When in doubt, push (a corrolary to Won, but not proud post)

[Bigdaddydvo]

Gents,

Lately at the Party 10 dollar SNGs, I've been the most successful stealing w/basically garbage once the blinds hit 50/100. I'm posting the hands when the blinds hit 50/100 and I was down to T347, coming back to win it with a series of uber-aggressive plays, though I'm sure some of the success was predicated on my opponents not knowing that I was stealing. I'd appreciate some evaluation because I don't want to develop bad habits if/when I move up. On the flipside, I have trouble being a rock when I need to be. I've been earning my slots in the PP Million Semi's by starting at the ghetto-ground floor: The 7 dollar sub qualifier where top two get passes to the 30 dollar qualifier. In today's, I was the chip leader w/5000 of 8000 chips on the table w/3 people left...but I froze up so much that I folded every time my BB was raised and failed to complete my SB. Turns out I got blinded down to where I had to gamble at the 300/600 level and got put out at 3rd...sad face. Any tips to adjust when you have a decent chip lead (the strategy I'm most comfortable with is to keep pressuring small stacks even though all I have to do is make the top 2 and winning the whole thing means nothing...counterintuitive, I know)

***** Hand History for Game 1174746139 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:08:48 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1730)
Seat 6: md457 (3771)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (347)
Seat 10: danbb (2152)
Bigdaddydvo posts small blind (50)
danbb posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ Qc, Qs ]
LAS2003 folds.
md457 folds.
Bigdaddydvo raises (297) to 347
Bigdaddydvo is all-In.
danbb calls (247)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 4h, Qd, 9c ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Jc ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 8s ]
Creating Main Pot with $694 with Bigdaddydvo
** Summary **
Main Pot: 694 |
Board: [ 4h Qd 9c Jc 8s ]
LAS2003 balance 1730, didn't bet (folded)
md457 balance 3771, didn't bet (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 694, bet 347, collected 694, net +347 [ Qc Qs ] [ three of a kind, queens -- Qc,Qs,Qd,Jc,9c ]
danbb balance 1805, lost 347 [ Kc 6h ] [ high card king -- Kc,Qd,Jc,9c,8s ]

***** Hand History for Game 1174747358 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:09:09 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1730)
Seat 6: md457 (3771)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (694)
Seat 10: danbb (1805)
danbb posts small blind (50)
LAS2003 posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ Jh, 2c ]
md457 folds.
Bigdaddydvo folds.
danbb calls (50)
LAS2003 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8d, Ks, Qs ]
danbb bets (100)
LAS2003 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 300
Board: [ 8d Ks Qs ]
LAS2003 balance 1630, lost 100 (folded)
md457 balance 3771, didn't bet (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 694, didn't bet (folded)
danbb balance 1905, bet 200, collected 300, net +100

***** Hand History for Game 1174748824 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:09:32 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1630)
Seat 6: md457 (3771)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (694)
Seat 10: danbb (1905)
LAS2003 posts small blind (50)
md457 posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ Js, Qc ]
Bigdaddydvo raises (694) to 694
Bigdaddydvo is all-In.
danbb folds.
LAS2003 folds.
md457 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $844 with Bigdaddydvo
** Summary **
Main Pot: 844
LAS2003 balance 1580, lost 50 (folded)
md457 balance 3671, lost 100 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 844, bet 694, collected 844, net +150
danbb balance 1905, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1174749688 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:09:47 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1580)
Seat 6: md457 (3671)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (844)
Seat 10: danbb (1905)
md457 posts small blind (50)
Bigdaddydvo posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ Kd, 2h ]
danbb raises (200) to 200
LAS2003 folds.
md457 calls (150)
Bigdaddydvo folds.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Tc, 7c, 8h ]
md457 bets (225)
danbb raises (1705) to 1705
danbb is all-In.
md457 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $2430 with danbb
** Summary **
Main Pot: 2430
Board: [ Tc 7c 8h ]
LAS2003 balance 1580, didn't bet (folded)
md457 balance 3246, lost 425 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 744, lost 100 (folded)
danbb balance 2430, bet 1905, collected 2430, net +525

***** Hand History for Game 1174751505 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:10:17 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1580)
Seat 6: md457 (3246)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (744)
Seat 10: danbb (2430)
Bigdaddydvo posts small blind (50)
danbb posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 6h, 4h ]
LAS2003 folds.
md457 raises (400) to 400
Bigdaddydvo folds.
danbb calls (300)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Tc, Qh, 4c ]
danbb checks.
md457 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Ah ]
danbb checks.
md457 bets (200)
danbb calls (200)
** Dealing River ** : [ 9c ]
danbb checks.
md457 checks.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1250
Board: [ Tc Qh 4c Ah 9c ]
LAS2003 balance 1580, didn't bet (folded)
md457 balance 2646, lost 600 [ Js Jh ] [ a pair of jacks -- Ah,Qh,Js,Jh,Tc ]
Bigdaddydvo balance 694, lost 50 (folded)
danbb balance 3080, bet 600, collected 1250, net +650 [ As Jc ] [ a pair of aces -- As,Ah,Qh,Jc,Tc ]

***** Hand History for Game 1174753784 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:10:54 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1580)
Seat 6: md457 (2646)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (694)
Seat 10: danbb (3080)
danbb posts small blind (50)
LAS2003 posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 3h, 7h ]
md457 folds.
Bigdaddydvo folds.
danbb raises (150) to 200
LAS2003 calls (100)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ah, As, 7c ]
danbb bets (100)
LAS2003 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 500
Board: [ Ah As 7c ]
LAS2003 balance 1380, lost 200 (folded)
md457 balance 2646, didn't bet (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 694, didn't bet (folded)
danbb balance 3280, bet 300, collected 500, net +200

***** Hand History for Game 1174756330 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:11:35 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1380)
Seat 6: md457 (2646)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (694)
Seat 10: danbb (3280)
LAS2003 posts small blind (50)
md457 posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ Kh, Qd ]
Bigdaddydvo raises (694) to 694
Bigdaddydvo is all-In.
danbb folds.
LAS2003 folds.
md457 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $844 with Bigdaddydvo
** Summary **
Main Pot: 844
LAS2003 balance 1330, lost 50 (folded)
md457 balance 2546, lost 100 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 844, bet 694, collected 844, net +150
danbb balance 3280, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1174757177 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:11:50 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1330)
Seat 6: md457 (2546)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (844)
Seat 10: danbb (3280)
md457 posts small blind (50)
Bigdaddydvo posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 8h, 5s ]
danbb folds.
LAS2003 folds.
md457 calls (50)
Bigdaddydvo checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ts, Th, 9h ]
md457 checks.
Bigdaddydvo bets (744)
Bigdaddydvo is all-In.
md457 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $944 with Bigdaddydvo
** Summary **
Main Pot: 944
Board: [ Ts Th 9h ]
LAS2003 balance 1330, didn't bet (folded)
md457 balance 2446, lost 100 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 944, bet 844, collected 944, net +100
danbb balance 3280, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1174758524 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:12:11 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1330)
Seat 6: md457 (2446)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (944)
Seat 10: danbb (3280)
Bigdaddydvo posts small blind (50)
danbb posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ Kh, 3d ]
LAS2003 folds.
md457 folds.
Bigdaddydvo raises (894) to 944
Bigdaddydvo is all-In.
danbb folds.
Creating Main Pot with $1044 with Bigdaddydvo
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1044
LAS2003 balance 1330, didn't bet (folded)
md457 balance 2446, didn't bet (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 1044, bet 944, collected 1044, net +100
danbb balance 3180, lost 100 (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1174759480 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:12:28 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1330)
Seat 6: md457 (2446)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (1044)
Seat 10: danbb (3180)
danbb posts small blind (100)
LAS2003 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ Ks, 4c ]
md457 folds.
Bigdaddydvo raises (1044) to 1044
Bigdaddydvo is all-In.
danbb folds.
LAS2003 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $1344 with Bigdaddydvo
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1344
LAS2003 balance 1130, lost 200 (folded)
md457 balance 2446, didn't bet (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 1344, bet 1044, collected 1344, net +300
danbb balance 3080, lost 100 (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1174760365 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:12:42 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1130)
Seat 6: md457 (2446)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (1344)
Seat 10: danbb (3080)
LAS2003 posts small blind (100)
md457 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ As, Qc ]
Bigdaddydvo raises (1344) to 1344
Bigdaddydvo is all-In.
danbb folds.
LAS2003 folds.
md457 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $1644 with Bigdaddydvo
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1644
LAS2003 balance 1030, lost 100 (folded)
md457 balance 2246, lost 200 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 1644, bet 1344, collected 1644, net +300
danbb balance 3080, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1174762507 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:13:17 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1030)
Seat 6: md457 (2246)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (1644)
Seat 10: danbb (3080)
md457 posts small blind (100)
Bigdaddydvo posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 6d, Qs ]
danbb folds.
LAS2003 folds.
md457 raises (300) to 400
Bigdaddydvo calls (200)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Qh, 3c, Jd ]
md457 bets (275)
Bigdaddydvo calls (275)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Ad ]
md457 checks.
Bigdaddydvo bets (969)
Bigdaddydvo is all-In.
md457 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $2319 with Bigdaddydvo
** Summary **
Main Pot: 2319
Board: [ Qh 3c Jd Ad ]
LAS2003 balance 1030, didn't bet (folded)
md457 balance 1571, lost 675 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 2319, bet 1644, collected 2319, net +675
danbb balance 3080, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1174764473 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:13:50 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1030)
Seat 6: md457 (1571)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (2319)
Seat 10: danbb (3080)
Bigdaddydvo posts small blind (100)
danbb posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 4s, Kc ]
LAS2003 folds.
md457 folds.
Bigdaddydvo calls (100)
danbb checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Jh, Ad, 6d ]
Bigdaddydvo checks.
danbb checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3s ]
Bigdaddydvo checks.
danbb checks.
** Dealing River ** : [ Td ]
Bigdaddydvo checks.
danbb checks.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 400
Board: [ Jh Ad 6d 3s Td ]
LAS2003 balance 1030, didn't bet (folded)
md457 balance 1571, didn't bet (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 2519, bet 200, collected 400, net +200 [ 4s Kc ] [ high card ace with king kicker -- Ad,Kc,Jh,Td,6d ]
danbb balance 2880, lost 200 [ 9d 2h ] [ high card ace -- Ad,Jh,Td,9d,6d ]

***** Hand History for Game 1174765967 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:14:15 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (1030)
Seat 6: md457 (1571)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (2519)
Seat 10: danbb (2880)
danbb posts small blind (100)
LAS2003 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 7h, Ad ]
md457 raises (1571) to 1571
md457 is all-In.
Bigdaddydvo folds.
danbb folds.
LAS2003 folds.
Creating Main Pot with $1871 with md457
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1871
LAS2003 balance 830, lost 200 (folded)
md457 balance 1871, bet 1571, collected 1871, net +300
Bigdaddydvo balance 2519, didn't bet (folded)
danbb balance 2780, lost 100 (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1174766922 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:14:31 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (830)
Seat 6: md457 (1871)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (2519)
Seat 10: danbb (2780)
LAS2003 posts small blind (100)
md457 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 4c, Kc ]
Bigdaddydvo raises (600) to 600
danbb folds.
LAS2003 folds.
md457 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 900
LAS2003 balance 730, lost 100 (folded)
md457 balance 1671, lost 200 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 2819, bet 600, collected 900, net +300
danbb balance 2780, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 1174767829 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:14:46 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: LAS2003 (730)
Seat 6: md457 (1671)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (2819)
Seat 10: danbb (2780)
md457 posts small blind (100)
Bigdaddydvo posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ Qd, Qc ]
danbb raises (400) to 400
LAS2003 folds.
md457 folds.
Bigdaddydvo raises (800) to 1000
danbb calls (600)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 7c, 9h, 6h ]
Bigdaddydvo checks.
danbb bets (1780)
danbb is all-In.
Bigdaddydvo calls (1780)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 8d ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 7s ]
Creating Main Pot with $5660 with danbb
** Summary **
Main Pot: 5660 |
Board: [ 7c 9h 6h 8d 7s ]
LAS2003 balance 730, didn't bet (folded)
md457 balance 1571, lost 100 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 5699, bet 2780, collected 5660, net +2880 [ Qd Qc ] [ two pairs, queens and sevens -- Qd,Qc,9h,7c,7s ]
danbb balance 0, lost 2780 [ Qs 8s ] [ two pairs, eights and sevens -- Qs,8s,8d,7c,7s ]

***** Hand History for Game 1174769648 *****
danbb finished in fourth place.
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:15:17 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 4: LAS2003 (730)
Seat 6: md457 (1571)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (5699)
Bigdaddydvo posts small blind (100)
LAS2003 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 8d, 2s ]
Bigdaddydvo: congrats, in the $$$$$$$$$$
md457 folds.
Bigdaddydvo raises (500) to 600
LAS2003 raises (530) to 730
LAS2003 is all-In.
Bigdaddydvo calls (130)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9c, 9h, 8s ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6c ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Th ]
Creating Main Pot with $1460 with LAS2003
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1460 |
Board: [ 9c 9h 8s 6c Th ]
LAS2003 balance 0, lost 730 [ 3d 3c ] [ two pairs, nines and threes -- Th,9c,9h,3d,3c ]
md457 balance 1571, didn't bet (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 6429, bet 730, collected 1460, net +730 [ 8d 2s ] [ two pairs, nines and eights -- Th,9c,9h,8d,8s ]

***** Hand History for Game 1174771859 *****
LAS2003 finished in third place and won $20.
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:15:52 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: md457 (1571)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (6429)
Bigdaddydvo posts small blind (100)
md457 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ Ks, 6h ]
Bigdaddydvo raises (500) to 600
md457 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 800
md457 balance 1371, lost 200 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 6629, bet 600, collected 800, net +200

***** Hand History for Game 1174772697 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:16:06 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: md457 (1371)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (6629)
md457 posts small blind (100)
Bigdaddydvo posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 7h, 9d ]
md457 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 300
md457 balance 1271, lost 100 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 6729, bet 200, collected 300, net +100

***** Hand History for Game 1174773360 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:16:17 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: md457 (1271)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (6729)
Bigdaddydvo posts small blind (150)
md457 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 9d, 7h ]
Bigdaddydvo raises (450) to 600
md457 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 900
md457 balance 971, lost 300 (folded)
Bigdaddydvo balance 7029, bet 600, collected 900, net +300

***** Hand History for Game 1174774496 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 7166865) - Sat Nov 13 18:16:36 EST 2004
Table Table 11626 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: md457 (971)
Seat 7: Bigdaddydvo (7029)
md457 posts small blind (150)
Bigdaddydvo posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bigdaddydvo [ 9h, Kh ]
md457 raises (821) to 971
md457 is all-In.
Bigdaddydvo calls (671)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Jd, Kd, Ac ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5h ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Qh ]
Creating Main Pot with $1942 with md457
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1942 |
Board: [ Jd Kd Ac 5h Qh ]
md457 balance 0, lost 971 [ 6c 3h ] [ high card ace -- Ac,Kd,Qh,Jd,6c ]
Bigdaddydvo balance 8000, bet 971, collected 1942, net +971 [ 9h Kh ] [ a pair of kings -- Ac,Kh,Kd,Qh,Jd ]