows J 8
Uncalled bet of 165 returned to writersbloc
Turn: 2
River: 2
writersbloc shows two pair, Queens and Tens
Standaman1319 shows a pair of Twos
writersbloc wins the pot (4,170) with two pair, Queens and Tens
Standaman1319 stands up


J 4 MP2 (M = 57.80; f+f+f+F)
7 8 MP1 (M = 57.80; c+f+F)
Q 3 UTG+1 (M = 57.80; f+F)
T 5 UTG (M = 48.17; F)
3 J BB (M = 48.17; f+c+r+f+f+c+f+F)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 47.50
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835645174: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:37:00 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (1,555)
Seat 3: stef85251 (1,365)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (1,580)
Seat 5: toka613 (885)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (1,155)
Seat 7: writersbloc (4,275)
Seat 8: Trout Master 30 (1,465)
Seat 9: SailinBob (1,220)
writersbloc posts the small blind of 30
Trout Master 30 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #6
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 5 7
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
stef85251 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
toka613 calls 60
RubberDuck1 folds
writersbloc calls 30
Trout Master 30 checks
Flop: Q 7 9
writersbloc checks
Trout Master 30 checks
toka613 bets 6
writersbloc folds
Trout Master 30 folds
Uncalled bet of 60 returned to toka613
toka613 mucks
toka613 wins the pot (180)



-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 46.83
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835655609: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:37:57 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (1,555)
Seat 3: stef85251 (1,365)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (1,580)
Seat 5: toka613 (1,005)
Seat 7: writersbloc (4,215)
Seat 8: Trout Master 30 (1,405)
Seat 9: SailinBob (1,220)
Trout Master 30 posts the small blind of 30
SailinBob posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #7
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 8 Q
OSU_Bucks101 folds
stef85251 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
toka613 folds
RubberDuck1 folds
writersbloc raises to 15
Trout Master 30 folds
SailinBob raises to 96
writersbloc folds
Uncalled bet of 810 returned to SailinBob
SailinBob mucks
SailinBob wins the pot (330)


5 5 CO (M = 45.17; f+f+f+f+F)
5 J MP2 (M = 45.17; f+f+f+F)
T K MP1 (M = 33.88; f+c+F)
8 K UTG+1 (M = 33.88; c+F)
4 T UTG (M = 33.88; F)
5 4 BB (M = 33.88; f+f+f+c+f+f+r+F)
4 9 SB (M = 33.21; f+f+f+f+f+c+F)
8 2 BU (M = 32.88; f+f+f+c+f+F)

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 26.30
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835746774: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:46:30 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (420)
Seat 3: stef85251 (1,735)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (1,460)
Seat 5: toka613 (765)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (1,510)
Seat 7: writersbloc (3,945)
Seat 8: Trout Master 30 (1,815)
SailinBob posts the small blind of 50
OSU_Bucks101 posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #8
Preflop: writersbloc dealt Q A
stef85251 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
toka613 calls 100
RubberDuck1 folds
writersbloc raises to 25
Trout Master 30 folds
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
toka613 calls 150
Flop: 4 2 7
toka613 checks
writersbloc checks
Turn: 5
toka613 checks
writersbloc bets 30 undecided if this is bad or not. He checked to me twice and that usually says bet regardless, but with the short stack I probably don't really have that much FE?
toka613 calls 300
River: T
toka613 bets 20this is just stupid
writersbloc calls 200
Showdown:
toka613 shows T J a pair of Tens
writersbloc mucks
toka613 wins the pot (1,650) with a pair of Tens


7 5 MP2 (M = 21.30; f+f+f+F)
8 A MP1 (M = 21.30; c+f+F)
9 6 UTG+1 (M = 21.30; c+F)
9 Q UTG (M = 21.30; F)
6 T BB (M = 21.30; r+c+f+c+f+f+c+F)
9 J SB (M = 17.19; c+r+f+f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 16.86
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835816308: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:52:56 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (1,560)
Seat 3: stef85251 (1,185)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (2,160)
Seat 5: toka613 (1,615)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (2,520)
Seat 7: writersbloc (3,035)
Seat 8: Trout Master 30 (515)
Seat 9: SailinBob (910)
Trout Master 30 posts the small blind of 60
SailinBob posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #7
Preflop: writersbloc dealt J Q
writersbloc: damn he's hot
OSU_Bucks101 folds
stef85251 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
toka613 folds
RubberDuck1 folds
writersbloc raises to 30
Trout Master 30 raises to 515, and is all i
SailinBob folds
writersbloc calls 215
Trout Master 30 shows 7 A
writersbloc shows J Q
Flop: Q T K
Turn: 9
River: 8
Trout Master 30 shows Ace King high
writersbloc shows a straight, King high
writersbloc wins the pot (1,150) with a straight, King high
Trout Master 30 stands up


K 3 BU (M = 20.39; f+r+f+f+F)
A 7 CO (M = 20.39; f+f+f+F)
T 6 MP1 (M = 20.39; f+c+F)
2 5 UTG+1 (M = 20.39; f+F)
Q T UTG (M = 20.39; F)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 20.39
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835851890: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:56:16 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (1,560)
Seat 3: stef85251 (70)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (2,160)
Seat 5: toka613 (550)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (2,640)
Seat 7: writersbloc (3,670)
Seat 9: SailinBob (2,850)
RubberDuck1 posts the small blind of 60
writersbloc posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #5
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 3 3
SailinBob calls 120
OSU_Bucks101 folds
stef85251 calls 70, and is all in
HomrJSimpson folds
toka613 folds
RubberDuck1 calls 60
writersbloc checks
Flop: 8 5 8
RubberDuck1 checks
writersbloc checks
SailinBob checks
Turn: J
RubberDuck1 checks
writersbloc bets 15
SailinBob folds
RubberDuck1 calls 150
River: K
RubberDuck1 bets 12
writersbloc folds
Uncalled bet of 120 returned to RubberDuck1
RubberDuck1 wins the side pot (450)
Showdown:
RubberDuck1 shows A 7 a pair of Eights odd?
stef85251 shows 6 5 two pair, Eights and Fives
stef85251 wins the main pot (280) with two pair, Eights and Fives



-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 18.89
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835865699: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:57:33 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (1,560)
Seat 3: stef85251 (280)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (2,160)
Seat 5: toka613 (550)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (2,820)
Seat 7: writersbloc (3,400)
Seat 9: SailinBob (2,730)
writersbloc posts the small blind of 60
SailinBob posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #6
Preflop: writersbloc dealt A 7
OSU_Bucks101 folds
stef85251 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
toka613 folds
RubberDuck1 folds
writersbloc raises to 36
SailinBob folds
Uncalled bet of 240 returned to writersbloc
writersbloc mucks
writersbloc wins the pot (240)


J 4 BU (M = 19.56; f+f+c+c+F)

-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 14.67
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835884602: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:59:19 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (2,350)
Seat 3: stef85251 (280)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (2,160)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (2,700)
Seat 7: writersbloc (3,520)
Seat 9: SailinBob (2,490)
OSU_Bucks101 posts the small blind of 80
stef85251 posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #9
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 8 A
HomrJSimpson folds
RubberDuck1 folds
writersbloc raises to 40
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
stef85251 calls 120, and is all in
writersbloc shows 8 A
stef85251 shows 5 3
Uncalled bet of 120 returned to writersbloc
Flop: K 8 K
Turn: 7
River: 6
writersbloc shows two pair, Kings and Eights
stef85251 shows a pair of Kings
writersbloc wins the pot (640) with two pair, Kings and Eights
stef85251 stands up


T K CO (M = 16.17; r+F)

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 16.17
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835909403: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:01:38 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (3,070)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (2,000)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (2,060)
Seat 7: writersbloc (3,880)
Seat 9: SailinBob (2,490)
HomrJSimpson posts the small blind of 80
RubberDuck1 posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #3
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 9 9
writersbloc raises to 40
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
RubberDuck1 folds
Uncalled bet of 240 returned to writersbloc
writersbloc mucks
writersbloc wins the pot (400)


J 2 BB (M = 17.17; f+r+f+f+F)
5 7 SB (M = 16.50; f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 16.17
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835921589: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:02:46 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (3,310)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (1,920)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (1,820)
Seat 7: writersbloc (3,880)
Seat 9: SailinBob (2,570)
SailinBob posts the small blind of 80
OSU_Bucks101 posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #7
Preflop: writersbloc dealt A K
HomrJSimpson folds
RubberDuck1 folds
writersbloc raises to 40
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
Uncalled bet of 240 returned to writersbloc
writersbloc mucks
writersbloc wins the pot (400)


3 4 CO (M = 17.17; f+F)

-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 17.17
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835931189: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:03:40 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (3,070)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (2,160)
Seat 6: RubberDuck1 (1,820)
Seat 7: writersbloc (4,120)
Seat 9: SailinBob (2,330)
HomrJSimpson posts the small blind of 80
RubberDuck1 posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #1
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 8 A
writersbloc raises to 40
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
RubberDuck1 calls 240
Flop: 8 7 4
RubberDuck1 checks
writersbloc bets 60
RubberDuck1 raises to 1,420, and is all i
writersbloc calls 820
RubberDuck1 shows A J
writersbloc shows 8 A
Turn: 6
River: K
RubberDuck1 shows Ace King high
writersbloc shows a pair of Eights
writersbloc wins the pot (3,720) with a pair of Eights
RubberDuck1 stands up


2 Q BB (M = 20.07; f+r+f+F)

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 19.40
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835944746: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:04:55 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (3,270)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (2,080)
Seat 7: writersbloc (5,820)
Seat 9: SailinBob (2,330)
writersbloc posts the small blind of 100
SailinBob posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #6
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 6 2
OSU_Bucks101 folds
HomrJSimpson folds
writersbloc calls 100
SailinBob checks
Flop: J 3 2
writersbloc bets 20
SailinBob folds
Uncalled bet of 200 returned to writersbloc
writersbloc mucks
writersbloc wins the pot (400)


5 4 BU (M = 20.07; f+F)
4 8 UTG (M = 20.07; F)

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 20.07
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835957426: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:06:07 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (3,270)
Seat 4: HomrJSimpson (1,880)
Seat 7: writersbloc (6,020)
Seat 9: SailinBob (2,330)
HomrJSimpson posts the small blind of 100
writersbloc posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #1
Preflop: writersbloc dealt A 9
SailinBob folds
OSU_Bucks101 folds
HomrJSimpson raises to 60
writersbloc raises to 6,020, and is all i given his stack size and that this is a blind battle, I figured I might have some FE, and if he called I had a good chance of having the best hand, anyone play this different?
HomrJSimpson calls 1,280, and is all in
writersbloc shows A 9
HomrJSimpson shows A Q
Uncalled bet of 4,140 returned to writersbloc
Flop: T 7 5
Turn: 8
River: 6
writersbloc shows a straight, Ten high
HomrJSimpson shows Ace Queen high
writersbloc wins the pot (3,760) with a straight, Ten high
HomrJSimpson stands up


J 6 SB (M = 26.33; r+F)

-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 26.00
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835972676: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:07:32 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (5,700)
Seat 7: writersbloc (7,800)
writersbloc posts the small blind of 100
OSU_Bucks101 posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #7
Preflop: writersbloc dealt K 4
writersbloc raises to 50
OSU_Bucks101 calls 300
Flop: 3 2 4
OSU_Bucks101 bets 20
writersbloc raises to 80
OSU_Bucks101 folds
Uncalled bet of 600 returned to writersbloc
writersbloc mucks
writersbloc wins the pot (1,400)



-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 28.33
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835980096: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:08:13 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (5,000)
Seat 7: writersbloc (8,500)
OSU_Bucks101 posts the small blind of 100
writersbloc posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #1
Preflop: writersbloc dealt Q 6
OSU_Bucks101 raises to 60
writersbloc calls 400
Flop: 5 K 6
writersbloc bets 60
OSU_Bucks101 calls 600
Turn: 8
writersbloc bets 1,00
OSU_Bucks101 folds
Uncalled bet of 1,000 returned to writersbloc
writersbloc mucks
OSU_Bucks101 has returned
writersbloc wins the pot (2,400)



-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 32.33
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835992688: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:09:23 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (3,800)
Seat 7: writersbloc (9,700)
writersbloc posts the small blind of 100
OSU_Bucks101 posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #7
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 8 Q
writersbloc raises to 50
OSU_Bucks101 raises to 3,800, and is all i
writersbloc folds
Uncalled bet of 3,300 returned to OSU_Bucks101
OSU_Bucks101 mucks
OSU_Bucks101 wins the pot (1,000)



-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 30.67
Full Tilt Poker Game #2835995552: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:09:40 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (4,300)
Seat 7: writersbloc (9,200)
OSU_Bucks101 posts the small blind of 100
writersbloc posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #1
Preflop: writersbloc dealt 4 6
OSU_Bucks101 calls 100
writersbloc checks
Flop: 3 7 4
writersbloc bets 20
OSU_Bucks101 calls 200
Turn: 7
writersbloc bets 40
OSU_Bucks101 raises to 80
writersbloc calls 400
River: 2
writersbloc checks
OSU_Bucks101 bets 80
writersbloc calls 800
Showdown:
OSU_Bucks101 shows 3 T two pair, Sevens and Threes
writersbloc shows 4 6 two pair, Sevens and Fours
writersbloc wins the pot (4,000) with two pair, Sevens and Fours



-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 31.11
Full Tilt Poker Game #2836003897: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (21630507), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:10:28 ET - 2007/07/02
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Seat 1: OSU_Bucks101 (2,300)
Seat 7: writersbloc (11,200)
writersbloc posts the small blind of 120
OSU_Bucks101 posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #7
Preflop: writersbloc dealt A 9
writersbloc raises to 60
OSU_Bucks101 raises to 2,300, and is all i
writersbloc calls 1,700
OSU_Bucks101 shows 2 J
writersbloc shows A 9
Flop: A K 7
Turn: Q
River: K
OSU_Bucks101 shows a pair of Kings
writersbloc shows two pair, Aces and Kings
writersbloc wins the pot (4,600) with two pair, Aces and Kings
OSU_Bucks101 stands up
writersbloc stands up



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[bjsaust]

Grats!

Hand 2: You hit your nut flush, bet it! I raise that turn for sure. You want to get all your chips in here, the way to do that is to bet enough on the turn, that a push on the river makes sense. Pots what, 280? Raise to at least 200, maybe even like 240. If he calls that, the pot is 6-700, meaning you can easily bet 500 on the river, and hope he pushes over.

Hand 3: I like this call because theres so many limpers. Lots of dead money in the pot = great pot odds.

Hand 4: A bit more borderline on this one, but again with multi-limpers you have nice pot odds. Just remember you need to hit the flop very well to continue, TP isnt good enough. Played to perfection on the flop. AI on a gutshot? Man, what a donkey.

Hand 6: No reason to steal here.

5Heart 5Diamond CO (M = 45.17; f+f+f+f+F) - Limp it!

Hand 7: C-bet this flop, then check/fold it down.

Hand 9: Check this down.

Hand 14: Borderline on the PF raise, but nice play on Flop. F'ng donkey.



Nice game.

[rubixstreub]

Hand 2: You hit your nut flush, bet it! I raise that turn for sure. You want to get all your chips in here, the way to do that is to bet enough on the turn, that a push on the river makes sense. Pots what, 280? Raise to at least 200, maybe even like 240. If he calls that, the pot is 6-700, meaning you can easily bet 500 on the river, and hope he pushes over.

Yeah, good advice. I certainly would have made more, he had the king.

Hand 6: No reason to steal here.

You're probably right, but I figured being the big stack I wanted to see how tight they were. I've adapted the mantra that I should always try to steal once at the first opportunity to see how it vulnerably the blinds will be...

5Heart 5Diamond CO (M = 45.17; f+f+f+f+F) - Limp it!

I guess I have "don't limp when the blinds past 50" I forget when I can afford to take a chance.

Hand 7: C-bet this flop, then check/fold it down.

Not sure, I think that's a terrible flop to c-bet vs. a loose donk who's pissed away his stack calling. In this case though probably better to c-bet the flop and check/fold the turn unimproved than wait for the turn to take a stab he wont believe either.

Hand 9: Check this down.

Noted. Figured it might be worth a stab.

Hand 14: Borderline on the PF raise, but nice play on Flop. F'ng donkey.

Yeah, this is only because I'm the big stack and want to see what kind of respect I get. Most of the time this is a fold.

Thanks for all your comments Bjsaust! I appreciate you taking the time to respond to just about every thread and find your comments quiet valuable as a peer (I'm secretly hoping to keep up with you. even though you seem to play 2x as many SnG's as I can per week).

[bjsaust]

Hand 6: No reason to steal here.

You're probably right, but I figured being the big stack I wanted to see how tight they were. I've adapted the mantra that I should always try to steal once at the first opportunity to see how it vulnerably the blinds will be...

True, I do the same myself sometimes. I dont mind that reasoning here.

5Heart 5Diamond CO (M = 45.17; f+f+f+f+F) - Limp it!

I guess I have "don't limp when the blinds past 50" I forget when I can afford to take a chance.

Looks like blinds are still 50 here? In that case you still have implied odds. Even with blinds of 100 you do as long as you're likely to be playing against 1500+ stacks and you think theres a good chance of being allowed to limp in.

Hand 7: C-bet this flop, then check/fold it down.

Not sure, I think that's a terrible flop to c-bet vs. a loose donk who's pissed away his stack calling. In this case though probably better to c-bet the flop and check/fold the turn unimproved than wait for the turn to take a stab he wont believe either.

I disagree. See, whenever you raise PF, one of your possible holdings is a PP. Villian is always worried on a flop like this that you either hit a set, or more likely have an overpair. Without a made hand, its very difficult for them to call a c-bet here.

Hand 9: Check this down.

Noted. Figured it might be worth a stab.

Its tempting, but at the end of the day, remember all you have is bottom pair. You're happy if you can check all the way to showdown and pick up the pot. Perhaps call a small bet on river if you think he's stealing.

Thanks for all your comments Bjsaust! I appreciate you taking the time to respond to just about every thread and find your comments quiet valuable as a peer (I'm secretly hoping to keep up with you. even though you seem to play 2x as many SnG's as I can per week).

I need to do more work and less thread responding through the day :P.

I'm only errm, about $20 in the profit from my deposits, and about $70 profit from my SnG career (not counting the bonus I just cleared). I find reviewing threads to be a great way to learn, as I have the time to stop and think about what I would do in that situation. Its like free practise . It also means if I post something and one of the more experienced guys disagrees with me, I can learn from that and ask them to explain their reasoning if need be, instead of just learning by rote from their responses.

[cag8f]

1. I agree that the pre-flop raise should be larger, but I think you kind of want to encourage *a little* action w/QQ, and it seems to me that making it 600 to go pre-flop would discourage any callers. Is a ~400 raise out of the question? Postflop is fine.

2. Looks like you had the odds to call both pre flop and flop.

3. A steal attempt isn't bad, but I wouldn't try a CB into 3 people IMIO, even if an A hit and you want to represent it.

4. I mostly fold that pre-flop.

5. I would probably pushover too, especially if this is one of your first pushes of the game. I think opps. will give you credit.

6. Most of the time I lay down AQ to a prior raise, for reasons just like this--I don't know how strong I can play them post-flop. Opp. checking the flop is curious, and sometimes means a monster, but the only possible monster he could have is QQ, which is very unlikely--or A9, T9, or 89. 99 would probably just minraise you if anything. I don't see too many people c/r w/AA or KK. I think I agree with others that felting this hand is fine.

[taipan168]

Hand 4 - (Q8o) - with your stack size at <20x BB, don't even bother with this, particularly, as you say, with the big stack in the BB.

Hmm... is this a rough guideline I'm unfamiliar with... don't steal blinds if you're under 20BB? I agree trying to rob the big stack is bad here, but is there some other advice I'm missing?

For me once my stack gets to 20x BB I'm usually looking to save my chips for a spot to push since I'll be in that zone when blinds go up. That said, I noticed this is a normal rather than a turbo so I guess stealing here is OK. Point still stands about the big stack being in the BB though.