The Old Penalty For Playing Below Average Hands
 

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)

BB (t1610)
UTG (t1460)
UTG+1 (t1470)
MP1 (t1460)
MP2 (t1350)
Hero (t1195)
CO (t1695)
Button (t1305)
SB (t1955)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t30, Hero calls t30, CO calls t30, Button calls t30, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t180) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t150</font>, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, MP2 calls t150.

Turn: (t480) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
MP2 checks, Hero checks.

River: (t480) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
MP2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t330</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises to t660</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t1015</font>, MP2 calls t355.

Final Pot: t2510

Results in white below: <font color="white">
MP2 shows Qs Jh (three of a kind, queens).
Hero shows Qd 3d (three of a kind, queens).
Outcome: MP2 wins t2510. </font>