last few hands then ill stop hogging the forum sorry lol

[philly and the phanatics]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $3.00+$0.40 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB (t1405)
Hero (BB) (t1415)
UTG (t790)
UTG+1 (t2685)
MP1 (t1220)
MP2 (t1450)
CO (t1430)
Button (t4630)

Hero's M: 9.43

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9, Q
3 folds, MP2 raises to t300, 1 fold, Button calls t300, SB calls t250, Hero calls t200

The only reason i posted this one is because i wanted to ask if a call was ok here? i am getting 5:1 odds on my money (200 to call for a 1000 dollar pot) i mean a lot of hands that will raise/call a raise are likely to have a queen so would it maybe be better to call with something like 9 -10s?

2. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $3.00+$0.40 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t1105)
Hero (UTG+1) (t2265)
MP1 (t640)
MP2 (t2535)
CO (t1370)
Button (t1450)
SB (t1480)
BB (t4180)

Hero's M: 15.10

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A, Q
1 fold, Hero raises to t400, 3 folds, Button raises to t1450 (All-In), Me????

Total pot: t950

This guys range is probably 10's+,ajs+,kqo+
pokerstove said i had just over 42% equity so :-/


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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $3.00+$0.40 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 25 Ante (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB (t5505)
Hero (BB) (t7825)
UTG (t2865)
MP (t5345)
CO (t1910)
Button (t3550)

Hero's M: 10.43

Preflop: Hero is BB with 10, 10
2 folds, CO raises to t1200, 1 fold, SB raises to t5480 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: t2950

should i have called here? i just didnt want to take a flip for such a big chunk of my stack approaching the bubble, will that play not pay off in the long run or was a fold alright?

[philly and the phanatics]

this hand is probably the biggest leak in my game and i spew off a lot of chips probably once a tournament this way and i cannot figure out how to stop...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $3.00+$0.40 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP1 (t2620)
MP2 (t3385)
CO (t810)
Button (t2355)
Hero (SB) (t3750)
BB (t2520)
UTG (t1380)

Hero's M: 25.00

Preflop: Hero is SB with K, Q
1 fold, MP1 calls t100, 3 folds, Hero raises to t400, 1 fold, MP1 calls t300

Flop: (t900) 5, 10, A (2 players)
Hero bets t500, MP1 calls t500

Turn: (t1900) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets t800, MP1 calls t800

River: (t3500) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets t800, MP1 calls t800

Total pot: t5100

when i am called on the flop do i just check it down from there?

[taipan168]

No worries about posting too many hands, that's what the forum is here for.

1. Q9o - if you are playing any hand here, push or fold. I would probably push something like 99+, AQ+ and fold everything else. Sure, you're getting great pot odds here but you also have bad reverse implied odds since you might be up against an overpair or higher kicker if the flop comes Q or 9 high, and you only flop 2 pair or better about 3-4% of the time.

2. AQo - most of the time this one is a call unless you have a read that the shover is very tight. BTW, make it 250 rather than 400 to go, makes it a bit easier to fold since you don't have such good pot odds to call the shove.

3. TT - fold seems good to me, CO is almost certainly calling so you're going to get AI 3-ways with TT. From a chip EV perspective this is probably a call but considering the ICM effect I don't think it is a call.

[Kijjo]

1. Q9 is so easily dominated + when u hit good, can u protect your hand? There's so many chips in the pot it'll be very hard to push people out.
2. As played, allin I think against most players.
3. Probably a case to argue either way. I usually fold these because your opponents are going to pound each other anyways, which is always good. Also, what are the odds one of the others has a pair? I don't like my chances going against two overcards AND a pocket pair that might be higher.

Those are my (considerably flawed) thoughts.