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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 -
Looks like, for the most part, you were just unlucky with these hands.










