PS 350K Tournament hands and result

stpboy

Overall I thought I played very well, honestly i'm not sure if I could have played better then I did. What a rush playing for your team like that, can't wait to do it again!! Here are a few memorable hands that I would love some comments on, I'm just glad I didn't get put out on a suckout.
Thank you to all the well wishers, it's nice to have that much support from your friends.

PokerStars Game #1539509424: Tournament #6635589, Hold'em No Limit - Level I
(10/20) - 2005/04/17 - 16:38:10 (ET)
Table '6635589 293' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: stpboy77 (2550 in chips)
Seat 2: hotntot (2470 in chips)
Seat 3: ATCL (290 in chips)
Seat 4: DaBeast2337 (5150 in chips)
Seat 5: vtrytheveal (2220 in chips)
Seat 6: Armani_98 (2470 in chips)
Seat 7: thaitiger (2360 in chips)
Seat 8: 5y78h4g (2500 in chips)
Seat 9: bitofun (2480 in chips)
hotntot: posts small blind 10
ATCL: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to stpboy77 [Qs Ac]
DaBeast2337: calls 20
vtrytheveal: calls 20
Armani_98: folds
thaitiger: folds
5y78h4g: folds
bitofun: raises 520 to 540
stpboy77: folds
hotntot: folds
rotay [observer] said, "up already?"
stpboy77 said, "lol"
ATCL: folds
DaBeast2337: folds
stpboy77 said, "just had my first big laydown to"
rotay [observer] said, "it's Teach"
stpboy77 said, "yeah i know lol"
vtrytheveal: calls 520
*** FLOP *** [Ts 6d 3c]
rotay [observer] said, "anyone else check in to say gl"
vtrytheveal: bets 1680 and is all-in
bitofun: calls 1680
stpboy77 said, "yeah one other guy"
stpboy77 said, "i had AQ here"
*** TURN *** [Ts 6d 3c] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [Ts 6d 3c 2c] [Kc]
rotay [observer] said, "well gl - I wont bother you"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
vtrytheveal: shows [Js Ad] (high card Ace)
bitofun: shows [Kh Ah] (a pair of Kings)
stpboy77 said, "ok ty"
bitofun collected 4490 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4490 | Rake 0
Board [Ts 6d 3c 2c Kc]
Seat 1: stpboy77 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: hotntot (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: ATCL (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: DaBeast2337 folded before Flop
Seat 5: vtrytheveal showed [Js Ad] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 6: Armani_98 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: thaitiger folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: 5y78h4g folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: bitofun showed [Kh Ah] and won (4490) with a pair of Kings

Allright so not such a huge laydown, AQ is getting a lot easier to lay down these days. Makes it a little harder when you don't know the person and they havent played a hand.

*********** # 88 **************
PokerStars Game #1539599886: Tournament #6635589, Hold'em No Limit - Level II
(15/30) - 2005/04/17 - 16:55:52 (ET)
Table '6635589 293' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: stpboy77 (2760 in chips)
Seat 2: hotntot (3421 in chips)
Seat 3: ATCL (615 in chips)
Seat 4: DaBeast2337 (2895 in chips)
Seat 5: King0fPain (2335 in chips)
Seat 6: Armani_98 (2425 in chips)
Seat 7: thaitiger (4274 in chips)
Seat 8: 5y78h4g (2350 in chips)
Seat 9: bitofun (4165 in chips)
bitofun: posts small blind 15
stpboy77: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to stpboy77 [Tc 7d]
hotntot: folds
stpboy77 said, "nh"
ATCL: folds
DaBeast2337: calls 30
King0fPain: folds
Armani_98: folds
thaitiger: folds
5y78h4g: calls 30
bitofun: calls 15
stpboy77: checks
*** FLOP *** [8c Ts 4d]
bitofun: checks
stpboy77: bets 90
DaBeast2337: folds
5y78h4g: calls 90
bitofun: folds
*** TURN *** [8c Ts 4d] [3h]
stpboy77: bets 90
5y78h4g: calls 90
*** RIVER *** [8c Ts 4d 3h] [9d]
stpboy77: checks
5y78h4g: bets 210
stpboy77: calls 210
*** SHOW DOWN ***
5y78h4g: shows [6c 7s] (a straight, Six to Ten)
stpboy77: mucks hand
5y78h4g collected 900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Board [8c Ts 4d 3h 9d]
Seat 1: stpboy77 (big blind) mucked [Tc 7d]
Seat 2: hotntot folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ATCL folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: DaBeast2337 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: King0fPain folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Armani_98 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: thaitiger folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: 5y78h4g (button) showed [6c 7s] and won (900) with a straight, Six to
Ten
Seat 9: bitofun (small blind) folded on the Flop

This actually is one hand that I'm not particularily proud of but thought I would post it, perhaps a larger bet on the turn but I had him on QT or something similar, didn't know he was a 76off kinda guy..

*********** # 66 **************
PokerStars Game #1539701445: Tournament #6635589, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2005/04/17 - 17:15:17 (ET)
Table '6635589 293' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: stpboy77 (3345 in chips)
Seat 2: hotntot (2991 in chips)
Seat 3: ATCL (420 in chips)
Seat 4: DaBeast2337 (3175 in chips)
Seat 5: King0fPain (2360 in chips)
Seat 6: Armani_98 (2485 in chips)
Seat 7: thaitiger (3699 in chips)
Seat 8: 5y78h4g (2805 in chips)
Seat 9: bitofun (3960 in chips)
DaBeast2337: posts small blind 50
King0fPain: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to stpboy77
Armani_98: folds
thaitiger: folds
5y78h4g: folds
bitofun: folds
stpboy77: raises 300 to 400
hotntot: folds
ATCL: raises 20 to 420 and is all-in
DaBeast2337: folds
King0fPain: folds
stpboy77: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [Kc Qs 3d]
*** TURN *** [Kc Qs 3d] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [Kc Qs 3d Js] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
stpboy77: shows (a straight, Nine to King)
ATCL: shows [6c 6h] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
stpboy77 said, "gg"
stpboy77 collected 990 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 990 | Rake 0
Board [Kc Qs 3d Js Qd]
Seat 1: stpboy77 showed and won (990) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 2: hotntot folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ATCL (button) showed [6c 6h] and lost with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 4: DaBeast2337 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: King0fPain (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Armani_98 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: thaitiger folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: 5y78h4g folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: bitofun folded before Flop (didn't bet

I loved this hand, just because of the way it turned out though...

*********** # 24 **************
PokerStars Game #1539934420: Tournament #6635589, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI
(100/200) - 2005/04/17 - 18:00:09 (ET)
Table '6635589 293' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: stpboy77 (5390 in chips)
Seat 2: hotntot (4388 in chips)
Seat 3: The_Hud (6220 in chips)
Seat 4: luckyz (4800 in chips)
Seat 5: King0fPain (5497 in chips)
Seat 6: Armani_98 (5450 in chips)
Seat 7: thaitiger (8198 in chips)
Seat 8: ezgam (5755 in chips)
Seat 9: bitofun (3141 in chips)
stpboy77: posts small blind 100
hotntot: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to stpboy77
The_Hud: folds
luckyz: folds
King0fPain: calls 200
Armani_98: folds
thaitiger: folds
ezgam: calls 200
bitofun: calls 200
stpboy77: raises 600 to 800
hotntot: folds
King0fPain: folds
ezgam: folds
bitofun: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [5h Qs Ks]
stpboy77: bets 1000
bitofun: folds
stpboy77 collected 2200 from pot
stpboy77: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2200 | Rake 0
Board [5h Qs Ks]
Seat 1: stpboy77 (small blind) collected (2200)
Seat 2: hotntot (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: The_Hud folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: luckyz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: King0fPain folded before Flop
Seat 6: Armani_98 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: thaitiger folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: ezgam folded before Flop
Seat 9: bitofun (button) folded on the Flop

I'm feeling great, had position and felt like I had a nice read on all of these guys in the hand. Might as well raise...love the outcome.

*********** # 22 **************
PokerStars Game #1539947660: Tournament #6635589, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI
(100/200) - 2005/04/17 - 18:02:42 (ET)
Table '6635589 293' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: stpboy77 (6790 in chips)
Seat 2: hotntot (1847 in chips)
Seat 3: The_Hud (6020 in chips)
Seat 4: luckyz (4800 in chips)
Seat 5: King0fPain (5097 in chips)
Seat 6: Armani_98 (5450 in chips)
Seat 7: thaitiger (8198 in chips)
Seat 8: ezgam (5555 in chips)
Seat 9: bitofun (5082 in chips)
The_Hud: posts small blind 100
luckyz: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to stpboy77 [2s 2d]
mrkeller [observer] said, "moment"
literati [observer] said, "heheh"
King0fPain: folds
ezgam said, "go keller"
Armani_98: folds
thaitiger: folds
stpboy77 said, "i knew after this icould possibly have some new best friends"
ezgam: folds
bitofun: folds
stpboy77: raises 400 to 600
hotntot: folds
The_Hud: calls 500
ezgam said, "Please stay therre"
luckyz: folds
*** FLOP *** [2c 7d 9s]
The_Hud: checks
ezgam said, ":)"
stpboy77: bets 400
mrkeller [observer] said, "ty"
The_Hud: calls 400
*** TURN *** [2c 7d 9s] [4c]
The_Hud: checks
stpboy77: checks
*** RIVER *** [2c 7d 9s 4c] [Ks]
The_Hud: bets 2600
mrkeller [observer] said, "got lucky hit another set"
stpboy77: raises 2600 to 5200
The_Hud: calls 2420 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
stpboy77: shows [2s 2d] (three of a kind, Deuces)
The_Hud: shows [9d 9c] (three of a kind, Nines)
The_Hud collected 12240 from pot
The_Hud said, "rough one man"
ezgam said, "I wanto to say "I talked with a guy that won... bla bla bla""
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12240 | Rake 0
Board [2c 7d 9s 4c Ks]
Seat 1: stpboy77 showed [2s 2d] and lost with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 2: hotntot (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: The_Hud (small blind) showed [9d 9c] and won (12240) with three of a
kind, Nines
Seat 4: luckyz (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: King0fPain folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Armani_98 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: thaitiger folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: ezgam folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: bitofun folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I Love the way him and I played this hand. I'm thinking, I've got this guy right where I want him. Anyone else lose everything on this hand?

I ended up finsihing 974th/2350 which could have been much better if not for the hand above. Thanks again to all the well wishers and the CNPL. More to come I'm sure.

stp

Tilter

Yeah, can;t fault you there. If you want to win big, your got to play big, which is what you did. With 22 and hitting trips it would be hard to put someone on 99. Personally, if I had the 99, I may probably have popped you (cutoff) back up because I woudl have put you on a steal, but the sly call by 99 just kinda hit it. And then you think the guy maybe hit his K or two pair and now you just want to make him/her pay you off. Good try though. Keep on improving!

harthgosh

set over set ouch. PLaying IRL in a well structured tourney maybe u can lay it down, but in the stars special, never. Tough luck.

That hand in the BB, u shoulda folded the river, rather than paying off the straight. But you know that.

gl next time.
hg

Unknown

Shannon

Well done you looked strong in the tourney. My only suggestion would have been to call the river. My reasoning is the following.

If you call and by some miracle lose you are still left with approximately 3190 chips. This is enough to still be a player at this point.
If you call and win you are up to 10790 chips. A definete threat with your skill to get in the money and cause some damage.
The pot was big enough to just consider calling. I know this looks like a great chance to close him out and pick up another 2420 but in the world of online poker always expect the unexpected.
The fact he made such a large bet raises some RED FLAGS for me. It is a marathon so I like the idea of calling at this point. Mind you if he raised all in I would have called also. Just food for thought.

GL in the future

Xsqueezeme

Good work Shannon!
Tough beat on the set. I like the call on the river which was already stated. Winning a pot that big is always good enough for me.
Nice work. I think I may have to sign up for the CNPL, sounds like fun.
I went to the site, thanks for the link by the way.
When is the next sat.?

JasonA

i came 10th in this tournament wich is good etc but i had a decent stack about 400K when my qq got cracked by ak right before the small stack would of died off ..i'm AnosaJ i also came top 30 in the PP quarter million guaranteed that was going on at the same time up 5.5K on the day not to bad.

Xsqueezeme

Wow! Great day indeed JasonA!!
Keep up the good work, and may all your poker days turn out as well as this one did.

stpboy

I agree that I likely acted a bit to fast on that one, you know when you think you have someone trapped so perfectly and they bet into you at the perfect moment. Well, that's the way I was feeling at the time. It's funny to though because I never bet/raise the river, well live and learn.

Great Job Jason, you should think about joining the CNPL, give us some of that love...

stp