Ric
05-11-2004, 01:54 PM
Here's some hands I played from a recent $1 Stars tournament. 833 enter, 81 pay. Sorry about how low stakes it is, but I figure it's better than a freeroll when asking for hand help. Also, I took out the players who folded preflop to make the post shorter, with my thoughts below in blue. Anyway, here goes:
Hand 1: Big Blind is t20 (8 handed)
Hero (t1570)
MP2 (t860)
CO (t1400)
Button (t1610)
BB (t1450)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls t20, MP2 calls t20, CO calls t20, Button calls t20, BB checks.
Flop: (t110) T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
BB checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks, CO checks, Button checks.
Turn: (t110) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
BB checks, Hero ...
<font color="blue">Ok, so no one bet the flop, and I picked up the nut flush draw. Safe to bet, or still plan to check/fold?</font>
Hand 2: Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)
Button (t2275)
SB (t1405)
Hero (t1465)
UTG (t935)
UTG+1 (t980)
Preflop: Hero is BB with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls t30, UTG+1 calls t30, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls t30, SB raises to t150, Hero raises to t300, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t270, Button folds, SB calls t150.
Flop: (t960) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
SB checks, Hero bets t200, UTG+1 raises to t680, SB folds, Hero folds.
<font color="blue">What did I do wrong here, if anything? I think I underbet the pot if I were to get him to fold.</font>
Hand 3: Big Blind is t50
Hero (895)
SB (480)
BB (2000)
Preflop: Hero is CO with 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
Folded to me, I raise to t200, SB folds, BB reraises all in, I fold.
<font color="blue">That'll teach me to try and steal from a big stack.</font>
Hand 4: Big Blind is t100 (9 handed)
UTG+1 (t2490)
MP1 (t6490)
MP2 (t2290)
MP3 (t3185)
Hero (t620)
SB (t1900)
BB (t2725)
Preflop: Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t100, MP1 calls t100, MP2 calls t100, MP3 calls t100, CO folds, Hero raises to t620 (all in)
<font color="blue">I figure with all the limpers, I may as well test my luck here. Should I have waited for a better hand?</font>
Hand 5: Big Blind is t150 (9 handed)
UTG+1 (t2062)
MP3 (t4654)
Hero (t4155)
SB (t3109)
BB (t9990)
UTG (t2170)
Preflop: Hero is Button with T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls t150, UTG+1 calls t150, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls t150, CO folds, Hero calls t150, SB completes, BB checks.
Flop: (t900) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(6 players) </font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero checks.
Turn: (t900) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(6 players) </font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets t500, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP3 folds.
<font color="blue">With all the limpers (the big stack just sat down), I decided just to come along for the ride this hand again. Too passive?</font>
Hand 6: Big Blind is t200 (9 handed)
SB (t4445)
BB (t1943)
Hero (t5805)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to t800, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls t600.
Flop: (t1700) J/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
BB bets t1143 (All-In), Hero calls t1143.
<font color="blue">Should I ever worry about being behind here?</font>
Hand 7: Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
Hero (t5062)
BB (t2759)
UTG (t10290)
Preflop: Hero is SB with J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG raises to t600, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, Hero folds, BB folds.
<font color="blue">I didn't want to gamble with UTG, so I took the easy way out.</font>
Hand 8: Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
MP2 (t8406)
CO (t1280)
Button (t10682)
SB (t996)
Hero (t3637)
UTG (t1750)
UTG+1 (t10865)
MP1 (t70)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t45 (All-In), MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB raises to t971, Hero ?
<font color="blue">Should I let the two short stacks battle it out, or take my 1.5:1 pot odds to see where I end up?</font>
Hand 9: Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
MP2 (t7906)
Button (t22074)
Hero (t3066)
BB (t1940)
Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 raises to t400, CO folds, Button calls t400, Hero ?
<font color="blue">Easy fold, even with a caller?</font>
Hand 10: Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
MP1 (t14512)
Hero (t4266)
BB (t11880)
Preflop: Hero is SB with 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t200, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (t675) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
Hero bets t800, BB folds, MP1 raises to t6000, Hero folds.
<font color="blue">No way I can call this. Should I have bet less on the flop?</font>
And finally, my last hand of the tournament. This is for more entertainment purposes than anything.
Big blind is t400, ante 50. I(t6907) pick up A /images/graemlins/diamond.gif J /images/graemlins/diamond.gif in the CO. Folded to me, I push. After using up almost all of his time bank, SB (t22997) calls me with A /images/graemlins/heart.gif Q /images/graemlins/spade.gif. No miracle happens and I'm out in 112th. I guess I paid him back for when I doubled up off him with AK vs his QQ.
I think I did alright for this tournament, probably made a few mistakes in the hands I showed. Thanks for any help.
Hand 1: Big Blind is t20 (8 handed)
Hero (t1570)
MP2 (t860)
CO (t1400)
Button (t1610)
BB (t1450)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls t20, MP2 calls t20, CO calls t20, Button calls t20, BB checks.
Flop: (t110) T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
BB checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks, CO checks, Button checks.
Turn: (t110) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
BB checks, Hero ...
<font color="blue">Ok, so no one bet the flop, and I picked up the nut flush draw. Safe to bet, or still plan to check/fold?</font>
Hand 2: Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)
Button (t2275)
SB (t1405)
Hero (t1465)
UTG (t935)
UTG+1 (t980)
Preflop: Hero is BB with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls t30, UTG+1 calls t30, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls t30, SB raises to t150, Hero raises to t300, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t270, Button folds, SB calls t150.
Flop: (t960) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
SB checks, Hero bets t200, UTG+1 raises to t680, SB folds, Hero folds.
<font color="blue">What did I do wrong here, if anything? I think I underbet the pot if I were to get him to fold.</font>
Hand 3: Big Blind is t50
Hero (895)
SB (480)
BB (2000)
Preflop: Hero is CO with 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
Folded to me, I raise to t200, SB folds, BB reraises all in, I fold.
<font color="blue">That'll teach me to try and steal from a big stack.</font>
Hand 4: Big Blind is t100 (9 handed)
UTG+1 (t2490)
MP1 (t6490)
MP2 (t2290)
MP3 (t3185)
Hero (t620)
SB (t1900)
BB (t2725)
Preflop: Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t100, MP1 calls t100, MP2 calls t100, MP3 calls t100, CO folds, Hero raises to t620 (all in)
<font color="blue">I figure with all the limpers, I may as well test my luck here. Should I have waited for a better hand?</font>
Hand 5: Big Blind is t150 (9 handed)
UTG+1 (t2062)
MP3 (t4654)
Hero (t4155)
SB (t3109)
BB (t9990)
UTG (t2170)
Preflop: Hero is Button with T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls t150, UTG+1 calls t150, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls t150, CO folds, Hero calls t150, SB completes, BB checks.
Flop: (t900) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(6 players) </font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero checks.
Turn: (t900) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(6 players) </font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets t500, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP3 folds.
<font color="blue">With all the limpers (the big stack just sat down), I decided just to come along for the ride this hand again. Too passive?</font>
Hand 6: Big Blind is t200 (9 handed)
SB (t4445)
BB (t1943)
Hero (t5805)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to t800, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls t600.
Flop: (t1700) J/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
BB bets t1143 (All-In), Hero calls t1143.
<font color="blue">Should I ever worry about being behind here?</font>
Hand 7: Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
Hero (t5062)
BB (t2759)
UTG (t10290)
Preflop: Hero is SB with J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG raises to t600, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, Hero folds, BB folds.
<font color="blue">I didn't want to gamble with UTG, so I took the easy way out.</font>
Hand 8: Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
MP2 (t8406)
CO (t1280)
Button (t10682)
SB (t996)
Hero (t3637)
UTG (t1750)
UTG+1 (t10865)
MP1 (t70)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t45 (All-In), MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB raises to t971, Hero ?
<font color="blue">Should I let the two short stacks battle it out, or take my 1.5:1 pot odds to see where I end up?</font>
Hand 9: Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
MP2 (t7906)
Button (t22074)
Hero (t3066)
BB (t1940)
Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 raises to t400, CO folds, Button calls t400, Hero ?
<font color="blue">Easy fold, even with a caller?</font>
Hand 10: Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
MP1 (t14512)
Hero (t4266)
BB (t11880)
Preflop: Hero is SB with 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t200, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (t675) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
Hero bets t800, BB folds, MP1 raises to t6000, Hero folds.
<font color="blue">No way I can call this. Should I have bet less on the flop?</font>
And finally, my last hand of the tournament. This is for more entertainment purposes than anything.
Big blind is t400, ante 50. I(t6907) pick up A /images/graemlins/diamond.gif J /images/graemlins/diamond.gif in the CO. Folded to me, I push. After using up almost all of his time bank, SB (t22997) calls me with A /images/graemlins/heart.gif Q /images/graemlins/spade.gif. No miracle happens and I'm out in 112th. I guess I paid him back for when I doubled up off him with AK vs his QQ.
I think I did alright for this tournament, probably made a few mistakes in the hands I showed. Thanks for any help.