This is from a $11 rebuy on stars. I was a large (80k) chip lead with 10 players, finished 9th. I need some critique of my play. I will give my reasoning for each play so you can correct my thinking, if needed. I've had several chip lead to out finishes lately and I'm just not sure anymore what I'm doing.
the blinds and ante's were wrong when I converted it, so I corrected as needed
1) 5 handed, and I was the dominant stack. Standerd steal attempt, felt I had to call the reraise as it was only 19k more.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t12000 (5 handed)
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SB (t148506)
BB (t124152)
Hero (t253212)
MP (t56280)
Button (t107343)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t36000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to t55680</font>, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, Hero calls t19680.
Flop: (t132360) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Turn: (t132360) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
River: (t132360) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Final Pot: t132360
2) MP3 was basically pot committing himself raising into the chip leaders blind, so I felt A10 was too weak to play here.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t12000 (9 handed)
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UTG+1 (t137507)
MP1 (t153020)
MP2 (t140706)
MP3 (t114941)
CO (t104352)
Hero (t201132)
SB (t119160)
BB (t309639)
UTG (t105543)
Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
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4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to t48600</font>, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>.
Final Pot: t53400
3)Called the min raise here, then got all in with the worst hand. So, was playing here at all foolish, if I do play is calling correct, or would reraising be better, and was my thinking my A could be good on the flop reckless?
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t12000 (9 handed)
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UTG (t136907)
UTG+1 (t152420)
MP1 (t140106)
MP2 (t137741)
MP3 (t103752)
Hero (t200532)
Button (t112560)
SB (t297039)
BB (t104943)
Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t24000</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, Hero calls t24000, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>.
Flop: (t71400) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t36000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t175932</font>, MP2 calls t77141 (All-In).
Turn: (t297682) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
River: (t297682) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: t297682
4) Standerd push here to end it, no content really
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t12000 (9 handed)
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BB (t136307)
UTG (t151820)
UTG+1 (t139506)
MP1 (t297682)
MP2 (t103152)
Hero (t62791)
CO (t111960)
Button (t290439)
SB (t92343)
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
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4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t62191</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, SB calls t56191, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>.
Flop: (t123182) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Turn: (t123182) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
River: (t123182) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Final Pot: t123182