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  1. i think the first one is fine or am i a nit for folding? I think i really messed up the second one by not reraising, but sb caller is relativly tight

    pokerstars Game #14121440334: Tournament #71071334, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/12/26 - 21:57:24 (ET)
    Table '71071334 5' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
    Seat 1: Bostero10 (9335 in chips)
    Seat 2: TheNew (6120 in chips)
    Seat 3: booradly07 (5805 in chips)
    Seat 4: shaniac (6455 in chips)
    Seat 5: P0ker D0h (25875 in chips)
    Seat 6: Phoenician88 (9675 in chips)
    Seat 7: Balla-B13 (12735 in chips)
    Seat 8: Intart (21100 in chips)
    Seat 9: Charbarj41 (19390 in chips)
    Bostero10: posts the ante 25
    TheNew: posts the ante 25
    booradly07: posts the ante 25
    shaniac: posts the ante 25
    P0ker D0h: posts the ante 25
    Phoenician88: posts the ante 25
    Balla-B13: posts the ante 25
    Intart: posts the ante 25
    Charbarj41: posts the ante 25
    P0ker D0h: posts small blind 200
    Phoenician88: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Charbarj41 [9d 9c]
    Balla-B13: raises 625 to 1025
    Intart: folds
    Charbarj41: folds
    Bostero10: calls 1025
    TheNew: folds
    booradly07: folds
    shaniac: folds
    P0ker D0h: folds
    Phoenician88: folds
    *** FLOP *** [5c 6d Ah]
    Balla-B13: bets 1600
    Bostero10: calls 1600
    *** TURN *** [5c 6d Ah] [4h]
    Balla-B13: checks
    Bostero10: checks
    *** RIVER *** [5c 6d Ah 4h] [Qc]
    Balla-B13: checks
    Bostero10: checks
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Balla-B13: shows [7h 7c] (a pair of Sevens)
    Bostero10: shows [Ks Kd] (a pair of Kings)
    Bostero10 collected 6075 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 6075 | Rake 0
    Board [5c 6d Ah 4h Qc]
    Seat 1: Bostero10 showed [Ks Kd] and won (6075) with a pair of Kings
    Seat 2: TheNew folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: booradly07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: shaniac (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: P0ker D0h (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 6: Phoenician88 (big blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 7: Balla-B13 showed [7h 7c] and lost with a pair of Sevens
    Seat 8: Intart folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 9: Charbarj41 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    PokerStars Game #14121492491: Tournament #71071334, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/12/26 - 22:00:05 (ET)
    Table '71071334 5' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
    Seat 1: Bostero10 (12710 in chips)
    Seat 2: TheNew (6045 in chips)
    Seat 3: booradly07 (5730 in chips)
    Seat 4: shaniac (6380 in chips)
    Seat 5: P0ker D0h (28050 in chips)
    Seat 6: Phoenician88 (9000 in chips)
    Seat 7: Balla-B13 (9435 in chips)
    Seat 8: Intart (19825 in chips)
    Seat 9: Charbarj41 (19315 in chips)
    Bostero10: posts the ante 25
    TheNew: posts the ante 25
    booradly07: posts the ante 25
    shaniac: posts the ante 25
    P0ker D0h: posts the ante 25
    Phoenician88: posts the ante 25
    Balla-B13: posts the ante 25
    Intart: posts the ante 25
    Charbarj41: posts the ante 25
    Intart: posts small blind 200
    Charbarj41: posts big blind 400
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Charbarj41 [9s 9d]
    Bostero10: folds
    TheNew: folds
    booradly07: folds
    shaniac: folds
    P0ker D0h: raises 800 to 1200
    Phoenician88: folds
    Balla-B13: folds
    Intart: calls 1000
    Charbarj41: calls 800
    *** FLOP *** [Jd Qd 4c]
    Intart: checks
    Charbarj41: checks
    P0ker D0h: checks
    *** TURN *** [Jd Qd 4c] [4h]
    Intart: checks
    Charbarj41: checks
    P0ker D0h: checks
    *** RIVER *** [Jd Qd 4c 4h] [Td]
    Intart: checks
    Charbarj41: checks
    P0ker D0h: checks
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Intart: shows [Js As] (two pair, Jacks and Fours)
    Charbarj41: shows [9s 9d] (two pair, Nines and Fours)
    P0ker D0h: mucks hand
    Intart collected 3825 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 3825 | Rake 0
    Board [Jd Qd 4c 4h Td]
    Seat 1: Bostero10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 2: TheNew folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 3: booradly07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 4: shaniac folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: P0ker D0h mucked [8h 8s]
    Seat 6: Phoenician88 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: Balla-B13 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: Intart (small blind) showed [Js As] and won (3825) with two pair, Jacks and Fours
    Seat 9: Charbarj41 (big blind) showed [9s 9d] and lost with two pair, Nines and Fours
     
  2. Hand#1
    pre-action Pot = 825
    UTG Balla-B13: raises 625 to 1025
    xxx fold
    Pot = 1850
    Charbarj41(19365 in chips) [9d 9c] << Fold here is not unreasonable. Early position raise usually indicates strength, and you have 6 players behind. A lot of uncertainty to get through. Middle pair is nothing very favorable, caught in the middle.
    ************************************************** **********
    Hand#2
    pre-action Pot = 825
    Intart (19825 in chips)[??]post sb 200
    Charbarj41 (19315 in chips)[9s 9d] post bb 400
    4 folds
    P0ker D0h (28050 in chips) [??]raises 800 to 1200
    Phoenician88: folds
    Balla-B13: folds
    Intart: calls 1000
    Pot = 3025, You are getting 3.78:1 PO
    Charbarj41: calls 800 at least a call, since you are OOP. I think the play is good. You have good implied odds against both players.
    *** FLOP *** [Jd Qd 4c]
    Intart: checks
    Charbarj41: checks
    P0ker D0h: checks
    *** TURN *** [Jd Qd 4c] [4h]
    Intart: checks
    Charbarj41: checks
    P0ker D0h: checks
    *** RIVER *** [Jd Qd 4c 4h] [Td] This is a very scarry board. The world has come home with the [Td]. Makes possible str8, flush, and full-house, str8-flush possible. Anyone that bets the PSB probably steal this pot, but has to fold to a raise.
    Intart: checks
    Charbarj41: checks
    P0ker D0h: checks
    Everyone took the safe route.
  3. I disagree on hand 1. You are really deep and are getting more than 2-1 with 99 and have position on the raiser. You are playing for a set and the 1000 call is not a lot for you. Very tight fold in my opinion. You cannot win a tourney by only playing premium hands or waiting to be the raiser. Once you raise, you will get no action. I would have called and dumped on the flop.

    Hand 2 was well played.

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