5+1 3-Table Party NL SnG

#1 12-08-2005, 11:25 AM

I'm posting select hands from an event I played last night. I have selected hands I felt I played well and hands I felt I played poorly. As always, comments and criticism are greatly appreciated. I'm really interested on comments of my play in the blinds, as this is where I feel I make the most mistakes.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP2 (t1785)
CO (t2080)
Button (t1170)
SB (t835)
BB (t955)
Hero (t950)
UTG+1 (t915)
MP1 (t1310)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Hero raises to t70, 1 fold, MP1 calls t70, 2 folds, Button calls t70, 2 folds.

Flop: (t240) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t240) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets t120, MP1 folds, Button folds.

Final Pot: t360

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t360. 

Should I have led the flop here? After opponents checked, I thought the turn bet was mandatory.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP1 (t2028)
MP2 (t2437)
CO (t1055)
Button (t950)
SB (t885)
Hero (t1195)
UTG (t575)
UTG+1 (t875)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls t30, 2 folds, Button calls t30, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t120) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t100, MP1 folds, Button folds, SB folds.

Final Pot: t220

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t220. 

I thought me leading the flop disguised my hand well. I felt this was the type of hand that could call a raise.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG+1 (t1998)
MP1 (t2437)
MP2 (t1055)
CO (t920)
Button (t855)
Hero (t1285)
BB (t575)
UTG (t875)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t30, 1 fold, MP1 calls t30, 3 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks.

Turn: (t120) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets t30, MP1 folds, Hero calls t30, BB folds.

River: (t180) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t130, UTG folds.

Final Pot: t310

Results in white below: 
Hero has 7d 8h (one pair, eights).
Outcome: Hero wins t310. 

I had a piece of this and did not believe the villian's turn bet. I felt the river card was perfect for a bluff, but I think my hand was probably best anyway.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP1 (t1198)
MP2 (t3332)
CO (t980)
Button (t870)
SB (t805)
Hero (t1405)
UTG (t525)
UTG+1 (t885)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t100, MP1 raises to t150, 4 folds, Hero calls t100, Hero folds.

Flop: (t425) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t425) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t425) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t425

Results in white below: 
UTG+1 has Qh Qs (one pair, queens).
MP1 has Ah 9h (high card, ace).
Outcome: UTG+1 wins t425. 

Not sure if I played this correctly.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP2 (t795)
MP3 (t1055)
CO (t2345)
Button (t950)
SB (t1805)
Hero (t1055)
UTG (t1095)
UTG+1 (t520)
UTG+2 (t1510)
MP1 (t1212)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
8 folds, SB raises to t200, Hero calls t100.

Flop: (t400) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t100, Hero raises to t400, SB calls t300.

Turn: (t1200) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t1200) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t1200

Results in white below: 
SB has 6c 4c (high card, ace).
Hero has Qh Ks (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins t1200. 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

CO (t890)
Button (t2840)
SB (t3197)
Hero (t2060)
UTG (t845)
MP (t2510)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
3 folds, Button raises to t300, 1 fold, Hero calls t150.

Flop: (t675) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t325, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1000

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Button wins t1000. 

Was this weak?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

CO (t3567)
Button (t3290)
SB (t3272)
Hero (t1910)
UTG (t1390)
MP (t1740)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG raises to t350, 5 folds.

Final Pot: t575

Results in white below: 
No showdown. UTG wins t575. 

Weak again?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

CO (t3342)
Button (t3690)
SB (t3347)
Hero (t1285)
UTG (t1065)
MP (t2440)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
4 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t300) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t150, Hero raises to t400, SB folds.

Final Pot: t850

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t850. 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (7 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP2 (t1832)
CO (t3680)
Button (t6067)
SB (t5061)
Hero (t3020)
UTG (t7500)
MP1 (t2840)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t200, 3 folds, Button calls t200, 1 fold, Hero checks.

Flop: (t700) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, Button bets t400, Hero calls t400, UTG folds.

Turn: (t1500) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t700, Button folds.

Final Pot: t2200

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t2200. 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP (t3680)
CO (t5467)
Button (t4411)
Hero (t3670)
BB (t10182)
UTG (t2590)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
4 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t600) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t300, Hero calls t300.

Turn: (t1200) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t800, BB folds.

Final Pot: t2000

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t2000. 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

CO (t3680)
Button (t5467)
SB (t4561)
Hero (t4720)
UTG (t9432)
MP (t2140)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
3 folds, Button raises to t800, 2 folds.

Final Pot: t1250

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t1250. 

I felt a raise of anything less than all-in w/ my chip count was incorrect.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP (t3380)
CO (t4067)
Button (t2571)
Hero (t5220)
BB (t10182)
UTG (t4580)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero completes, 1 fold.

Flop: (t2871) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t2871) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t2871) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t2871

Results in white below: 
Button has 9d Ah (one pair, threes).
Hero has 7d 7c (two pair, sevens and threes).
Outcome: Hero wins t2871. 

Was this a good call?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Button (t3617)
Hero (t8241)
BB (t10182)
UTG (t7960)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t600) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks.

Turn: (t600) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t300, BB calls t300.

River: (t1200) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t600, BB calls t600.

Final Pot: t2400

Results in white below: 
Hero has Th Jc (straight, jack high).
BB has 3s 6d (straight, nine high).
Outcome: Hero wins t2400. 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

SB (t3317)
Hero (t9441)
UTG (t10732)
Button (t6510)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, Button calls t300, 1 fold, Hero raises to t1600, Hero calls t4910.

Flop: (t6960) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t6960) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t6960) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t6960

Results in white below: 
Hero has Jc Js (two pair, kings and jacks).
Button has Qh Kh (full house, kings full of fours).
Outcome: Button wins t6960. 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

SB (t2767)
Hero (t2731)
UTG (t11332)
Button (t13170)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, Button raises to t800, 1 fold, Hero calls t400.

Flop: (t1800) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Button calls t1931.

Turn: (t3731) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t3731) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t3731

Results in white below: 
Hero has 8c 5c (one pair, fives).
Button has Tc Ah (high card, ace).
Outcome: Hero wins t3731. 

Stop and go was my plan all the way here.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

BB (t1967)
Hero (t5462)
Button (t11932)
SB (t10639)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero raises to t1200, 1 fold, SB calls t1000, 1 fold.

Flop: (t2800) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t400, SB calls t3862.

Turn: (t7062) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t7062) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t7062

Results in white below: 
Hero has As Kh (full house, kings full of aces).
SB has Qd Ah (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Hero wins t7062. 

I was really unsure of how to play this hand after the flop. The all in move abviously takes all further decisions out of the hand and from villian's flop bet, I thought it was unlikely that he had a made hand. At this low buy-in level, I usually see a check raise with a made hand here. But, I'm still not sure if I made the correct play.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (3 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Hero (t9524)
Button (t17099)
SB (t3377)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Button raises to t2700, 2 folds.

Final Pot: t3300

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t3300. 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (3 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Hero (t11324)
Button (t14599)
SB (t4077)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, SB raises to t1200, Hero calls t600.

Flop: (t2400) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero calls t2877.

Turn: (t5277) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t5277) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t5277

Results in white below: 
Hero has Td 7s (two pair, tens and sevens).
SB has 7h 8c (two pair, sevens and twos).
Outcome: Hero wins t5277. 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (2 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Hero (t15401)
BB (t14599)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
Hero calls t300, BB checks.

Flop: (t900) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t1500, Hero raises to t3000, BB folds.

Final Pot: t5400

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t5400. 

I can't believe I just donked out a minraise.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (2 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Hero (t18401)
Button (t11599)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
Button raises to t900, Hero calls t600.

Flop: (t2100) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t2100) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (t2100) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t2100

Results in white below: 
Hero has Js 7c (straight, ace high).
Button has 5c 5h (three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: Hero wins t2100. 

Obviously villian could have made a strong turn bet and taken the hand down, but can an argument be made for a river fold on his part?

Hopefully there are some worthwhile hands in this post and I look forward to suggestions.