Trimmed Pokerstars $1.20

[DoanDiggy]

I was overly-aggressive at times in this one, but I was fortunate to be able to come back with an open-ended straight draw and then win it.

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---Tournament Summary---
$1.10 SNG: Finished 1/9 for $4.50
Data for 94 hands.
You played 32 hands (34.04%)
You raised 23 times preflop (24.47%)

Q 5 CO (M = 50.00; c+f+f+c+r+F)
9 K CO-1 (M = 50.00; f+f+c+c+F)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #22761343237: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/12/09 11:01:59 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: FOX9982de (1670 in chips)
Seat 3: poker_mx1 (1300 in chips)
Seat 4: 6re6 (1180 in chips)
Seat 5: ametz006 (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (1080 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (2290 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (1500 in chips)
6re6: posts small blind 10
ametz006: posts big blind 20
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt A K
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
wolfie3285 has returned
DoanDiggy: raises 60 to 80

Jahstice89: folds
FOX9982de: calls 80
poker_mx1: folds
6re6: folds
ametz006: calls 60
Flop: 2 J K
ametz006: checks
DoanDiggy: bets 180

FOX9982de: raises 200 to 380

ametz006: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 1040 to 1420 and is all-in

FOX9982de: folds
Uncalled bet (1040) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 1010 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


K 6 MP1 (M = 68.33; c+f+F)
8 2 UTG+1 (M = 68.33; r+F)
6 J UTG (M = 68.33; F)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 68.33
PokerStars Game #22761443083: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/12/09 11:06:47 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (1420 in chips)
Seat 2: FOX9982de (1190 in chips)
Seat 4: 6re6 (1170 in chips)
Seat 5: ametz006 (3170 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (900 in chips)
Seat 8: O'well123 (2130 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (2050 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 10
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 20
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 3 A
Jahstice89: folds
FOX9982de: folds
6re6: calls 20
ametz006: folds
Mailman61350: calls 20
wolfie3285: calls 20
O'well123: calls 10
DoanDiggy: checks
Flop: T Q K
O'well123: checks
DoanDiggy: checks
6re6: bets 80

Mailman61350: calls 80
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: folds
Turn: 4
6re6: checks
Mailman61350: checks
River: 4
6re6: bets 100

Mailman61350: calls 100
Showdown:
6re6: shows A 2 (a pair of Fours)
Mailman61350: shows K J (two pair, Kings and Fours)
Mailman61350 collected 460 from pot


J 4 SB (M = 45.11; f+c+f+f+p+f+F)
2 A BU (M = 44.78; f+f+f+c+r+F)
8 J CO (M = 44.78; f+c+c+f+F)
8 J MP2 (M = 44.78; f+c+c+F)
2 J UTG+1 (M = 44.78; r+F)
3 6 UTG (M = 44.78; F)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 44.78
PokerStars Game #22761562870: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/12/09 11:12:34 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (1345 in chips)
Seat 2: FOX9982de (890 in chips)
Seat 5: ametz006 (3020 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1685 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2720 in chips)
Seat 8: O'well123 (1825 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (2015 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 15
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 30
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 2 3
Jahstice89: folds
FOX9982de: calls 30
ametz006: folds
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285 has timed out while being disconnected
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: calls 15
DoanDiggy: checks
Flop: K K 8
O'well123: checks
DoanDiggy: checks
FOX9982de: checks
Turn: Q
O'well123: checks
DoanDiggy: checks
FOX9982de: bets 60

O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: folds
Uncalled bet (60) returned to FOX9982de
FOX9982de collected 90 from pot
FOX9982de: doesn't show hand


8 5 SB (M = 44.11; f+f+f+f+f+F)
4 Q BU (M = 43.78; f+f+f+r+F)
Q 8 CO (M = 43.78; f+f+f+F)
Q 2 MP1 (M = 43.78; f+f+F)
7 Q UTG+1 (M = 43.78; f+F)
Q 9 UTG (M = 43.78; F)
8 3 BB (M = 26.27; c+c+r+f+f+f+F)
7 6 SB (M = 25.60; r+f+c+c+f+F)
2 3 BU (M = 25.27; f+f+f+r+F)
T 2 CO (M = 25.27; f+f+F)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 25.27
PokerStars Game #22761736405: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/12/09 11:20:58 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (2740 in chips)
Seat 5: ametz006 (2375 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1185 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2810 in chips)
Seat 8: O'well123 (2495 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (1895 in chips)
Mailman61350: posts small blind 25
wolfie3285: posts big blind 50
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt T A
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 100 to 150

Jahstice89: folds
ametz006: calls 150
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: folds
Flop: Q 8 J
DoanDiggy: bets 250

ametz006: calls 250
Turn: 7
DoanDiggy: checks
ametz006: checks
River: A
DoanDiggy: checks
ametz006: checks
Showdown:
DoanDiggy: shows T A (a pair of Aces)
ametz006: mucks hand
DoanDiggy collected 875 from pot


5 T UTG (M = 31.60; F)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 31.60
PokerStars Game #22761758472: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/12/09 11:22:02 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (2740 in chips)
Seat 5: ametz006 (1975 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1160 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2810 in chips)
Seat 8: O'well123 (2445 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (2370 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 25
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 50
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt T 6
Jahstice89: calls 50
ametz006: folds
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: calls 50
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: checks
Flop: 6 3 K
DoanDiggy: checks
Jahstice89: checks
wolfie3285: checks
Turn: A
DoanDiggy: checks
Jahstice89: checks
wolfie3285: checks
River: 7
DoanDiggy: checks
Jahstice89: bets 150

wolfie3285: folds
DoanDiggy: folds
Uncalled bet (150) returned to Jahstice89
Jahstice89 collected 175 from pot



-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 30.93
PokerStars Game #22761776487: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/12/09 11:22:55 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (2865 in chips)
Seat 5: ametz006 (1975 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1160 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2760 in chips)
Seat 8: O'well123 (2420 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (2320 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 25
Jahstice89: posts big blind 50
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt Q A
ametz006: folds
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: calls 50
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 150 to 200

Jahstice89: folds
wolfie3285: calls 150
Flop: 5 8 8
DoanDiggy: bets 300

wolfie3285: calls 300
Turn: 4
DoanDiggy: checks
wolfie3285: bets 200

DoanDiggy: raises 400 to 600

wolfie3285: calls 400
River: T
DoanDiggy: checks
wolfie3285: checks
Showdown:
DoanDiggy: shows Q A (a pair of Eights)
wolfie3285: shows 9 8 (three of a kind, Eights)
wolfie3285 collected 2250 from pot


T 7 BU (M = 16.27; f+f+f+F)
A 2 CO (M = 16.27; f+f+F)
7 A MP1 (M = 16.27; c+F)
7 5 UTG (M = 16.27; F)

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 8.13
PokerStars Game #22761875417: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/12/09 11:27:47 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (2415 in chips)
Seat 5: ametz006 (1025 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1260 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (3835 in chips)
Seat 8: O'well123 (3745 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (1220 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 50
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 100
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt K T
Jahstice89: folds
ametz006: calls 100
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: calls 100
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: checks
Flop: 7 Q 6
DoanDiggy: checks
ametz006: checks
wolfie3285: checks
Turn: 2
DoanDiggy: checks
ametz006: checks
wolfie3285: checks
River: 5
DoanDiggy: checks
ametz006: checks
wolfie3285: checks
Showdown:
DoanDiggy: shows K T (high card King)
ametz006: mucks hand
wolfie3285: shows Q T (a pair of Queens)
wolfie3285 collected 350 from pot


4 A SB (M = 7.47; f+f+f+c+F)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 7.13
PokerStars Game #22761951165: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/12/09 11:31:31 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (2565 in chips)
Seat 5: ametz006 (925 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1260 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (4085 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (3595 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (1070 in chips)
Jahstice89: posts small blind 50
ametz006: posts big blind 100
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt T Q
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 970 to 1070 and is all-in

Jahstice89: folds
ametz006: folds
Uncalled bet (970) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 250 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


6 8 CO (M = 8.13; f+f+F)
4 Q MP1 (M = 8.13; c+F)
6 8 UTG (M = 8.13; F)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 8.13
PokerStars Game #22761998105: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/12/09 11:33:46 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (2490 in chips)
Seat 5: ametz006 (1025 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1110 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (3935 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (3720 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (1220 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 50
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 100
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt Q A
Jahstice89: calls 100
ametz006: folds
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: calls 50
DoanDiggy: raises 1120 to 1220 and is all-in

Jahstice89: folds
O'well123: folds
Uncalled bet (1120) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 300 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


A 3 SB (M = 9.47; c+f+f+f+F)
2 A BU (M = 9.13; f+f+c+F)
4 3 CO (M = 9.13; f+F)
5 3 UTG (M = 9.13; F)

-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 6.09
PokerStars Game #22762066533: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:37:04 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (1740 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1010 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (3785 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (5595 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (1370 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 75
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt Q 5
Jahstice89: calls 150
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: checks
Flop: 7 3 A
DoanDiggy: bets 250

Jahstice89: folds
Uncalled bet (250) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 375 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 7.09
PokerStars Game #22762075426: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:37:30 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (1590 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1010 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (3785 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (5520 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (1595 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 75
Jahstice89: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt A 7
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 1445 to 1595 and is all-in

Jahstice89: folds
Uncalled bet (1445) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 300 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


8 4 BU (M = 7.76; f+f+F)
4 7 CO (M = 7.76; f+F)
K 9 UTG (M = 7.76; F)
K T BB (Folded to DoanDiggy.)

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 8.09
PokerStars Game #22762102365: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:38:47 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (1365 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1235 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (3560 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (5520 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (1820 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 75
Jahstice89: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt T A
Mailman61350: calls 150
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 1670 to 1820 and is all-in

Jahstice89: folds
Mailman61350: folds
Uncalled bet (1670) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 450 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


6 8 BU (M = 9.42; f+f+F)
7 K CO (M = 9.42; f+F)
9 6 UTG (M = 9.42; F)

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 9.42
PokerStars Game #22762126895: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:39:56 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (1140 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1310 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (3335 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (5595 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (2120 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 75
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 3 7
Jahstice89: folds
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: calls 75
DoanDiggy: checks
Flop: 5 8 Q
O'well123: checks
DoanDiggy: bets 225

O'well123: folds
Uncalled bet (225) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 300 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 10.09
PokerStars Game #22762135755: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:40:21 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (1140 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1310 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (3335 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (5445 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (2270 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 75
Jahstice89: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 9 Q
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 2120 to 2270 and is all-in

Jahstice89: calls 990 and is all-in

Uncalled bet (1130) returned to DoanDiggy
Flop: 5 A 3
Turn: 5
River: J
Showdown:
DoanDiggy: shows 9 Q (a pair of Fives)
Jahstice89: shows Q A (two pair, Aces and Fives)
Jahstice89 collected 2280 from pot


4 Q BU (M = 5.02; f+f+F)
2 6 CO (M = 5.02; f+F)
3 2 UTG (M = 5.02; F)

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 5.02
PokerStars Game #22762160054: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:41:30 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (2430 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1535 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (3110 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (5295 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (1130 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 75
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 9 6
Jahstice89: calls 150
Mailman61350: calls 150
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: calls 75
DoanDiggy: checks
Flop: T J 8
O'well123: checks
DoanDiggy: bets 980 and is all-in

Jahstice89: raises 980 to 1960

Mailman61350: calls 1385 and is all-in

O'well123: folds
Uncalled bet (575) returned to Jahstice89
Turn: 6
River: Q
Showdown:
Jahstice89: shows K K (a pair of Kings)
Mailman61350: shows T T (three of a kind, Tens)
Mailman61350 collected 810 from side pot
DoanDiggy: shows 9 6 (a straight, Eight to Queen)
DoanDiggy collected 3540 from main pot



-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 15.73
PokerStars Game #22762175932: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:42:15 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (895 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (810 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (3110 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (5145 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (3540 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 75
Jahstice89: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt J J
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: calls 150
DoanDiggy: raises 3390 to 3540 and is all-in

Jahstice89: folds
O'well123: folds
Uncalled bet (3390) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 450 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


8 Q BU (M = 17.07; f+p+F)
6 K CO (M = 17.07; f+F)

-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 17.07
PokerStars Game #22762199302: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:43:21 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (10 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2960 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (5220 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (3840 in chips)
wolfie3285: posts small blind 75
O'well123: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 5 A
DoanDiggy: raises 250 to 400

Jahstice89: folds
Mailman61350: folds
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
Uncalled bet (250) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 375 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 18.07
PokerStars Game #22762206534: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:43:41 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (10 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2885 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (5070 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (4065 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 75
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 9 Q
Jahstice89: folds
Mailman61350: calls 150
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: calls 75
DoanDiggy: checks
Flop: 3 K 8
O'well123: checks
DoanDiggy: checks
Mailman61350: bets 150

O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: folds
Uncalled bet (150) returned to Mailman61350
Mailman61350 collected 450 from pot
Mailman61350: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 17.40
PokerStars Game #22762218919: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:44:16 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Jahstice89 (10 in chips)
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1770 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2885 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (4920 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (3915 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 75
Jahstice89: posts big blind 10 and is all-in
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 6 6
Mailman61350: calls 150
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 300 to 450

Mailman61350: calls 300
Flop: 9 9 K
DoanDiggy: bets 450

Mailman61350: folds
Uncalled bet (450) returned to DoanDiggy
Turn: 6
River: T
Showdown:
DoanDiggy: shows 6 6 (a full house, Sixes full of Nines)
DoanDiggy collected 880 from side pot
Jahstice89: shows 2 Q (a pair of Nines)
DoanDiggy collected 30 from main pot


5 6 BU (M = 19.44; r+F)
6 7 UTG (M = 19.44; F)
J 8 BB (Folded to DoanDiggy.)

-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 19.78
PokerStars Game #22762253683: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:45:54 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1620 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2660 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (4770 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (4450 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 75
Mailman61350: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt A K
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 4300 to 4450 and is all-in

Mailman61350: folds
Uncalled bet (4300) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 300 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


8 T BU (M = 20.44; r+F)

-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 20.44
PokerStars Game #22762265314: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/12/09 11:46:26 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1395 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2510 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (4995 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (4600 in chips)
wolfie3285: posts small blind 75
O'well123: posts big blind 150
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 9 A
DoanDiggy: raises 300 to 450

Mailman61350: calls 450
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
Flop: 3 2 T
DoanDiggy: bets 945

Mailman61350: folds
Uncalled bet (945) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 1125 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


3 Q BB (Folded to DoanDiggy.)
2 6 SB (M = 17.83; f+f+F)

-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 17.50
PokerStars Game #22762287055: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:47:26 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 6: Mailman61350 (1045 in chips)
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2435 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (4770 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (5250 in chips)
Mailman61350: posts small blind 100
wolfie3285: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 8 J
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 5050 to 5250 and is all-in

Mailman61350: calls 945 and is all-in

wolfie3285: folds
Uncalled bet (4205) returned to DoanDiggy
Flop: 8 3 6
Turn: 9
River: K
Showdown:
Mailman61350: shows 5 5 (a pair of Fives)
DoanDiggy: shows 8 J (a pair of Eights)
DoanDiggy collected 2290 from pot



-----Hand 23-----
Hero's M = 21.65
PokerStars Game #22762297401: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:47:55 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2235 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (4770 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (6495 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 100
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 2 9
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: calls 100
DoanDiggy: checks
Flop: 2 8 6
O'well123: checks
DoanDiggy: bets 275

O'well123: calls 275
Turn: 9
O'well123: checks
DoanDiggy: bets 600

O'well123: calls 600
River: 6
O'well123: checks
DoanDiggy: checks
Showdown:
O'well123: shows J Q (a pair of Sixes)
DoanDiggy: shows 2 9 (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
DoanDiggy collected 2150 from pot



-----Hand 24-----
Hero's M = 25.23
PokerStars Game #22762315024: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:48:44 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (2235 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (3695 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (7570 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 100
wolfie3285: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt J J
O'well123: raises 400 to 600

DoanDiggy: raises 6970 to 7570 and is all-in

wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
Uncalled bet (6970) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 1400 from pot
DoanDiggy: shows [Jh Jc] (a pair of Jacks)


8 7 BU (M = 27.90; F)

-----Hand 25-----
Hero's M = 27.90
PokerStars Game #22762324836: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:49:11 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (1935 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (3195 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (8370 in chips)
O'well123: posts small blind 100
DoanDiggy: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 8 A
wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: calls 100
DoanDiggy: raises 550 to 750

O'well123: folds
Uncalled bet (550) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 400 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand



-----Hand 26-----
Hero's M = 28.57
PokerStars Game #22762332185: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:49:31 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (1935 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (2995 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (8570 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 100
wolfie3285: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt K 6
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 200 to 400

wolfie3285: folds
Uncalled bet (200) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 400 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


3 6 BU (M = 29.23; F)
8 A BB (Folded to DoanDiggy.)

-----Hand 27-----
Hero's M = 29.57
PokerStars Game #22762343899: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:50:04 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (1635 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (2995 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (8870 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 100
wolfie3285: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 3 T
O'well123: folds
DoanDiggy: raises 200 to 400

wolfie3285: folds
Uncalled bet (200) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 400 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


6 7 BU (M = 30.23; F)
8 A BB (Folded to DoanDiggy.)
2 J SB (M = 30.57; r+F)

-----Hand 28-----
Hero's M = 30.23
PokerStars Game #22762359891: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:50:48 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (1135 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (3295 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (9070 in chips)
wolfie3285: posts small blind 100
O'well123: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 6 7
DoanDiggy: raises 400 to 600

wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: folds
Uncalled bet (400) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 500 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


A 4 BB (Folded to DoanDiggy.)

-----Hand 29-----
Hero's M = 31.57
PokerStars Game #22762369430: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:51:14 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (1035 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: O'well123 (2995 in chips)
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (9470 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 100
wolfie3285: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt A Q
O'well123: raises 400 to 600

DoanDiggy: raises 8870 to 9470 and is all-in

wolfie3285: folds
O'well123: calls 2395 and is all-in

Uncalled bet (6475) returned to DoanDiggy
Flop: 8 7 A
Turn: 4
River: 9
Showdown:
DoanDiggy: shows A Q (a pair of Aces)
O'well123: shows Q K (high card Ace)
DoanDiggy collected 6190 from pot



-----Hand 30-----
Hero's M = 42.22
PokerStars Game #22762380104: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:51:44 ET
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Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (835 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (12665 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 100
wolfie3285: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 9 7
DoanDiggy: raises 200 to 400

wolfie3285: folds
Uncalled bet (200) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 400 from pot
DoanDiggy: doesn't show hand


9 2 BB (Folded to DoanDiggy.)

-----Hand 31-----
Hero's M = 43.22
PokerStars Game #22762386341: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:52:01 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (535 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (12965 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 100
wolfie3285: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt A 4
DoanDiggy: raises 200 to 400

wolfie3285: folds
Uncalled bet (200) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 400 from pot


J T BB (Folded to DoanDiggy.)

-----Hand 32-----
Hero's M = 44.22
PokerStars Game #22762392545: Tournament #125900510, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/12/09 11:52:19 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '125900510 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 7: wolfie3285 (235 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: DoanDiggy (13265 in chips)
DoanDiggy: posts small blind 100
wolfie3285: posts big blind 200
Preflop: DoanDiggy dealt 6 6
DoanDiggy: raises 200 to 400

wolfie3285: folds
Uncalled bet (200) returned to DoanDiggy
DoanDiggy collected 400 from pot


J Q BB (Folded to DoanDiggy.)

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[DoanDiggy]

My worst hands:

Hand 1 - I missed a lot of value here. I wasn't scared of a suckout, I just didn't know what FOX was minraising with here, and I thought I could get a call from KQ, KT, or even QJ or AJ at these stakes.

Hand 6 - I lost way too much money this hand. The turn bet just looked stupid to me, like he was just trying to play back at me. After he called the flop, I should have been able to just check/fold the turn.

Hand 7 - wolfie was sitting out after the flop. I should have bet my flush draw on the turn with a chance to take down the pot.

Hand 14 - Way too aggressive since losing here really hurts my stack. I could see this if I hadn't been shoving a lot recently, but I can expect a lot of aces and maybe even kings to call me here. I'd be interested to see what SNG Wiz says here.

Hand 23 - Perhaps a bad check behind on the river, but I felt like by now, there was a decent chance that he was slowplaying a straight or that he hit another 6 on the river. With more chips or in a cash game, I might bet again, but here I liked just checking and taking down an already-good-sized pot.

Other notable hands:

Hand 4 - I think it was good to not 2-barrel the turn... I could play AJ or KQ the same way. I think I needed to bet that river, though, after he just checked behind on the turn. My plan was to check/call.

Hand 8 - Not the best shove, but my M is getting low, I'm on the button, I have the BB covered, and this is my first shove, so I wasn't expecting to get called here very much. When I do, I think I'm quite often somewhere between 35/65 and 45/55 to win it anyways.

Hand 10 - I hate to bluff (even semi-bluff) a big portion of a short stack, but those chips were calling my name, and I felt like it's hard for a lot of limping hands to continue here. Maybe that's a bad assumption, though.

Hand 11 - This shove was close, I'm not sure how good it was. Being that we had similar-sized stacks and I haven't been shoving a lot yet, I thought he would need a pretty good hand to call me here.

Hand 12 - Another close one, but I have Mailman covered and I felt like I was ahead of his limping range.

Hand 13 - Another iffy bluff, but this time I had position, and I like to punish completers.

Hand 15 - I think it's really questionable to shove here since I'm getting called a lot, but I felt like with the money in the pot and my stack so short, an open-ender was good enough here for me to go with it. I really hated seeing two callers, but then I got lucky. Bad luck for KK and TT (flopped set) to both lose to 96o, but then maybe they shouldn't have been limping.

Hand 19 - I wanted to just take on the player with the forced all-in by myself, but I didn't want to throw away a lot of chips if UTG was limping a big hand. That flop looked like a good one to knock the other guy out of.

Hand 21 - I think it was interesting to be able to turn this hand into a stop and go against the short stack, who could have had AJ+.

Hand 22 - With the BB sitting out and the short stack SB unable to hurt me a whole lot, I don't mind felting J8s here. Comments?

Hand 24 - After I showed him what I did that with, he told me that he folded AQ. Call me crazy, but I was glad to hear that.

Hand 25 - This was the first time I raised the small blind after he completed it, and from then on he mostly folded to me in blind battles.

Hand 29 - I thought he would have to fold most of his range here with BB sitting out. I was a little worried when he called, but when he turned over KQ, I was pleasantly surprised.


I had a lot of good fortune, both to hit a big straight when I was all-in out of the money and to be able to take advantage of a player who was sitting out (but managed to get 2nd place?!). Other than a few questionable plays, I think I did reasonably well.

[taipan168]

Sorry you got no responses up to now - I will try to look at this over the next few days.

[DoanDiggy]

No worries. Thanks a lot... I appreciate that.

[taipan168]

I'll do something a bit different and comment on your comments.

Hand 1 - I missed a lot of value here. I wasn't scared of a suckout, I just didn't know what FOX was minraising with here, and I thought I could get a call from KQ, KT, or even QJ or AJ at these stakes.

I disagree, I think you played the hand fine and I am very surprised you didn't get called. Considering the size of the pot, you only really put in a pot sized raise which is fine.

Hand 6 - I lost way too much money this hand. The turn bet just looked stupid to me, like he was just trying to play back at me. After he called the flop, I should have been able to just check/fold the turn.

Raising the turn is spewing chips, once he calls your flop c-bet just give up unless you hit a Q or A on the turn.

Hand 7 - wolfie was sitting out after the flop. I should have bet my flush draw on the turn with a chance to take down the pot.

Bleh, maybe - don't hate just checking it down though

Hand 14 - Way too aggressive since losing here really hurts my stack. I could see this if I hadn't been shoving a lot recently, but I can expect a lot of aces and maybe even kings to call me here. I'd be interested to see what SNG Wiz says here.

Insta shove for me, suspect this one is unexploitable as well

Hand 23 - Perhaps a bad check behind on the river, but I felt like by now, there was a decent chance that he was slowplaying a straight or that he hit another 6 on the river. With more chips or in a cash game, I might bet again, but here I liked just checking and taking down an already-good-sized pot.

I check behind on the flop with bottom pair. Obv bet the turn, and river check behind is good because your bottom pair just got counterfeited.

Other notable hands:

Hand 4 - I think it was good to not 2-barrel the turn... I could play AJ or KQ the same way. I think I needed to bet that river, though, after he just checked behind on the turn. My plan was to check/call.

Firstly I ditch it preflop from UTG+1 although raising is better than limping. Other than that I think you played fine, I like the river check, if you bet and get raised you have to throw it away, if you check and he bets you can mostly call.

Hand 8 - Not the best shove, but my M is getting low, I'm on the button, I have the BB covered, and this is my first shove, so I wasn't expecting to get called here very much. When I do, I think I'm quite often somewhere between 35/65 and 45/55 to win it anyways.

Read dependent on how loose/tight the blinds have been playing. Usually quite marginal I think

Hand 10 - I hate to bluff (even semi-bluff) a big portion of a short stack, but those chips were calling my name, and I felt like it's hard for a lot of limping hands to continue here. Maybe that's a bad assumption, though.

Tough spot here, you can spew off a lot of chips doing this but I guess it's not such a bad spot.

Hand 11 - This shove was close, I'm not sure how good it was. Being that we had similar-sized stacks and I haven't been shoving a lot yet, I thought he would need a pretty good hand to call me here.

Insta insta shove for me. Against a tight player you can profitably shove 100% here, I'm never folding A7 here though. I suspect it's unexploitable (ie. whether he calls tight or loose it is +EV).

Hand 12 - Another close one, but I have Mailman covered and I felt like I was ahead of his limping range.

It's better if you've seen Mailman limp and fold to a shove previously

Hand 13 - Another iffy bluff, but this time I had position, and I like to punish completers.

I usually just check it down here, the flush draw on board increases the chance you'll get called.

Hand 15 - I think it's really questionable to shove here since I'm getting called a lot, but I felt like with the money in the pot and my stack so short, an open-ender was good enough here for me to go with it. I really hated seeing two callers, but then I got lucky. Bad luck for KK and TT (flopped set) to both lose to 96o, but then maybe they shouldn't have been limping.

Don't like the shove with three opps seeing the flop, that flop is very likely to have hit one of them or given them a better OESD than you. I just check and see what happens. At least the limpers got punished!

Hand 16 (JJ) - against the big stack, no need to shove. You'll feel like an idiot if he has QQ+ or something against which you're flipping and calls. Make it 500 preflop and take it from there

Hand 17 (A5s) - don't like raising this from UTG with the big stack in the BB

Hand 19 - I wanted to just take on the player with the forced all-in by myself, but I didn't want to throw away a lot of chips if UTG was limping a big hand. That flop looked like a good one to knock the other guy out of.

Just check it and bet the flop if you hit something big. As played, don't bet the flop! Just check it down. The other alternative would be to shove back preflop or put Mailman all in. He won't call loose here.

Hand 21 - I think it was interesting to be able to turn this hand into a stop and go against the short stack, who could have had AJ+.

I like this hand, well played

2 6 SB (M = 17.83; f+f+F) (between 21 and 22) - easy shove here

Hand 22 - With the BB sitting out and the short stack SB unable to hurt me a whole lot, I don't mind felting J8s here. Comments?

I shove 100% of hands in this spot. Opp's call with 55 is pretty bad

Hand 24 - After I showed him what I did that with, he told me that he folded AQ. Call me crazy, but I was glad to hear that.

Hand is fine, but personally I never show, let them keep guessing. I would never raise/fold AQ in that spot and yes you should be glad that he folded!

Hand 25 - This was the first time I raised the small blind after he completed it, and from then on he mostly folded to me in blind battles.

Fine

Hand 29 - I thought he would have to fold most of his range here with BB sitting out. I was a little worried when he called, but when he turned over KQ, I was pleasantly surprised.

Obviously you played it fine, but his call is truly dreadful.

[DoanDiggy]

Thanks a lot for commenting! Your advice is a huge help to me. I hope that between my play, my comments, and your comments, this post can help other people as well.

I'm glad to hear that other than a few bad plays (especially hands 6 and 15) I mostly played well. I just have a few things I'd like to talk about further.

Hand 23 - I'm not sure why I didn't realize while making my comments that my 2 pair had gotten counterfeited. I'm pretty sure I realized this in-game ("What a horrible river!"), and it was another reason that I checked behind. The only thing I disagree with is not betting bottom pairs in blind battles:

With something like 70%+ of flops not hitting an unpaired hand, I like to bet low bottom pairs heads-up like this. The flop is pretty much the only place where I can hope to get value from such a hand (from overs or draws who call me). If a better hand calls me and I improve on the turn or river, I figure to be able to get a lot of implied value there. And finally, betting once on the flop is often enough to check to a showdown, where I have a decent chance of having the best hand. If I just check the flop, I'm folding the best hand a lot of times when my opponent bets the turn on a draw or a bluff. Obviously betting the flop is heavily dependent on my opponent and how likely they are to raise me. Also, in this particular spot I feel like hands like 33-55 (set it or forget it!) or a 2 with a better kicker have to fold a lot here, but that could certainly be wrong, especially at these stakes.

If this is a leak, I'm going to have to adjust my thinking about how I play blind battles and low pairs heads-up in general.

Hand 19 - This was another case of betting a low pair. 66 is definitely ahead of the forced all-in player's range, especially on a flop like that. I also felt like I was likely ahead of Mailman at this point, so I didn't want to give him a free chance to improve on my hand. The main pot is only 30 chips anyways, and I want the side pot all to myself! In a spot like this, I check a K, bet a 9 on either the turn or the river for value (depending on whether the turn brings in any draws), bet a pocket pair, and even bet a hand like AQ. Obviously if I'm called, I just check down after that. Is that a mistake? I feel like I should protect my hand from whatever the other guy has while it's still good, or get value from someone who wants to call with a draw. On a flop with a different texture, I would play a lot differently. Preflop, yeah, I did that weird. I wanted to leave myself room to fold to a shove in case he was limping a monster, but if I was worried about that I should have just checked like you said. I guess I just wanted a better idea of where I was going to the flop without having to risk a ton of chips.

Hands 13 and 17 - The opponent in question was pretty passive preflop and postflop. He usually tended to bet if he had a hand and check otherwise, so that's why I bet hand 13. Against a stronger opponent, I agree that betting on 13 is just stupid.

On 17, I liked opening A5s because the big stack is so passive. If he reraises me anything more than a minraise, I can lay it down easily since I know he must have something bigger. If he calls, I figure to either be able to knock him out on a lot of flops or to draw cheaply to a flush or straight. I would not play top pair like it was the best hand, that's for sure.

Hand 16 - I agree that shoving JJ was pretty dumb. In the heat of the moment, I was thinking, "I can't see myself laying this hand down, so I might as well ship it in." That was pretty stupid thinking, of course.

On the 62o, I didn't realize that I should be shoving any two. I really do need to get SNG Wiz and go over some of these bubble situations. The thing is, I know the guys at this level are idiots and will call much more lightly than they should, so I'm not sure whether shoving a hand like 62o is +EV or not. Then again, if it's unexploitable it's obviously +EV.


Again, thanks a lot. I hope it doesn't sound like I'm defending my play, I would just like to further discuss a couple of these things, to talk about what makes the play good or bad.

[taipan168]

The only thing I disagree with is not betting bottom pairs in blind battles:

With something like 70%+ of flops not hitting an unpaired hand, I like to bet low bottom pairs heads-up like this. The flop is pretty much the only place where I can hope to get value from such a hand (from overs or draws who call me). If a better hand calls me and I improve on the turn or river, I figure to be able to get a lot of implied value there. And finally, betting once on the flop is often enough to check to a showdown, where I have a decent chance of having the best hand. If I just check the flop, I'm folding the best hand a lot of times when my opponent bets the turn on a draw or a bluff. Obviously betting the flop is heavily dependent on my opponent and how likely they are to raise me. Also, in this particular spot I feel like hands like 33-55 (set it or forget it!) or a 2 with a better kicker have to fold a lot here, but that could certainly be wrong, especially at these stakes.

Your logic is probably OK at higher buyins, but at a $1.20 these donks will call with any piece of that board (which beats you) not to mention missed overcards on the hope that they will hit. I am less worried about folding the best hand here when your hand is so weak and if you're called you'll have no idea whether you're ahead or behind on the turn. By betting, you are just building a bigger pot when you have a very weak hand (remember: big hands = big pots, small hands = small pots).

Plus some opps will float you one street then fire the turn if you miss and check, meaning you spewed 275 chips for nothing.

Hand 19 - This was another case of betting a low pair. 66 is definitely ahead of the forced all-in player's range, especially on a flop like that. I also felt like I was likely ahead of Mailman at this point, so I didn't want to give him a free chance to improve on my hand. The main pot is only 30 chips anyways, and I want the side pot all to myself! In a spot like this, I check a K, bet a 9 on either the turn or the river for value (depending on whether the turn brings in any draws), bet a pocket pair, and even bet a hand like AQ. Obviously if I'm called, I just check down after that. Is that a mistake? I feel like I should protect my hand from whatever the other guy has while it's still good, or get value from someone who wants to call with a draw. On a flop with a different texture, I would play a lot differently. Preflop, yeah, I did that weird. I wanted to leave myself room to fold to a shove in case he was limping a monster, but if I was worried about that I should have just checked like you said. I guess I just wanted a better idea of where I was going to the flop without having to risk a ton of chips.

Put him AI preflop, you have already seen he is a limptard who will fold to raises, just take his dead chips now. Small-medium pocket pairs are difficult hands to play postflop if you don't hit a set but have good preflop value against most ranges.

Hands 13 and 17 - The opponent in question was pretty passive preflop and postflop. He usually tended to bet if he had a hand and check otherwise, so that's why I bet hand 13. Against a stronger opponent, I agree that betting on 13 is just stupid.

With that read, fair enough

On 17, I liked opening A5s because the big stack is so passive. If he reraises me anything more than a minraise, I can lay it down easily since I know he must have something bigger. If he calls, I figure to either be able to knock him out on a lot of flops or to draw cheaply to a flush or straight. I would not play top pair like it was the best hand, that's for sure.

Don't like this against a passive big stack. Loose/passive players will call you rather than re-raise with hands that dominate you and will often call your flop c-bets. Remember the ICM effect is very powerful when you are clashing with a fellow big stack. If the big stack was UTG and folded and you were UTG+1 then I would raise this every time though.

On the 62o, I didn't realize that I should be shoving any two. I really do need to get SNG Wiz and go over some of these bubble situations. The thing is, I know the guys at this level are idiots and will call much more lightly than they should, so I'm not sure whether shoving a hand like 62o is +EV or not. Then again, if it's unexploitable it's obviously +EV.

Not sure if it is unexploitable but download SNG Wiz and give it a go, there's a 30 day free trial. It will open your eyes! Alternatively, post the hand with stack sizes and I'll run it for you.

[DoanDiggy]

Here's the 62o hand. I'll be getting SNG Wiz later on, but not right now.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00+$0.20 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (3 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB (t945)
Button (t4770)
Hero (SB) (t5350)

Hero's M: 17.83

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2, 6
3 folds

Total pot: t200

[taipan168]

I ran the 62 hand and it is +EV if opp does not call wider than 50% of hands. Even if he does call wider than 50% then it is not very -EV.

[DoanDiggy]

Thanks a lot for checking that out for me.