$5 SNG, and then some

DJP

Was down more than once in this one. Was short stacked with 5 left.
Refused to quit. Then 3 left. Then heads up. hehe

These last few hands don't tell the whole story but it was a nail biter.

*********** # 104 **************
PokerStars Game #2510417728: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/06 - 02:31:43 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 5: dick4 (12925 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (575 in chips)
dick4: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts small blind 200
dick4: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [4h Kh]
DJEP: raises 150 to 550 and is all-in
dick4: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [8s Kd 8d]
*** TURN *** [8s Kd 8d] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [8s Kd 8d 3c] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dick4: shows [2c 5h] (a pair of Eights)
DJEP: shows [4h Kh] (two pair, Kings and Eights)
DJEP collected 1150 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1150 | Rake 0
Board [8s Kd 8d 3c 7d]
Seat 5: dick4 (big blind) showed [2c 5h] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 7: DJEP (button) (small blind) showed [4h Kh] and won (1150) with
two pair, Kings and Eights

*********** # 105 **************
PokerStars Game #2510420488: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/06 - 02:32:21 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dick4 (12350 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (1150 in chips)
dick4: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts the ante 25
dick4: posts small blind 200
DJEP: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [5s 4h]
dick4: raises 11925 to 12325 and is all-in
DJEP: calls 725 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Ac 2d 9d]
*** TURN *** [Ac 2d 9d] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [Ac 2d 9d 3h] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DJEP: shows [5s 4h] (a straight, Ace to Five)
dick4: shows [2s Jd] (a pair of Deuces)
DJEP collected 2300 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2300 | Rake 0
Board [Ac 2d 9d 3h 4d]
Seat 5: dick4 (button) (small blind) showed [2s Jd] and lost with a
pair of Deuces
Seat 7: DJEP (big blind) showed [5s 4h] and won (2300) with a straight,
Ace to Five

*********** # 106 **************
PokerStars Game #2510423257: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/06 - 02:32:59 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 5: dick4 (11200 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (2300 in chips)
dick4: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts small blind 200
dick4: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [7h Ah]
DJEP: raises 800 to 1200
dick4: folds
DJEP collected 850 from pot
DJEP: shows [7h Ah] (high card Ace)
dick4 said, "would u die already"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dick4 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: DJEP (button) (small blind) collected (850)

*********** # 107 **************
PokerStars Game #2510424641: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/06 - 02:33:18 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dick4 (10775 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (2725 in chips)
dick4: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts the ante 25
dick4: posts small blind 200
DJEP: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [8s Jc]
dick4: raises 2800 to 3200
DJEP said, "not yet"
DJEP: folds
dick4 collected 850 from pot
dick4: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dick4 (button) (small blind) collected (850)
Seat 7: DJEP (big blind) folded before Flop

*********** # 108 **************
PokerStars Game #2510426506: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/06 - 02:33:44 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 5: dick4 (11200 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (2300 in chips)
dick4: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts small blind 200
dick4: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [2h 2c]
DJEP: raises 1200 to 1600
dick4: folds
DJEP collected 850 from pot
DJEP: shows [2h 2c] (a pair of Deuces)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dick4 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: DJEP (button) (small blind) collected (850)

*********** # 109 **************
PokerStars Game #2510428137: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/06 - 02:34:06 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dick4 (10775 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (2725 in chips)
dick4: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts the ante 25
dick4: posts small blind 200
DJEP: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [Qs 7d]
dick4: folds
DJEP collected 450 from pot
DJEP: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dick4 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: DJEP (big blind) collected (450)

*********** # 110 **************
PokerStars Game #2510428980: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/06 - 02:34:19 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 5: dick4 (10550 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (2950 in chips)
dick4: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts small blind 200
dick4: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [4s Ks]
DJEP: raises 800 to 1200
dick4: raises 7200 to 8400
DJEP: calls 1725 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [4c 3s Qc]
*** TURN *** [4c 3s Qc] [5s]
*** RIVER *** [4c 3s Qc 5s] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dick4: shows [3h Td] (a pair of Threes)
DJEP: shows [4s Ks] (a pair of Fours)
DJEP collected 5900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5900 | Rake 0
Board [4c 3s Qc 5s 7h]
Seat 5: dick4 (big blind) showed [3h Td] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 7: DJEP (button) (small blind) showed [4s Ks] and won (5900) with
a pair of Fours

*********** # 111 **************
PokerStars Game #2510431439: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/06 - 02:34:53 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dick4 (7600 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (5900 in chips)
dick4: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts the ante 25
dick4: posts small blind 200
DJEP: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [9d 9c]
dick4: calls 200
DJEP: raises 800 to 1200
dick4: raises 6375 to 7575 and is all-in
DJEP: calls 4675 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [5d Qd Th]
*** TURN *** [5d Qd Th] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [5d Qd Th 7s] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DJEP: shows [9d 9c] (a pair of Nines)
dick4: shows [4d Ac] (high card Ace)
DJEP collected 11800 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11800 | Rake 0
Board [5d Qd Th 7s Kc]
Seat 5: dick4 (button) (small blind) showed [4d Ac] and lost with high
card Ace
Seat 7: DJEP (big blind) showed [9d 9c] and won (11800) with a pair of
Nines

*********** # 112 **************
PokerStars Game #2510434418: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/06 - 02:35:35 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 5: dick4 (1700 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (11800 in chips)
dick4: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts small blind 200
dick4: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [Qd Td]
DJEP: raises 1200 to 1600
dick4: raises 75 to 1675 and is all-in
DJEP: calls 75
*** FLOP *** [Qh Ts 6d]
dick4 said, "gfg"
*** TURN *** [Qh Ts 6d] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [Qh Ts 6d Js] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dick4: shows [Ad 4c] (high card Ace)
DJEP: shows [Qd Td] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
DJEP collected 3400 from pot
DJEP [observer] said, "gg"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3400 | Rake 0
Board [Qh Ts 6d Js 2s]
Seat 5: dick4 (big blind) showed [Ad 4c] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 7: DJEP (button) (small blind) showed [Qd Td] and won (3400) with
two pair, Queens and Tens

ScottyZ

Good comeback, and some nice heads-up play from you. A solid "don't give up" story. :cool:

A great example of a player (your opponent) who will probably steam and write the heads-up comeback off as "bad luck", but in reality he actually played a couple of key heads-up hands quite poorly. (For example, the T3 and A4 hands, numbers #110 and #111.)

ScottyZ

DJP

Thanks Scotty. Hand #104 surprised me too. I realize he only
had to call another $150, but I would have probably folded
that 25o. Too easily dominated. Why give money away.

It was a strange table. After the first hand, it was all-ins
and major bluffing by most of them.


Here was the first setback earlier.

*********** # 42 **************
PokerStars Game #2510262148: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2005/09/06 - 01:59:10 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: uzosnow (5790 in chips)
Seat 4: ironnerves (1930 in chips)
Seat 5: dick4 (2270 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (2645 in chips)
Seat 9: robups916 (865 in chips)
dick4: posts small blind 50
DJEP: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [Ac Jd]
robups916: folds
uzosnow: calls 100
ironnerves: calls 100
dick4: raises 900 to 1000
DJEP: raises 1645 to 2645 and is all-in
uzosnow: folds
ironnerves: folds
dick4: calls 1270 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Th Js 3h]
*** TURN *** [Th Js 3h] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [Th Js 3h 9c] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dick4: shows [Qs Ks] (a straight, Nine to King)
DJEP: shows [Ac Jd] (a pair of Jacks)
dick4 collected 4740 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4740 | Rake 0
Board [Th Js 3h 9c 6h]
Seat 1: uzosnow folded before Flop
Seat 4: ironnerves (button) folded before Flop
Seat 5: dick4 (small blind) showed [Qs Ks] and won (4740) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 7: DJEP (big blind) showed [Ac Jd] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 9: robups916 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

*********** # 43 **************
PokerStars Game #2510266305: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2005/09/06 - 01:59:58 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: uzosnow (5690 in chips)
Seat 4: ironnerves (1830 in chips)
Seat 5: dick4 (4740 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (375 in chips)

Took the lead here briefly. lol

*********** # 82 **************
PokerStars Game #2510377464: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/09/06 - 02:22:41 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: uzosnow (2070 in chips)
Seat 5: dick4 (5655 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (5775 in chips)

*********** # 103 **************
PokerStars Game #2510416641: Tournament #12210873, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/09/06 - 02:31:28 (ET)
Table '12210873 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: dick4 (13150 in chips)
Seat 7: DJEP (350 in chips)
dick4: posts the ante 25
DJEP: posts the ante 25
dick4: posts small blind 200
DJEP: posts big blind 325 and is all-in
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to DJEP [Tc 7d]
dick4: folds
DJEP collected 450 from pot
DJEP: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 5: dick4 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: DJEP (big blind) collected (450)

ScottyZ

Well, I think the call in hand #104 is automatic with any two cards, since the pot odds say that he only needs to win the hand 15% of the time to make calling EV-correct.

He can even call if shown an A5, and would be in very good shape calling $150 to win $1,000 with two live undercards.

It's actually hand #103 where your opponent makes the mistake. Needing only a 22% chance of winning the hand, folding any hand here against a random BB hand is wrong.

ScottyZ

DJP

Yes I agree with the "automatic" call in most instances like that one.
But I still think I may have folded it. I'm starting to play more
situational vs. pure theory, and it seems to be helping my results
somewhat. Time will tell. Thanks for the feedback.