Here's the tourney where I did well, but did not necessarily play well. Let's take a look at the specifics:
Hand 5 - I catch AKo on the button. I call 3BB
I don't catch the flop, and there's a lot of action. I go away quietly.
Hand 7 - I limp QTs to open in mid-position and call a 3BB raise from the SB.
I miss the flop and walk away.
Perhaps I should have raised or folded?
Hand 8 - I fold ATo late position to a 3BB raise.
Good job. The folds are often more important than the calls.
Hand 9 - Let's get some chips!
********** # 9 **************
PokerStars Game #3734031534: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/01/23
- 19:18:08 (ET)
Table '18543310 3' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Pokerlovinan (2920 in chips)
Seat 2: ronzo11 (940 in chips)
Seat 4: MusicMomma (1350 in chips)
Seat 5: fluffyllamas (3680 in chips)
Seat 6: FrankNagaiJr (1150 in chips)
Seat 7: Dupont#24#1 (2100 in chips)
Seat 8: Lulu999 (720 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (1600 in chips)
ronzo11: posts small blind 10
MusicMomma: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [Th Tc]
fluffyllamas: folds
FrankNagaiJr: raises 60 to 80
Dupont#24#1: folds
Lulu999: calls 80
letsgo_yanks: folds
Pokerlovinan: folds
ronzo11: folds
MusicMomma: folds
*** FLOP *** [2c Kc 4h]
FNJ - There is currently 190 in the pot. I ask a question to see where I stand. If Lulu came over the top at this point, I would have gone away.
FrankNagaiJr: bets 120
Lulu999: calls 120
*** TURN *** [2c Kc 4h] [Td]
FNJ - Lulu may still be on a flush draw, so I can't give a free card. If I give Lulu 3 to 1 odds on his flush, I may collect a few more chips. This result was even better of course.
FrankNagaiJr: bets 240
Lulu999: raises 240 to 480
FrankNagaiJr: raises 240 to 720
Lulu999: calls 40 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [2c Kc 4h Td] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
FrankNagaiJr: shows [Th Tc] (three of a kind, Tens)
Lulu999: shows [Qs Kh] (a pair of Kings)
FrankNagaiJr collected 1470 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Hand 10 - Speculative suited connectors pays, for a change. I limp in 98s utg (this was not an agressive table at all yet), catch my flush draw on the flop and make the semi-bluff. I hit on the turn and my opponent folds.
Hand 14 - This is the sort of hand where you hope there's a donk who thinks top pair, weak kicker is good enough. Heaven help me if the player had trips.
*********** # 14 **************
PokerStars Game #3734082022: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) -
2006/01/23 - 19:22:34 (ET)
Table '18543310 3' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Pokerlovinan (2830 in chips)
Seat 2: ronzo11 (900 in chips)
Seat 4: MusicMomma (1885 in chips)
Seat 5: fluffyllamas (3890 in chips)
Seat 6: FrankNagaiJr (2065 in chips)
Seat 7: Dupont#24#1 (1980 in chips)
Seat 8: dmbryanusmc (920 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (1450 in chips)
dmbryanusmc: posts small blind 15
letsgo_yanks: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [Qh Kd]
Pokerlovinan: calls 30
ronzo11: folds
MusicMomma: folds
fluffyllamas: folds
FrankNagaiJr: calls 30
Dupont#24#1: calls 30
dmbryanusmc: folds
letsgo_yanks: checks
*** FLOP *** [8s Qc Kh]
FNJ - an ideal flop. Nobody has a flush draw, although there may be an outside straight draw present. I can't believe anybody was limping KK or QQ, but 88 is a possibility, so I'm prepared to let this go if I have to.
letsgo_yanks: checks
Pokerlovinan: checks
FrankNagaiJr: bets 90
Dupont#24#1: raises 90 to 180
letsgo_yanks: folds
Dupont#24#1 said, "11th"
Pokerlovinan: calls 180
FrankNagaiJr: raises 480 to 660
FNJ - Yes, a little over the top, but with two players I felt one of them would come along for the ride, and maybe the straight draw would go away. If one of them came back over the top, it would be tough to let this go, but I might have.
Dupont#24#1: calls 480
Pokerlovinan: folds
*** TURN *** [8s Qc Kh] [7d]
FNJ - I think I chose this bet size based on the agression I had seen from this player before. Another player might possibly interpret a huge bet as weakness, not strength. I was thrilled to see somebody else go all-in with top pair for a change.
FrankNagaiJr: bets 750
Dupont#24#1: raises 540 to 1290 and is all-in
FrankNagaiJr: calls 540
*** RIVER *** [8s Qc Kh 7d] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
FrankNagaiJr: shows [Qh Kd] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
Dupont#24#1: shows [Tc Ks] (a pair of Kings)
FrankNagaiJr collected 4215 from pot
Hand 15 - I limp 99, catch my set on the flop with five other players in the pot, and nobody calls my 2/3 pot bet with two hearts and a queen on board. No suck outs at least.
Hand 19 - Limp KQs utg, nobody raises. I miss the flop, and get out.
Hand 22 - KQo late position, and I fold to a 2BB raise. I'm proud of that laydown, as it shows there's hope for me yet. The subsequent action lead to an all-in showdown pre-flop with 88 v AQs.
Hand 26 - 66 and I let it go from the pre-flop action.
Hand 27 - I caught a perfect BB hand flop and gave out a free card on the flop expecting a steal, didn't like the turn but bet it anyhow and gave it up on the river to the reraise as I didn't like the flush or the 89 for a straight. I suppose I could have 'kept him honest' for a little bit more, but I had seen enough.
*********** # 27 **************
PokerStars Game #3734236481: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) -
2006/01/23 - 19:36:06 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: BrothaBurger (1420 in chips)
Seat 2: machine29 (2170 in chips)
Seat 5: BluEyedKen1 (1015 in chips)
Seat 6: copain1 (1795 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (4450 in chips)
Seat 8: Bertskvc (2555 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (2295 in chips)
copain1: posts small blind 25
FrankNagaiJr: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [4s 6c]
Bertskvc: folds
letsgo_yanks: calls 50
BrothaBurger: folds
machine29: calls 50
BluEyedKen1: calls 50
copain1: calls 25
FrankNagaiJr: checks
*** FLOP *** [6d Tc 6h]
copain1: checks
FrankNagaiJr: checks
letsgo_yanks: checks
machine29: checks
BluEyedKen1: checks
*** TURN *** [6d Tc 6h] [7h]
copain1: checks
FrankNagaiJr: bets 100
letsgo_yanks: folds
machine29: calls 100
BluEyedKen1: calls 100
copain1: folds
*** RIVER *** [6d Tc 6h 7h] [Ah]
FrankNagaiJr: bets 150
machine29: raises 250 to 400
BluEyedKen1: folds
FrankNagaiJr: folds
machine29 collected 850 from pot
Hand 28 - In retrospect, this river bet was bigger than it needed to be, since the chasers had missed their flushes. I should have milked the straight with a smaller bet.
*********** # 28 **************
PokerStars Game #3734248886: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) -
2006/01/23 - 19:37:11 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: BrothaBurger (1420 in chips)
Seat 2: machine29 (2720 in chips)
Seat 5: BluEyedKen1 (865 in chips)
Seat 6: copain1 (1745 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (4150 in chips)
Seat 8: Bertskvc (2555 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (2245 in chips)
FrankNagaiJr: posts small blind 25
Bertskvc: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [Ts Jc]
letsgo_yanks: folds
BrothaBurger: folds
machine29: folds
BluEyedKen1: calls 50
copain1: calls 50
FrankNagaiJr: calls 25
Bertskvc: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qs 3d 9h]
FrankNagaiJr: bets 100
Mad_Mike43 is connected
Bertskvc: folds
BluEyedKen1: calls 100
copain1: calls 100
*** TURN *** [Qs 3d 9h] [Kd]
santucci[1] is connected
FrankNagaiJr: bets 150
BluEyedKen1: calls 150
copain1: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [Qs 3d 9h Kd] [8h]
FrankNagaiJr: bets 550
BluEyedKen1: folds
copain1: folds
FrankNagaiJr collected 950 from pot
FrankNagaiJr: doesn't show hand
Hand 30 - Limp 66, miss the flop, get out. That cost me just over 2% of my stack.
Hand 32 - I thoroughly misplay 99. I'm a big enough stack that it doesn't cripple me.
*********** # 32 **************
PokerStars Game #3734292787: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) -
2006/01/23 - 19:41:02 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: BrothaBurger (1695 in chips)
Seat 2: machine29 (1620 in chips)
Seat 3: Mad_Mike43 (3081 in chips)
Seat 4: santucci[1] (5856 in chips)
Seat 5: BluEyedKen1 (565 in chips)
Seat 6: copain1 (1545 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (4700 in chips)
Seat 8: Bertskvc (3555 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (2145 in chips)
machine29: posts small blind 50
Mad_Mike43: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [9s 9d]
santucci[1]: calls 100
BluEyedKen1: folds
copain1: calls 100
FrankNagaiJr: calls 100
Bertskvc: calls 100
letsgo_yanks: folds
BrothaBurger: folds
machine29: calls 50
Mad_Mike43: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qc 8d 6d]
machine29: checks
Mad_Mike43: checks
santucci[1]: checks
copain1: bets 100
FrankNagaiJr: raises 200 to 300
Bertskvc: folds
machine29: folds
Mad_Mike43: calls 300
santucci[1]: folds
copain1: calls 200
*** TURN *** [Qc 8d 6d] [8c]
Mad_Mike43: checks
copain1: checks
FrankNagaiJr: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qc 8d 6d 8c] [4h]
Mad_Mike43: bets 100
copain1: calls 100
FrankNagaiJr: calls 100
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mad_Mike43: shows [5h 7s] (a straight, Four to Eight)
copain1: mucks hand
FrankNagaiJr: mucks hand
Mad_Mike43 collected 1800 from pot
Hand 35 - I fold TJs utg. On a bad card night I would have raise with these.
Hand 36 - A BB bluff on a crappy looking flop pays off.
*********** # 36 **************
PokerStars Game #3734339731: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) -
2006/01/23 - 19:45:04 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: machine29 (1520 in chips)
Seat 3: Mad_Mike43 (4081 in chips)
Seat 4: santucci[1] (6556 in chips)
Seat 5: BluEyedKen1 (415 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: copain1 (845 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (4200 in chips)
Seat 8: Bertskvc (5100 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (2045 in chips)
copain1: posts small blind 50
FrankNagaiJr: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [9c 2s]
Bertskvc: calls 100
letsgo_yanks: folds
machine29: folds
Mad_Mike43: folds
santucci[1]: calls 100
BluEyedKen1: folds
copain1: calls 50
FrankNagaiJr: checks
*** FLOP *** [4d 8s 3c]
copain1: checks
FrankNagaiJr: checks
Bertskvc: checks
santucci[1]: checks
*** TURN *** [4d 8s 3c] [5s]
copain1: checks
FrankNagaiJr: bets 200
Bertskvc: folds
santucci[1]: calls 200
copain1: folds
*** RIVER *** [4d 8s 3c 5s] [9d]
BluEyedKen1 is connected
FrankNagaiJr: bets 100
BluEyedKen1 has returned
santucci[1]: folds
FNJ - Must have been a busted draw?
FrankNagaiJr collected 800 from pot
FrankNagaiJr: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Hand 41 - a UTG isolation raise that didn't turn out as expected.
*********** # 41 **************
PokerStars Game #3734389707: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) -
2006/01/23 - 19:49:18 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: machine29 (1320 in chips)
Seat 3: Mad_Mike43 (3881 in chips)
Seat 4: santucci[1] (6456 in chips)
Seat 5: BluEyedKen1 (315 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (4650 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (3140 in chips)
santucci[1]: posts small blind 75
BluEyedKen1: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [9d Ah]
FrankNagaiJr: raises 300 to 450
letsgo_yanks: folds
machine29: folds
Mad_Mike43: folds
santucci[1]: folds
BluEyedKen1: calls 165 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [5s 6d 6s]
FrankNagaiJr said, "ow nice hand"
*** TURN *** [5s 6d 6s] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [5s 6d 6s Js] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BluEyedKen1: shows [9h 9c] (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
FrankNagaiJr: shows [9d Ah] (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
BluEyedKen1 collected 705 from pot
Hand 42 - This player was tight and solid. If he had been slow-playing AA, I wonder if he would have called or gotten away?
*********** # 42 **************
PokerStars Game #3734398499: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) -
2006/01/23 - 19:50:03 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: machine29 (1320 in chips)
Seat 3: Mad_Mike43 (3881 in chips)
Seat 4: santucci[1] (6381 in chips)
Seat 5: BluEyedKen1 (705 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (4335 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (3140 in chips)
BluEyedKen1: posts small blind 75
FrankNagaiJr: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [Qh 9d]
letsgo_yanks: calls 150
machine29: folds
Mad_Mike43: folds
santucci[1]: folds
BluEyedKen1: folds
FrankNagaiJr: checks
*** FLOP *** [5h 5s 9s]
FrankNagaiJr: bets 300
letsgo_yanks: folds
FrankNagaiJr collected 375 from pot
FrankNagaiJr: doesn't show hand
Hand 43 - I fold Q4 suited from the SB when nobody else limps in. Good fold!
Hand 44 - I fold KQos on the button after 1 late limper. I felt I could wait for better moments. As it was, the flop and turn did miss me.
Hand 45 - I call a limper w/AKos, so three of us see the flop. BB bets 2/3 of the pot on a two-suited T93 board, and I fold. If he had QJ, catching a K was disastrous for me. If he had a pair, I wasn't getting pot odds to stick around. I suppose I could have been more agressive pre-flop, but I didn't want to push the table too much too soon.
Hand 48 - I played this next hand pretty agressively, but I had seen enough of this player to figure them for a drawing hand, or maybe even ace high only. As it was, he was drawing to an inside straight and an overcard, so I wasn't far off the mark.
*********** # 48 **************
PokerStars Game #3734442622: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) -
2006/01/23 - 19:53:47 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: machine29 (1170 in chips)
Seat 3: Mad_Mike43 (3731 in chips)
Seat 4: santucci[1] (5601 in chips)
Seat 5: BluEyedKen1 (1410 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (4335 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (3515 in chips)
BluEyedKen1: posts small blind 75
FrankNagaiJr: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [Td 7s]
letsgo_yanks: folds
machine29: folds
Mad_Mike43: folds
santucci[1]: calls 150
BluEyedKen1: calls 75
FrankNagaiJr: checks
*** FLOP *** [3c 7c 6h]
BluEyedKen1: checks
FrankNagaiJr: bets 300
santucci[1]: calls 300
BluEyedKen1: folds
*** TURN *** [3c 7c 6h] [9h]
FrankNagaiJr: bets 300
santucci[1]: calls 300
*** RIVER *** [3c 7c 6h 9h] [Js]
FrankNagaiJr: bets 300
santucci[1]: calls 300
*** SHOW DOWN ***
FrankNagaiJr: shows [Td 7s] (a pair of Sevens)
santucci[1]: shows [Jc Tc] (a pair of Jacks)
santucci[1] collected 2250 from pot
Hand 49 - I catch AA after a large raise, and I don't put them in, but instead triple their raise. Turns out I'm against QQ that doesn't catch trips, and I knock them out of the tourney and build my stack to 8070, more than double the next biggest stack at this table.
Hand 51 - I buy a pot for 3BB from mid-position w/55.
Hand 52 - I catch 55 again, and throw it away. Again, I don't want to push the table too hard too soon, and I know I won't get pot odds to limp in for my set. As it is, the button raises 2BB and buys the pot.
Hand 53 - I catch 66 early position, and throw 'em away. Same reason.
Hand 56 - I catch A9o in the SB, raise 1BB to open, BB Folds.
Hand 57 - A8o on the button, 3BB to open, SB and BB fold.
Hand 63 - I push second pair from the BB into a tight player, who folds.
*********** # 63 **************
PokerStars Game #3734556154: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) -
2006/01/23 - 20:03:19 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: jeansebas (3055 in chips)
Seat 2: carmstar (2970 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: santucci[1] (4955 in chips)
Seat 5: BluEyedKen1 (2302 in chips)
Seat 6: fluffyllamas (4384 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (8295 in chips)
Seat 8: TM818 (4104 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (4435 in chips)
fluffyllamas: posts small blind 100
FrankNagaiJr: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [5s Td]
TM818: folds
letsgo_yanks: calls 200
jeansebas: folds
carmstar: folds
santucci[1]: folds
BluEyedKen1: folds
fluffyllamas: folds
FrankNagaiJr: checks
*** FLOP *** [3d 7d 5h]
FrankNagaiJr: bets 200
letsgo_yanks: calls 200
*** TURN *** [3d 7d 5h] [4s]
FrankNagaiJr: bets 400
letsgo_yanks: folds
FrankNagaiJr collected 900 from pot
FrankNagaiJr: doesn't show hand
Hand 64 - I limp 33 from SB two-handed, and the flop comes A75 rainbow. I fold to a pot-sized bet.
Hand 69 - I fold QTos from utg. Good fold!
Hand 70 - A6 suited in the BBB. one limper, one 3BB raise, and I'm gone. No need to risk my stack here as I'm still 2 to 1 chip leader at the table. I was getting pot odds to call, but not with the limper left to declare.
Hand 71 - From SB I open raise 1BB w/J5o, which the BB folds to.
Hand 73 - I catch KK and raise 3BB. The button has clearly had enough of me and raises to all-in with 1/4 of my stack size. That's a no brainer call. The AJos catches two pair on the flop, and I fail to catch trips. I am now #2 in chips at the table, with two players nipping at my heels.
Hand 75 - I fold TJo utg. Nice fold!
Hand 78 - I steal from the SB again, this time w/K5o.
Hand 79 - I button steal w/A7o against a tight SB and BB. I figure if they ever come over the top, I'll lay it down, but in the meantime, let's get some chips.
Hand 86 - I had seen this player limping too much, and showing down way too many dubious cards, so I wasn't surprised at this outcome:
*********** # 86 **************
PokerStars Game #3734762668: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) -
2006/01/23 - 20:20:19 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: jeansebas (4235 in chips)
Seat 4: santucci[1] (7519 in chips)
Seat 6: fluffyllamas (7623 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (6240 in chips)
Seat 8: TM818 (3554 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (2359 in chips)
letsgo_yanks: posts small blind 100
jeansebas: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [Ah Jh]
santucci[1]: calls 200
fluffyllamas: folds
FrankNagaiJr: raises 400 to 600
TM818: folds
letsgo_yanks: folds
jeansebas: folds
santucci[1]: folds
FrankNagaiJr collected 850 from pot
FrankNagaiJr: doesn't show hand
Hand 89 - With A8os, I raise a limper 3BB who's been generally tight. I miss the flop, he bets and I go away. I'll post it only because I think it influenced hand 90 somehow. Check them both out.
*********** # 89 **************
PokerStars Game #3734782158: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) -
2006/01/23 - 20:21:55 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: jeansebas (2960 in chips)
Seat 4: santucci[1] (8294 in chips)
Seat 6: fluffyllamas (8198 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (6815 in chips)
Seat 8: TM818 (3479 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (1784 in chips)
fluffyllamas: posts small blind 100
FrankNagaiJr: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [Ac 8d]
TM818: folds
letsgo_yanks: folds
jeansebas: folds
santucci[1]: folds
fluffyllamas: calls 100
FrankNagaiJr: raises 400 to 600
fluffyllamas: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Ts Js 3c]
fluffyllamas: bets 600
FrankNagaiJr: folds
fluffyllamas collected 1350 from pot
fluffyllamas: doesn't show hand
*********** # 90 **************
PokerStars Game #3734791933: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) -
2006/01/23 - 20:22:43 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: jeansebas (2935 in chips)
Seat 4: santucci[1] (8269 in chips)
Seat 6: fluffyllamas (8923 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (6190 in chips)
Seat 8: TM818 (3454 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (1759 in chips)
FrankNagaiJr: posts small blind 200
TM818: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [9c Tc]
letsgo_yanks: folds
jeansebas: folds
santucci[1]: folds
fluffyllamas: calls 400
FrankNagaiJr: calls 200
TM818: checks
*** FLOP *** [9d 7d 6s]
FrankNagaiJr: bets 800
TM818: folds
fluffyllamas: raises 800 to 1600
FrankNagaiJr: raises 4165 to 5765 and is all-in
fluffyllamas: calls 4165
*** TURN *** [9d 7d 6s] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [9d 7d 6s Kc] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
FrankNagaiJr: shows [9c Tc] (a pair of Nines)
fluffyllamas: shows [8d 8s] (a pair of Eights)
FrankNagaiJr collected 12880 from pot
Hand 91- I'm chip leader at the table again. I throw away A5os to celebrate. Nice fold.
Hand 93 - AA again. I raise 4BB to open, no takers.
Hand 94 - I call a much smaller stacks' all-in w/KQo. His ace catches. I'm still big stack.
Hand 95- I call a much smaller stacks all-in w/A9o. His suited KJ goes flush to my two pair. I'm still big stack.
Hand 96 - I fold AJos in the BB to a stack 2/3 my size. I figure this isn't the moment for a showdown, I can wait.
Hand 97 - Q7s, I make a 2BB steal (blinds are now 200/400 w/25 antes) with no resistance.
Hand 101 - I'm in the BB w/A9s with an agressive player limping in the short. I miss the flop and call his 1/2 pot bet, and fold to his turn bet when I feel like I'm only drawing to an ace. This player was so agressive he may have been betting into me with worse than Ace high, but I decided to wait for a better moment.
Hand 103 - I catch QQ, the same player in 101 limps, and calls my 4BB raise. The flop comes AJ2, and I bet the half-pot, as I feel this one may have small pockets, or may just be waiting for weakness. He folds.
Hand 107 - I'm catching cards like crazy. The guy I knock out here is the same one in hands 101 & 103. In the showdown, he confirmed to me what I had thought - his bets were pure agression, not backed by cards at all. I felt that if I waited for cards, I could put him out eventually.
*********** # 107 **************
PokerStars Game #3734918350: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) -
2006/01/23 - 20:33:11 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: jeansebas (1695 in chips)
Seat 4: santucci[1] (5451 in chips)
Seat 6: fluffyllamas (4031 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (13500 in chips)
Seat 8: TM818 (392 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (6461 in chips)
fluffyllamas: posts small blind 300
FrankNagaiJr: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [Ks Kd]
TM818: folds
letsgo_yanks: folds
jeansebas: folds
santucci[1]: raises 1200 to 1800
fluffyllamas: raises 2181 to 3981 and is all-in
FrankNagaiJr: raises 9469 to 13450 and is all-in
santucci[1]: folds
*** FLOP *** [7h 9s Jd]
*** TURN *** [7h 9s Jd] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [7h 9s Jd Ac] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
fluffyllamas: shows [Ts Qs] (a pair of Jacks)
FrankNagaiJr: shows [Ks Kd] (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
Hand 108 - I catch 88 and fold them rather than get involved in an all-in scuffle with a player who's been super-tight.
Hand 111 - This player is tight. Check this hand out.
*********** # 111 **************
PokerStars Game #3734945521: Tournament #18543310, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) -
2006/01/23 - 20:35:24 (ET)
Table '18543310 5' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: jeansebas (2037 in chips)
Seat 2: Bertskvc (5713 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: santucci[1] (5051 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (18781 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (5661 in chips)
FrankNagaiJr: posts small blind 300
letsgo_yanks: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FrankNagaiJr [Th 8d]
jeansebas: folds
Bertskvc: calls 600
santucci[1]: folds
FrankNagaiJr: calls 300
letsgo_yanks: checks
*** FLOP *** [9h 8c Tc]
phoraces is connected
FrankNagaiJr: bets 1200
letsgo_yanks: folds
Bertskvc: folds
FrankNagaiJr collected 2050 from pot
FrankNagaiJr: doesn't show hand
Hand 113 - Buy a pot w/ATo
Hand 114 - I raise w/AKs, a short stack goes in w/AQ and fails to suck out on me. Yay. With this player eliminated, the remaining players are in the money.
At this point, check out the chip ratio:
Seat 2: Bertskvc (4513 in chips)
Seat 3: pacaro (14181 in chips)
Seat 5: phoraces (11791 in chips)
Seat 6: ESADAOY (4866 in chips)
Seat 7: FrankNagaiJr (24758 in chips)
Seat 8: Moti G (2930 in chips)
Seat 9: letsgo_yanks (4461 in chips)
When we get down to two-handed, I have a 4 to 1 chip lead, but that's only two double ups for my opponent to win. He doubles up on two pair, plays agressively, and knocks me out with two pair. The final hand was #175.
