I'm on a roll! Analyze for me?

[kyro]

This post serves two purposes. One, to gloat over the fact that I've been ITM in my last...wait for it....wait for it...TWO SNG's. I know, calm down, you'll have your chance. I've been running bad lately, and I think the last two tournaments have been great for my confidence. I've played well, had some hands hit, basically what I've expected from myself.

Also, I'd like you look at a few hands and tell me what you think. There aren't too many "lost at the showdown" hands...(I think I was 7/8 at one point at the showdown) but there are a variety of hands I'd like you to critique for me. Sure, I won this one, but a part of me would like to win another one [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Anyways, here they are. PokerStars Limit 5+.50 SNG

Hand 1:

Table '2056806 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: chezeman (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: HighrollerJL (1680 in chips)
Seat 3: JdLewis (1760 in chips)
Seat 4: Hokiesid (1460 in chips)
Seat 5: BCSammy (1300 in chips)
Seat 6: tonimwelch (1460 in chips)
Seat 7: shortychyna (1480 in chips)
Seat 8: brokedawg (1480 in chips)
Seat 9: Chiefs2 (1380 in chips)
tonimwelch: posts small blind 10
shortychyna: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to chezeman [Th Tc]
brokedawg: calls 20
Chiefs2: folds
chezeman: raises 20 to 40
HighrollerJL: folds
JdLewis: calls 40
Hokiesid: folds
BCSammy: folds
tonimwelch: calls 30
shortychyna: folds
brokedawg: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [Ah Qs 7s]
tonimwelch: checks
brokedawg: checks
chezeman: bets 20
JdLewis: folds
tonimwelch: calls 20
brokedawg: calls 20
*** TURN *** [Ah Qs 7s] [3h]
tonimwelch: checks
brokedawg: checks
chezeman: bets 40
tonimwelch: calls 40
brokedawg: folds
*** RIVER *** [Ah Qs 7s 3h] [3c]
tonimwelch: checks
chezeman: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tonimwelch: shows [4s 4d] (two pair, Fours and Threes)
chezeman: shows [Th Tc] (two pair, Tens and Threes)
chezeman collected 320 from pot

Did I get lucky here. Was the flop bet correct? The turn bet? Finally, do you check the river? I put villain on Qx and figured he was going to call regardless.

Hand 2:

*********** # 94 **************
PokerStars Game #541035180: Tournament #2056806, Hold'em Limit - Level II
(30/60) - 2004/07/12 - 23:21:10 (ET)
Table '2056806 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: chezeman (1630 in chips)
Seat 2: HighrollerJL (2775 in chips)
Seat 3: JdLewis (1700 in chips)
Seat 4: Hokiesid (1905 in chips)
Seat 5: BCSammy (575 in chips)
Seat 6: tonimwelch (1280 in chips)
Seat 7: shortychyna (1270 in chips)
Seat 8: brokedawg (1065 in chips)
Seat 9: Chiefs2 (1300 in chips)
BCSammy: posts small blind 15
tonimwelch: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to chezeman [9d Td]
shortychyna: folds
brokedawg: calls 30
Chiefs2: folds
chezeman: calls 30
HighrollerJL: folds
JdLewis: folds
Hokiesid: folds
BCSammy: calls 15
tonimwelch: raises 30 to 60
brokedawg: calls 30
chezeman: calls 30
BCSammy: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [Jh 8c 4s]
BCSammy: checks
tonimwelch: checks
brokedawg: checks
chezeman: checks
*** TURN *** [Jh 8c 4s] [Qs]
BCSammy: checks
tonimwelch: checks
brokedawg: checks
chezeman: bets 60
BCSammy: folds
tonimwelch: calls 60
brokedawg: folds
*** RIVER *** [Jh 8c 4s Qs] [Ad]
tonimwelch: checks
chezeman: bets 60
tonimwelch: raises 60 to 120
chezeman: raises 60 to 180
tonimwelch: raises 60 to 240
Betting is capped
chezeman: calls 60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tonimwelch: shows [Ac Kc] (a pair of Aces)
chezeman: shows [9d Td] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
chezeman collected 840 from pot

I'm pretty confident on my play post-flop. Obviously getting odds to the OESD. Should I be tossing this preflop either before or after the raise? I figure I'll have decent position to play soooted connectors, and after he raises now I'm getting odds.

Hand 3:

PokerStars Game #541130819: Tournament #2056806, Hold'em Limit - Level VI
(200/400) - 2004/07/12 - 23:58:08 (ET)
Table '2056806 1' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: chezeman (4710 in chips)
Seat 2: HighrollerJL (1630 in chips)
Seat 3: JdLewis (1625 in chips)
Seat 6: tonimwelch (4240 in chips)
Seat 7: shortychyna (1295 in chips)
chezeman: posts small blind 100
HighrollerJL: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to chezeman [9s Kc]
JdLewis: folds
tonimwelch: calls 200
shortychyna: folds
chezeman: calls 100
HighrollerJL: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qs Jc 9h]
chezeman: checks
HighrollerJL: bets 200
tonimwelch: calls 200
chezeman: folds

Folding my only option?

Hand 4:

PokerStars Game #541159959: Tournament #2056806, Hold'em Limit - Level VII
(300/600) - 2004/07/13 - 00:09:17 (ET)
Table '2056806 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: chezeman (5060 in chips)
Seat 2: HighrollerJL (4925 in chips)
Seat 3: JdLewis (1625 in chips)
Seat 6: tonimwelch (1890 in chips)
chezeman: posts small blind 150
HighrollerJL: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to chezeman [6c 5s]
JdLewis: folds
tonimwelch has timed out while disconnected
tonimwelch: folds
chezeman: calls 150
HighrollerJL: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ac Kd Ad]
chezeman: bets 300
HighrollerJL: folds
chezeman collected 600 from pot
chezeman: doesn't show hand

This guy played about as straight-forward as possible. If he calls, I'm certainly beat and go into check-fold mode. But, I'm guessing unless he has an A or a K (he for one would have raised with A, he capped my TT with A2o HU) or any pocket pair, he'll fold. Agree with this bet?

One more. For all you bad beat lovers out there. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] It's HU, I just about have him finished. And he does this to me. Schmuck.

Hand 5:


PokerStars Game #541189778: Tournament #2056806, Hold'em Limit - Level VIII
(400/800) - 2004/07/13 - 00:21:12 (ET)
Table '2056806 1' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: chezeman (11620 in chips)
Seat 2: HighrollerJL (1880 in chips)
HighrollerJL: posts small blind 200
chezeman: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to chezeman [Kd Kc]
HighrollerJL: calls 200
chezeman: raises 400 to 800
HighrollerJL: raises 400 to 1200
chezeman: raises 400 to 1600
Betting is capped
HighrollerJL: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Qc 9c 7h]
chezeman: bets 400
HighrollerJL: calls 280 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Qc 9c 7h] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 9c 7h 3s] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
chezeman: shows [Kd Kc] (a pair of Kings)
HighrollerJL: shows [8s Th] (a straight, Six to Ten)
HighrollerJL collected 3760 from pot

No complaints from me tonight. Unlike last night where I nearly cursed the guy out when his A2s flushed away my AA. I just shook my head and focused on outplaying him, which I honestly think I did.

I apologize for the length of this, but like I said, I just want to improve. If anyone can offer insight on ANY of these hands, that would be wonderful. As always, good luck at the tables....unless you're at my table of course.

kyro