$2.20/180/Turbo Stars tourny for review

[ranDMC]

Be easy on me.. haha. This was my 2nd MTT tourny ever, I decided it'd be an extra addition to my 9-person SNGs.

---Tournament Summary---
$2.2 Turbo MTT: Finished 42/180, payout unknown
Data for 44 hands.
You played 4 hands (9.09%)
You raised 4 times preflop (9.09%)

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

9 J UTG (Hero's M = 50.00; F+f+f+f+f+f+[/color]c+c+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s)
5 J BB (Hero's M = 50.00; c+c+f+f+c+f+r+c+F+c+c+c+s+s+s+s+s+b+f+f+f+r+c+s+b+r+r+c)
5 J SB (Hero's M = 49.33; c+f+r+f+f+c+f+F+f+c)
2 6 Button (Hero's M = 49.00; f+r+f+f+c+F+c+c+s+s+s+b+c+f+b+c)
T 7 CO (Hero's M = 32.67; f+f+c+F+c+c+s+s+s+b+f+f+f)
7 9 MP (Hero's M = 32.67; c+c+r+f+F+f+f+f+f+f+c+s+b+r+c+s+s+b+f)
A 4 MP2 (Hero's M = 32.67; f+c+c+F+c+c+f+c+s+s+s+s+s+b+c+f+f+f+f+s+b+f)
9 5 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 19.60; f+f+F+r+f+f+f+c+c+s+b+f+f)
6 J UTG+1 (Hero's M = 19.60; f+F+f+f+r+f+f+f+c+s+b+f)
A 8 UTG (Hero's M = 19.60; F+f+f+[/color]r+f+f+f+f+c+s+b+c+s+s+s+s)
K 6 BB (Hero's M = 19.60; c+f+f+f+f+c+c+f+S+S+s+s+s+S+s+s+b+F+f+f)
A 5 SB (Hero's M = 18.93; f+f+f+c+f+f+c+F+s+s+s+b+c+c+s+s+s+s+s+s)
4 K Button (Hero's M = 9.30; f+f+c+c+c+f+F+c+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+b+c+f+f+f)
8 6 CO (Hero's M = 9.30; f+c+f+f+f+F+r+f+f+f)
7 9 MP (Hero's M = 9.30; c+f+r+f+F+f+f+f+f+f)
5 8 MP2 (Hero's M = 9.30; f+f+f+F+r+c+f+f+f+s+b+f)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 9.30
PokerStars Game #30066288529: Tournament #176642221, $2.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/07/03 18:53:06 ET
Table '176642221 14' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: alexas_29 (2830)
Seat 2: pupser74 (950)
Seat 3: Wheat621 (3015)
Seat 4: Hero (1395)
Seat 5: jebrian (1080)
Seat 6: PaRoh84 (3840)
Seat 7: Winmoore (1005)
Seat 8: ihqasf (1290)
Seat 9: killerkingxx (1075)
killerkingxx: posts small blind 50
alexas_29: posts big blind 100
Preflop
Dealt to Hero K A
pupser74: folds
Wheat621: folds
Hero: raises 300 to 400
jebrian: raises 680 to 1080 and is all-in
PaRoh84: folds
Winmoore: folds
ihqasf: folds
killerkingxx: folds
alexas_29: folds
Hero: calls 680
Flop: J 7 A
Turn: 2
River: 3
Showdown
Hero: shows K A (a pair of Aces)
jebrian: shows Q Q (a pair of Queens)
Hero collected 2310

4 J UTG+1 (Hero's M = 11.67; f+F+f+r+f+f+f+r+c)
3 J UTG (Hero's M = 11.67; F+f+f+f+[/color]c+c+c+s+s+s+b+c+f+f)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 11.67
PokerStars Game #30066364835: Tournament #176642221, $2.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/07/03 18:55:29 ET
Table '176642221 14' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: alexas_29 (1630)
Seat 2: pupser74 (1825)
Seat 3: Wheat621 (2865)
Seat 4: Hero (2625)
Seat 5: Basic-Star (950)
Seat 6: PaRoh84 (3840)
Seat 7: Winmoore (55)
Seat 8: ihqasf (1290)
Seat 9: killerkingxx (2350)
Wheat621: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
Preflop
Dealt to Hero J J
Basic-Star: folds
PaRoh84: calls 150
Winmoore: calls 55 and is all-in
ihqasf: folds
killerkingxx: folds
alexas_29: folds
pupser74: folds
Wheat621: folds
Hero: raises 300 to 450
PaRoh84: calls 300
Flop: K Q T
Hero: bets 600
PaRoh84: folds
Uncalled bet (600) returned to Hero
Turn: 7
River: 8
Showdown
Hero: shows J J (a pair of Jacks)
Hero collected 810
Winmoore: shows A T (a pair of Tens)
Hero collected 220

9 6 SB (Hero's M = 14.24; c+f+f+f+f+f+F+s+s+b+f)
8 9 Button (Hero's M = 13.91; f+f+f+r+c+f+F+f+f)
9 6 CO (Hero's M = 13.91; f+c+f+r+f+F+c+c+f+c+b+f+c+b+r+c)
T 2 MP (Hero's M = 10.43; f+f+f+F+r+f+r+f+c)
A 7 MP2 (Hero's M = 10.43; f+f+F+f+f+f+c+s+s+s+s+s+s+s)
4 6 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 10.43; f+c+F+r+f+f+f+f+f+c)
7 K UTG (Hero's M = 10.43; F+f+[/color]r+f+f+f+f+f)
A 8 BB (Hero's M = 10.43; r+c+f+f+f+f+f+F+b+f)
3 2 SB (Hero's M = 9.77; f+c+f+f+f+f+F+s+b+c+s+s+b+f)
4 J Button (Hero's M = 7.55; f+f+f+f+r+f+F+f+f)
A 6 CO (Hero's M = 7.48; r+f+f+f+f+F+f+f+f)
3 2 MP (Hero's M = 7.41; f+f+f+f+F+r+f+f+f)
2 7 MP2 (Hero's M = 7.35; f+f+f+F+f+r+f+f+c+s+b+f)
4 2 MP2 (Hero's M = 7.28; f+f+F+f+c+f+r+f+c)
T 4 UTG (Hero's M = 6.01; F+f+f+f+f+[/color]r+f+f+f)
K T BB (Hero's M = 5.96; r+r+f+f+f+f+f+f+F+c)
K J SB (Hero's M = 5.23; f+r+f+f+f+r+F+f)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 4.84
PokerStars Game #30066889862: Tournament #176642221, $2.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (150/300) - 2009/07/03 19:12:20 ET
Table '176642221 14' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: alexas_29 (3910)
Seat 2: Jenniina (2035)
Seat 3: FAST FELSON (952)
Seat 4: Hero (2180)
Seat 6: PaRoh84 (5400)
Seat 7: Kim-Hall (2070)
Seat 8: ihqasf (2430)
Seat 9: killerkingxx (2080)
PaRoh84: posts small blind 150
Kim-Hall: posts big blind 300
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 3 5
ihqasf: folds
killerkingxx: folds
alexas_29: folds
Jenniina: folds
FAST FELSON: folds
Hero: raises 1855 to 2155 and is all-in
PaRoh84: folds
Kim-Hall: folds
Uncalled bet (1855) returned to Hero
Hero collected 950

3 T CO (Hero's M = 6.23; c+f+r+f+F+f+f+f+c)
8 7 MP2 (Hero's M = 16.35; f+f+r+F+f+f+r+f)
4 8 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 4.59; f+F+r+f+f+f+f+f)
T J UTG (Hero's M = 4.51; F+f+f+f+f+[/color]r+f+r+c)
2 5 SB (Hero's M = 4.42; f+f+f+r+f+f+F+f)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 4.01
PokerStars Game #30067020821: Tournament #176642221, $2.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (200/400) - 2009/07/03 19:16:34 ET
Table '176642221 14' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: alexas_29 (6134)
Seat 2: Jenniina (3845)
Seat 4: Hero (2405)
Seat 5: ebbyr (3001)
Seat 6: PaRoh84 (5025)
Seat 7: Kim-Hall (518)
Seat 8: ihqasf (1755)
Seat 9: josen8 (10226)
ebbyr: posts small blind 200
PaRoh84: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 5 4
Kim-Hall: folds
ihqasf: folds
josen8: folds
alexas_29: folds
Jenniina: folds
Hero: raises 1955 to 2355 and is all-in
ebbyr: folds
PaRoh84: calls 1955
Flop: A 3 T
Turn: 6
River: Q
Showdown
PaRoh84: shows 9 A (a pair of Aces)
Hero: shows 5 4 (high card Ace)
PaRoh84 collected 5310

[nUFamn]

I am not a fan of Hand 2. Seems like a spot where it might be good to take your free card. If he's got a K or Q, he's ahead now, and he's given you a chance to catch up. If he has a middle pair, you're giving him a bit of rope to bluff with on the turn. No need to try to isolate the all-in, you've got a strong hand with potential, much better to keep a player with a stack involved should you hit your straight.

Hand 4 is close. You should look for a push/fold hand chart. It'll go over position vs. stack size vs. hands that are +EV shoves. They're very helpful for learning these things. For instance, the chart I use shows that you can shove 38% profitably from the Button with 6 BB (22+ Ax+ K3s+ K9o+ Q6s+ QTo+ J7s+ J9o+ T7s+ T9o 96s+ 86s+ 75s+ 65s 54s). Although, if you know that your villain will call lightly then you may want to shove less and more toward the top of that range. Adjusting for calling ranges is where the decisions get tough!

Also note, I've heard people say that suitedness doesn't matter that much. But it adds percentage points, and every little bit helps. Being results oriented, had you shoved 5d4d there, you would've had a flush draw on the turn also. Just something to think about.

[revolvingiris]

H2: Bit risky on the flop, there is a ton that beats you and plenty of draws that can float. Not terrible if villain is known to call light pf.
H3: Why did you push this but fold KJs right before it?
H4: Why push here? You have 5 high...fold.

Being suited matters fwiw