The hand that did me in...

[codewarrior]

Stars $30+3. Would a pre-flop push (or raise) have made a difference in tournament EV? Big stack seemed solid....

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (4 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="C00000">Hero (t4140)</font>
<font color="C00000">SB (t7360)</font>
<font color="C00000">BB (t55)</font>
UTG (t1945)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, Hero calls t200, <font color="CC3333">SB raises to t7360</font>, Hero calls t3940 (All-In).

Flop: (t11555) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t11555) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t11555) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t11555
<font color="green">Main Pot: t165 (t165), between Hero, SB and BB.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by SB (t165).</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: t11390 (t11390), between SB and BB.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by SB (t11390).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
SB has Kc Qc (straight, king high).
BB has 4c 2h (one pair, twos).
Hero has Ks Kh (one pair, kings).
Outcome: SB wins t11555. </font>

BTW, this is the game I was in with Stoneii and "Aguirre", if you guys want to pipe in. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]