[Rizen]

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I only looked through most of the FT hands, here are some I think u botched:

I hope you know why this one sucks:

*********** # 302 **************
PokerStars Game #3236518686: Tournament #15701163, Hold'em No Limit - Level XV (2000/4000) - 2005/12/04 - 03:00:13 (ET)
Table '15701163 16' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: Rizen (71689 in chips)
Seat 5: Bad_reflex (191428 in chips)
Seat 6: all_in_7-8 (54996 in chips)
Seat 8: DeOnTaY04 (19703 in chips)
Seat 9: JTriverrat (77684 in chips)
Rizen: posts the ante 200
Bad_reflex: posts the ante 200
all_in_7-8: posts the ante 200
DeOnTaY04: posts the ante 200
JTriverrat: posts the ante 200
Rizen: posts small blind 2000
Bad_reflex: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rizen [2d Ad]
all_in_7-8: folds
DeOnTaY04: folds
JTriverrat said, "lol"
JTriverrat: folds
Rizen: calls 2000
Bad_reflex: checks
*** FLOP *** [2h Jd 3s]
Rizen: bets 6000
Bad_reflex: raises 10000 to 16000
Rizen: calls 10000
*** TURN *** [2h Jd 3s] [8h]
Rizen: checks
Bad_reflex: bets 16000
Rizen: folds
Bad_reflex collected 41000 from pot
Bad_reflex: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 41000 | Rake 0
Board [2h Jd 3s 8h]
Seat 3: Rizen (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: Bad_reflex (big blind) collected (41000)
Seat 6: all_in_7-8 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DeOnTaY04 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: JTriverrat (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)


Complete against that guy? no way....

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PokerStars Game #3236559749: Tournament #15701163, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (3000/6000) - 2005/12/04 - 03:07:02 (ET)
Table '15701163 16' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: Rizen (109285 in chips)
Seat 5: Bad_reflex (210628 in chips)
Seat 9: JTriverrat (95587 in chips)
Rizen: posts the ante 300
Bad_reflex: posts the ante 300
JTriverrat: posts the ante 300
Rizen: posts small blind 3000
Bad_reflex: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rizen [Td 5d]
all_in_7-8 [observer] said, "gg"
JTriverrat: folds
Rizen: calls 3000
PaulTuetel [observer] said, "74 off rules"
Bad_reflex: raises 18000 to 24000
Rizen: folds
PaulTuetel [observer] said, "on pokerstars"
Bad_reflex collected 12900 from pot
Bad_reflex: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12900 | Rake 0
Seat 3: Rizen (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Bad_reflex (big blind) collected (12900)
Seat 9: JTriverrat (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

This one is only good under VERY specific curcumstances (ie could be a good play, could be spewing):

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PokerStars Game #3236540002: Tournament #15701163, Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (3000/6000) - 2005/12/04 - 03:03:44 (ET)
Table '15701163 16' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 3: Rizen (57189 in chips)
Seat 5: Bad_reflex (210928 in chips)
Seat 6: all_in_7-8 (38296 in chips)
Seat 9: JTriverrat (109087 in chips)
Rizen: posts the ante 300
Bad_reflex: posts the ante 300
all_in_7-8: posts the ante 300
JTriverrat: posts the ante 300
JTriverrat: posts small blind 3000
Rizen: posts big blind 6000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rizen [5c Ks]
Bad_reflex: folds
all_in_7-8: raises 6000 to 12000
all_in_7-8 said, "leave bad alone, he is our chip commander"
JTriverrat: folds
Rizen: calls 6000
*** FLOP *** [6d Th Tc]
Bad_reflex said, "yep, TY Dawg !"
Rizen: bets 30000
all_in_7-8: folds
Rizen collected 28200 from pot
Rizen: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 28200 | Rake 0
Board [6d Th Tc]
Seat 3: Rizen (big blind) collected (28200)
Seat 5: Bad_reflex folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: all_in_7-8 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: JTriverrat (small blind) folded before Flop

overall you did a really good job in my opinion, the only thing I may have done differently is by putting more pressure on by raising with any2 on tight players BBs, you seemed to have a hand almost every time you raised.

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The A2 hand was awful, I certainly agree. There were a couple of times I completed in the SB where I wouldn't normally as well as peeled in the BB where I might not against other players. Part of it was that these players were SUPER passive post-flop (IMO at least) and if I recall correctly, I was taking a lot of pots from them on the flop with minimal risk. I waited a bit too long to change gears 3 handed though, as they both got a little more aggressive then.

The A2 hand is beyond awful, almost embarassing [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] The others weren't great, but at least I was adjusting my play based on a read. Overall it was an interesting final table. I think I made some good adjustments to it at times, and at others I made some bad adjustements. I actually find it quite encouraging seeing all my positive results lately and knowing that I'm still no where near the best level I can be as a player.

-Rizen