First hand of my last SNG....

[Nemesis]

I got my money in while i was ahead... anything to worry about?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t1500)
Hero (t1500)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1500)
CO (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t20, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t20, MP2 calls t20, MP3 calls t20, <font color="CC3333">CO raises to t100</font>, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t300</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, <font color="CC3333">CO raises to t1500</font>, Hero calls t1200 (All-In).

Flop: (t3100) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t3100) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t3100) Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t3100
<font color="green">Main Pot: t3100 (t3100), between Hero and CO.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by CO (t3100).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows Kd Kh (two pair, aces and kings).
CO shows Qc Ah (full house, aces full of queens).
Outcome: CO wins t3100. </font>

[Toro]

You see this foolishness all the time in the early stages of sngs. The fool got lucky. Nothing to do or worry about.

[durron597]

The only mistake I see here is that you went allin on the first hand of an SnG; no matter how good my hand is, it always seems to get cracked. For example the last time I did it, I had AA in UTG+1, made a small raise, got reraised, I pushed, he called with TT. Turn was a T and out I go...

Anyway, ignore the above paragraph. You made the right play, IMO.

[Roman]

very standard play.

[woodguy]

He re-raised you with AQo??
Put him on your buddy list.
You know you played this right.
regards,
woodguy

[fnurt]

Fact of the matter is that the way people play at level 1 is probably the most significant component of your +EV at these tournaments. You have to be willing to gamble it up with these clowns, even though you might lose. There is an infinite supply of future tournaments to enter so survival should not be a consideration.

Imagine you enter 3 tournaments, and each time you're a 2-1 favorite to double up on the first hand. You're still alive in 2 tournaments with 2x your starting chips, and you've paid 3 entry fees. So basically you are paying 1.5x the entry fee to start with 2x the amount of chips. I assume this is a deal everyone is willing to take.