Some help for a tourney newbie please

jkstay · #1 01-25-2005, 03:58 PM

I've been playing limit ring games for about a year (I've worked my way up to 3/6 so far), but the tourney bug has bitten me, so I'm trying to get my feet wet by playing sit and go's. I just finished reading TPFAP and HOH, and I've read Aleo's Party $10 + $1 SnG guide. I've got some bonuses to clear at Poker Stars, so I've decided to start with their $5 + .50 SnG's.

I just finished a tourney there, and I'd like to get some feedback on three of the hands I played. I've included a few comments about my thoughts, but I'd appreciate any comments on all streets. Thanks in advance for your help.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) converter

MP3 (t1230)
CO (t2870)
Button (t1075)
SB (t895)
Hero (t1950)
UTG (t625)
UTG+1 (t1605)
MP1 (t1200)
MP2 (t2050)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t50, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (t125) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t100, MP2 calls t100.

Turn: (t325) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t150, MP2 raises to t450, Hero folds.
In looking at this hand again, I'm thinking I should have just check folded the turn...by calling my decent sized flop bet, MP2 was saying he at least had an A. Is this thinking too weak? 

Final Pot: t925

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) converter

Button (t4700)
SB (t1645)
Hero (t2825)
UTG (t2930)
MP (t1400)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, MP folds, Button calls t200, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t600) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t400, Button calls t400, SB folds.

Turn: (t1400) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t600, Hero calls t600.
Here I think I had the odds to call...I was getting 3.3:1 pot odds, and I figured I had 14 outs (as long has villian wasn't drawing to a higher flush). Was I wrong calling this? 

River: (t2600) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t800, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t3400

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) converter

Button (t6700)
SB (t1545)
Hero (t1225)
UTG (t2630)
MP (t1400)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, MP folds, Button calls t200, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t600) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t600, Button calls t600, SB folds.
At the time, I thought it was worth taking a stab at the pot here. Looking back on it, it seems foolish to me. If I'd had a larger stack, it might have been ok, but I didn't have enough chips to be pulling this type of play with.... 

Turn: (t1800) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t425 (All-In), Button calls t425.

River: (t2650) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t2650