Ragnar4 5.50 Full Tourney PS

[Ragnar4]

Trimmed and ready to go.

I struggled the most with HU. I'm hoping most comments will come there.

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---Tournament Summary---
$5.50 SNG: Finished 1/9 for $25
Data for 103 hands.
You played 39 hands (37.86%)
You raised 21 times preflop (20.39%)


-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #14912193630: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/01/29 - 14:12:23 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: sws2 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: Purple Ghost (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: Mbthebest (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: $OXPAT$ (1500 in chips)
sws2: posts small blind 10
Ragnar4: posts big blind 20
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 7 4
ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
Purple Ghost: folds
fiasco: folds
Mbthebest: folds
$OXPAT$: calls 20
AbsolutKK: folds
sws2: calls 10
Ragnar4: checks
Flop: A 4 J
sws2: checks
Ragnar4: checks
$OXPAT$: bets 80

sws2: folds
Ragnar4: folds
$OXPAT$ collected 60 from pot
$OXPAT$: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 49.33
PokerStars Game #14912215910: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/01/29 - 14:13:27 (ET)
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Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: sws2 (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (1480 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: Purple Ghost (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: Mbthebest (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: $OXPAT$ (1540 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 10
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 20
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 2 2
BitterKnet: folds
Purple Ghost: folds
fiasco: folds
Mbthebest: folds
$OXPAT$: raises 20 to 40

AbsolutKK: folds
sws2: folds
Ragnar4: calls 30
ReyMysterio7: folds
Flop: 6 4 2
Ragnar4: checks
$OXPAT$: bets 80

Ragnar4: calls 80
Turn: K
Ragnar4: checks
$OXPAT$: bets 160

Ragnar4: raises 160 to 320

$OXPAT$: calls 160
River: K
Ragnar4: bets 480

$OXPAT$: calls 480
Showdown:
Ragnar4: shows 2 2 (a full house, Deuces full of Kings)
$OXPAT$: mucks hand
Ragnar4 collected 1860 from pot


Q 9 BU (M = 80.67; c+f+c+c+f+r+F)
3 Q CO (M = 80.67; c+f+f+r+F)
7 3 MP2 (M = 80.67; f+f+f+F)
Q 5 MP1 (M = 80.67; f+f+F)
7 J UTG+1 (M = 80.67; c+F)
4 Q UTG (M = 80.67; F)
K 3 BB (M = 80.67; f+f+f+r+f+f+f+F)
A 8 SB (M = 80.00; f+c+r+f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 53.11
PokerStars Game #14912462386: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/01/29 - 14:23:27 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1700 in chips)
Seat 2: sws2 (2780 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (2390 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1450 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (1265 in chips)
Seat 6: Purple Ghost (1125 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (1650 in chips)
Seat 8: Mbthebest (1140 in chips)
ReyMysterio7: posts small blind 15
BitterKnet: posts big blind 30
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 4 3
Purple Ghost: calls 30
fiasco: calls 30
Mbthebest: calls 30
AbsolutKK: folds
sws2: raises 60 to 90

Ragnar4: calls 90
ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
Purple Ghost: calls 60
fiasco: calls 60
Mbthebest: folds
Flop: 9 K T
Purple Ghost: checks
fiasco: checks
sws2: bets 360

Ragnar4: folds
Purple Ghost: raises 360 to 720

fiasco: folds
sws2: folds
Purple Ghost collected 1155 from pot
Purple Ghost: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 51.11
PokerStars Game #14912503181: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/01/29 - 14:25:10 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1700 in chips)
Seat 2: sws2 (2330 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (2300 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1435 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (1235 in chips)
Seat 6: Purple Ghost (1830 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (1560 in chips)
Seat 8: Mbthebest (1110 in chips)
BitterKnet: posts small blind 15
Purple Ghost: posts big blind 30
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt K Q
fiasco: folds
Mbthebest: folds
AbsolutKK: folds
sws2: calls 30
Ragnar4: raises 90 to 120

ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
Purple Ghost: folds
sws2: calls 90
Flop: 9 T 2
sws2: checks
Ragnar4: bets 210

sws2: folds
Ragnar4 collected 285 from pot



-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 54.78
PokerStars Game #14912520652: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/01/29 - 14:25:53 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1700 in chips)
Seat 2: sws2 (2210 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (2465 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1435 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (1220 in chips)
Seat 6: Purple Ghost (1800 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (1560 in chips)
Seat 8: Mbthebest (1110 in chips)
Purple Ghost: posts small blind 15
fiasco: posts big blind 30
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 8 8
Mbthebest: calls 30
AbsolutKK: folds
sws2: folds
Ragnar4: calls 30
ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
Purple Ghost: folds
fiasco: checks
Flop: K 8 Q
fiasco: checks
Mbthebest: bets 60

Ragnar4: calls 60
fiasco: folds
Turn: 4
Mbthebest: bets 90

Ragnar4: raises 210 to 300

Mbthebest: raises 720 to 1020 and is all-in

Ragnar4: calls 720
River: 9
Showdown:
Mbthebest: shows A K (a pair of Kings)
Ragnar4: shows 8 8 (three of a kind, Eights)
Ragnar4 collected 2265 from pot


T 8 UTG+1 (M = 80.44; f+F)
J 8 UTG (M = 80.44; F)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 80.44
PokerStars Game #14912604013: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/01/29 - 14:29:27 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1655 in chips)
Seat 2: sws2 (1725 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (3620 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1435 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (1720 in chips)
Seat 6: Purple Ghost (1005 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (2340 in chips)
sws2: posts small blind 15
Ragnar4: posts big blind 30
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 8 9
ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
Purple Ghost: folds
fiasco: folds
AbsolutKK: folds
sws2: calls 15
Ragnar4: checks
Flop: J 4 5
sws2: checks
Ragnar4: bets 60

sws2: calls 60
Turn: A
sws2: checks
Ragnar4: checks
River: 2
sws2: bets 120

Ragnar4: folds
sws2 collected 180 from pot
sws2: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 78.44
PokerStars Game #14912622355: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/01/29 - 14:30:16 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1655 in chips)
Seat 2: sws2 (1815 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (3530 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1435 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (1720 in chips)
Seat 6: Purple Ghost (1005 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (2340 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 15
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 30
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt J J
BitterKnet: folds
Purple Ghost: folds
fiasco: calls 30
AbsolutKK: folds
sws2: calls 30
Ragnar4: raises 120 to 150

ReyMysterio7: folds
fiasco: folds
sws2: calls 120
Flop: J 5 9
Ragnar4: bets 120

sws2: raises 330 to 450

Ragnar4: raises 2930 to 3380 and is all-in

sws2: folds
Ragnar4 collected 1260 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


5 T BU (M = 93.11; r+f+f+f+F)
A 9 CO (M = 55.87; f+f+f+F)
3 5 MP1 (M = 55.87; f+f+F)
6 9 UTG+1 (M = 55.87; f+F)
A 9 UTG (M = 55.87; F)
K 4 BB (M = 55.87; f+r+f+f+f+f+F)
J 3 SB (M = 55.20; c+c+f+f+f+F)
3 6 BU (M = 54.87; r+f+f+F)
A 2 CO (M = 54.87; f+f+F)
9 3 MP1 (M = 54.87; f+F)
9 J UTG (M = 54.87; F)
5 Q BB (M = 54.87; f+f+c+f+p+F)
8 5 SB (M = 54.20; f+r+f+f+F)
T 7 BU (M = 53.87; f+r+f+F)
J 4 CO (M = 53.87; f+f+F)
3 Q MP1 (M = 53.87; f+F)
8 T UTG (M = 26.93; F)
K 8 BB (M = 26.93; f+r+f+f+f+F)
9 J SB (M = 26.27; f+f+f+p+F)
5 2 BU (M = 25.93; r+f+F)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 25.93
PokerStars Game #14912949453: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/01/29 - 14:45:03 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1630 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (3890 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (3250 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2295 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (2435 in chips)
BitterKnet: posts small blind 50
fiasco: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 3 6
AbsolutKK: folds
Ragnar4: raises 200 to 300

ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
fiasco: folds
Ragnar4 collected 250 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


A 8 UTG (M = 26.93; F)
4 8 BB (M = 26.93; f+r+f+f+F)
6 2 SB (M = 26.27; c+c+f+F)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 25.93
PokerStars Game #14913008208: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/01/29 - 14:47:39 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1680 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (3890 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (3150 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2295 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (2485 in chips)
ReyMysterio7: posts small blind 50
BitterKnet: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 8 2
fiasco: folds
AbsolutKK: folds
Ragnar4: raises 250 to 350

ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: raises 1945 to 2295 and is all-in

Ragnar4: folds
BitterKnet collected 750 from pot
BitterKnet: doesn't show hand


4 T CO (M = 23.60; f+F)
J 2 UTG (M = 23.60; F)

-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 23.60
PokerStars Game #14913048349: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/01/29 - 14:49:23 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1580 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (3540 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (3100 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2195 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (3085 in chips)
AbsolutKK: posts small blind 50
Ragnar4: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt T A
ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: calls 100
fiasco: folds
AbsolutKK: calls 50
Ragnar4: checks
Flop: J 6 8
AbsolutKK: checks
Ragnar4: bets 300

BitterKnet: folds
AbsolutKK: folds
Ragnar4 collected 300 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 24.93
PokerStars Game #14913060940: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/01/29 - 14:49:56 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (3740 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (3100 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2095 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (3085 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 50
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt K K
BitterKnet: folds
fiasco: folds
AbsolutKK: folds
Ragnar4: calls 50
ReyMysterio7: checks
Flop: Q 7 2
Ragnar4: bets 100

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 200 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


7 8 BU (M = 25.60; f+f+F)

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 25.60
PokerStars Game #14913088788: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/01/29 - 14:51:08 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (3840 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2950 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2145 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (3085 in chips)
BitterKnet: posts small blind 50
fiasco: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 3 8
AbsolutKK: folds
Ragnar4: raises 250 to 350

ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
fiasco: folds
Ragnar4 collected 250 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


5 9 UTG (M = 26.60; F)

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 26.60
PokerStars Game #14913108563: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/01/29 - 14:52:01 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1530 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (3990 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2950 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2095 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (2935 in chips)
AbsolutKK: posts small blind 50
Ragnar4: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt Q A
ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
fiasco: raises 300 to 400

AbsolutKK: folds
Ragnar4: raises 3590 to 3990 and is all-in

fiasco: folds
Ragnar4 collected 850 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 19.73
PokerStars Game #14913123001: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/29 - 14:52:38 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: AbsolutKK (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (4440 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2950 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2095 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (2535 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 75
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt J A
BitterKnet: folds
fiasco: folds
AbsolutKK: raises 1330 to 1480 and is all-in

Ragnar4: calls 1405
ReyMysterio7: folds
Flop: A K 2
Turn: 8
River: 9
Showdown:
Ragnar4: shows J A (a pair of Aces)
AbsolutKK: shows 3 3 (a pair of Threes)
Ragnar4 collected 3110 from pot


4 3 BU (M = 26.98; f+F)
Q 2 UTG (M = 26.98; F)
6 7 BB (M = 26.98; f+r+f+F)

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 26.31
PokerStars Game #14913167340: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/29 - 14:54:35 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (5920 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2725 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2845 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (2010 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 75
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 4 6
BitterKnet: folds
fiasco: folds
Ragnar4: calls 75
ReyMysterio7: checks
Flop: 4 J 7
Ragnar4: bets 300

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 300 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 26.98
PokerStars Game #14913179640: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/29 - 14:55:07 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (6070 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2575 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2845 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (2010 in chips)
ReyMysterio7: posts small blind 75
BitterKnet: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt K 4
fiasco: folds
Ragnar4: raises 300 to 450

ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: calls 300
Flop: 4 4 6
BitterKnet: checks
Ragnar4: bets 300

BitterKnet: calls 300
Turn: Q
BitterKnet: bets 750

Ragnar4: raises 4570 to 5320 and is all-in

BitterKnet: folds
Ragnar4 collected 3075 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


2 5 UTG (M = 33.98; F)
2 4 BB (M = 33.98; r+f+f+F)
K 4 SB (M = 33.31; p+f+F)
4 7 BU (M = 32.98; r+F)

-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 32.98
PokerStars Game #14913235349: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/29 - 14:57:34 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (7420 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2500 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (3065 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (515 in chips)
BitterKnet: posts small blind 75
fiasco: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 4 7
Ragnar4: raises 300 to 450

ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
fiasco: folds
Ragnar4 collected 375 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


5 K BB (Folded to Ragnar4.)

-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 34.31
PokerStars Game #14913250804: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/29 - 14:58:15 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (7720 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2500 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2990 in chips)
Seat 7: fiasco (290 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 75
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt Q 8
BitterKnet: folds
fiasco: raises 140 to 290 and is all-in

Ragnar4: calls 215
ReyMysterio7: calls 140
Flop: 5 8 2
Ragnar4: checks
ReyMysterio7: checks
Turn: T
Ragnar4: checks
ReyMysterio7: checks
River: 8
Ragnar4: checks
ReyMysterio7: checks
Showdown:
Ragnar4: shows Q 8 (three of a kind, Eights)
ReyMysterio7: mucks hand
fiasco: mucks hand
Ragnar4 collected 870 from pot



-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 36.89
PokerStars Game #14913263273: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/29 - 14:58:48 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (8300 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2210 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (2990 in chips)
ReyMysterio7: posts small blind 75
BitterKnet: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 5 6
Ragnar4: raises 300 to 450

ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
Ragnar4 collected 375 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


5 A BB (M = 37.89; f+p+F)
T 8 SB (M = 37.22; p+F)

-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 36.89
PokerStars Game #14913285830: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/29 - 14:59:49 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (8300 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1985 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (3215 in chips)
ReyMysterio7: posts small blind 75
BitterKnet: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt A 7
Ragnar4: raises 300 to 450

ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: folds
Ragnar4 collected 375 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 37.89
PokerStars Game #14913295124: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/29 - 15:00:10 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (8525 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1910 in chips)
Seat 5: BitterKnet (3065 in chips)
BitterKnet: posts small blind 75
Ragnar4: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt A 2
ReyMysterio7: folds
BitterKnet: raises 2915 to 3065 and is all-in

Ragnar4: calls 2915
Flop: J 5 7
Turn: 5
River: 9
Showdown:
BitterKnet: shows 6 6 (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
Ragnar4: shows A 2 (a flush, Ace high)
Ragnar4 collected 6130 from pot



-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 51.51
PokerStars Game #14913312315: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/29 - 15:00:54 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (11590 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1910 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 75
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 6 Q
Ragnar4: raises 300 to 450

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 300 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 23-----
Hero's M = 52.18
PokerStars Game #14913321706: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/01/29 - 15:01:18 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (11740 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (1760 in chips)
ReyMysterio7: posts small blind 75
Ragnar4: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 8 6
ReyMysterio7: raises 300 to 450

Ragnar4: calls 300
Flop: 6 2 5
Ragnar4: checks
ReyMysterio7: bets 450

Ragnar4: raises 1050 to 1500

ReyMysterio7: calls 860 and is all-in

Turn: K
River: K
Showdown:
Ragnar4: shows 8 6 (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
ReyMysterio7: shows J J (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
ReyMysterio7 collected 3520 from pot



-----Hand 24-----
Hero's M = 33.27
PokerStars Game #14913352253: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:02:33 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (9980 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (3520 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt Q A
Ragnar4: raises 400 to 600

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 400 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


2 6 BB (M = 33.93; r+F)

-----Hand 25-----
Hero's M = 33.27
PokerStars Game #14913375955: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:03:32 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (9980 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (3520 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 6 8
Ragnar4: raises 400 to 600

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 400 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


T 8 BB (M = 33.93; p+F)

-----Hand 26-----
Hero's M = 33.27
PokerStars Game #14913397565: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:04:25 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (9980 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (3520 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt K A
Ragnar4: calls 100
ReyMysterio7: checks
Flop: K 8 K
ReyMysterio7: checks
Ragnar4: checks
Turn: 8
ReyMysterio7: checks
Ragnar4: bets 200

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 400 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 27-----
Hero's M = 33.93
PokerStars Game #14913415252: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:05:10 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (10180 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (3320 in chips)
ReyMysterio7: posts small blind 100
Ragnar4: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt K Q
ReyMysterio7: raises 3120 to 3320 and is all-in

Ragnar4: calls 3120
Flop: 8 7 2
Turn: 2
River: T
Showdown:
Ragnar4: shows K Q (a pair of Deuces)
ReyMysterio7: shows A 6 (a pair of Deuces - Ace kicker)
ReyMysterio7 collected 6640 from pot


6 3 SB (M = 22.87; F)
3 T BB (Folded to Ragnar4.)

-----Hand 28-----
Hero's M = 22.87
PokerStars Game #14913446482: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:06:28 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (6860 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (6640 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 7 T
Ragnar4: raises 400 to 600

ReyMysterio7: raises 6040 to 6640 and is all-in

Ragnar4: calls 6040
Flop: 8 Q 7
Turn: 9
River: 6
Showdown:
ReyMysterio7: shows T A (a straight, Six to Ten)
Ragnar4: shows 7 T (a straight, Six to Ten)
ReyMysterio7 collected 6640 from pot
Ragnar4 collected 6640 from pot


7 2 BB (Folded to Ragnar4.)

-----Hand 29-----
Hero's M = 23.20
PokerStars Game #14913468894: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:07:25 (ET)
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Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (6960 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (6540 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 9 T
Ragnar4: raises 6760 to 6960 and is all-in

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 400 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


J 8 BB (M = 23.87; r+F)

-----Hand 30-----
Hero's M = 23.20
PokerStars Game #14913481039: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:07:56 (ET)
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Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (6960 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (6540 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt K K
Ragnar4: calls 100
ReyMysterio7: checks
Flop: 8 2 7
ReyMysterio7: bets 400

Ragnar4: calls 400
Turn: K
ReyMysterio7: bets 1000

Ragnar4: calls 1000
River: T
ReyMysterio7: checks
Ragnar4: bets 1000

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 3200 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


4 T BB (Folded to Ragnar4.)

-----Hand 31-----
Hero's M = 28.87
PokerStars Game #14913521386: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:09:36 (ET)
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Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (8660 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (4840 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt Q T
Ragnar4: raises 400 to 600

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 400 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 32-----
Hero's M = 29.53
PokerStars Game #14913527919: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:09:52 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (8860 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (4640 in chips)
ReyMysterio7: posts small blind 100
Ragnar4: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 7 4
ReyMysterio7: raises 400 to 600

Ragnar4: calls 400
Flop: 8 6 4
Ragnar4: bets 800

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 1200 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


9 2 SB (M = 31.53; F)
7 T BB (Folded to Ragnar4.)
5 J SB (M = 31.53; F)

-----Hand 33-----
Hero's M = 31.20
PokerStars Game #14913562987: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:11:21 (ET)
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Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (9360 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (4140 in chips)
ReyMysterio7: posts small blind 100
Ragnar4: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt A 3
ReyMysterio7: raises 400 to 600

Ragnar4: raises 8760 to 9360 and is all-in

ReyMysterio7: calls 3540 and is all-in

Flop: 4 7 5
Turn: Q
River: 5
Showdown:
Ragnar4: shows A 3 (a pair of Fives)
ReyMysterio7: shows Q Q (a full house, Queens full of Fives)
ReyMysterio7 collected 8280 from pot



-----Hand 34-----
Hero's M = 17.40
PokerStars Game #14913584085: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:12:15 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (5220 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (8280 in chips)
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt J T
Ragnar4: raises 400 to 600

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 400 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


9 4 BB (Folded to Ragnar4.)
2 5 SB (M = 15.84; F)

-----Hand 35-----
Hero's M = 15.49
PokerStars Game #14913608122: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:13:17 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (5420 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (8080 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
ReyMysterio7: posts small blind 100
Ragnar4: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt J 9
ReyMysterio7: raises 7855 to 8055 and is all-in

Ragnar4: calls 5195 and is all-in

Flop: 7 K T
Turn: K
River: 8
Showdown:
Ragnar4: shows J 9 (a straight, Seven to Jack)
ReyMysterio7: shows 9 A (a pair of Kings)
Ragnar4 collected 10840 from pot



-----Hand 36-----
Hero's M = 30.97
PokerStars Game #14913618910: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:13:44 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (10840 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2660 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 6 5
Ragnar4: calls 100
ReyMysterio7: checks
Flop: 3 4 T
ReyMysterio7: checks
Ragnar4: bets 400

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 450 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


T 4 BB (M = 31.61; r+F)
9 3 SB (M = 30.97; F)
2 2 BB (Folded to Ragnar4.)

-----Hand 37-----
Hero's M = 30.97
PokerStars Game #14913652933: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:15:11 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (10840 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2660 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt 9 A
Ragnar4: raises 400 to 600

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 450 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


4 J BB (Folded to Ragnar4.)

[Ragnar4]

-----Hand 38-----
Hero's M = 31.97
PokerStars Game #14913668792: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:15:52 (ET)
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Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (11190 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2310 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt J A
Ragnar4: raises 400 to 600

ReyMysterio7: folds
Ragnar4 collected 450 from pot
Ragnar4: doesn't show hand


3 4 BB (M = 32.61; p+F)

-----Hand 39-----
Hero's M = 31.97
PokerStars Game #14913683240: Tournament #75580909, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2008/01/29 - 15:16:30 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '75580909 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Ragnar4 (11190 in chips)
Seat 4: ReyMysterio7 (2310 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Ragnar4: posts small blind 100
ReyMysterio7: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Ragnar4 dealt A 5
Ragnar4: raises 400 to 600

ReyMysterio7: raises 1685 to 2285 and is all-in

Ragnar4: calls 1685
Flop: Q 2 9
Turn: 9
River: A
Showdown:
ReyMysterio7: shows J 8 (a pair of Nines)
Ragnar4: shows A 5 (two pair, Aces and Nines)
Ragnar4 collected 4620 from pot



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[GatorJH]

Congrats on the win. My comments are as follows:

Hand 2 - I would not have checked the flop here, but nice check/raise on the turn and value bet on the river

Hand 3 - Fold this pre-flop against a raise

Hand 5 - You need to play your flopped sets stronger. ESPECIALLY on a draw heavy board like this one. I would have re-raised on the flop to about 150-200.

Hand 6 - your steal attempt would have probably worked better on the turn.

Hand 7 - your third flopped set. WOW. Again though, play it stronger. Your flop bet should have been around 200, not 120. Then when he re-raises it I would not have shoved. Make it about 1000 to go (which is about half of his stack). He may be compelled to call that, then you can get the rest in on the turn. Btw, the shove isn't bad either though I just think you missed an opportunity to get more of his chips.

Hand 8 - This it too weak of a hand to steal with from the CO. What I do like though is that you were picking on the two middle stacks.

Hand 9 - Again, too weak for me to steal with

Hand 10 - Raise the pre-flop. The blinds are big enough that if everyone folds you are still ok.

Hand 12 - stealing with these ultra weak hands is a leak that you need to fix

Hand 17 - This is REALLY bad with the ultra short stack in the BB - On a side note I can't believe he folded.

Hand 21 - This was a bad call. I can see making this with A8s or higher, but not A2s

Hand 23 - A perfect example for why you shouldn't play these types of hand

Hand 25 - THESE are the types of hands to steal with.

Hand 28 - fold to the re-raise. Villian is telling you he has a hand and you have no reason to not believe him

Hand 29 - No need to push here. Just put in a standard raise

Hand 35 - Fold to the push. You are deep enough to wait for a better spot

I don't mean to sound harsh, but you got VERY lucky in this win. There were quite a few hands where you put yourself in bad positions by making weak calls then hit your longshot hands. You got lucky that none of your slowplayed big PP's (which you slow played EVERY time) were sucked out on, and you seemed to catch cards every time you needed them.

[bjsaust]

Hand 2: There are two flush draws on that turn, make your reraise bigger. Something like 500-600 is good.

Hand 3: Fold pre.

Hand 4: Honestly, I fold this pre too from mid position at a full table.

Hand 5: In hand 2 I didnt mind the flat call on the flop because the board was so dry there arent many hands that would call a raise. But here you've got two broadways and a FD on the board, you really want to raise this flop. See now on the turn you get a horrible card. If he'd been playing a FD you're almost dead in the water here.

Hand 7: This is great. Wonder what he folded. As per Gator I make flop bet more (take odds away from draws), but I dont mind the push after his raise.

Hand 8: Yeah, I dont like raising this from here.

Hand 9: Or this.

Hand 10: PSB as your bluff. Raise pre, make a smaller bluff. Any observant player will have noticed you either slowplay or small bet your big hands.

Hand 11: You want money in the pot with KK, raise pre.

Hand 12: Stop raising these.

Hand 13: Fine.

Hand 14: Repush to isolate, you dont want BB coming along for the ride and to miss the flop.

Hand 15: Fold pre. Theres that PSB with a weak hand again, very exploitable.

Hand 16: This looks fine, I only raise to 400 pre though, lets you c-bet less if you miss flop.

Hand 17: I probably fold this and let one of the others take on the shorty.

Hand 18: Definately bet river here. I know you're thinking 'knock out the shorty', but BB wont fold a hand thats better than you, so if shorty has you beat, BB sure as heck wont fold a hand that would have beaten him.

Hand 19: I dont mind raising these sometimes now we're 3-handed.

Hand 21: Terrible, terrible call. You dont call off 20BBs with A2s.

Hand 23: Another terrible call.

Hand 26: Raise pre, you're as transparent as glass by now.

Hand 27: Such an easy fold, its like this button has gone missing from your table.

Hand 28: What could possibly make you want to call this?

Hand 29: Take a deep breath and look at the blinds, then look at your stack, then ask yourself why you're pushing this.

Hand 30: You got so lucky here. Opp must be retarded not to read your hand face up by now. That said, I cant see why you cant find a raise here somewhere, its like you dont want chips when you have a good hand.

Hand 31: Ahh, back to sanity, much better.

Hand 33: I dont mind this, but villian hasnt been standard raising much himself, I can see playing this one cautiously.

Hand 35: Omg, I just cant see what was going through your mind when you called this.


The rest of it looks fine.

You REALLY need to work on your calling ranges HU, your pushing ranges, and extracting value from big hands. This big bet with weak hands and slow play big hands approach will lose you a lot of games as you move up.

[kmind]

didn't read them all but you called like 34s, i instamuck. You also seem to play your monsters very slowly...very bad habit and you lose money this way. You hit your sets, something i'd kill to do for once, play them fast. Your calling ranges do seem a little weak from the few hands i noticed. Try to figure out what types of hands you want to be calling with pre in all situations and why.

[Ragnar4]

Thank you for the input.

Saying those hands are too weak to steal with doesn't make sense. I've read so many times that being aggressive with air from the Button or the CO is the way to go in these things folding to any sort of aggression back. Is that some kind of "in crowd joke"?

[bjsaust]

No its not, but obviously some of it passed you by so I'll try to give more details.

Firstly, a lot of the early hands I had a problem with, you were raising with crap from early or mid position. Even from the button though, you want some chance to hit a decent hand if you're called. If you feel the blinds are passive (more likely to fold) then something like 78 [i]might[/b] be ok to raise with since if you're called you may happen to not only hit big, but hit big in a fairly hidden way, which could really pay off. Something like 63 however is much less likely to hit big, so its just pure crap.

As for the bubble play, ITM and HU. You want to be aggressive, but not silly. Especially calling. Calling with crap isnt being aggressive, its just bad play. When someone sticks their chips in the middle, they're generally saying "I have a really strong hand that I'm prepared to play for all my chips". That means you need a hand that you think is stronger than most of their range to call.

[/quote]I've read so many times that being aggressive with air from the Button or the CO is the way to go in these things[/quote]
I doubt you've read that many times if at all, but obviously thats how you've interpreted it. How aggressive with how wide a range of hands depends on a lot of factors, but the times you put pressure on with ATC are the exceptions. Those exceptions only happen when you or your opponent have less than 10BBs in their stack. Even then, its often much lower than that before you get to truly ATC. In the majority of cases, its the right thing to fold the very worst hands, moving in (or calling) with those are your very last option.

[GatorJH]

to add further input on what bjsaust said, you do want to be aggressive, but you want to do it with cards that are easier to make hands with post flop.

For example, let's say you raise pre-flop on the CO with , the button and the BB call. The flop hits with and the BB leads out. You now have to fold because you have no idea if your bottom pair is good and the CO is still left to act.

Now lets assume the same situation only you have . You actually have a better situation here than you did before even though you don't have a pair at this point.

Lets assume that the CO called you with and the BB has . How are you feeling about your hand now?

Would you be surprised if I told you that you have just under a 51% chance of winning this hand? However, with your 83 hand you would only have a 19% chance of winning the hand.

Does that help?

[Ragnar4]

so what's my "range" of stealing hands? Certainly not ATs+ and JJ+?