I was very aggressive on this bubble, but I got unlucky to only win one of my all-ins, even though I only went in as a big dog a few times. It ended up costing me when the 2nd-biggest stack called with AK (not sure if that was smart since AK is only 65/35 against the top 75% I was shoving with) and it held up. I don't feel too bad about bubbling out myself, but I just wanted to make sure I mostly did it right.

Hand 44 I was planning on a stop and go, but that flop looked too dangerous to do it on. Maybe I should have done it anyways, maybe I should have just folded preflop, or maybe I should've shoved preflop.

-----Hand 29-----
Heros M = 16.94
PokerStars Game #22974736731: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/12/16 14:30:51 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: shadowlucky (3050 in chips)
Seat 4: guycorleon (9600 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (2078 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (2802 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (13130 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (6830 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (3010 in chips) is sitting out
All players post the ante 25
shadowlucky: posts small blind 200
guycorleon: posts big blind 400
Preflop: Hero dealt K 5
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 12705 to 13105 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: folds
shadowlucky: folds
guycorleon: folds
Uncalled bet (12705) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1175 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 30-----
Heros M = 17.91
PokerStars Game #22974749171: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/12/16 14:31:16 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: shadowlucky (2825 in chips)
Seat 4: guycorleon (9175 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (2053 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (2777 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (13880 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (6805 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (2985 in chips) is sitting out
All players post the ante 25
guycorleon: posts small blind 200
glynebwy: posts big blind 400
Preflop: Hero dealt 8 K
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 13455 to 13855 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: folds
shadowlucky: calls 2800 and is all-in
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
Uncalled bet (11055) returned to Hero
Flop: 7 Q 4
Turn: 8
River: T
Showdown:
Hero: shows 8 K (a pair of Eights)
shadowlucky: shows 6 6 (a pair of Sixes)
Hero collected 6375 from pot



-----Hand 31-----
Heros M = 23.24
PokerStars Game #22974763457: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/12/16 14:31:44 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (8950 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (1628 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (2752 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (17430 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (6780 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (2960 in chips) is sitting out
All players post the ante 25
glynebwy: posts small blind 200
viperitti: posts big blind 400
Preflop: Hero dealt J J
Hero: raises 17005 to 17405 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: folds
dorrthy47 has returned
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: calls 1403 and is all-in
viperitti: folds
Uncalled bet (15802) returned to Hero
Flop: T 4 9
Turn: 9
River: 7
Showdown:
glynebwy: shows K K (two pair, Kings and Nines)
Hero: shows J J (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
glynebwy collected 3756 from pot



-----Hand 32-----
Heros M = 21.07
PokerStars Game #22974779290: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/12/16 14:32:16 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (8925 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (3756 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (2327 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (15802 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (6755 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (2935 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
viperitti: posts small blind 200
Hero: posts big blind 400
Preflop: Hero dealt J 7
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: calls 400
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: calls 200
Hero: checks
Flop: 8 9 7
viperitti: checks
Hero: bets 15377 and is all-in
guycorleon: folds
viperitti: folds
Uncalled bet (15377) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1350 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 33-----
Heros M = 22.30
PokerStars Game #22974799850: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/12/16 14:32:58 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (8500 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (3731 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (1902 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (16727 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (6730 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (2910 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 200
CoopsMom725: posts big blind 400
Preflop: Hero dealt 7 Q
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 16302 to 16702 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
Uncalled bet (16302) returned to Hero
Hero collected 950 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 34-----
Heros M = 23.00
PokerStars Game #22974810874: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/12/16 14:33:20 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (8475 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (3706 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (1877 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (17252 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (6305 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (2885 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
CoopsMom725: posts small blind 200
dorrthy47: posts big blind 400
Preflop: Hero dealt Q A
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 16827 to 17227 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: folds

Uncalled bet (16827) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1150 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 35-----
Heros M = 23.97
PokerStars Game #22974822676: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/12/16 14:33:44 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (8450 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (3681 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (1852 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (17977 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (6080 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (2460 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
dorrthy47: posts small blind 200
guycorleon: posts big blind 400
Preflop: Hero dealt 7 9
glynebwy: calls 400
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 17552 to 17952 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: calls 2235 and is all-in
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
Uncalled bet (15517) returned to Hero
Flop: 8 K 3
Turn: 6
River: J
Showdown:
dorrthy47: shows K K (three of a kind, Kings)
Hero: shows 7 9 (high card King)
dorrthy47 collected 5820 from pot


9 7 MP1 (M = 20.69; p+F)

-----Hand 36-----
Heros M = 20.66
PokerStars Game #22974852893: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/12/16 14:34:46 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (7800 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (2831 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (2552 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (15492 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (6030 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (5795 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
glynebwy: posts small blind 200
viperitti: posts big blind 400
Preflop: Hero dealt J 2
Hero: raises 15067 to 15467 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: calls 6005 and is all-in
dorrthy47 has timed out
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Uncalled bet (9462) returned to Hero
Flop: 6 6 K
dorrthy47 has returned
Turn: 9
River: A
Showdown:
Hero: shows J 2 (a pair of Sixes)
CoopsMom725: shows J J (two pair, Jacks and Sixes)
CoopsMom725 collected 12760 from pot


8 A BB (Folded to Hero.)

-----Hand 37-----
Heros M = 13.05
PokerStars Game #22974898360: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/12/16 14:36:19 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (7750 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (2581 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (1902 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (9787 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (12735 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (5745 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 200
CoopsMom725: posts big blind 400
Preflop: Hero dealt Q 9
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 800 to 1200
CoopsMom725: folds
Uncalled bet (800) returned to Hero
Hero collected 950 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


7 5 BU (M = 13.75; f+c+f+F)

-----Hand 38-----
Heros M = 13.72
PokerStars Game #22974939078: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/12/16 14:37:42 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (7700 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (1731 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (1852 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (10287 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (12085 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (6845 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
dorrthy47: posts small blind 200
guycorleon: posts big blind 400
Preflop: Hero dealt 6 A
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 800 to 1200
CoopsMom725: calls 1200
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: folds
Flop: 5 7 3
Hero: bets 1600
CoopsMom725: folds
Uncalled bet (1600) returned to Hero
Hero collected 3150 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 39-----
Heros M = 10.18
PokerStars Game #22974957947: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/12/16 14:38:20 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (7275 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (1706 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (1827 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (12212 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (10860 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (6620 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
guycorleon: posts small blind 300
glynebwy: posts big blind 600
Preflop: Hero dealt 6 Q
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 11562 to 12162 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: calls 1056 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (10506) returned to Hero
Flop: 3 8 5
Turn: A
River: 2
Showdown:
glynebwy: shows 4 T (a straight, Ace to Five)
Hero: shows 6 Q (high card Ace)
glynebwy collected 3912 from pot



-----Hand 40-----
Heros M = 8.76
PokerStars Game #22974972831: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/12/16 14:38:50 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (6925 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (3912 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (1777 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (10506 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (10810 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (6570 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
glynebwy: posts small blind 300
viperitti: posts big blind 600
Preflop: Hero dealt Q K
Hero: raises 1200 to 1800
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: calls 1127 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (73) returned to Hero
Flop: 5 9 T
Turn: 8
River: 7
Showdown:
viperitti: shows T T (three of a kind, Tens)
Hero: shows Q K (high card King)
viperitti collected 4054 from pot


2 9 BB (Folded to Hero.)

-----Hand 41-----
Heros M = 7.73
PokerStars Game #22974998983: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/12/16 14:39:42 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (6825 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (3512 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (3704 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (9279 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (10710 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (6470 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
Hero: posts small blind 300
CoopsMom725: posts big blind 600
Preflop: Hero dealt 4 Q
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 1200 to 1800
CoopsMom725: folds
Uncalled bet (1200) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1500 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


5 3 BU (M = 8.44; f+f+f+F)
4 3 CO (M = 8.40; f+c+F)

-----Hand 42-----
Heros M = 8.36
PokerStars Game #22975033705: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/12/16 14:40:51 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (6075 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (3362 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (4754 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (10029 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (9660 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (6620 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
guycorleon: posts small blind 300
glynebwy: posts big blind 600
Preflop: Hero dealt A J
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 9379 to 9979 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
Uncalled bet (9379) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1800 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 43-----
Heros M = 9.32
PokerStars Game #22975043059: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/12/16 14:41:10 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (5725 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (2712 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (4704 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (11179 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (9610 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (6570 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
glynebwy: posts small blind 300
viperitti: posts big blind 600
Preflop: Hero dealt A 2
Hero: raises 10529 to 11129 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Uncalled bet (10529) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1800 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 44-----
Heros M = 10.27
PokerStars Game #22975057079: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/12/16 14:41:38 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (5675 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (2362 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (4054 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (12329 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (9560 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (6520 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
viperitti: posts small blind 300
Hero: posts big blind 600
Preflop: Hero dealt T 3
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: raises 600 to 1200
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Hero: calls 600
Flop: Q 7 A
Hero: checks
dorrthy47: bets 3000
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (3000) returned to dorrthy47
dorrthy47 collected 3000 from pot
dorrthy47: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 45-----
Heros M = 9.23
PokerStars Game #22975081441: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/12/16 14:42:27 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (5625 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (2312 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (3704 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (11079 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (9510 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (8270 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
Hero: posts small blind 300
CoopsMom725: posts big blind 600
Preflop: Hero dealt 8 Q
dorrthy47: folds
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: calls 600
Hero: raises 10429 to 11029 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: calls 8860 and is all-in
viperitti: folds
Uncalled bet (1569) returned to Hero
Flop: 9 9 Q
Turn: K
River: T
Showdown:
Hero: shows 8 Q (two pair, Queens and Nines)
CoopsMom725: shows K A (two pair, Kings and Nines)
CoopsMom725 collected 19820 from pot


So that hurt. After that I didn't last long. A big cooler on the last hand certainly didn't help.


-----Hand 46-----
Heros M = 1.31
PokerStars Game #22975101016: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/12/16 14:43:06 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (5575 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (2262 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (3054 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (1569 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (19820 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (8220 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
CoopsMom725: posts small blind 300
dorrthy47: posts big blind 600
Preflop: Hero dealt T K
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Hero: raises 919 to 1519 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: folds
Uncalled bet (919) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1800 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


2 Q CO (M = 2.27; f+f+F)
J 5 MP1 (M = 2.22; f+F)

-----Hand 47-----
Heros M = 2.18
PokerStars Game #22975138754: Tournament #127446304, $3.00+$0.40 Holdem No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2008/12/16 14:44:21 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 127446304 2 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: guycorleon (5725 in chips)
Seat 5: glynebwy (1512 in chips)
Seat 6: viperitti (2904 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero (2619 in chips)
Seat 8: CoopsMom725 (18170 in chips)
Seat 9: dorrthy47 (9570 in chips)
All players post the ante 50
glynebwy: posts small blind 300
viperitti: posts big blind 600
Preflop: Hero dealt A K
Hero: raises 1969 to 2569 and is all-in
CoopsMom725: folds
dorrthy47: calls 2569
guycorleon: folds
glynebwy: folds
viperitti: folds
Flop: 3 T J
Turn: 5
River: 6
Showdown:
Hero: shows A K (high card Ace)
dorrthy47: shows Q Q (a pair of Queens)
dorrthy47 collected 6338 from pot