This is what I am dealing with

[shdw01]

Freerolls don't count you donkenstein ope:

It was a $100,000 freeroll (Monthly Stars VIP 100K)

 

[ECS]

are these SNG's shdw?

 

[shdw01]

are these SNG's shdw?

all except the freeroll

 

[ECS]

Couple things, just trying to offer an opinion which I always like to get in my hands, in the A10 vs A7 hand, might not of mattered but everyone at the table is way under chipped with blinds at 3/600 and 50 ante, just move in pre, Im guessing he thought you were stealing and figured he might have the best hand and moved in. I think if you just push right away you might still get called but he does have some fold equity their if he wanted to try to wait for a better spot

 

[ECS]

The KK vs 99 hand, of course you want him in when he is drawing to a 2 outer, im not sure I understand the raise though of only 300, at that point he should be calling any bet that small and once that flop comes down most likely your gonna lose all your chips anyways

 

[ECS]

not much you can do in the AQ vs A10 hand, although laying it down could of been an option, although 4 handed I think you did the right thing, he made a very odd raise though, why so much, and then the call was pretty bad as well, although he most likely had too much in the pot at that point to fold

 

[ECS]

AQ vs 42, obvious mistake by the 42 hand, he has to know with your chip count you should be moving in with just about any 2, no reason to double you up, stupid play on his part and he got lucky

 

[ECS]

K10 vs QQ, neither play was real bad, you had too few chips for it too really matter, not even 1 BB, I dont know how you got to that point, but I move in much much earlier with much much less

 

[ECS]

A9 vs AQ, again, I think both players played it right, he thought his A9 was ahead and just wanted to pick up blinds, you of course did right thing moving in and got unlucky

 

[ECS]

A10 vs 77, sick beat, again the thing Im seeing in most of these was the fact that it was situations where not much either could do about it, once he raised with A10, you had so little left to reraise it was an auto call, then the sickness comes.

 

[ECS]

Thats my take on these hands, hope I helped some, I feel your pain in all of them, the biggest difference is in all of these hands your opponents were basically either forced into the pot after their bet or had been all in, the idiot with K10 limps for 50 and then calls 1700 with K10 after 2 raises in front, believe me when I say he is the biggest idiot of them all

 

[shdw01]

Couple things, just trying to offer an opinion which I always like to get in my hands, in the A10 vs A7 hand, might not of mattered but everyone at the table is way under chipped with blinds at 3/600 and 50 ante, just move in pre, Im guessing he thought you were stealing and figured he might have the best hand and moved in. I think if you just push right away you might still get called but he does have some fold equity their if he wanted to try to wait for a better spot

I agree....i usually just push with this hand @ this blind level....was trying to mix it up.....was 3 handed for a while

 

[shdw01]

The KK vs 99 hand, of course you want him in when he is drawing to a 2 outer, im not sure I understand the raise though of only 300, at that point he should be calling any bet that small and once that flop comes down most likely your gonna lose all your chips anyways

I could've raised more but I am in it for the big payday....not in it for the blinds....The raise was to get action....all in preflop is exactly what I wanted......

if he had called, i probably do lose all my chips....but the one thing i didn't want was to have him fold preflop (lots of ppl, need to chip up big)

 

[shdw01]

the guy with 42 had been raising/calling with really bad hands....amazing that yet another one held up.

the one where i was short stack (AQ I think), i forget how I lost....but i think i had TT and lost vs. 2 overs (nothing to really bitch too much about considering)

 

[ECS]

I agree....i usually just push with this hand @ this blind level....was trying to mix it up.....was 3 handed for a while

At that level though their is no mixing it up, the blinds/antes alone are worth 1k which is about a quarter of your stack, I think you just push

 

[shdw01]

At that level though their is no mixing it up, the blinds/antes alone are worth 1k which is about a quarter of your stack, I think you just push

usually, I agree...big fan of push/fold when my stack is <10BB


but what do I do if instead of AT, I am UTG w/ A2 or A5 or KQ or QT?

 

[TheRightSide]

LOL Post a bad beat from a free roll. LOL


Shadow why is it in all those games you posted you were the short stack. Keep studying you are going to have toi have a eal job. Poker is not for you.

And I'm being nice here. Trying to save you some money.

 

[shdw01]

LOL Post a bad beat from a free roll. LOL


Shadow why is it in all those games you posted you were the short stack. Keep studying you are going to have toi have a eal job. Poker is not for you.

And I'm being nice here. Trying to save you some money.

TRS, you live in a strange world where reality is blurred. I think i was shortstack in like 2 of 7......i'm not sure how that translates to ALL....lol

a bad beat is a bad beat.....

did you not read the post about the freeroll....seriously, I don't waste my time with freerolls but when there is a $100,000 prize pool and $15,000+ for 1st place....I think it is worth giving it a shot. we can't all be millionaire cheetos distributing poker pros like you.

thanks for the input...although while ECS gives feedback (good and bad), you just ridicule....i take back my thanks....

 

[shdw01]

I usually only remember to post the ones that bust me form the tourney cause I'm done and in a rage....but since TRS whines like a baby.....here is one that brings me to short stack


PokerStars Game #18449286135: Tournament #93753429, $75+$7 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2008/06/28 - 20:01:16 (ET)
Table '93753429 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: shdw01 (3050 in chips)
Seat 3: Reno-Romeo (3067 in chips)
Seat 5: ackbleh (1070 in chips)
Seat 8: coolhandbo2 (2405 in chips)
Seat 9: OFFSHORE_62 (3908 in chips)
shdw01: posts the ante 25
Reno-Romeo: posts the ante 25
ackbleh: posts the ante 25
coolhandbo2: posts the ante 25
OFFSHORE_62: posts the ante 25
OFFSHORE_62: posts small blind 200
shdw01: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to shdw01 [Ah 9c]
Reno-Romeo: folds
ackbleh: raises 645 to 1045 and is all-in
coolhandbo2: folds
OFFSHORE_62: folds
shdw01: calls 645
*** FLOP *** [Jh Th Kd]
*** TURN *** [Jh Th Kd] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [Jh Th Kd Jc] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
shdw01: shows [Ah 9c] (a pair of Jacks)
ackbleh: shows [Tc Qs] (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
ackbleh collected 2415 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2415 | Rake 0
Board [Jh Th Kd Jc 8d]
Seat 2: shdw01 (big blind) showed [Ah 9c] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 3: Reno-Romeo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ackbleh showed [Tc Qs] and won (2415) with two pair, Jacks and Tens
Seat 8: coolhandbo2 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: OFFSHORE_62 (small blind) folded before Flop

 

[ECS]

usually, I agree...big fan of push/fold when my stack is <10BB


but what do I do if instead of AT, I am UTG w/ A2 or A5 or KQ or QT?

If I am 3 handed with blinds that high compared to the stacks at the table I am pushing with a WIDE range of hands, the blinds are just worth too much, you are paying 1050 for 1 orbit which is way too big of a percent of your stack to not pick off blinds. In that exact situation when I am utg/button 3 handed I am pushing all in with any pair, Ax,most likely any 2 face cards, and maybe even suit connectors, worth the risk because of the blinds. This has to be a turbo sng right?