Tough night and wanting to make sure I wasn't being too stupid

#1 12-05-2005, 12:36 AM

Well, just had to stop after a rough night in some SNGs. 0-11 to be exact, but I know you don't care. Anyway, just wanting to make sure I wasn't spewing on a few of my bust outs. Any advice or comments on these would be appreciated, as I think I'm a pretty decent player, but really trying to take it a bit further now, and this is the best way I know how to do it.

1) 4th hand of a 30+3 2 tabler SNG on PS, so no reads.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1480)
Hero (t1470)
Button (t1520)
SB (t1540)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1440)
UTG+1 (t1550)
MP1 (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t20, [color=#666666]4 folds, [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to t80, Button calls t80, SB calls t70, [color=#666666]1 fold, UTG calls t60.

Flop: (t340) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](4 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets t100, Button calls t100, SB folds, UTG folds.

Turn: (t540) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)
Hero checks, [color=#CC3333]Button bets t200, Hero calls t200.

River: (t940) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets t300, [color=#CC3333]Button raises to t1140, Hero calls t790 (All-In).

Final Pot: t3170

Results in white below: [color=#FFFFFF]
Hero has Ad Kh (three of a kind, kings).
Button has 4s 4h (full house, fours full of kings).
Outcome: Button wins t3170. 

2) 20 table SNG. I've been ridiculously card dead, playing 2 of first 55 hands. I finally see a pair. Lots of money out there by the time it gets to me. Is the push OK? And furthermore, what about his call?
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP (t6349)
Button (t14794)
SB (t7325)
Hero (t3597)
UTG (t4680)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
[color=#CC3333]UTG raises to t4630, [color=#666666]3 folds, Hero calls t2947 (All-In).

Flop: (t7777) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t7777) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t7777) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t7777

Results in white below: [color=#FFFFFF]
Hero has 8h 8c (one pair, eights).
UTG has Qh Kd (one pair, kings).
Outcome: UTG wins t7777. 

3) Last one for now. $10, 5 table SNG, 28 people left and my stack is about average. No noticeable reads on villian here. I thought this was a no brainer push... is that right? And would most of you call the preflop raise if you were him?
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (7 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

SB (t5765)
BB (t3295)
UTG (t1495)
MP1 (t3315)
MP2 (t1725)
CO (t950)
Hero (t2485)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
[color=#666666]1 fold, MP1 calls t150, [color=#666666]2 folds, [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to t500, [color=#666666]1 fold, BB calls t350, MP1 folds.

Flop: (t1225) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)
[color=#CC3333]BB bets t600, [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to t1985, BB calls t1385.

Turn: (t5195) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)

River: (t5195) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [color=#0000FF](2 players)

Final Pot: t5195

Results in white below: [color=#FFFFFF]
BB has 9h Ac (flush, ace high).
Hero has Ad Ah (two pair, aces and eights).
Outcome: BB wins t5195. 

Not sure what is going on with converter... sorry.