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KSOT · #1 11-26-2005, 09:56 AM

Went from chip leader to 11th place in a big MTT today. Was really upset about it, as I can't ever seem to make the final table. I'm talking roughly 100 MTTs over the year without a single final table appearence. Lots of cashes, just always blow up somewhere late. I'd like opinions on a few key hands that broke me.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1600 (8 handed) converter

UTG (t7212)
UTG+1 (t8909)
MP1 (t13965)
MP2 (t21665)
CO (t21677)
Hero (t81397)
SB (t28410)
BB (t63430)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
3 folds, MP2 raises to t21590, 1 fold, Hero calls t21590, 1 fold, BB calls t19990.

Flop: (t63695) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB bets t4800, Hero calls t4800.

Turn: (t73295) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB bets t6400, Hero calls t6400.

River: (t86095) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB bets t4800, Hero calls t4800.

Final Pot: t95695

Results in white below: 
BB has Ks Kd (one pair, kings).
MP2 has Qh Th (high card, queen).
Hero has Td Ts (one pair, tens).
Outcome: BB wins t95695. 

I was the chip leader for the whole tournament, MP2 was pushing like a madman, and I hadn't been in too many hands with BB up to that point. Can you find a fold anywhere in there?

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t6000 (8 handed) converter

Hero (t139273)
SB (t218519)
BB (t150301)
UTG (t77046)
UTG+1 (t56117)
MP1 (t252056)
MP2 (t92323)
CO (t172104)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG raises to t12000, 4 folds, Hero raises to t84000, 2 folds, UTG calls t64746 (All-In).

Flop: (t162546) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t162546) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t162546) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t162546

Results in white below: 
UTG has 7h 7s (three of a kind, sevens).
Hero has Ac Kc (one pair, kings).
Outcome: UTG wins t155292. Hero wins t7254. 

UTG was 21% v$pip with 12% pfr so I thought I might have him dominated. Was I right to put him in? Should I have just called or put in a lesser raise?

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t8000 (6 handed) converter

Hero (t104027)
CO (t281411)
Button (t26492)
SB (t353406)
BB (t99582)
UTG (t273004)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to t103627, CO calls t103627, 3 folds.

Flop: (t209254) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t209254) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t209254) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t209254

Results in white below: 
Hero has Tc Ts (two pair, tens and threes).
CO has Ks As (two pair, aces and kings).
Outcome: CO wins t209254. 
Is 14,400 too little to risk 103,000 for with a hand like 10-10? Should I have made it a lesser raise and folded to a scary flop? I felt like I couldn't afford to do that at that point. I had also stolen the last pot pre-flop, so I figured any smallish raise I made probably wouldn't get the job done. The people at my table were more than willing to coldcall a 4XBB raise. Thoughts?

Oh also... AK can go to hell!