4.40 hands question....

InsaneGuy

Wondering if I played those correctly...

1st : Just got the the final table no read on anyone... I do have a confortable stack but I'm still the shortstack nonetheless... bad play?

PokerStars Game #24979322808: Tournament #141063598, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit -
Level XII (500/1000) - 2009/02/15 16:30:16 ET
Table '141063598 16' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: ClaraTheCow (19073 in chips)
Seat 2: Lol, Cigaro (36930 in chips)
Seat 3: Seatrik (28395 in chips)
Seat 4: ShandyQ8 (19881 in chips)
Seat 5: Good Daze (24177 in chips)
Seat 6: brad19 (70609 in chips)
Seat 7: KMAC812 (21852 in chips)
Seat 8: InsaneGuy (19531 in chips)
Seat 9: Gatormet (29552 in chips)
ClaraTheCow: posts the ante 100
Lol, Cigaro: posts the ante 100
Seatrik: posts the ante 100
ShandyQ8: posts the ante 100
Good Daze: posts the ante 100
brad19: posts the ante 100
KMAC812: posts the ante 100
InsaneGuy: posts the ante 100
Gatormet: posts the ante 100
Good Daze: posts small blind 500
brad19: posts big blind 1000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InsaneGuy [Qc Ks]
KMAC812: raises 3000 to 4000
InsaneGuy: raises 7000 to 11000
Gatormet: folds
ClaraTheCow: folds
Lol, Cigaro: folds
Seatrik: folds
ShandyQ8: folds
Good Daze: folds
brad19: folds
KMAC812: raises 10752 to 21752 and is all-in
InsaneGuy: calls 8431 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2321) returned to KMAC812


5 handed... I don't like my limp there but playing QJs in EP is it a bad move? Would you play this differently if so ... how?

PokerStars Game #24980282810: Tournament #141063598, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit -
Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/02/15 16:54:25 ET
Table '141063598 16' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ClaraTheCow (43350 in chips)
Seat 2: Lol, Cigaro (58910 in chips)
Seat 3: Seatrik (24292 in chips)
Seat 6: brad19 (67258 in chips)
Seat 8: InsaneGuy (76190 in chips)
ClaraTheCow: posts the ante 150
Lol, Cigaro: posts the ante 150
Seatrik: posts the ante 150
brad19: posts the ante 150
InsaneGuy: posts the ante 150
Seatrik: posts small blind 800
brad19: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InsaneGuy [Jc Qc]
InsaneGuy: calls 1600
ClaraTheCow: folds
Lol, Cigaro: folds
Seatrik: folds
brad19: raises 3200 to 4800
InsaneGuy: calls 3200


Am I just a luckbox there? Can I fold top 2 pairs heads up ?

PokerStars Game #24981387292: Tournament #141063598, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit -
Level XV (1000/2000) - 2009/02/15 17:22:34 ET
Table '141063598 16' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: Lol, Cigaro (136570 in chips)
Seat 8: InsaneGuy (133430 in chips)
Lol, Cigaro: posts the ante 200
InsaneGuy: posts the ante 200
InsaneGuy: posts small blind 1000
Lol, Cigaro: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to InsaneGuy [7c Kd]
InsaneGuy: calls 1000
Lol, Cigaro: checks
*** FLOP *** [5h 7h Ks]
Lol, Cigaro: bets 2000
InsaneGuy: raises 6000 to 8000
Lol, Cigaro: calls 6000
*** TURN *** [5h 7h Ks] [3c]
Lol, Cigaro: checks
InsaneGuy: bets 18000
Lol, Cigaro: raises 32000 to 50000
InsaneGuy: raises 73230 to 123230 and is all-in
Lol, Cigaro: calls 73230
Lol, Cigaro said, "gg"
*** RIVER *** [5h 7h Ks 3c] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***


Thanks!

compuease

Hand #1
Pretty balanced chip stacks here. This is one I fold in almost any position with a raise in front unless I have a read that someone is making moves. I would play it for a raise in late position if folded to me. Why get involved in a possibly dominated hand in EP and so many to act after you.

Hand #2
I agree with you, don't like the limp either. If I decide to play this hand I am coming in for a raise, especially against the chip leader. You're 2nd in command, try to play against the mid size stacks unless you have a big hand.

Hand #3
Much more difficult, read dependant, set or 4,6 str8? Maybe pair and flush draw? This would definitely be more of a feel play... Was he getting out of line earlier, do you think you can fold and have enough chips left to outplay him?

Redington

Hand one - EP with KQo and UTG opened for a raise -
FOLD FOLD FOLD

Hand two - EP with QJs - opening is fine, but never limp unless you plan to 3bet a raise - planning to limp, call, check fold is horrible

in that position, I am repopping the raise because the only reasonable play would be to bluff repping a monster or fold and I hate folding


It makes me sick, I am on a >70BI down swing and see the shitty players like this get to h/u for the cheese? wtf? poker hates me

Last hand - limp from the SB HU...wtf are you new?
On the flop chips are flying

Sorry if this seems harsh, but all of these hands were HORRIBLY played and I am bitter that you probably won this and it looks like a brag thread...

compuease

Wow, I think Tyson and I actually agree..... I may have been a little more delicate though... lol

InsaneGuy

Redington wrote: »

Hand one - EP with KQo and UTG opened for a raise -
FOLD FOLD FOLD

Hand two - EP with QJs - opening is fine, but never limp unless you plan to 3bet a raise - planning to limp, call, check fold is horrible

in that position, I am repopping the raise because the only reasonable play would be to bluff repping a monster or fold and I hate folding


It makes me sick, I am on a >70BI down swing and see the shitty players like this get to h/u for the cheese? wtf? poker hates me

Last hand - limp from the SB HU...wtf are you new?
On the flop chips are flying

Sorry if this seems harsh, but all of these hands were HORRIBLY played and I am bitter that you probably won this and it looks like a brag thread...

It's anything but a brag thread...
I posted the hand that I felt I played bad... really bad and I wanted to know how I should have played it differently.
Honestly, I've been close to card dead except one I reached the final table where I started getting some hand and lucky at the same time... I felt like before that I completly outplayed my oponents (before the final table I had won 27 hands without a showdown didn't put all my chips in the middle once and I played my position perfectly to gain an advantage....

Then well final table happended and I feel like I won because I luckboxed a couple hands...

KQ > AQ
QJ > AA
K7 > 46

I stopped playing a while ago, like in september because I didn't have time and at the time I felt like my game had improved ALOT now I come back, start playing and feel like I'm out of luck when I'm actually playing like a complete donk except for the first part of this tournament where I REALLY played well until the final table where I went back to my old bad habits and luckboxed it.

Again... so far from a brag since I don't feel like I deserve the win at all.

Oh well... I'll just get back to reading my books and get my old-self back and hopefully win some money in a more satisfying way

Chuckieland

good job
that nice 180man tourny take down. it just cut your lost into half.
now just take it down one more time, you'll start to seeing green.

westside8

1. Fold pre

2. Either open or fold, never limp. I fold there all day unless the blinds are weak passive players

3. Just get it in.