Many hands from Stars $5+R tourney (long)

Proofrock · #1 08-20-2005, 01:58 AM

Stars $5 + Rebuy tourney from a few nights ago. I'm pretty inexperienced with multi table tournaments, so I'm posting a series of hands for comment.
DISCLAIMER(S): THIS IS LONG AND MOST OF THESE HANDS ARE PRETTY DULL.

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Hand 1: Villain in this hand has been playing ultra-aggressively throughout the rebuy period (including pushing preflop with J6o, 56s, A3o, and pushing most flops that he's connected with in some way). This is the first time I've seen him call the flop, then push the turn.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

MP1 (t1890)
MP2 (t12130)
MP3 (t6755)
CO (t4560)
Button (t2440)
SB (t5565)
Hero (t5840)
UTG (t2820)
UTG+1 (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t30, 1 fold, MP1 calls t30, 1 fold, MP3 calls t30, CO calls t30, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t180) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t180, UTG folds, MP1 calls t180, MP3 folds, CO calls t180, SB folds.

Turn: (t720) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets t600, MP1 folds, CO raises to t4350, Hero calls t3750.

River: (t9420) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t9420

Results in white below: 
Hero has Ks Ad (one pair, kings).
CO has 5c 3h (two pair, fives and threes).
Outcome: CO wins t9420. 

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Hand 2: Is it too weak to fold AQo out of position after a bunch of limpers and a 6xBB raise from TAG CO?

Big Blind is t50 (9 handed)
saw flop|saw showdown

UTG+1 (t950)
MP1 (t12790)
MP2 (t6650)
MP3 (t8985)
CO (t2165)
Button (t8900)
Hero (t3860)
BB (t2750)
UTG (t2450)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t50, 1 fold, MP2 calls t50, MP3 calls t50, CO raises to t300, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls t250, MP2 calls t250, MP3 calls t250.

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Hand 3: Is the flop raise okay? Easy fold to the turn push, yes? What if I had 10-10 or A8? The push seems a bit much for a straight, but there are plenty of other hands that beat me.

Big Blind is t400 (9 handed)
saw flop|saw showdown

CO (t10405)
Button (t13015)
SB (t6735)
BB (t25465)
UTG (t9530)
UTG+1 (t14557)
Hero (t19995)
MP2 (t14250)
MP3 (t10998)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises to t1200, 3 folds, Button calls t1200, 1 fold, BB calls t800.

Flop: (t3400) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB bets t1600, Hero raises to t4000, Button folds, BB calls t2400.

Turn: (t11400) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t20240 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: t31640

Results in white below: 
No showdown. BB wins t31640. 

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Hand 4: With blinds this high I'd say I raise this 30% of the time and fold 70% of the time from EP – does this ratio seem about right, or should it be shifted some?

Big Blind is t600 (9 handed)
saw flop|saw showdown

MP3 (t20403)
CO (t8290)
Button (t2385)
SB (t31790)
BB (t22265)
UTG (t20007)
Hero (t21225)
MP1 (t13400)
MP2 (t42097)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to t1500, 2 folds, MP3 calls t1500, 1 fold, Button raises to t2335, 1 fold, BB calls t1735, Hero calls t835, MP3 calls t835.

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Hand 5: Getting better than 2-to-1, at least a call is correct with Q10o, right? Or is this just a dangerous hand that I should muck?

Big Blind is t1200 (9 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP1 (t20515)
MP2 (t59852)
MP3 (t32306)
CO (t11269)
Button (t54946)
SB (t50460)
Hero (t36827)
UTG (t19640)
UTG+1 (t33952)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
5 folds, CO raises to t3600, 2 folds, Hero calls t2400.

Flop: (t6600) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets t3600, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t10200

Results in white below: 
No showdown. CO wins t10200. 

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Hand 6: Too tight?

Big Blind is t1200 (8 handed)
saw flop|saw showdown

MP1 (t5421)
MP2 (t55052)
CO (t42056)
Button (t31988)
SB (t66496)
BB (t46335)
Hero (t32027)
UTG+1 (t17240)

Preflop: Hero folds UTG with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].

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Hand 7: Steal gone wrong – continuation bet this flop?

Big Blind is t2000 (9 handed)
saw flop|saw showdown

Button (t64383)
SB (t53552)
BB (t31131)
UTG (t36188)
UTG+1 (t98988)
MP1 (t21764)
Hero (t33727)
MP3 (t11040)
CO (t29611)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises to t6000, 2 folds, Button calls t6000, 2 folds.

Flop: (t12800) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t9000, Button calls t9000.

Turn: (t30800) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t8000, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t38800

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Button shows Ad 10d and wins t38800. 

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Hand 8: Push or fold?

Big Blind is t2000 (9 handed)
saw flop|saw showdown

Button (t5992)
SB (t57452)
BB (t44031)
UTG (t36188)
UTG+1 (t65396)
MP1 (t42964)
Hero (t29727)
MP3 (t14940)
CO (t31711)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t8000, 4 folds, Button calls t5892 (All-In), 2 folds.

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Hand 9: This makes me want to cry. How should I play this? Fold preflop? Check/fold river?

Big Blind is t3000 (8 handed)
saw flop|saw showdown

BB (t29715)
UTG (t121370)
UTG+1 (t76080)
MP1 (t8040)
MP2 (t7630)
CO (t33678)
Button (t41576)
Hero (t56281)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
5 folds, Button calls t3000, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t8550) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets t6000, BB folds, Button calls t6000.

Turn: (t20550) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (t20550) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t9000, Hero calls t9000.

Final Pot: t38550

Results in white below: 
Button has Jd Tc (two pair, jacks and tens).
Hero has 7d Jh (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: Button wins t38550. 

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Hand 10: This one makes me want to punch myself in the face. We were right on the bubble, and when the hand started I was about 60 out of 82 (top 81 pay), and it clearly affected my play, since I would have gotten all of my chips in on that flop or turn otherwise. However, given that we are exactly on the bubble now, is there any merit to slowing down as a medium low (but not desperate) stack?

Big Blind is t4000 (8 handed)
saw flop|saw showdown

UTG (t31765)
UTG+1 (t108020)
MP1 (t92830)
MP2 (t8435)
CO (t17610)
Button (t18828)
SB (t97086)
Hero (t27431)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
6 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t7400) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t7400) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t4000, Hero calls t4000.

River: (t15400) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t4000, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t19400

Results in white below: 
SB doesn't show.
Outcome: SB wins t19400. 

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Last hand: Push and pray, or wait a little longer?

Big Blind is t6000 (9 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP3 (t24765)
CO (t89020)
Button (t82195)
SB (t41499)
BB (t18870)
UTG (t16610)
UTG+1 (t25628)
MP1 (t133286)
Hero (t16431)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises to t16131, 4 folds, BB calls t10131.

Thanks for reading through this long post. Any and all comments appreciated.

-cj