Finishing sixth 27% (PStars $5.50)

[wulfheir]

So far this month (80 $5.50 SnGs on PStars), my 6th place finishes are 27.5%. Despite this my ITM is 41% with 9% ROI (at least it's in the positive).

1st Place: 12.5
2nd Place: 13.8
3rd Place: 15
4th Place: 11.3

I have 3 theories:
1) I'm getting too aggressive with the bets and blind stealing once it gets down to 6-handed, or
2) I'm not getting paid well enough for the 1 or 2 hands I enter before this point in the SnG.
3) Sample size is too small.

It may be a combination of all 3.

Sorry for posting more than 1 HH in this post, but I think it's necessary. These are my final hands in my last 3 sixth-place finishes. Upon review, it feels like I'm playing on the bubble (especially my poor post-flop play), rather than proper range of hands for level 3.

I'd appreciate any input.

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed) converter

SB (t3525)
BB (t3340)
UTG (t1495)
Hero (t1170)
CO (t2570)
Button (t1400)

Preflop: Hero is MP with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t300</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t300, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (t675) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t870 (All-In)</font>, Button calls t870.

Final Pot: t2415

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (6 handed) converter

MP (t640)
CO (t3575)
Button (t2005)
Hero (t2015)
BB (t3190)
UTG (t2075)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800</font>, BB calls t600.

Flop: (t1600) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1215 (All-In)</font>, BB calls t1215.

Final Pot: t4030

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (6 handed) converter

BB (t2983)
UTG (t1557)
MP (t1125)
CO (t3585)
Hero (t1815)
SB (t2435)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t2200</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls t615 (All-In).

Final Pot: t4215

[flopquints]

I just dont play weak aces in stars 5+.50,especially at this stage of tourney. 3 handed i might raise, or 4 handed, but not 6 handed

[astarck]

Come back after you've played 10x as many sngs. You can't tell anything from 80 sngs.

[treeofwisdom7]

first of all i can tell you things about your play. you raise too much preflop which almost always commits you on the flop

hand 1) raise less and sometimes you can fold these but prolly not here

hand 2) dont raise A3 UTG with that many people on the table.. lower the agression here a tad

[wulfheir]

The only reason I got involved with Ax is my 10xBB stack. I probably still have chips to wait a round or 2 for a premium hand.

[igotBlackJak]

edit:

Fold preflop on all 3 hands...

-no more problems

[DasLeben]

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edit:

Fold preflop on all 3 hands...

-no more problems

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I disagree.

I'm on the fence about the first hand, but then again, I'm a little rusty about deepstack poker. I still don't mind the raise on a passive table though.

I push hands 2 and 3 preflop. *shrugs*

[the_joker]

1st hand: Why the 6x bb raise? 3-4 seems more reasonable. Otherwise it seems ok to me.

Hands 2-3 you are under 10bb in chips, so I it should probably be either push or fold pre-flop. I would fold both.

[11t]

Hand #1

Ridiculous overbet preflop, what are you expecting to do by risking 300 to win 75, seriously man. God, you aren't even in position man.

Hand #2

Push preflop or fold.

Hand #3

Again push or fold, but I fold this, a4os isn't a very strong hand. If I had 1200-1500 I would push though.

[11t]

Im assuming this is some sort of joke