Ten tournament hands from a Sit N Go player making the transition

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I have been making the transition from SnGs to MTTs, and have been having a difficult time (out of the money for the last 20 tournaments in a row). Below are ten hands from a $25 tournament on Empire (170 entrants, top 20 paid). Any comments would be welcome.

#1: AA

I think I made a mistake in this hand, but luckily got away with it.

Blinds (15/30)
UTG ( $1250 )
UTG+1 ( $1480 )
UTG+2 ( $460 )
HERO ( $1075 )
MP2 ( $1635 )
MP3 ( $2070 )
CO ( $1090 )
Button ( $790 )
SB ( $3295 )
BB ( $1375 )

Dealt to HERO: A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

PREFLOP
3 folds, HERO raises t90, 4 folds, SB calls t75, 1 fold

FLOP (t195) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
SB checks.
HERO bets [150].
SB calls [150].

TURN (t495) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
SB checks.
HERO checks.

RIVER (t495) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
SB checks.
HERO bets [100]
SB calls [100]


#2: QQ


Blinds (25/50)
HERO ( $1340 )
UTG+1 ( $560 )
MP1 ( $1246 )
MP2 ( $920 )
MP3 ( $281 )
CO ( $925 )
Button ( $1945 )
SB ( $1400 )
BB ( $5805 )

Dealt to HERO: Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

PREFLOP
HERO raises t150, 3 folds, MP3 is all-in t281, 3 folds, BB calls t231, HERO is all-in t1190


#3: A9o

I wasn’t planning on betting the flop, but the flop bet was so weak that I thought I might be able to take the pot down

Blinds (25/50)
UTG ( $560 )
UTG+1 ( $1246 )
MP1 ( $920 )
MP2 ( $868 )
MP3 ( $925 )
CO ( $1945 )
Button ( $1375 )
SB ( $5524 )
HERO ( $1059 )

Dealt to HERO: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

PREFLOP
3 folds, MP2 calls t50, 2 folds, Button calls t50, 1 fold, HERO checks

FLOP (t175) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
HERO checks.
MP2 checks.
Button bets t50.
HERO raises to t200.
MP2 folds.
Button calls t150.

TURN (t575) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
HERO is all-in t809


#4: 42o, BB steal

SB was weak. In particular, I remember a hand where he was on the button. Folded around to him. He limped. SB called, BB checked. On the flop, SB checked, BB checked, and he also checked. He folded on the turn to a bet from the SB.

This hand is not very interesting, but it becomes important later on.


Blinds (75/150)
9 players
SB ( $2838 )
BB ( $2793 )

Dealt to HERO: 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

PREFLOP
7 folds, SB calls t75, HERO raises to t275, SB folds.

Comment from SB: How did I know you would raise?


#5: KQs

I hate this hand, but am clueless as to how I should have played it.

Blinds (75/150)
UTG ( $1022 )
UTG+1 ( $2450 )
MP1 ( $2688 )
HERO ( $2868 )
CO ( $4480 )
Button ( $4204 )
SB ( $5032 )
BB ( $5011 )

Dealt to HERO: K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

PREFLOP
4 folds, HERO raises to t450, 1 fold, Button calls t450, 2 folds

FLOP (t1125) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
HERO bets t600.
Button calls t600.

TURN (t2325) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
HERO checks.
Button bets t1800.
HERO folds.


#6: 33, BB resteal

One orbit since I raised the SB and irritated him. I thought he was raising me because he felt that he had shown weakness in the last orbit. I didn’t think he had a pair, but probably 2 high cards that he thought were good.

I fully expected him to call this bet. Given that I was low on chips, I was willing to race him.


Blinds (75/150)
9 players
SB ( $2388 )
BB ( $1818 )

Dealt to HERO: 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

PREFLOP
7 folds, SB raises t225, HERO is all-in t1668, SB folds.

Comment from SB: Imagine fckin that


#7: J5s

I thought there was a decent chance that I had the best hand on the flop, but I wasn’t willing to risk my tournament life on it. But the UTG’s bet on the flop looked too big for the situation, and so I thought that I either had the best hand, or my check-raise could convince him to lay down a better jack.

Blinds (75/150)
UTG ( $8177 )
6 others
SB ( $2163 )
HERO ( $2043 )

Dealt to HERO: J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

PREFLOP
UTG calls t150, 6 folds, SB calls t75, HERO checks

FLOP (t450) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
SB checks.
HERO checks.
UTG bets t450.
SB folds.
HERO is all-in t1893.



#8: KQs

I had a lot of outs on the flop, but the reraise made me think that there was a decent chance that my flush draw was no good.

Blinds (100/200)
UTG ( $5075 )
UTG+1 ( $1863 )
HERO ( $4086 )
MP1 ( $6284 )
MP2 ( $4879 )
MP3 ( $4147 )
CO ( $5111 )
Button ( $1995 )
SB ( $416 )
BB ( $1835 )

Dealt to HERO: K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

PREFLOP
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t200, HERO calls t200 3 folds, CO calls t200, 1 fold, SB calls t100, BB checks

FLOP (t1000) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
SB checks.
BB checks.
UTG+1 checks.
HERO bets t600.
CO raises to t1800.
3 folds
HERO folds.


#9: AJo

The UTG’s limp worried me, since he seemed to be a solid player who played few hands. I hated the preflop raise, but felt that the odds were too good to pass up.

This is another hand that I don’t think I played well, but really don’t know how I should have played it.


Blinds (100/200)
UTG ( $4090 )
UTG+1 ( $448 )
MP1 ( $4675 )
MP2 ( $1347 )
HERO ( $2686 )
CO ( $8352 )
Button ( $1995 )
SB ( $4847 )
BB ( $8411 )

Dealt to HERO: A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

PREFLOP
UTG calls t200, 4 folds, HERO calls t200, CO raises to t500, 2 folds, UTG calls t300, HERO calls t300

FLOP (t1800) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG checks.
HERO checks.
CO bets t1000.
UTG folds.
HERO folds.



#10: KK: UTG gets his revenge

This last hand is more of a bad beat post, but I include it for completeness sake. The UTG is the same player whom I raised from the BB when he was in the SB. I believe he called me in this hand because of the previous hands where I had made him fold his hand. So it worked out for me, except for the results.


Blinds (150/300)
UTG ( $2244 )
HERO ( $2636 )
MP1 ( $9202 )
MP2 ( $4150 )
CO ( $8611 )
Button ( $6538 )
SB ( $235 )
BB ( $2075 )

Dealt to HERO: K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

PREFLOP
UTG calls t300, HERO is all-in t2636 4 folds, SB calls t85, 1 fold, UTG is all-in t1944

FLOP, TURN, RIVER J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [/b]

UTG shows J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]