Final table $11/180, help, plz!!

[lestic]

Hi!

Looks like I really need to work on my final table play.
Here I entered the final table as the chip leader, and with quite a bid lead. The result: busted out at 5th.

So can you give me some comments on these hands, please? It's Greatly appreciated.

-----Hand 69-----
Heros M = 24.61
PokerStars Game #27126867301: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIII (600/1200) - 2009/04/15 23:05:07 EET [2009/04/15 16:05:07 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (37625 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (40860 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into small blind)
Seat 3: triseriatus (22539 in chips)
Seat 4: jesuisjesus (12448 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (21562 in chips)
Seat 6: SchmeeVegas (10810 in chips)
Seat 7: JesperV15 (15260 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (36923 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (71973 in chips)
All players post the ante 125
triseriatus: posts small blind 600
jesuisjesus: posts big blind 1200
Preflop: Hero dealt 9 K
Alikindoy: folds
SchmeeVegas: folds
JesperV15: folds
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: raises 2400 to 3600
breizhsnooz: calls 3600
triseriatus: folds
jesuisjesus: folds
Flop: J 2 J
Hero: checks
breizhsnooz: bets 33900 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (33900) returned to breizhsnooz
breizhsnooz collected 10000 from pot


A 2 MP2 (M = 23.33; f+f+f+F)
3 A MP1 (M = 23.29; p+f+F)

-----Hand 70-----
Heros M = 23.25
PokerStars Game #27126932948: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIII (600/1200) - 2009/04/15 23:06:54 EET [2009/04/15 16:06:54 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (43650 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (40610 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (17964 in chips)
Seat 4: jesuisjesus (16798 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (19387 in chips)
Seat 6: SchmeeVegas (9235 in chips)
Seat 7: JesperV15 (17810 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (36548 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (67998 in chips)
All players post the ante 125
SchmeeVegas: posts small blind 600
JesperV15: posts big blind 1200
Preflop: Hero dealt 9 9
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: raises 2400 to 3600
breizhsnooz: folds
Iamleadhead: folds
triseriatus: folds
jesuisjesus: folds
Alikindoy: folds
SchmeeVegas: folds
JesperV15: folds
Uncalled bet (2400) returned to Hero
Hero collected 4125 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


T K UTG (M = 24.20; F)

-----Hand 71-----
Heros M = 24.16
PokerStars Game #27126953673: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIII (600/1200) - 2009/04/15 23:07:29 EET [2009/04/15 16:07:29 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (43400 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (40360 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (20639 in chips)
Seat 4: jesuisjesus (16548 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (19137 in chips)
Seat 6: SchmeeVegas (8385 in chips)
Seat 7: JesperV15 (15760 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (35098 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (70673 in chips)
All players post the ante 125
Shadowlag: posts small blind 600
Hero: posts big blind 1200
Preflop: Hero dealt A J
breizhsnooz: folds
Iamleadhead: folds
triseriatus: folds
jesuisjesus: folds
Alikindoy: raises 1200 to 2400
SchmeeVegas: folds
JesperV15: folds
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: calls 1200
Flop: 2 3 3
Hero: checks
Alikindoy: checks
Turn: 7
Hero: bets 3600
Alikindoy: folds
Uncalled bet (3600) returned to Hero
Hero collected 6525 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


K 3 SB (M = 25.53; f+f+f+f+f+r+f+F)
K T BU (M = 26.41; r+f+f+f+f+F)
7 T CO (M = 26.37; f+r+f+f+F)
4 3 MP2 (M = 26.32; f+f+f+F)
J 3 UTG+1 (M = 27.50; r+F)

-----Hand 72-----
Heros M = 27.46
PokerStars Game #27127085159: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIII (600/1200) - 2009/04/15 23:11:04 EET [2009/04/15 16:11:04 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (59285 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (37810 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (38412 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (18187 in chips)
Seat 6: SchmeeVegas (6435 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (36423 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (73448 in chips)
All players post the ante 125
SchmeeVegas: posts small blind 600
Shadowlag: posts big blind 1200
Preflop: Hero dealt J Q
Hero: raises 2400 to 3600
breizhsnooz: folds
Iamleadhead: folds
triseriatus: folds
Alikindoy: folds
SchmeeVegas: raises 2710 to 6310 and is all-in
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: calls 2710
Flop: 4 A 9
Turn: J
River: 4
Showdown:
SchmeeVegas: shows 2 2 (two pair, Fours and Deuces)
Hero: shows J Q (two pair, Jacks and Fours)
Hero collected 14695 from pot



-----Hand 73-----
Heros M = 32.04
PokerStars Game #27127107595: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIII (600/1200) - 2009/04/15 23:11:42 EET [2009/04/15 16:11:42 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (59160 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (37685 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (38287 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (18062 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (35098 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (81708 in chips)
All players post the ante 125
Hero: posts small blind 600
breizhsnooz: posts big blind 1200
Preflop: Hero dealt K 4
Iamleadhead: folds
triseriatus: folds
Alikindoy: calls 1200
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: calls 600
breizhsnooz: checks
Flop: J 5 Q
Hero: checks
breizhsnooz: checks
Alikindoy: bets 2400
Hero: folds
breizhsnooz: folds
Uncalled bet (2400) returned to Alikindoy
Alikindoy collected 4350 from pot
Alikindoy: doesnt show hand


5 4 BU (M = 31.52; r+f+f+F)
J Q CO (M = 31.47; f+r+F)
4 J MP1 (M = 31.42; f+F)
T J UTG (M = 24.24; F)

-----Hand 74-----
Heros M = 24.20
PokerStars Game #27127209148: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/04/15 23:14:28 EET [2009/04/15 16:14:28 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (46510 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (37785 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (43787 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (26662 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (35398 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (79858 in chips)
All players post the ante 150
Shadowlag: posts small blind 800
Hero: posts big blind 1600
Preflop: Hero dealt A K
breizhsnooz: folds
Iamleadhead: raises 3200 to 4800
triseriatus: folds
Alikindoy: folds
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: calls 3200
Flop: 8 3 2
Hero: bets 8000
Iamleadhead: raises 24835 to 32835 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (24835) returned to Iamleadhead
Iamleadhead collected 27300 from pot


J Q SB (M = 20.28; f+f+f+r+F)

-----Hand 75-----
Heros M = 19.99
PokerStars Game #27127252279: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/04/15 23:15:40 EET [2009/04/15 16:15:40 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (41410 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (51985 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (43487 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (26362 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (40798 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (65958 in chips)
All players post the ante 150
breizhsnooz: posts small blind 800
Iamleadhead: posts big blind 1600
Preflop: Hero dealt J J
triseriatus: folds
Alikindoy: folds
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: raises 1600 to 3200
breizhsnooz: folds
Iamleadhead: folds
Uncalled bet (1600) returned to Hero
Hero collected 4900 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 76-----
Heros M = 20.94
PokerStars Game #27127263961: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/04/15 23:15:59 EET [2009/04/15 16:15:59 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (40460 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (50235 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (43337 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (26212 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (40648 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (69108 in chips)
All players post the ante 150
Iamleadhead: posts small blind 800
triseriatus: posts big blind 1600
Preflop: Hero dealt J K
Alikindoy: folds
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: raises 3200 to 4800
breizhsnooz: raises 35510 to 40310 and is all-in
Iamleadhead: folds
triseriatus: folds
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (35510) returned to breizhsnooz
breizhsnooz collected 12900 from pot



-----Hand 77-----
Heros M = 19.44
PokerStars Game #27127276820: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/04/15 23:16:20 EET [2009/04/15 16:16:20 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (48410 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (49285 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (41587 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (26062 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (40498 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (64158 in chips)
All players post the ante 150
triseriatus: posts small blind 800
Alikindoy: posts big blind 1600
Preflop: Hero dealt A K
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: raises 1600 to 3200
breizhsnooz: folds
Iamleadhead: folds
triseriatus: folds
Alikindoy: folds
Uncalled bet (1600) returned to Hero
Hero collected 4900 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


5 3 UTG (M = 20.40; F)

-----Hand 78-----
Heros M = 20.35
PokerStars Game #27127297094: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/04/15 23:16:54 EET [2009/04/15 16:16:54 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (48110 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (52285 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (40487 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (23362 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (38598 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (67158 in chips)
All players post the ante 150
Shadowlag: posts small blind 800
Hero: posts big blind 1600
Preflop: Hero dealt A 3
breizhsnooz: folds
Iamleadhead: folds
triseriatus: folds
Alikindoy: folds
Shadowlag: raises 3200 to 4800
Hero: raises 6400 to 11200
Shadowlag: folds
Uncalled bet (6400) returned to Hero
Hero collected 10500 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 79-----
Heros M = 22.03
PokerStars Game #27127314919: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/04/15 23:17:23 EET [2009/04/15 16:17:23 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (47960 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (52135 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (40337 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (23212 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (33648 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (72708 in chips)
All players post the ante 150
Hero: posts small blind 800
breizhsnooz: posts big blind 1600
Preflop: Hero dealt 3 K
Iamleadhead: folds
triseriatus: folds
Alikindoy: folds
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: raises 3200 to 4800
breizhsnooz: calls 3200
Flop: 4 6 3
Hero: bets 6400
breizhsnooz: calls 6400
Turn: Q
Hero: bets 16000
breizhsnooz: calls 16000
River: 9
Hero: checks
breizhsnooz: bets 20610 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (20610) returned to breizhsnooz
breizhsnooz collected 55300 from pot
breizhsnooz: shows 4 2 (a pair of Fours)


4 Q BU (M = 13.74; f+p+f+F)
7 8 CO (M = 13.70; r+f+F)
5 Q MP1 (M = 13.65; r+F)
J 5 UTG (M = 13.61; F)
Q K BB (Folded to Hero.)
6 T SB (M = 14.03; f+f+p+f+F)

-----Hand 80-----
Heros M = 13.74
PokerStars Game #27127449508: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/04/15 23:21:05 EET [2009/04/15 16:21:05 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (72610 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (48685 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (36887 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (25662 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (40798 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (45358 in chips)
All players post the ante 150
breizhsnooz: posts small blind 800
Iamleadhead: posts big blind 1600
Preflop: Hero dealt 6 J
triseriatus: folds
Alikindoy: folds
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: raises 3200 to 4800
breizhsnooz: calls 4000
Iamleadhead: folds
Flop: A 4 2
breizhsnooz: checks
Hero: bets 11200
breizhsnooz: calls 11200
Turn: Q
breizhsnooz: checks
Hero: checks
River: Q
breizhsnooz: checks
Hero: checks
Showdown:
breizhsnooz: shows 3 3 (two pair, Queens and Threes)
Hero: mucks hand
breizhsnooz collected 34500 from pot


7 6 CO (M = 8.85; f+f+F)
3 8 MP1 (M = 8.81; r+F)
Q J UTG (M = 8.76; F)
K J BB (M = 8.71; f+f+p+f+f+F)
3 4 SB (M = 8.18; f+f+f+r+F)

-----Hand 81-----
Heros M = 7.90
PokerStars Game #27127540128: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/04/15 23:23:35 EET [2009/04/15 16:23:35 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (79010 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (45385 in chips)
Seat 3: triseriatus (40187 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (21562 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (57798 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (26058 in chips)
All players post the ante 150
breizhsnooz: posts small blind 800
Iamleadhead: posts big blind 1600
Preflop: Hero dealt 5 5
triseriatus: folds
Alikindoy: raises 3200 to 4800
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: calls 4800
breizhsnooz: calls 4000
Iamleadhead: calls 3200
Flop: Q 8 J
breizhsnooz: checks
Iamleadhead: checks
Alikindoy: checks
Hero: checks
Turn: 9
breizhsnooz: bets 74060 and is all-in
Iamleadhead: calls 40435 and is all-in
Alikindoy: folds
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (33625) returned to breizhsnooz
River: 9
Showdown:
breizhsnooz: shows 4 6 (a pair of Nines)
Iamleadhead: shows 7 T (a straight, Eight to Queen)
Iamleadhead collected 100970 from pot


T 8 CO (M = 6.40; f+f+F)
9 8 MP1 (M = 6.35; f+F)
9 K UTG (M = 6.31; F)
T 4 BB (M = 6.26; f+f+p+c+f+F)
3 2 SB (M = 5.73; f+f+p+f+F)
9 3 BU (M = 5.44; f+f+f+F)
2 T CO (M = 4.24; f+f+F)
3 7 UTG (M = 4.40; F)
2 A BB (M = 4.35; c+c+p+f+F)
2 8 SB (M = 3.80; f+f+r+F)

-----Hand 82-----
Heros M = 3.50
PokerStars Game #27127807798: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XV (1000/2000) - 2009/04/15 23:31:06 EET [2009/04/15 16:31:06 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (68338 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (94882 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (34224 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (58548 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (14008 in chips)
All players post the ante 200
breizhsnooz: posts small blind 1000
Iamleadhead: posts big blind 2000
Preflop: Hero dealt 9 K
Alikindoy: folds
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: raises 11808 to 13808 and is all-in
breizhsnooz: calls 12808
Iamleadhead: folds
Flop: 3 K 9
Turn: Q
River: Q
Showdown:
breizhsnooz: shows A 8 (a pair of Queens)
Hero: shows 9 K (two pair, Kings and Queens)
Hero collected 30616 from pot


9 6 CO (M = 7.65; f+F)
7 J UTG (M = 7.60; F)
6 T BB (M = 7.55; f+r+f+f+F)

-----Hand 83-----
Heros M = 7.00
PokerStars Game #27127878426: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XV (1000/2000) - 2009/04/15 23:33:05 EET [2009/04/15 16:33:05 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (57730 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (95082 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (23424 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (65748 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (28016 in chips)
All players post the ante 200
Hero: posts small blind 1000
breizhsnooz: posts big blind 2000
Preflop: Hero dealt T 5
Iamleadhead: folds
Alikindoy: folds
Shadowlag: folds
Hero: calls 1000
breizhsnooz: raises 6000 to 8000
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (6000) returned to breizhsnooz
breizhsnooz collected 5000 from pot


2 4 BU (M = 6.45; f+f+F)
7 K CO (M = 6.40; r+F)

-----Hand 84-----
Heros M = 6.35
PokerStars Game #27127930877: Tournament #155997710, $10+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level XV (1000/2000) - 2009/04/15 23:34:34 EET [2009/04/15 16:34:34 ET]
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Table 155997710 7 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: breizhsnooz (67130 in chips)
Seat 2: Iamleadhead (87482 in chips)
Seat 5: Alikindoy (16824 in chips)
Seat 8: Shadowlag (73148 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (25416 in chips)
All players post the ante 200
Alikindoy: posts small blind 1000
Shadowlag: posts big blind 2000
Preflop: Hero dealt A A
Hero: calls 2000
breizhsnooz: folds
Iamleadhead: calls 2000
Alikindoy: folds
Shadowlag: checks
Flop: 8 7 4
Shadowlag: checks
Hero: checks
Iamleadhead: bets 4000
Shadowlag: calls 4000
Hero: raises 4000 to 8000
Iamleadhead: calls 4000
Shadowlag: raises 16000 to 24000
Hero: calls 15216 and is all-in
Iamleadhead: folds
Uncalled bet (784) returned to Shadowlag
Turn: K
River: 7
Showdown:
Shadowlag: shows 5 6 (a straight, Four to Eight)
Hero: shows A A (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
Shadowlag collected 62432 from pot

[baudib]

Hand 69: I'd probably gamble and call here. Unless he has the nut flush draw, you can't be far behind. You could have as many as 14 outs, he could also have a lower flush draw. It's high variance, but you should probably muck preflop if you're going to check-fold. FFS, make a cbet.

Hand 72: I probably just fold preflop. You've been pretty active and are in early position. As played, obviously call.

Hand 73: Fold preflop.

Hand 74: Shove preflop.

Hand 75: You've been raising 3xBB with medium pairs, broadways and suited hands...the one hand you have shown was QJo. Now you min-raise with a premium pair? Nothing like broadcasting your hand.

Hand 76: And here's why we keep our raises consistent. Any observant player can figure out when you min-raised you had a monster, and your larger raise is a weak hand.

Hand 77: Back to minraising when we'd be happy to call a shove here.

Hand 78: I'd just fold preflop; you've been awfully aggressive. Are you calling a shove?

Hand 79: This hand is just a trainwreck. Your image is pretty bad at this point, VPIP 5 of past 7 hands. If your image was tighter and breiz were tighter this would be a shove preflop.

Hand 80: You have the loosest player ever in one of the blinds and you raise with J6o?

Hand 81: Fold preflop.

Hand 83: Fold preflop.

Hand 84: Having seen you raise 3xBB with vulnerable hands, minraise on a couple of other occasions, show down QJo and J6o as raising hands and shove with K9o, I would put you precisely on AA here. Just raise or shove, you've got a bad image and a pretty loose table. As played, whatever, the money goes in.

[vennix]

Honestly if you enter with the lead you had playing your position is the biggest thing. Get away from hands like k9 k4 k3 j6 because as with the kh9h hand you get a jsjh2h flop you are in trouble up against a very scary board still. With 55 and 99 you are set hunting if you flop nothing bet if called or reraised run. Me myself I will smooth call with ak preflop if im big stack and if you hit you hit if you miss you miss but sometimes I will play it hard just depends on who else is in pot big stack vs. big stack i def play it hard because majority of the time they don't want to loose their stack and you will only get called with sure hands. The JJ hand I believe is a push fold hand I can't stand JJ. Otherwise experience will help you out good luck.

[lNormajean]

i found myself in the same position as you, being able to reach the final table but not make the big payouts and what helped me was practicing a few 10 man SNGs.

hand 69 - fold pre cos u put urself in crap situations like the 1 u got urself into! as played i call.

hand 70 - fold pre, ur big stack and no need to rush into things.

hand 71 - make a decision dependin on reads, shuv or fold and im more inclined to shuv.

hand 72 - fold pre u muppet.

hand 73 - fold pre

hand 74 - call pre, no bluff... that was just silly

hand 75 - minraise O.o just 3 bet like usual

hand 76- fold pre, jk suxxxxxx

hand 77 - minraaaaaaaaaaaaaise

hand 78 - call and evaluate the flop

hand 79- suicide raise, fold pre

hand 80 - ditto

hand 81 - fold pre

hand 83 - fold pre

hand 84 - i cant shuv fast enough

[baudib]

Well I think we were a little too harsh but it's clear that in many cases here, you were trying to steal with trash without a real plan on what to do on the flop. Try to keep in mind your own image as well as the tendencies of other players.

[lestic]

No no, thanks a looot for the comments! This was really really good!
It's funny, when I was reading through I realised: yes, this is what I should've done - and it is how I had been playing during the tourney before the final table.
So apparently, I'm suffering from some kind of final table tilt.. maybe it's the fear of busting out too early and not making the big money, or then I'm just afraid of really playing for the big money..

And my image is something I need to work with. Now, when I think of it, a few hands before entering the final table I busted out a short stack by cracking his AA with my KQ - 3xraises pre, Q comes on the flop, he's all-in for maybe 7% of my stack so I call, and runner runner comes two kings
So talk about loose images after that.. gotta keep more in mind the previous hands.

[mcatdog]

In general: if you play this badly after the flop (no offense but it's true) then there's nothing wrong with tightening up. Good players can get away with playing junk (hands 73, 79, 80, 83) because they can make good decisions when their steal gets called, but if you are going to make poor decisions when called then you probably shouldn't even try to steal the blinds unless you have a solid hand.

69 - if you have a read that this guy always bets when checked to then it's OK to check a flush draw intending to raise all-in when he bets. I think this is close as played.

74 - this is terrible, at small stakes you should almost always re-raise with AK and this certainly isn't the spot to just call with it

78 - I'd just shove over his raise, you have a suited ace in a blind battle with 24 BB

[mcatdog]

hand 70 - fold pre, ur big stack and no need to rush into things.

Huh? You want him to open fold 99? I don't think I've ever done that in my LIFE.

[lestic]

In general: if you play this badly after the flop (no offense but it's true) then there's nothing wrong with tightening up.

None taken. I'm posting this stuff to learn to be a better player, and the advice here is always good

Hand 70: I think it was one of the few hands here that I actually played correctly IMO.

[lNormajean]

hand 70 - fold pre, ur big stack and no need to rush into things.

Huh? You want him to open fold 99? I don't think I've ever done that in my LIFE.

theres not many flops i like with 99 and calling a shuv of 20k or 30k is never going to be better than a coinflip i think.

[mcatdog]

calling a shuv of 20k or 30k is never going to be better than a coinflip i think.

I would like to play at a table where when I raise, people are never shoving with a hand that's worse than a coinflip against 99. I could raise any two cards and take the pot down 80% of the time. I don't think I've played at a table like that in more than two years.

Unfortunately most people these days are competent enough to play back at you with tons of hands that 99 beats. Or fortunately, if you're lucky enough to actually have 99, I mean I've played entire final tables where I never got a hand as good as 99.

[dthorne04]

hand 70 - fold pre, ur big stack and no need to rush into things.

Huh? You want him to open fold 99? I don't think I've ever done that in my LIFE.

theres not many flops i like with 99 and calling a shuv of 20k or 30k is never going to be better than a coinflip i think.

1) No, we're not folding 99 in this spot.
2) Actually, there's going to be a whole lot of flops that are good for us, profitable for a cbet, lots we're still ahead on if we're called preflop, and all of those without sets.
3) There's 5 stacks with roughly 15 bbs or less, and we're snapping if they shove, purely due to math if nothing else.

[dthorne04]

To the OP, adding on to what mcat said...

You don't need to play remotely LAGgy at these stakes to be profitable. People are calling you insanely light preflop, so tighten up, play position pots more plz. There becomes less of a point to raising with junk when you're A)not proficient postflop and B)people are calling you insanely light.

I think you failed to adjust as it becomes painfully obvious that no one was folding (see the 42o hand for example), so you needed to stop opening so light preflop. If you're going to spew postflop, don't open so light.

Also other things not to do. Don't minraise your huge hands and then 3x your garbage ones. Don't flat call 3x raises with small PP and like 12 bbs behind. If I were you I would contemplate reducing your opening raise sizes to 2.5x preflop for many reasons, including your deficiency in postflop play. It will minimize your losses and keep the postflop pots a bit smaller, as well as yielding a better return on your investment (your raises.)