TeaCh_Me_4_Free #5 of 25.

[TeaCh_ThEKiD_PlZ]

Every 5th post will be a semi-complete summary of an event in the tournament.

In this particular tournament I am being very passive and need advice on where to push and where to lay low.


#5.

1. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (5 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB (t1775)
Hero (t1980)
UTG (t600)
MP (t2040)
Button (t3605)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t600 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls t300.

Flop: (t1350) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t1350) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t1350) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1350

2. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t1625)
Hero (t2730)
BB (t2040)
UTG (t3605)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t450

3. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG (t1625)
Hero (t2580)
SB (t2190)
BB (t3605)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t2580 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t3030

4. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

BB (t1625)
Hero (t3030)
Button (t2040)
SB (t3305)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1100</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t1550

5. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t1125)
Hero (t3680)
BB (t2040)
UTG (t3155)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t3680 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Final Pot: t4080

6. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG (t1125)
Hero (t4080)
SB (t1640)
BB (t3155)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t600

7 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

BB (t1125)
Hero (t4080)
Button (t1440)
SB (t3355)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls t400.

Flop: (t1800) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t400</font>, BB calls t325 (All-In).

Turn: (t2525) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t2525) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t2525

8 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (3 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t5405)
BB (t1440)
Button (t3155)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif. Hero posts a blind of t400.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t400, Hero (poster) checks.

Flop: (t800) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t400</font>, Button calls t400.

Turn: (t1600) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t800</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t2400

9 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (3 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t4605)
SB (t1440)
BB (t3955)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls t400.

Flop: (t1800) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t525</font>, BB folds.

Final Pot: t2325

10 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (3 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t5605)
Button (t1240)
SB (t3155)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t1240 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t1840

11 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t500 (3 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t4955)
SB (t1340)
BB (t3705)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t750

12 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t500 (3 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t4455)
BB (t1840)
Button (t3705)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t1000</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t1750

13 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t500 (3 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t4205)
Button (t1840)
SB (t3955)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t1000</font>, Hero calls t500.

Flop: (t2000) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t800</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t2800

14 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t500 (3 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t3205)
BB (t1840)
Button (t4955)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t1000</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t1750

15 Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t500 (3 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t2955)
SB (t1340)
BB (t5705)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t2955 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls t2455.

Flop: (t6160) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t6160) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t6160) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t6160

[curtains]

Yeah Id love to give my advice for all 16 hands here in this thread! Just give me a few minutes....

OR you could try making seperate posts

[TeaCh_ThEKiD_PlZ]

Sub-section 1; building up my stack.

Hand #1 - Simple easy call. Incrased my stack quite a bit.

Hand #2 - Maybe I should have raised into BB to take his chips. I guess I felt good enough winning that small pot the hand before to make a move(LEAK).

Hand# 3 and 4 - Obvious raise/push.

Hand# 5 - I used the momentum I was given to take this pot.

Sub-section 2; bad play that would show my weakness to opponents.

Hand #6 - Blinds seemed too big to steal with a very weak hand.

Hand #7 - I definately do not like this min-raise. I think I should have raised to 1200 at least.

Hand #8 - Aweful flop min-bet with bottom pair. I also basically gave the chips away when I checked the turn.

Hand #9 - Aweful pre-flop min-bet. Why bet out on the flop when you know you almost always have the best hand in this situation. (bet more pre-flop. check or bet more on the flop)

Hand #10 - Easy fold for 800 more with 79 suited? I thought so.

Hand #11 - Worthless hand(I dont know how that got in there)

Sub-section 3 - No control over game.

Hand #12 - Ace 7? I think if you push and he calls after he min raises that means you are totally dominated. I dont think this is a good spot to try to cut off his leggs.

Hand #13 - Aweful call. I like fold the best but I dont know how or when I am going to make a stand.

Hand #14 - If I folded A7 and K 10 to a min raise this is a definate fold.

Hand #15 - Easy push.


Conculsion: I do not know how to stand up against the 2nd stack taking control of the game. I know I shouldnt be playing for 2nd but it looks like I was. I cant wait around for a perfect hand every time when he is raising KJ or Ax.

Was I too passive or did I avoid danger?

[lastchance]

1 is fine.
I push 2, and I think it's an easy one.
3 is fine.
4 is a push from me UTG.
5 is fine.
6 is ok, though I'd be pushing this sometimes.
7 is a push/fold instead of a normal raise. I lean towards push.
8. I push this.
9. I push this too.
10. I call, but a fold isn't horrible if you can lean on SB.
11. I push most of the time, though I might fold too.
12. I think it's fine, depending on how much button is raising, but you've got to be thinking about pushing here or stop-n-go.
13. Don't call, either push, or fold.
14. Fine.
15. Fine.