3 $38 9-man SNG's

[dontezuma]

OK, crack team of critics (and I mean that nicely), have at you. Here are three tourneys, one for just, WTF?, and two serious ones. I was multi-tabling using Rage's script and Nakamura's advice, and just trying to get a feel for running six at once (holy cow, not there yet) and I know I made some bad decisions. Too passive sometimes, and too aggro others.

I'd love the gang's take on it.

---Tournament Summary--- OK, this one's just WTF!? The second is meatier.

TSNG: Payout unknown
Data for 5 hands.
You played 1 hand (20%)
You raised 1 time preflop (20%)

The Tournament Trimmer (v2.0) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com

4 T UTG (Hero's M = 50.00; F+f+f+f+f+f+f+f[/color])
7 8 BB (Hero's M = 50.00; r+f+f+f+f+f+f+c+F+s+s+b+c+b+c)
J Q SB (Hero's M = 49.33; f+f+r+f+f+f+f+F+f)
7 3 Button (Hero's M = 49.00; f+f+c+f+f+f+F+c+s+s+s+b+c+f+b+c+b+c)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 49.00
PokerStars Game #28668231245: Tournament #166994772, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/05/26 22:59:57 PT [2009/05/27 1:59:57 ET]
Table '166994772 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: SuperTight31 (1500)
Seat 2: quel_ciax (1490)
Seat 3: JDRF (1770)
Seat 4: Hero (1470)
Seat 5: PSCPRODIGY (1250)
Seat 6: EeSheeBee (1480)
Seat 7: madmaz74 (1500)
Seat 8: isbab (1530)
Seat 9: SunSkater (1510)
EeSheeBee: posts small blind 10
madmaz74: posts big blind 20
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A Q
isbab: calls 20
SunSkater: calls 20
SuperTight31: folds
quel_ciax: folds
JDRF: folds
Hero: raises 100 to 120
PSCPRODIGY: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
madmaz74: folds
isbab: calls 100
SunSkater: folds
Flop: 2 K T
isbab: checks
Hero: checks
Turn: 7
isbab: checks
Hero: checks
River: J
isbab: bets 540
Hero: raises 610 to 1150
isbab: raises 260 to 1410 and is all-in
Hero: calls 200 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (60) returned to isbab
Showdown
isbab: shows J 4 (a flush, King high)
Hero: shows A Q (a straight, Ten to Ace)
isbab collected 2990
_____________________End WTF Tourney_________________

---Tournament Summary---I bubbled out on this one and could use som efeedback on missed opportunities. Thanks.
TSNG: Payout unknown
Data for 35 hands.
You played 9 hands (25.71%)
You raised 6 times preflop (17.14%)

The Tournament Trimmer (v2.0) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #28667897375: Tournament #166993769, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/05/26 22:40:29 PT [2009/05/27 1:40:29 ET]
Table '166993769 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: PSCPRODIGY (1500)
Seat 2: jctra1 (1500)
Seat 3: Hero (1500)
Seat 4: blaze hazee (1500)
Seat 5: InsideEdge (1500)
Seat 6: EeSheeBee (1500)
Seat 7: ba dum dum (1500)
Seat 8: event21 (1500)
Seat 9: cameixner (1500)
jctra1: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q A
blaze hazee: folds
InsideEdge: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
ba dum dum: folds
event21: folds
cameixner: calls 20
PSCPRODIGY: folds
jctra1: calls 10
Hero: raises 80 to 100
cameixner: calls 80
jctra1: folds
Flop: K 5 4
Hero: bets 260
cameixner: folds
Uncalled bet (260) returned to Hero
Hero collected 220

T 6 SB (Hero's M = 54.00; f+f+f+f+r+f+f+F+f)
A 7 Button (Hero's M = 53.67; f+f+r+f+f+f+F+f+f)
J A CO (Hero's M = 53.67; r+f+f+f+c+F+f+f+f+b+c+b+c+b+c)
2 T MP (Hero's M = 53.67; r+c+f+f+F+c+f+f+f+s+s+s+b+r+c+f+b+f)
T J MP2 (Hero's M = 53.67; f+f+c+F+f+f+r+c+f+c+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+b+c+f)
9 8 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 53.67; f+r+F+f+f+f+f+c+f+s+b+f)
4 Q UTG+1 (Hero's M = 35.78; c+F+f+f+f+f+f+r+f+c+b+c+s+b+f)
2 K UTG (Hero's M = 35.78; F+f+f+f+f+f+f+f[/color])
K 5 BB (Hero's M = 35.78; r+f+f+f+c+c+f+f+F+s+b+r+f+c)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 35.11
PokerStars Game #28668038230: Tournament #166993769, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2009/05/26 22:48:30 PT [2009/05/27 1:48:30 ET]
Table '166993769 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: PSCPRODIGY (1455)
Seat 2: jctra1 (1620)
Seat 3: Hero (1580)
Seat 4: blaze hazee (920)
Seat 5: InsideEdge (1470)
Seat 6: EeSheeBee (1270)
Seat 7: ba dum dum (2230)
Seat 8: event21 (2675)
Seat 9: cameixner (280)
Hero: posts small blind 15
blaze hazee: posts big blind 30
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A Q
InsideEdge: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
ba dum dum: folds
event21: folds
cameixner: raises 250 to 280 and is all-in
PSCPRODIGY: folds
jctra1: folds
Hero: calls 265
blaze hazee: raises 640 to 920 and is all-in
Hero: calls 640
Flop: T 6 J
Turn: Q
River: Q
Showdown
Hero: shows A Q (three of a kind, Queens)
blaze hazee: shows A 9 (a pair of Queens)
Hero collected 1280
cameixner: shows 5 6 (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Hero collected 840

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 61.78
PokerStars Game #28668059229: Tournament #166993769, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2009/05/26 22:49:43 PT [2009/05/27 1:49:43 ET]
Table '166993769 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: PSCPRODIGY (1455)
Seat 2: jctra1 (1620)
Seat 3: Hero (2780)
Seat 5: InsideEdge (1470)
Seat 6: EeSheeBee (1270)
Seat 7: ba dum dum (2230)
Seat 8: event21 (2675)
InsideEdge: posts small blind 15
EeSheeBee: posts big blind 30
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 6 6
ba dum dum: folds
event21: folds
PSCPRODIGY: folds
jctra1: raises 30 to 60
Hero: calls 60
InsideEdge: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
Flop: T 5 7
jctra1: checks
Hero: checks
Turn: 4
jctra1: checks
Hero: bets 120
jctra1: folds
Uncalled bet (120) returned to Hero
Hero collected 165

3 J CO (Hero's M = 38.47; f+f+f+F+f+f)
4 3 MP (Hero's M = 38.47; f+f+F+f+f+f)
2 6 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 38.47; f+F+f+f+f+f)
2 J UTG (Hero's M = 38.47; F+f+f+[/color]r+f+f+c+s+b+f)
4 9 BB (Hero's M = 38.47; f+f+f+r+f+f+F)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 37.80
PokerStars Game #28668125094: Tournament #166993769, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/05/26 22:53:34 PT [2009/05/27 1:53:34 ET]
Table '166993769 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: PSCPRODIGY (1455)
Seat 2: jctra1 (1385)
Seat 3: Hero (2835)
Seat 5: InsideEdge (1455)
Seat 6: EeSheeBee (1215)
Seat 7: ba dum dum (2405)
Seat 8: event21 (2750)
Hero: posts small blind 25
InsideEdge: posts big blind 50
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 7 A
EeSheeBee: folds
ba dum dum: folds
event21: folds
PSCPRODIGY: folds
jctra1: folds
Hero: raises 100 to 150
InsideEdge: folds
Uncalled bet (100) returned to Hero
Hero collected 100

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 38.47
PokerStars Game #28668133680: Tournament #166993769, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/05/26 22:54:05 PT [2009/05/27 1:54:05 ET]
Table '166993769 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: PSCPRODIGY (1455)
Seat 2: jctra1 (1385)
Seat 3: Hero (2885)
Seat 5: InsideEdge (1405)
Seat 6: EeSheeBee (1215)
Seat 7: ba dum dum (2405)
Seat 8: event21 (2750)
InsideEdge: posts small blind 25
EeSheeBee: posts big blind 50
Preflop
Dealt to Hero T A
ba dum dum: folds
event21: folds
PSCPRODIGY: folds
jctra1: folds
Hero: raises 150 to 200
InsideEdge: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
Uncalled bet (150) returned to Hero
Hero collected 125

T 2 CO (Hero's M = 39.47; f+f+r+F+f+f+f)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 39.47
PokerStars Game #28668151537: Tournament #166993769, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/05/26 22:55:09 PT [2009/05/27 1:55:09 ET]
Table '166993769 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: PSCPRODIGY (1455)
Seat 2: jctra1 (1460)
Seat 3: Hero (2960)
Seat 5: InsideEdge (1380)
Seat 6: EeSheeBee (1140)
Seat 7: ba dum dum (2355)
Seat 8: event21 (2750)
ba dum dum: posts small blind 25
event21: posts big blind 50
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 8 A
PSCPRODIGY: folds
jctra1: folds
Hero: raises 150 to 200
InsideEdge: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
ba dum dum: folds
event21: folds
Uncalled bet (150) returned to Hero
Hero collected 125

2 2 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 40.47; c+F+f+f+f+r+f+c+b+f)
8 J UTG (Hero's M = 20.23; F+f+f+f+[/color]c+f+s+b+c+s+s+s+s)
7 5 BB (Hero's M = 20.23; r+f+f+f+f+f+F)
9 J SB (Hero's M = 19.57; f+f+f+f+f+F)
K 3 Button (Hero's M = 19.23; f+f+f+f+F+r+f)
8 6 CO (Hero's M = 19.23; f+f+f+F+f+r+c)
K 4 MP (Hero's M = 19.23; r+F+f+r+f+f+r+c)

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 19.23
PokerStars Game #28668239683: Tournament #166993769, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/05/26 23:00:27 PT [2009/05/27 2:00:27 ET]
Table '166993769 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: PSCPRODIGY (1255)
Seat 3: Hero (2885)
Seat 5: InsideEdge (1680)
Seat 7: ba dum dum (4580)
Seat 8: event21 (3100)
PSCPRODIGY: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 3 6
InsideEdge: folds
ba dum dum: folds
event21: calls 100
PSCPRODIGY: folds
Hero: checks
Flop: 6 Q 5
Hero: bets 200
event21: calls 200
Turn: 5
Hero: checks
event21: bets 400
Hero: calls 400
River: 2
Hero: checks
event21: checks
Showdown
Hero: shows 3 6 (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
event21: shows 8 Q (two pair, Queens and Fives)
event21 collected 1450

8 K SB (Hero's M = 9.71; f+f+r+F+f)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 9.38
PokerStars Game #28668271527: Tournament #166993769, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/05/26 23:02:15 PT [2009/05/27 2:02:15 ET]
Table '166993769 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: PSCPRODIGY (1430)
Seat 3: Hero (2110)
Seat 5: InsideEdge (1530)
Seat 7: ba dum dum (4580)
Seat 8: event21 (3850)
InsideEdge: posts small blind 75
ba dum dum: posts big blind 150
Preflop
Dealt to Hero K 7
event21: folds
PSCPRODIGY: folds
Hero: raises 300 to 450
InsideEdge: folds
ba dum dum: raises 3600 to 4050
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (3600) returned to ba dum dum
ba dum dum collected 975

9 8 CO (Hero's M = 7.38; f+F+f+f)
5 7 UTG (Hero's M = 7.38; F+f+f+f[/color])
K 7 BB (Hero's M = 7.38; f+r+f+r+F+c)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 6.71
PokerStars Game #28668308727: Tournament #166993769, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/05/26 23:04:22 PT [2009/05/27 2:04:22 ET]
Table '166993769 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Hero (1510)
Seat 5: InsideEdge (1455)
Seat 7: ba dum dum (6685)
Seat 8: event21 (3850)
InsideEdge: posts small blind 75
ba dum dum: posts big blind 150
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 7 Q
event21: folds
Hero: raises 1360 to 1510 and is all-in
InsideEdge: folds
ba dum dum: calls 1360
Flop: 3 8 K
Turn: 2
River: 5
Showdown
ba dum dum: shows 9 A (high card Ace)
Hero: shows 7 Q (high card King)
ba dum dum collected 3095
_________End Bubble-Out Tourney________________

---Tournament Summary---
TSNG: Payout unknown
Data for 73 hands.
You played 17 hands (23.29%)
You raised 13 times preflop (17.81%)

The Tournament Trimmer (v2.0) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com

9 8 MP2 (Hero's M = 50.00; f+f+c+F+f+f+f+c+s+s+s+s+s+s+b+f+f)
Q 2 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 50.00; c+f+F+f+f+f+c+f+s+s+b+r+f+c+s+s+s+b+f)
8 3 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 50.00; f+F+f+f+f+f+c+f+s+s+s+b+f)
4 A UTG (Hero's M = 50.00; F+f+f+f+f+f+f+[/color]c+r+c+s+s+s+b+f)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #28668664054: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/05/26 23:25:09 PT [2009/05/27 2:25:09 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: smoofbettor (1500)
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (1730)
Seat 3: jwilons01 (1450)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (1470)
Seat 5: fallen92 (1250)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (1600)
Seat 7: Hero (1500)
Seat 8: goglaucogo (1500)
Seat 9: PSCPRODIGY (1500)
BlufBlufpas: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q A
goglaucogo: folds
PSCPRODIGY: folds
smoofbettor: folds
Heathwood45: folds
jwilons01: raises 20 to 40
EeSheeBee: folds
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: raises 60 to 100
jwilons01: raises 80 to 180
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (80) returned to jwilons01
jwilons01 collected 210

4 A SB (Hero's M = 31.11; f+f+f+f+r+f+f+F+f)
6 Q Button (Hero's M = 30.78; f+f+f+f+f+f+F+r+f)
9 Q CO (Hero's M = 30.78; c+c+f+r+f+F+f+f+f+c+f+b+f)
7 3 MP (Hero's M = 30.78; f+f+f+f+F+f+r+f+f)
3 T MP2 (Hero's M = 30.78; f+f+f+F+r+f+f+f+f)
8 4 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 30.78; f+f+F+f+f+f+f+c+r+c+s+b+r+c)
7 J UTG (Hero's M = 18.47; F+f+f+f+f+f+[/color]c+s+s+s+s+s+s+s)
J 5 BB (Hero's M = 18.47; f+f+r+f+f+f+f+F)
4 T SB (Hero's M = 17.80; f+f+f+f+c+f+F+s+b+f)
A 2 Button (Hero's M = 17.47; f+f+f+f+r+F+c+f+s+s+b+c+s+s)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 17.47
PokerStars Game #28668810139: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/05/26 23:34:37 PT [2009/05/27 2:34:37 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: smoofbettor (1530)
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (1910)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (3015)
Seat 5: fallen92 (1100)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (1765)
Seat 7: Hero (1310)
Seat 8: goglaucogo (1420)
Seat 9: PSCPRODIGY (1450)
PSCPRODIGY: posts small blind 25
smoofbettor: posts big blind 50
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q J
Heathwood45: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: raises 100 to 150
goglaucogo: folds
PSCPRODIGY: folds
smoofbettor: folds
Uncalled bet (100) returned to Hero
Hero collected 125

7 K MP (Hero's M = 18.47; f+f+f+F+f+f+f)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 9.23
PokerStars Game #28668828562: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/05/26 23:35:50 PT [2009/05/27 2:35:50 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: smoofbettor (1455)
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (1935)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (3015)
Seat 5: fallen92 (1100)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (1765)
Seat 7: Hero (1385)
Seat 8: goglaucogo (1420)
Seat 9: PSCPRODIGY (1425)
Heathwood45: posts small blind 50
EeSheeBee: posts big blind 100
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 3 3
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: raises 1285 to 1385 and is all-in
goglaucogo: folds
PSCPRODIGY: folds
smoofbettor: folds
Heathwood45: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
Uncalled bet (1285) returned to Hero
Hero collected 250

9 4 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 10.23; r+F+f+f+f+f+f+f)
9 8 UTG (Hero's M = 10.23; F+[/color]r+f+c+f+f+f+c+s+s+b+f+c+b+r+c)
4 7 BB (Hero's M = 10.23; f+f+f+f+f+f)
Q 4 SB (Hero's M = 10.57; f+f+f+c+f+F+s+s+s+s+s+s+s)
2 3 Button (Hero's M = 10.23; f+f+f+f+F+r+f)
8 J CO (Hero's M = 10.23; f+f+f+F+f+f)
9 K MP (Hero's M = 6.82; f+f+F+f+f+f)
Q 5 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 6.82; f+F+f+f+f+f)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 6.82
PokerStars Game #28668915508: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/05/26 23:41:42 PT [2009/05/27 2:41:42 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: smoofbettor (2975)
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (1860)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (2865)
Seat 5: fallen92 (1175)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (1665)
Seat 7: Hero (1535)
Seat 9: PSCPRODIGY (1425)
fallen92: posts small blind 75
BlufBlufpas: posts big blind 150
Preflop
Dealt to Hero K 9
Hero: raises 300 to 450
PSCPRODIGY: folds
smoofbettor: folds
Heathwood45: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Uncalled bet (300) returned to Hero
Hero collected 375

Q J BB (Hero's M = 7.82; f+f+f+f+f+f)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 8.16
PokerStars Game #28668936604: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/05/26 23:43:09 PT [2009/05/27 2:43:09 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: smoofbettor (2975)
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (1860)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (2865)
Seat 5: fallen92 (1100)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (1440)
Seat 7: Hero (1835)
Seat 9: PSCPRODIGY (1425)
Hero: posts small blind 75
PSCPRODIGY: posts big blind 150
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 7 8
smoofbettor: folds
Heathwood45: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: raises 1685 to 1835 and is all-in
PSCPRODIGY: folds
Uncalled bet (1685) returned to Hero
Hero collected 300

8 3 Button (Hero's M = 8.82; f+f+f+f+F+r+f)
8 4 CO (Hero's M = 8.82; f+f+r+F+f+f+f)
5 2 MP (Hero's M = 8.82; f+f+F+f+r+f+f)
7 8 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 6.62; f+F+r+f+f+f+f)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 6.62
PokerStars Game #28668981506: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/05/26 23:46:13 PT [2009/05/27 2:46:13 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: smoofbettor (2975)
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (1635)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (2615)
Seat 5: fallen92 (900)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (1665)
Seat 7: Hero (1985)
Seat 9: PSCPRODIGY (1725)
fallen92: posts small blind 100
BlufBlufpas: posts big blind 200
Preflop
Dealt to Hero K T
Hero: raises 1785 to 1985 and is all-in
PSCPRODIGY: folds
smoofbettor: folds
Heathwood45: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Uncalled bet (1785) returned to Hero
Hero collected 500

T K BB (Hero's M = 7.62; f+r+f+f+f+f+F)
7 2 SB (Hero's M = 6.95; f+f+f+f+r+F+f)
7 2 Button (Hero's M = 6.62; r+f+f+f+F+f+f)
9 6 CO (Hero's M = 6.62; f+f+c+F+r+r+f+f)
Q T MP (Hero's M = 6.62; f+r+F+f+f+f+f)
5 Q UTG+1 (Hero's M = 6.62; f+F+f+f+f+r+f)
5 Q UTG (Hero's M = 6.62; F+f+f+f+f+[/color]r+f)
A T BB (Hero's M = 6.62; f+r+c+f+f+f+F+b+f)
2 5 SB (Hero's M = 5.87; f+r+f+f+f+F+f)
8 3 Button (Hero's M = 5.45; f+r+f+f+F+f+c+s+b+f)
K Q CO (Hero's M = 5.37; f+f+r+F+f+f+f)

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 5.28
PokerStars Game #28669084872: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/05/26 23:53:23 PT [2009/05/27 2:53:23 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: smoofbettor (2225)
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (1010)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (3290)
Seat 5: fallen92 (700)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (1840)
Seat 7: Hero (1585)
Seat 9: PSCPRODIGY (2850)
Heathwood45: posts small blind 100
EeSheeBee: posts big blind 200
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A 9
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: raises 1360 to 1560 and is all-in
PSCPRODIGY: folds
smoofbettor: folds
Heathwood45: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
Uncalled bet (1360) returned to Hero
Hero collected 675

8 J UTG+1 (Hero's M = 6.78; r+F+f+f+f+f+f)
A 5 UTG (Hero's M = 6.70; F+f+f+f+f+f[/color])
J A BB (Hero's M = 6.62; f+f+f+f+f+f)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 7.45
PokerStars Game #28669111734: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/05/26 23:55:16 PT [2009/05/27 2:55:16 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: smoofbettor (2125)
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (810)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (2890)
Seat 5: fallen92 (300)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (2390)
Seat 7: Hero (2235)
Seat 9: PSCPRODIGY (2750)
Hero: posts small blind 100
PSCPRODIGY: posts big blind 200
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q T
smoofbettor: folds
Heathwood45: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
fallen92: raises 75 to 275 and is all-in
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: calls 175
PSCPRODIGY: calls 75
Flop: 2 K 6
Hero: checks
PSCPRODIGY: checks
Turn: J
Hero: checks
PSCPRODIGY: checks
River: 3
Hero: checks
PSCPRODIGY: checks
Showdown
Hero: shows Q T (high card King)
PSCPRODIGY: shows A 8 (high card Ace)
fallen92: shows 8 A (high card Ace)
PSCPRODIGY collected 500
fallen92 collected 500

7 J Button (Hero's M = 3.23; f+r+f+f+F+r+f+c)
4 T CO (Hero's M = 3.18; f+f+f+F+c+f)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 3.14
PokerStars Game #28669149825: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2009/05/26 23:57:58 PT [2009/05/27 2:57:58 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: smoofbettor (1450)
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (1170)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (6230)
Seat 5: fallen92 (450)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (2315)
Seat 7: Hero (1885)
Heathwood45: posts small blind 200
EeSheeBee: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero T T
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: raises 1460 to 1860 and is all-in
smoofbettor: folds
Heathwood45: folds
EeSheeBee: folds
Uncalled bet (1460) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1150

7 3 MP (Hero's M = 4.35; f+F+f+r+f)
K 7 UTG (Hero's M = 4.31; F+[/color]r+f+f+f+c)
T 6 BB (Hero's M = 4.27; f+r+f+f+F)

-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 3.56
PokerStars Game #28669179749: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2009/05/27 0:00:07 PT [2009/05/27 3:00:07 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (470)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (6255)
Seat 5: fallen92 (900)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (3740)
Seat 7: Hero (2135)
Hero: posts small blind 200
Heathwood45: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 9 7
EeSheeBee: folds
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: calls 200
Heathwood45: checks
Flop: T Q A
Hero: bets 800
Heathwood45: folds
Uncalled bet (800) returned to Hero
Hero collected 925

-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 4.39
PokerStars Game #28669186306: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/05/27 0:00:35 PT [2009/05/27 3:00:35 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: Heathwood45 (45)
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (6230)
Seat 5: fallen92 (875)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (3715)
Seat 7: Hero (2635)
EeSheeBee: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 9 A
fallen92: raises 225 to 825 and is all-in
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: calls 825
EeSheeBee: raises 3095 to 3920
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (3095) returned to EeSheeBee
Flop: K 9 K
Turn: T
River: 4
Showdown
EeSheeBee: shows A 5 (a pair of Kings)
fallen92: shows K Q (three of a kind, Kings)
fallen92 collected 2495
Heathwood45: shows A J (a pair of Kings)
fallen92 collected 225

2 T CO (Hero's M = 1.96; F+[/color]r+f+f)

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 1.90
PokerStars Game #28669200208: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/05/27 0:01:35 PT [2009/05/27 3:01:35 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (6405)
Seat 5: fallen92 (2370)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (3015)
Seat 7: Hero (1710)
BlufBlufpas: posts small blind 300
Hero: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero K K
EeSheeBee: raises 3600 to 4200
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: calls 1060 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2540) returned to EeSheeBee
Flop: K 7 4
Turn: 2
River: 3
Showdown
Hero: shows K K (three of a kind, Kings)
EeSheeBee: shows J K (a pair of Kings)
Hero collected 3820

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 4.24
PokerStars Game #28669205177: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/05/27 0:01:57 PT [2009/05/27 3:01:57 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (4695)
Seat 5: fallen92 (2320)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (2665)
Seat 7: Hero (3820)
Hero: posts small blind 300
EeSheeBee: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 6 4
fallen92: folds
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: raises 3170 to 3770 and is all-in
EeSheeBee: folds
Uncalled bet (3170) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1400

-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 5.08
PokerStars Game #28669207789: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/05/27 0:02:09 PT [2009/05/27 3:02:09 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (4045)
Seat 5: fallen92 (2270)
Seat 6: BlufBlufpas (2615)
Seat 7: Hero (4570)
EeSheeBee: posts small blind 300
fallen92: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero J A
BlufBlufpas: folds
Hero: raises 3920 to 4520 and is all-in
EeSheeBee: folds
fallen92: folds
Uncalled bet (3920) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1700

T 9 CO (Hero's M = 6.24; F+[/color]r+f+c)
4 2 SB (Hero's M = 6.19; f+F)
Q 4 Button (Hero's M = 5.80; F+[/color]c+s+b+f)
J K CO (Hero's M = 5.74; r+c+F)
3 9 SB (Hero's M = 5.02; r+F+c)
9 Q Button (Hero's M = 4.63; F+[/color]r+c)

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 4.58
PokerStars Game #28669240727: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/05/27 0:04:33 PT [2009/05/27 3:04:33 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (1790)
Seat 5: fallen92 (7590)
Seat 7: Hero (4120)
fallen92: posts small blind 300
Hero: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 7 7
EeSheeBee: folds
fallen92: calls 300
Hero: raises 3470 to 4070 and is all-in
fallen92: folds
Uncalled bet (3470) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1350

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 5.36
PokerStars Game #28669244644: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/05/27 0:04:50 PT [2009/05/27 3:04:50 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (1740)
Seat 5: fallen92 (6940)
Seat 7: Hero (4820)
Hero: posts small blind 300
EeSheeBee: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 9 Q
fallen92: folds
Hero: raises 4170 to 4770 and is all-in
EeSheeBee: calls 1090 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (3080) returned to Hero
Flop: 5 A 6
Turn: 4
River: Q
Showdown
Hero: shows 9 Q (a pair of Queens)
EeSheeBee: shows K K (a pair of Kings)
EeSheeBee collected 3530

J 5 Button (Hero's M = 3.42; F+[/color]r+f)
9 2 CO (Hero's M = 2.52; f+r+F)

-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 1.82
PokerStars Game #28669259435: Tournament #166994917, $35+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2009/05/27 0:05:55 PT [2009/05/27 3:05:55 ET]
Table '166994917 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: EeSheeBee (4180)
Seat 5: fallen92 (7140)
Seat 7: Hero (2180)
Hero: posts small blind 400
EeSheeBee: posts big blind 800
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A 2
fallen92: folds
Hero: raises 1330 to 2130 and is all-in
EeSheeBee: calls 1330
Flop: 9 6 T
Turn: J
River: 4
Showdown
Hero: shows A 2 (high card Ace)
EeSheeBee: shows 8 7 (a straight, Seven to Jack)
EeSheeBee collected 4410
___________End 3rd Place Tourney_________________

[mcatdog]

You are a maniac! Be more patient. Just looking over the 3rd SNG, hands 3, 4, 10, and 13 are definite losing plays, and hands 6 and 7 are closer but probably still losing plays as well.

[dontezuma]

LOL, I think the shove with threes was a little crazy, but I'm pretty sure I'd do it again, since I was down to 13 BB, and the table was just entering push-fold mode. I've found that the first few people who shove entering PFM rarely get called. It's like the signal. The third time someone shoves, it's like, "Oh, it's PF time, right..."

I'm shoving ATC from the SB or Button when I'm at 5BB or less and if I think the blinds are calling tight. I don't see much loose bubble calling at $38.

I've experimented with the 3X raise during push-fold when I'm deep, but the 3-bet risk is too high. I sometimes throw in a 2.5X with very bad or very good hands for balance.

On the first tourney, WTF is he calling my raise with J4h for? OMG! So annoying. Then to river my str8... Ugh.

[Nakamura]

This is way above my level, but I'd like to see how you play after mcat's comments. I'll try have a look sometime.

[dontezuma]

When you say above your level, do you mean bankroll? Or meta-game? I have to assume it's bankroll. I'm playing $38's right now through the end of May to try to get to Silver on Stars (how's that for bad bankroll management?!) by the end of the month to cash out some FPP with their May Special. I think my roll really supports $16 games, and it's a little artificially low right now because I've cashed out $800 and shipped $250 to others, so I feel like my roll is $1800, not $650. If Stars had a $21 turbo, I'd be on it.

Anyway, I play these pretty much the same as the $16's so your comments would still be welcome!

In that third tourney, I was making horrible decisions in Hand 10 and 11. I could NOT believe the BB folded to my flop bet with only 45 chips behind. LOL!

I was Shocked, SHOCKED, that EeSheeBee shoved over me preflop with 2 all ins with only A5. I was stunned to see him NOT turn over aces or kings.

Note on EeSheeBee - calls down relatively light, probably has ICM running in background...

[taipan168]

I'll have a look at your tourneys later, but if your roll is really $650 (assuming that you've spent the $800 and can't get the $250 back) then playing $38s is a recipe for going busto. I play this level (and the one below) and the ROI at this level is only slightly positive for even a good player which means that the variance and hence the chance of going busto is higher.

[dontezuma]

No, no, I have the other $1050, I just sucked it out of Stars. And, yes, I'm not looking to play at $38 past Saturday, at least until I rework the stack up. Variance and I go way back.

I tend to like 40 buy ins, which means $16 is a natural for me here, and I have the discipline to go down to $10 after a bad session.

Look forward to your comments. Though I'm seeing I should be posting under a pseudonym if you play these levels...

[mcatdog]

I'm shoving ATC from the SB or Button when I'm at 5BB or less and if I think the blinds are calling tight. I don't see much loose bubble calling at $38.

You don't want to have pre-programmed rules like "I always shove ATC from the SB" because even though it's correct most of the time, there are situations where it's not, this being one of them. As the 2nd place stack shoving into the 1st place stack on the bubble, you need to be much much tighter. He needs to be calling very very tight for this 64o shove to even be a breakeven play. I would recommend downloading an ICM calculator if you don't have one already, then you can see how tight he needs to be for you to shove 64o here, you'll also see that your 33 shove is bad.

[dontezuma]

I agree that the 64 shove was incorrect, and that the 33 was spewy. I appreciate the ICM love. I have PokerStove, but need to use it more. THese are the first tourneys I've run through the trimmer, and they're great for studying how awful I play sometimes! THanks again...

[Nakamura]

When you say above your level, do you mean bankroll? Or meta-game?

No, I have the bankroll, to roll on these. I'm just comfortable playing where I am. Maybe it's time to move out of the comfort zone?

[dontezuma]

@ Naka and Rage-

Thanks for the help on the multi-table stacking thing. I've got the stacks all figured out, and it's great. I'm still making some bad decisions in the heat of it, like shoving Q3 into KK (lol), but I can manage the flow much better now that I have it all set. I even set it up for my laptop for working there, too. Thanks again...

And, yeah, get out of that comfort zone. The competition doesn't seem much different from $16 to $38. In fact, I was able to identify some REAL fish in the $38's I was playing tonight, and just take their chips. Fun times.

[Nakamura]

My two cents....

Tourney 1 Hand 1

I don't understand why you don't fire a semi-bluff c-bet here after you have position and he checks. A flop bet gives you a chance to win the pot outright and at least narrows his range to a K, T or the FD/SD. I would at least fire a c-bet on the turn.

The river over-bet is usually one of two things. A busted draw (and outrageous bluff) or the nuts/near nuts. The problem here is all the obvious draws have completed, so it's much more likely his hand lies on the nuts part of the spectrum. With that in mind I just call the river bet.

Tourney 2

Hand 2 - If you are going to call a reraise from the bb, I think you should probably just raise yourself and try to play the pot HU. Of course, if you have a note that the bb tries to reraise and steal with the worst hands in range, I would probably plays the same way.

I think you are leaking 50 chips here and there by making your bet size 200 instead of 150 too frequently. You only need to do this 10-20% of the time with your weaker hands to cover the fact you are doing this with your stronger hands as well.

Hand 7 - wot? I don't think you want to be betting into that pot. I don't play the $38's so the flop line might be ok, but for heavens sake fold the turn bet. You are only beating a bluff. Stand back a bit and think if you really had a Q or 5, would you give your opp a free card on the turn to complete a SD or FD? Probably not, and that basis he probably doesn't put you on a 5 or Q. If he is thinking on this deeper level, he may throw in a complete bluff on a turn here. Throw in the fact you might still have to face a river bet, l don't think you can profitably call here.

Hand 8 - Too loose I would say. You don't have the stack to be raising 450 and folding. At least save some chips and raise to 400.

Hand 9 - The push with Q7o is ok. Your opp your need to be calling around 30%, which is going to include a lot of not so pretty hands, like K6s.


Tourney 3

Hand 1 - Can you explain your thought process here. 80 to go into a pot of 210. Are you considering he has AK, KK or AA and therefore there are severe reverse implied odds?

Hand 2 - This is probably looser than what I would raise here, but I have no experience at this level.

Hand 3 - Pushing with 33 seems leaky.

Hand 4 - This seems a bit too wide. I'd also push with that stack size, since you obviously have to follow the hand through.

Hand 6 - Too wide from this position. You need to be in a later position to make this play.

Hand 7 - Probably closer. Your opponents' calling ranges would have to be very tight and even then it's like +0.2%.

Hand 8 - Not too sure you want to call here with QTo. The blinds are going up soon and you need to conserve chips.

Hand 11 - I think you are going to find you can easily be exploited by a bigger stack with a weaker hand. Fold pre IMO, as losing 800 chips is a disaster here.

Between hand 14 and 15 - 42o from the sb. I'm curious as to why you push 64o in the earlier orbit and fold 42o here. Both hands are likely only getting calls from 2 overs. Are you worried about your image here?

Between hand 16 and 17 - J5o. It seems like you can't really afford to fold this. I would need to be able to see the stack sizes though.

[dontezuma]

@Nak:

Awesome feedback, thanks! I am loving it.

Hand 7, Wot?! - Yeah, bad play, and I remember making it. I had this little voice in my head saying, "He ain't got no queen..." Dumbass play there... That was part of the multi-tabling stretch of horrible decisions. I remember it, going, "AH! Just call! Next table!" After my session last night, I've gotten much more comfortable with running the stacks.

Hand 1, tourney 3, facing min-3-bet with AQ, I have just seen that be QQ+ (not even AK that often), and against an unknown entity this early, it was just safer to let it go and pay attention to him.

Hand 2, QJ, yeah, a little loose technically but I had been quiet for a full orbit, and thought it would get respect, given how the table had been playing. There was a lot of really tentative passive play. Every hand the prior orbit was played scared. Then, two hands later, with the 3s, I shove because, well, I thought I could. It was the (or one of the) first pre-flop all in of the tourney I believe.

I see I'm a leaky on the loose shoving ranges, so I need to study up on that. I'm often too tentative with some hands in EP, like A6o or JTo, and too loose with 46o on the button, because I think calling ranges are VERY tight, probably too much so, so I try to exploit it if I see it.

Hand 11 - you would really fold there? A9 and a chance to knock out 2 players? I felt a call was better than a shove because EeSheeBee isn't calling the 825 with anything different than he'd call my overshove, and if he does wake up with a hand, I'm toast. As it stood, he felt obliged to overshove with A5(!), but oh well.

Hand 14-15, 4-2, yeah, I had been active, and I don't always shove 64o. I try to play to my image and tighten up based on that. It's usually successful, but obv, I have some leaks because my "I haven't played a hand in awhile, they'll respect a raise" standards are definitely too loose.

Again, thanks for the input. I'm on the way to formidability!

[Fortitude]

I think you played great