what do i do???

[unreal_nh]

this is one of my definite down falls in playing on the bubble. i can never really figure out what the right decision is... i try to weigh all the negatives and the positives and make an educated guess and act on it. anyway, i'd like to know what you would do.... thanks.

i amazingly ended up winning this one.... but what i dont know is if i won by complete luck, or was it by good decision making?

2 problem hands.....

***** Hand History for Game 2355566498 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:13889609 Level:7 Blinds(150/300) - Wednesday, July 13, 01:42:12 EDT 2005
Table Table 14262 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: gizmogundy ( $645 )
Seat 4: poop4sale ( $1135 )
Seat 5: hm837 ( $4345 )
Seat 10: psychboy1 ( $1875 )
Trny:13889609 Level:7
Blinds(150/300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to poop4sale [ 3h 5d ]
hm837 folds.
psychboy1 folds.
gizmogundy is all-In [495]
>You have options at Table 13887 Table!.
Your time bank will become active in less than 20 seconds. If you do not want it to be used, please act now.
poop4sale calls [345].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qh, Ts, Kd ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ As ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4s ]
>You have options at Table 13887 Table!.
gizmogundy shows [ Kh, 5s ] a pair of kings.
poop4sale shows [ 3h, 5d ] high card ace.
gizmogundy wins 1290 chips from the main pot with a pair of kings.



***** Hand History for Game 2355582841 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:13889609 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Wednesday, July 13, 01:45:38 EDT 2005
Table Table 14262 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: gizmogundy ( $1890 )
Seat 4: poop4sale ( $980 )
Seat 5: hm837 ( $4155 )
Seat 10: psychboy1 ( $975 )
Trny:13889609 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to poop4sale [ 4c 3d ]
hm837 raises [800].
psychboy1 folds.
gizmogundy folds.
Your time bank will become active in less than 20 seconds. If you do not want it to be used, please act now.
>You have options at Table 13887 Table!.
poop4sale will be using his time bank for this hand.
poop4sale folds.
hm837 does not show cards.
hm837 wins 1400 chips

[trigger man]

You haven't given any reads, so I'll assume it's a normal 22 player array

Hand 1 blows. You are not in a cash game, and stacks are incredibly shallow. Save your chips in hand 1 for a better spot.

Hand 2 looks fine, and more like it.

-tm

[The Stick]

I always get screwed at the same point. You're the BB for 300 in hand 1, it's only 345 more to call, you're almost compelled to for the 940 chips already in the pot. 35o, though, could be a legit fold even given these odds. Kinda sucks, because now you're the new shortstack and have to pay the SB next, I guess it's cross your fingers time.

Same with hand 2. UTG's raise is a signal to the other two players, "I've got a hand that'll take him down". Almost half your stack is in the pot, but it's a laydown. Pay the SB next, and look ahead to 'psychoboy'... he's going to have to pay 600 of his 975 before the big blind comes back to you, cross your fingers and hope he gets the shaft or you pick up AA.