My first hand / tourney posting: 18-seat micro-T facing common probs - advice please?

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This is my first tourney or hand posting ever after playing for a bit and I'd like some opinions / advice on anything and everything and answers to my hand-specific questions inline.

I'm looking to learn and grow in any way possible.
My inline hand comments can give you some insight into my decisions.
I'd like to learn to make the best decisions and any and all opinions / advice / criticisms / comments are greatly appreciated..


Summary: I chose this as my first hand / tourney post because it contained some of my very common problems and situations. Usually my % of hands played in a 10+ player micro turbo would be around 13-20%. Slightly lower PFR on avg.
My overall view of this tourney was that I was on the favorable side of cards and races, which led to an unusually high accumulation of chips.
There was a total meltdown on my part, blowing a huge lead - or did I simply get UL after running pretty good? The lack of post-flop play is also evident, looking back post-game.

Author's inline hand comments in Bold Blue after notable hands.

---Tournament Summary---
TSNG: Finished 3/18, payout unknown
Data for 66 hands.
You played 24 hands (36.36%)
You raised 21 times preflop (31.82%)

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Q 5 SB (Hero's M = 50.00; c+f+c+f+r+f+f+F+c+c+c+b+c+f+f)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 49.67
PokerStars Game #42920203754: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2010/04/19 23:40:49 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: G@nj@Farmer (1500)
Seat 2: Hero (1490)
Seat 3: Paulo220582 (3250)
Seat 5: Jacob7204 (1500)
Seat 6: jamaily (1380)
Seat 7: Stormbid (1500)
Seat 8: leroystone (1380)
Seat 9: KINGMAN239 (1500)
Paulo220582: posts small blind 10
Jacob7204: posts big blind 20
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 5 5
jamaily: calls 20
Stormbid: folds
leroystone: calls 20
KINGMAN239: calls 20
G@nj@Farmer: calls 20
Hero: calls 20
Paulo220582: calls 10
Jacob7204: checks
Flop: 2 J 6
Paulo220582: checks
Jacob7204: checks
jamaily: checks
leroystone: checks
KINGMAN239: bets 60
G@nj@Farmer: calls 60
Hero: folds
Paulo220582: folds
Jacob7204: folds
jamaily: folds
leroystone: folds
Turn: A
KINGMAN239: bets 80
G@nj@Farmer: calls 80
River: K
KINGMAN239: bets 120
G@nj@Farmer: raises 120 to 240
KINGMAN239: folds
Uncalled bet (120) returned to G@nj@Farmer
G@nj@Farmer collected 660

Set farming here. Chose not to raise because of limpers + no info yet.

K 3 CO (Hero's M = 49.00; f+f+f+r+F+f+f+c+b+r+c)
5 8 MP (Hero's M = 49.00; f+f+f+F+c+f+f+s+s+s+s+s+s+s)
3 T MP2 (Hero's M = 49.00; f+f+F+c+c+c+f+s+s+s+s+b+c+f+f+s+b+r+c+b+f)
3 8 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 32.67; f+F+c+c+c+f+c+s+s+s+s+s+s+b+f+f+c+f+b+c)
K 6 UTG (Hero's M = 32.67; F+[/color]c+c+r+c+f+f+r+c+f+r+f+f)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 32.67
PokerStars Game #42920401912: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2010/04/19 23:48:22 ET
Table '264718070 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: bccy (1715)
Seat 2: pearly88 (4505)
Seat 3: Hero (1470)
Seat 4: SDNS99 (1080)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3000)
Seat 7: Ybrida (1770)
Seat 8: velasquimmmm (1430)
pearly88: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
Preflop
Dealt to Hero K K
SDNS99: raises 1050 to 1080 and is all-in
Lofa#51: folds
Ybrida: folds
velasquimmmm: folds
bccy: folds
pearly88: folds
Hero: calls 1050
Flop: 7 2 4
Turn: 2
River: 9
Showdown
Hero: shows K K (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
SDNS99: shows 7 A (two pair, Sevens and Deuces)
Hero collected 2175

6 T SB (Hero's M = 57.00; f+f+r+f+F+f)
K Q Button (Hero's M = 56.67; c+r+f+F+f+f+r+r+c)
3 Q CO (Hero's M = 34.00; f+c+F+f+c+s+s+s+s+b+c+f+b+f)
5 K MP (Hero's M = 34.00; f+F+f+f+r+f)
2 T UTG (Hero's M = 34.00; F+f+f+f+f[/color])
9 6 BB (Hero's M = 34.00; f+f+c+f+c+S+s+S+b+f+F)
T 9 SB (Hero's M = 33.33; c+f+f+f+F+s+b+f)
7 9 Button (Hero's M = 33.00; f+f+c+F+c+s+s+s+s+s+s+b+f+f)

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-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 33.00
PokerStars Game #42920546952: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2010/04/19 23:54:05 ET
Table '264718070 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: bccy (255)
Seat 2: pearly88 (4515)
Seat 3: Hero (2475)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (2980)
Seat 7: Ybrida (1840)
Seat 8: velasquimmmm (2905)
Ybrida: posts small blind 25
velasquimmmm: posts big blind 50
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q J
bccy: folds
pearly88: folds
Hero: raises 100 to 150
Lofa#51: folds
Ybrida: folds
velasquimmmm: folds
Uncalled bet (100) returned to Hero
Hero collected 125

Testing the blind-stealing waters.

8 K MP (Hero's M = 34.00; r+F+f+f+f+f)
2 T UTG (Hero's M = 17.00; F+f+f+[/color]r+f+c+b+c+b+c+b+f)
8 7 BB (Hero's M = 17.00; c+f+f+f+c+S+b+F+c+s+b+c+b+f)
J 2 SB (Hero's M = 16.33; f+f+f+f+F)
8 2 Button (Hero's M = 16.00; f+f+c+F+c+s+s+s+s+s+s+b+c+f+s+s)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 16.00
PokerStars Game #42920616959: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2010/04/19 23:57:32 ET
Table '264718070 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: bccy (155)
Seat 2: pearly88 (6040)
Seat 3: Hero (2400)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (2330)
Seat 7: Ybrida (1715)
Seat 8: velasquimmmm (2330)
Ybrida: posts small blind 50
velasquimmmm: posts big blind 100
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A 7
bccy: folds
pearly88: folds
Hero: raises 200 to 300
Lofa#51: folds
Ybrida: folds
velasquimmmm: calls 200
Flop: 8 T T
velasquimmmm: checks
Hero: bets 400
velasquimmmm: folds
Uncalled bet (400) returned to Hero
Hero collected 650

Testing the blind-stealing waters, again. Thought cbet size was OK for the board + opps.

6 8 MP (Hero's M = 18.33; f+F+f+f+c+s+s+b+f)
A 3 UTG (Hero's M = 18.33; F+f+f+[/color]r+f+f)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 18.33
PokerStars Game #42920647155: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2010/04/19 23:59:07 ET
Table '264718070 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: bccy (205)
Seat 2: pearly88 (5940)
Seat 3: Hero (2750)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (2330)
Seat 7: Ybrida (1665)
Seat 8: velasquimmmm (2080)
pearly88: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 6 7
Lofa#51: folds
Ybrida: folds
velasquimmmm: folds
bccy: folds
pearly88: calls 50
Hero: checks
Flop: A A K
pearly88: checks
Hero: checks
Turn: 3
pearly88: bets 100
Hero: raises 100 to 200
pearly88: folds
Uncalled bet (100) returned to Hero
Hero collected 400

Felt no need to push the sb limp. Didn't expect limp A or K from opp. based on previous play. Dumb Bet vs Dumb Raise here.
Played out line, but I figured it would be worth a min raise considering the board and the weak stab @ flop.

K 4 SB (Hero's M = 13.11; f+f+r+f+F+c)
T 7 Button (Hero's M = 12.78; f+f+c+F+c+s+b+c+f+b+r+r+c)
4 Q CO (Hero's M = 12.78; f+F+f+c+s+s+s+s+s+s+s)
4 5 UTG (Hero's M = 12.78; F+f+[/color]r+f+f)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 12.78
PokerStars Game #42920730741: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2010/04/20 0:02:57 ET
Table '264718070 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: bccy (410)
Seat 2: pearly88 (5440)
Seat 3: Hero (2875)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3940)
Seat 8: velasquimmmm (2305)
pearly88: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 5 4
Lofa#51: folds
velasquimmmm: calls 150
bccy: folds
pearly88: raises 300 to 450
Hero: raises 2425 to 2875 and is all-in
velasquimmmm: folds
pearly88: folds
Uncalled bet (2425) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1050

Testing the blind-defense waters with a squeeze vs the chip leader, headfirst w/ ATC. This has to be my #1 leak of all time.
IMHO, I want to push back on the "bully" to establish an image. When I do this, I think it may help the OPP move onto easier targets in the future.
In this exact spot, I thought I could get a fold - but I honestly didn't know what to bet and I did a stupid "binary bet" of all-in.

ATM, I'm probably 20/17 or so.

Questions: If you think you're going to get a fold here, then what's the bet? What do most people do here? Do you even bother squeezing / defending vs the after-limp raiser?
OPP appeared to me to be an OK / trickier OPP.


9 6 SB (Hero's M = 15.44; r+f+f+F+f)

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-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 15.11
PokerStars Game #42920751539: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2010/04/20 0:03:47 ET
Table '264718070 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bccy (410)
Seat 2: pearly88 (4990)
Seat 3: Hero (3400)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3790)
Seat 8: velasquimmmm (2380)
Lofa#51: posts small blind 75
velasquimmmm: posts big blind 150
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q T
bccy: folds
pearly88: folds
Hero: raises 450 to 600
Lofa#51: folds
velasquimmmm: folds
Uncalled bet (450) returned to Hero
Hero collected 375

6 J CO (Hero's M = 16.11; f+F+f+r+c)
2 5 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 12.08; f+F+c+f+f+f+c+c+s+s+b+c+f+c+b+f+f)
9 T UTG (Hero's M = 12.08; F+f+[/color]c+f+f+f+f+c+s+s+s+b+f+f)
6 Q BB (Hero's M = 12.08; f+f+f+f+f+f+f+f)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 12.42
PokerStars Game #42920843823: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2010/04/20 0:07:24 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: G@nj@Farmer (716)
Seat 2: Hero (3725)
Seat 3: Paulo220582 (2346)
Seat 4: velasquimmmm (3040)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3715)
Seat 6: jamaily (4132)
Seat 7: Stormbid (1776)
Seat 8: leroystone (3160)
Seat 9: pearly88 (4390)
Hero: posts small blind 100
Paulo220582: posts big blind 200
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 8 8
velasquimmmm: calls 200
Lofa#51: folds
jamaily: calls 200
Stormbid: folds
leroystone: folds
pearly88: folds
G@nj@Farmer: folds
Hero: raises 3525 to 3725 and is all-in
Paulo220582: folds
velasquimmmm: calls 2840 and is all-in
jamaily: folds
Uncalled bet (685) returned to Hero
Flop: 9 4 7
Turn: J
River: J
Showdown
Hero: shows 8 8 (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
velasquimmmm: shows A K (a pair of Jacks)
Hero collected 6480

Squeezing here, but was not afraid of the limpers calling.

Another dumb binary bet, IMHO. Sometimes, I can't seem to find an acceptable bet amount for a squeeze here in that moment..

I felt I could get folds, but got busted by AK limpster. I'm losing a little bit of "nit / tight" cred @ this point, IMHO, but was playing to win.



8 4 Button (Hero's M = 23.88; r+f+f+f+f+F+f+f)
T 6 CO (Hero's M = 23.88; f+f+f+r+F+f+f+c)
4 K MP (Hero's M = 23.88; c+f+f+F+f+f+c+s+s+s+b+f+f)
J 8 MP2 (Hero's M = 23.88; f+f+F+c+f+r+f+c+c+b+f+r+f)
A 8 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 23.80; f+F+f+c+f+f+c+s+s+s+b+c+f+s+b+f)
2 4 UTG (Hero's M = 23.72; F+f+f+[/color]r+f+f+f+f)

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 23.63
PokerStars Game #42920973244: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2010/04/20 0:12:28 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: G@nj@Farmer (1257)
Seat 2: Hero (7090)
Seat 3: Paulo220582 (1571)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (4340)
Seat 6: jamaily (5441)
Seat 7: Stormbid (1401)
Seat 8: leroystone (1885)
Seat 9: pearly88 (4015)
G@nj@Farmer: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 9 J
Paulo220582: folds
Lofa#51: folds
jamaily: folds
Stormbid: folds
leroystone: calls 200
pearly88: folds
G@nj@Farmer: calls 100
Hero: checks
Flop: Q Q 3
G@nj@Farmer: checks
Hero: checks
leroystone: checks
Turn: K
G@nj@Farmer: checks
Hero: bets 600
leroystone: folds
G@nj@Farmer: folds
Uncalled bet (600) returned to Hero
Hero collected 800

I'll try this on smaller stacks / limpers usually if I can bet less than 1/2 their chips. The board helped.

I don't know how I feel about the bet size now, but at the time it felt right. Trying to keep the heat on, a bit.


9 Q SB (Hero's M = 25.55; f+c+f+f+f+f+F+s+s+b+f)

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-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 25.13
PokerStars Game #42921020022: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2010/04/20 0:14:21 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: G@nj@Farmer (1007)
Seat 2: Hero (7540)
Seat 3: Paulo220582 (1321)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (4290)
Seat 6: jamaily (5891)
Seat 7: Stormbid (1351)
Seat 8: leroystone (1635)
Seat 9: pearly88 (3965)
Paulo220582: posts small blind 100
Lofa#51: posts big blind 200
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A Q
jamaily: folds
Stormbid: folds
leroystone: raises 400 to 600
pearly88: folds
G@nj@Farmer: raises 382 to 982 and is all-in
Hero: raises 1018 to 2000
Paulo220582: folds
Lofa#51: folds
leroystone: folds
Uncalled bet (1018) returned to Hero
Flop: 3 2 A
Turn: 3
River: 9
Showdown
G@nj@Farmer: shows 7 7 (two pair, Sevens and Threes)
Hero: shows A Q (two pair, Aces and Threes)
Hero collected 3064

8 Q CO (Hero's M = 15.99; f+f+f+F+r+f+c+b+c)

-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 15.95
PokerStars Game #42921050916: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2010/04/20 0:15:36 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (9572)
Seat 3: Paulo220582 (2717)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3840)
Seat 6: jamaily (4670)
Seat 7: Stormbid (1301)
Seat 8: leroystone (985)
Seat 9: pearly88 (3915)
jamaily: posts small blind 200
Stormbid: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A 3
leroystone: folds
pearly88: folds
Hero: raises 800 to 1200
Paulo220582: folds
Lofa#51: folds
jamaily: raises 800 to 2000
Stormbid: folds
Hero: raises 2800 to 4800
jamaily: calls 2645 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (155) returned to Hero
Flop: 2 T A
Turn: 4
River: Q
Showdown
jamaily: shows 9 9 (a pair of Nines)
Hero: shows A 3 (a pair of Aces)
Hero collected 9865

Another leaky play.
Not proud of this play, but I notice that I tend to make this move when I'm @ < 1/2 stack risk in later stages.

Any advice here would be really excellent.

I obv. think opp is capable of folding b/c of being @ total loss risk and coming off a bad play (temp-tilt?) on the previous hand, but my cred's getting worse - although I should be no higher than 26/21.


-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 24.61
PokerStars Game #42921069131: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2010/04/20 0:16:21 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (14767)
Seat 3: Paulo220582 (2692)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3815)
Seat 7: Stormbid (876)
Seat 8: leroystone (960)
Seat 9: pearly88 (3890)
leroystone: posts small blind 200
pearly88: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q Q
Hero: raises 800 to 1200
Paulo220582: calls 1200
Lofa#51: folds
Stormbid: folds
leroystone: folds
pearly88: folds
Flop: J 4 T
Hero: bets 1600
Paulo220582: calls 1467 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (133) returned to Hero
Turn: K
River: Q
Showdown
Hero: shows Q Q (three of a kind, Queens)
Paulo220582: shows 7 7 (a pair of Sevens)
Hero collected 6084

A 5 BB (Hero's M = 30.27; f+f+f+f)

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 30.77
PokerStars Game #42921088597: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2010/04/20 0:17:10 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (18459)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3765)
Seat 7: Stormbid (826)
Seat 8: leroystone (710)
Seat 9: pearly88 (3240)
Hero: posts small blind 200
Lofa#51: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 4 8
Stormbid: folds
leroystone: folds
pearly88: folds
Hero: raises 800 to 1200
Lofa#51: folds
Uncalled bet (800) returned to Hero
Hero collected 925

Initiate Bubble Terror Sequence. I usually would apply pressure at this stage here regardless of stack.

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-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 31.60
PokerStars Game #42921094950: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2010/04/20 0:17:26 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (18959)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3340)
Seat 7: Stormbid (801)
Seat 8: leroystone (685)
Seat 9: pearly88 (3215)
Lofa#51: posts small blind 200
Stormbid: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero J A
leroystone: folds
pearly88: folds
Hero: raises 800 to 1200
Lofa#51: folds
Stormbid: folds
Uncalled bet (800) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1125
Hero: shows J A (high card Ace)

Trying to get some cred. back.

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 32.77
PokerStars Game #42921100803: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2010/04/20 0:17:41 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (19659)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3115)
Seat 7: Stormbid (376)
Seat 8: leroystone (660)
Seat 9: pearly88 (3190)
Stormbid: posts small blind 200
leroystone: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 6 5
pearly88: raises 800 to 1200
Hero: raises 2400 to 3600
Lofa#51: folds
Stormbid: folds
leroystone: folds
pearly88: folds
Uncalled bet (2400) returned to Hero
Hero collected 3125
Hero: shows 6 5 (high card Six)

This is a STD squeeze @ bubble for me. Trying to keep OPP and table guessing as he was def the major threat until gone.
Showed cards to confuse.


5 3 UTG (Hero's M = 35.93; F+f+[/color]c+c)

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 35.89
PokerStars Game #42921119234: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2010/04/20 0:18:27 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (21534)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3065)
Seat 7: Stormbid (503)
Seat 9: pearly88 (1898)
Hero: posts small blind 200
Lofa#51: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 7 K
Stormbid: raises 78 to 478 and is all-in
pearly88: folds
Hero: raises 322 to 800
Lofa#51: raises 2240 to 3040 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (2240) returned to Lofa#51
Flop: 2 6 8
Turn: A
River: 6
Showdown
Lofa#51: shows Q Q (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Lofa#51 collected 644
Stormbid: shows 4 K (a pair of Sixes)
Lofa#51 collected 1534

Figured OPP had pretty good hand here. Was most quiet OPP @ table, but good OPP.

-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 34.52
PokerStars Game #42921132813: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2010/04/20 0:19:02 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (20709)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (4418)
Seat 9: pearly88 (1873)
Lofa#51: posts small blind 200
pearly88: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 3 2
Hero: raises 800 to 1200
Lofa#51: folds
pearly88: raises 648 to 1848 and is all-in
Hero: calls 648
Flop: Q A 5
Turn: 7
River: 6
Showdown
pearly88: shows 9 A (a pair of Aces)
Hero: shows 3 2 (high card Ace)
pearly88 collected 3971

I'm usually doing this with ATC when up 4x or more on opp.
When you see this - what do you think? Does anyone fold here? Often?

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-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 31.39
PokerStars Game #42921142909: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2010/04/20 0:19:27 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (18836)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (4193)
Seat 9: pearly88 (3971)
pearly88: posts small blind 200
Hero: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 8 4
Lofa#51: folds
pearly88: raises 800 to 1200
Hero: raises 2000 to 3200
pearly88: raises 746 to 3946 and is all-in
Hero: calls 746
Flop: J K T
Turn: 9
River: A
Showdown
pearly88: shows Q Q (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Hero: shows 8 4 (high card Ace)
pearly88 collected 7967

Initiate Dumb Donkington Phase.

Here's another super-huge leak of mine. Where's the patience? Why push here into a raise - totally expecting a call? There has to be a better spot is what I'm thinking post-game.

I just wanted to steamroll these guys. With them being so close to being out, I wanted to end this.

What do people do here? Given all the #s and knowing that OPP is not chum, I think I'd still do this play - unless someone can give some insight into it?


-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 16.52
PokerStars Game #42921157762: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2010/04/20 0:20:04 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (14865)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (4168)
Seat 9: pearly88 (7967)
Hero: posts small blind 300
Lofa#51: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A Q
pearly88: folds
Hero: raises 1200 to 1800
Lofa#51: folds
Uncalled bet (1200) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1350

-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 17.29
PokerStars Game #42921166513: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2010/04/20 0:20:26 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (15565)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (3518)
Seat 9: pearly88 (7917)
Lofa#51: posts small blind 300
pearly88: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 8 8
Hero: raises 1200 to 1800
Lofa#51: raises 1668 to 3468 and is all-in
pearly88: folds
Hero: calls 1668
Flop: K A 7
Turn: 3
River: 7
Showdown
Lofa#51: shows K A (two pair, Aces and Kings)
Hero: shows 8 8 (two pair, Eights and Sevens)
Lofa#51 collected 7686

J 7 CO (Hero's M = 13.39; f+f)

[D-Sect]

-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 13.83
PokerStars Game #42921181480: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2010/04/20 0:21:03 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (12447)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (7636)
Seat 9: pearly88 (6917)
Hero: posts small blind 300
Lofa#51: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 8 A
pearly88: folds
Hero: raises 1800 to 2400
Lofa#51: folds
Uncalled bet (1800) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1350

IMHO, Legit cards / push. Trying to re-establish the pressure position again.

-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 14.61
PokerStars Game #42921187001: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2010/04/20 0:21:17 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (13147)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (6986)
Seat 9: pearly88 (6867)
Lofa#51: posts small blind 300
pearly88: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 2 8
Hero: raises 1800 to 2400
Lofa#51: folds
pearly88: raises 4417 to 6817 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (4417) returned to pearly88
pearly88 collected 5250

Ok - here we go. The beginning of the end. This is where I start wishing that I didn't blow my cred.
Even though I expect any OPP to push ATC now, esp. if he's chip count threat @ 3-handed.
IMO, I couldn't call here.

I'd think that I'd still make this play, but looking back I'm thinking that I could have been more patient, although instinct at the time said to keep pressure on with ATC PFRs non-stop.

Any advice here, please?



A 3 CO (Hero's M = 11.89; f+f)

-----Hand 23-----
Hero's M = 12.33
PokerStars Game #42921198046: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2010/04/20 0:21:45 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (11097)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (6586)
Seat 9: pearly88 (9317)
Hero: posts small blind 300
Lofa#51: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 7 7
pearly88: raises 1200 to 1800
Hero: raises 9247 to 11047 and is all-in
Lofa#51: folds
pearly88: calls 7467 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (1780) returned to Hero
Flop: 3 4 A
Turn: 3
River: 9
Showdown
Hero: shows 7 7 (two pair, Sevens and Threes)
pearly88: shows K K (two pair, Kings and Threes)
pearly88 collected 19284

UL? Or Not UL because I'm pushing into a raise - again? It felt right given the circumstances. Would do again, unless advised otherwise.

Some advice here would be great. I had a lot of options and did not need to binary bet all-in, but I'd typically do this exact line.



-----Hand 24-----
Hero's M = 1.98
PokerStars Game #42921208752: Tournament #264718070, $1.50+$0.25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2010/04/20 0:22:12 ET
Table '264718070 2' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: Hero (1780)
Seat 5: Lofa#51 (5936)
Seat 9: pearly88 (19284)
Lofa#51: posts small blind 300
pearly88: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q 8
Hero: raises 1130 to 1730 and is all-in
Lofa#51: folds
pearly88: calls 1130
Flop: 8 A 5
Turn: 5
River: 2
Showdown
pearly88: shows 3 Q (a flush, Ace high)
Hero: shows Q 8 (two pair, Eights and Fives)
pearly88 collected 3910



Thanks!

[Kijjo]

Hand #2, nice trap!
Hand #6 - I understand the image that you want to set and it can definitely payoff over several orbits, but personally I agree with your own assessment that this may be a huge leak. If I were going to pull this move it would be with a playable hand or with a 3bet that I could lay down. Not worth donating my tourney with a 45o for a move that even if it works MAY not even slow this guy down in the long run.
That's as far as I made it so far, gotta run, I'll read the rest later.