$3+.30 R/A at PokerStars, Advice Please!

[nUFamn]

http://www.flopturnriver.com/Online-...ment-4666.html

It's quite long, tourny worked out well, but I just know I've got some holes. Anything before Hand 30 is in the rebuy/addon period, so I was playing quite a bit more loose than I normally would have. Only my 3rd or so attempt at a R/A, so I was testing some of chardrian's guide out.

Needless to say, both my bankroll and I thank him, and I look forward to hearing what you've all got to say about my game.

Edit: Here's a tournament that didn't go quite as well. Same format, more people, less cards came at me. Probably shoved at the wrong time there at the end... could've sustained another orbit or two. Also, it seemed like every crap hand that I folded would've been a monster had I played, so that tilted me a little. I need to work on that, fo sho.

http://www.flopturnriver.com/Online-...ment-4675.html

[nUFamn]

Note: Seeing the comment about "thinly veiled brags" on another thread made me want to point out that while I'm happy about how this one worked out, I'm not trying to brag. I'd really like some feedback as I'm pretty sure that despite how this one ended, there's some holes in my game and I'd really like to close them.

[sk8r_daniel]

I play this tournament frequently and usually place just in the money...so frustrating. It must be especially frustrating to finish on the FT bubble. I may take a look at this tomorrow or later tonight. It's alot of hands to go through at once!

[nUFamn]

Definitely. I don't regret my play, but it bugs me how the final hand went down. I was shortstack of the 10 players remaining, probably could have (read: SHOULD have) folded my hand after I got put all-in. KTs (which I normally don't consider a good hand, but he'd been bullying and he had a wide range at that time) vs 99, his 99 held up. But had I caught one there at the end, I would've been in a better situation to fold my way to the final table lol.

Yea, no rush, it is a bunch of hands so I understand... any feedback would be appreciated. I think I'm gonna go thru them again, as after busting out today I've decided to take the night off from playing.

[bigspenda73]

I'm not a huge fan of digging through the entire trimmed HH, perhaps you could pull 2 or 3 hands you were unsure of and we can discuss them.

[nUFamn]

Yeah, good idea. Here are some hands from the first MTT which I placed 10th. After reviewing the log, its humbling to see how many suckouts I had early on. I see many potential mistakes that kinda held me back from taking full advantage of some of the cards I was getting. Any feedback is appreciated!

Like, this one.. would you have re-raised or called, hoping to get paid more on the river?

-----Hand 53-----
Hero's M = 17.45
PokerStars Game #23048311557: Tournament #127009336, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVII (500/1000) - 2008/12/18 22:50:01 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '127009336 248' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: zeballos222 (16201 in chips)
Seat 2: SetOnTheSnap (47555 in chips)
Seat 3: MILLERLITE67 (39399 in chips)
Seat 4: 4redmile (8199 in chips)
Seat 5: CREASIAN88 (7298 in chips)
Seat 6: ArayaMad (16705 in chips)
Seat 7: nUFamn (45813 in chips)
Seat 8: reggi906 (10697 in chips)
Seat 9: DA-MUTT (24167 in chips)
All players post the ante 125
reggi906: posts small blind 500
DA-MUTT: posts big blind 1000
Preflop: nUFamn dealt A A
zeballos222: folds
SetOnTheSnap: folds
MILLERLITE67: folds
4redmile: folds
CREASIAN88: folds
ArayaMad: folds
nUFamn: raises 1000 to 2000

reggi906: folds
DA-MUTT: calls 1000
Flop: J 4 9
DA-MUTT: checks
nUFamn: bets 1000

DA-MUTT: raises 1000 to 2000

nUFamn: raises 3000 to 5000

DA-MUTT: folds
Uncalled bet (3000) returned to nUFamn
nUFamn collected 9625 from pot
nUFamn: doesn't show hand

Again... folded around, just call the BB hoping he catches something, or raise it up? I kinda hoped to disguise it as a steal, as I'd actually been stealing a lot throughout the entire tournament.

----Hand 64-----
Hero's M = 13.62
PokerStars Game #23049409377: Tournament #127009336, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXI (1250/2500) - 2008/12/18 23:40:33 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '127009336 248' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Boss Gator (41465 in chips)
Seat 2: SetOnTheSnap (59427 in chips)
Seat 3: MILLERLITE67 (22270 in chips)
Seat 4: 4redmile (8748 in chips)
Seat 5: uncle-ryno (31054 in chips)
Seat 6: ArayaMad (4075 in chips)
Seat 7: nUFamn (87840 in chips)
Seat 8: reggi906 (19845 in chips)
Seat 9: DA-MUTT (19464 in chips)
All players post the ante 300
nUFamn: posts small blind 1250
reggi906: posts big blind 2500
Preflop: nUFamn dealt A A
DA-MUTT: folds
Boss Gator: folds
SetOnTheSnap: folds
MILLERLITE67: folds
4redmile: folds
uncle-ryno: folds
ArayaMad: folds
nUFamn: raises 2500 to 5000

reggi906: folds
Uncalled bet (2500) returned to nUFamn
nUFamn collected 7700 from pot
nUFamn: shows [Ah Ad] (a pair of Aces)

On this following one, I had just sat down at the table and had zero reads. I think a bit more caution would've served well, and probably overplayed the hand a bit.

-----Hand 73-----
Hero's M = 10.34
PokerStars Game #23049757514: Tournament #127009336, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXIII (2000/4000) - 2008/12/18 23:57:57 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '127009336 248' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Boss Gator (58263 in chips)
Seat 2: SetOnTheSnap (60627 in chips)
Seat 3: MILLERLITE67 (51900 in chips)
Seat 4: elhage (47946 in chips)
Seat 5: uncle-ryno (19129 in chips)
Seat 7: nUFamn (103440 in chips)
Seat 8: king777pin (77197 in chips)
Seat 9: LorDP (50312 in chips)
All players post the ante 500
LorDP: posts small blind 2000
Boss Gator: posts big blind 4000
Preflop: nUFamn dealt J J
SetOnTheSnap: folds
MILLERLITE67: folds
elhage: folds
uncle-ryno: folds
nUFamn: raises 4000 to 8000

king777pin: folds
LorDP: raises 12000 to 20000

Boss Gator: folds
nUFamn: calls 12000
Flop: Q 2 2
LorDP: checks
nUFamn: bets 12000

LorDP: raises 17812 to 29812 and is all-in

nUFamn: calls 17812
Turn: 8
River: Q
Showdown:
LorDP: shows K K (two pair, Kings and Queens)
nUFamn: shows J J (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
LorDP collected 107624 from pot

Would you have fired again on the turn? Did I mis-size my bets?

-----Hand 85-----
Hero's M = 11.33
PokerStars Game #23050902829: Tournament #127009336, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXIX (6000/12000) - 2008/12/19 1:02:13 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '127009336 415' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Venom45 (190841 in chips)
Seat 3: brink88 (198956 in chips)
Seat 4: Kenseven13 (262119 in chips)
Seat 5: ats111 (774 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: Blucat192 (537242 in chips)
Seat 7: fatMRBIGliar (204052 in chips)
Seat 8: badman43 (157884 in chips)
Seat 9: nUFamn (340041 in chips)
All players post the ante 1500
badman43: posts small blind 6000
nUFamn: posts big blind 12000
Preflop: nUFamn dealt A T
Venom45: folds
brink88: folds
Kenseven13: folds
ats111: folds
Blucat192: calls 12000
fatMRBIGliar: folds
badman43: folds
nUFamn: checks
Flop: 6 8 8
nUFamn: bets 24000

Blucat192: calls 24000
Turn: 9
nUFamn: bets 36000

Blucat192: calls 36000
River: K
nUFamn: checks
Blucat192: checks
Showdown:
nUFamn: shows A T (a pair of Eights)
Blucat192: shows 7 7 (two pair, Eights and Sevens)
Blucat192 collected 155082 from side pot
Blucat192 collected 6192 from main pot

At what point during this series of folding would you shove? I wanted to shove earlier so that I'd have a meaningful stack, but I really didn't see a spot for me to. Other people raising/calling with much larger stacks than I, and not many hands to speak of...


T 5 UTG+1 (M = 7.18; f+F)
5 7 UTG (M = 7.13; F)
5 8 BB (M = 7.08; f+f+f+r+f+f+f+F)
6 5 SB (M = 6.32; f+f+r+f+f+f+f+F)
5 9 BU (M = 6.08; f+f+f+f+r+f+F)
T 4 CO (M = 6.03; f+f+r+f+f+F)
A 8 CO (M = 5.03; f+f+f+p+F)
7 3 MP2 (M = 4.98; f+f+f+F)
4 7 MP1 (M = 4.93; f+f+F)
J 4 UTG+1 (M = 4.88; f+F)
Q 2 UTG (M = 4.60; F)
9 7 BB (M = 4.55; f+r+p+r+f+f+p+f+F)
K 2 SB (M = 4.33; f+p+f+f+f+f+F)
T 9 BU (M = 4.08; r+f+f+f+f+F)
7 2 CO (M = 4.03; f+f+r+f+F)
4 Q MP2 (M = 3.98; f+r+f+F)
9 Q MP1 (M = 3.93; f+f+F)
J 9 UTG+1 (M = 2.91; f+F)
7 Q UTG (M = 2.86; F)
T Q BB (M = 2.81; f+f+f+f+p+c+f+F)
2 2 SB (M = 2.25; f+f+f+r+f+f+f+F)

Would you have called here, or play it safe and fold? I was nearing big money, so I thought I'd err on caution..

-----Hand 95-----
Hero's M = 14.18
PokerStars Game #23051739048: Tournament #127009336, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXXIV (17500/35000) - 2008/12/19 2:00:42 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '127009336 231' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: nUFamn (1240704 in chips)
Seat 3: shinanguag (1086499 in chips)
Seat 4: fenceposts (814054 in chips)
Seat 5: Tony Gozo (1263085 in chips)
Seat 6: matelot76 (1118341 in chips)
Seat 7: mowrestling (1599572 in chips)
Seat 8: cdnmj (1619318 in chips)
Seat 9: badMETAsin (782792 in chips)
All players post the ante 4375
cdnmj: posts small blind 17500
badMETAsin: posts big blind 35000
Preflop: nUFamn dealt A Q
nUFamn: raises 70000 to 105000

shinanguag: folds
fenceposts: folds
Tony Gozo: raises 1153710 to 1258710 and is all-in

matelot76: folds
mowrestling: folds
cdnmj: folds
badMETAsin: folds
nUFamn: folds
Uncalled bet (1153710) returned to Tony Gozo
Tony Gozo collected 297500 from pot

Would you raise here or just call, hoping that one of the blinds catches something?

-----Hand 103-----
Hero's M = 14.03
PokerStars Game #23052104678: Tournament #127009336, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXXVII (30000/60000) - 2008/12/19 2:29:55 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '127009336 231' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: nUFamn (1998908 in chips)
Seat 4: fenceposts (886393 in chips)
Seat 5: Tony Gozo (1530196 in chips)
Seat 6: CAPCAKE (1162621 in chips)
Seat 7: Mr. Clutch X (550837 in chips)
Seat 8: cdnmj (3050817 in chips)
Seat 9: badMETAsin (1204098 in chips)
All players post the ante 7500
cdnmj: posts small blind 30000
badMETAsin: posts big blind 60000
Preflop: nUFamn dealt 9 9
nUFamn: raises 120000 to 180000

fenceposts: folds
Tony Gozo: folds
CAPCAKE: folds
Mr. Clutch X: folds
cdnmj: folds
badMETAsin: folds
Uncalled bet (120000) returned to nUFamn
nUFamn collected 202500 from pot

And then finally, would you have called the all-in or waited for a few more hands? (I think the answer will be a resounding "Yes" considering how deep it was. Despite that I was shortstack, I had an M of 6.95 so had some more time to make a safer play.)


-----Hand 113-----
Hero's M = 6.95
PokerStars Game #23052388643: Tournament #127009336, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXXIX (50000/100000) - 2008/12/19 2:54:19 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '127009336 231' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: nUFamn (1476408 in chips)
Seat 3: donvu (4638921 in chips)
Seat 6: CAPCAKE (2009219 in chips)
Seat 8: cdnmj (3986373 in chips)
Seat 9: rz133 (1823952 in chips)
All players post the ante 12500
donvu: posts small blind 50000
CAPCAKE: posts big blind 100000
Preflop: nUFamn dealt T K
cdnmj: folds
rz133: folds
nUFamn: raises 100000 to 200000

donvu: raises 4426421 to 4626421 and is all-in

CAPCAKE: folds
nUFamn: calls 1263908 and is all-in

Uncalled bet (3162513) returned to donvu
Flop: 6 A 9
Turn: 4
River: A
Showdown:
donvu: shows 9 9 (a full house, Nines full of Aces)
nUFamn: shows T K (a pair of Aces)
donvu collected 3090316 from pot

[bigspenda73]

Q9s when your m was 3.5, I think that's close