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  1. I consider myself a fairly decent player, but with only moderate success. I've typically do well in ring games and I've won several 180 man sng's and a couple of MTT's with small fields. But, I always get terribly unlucky in the late stages of big MTT's. I guess my main question is how can I win a big MTT if I'm always getting outdrawn?? Most of my chips are accumulated from pots with no showdown. But, the majority of the time I pick up AA or KK,... BUSTO!! Maybe I overplay my big hands?? Here are a few hands from a small tourney earlier today. These are very typical for me and very frustrating. Any advise?

    pokerstars Game #9521264366: Tournament #47726291, $8.00+$0.80 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/04/20 - 16:43:29 (ET)
    Table '47726291 97' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: tasciovanus (1685 in chips)
    Seat 2: G AUSTIN (1075 in chips)
    Seat 3: CashyP (8485 in chips)
    Seat 4: Pythomunoz (3775 in chips)
    Seat 5: x_r0bert0_x (4535 in chips)
    Seat 6: Nicolalvs58 (2465 in chips)
    Seat 7: Pundi (3440 in chips)
    Seat 8: pasan1 (2330 in chips)
    Seat 9: myangst4u2 (2885 in chips)
    Nicolalvs58: posts small blind 25
    Pundi: posts big blind 50
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to x_r0bert0_x [Kh Ks]
    pasan1: calls 50
    myangst4u2: folds
    tasciovanus: folds
    G AUSTIN: folds
    CashyP: folds
    Pythomunoz: folds
    x_r0bert0_x: raises 150 to 200
    Nicolalvs58: calls 175
    Pundi: folds
    pasan1: calls 150
    *** FLOP *** [5d 7h Ts]
    Nicolalvs58: checks
    pasan1: checks
    x_r0bert0_x: bets 400
    Nicolalvs58: calls 400
    pasan1: calls 400
    *** TURN *** [5d 7h Ts] [2s]
    Nicolalvs58: checks
    pasan1: checks
    x_r0bert0_x: bets 3935 and is all-in
    Nicolalvs58: calls 1865 and is all-in
    pasan1: folds
    *** RIVER *** [5d 7h Ts 2s] [9s]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Nicolalvs58: shows [2d 2c] (three of a kind, Deuces)
    x_r0bert0_x: shows [Kh Ks] (a pair of Kings)
    Nicolalvs58 collected 5580 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 5580 | Rake 0
    Board [5d 7h Ts 2s 9s]
    Seat 1: tasciovanus folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: G AUSTIN folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: CashyP folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: Pythomunoz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: x_r0bert0_x (button) showed [Kh Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
    Seat 6: Nicolalvs58 (small blind) showed [2d 2c] and won (5580) with three of a kind, Deuces
    Seat 7: Pundi (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 8: pasan1 folded on the Turn
    Seat 9: myangst4u2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    PokerStars Game #9521402942: Tournament #47726291, $8.00+$0.80 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/04/20 - 16:53:21 (ET)
    Table '47726291 97' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
    Seat 1: tasciovanus (4885 in chips)
    Seat 2: dibero1 (3780 in chips)
    Seat 3: CashyP (8435 in chips)
    Seat 4: Pythomunoz (2885 in chips)
    Seat 5: x_r0bert0_x (4095 in chips)
    Seat 6: Nicolalvs58 (4560 in chips)
    Seat 7: Pundi (3215 in chips)
    Seat 8: Jo Cacao (2950 in chips)
    Seat 9: myangst4u2 (2800 in chips)
    Jo Cacao: posts small blind 50
    myangst4u2: posts big blind 100
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to x_r0bert0_x [Ac Ah]
    tasciovanus: folds
    dibero1: folds
    CashyP: folds
    Pythomunoz: folds
    x_r0bert0_x: raises 200 to 300
    Nicolalvs58: folds
    Pundi: folds
    Jo Cacao: folds
    myangst4u2: calls 200
    *** FLOP *** [Jd Th 6h]
    myangst4u2: bets 400
    x_r0bert0_x: raises 900 to 1300
    myangst4u2: calls 900
    *** TURN *** [Jd Th 6h] [Tc]
    myangst4u2: bets 1200 and is all-in
    x_r0bert0_x: calls 1200
    *** RIVER *** [Jd Th 6h Tc] [Jh]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    myangst4u2: shows [6c 6s] (a full house, Sixes full of Jacks)
    x_r0bert0_x: shows [Ac Ah] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
    myangst4u2 collected 5650 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 5650 | Rake 0
    Board [Jd Th 6h Tc Jh]
    Seat 1: tasciovanus folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: dibero1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: CashyP folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: Pythomunoz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: x_r0bert0_x showed [Ac Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
    Seat 6: Nicolalvs58 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: Pundi (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: Jo Cacao (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 9: myangst4u2 (big blind) showed [6c 6s] and won (5650) with a full house, Sixes full of Jacks

    PokerStars Game #9521804128: Tournament #47726291, $8.00+$0.80 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/04/20 - 17:21:52 (ET)
    Table '47726291 97' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: tasciovanus (4360 in chips)
    Seat 2: dibero1 (2505 in chips)
    Seat 3: CashyP (6285 in chips)
    Seat 4: masdema (2662 in chips)
    Seat 5: x_r0bert0_x (2930 in chips)
    Seat 6: Nicolalvs58 (7885 in chips)
    Seat 7: Pundi (2840 in chips)
    Seat 8: Jo Cacao (6082 in chips)
    Seat 9: myangst4u2 (7625 in chips)
    Nicolalvs58: posts small blind 100
    Pundi: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to x_r0bert0_x [As 9d]
    Jo Cacao: folds
    myangst4u2: folds
    tasciovanus: calls 200
    dibero1: folds
    CashyP: calls 200
    masdema: calls 200
    x_r0bert0_x: calls 200
    Nicolalvs58: calls 100
    Pundi: checks
    *** FLOP *** [9h 8c 5c]
    Nicolalvs58: checks
    Pundi: checks
    tasciovanus: bets 1000
    CashyP: folds
    masdema: folds
    x_r0bert0_x: raises 1730 to 2730 and is all-in
    Nicolalvs58: folds
    Pundi: folds
    tasciovanus: calls 1730
    *** TURN *** [9h 8c 5c] [6s]
    *** RIVER *** [9h 8c 5c 6s] [8h]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    tasciovanus: shows [8s Ad] (three of a kind, Eights)
    x_r0bert0_x: shows [As 9d] (two pair, Nines and Eights)
    tasciovanus collected 6660 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 6660 | Rake 0
    Board [9h 8c 5c 6s 8h]
    Seat 1: tasciovanus showed [8s Ad] and won (6660) with three of a kind, Eights
    Seat 2: dibero1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: CashyP folded on the Flop
    Seat 4: masdema folded on the Flop
    Seat 5: x_r0bert0_x (button) showed [As 9d] and lost with two pair, Nines and Eights
    Seat 6: Nicolalvs58 (small blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 7: Pundi (big blind) folded on the Flop
    Seat 8: Jo Cacao folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: myangst4u2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    This was my final hand against a guy who I had labeled a moron... GG me
  2. Looks like, for the most part, you were just unlucky with these hands.

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