a few hands for help, $11 at stars

[lestic]

Hi,
had going everything quite well, but then blew all my chips and finished just b4 the money.

Hands 21, 22, 24 and 25 are really the only interesting ones, I left the others + condensed ones there to have a better picture of everything.



-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 31.99
PokerStars Game #28367876854: Tournament #163920728, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (200/400) - 2009/05/19 12:20:48 EET [2009/05/19 5:20:48 ET]
Table '163920728 42' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: MrHenrik (14272)
Seat 2: Hero (19195)
Seat 3: Charlie 333 (2690)
Seat 4: DallasCorben (12870)
Seat 5: xxvidalxx (11615)
Seat 6: Iceman7170 (7429)
Seat 7: il Paulie (9067)
Seat 8: slycanadian1 (21183)
Seat 9: drunkncowboy (21792)
xxvidalxx: posts small blind 200
Iceman7170: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 9 7
il Paulie: folds
slycanadian1: folds
drunkncowboy: calls 400
MrHenrik: calls 400
Hero: calls 400
Charlie 333: folds
DallasCorben: folds
xxvidalxx: calls 200
Iceman7170: checks
Flop: 3 J 4
xxvidalxx: checks
Iceman7170: checks
drunkncowboy: bets 1200
MrHenrik: folds
Hero: calls 1200
xxvidalxx: folds
Iceman7170: folds
Turn: 9
drunkncowboy: bets 2000
Hero: calls 2000
River: 3
drunkncowboy: bets 3600
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (3600) returned to drunkncowboy
drunkncowboy collected 8850

I think i was an idiot to try to draw here.. how would you play this? Folding pre sounds pretty good now..

3 2 MP2 (Hero's M = 25.91; c+r+f+F+f+f+f+f+f+f)
Q 3 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 25.82; f+r+F+f+f+f+f+f+c+s+b+f)
9 3 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 25.74; f+F+f+f+f+f+f+c+s+s+s+b+f)
9 2 UTG (Hero's M = 25.66; F+f+f+f+f+f+f+f[/color])

-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 25.57
PokerStars Game #28367948827: Tournament #163920728, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (200/400) - 2009/05/19 12:25:48 EET [2009/05/19 5:25:48 ET]
Table '163920728 42' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: MrHenrik (15822)
Seat 2: Hero (15345)
Seat 3: Charlie 333 (2440)
Seat 4: DallasCorben (12620)
Seat 5: xxvidalxx (10965)
Seat 6: Iceman7170 (6579)
Seat 7: il Paulie (8217)
Seat 8: slycanadian1 (20483)
Seat 9: drunkncowboy (27642)
MrHenrik: posts small blind 200
Hero: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 8 J
Charlie 333: folds
DallasCorben: folds
xxvidalxx: folds
Iceman7170: folds
il Paulie: folds
slycanadian1: raises 1200 to 1600
drunkncowboy: folds
MrHenrik: folds
Hero: raises 2400 to 4000
slycanadian1: calls 2400
Flop: 3 Q 5
Hero: bets 3200
slycanadian1: folds
Uncalled bet (3200) returned to Hero
Hero collected 8650

9 K SB (Hero's M = 33.24; f+f+f+c+f+f+f+F+s+s+b+f)
Q 2 Button (Hero's M = 21.88; f+f+f+r+f+f+F+f+f)
8 3 CO (Hero's M = 21.83; f+f+f+f+r+F+f+f+f)
6 3 MP (Hero's M = 21.77; f+f+f+f+F+r+f+c+c+s+s+s+s+b+c)
T 5 MP (Hero's M = 21.72; f+f+f+F+f+f+f)
8 Q MP2 (Hero's M = 21.66; f+f+F+f+r+r+f+f+c)
J 5 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 21.61; r+F+f+f+f+c+f+f+b+f)
8 A UTG (Hero's M = 21.55; F+f+[/color]r+f+f+r+f+f+f)
J 6 BB (Hero's M = 21.49; f+f+r+f+f+f+f+f+F)
6 2 SB (Hero's M = 20.77; f+f+f+f+r+c+f+F+f+b+r+f)
J 9 Button (Hero's M = 20.38; f+f+f+r+f+f+F+r+f+r+r+c)
9 T CO (Hero's M = 20.33; f+f+f+f+r+F+c+f+f+b+c+b+f)
5 K MP (Hero's M = 20.27; f+r+f+f+F+f+f+c+c+s+b+r+f+f)
6 8 MP2 (Hero's M = 20.22; f+f+f+F+f+f+f+f)
6 4 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 20.16; f+r+F+f+f+f+f+f+f)

-----Hand 23-----
Hero's M = 20.11
PokerStars Game #28368154362: Tournament #163920728, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (300/600) - 2009/05/19 12:39:30 EET [2009/05/19 5:39:30 ET]
Table '163920728 42' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (18095)
Seat 3: csicsiku (48448)
Seat 4: DallasCorben (8220)
Seat 5: xxvidalxx (17684)
Seat 6: RevoluShawn (12449)
Seat 7: il Paulie (7967)
Seat 8: slycanadian1 (19608)
Seat 9: drunkncowboy (32092)
slycanadian1: posts small blind 300
drunkncowboy: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q A
Hero: raises 1200 to 1800
csicsiku: folds
DallasCorben: folds
xxvidalxx: folds
RevoluShawn: folds
il Paulie: folds
slycanadian1: folds
drunkncowboy: folds
Uncalled bet (1200) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1900

-----Hand 24-----
Hero's M = 21.49
PokerStars Game #28368159775: Tournament #163920728, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (300/600) - 2009/05/19 12:39:52 EET [2009/05/19 5:39:52 ET]
Table '163920728 42' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (19345)
Seat 3: csicsiku (48398)
Seat 4: DallasCorben (8170)
Seat 5: xxvidalxx (17634)
Seat 6: RevoluShawn (12399)
Seat 7: il Paulie (7917)
Seat 8: slycanadian1 (19258)
Seat 9: drunkncowboy (31442)
drunkncowboy: posts small blind 300
Hero: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A J
csicsiku: folds
DallasCorben: folds
xxvidalxx: folds
RevoluShawn: folds
il Paulie: folds
slycanadian1: raises 1200 to 1800
drunkncowboy: folds
Hero: raises 2400 to 4200
slycanadian1: raises 15008 to 19208 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (15008) returned to slycanadian1
slycanadian1 collected 9100

What do you think of this fold? There's a pretty good chance this guy was just trying to get back at me, he folded to my reraise a couple hands earlier..

Q 2 BB (Hero's M = 16.77; f+f+f+r+f+f+F+f)
3 J Button (Hero's M = 16.38; f+f+f+c+f+f+F+f+s+s+s+s+b+f)
7 Q CO (Hero's M = 16.33; f+c+f+r+f+F+f+f+f+f)

-----Hand 25-----
Hero's M = 12.20
PokerStars Game #28368208637: Tournament #163920728, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (400/800) - 2009/05/19 12:43:10 EET [2009/05/19 5:43:10 ET]
Table '163920728 42' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: desert1fox (6200)
Seat 2: Hero (14645)
Seat 3: csicsiku (47298)
Seat 4: DallasCorben (7070)
Seat 5: xxvidalxx (16834)
Seat 6: RevoluShawn (12199)
Seat 7: il Paulie (8417)
Seat 8: slycanadian1 (25308)
Seat 9: drunkncowboy (32892)
xxvidalxx: posts small blind 400
RevoluShawn: posts big blind 800
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 6 6
il Paulie: folds
slycanadian1: folds
drunkncowboy: folds
desert1fox: folds
Hero: raises 1600 to 2400
csicsiku: folds
DallasCorben: folds
xxvidalxx: folds
RevoluShawn: calls 1600
Flop: J A Q
RevoluShawn: bets 1600
Hero: raises 2400 to 4000
RevoluShawn: raises 5724 to 9724 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (5724) returned to RevoluShawn
RevoluShawn collected 13875

The flop hit his range so bad.. so I thought better t fold.

-----Hand 26-----
Hero's M = 6.81
PokerStars Game #28368231008: Tournament #163920728, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (400/800) - 2009/05/19 12:44:42 EET [2009/05/19 5:44:42 ET]
Table '163920728 42' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: desert1fox (6125)
Seat 2: Hero (8170)
Seat 3: csicsiku (47223)
Seat 4: DallasCorben (6995)
Seat 5: xxvidalxx (16359)
Seat 6: RevoluShawn (19599)
Seat 7: il Paulie (8342)
Seat 8: slycanadian1 (25233)
Seat 9: drunkncowboy (32817)
RevoluShawn: posts small blind 400
il Paulie: posts big blind 800
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q A
slycanadian1: raises 1600 to 2400
drunkncowboy: folds
desert1fox: folds
Hero: raises 1600 to 4000
csicsiku: folds
DallasCorben: folds
xxvidalxx: folds
RevoluShawn: folds
il Paulie: folds
slycanadian1: raises 4000 to 8000
Hero: raises 95 to 8095 and is all-in
slycanadian1: calls 95
Flop: J A Q
Turn: 2
River: K
Showdown
slycanadian1: shows A A (three of a kind, Aces)
Hero: shows Q A (two pair, Aces and Queens)
slycanadian1 collected 18065

Am I giving too much credit for AQ by playing it this way?

Thanks!

[mcatdog]

Yeah you blew up bad here.

21 - This is fine, raising preflop is also fine. Not sure why you want to fold the flop or the turn, they both seem like very easy calls to me?

22 - Never resteal with crap against 4x raises because they're never folding, it's always a donk with a big hand. Why the small bet on the flop, you realize you're pot-committed if he shoves right? Why are you trying to induce him to come over the top when all you have is the J high flush draw?

24 - Horrible fold that makes no sense. You already primed him to play back at you by bluffing him before, the reason you do that is to get action when you have a hand. Now you have one and you're folding? If you don't want to call a shove then just call the first raise instead of 3-betting, but 3-betting as a bluff against a guy who's primed to play back at you is just stupid.

25 - Just fold when he leads the flop come on, you have 66 on an AQJ board. What made you think this was a good spot to bluff a guy off a probable ace after you just got done spewing 1/4 of your stack three hands ago?

26 - Now that you punted most of your stack, you already don't have much chance of going deep and your best bet is to just limp into the money and not take marginal gambles. AQ isn't strong enough against an UTG raiser in this situation.

[lestic]

Thanx! As always, advice is good

About hand 21 - my argument for folding on the flop is that by drawing and missing it, I lost over 3k chips.. I know I had good pot odds to call those bets, but it's happened to me enough times that I lose a substantial portion of my stack drawing (correctly) on some hand, and then I'm shortstacked and things get difficult.. yeah, raising pre would have been good.

man, you're soo right about 22 and 24.. I need to work on my bluffs.
25 as well, stupid bullying.

Thanks again, good stuff