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  1. All hands are from Saturday night's $30k guaranteed, $109 FT tourney. Hand histories are below, and I have left blank the sections where I would like people's input. I would like feedback wherever you want to comment, open to criticism. Thanks in advance.
    Full Tilt Poker Game #13480508779: $30,000 Guarantee (98236642), Table 47 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:19:24 ET - 2009/07/19
    Seat 1: illflipyaforeal (5,440)
    Seat 2: MUCKorBUST1 (7,575)
    Seat 3: alextroy (5,855)
    Seat 4: 3pairdispair (14,780)
    Seat 5: JFossum (2,015)
    Seat 6: 77abu (3,360)
    77abu posts the small blind of 50
    illflipyaforeal posts the big blind of 100
    The button is in seat #5
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to alextroy [Jc Kc]
    MUCKorBUST1 has 15 seconds left to act
    MUCKorBUST1 raises to 200
    alextroy calls 200
    3pairdispair calls 200
    JFossum folds
    77abu folds
    illflipyaforeal calls 100
    *** FLOP *** [7h Js Jd]
    illflipyaforeal checks
    MUCKorBUST1 has 15 seconds left to act
    MUCKorBUST1 checks
    alextroy ???

    Full Tilt Poker Game #13480714906: $30,000 Guarantee (98236642), Table 47 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:32:02 ET - 2009/07/19
    Seat 1: illflipyaforeal (7,300)
    Seat 2: MUCKorBUST1 (7,900)
    Seat 3: alextroy (7,925)
    Seat 4: 3pairdispair (7,635)
    Seat 5: JFossum (2,245)
    Seat 6: 77abu (6,020)
    JFossum posts the small blind of 60
    77abu posts the big blind of 120
    The button is in seat #4
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to alextroy [Ac Jd]
    illflipyaforeal raises to 240
    MUCKorBUST1 folds
    alextroy calls 240
    3pairdispair folds
    JFossum folds
    77abu folds
    *** FLOP *** [Jh 4s Th]
    illflipyaforeal checks
    alextroy bets 480
    illflipyaforeal calls 480
    *** TURN *** [Jh 4s Th] [Ad]
    illflipyaforeal checks
    alextroy ???

    Full Tilt Poker Game #13480974909: $30,000 Guarantee (98236642), Table 50 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:48:37 ET - 2009/07/19
    Seat 1: Wu_Wizard (17,605)
    Seat 2: tofftofuss (14,255)
    Seat 3: MTstackin88 (7,704)
    Seat 4: fn_JHC (3,636)
    Seat 5: alextroy (11,433)
    Seat 6: holtecone (13,016)
    alextroy posts the small blind of 80
    holtecone posts the big blind of 160
    The button is in seat #4
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to alextroy [Ks Qc]
    Wu_Wizard folds
    tofftofuss folds
    MTstackin88 folds
    alextroy: nh
    fn_JHC folds
    alextroy raises to 320
    holtecone raises to 960
    alextroy calls 640
    *** FLOP *** [2s 3c Qs]
    alextroy checks
    holtecone bets 1,280
    alextroy ???

    Full Tilt Poker Game #13481600267: $20,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) (99562108), Table 4 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:32:14 ET - 2009/07/19
    Seat 2: goonabrain (2,120)
    Seat 3: fsoyars (5,570)
    Seat 4: JR JEDI MASTER (7,198)
    Seat 5: DaMortician (10,142)
    Seat 6: Cuban_1958 (3,125)
    Seat 7: alextroy (10,038)
    Seat 8: luckman (13,290)
    Seat 9: GIMMEduhMONEYS (11,495)
    fsoyars posts the small blind of 80
    JR JEDI MASTER posts the big blind of 160
    The button is in seat #2
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to alextroy [Js Jc]
    DaMortician folds
    Cuban_1958 folds
    alextroy raises to 480
    luckman folds
    GIMMEduhMONEYS folds
    goonabrain folds
    fsoyars has 15 seconds left to act
    fsoyars raises to 1,440
    JR JEDI MASTER has 15 seconds left to act
    JR JEDI MASTER folds
    alextroy ???

    Full Tilt Poker Game #13482275240: $30,000 Guarantee (98236642), Table 44 - 400/800 Ante 100 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:23:39 ET - 2009/07/19
    Seat 1: sherrie000 (9,245)
    Seat 2: azndonkey (17,216)
    Seat 3: andreagibb (37,578)
    Seat 4: alextroy (46,266)
    Seat 5: Vote L 4T2L0 (37,870), is sitting out
    Seat 6: carpetbagr (7,806)
    sherrie000 antes 100
    azndonkey antes 100
    andreagibb antes 100
    alextroy antes 100
    Vote L 4T2L0 antes 100
    carpetbagr antes 100
    alextroy posts the small blind of 400
    Vote L 4T2L0 posts the big blind of 800
    The button is in seat #3
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to alextroy [Kd Ac]
    carpetbagr folds
    andreagibb: so was just switching gears when entering thk
    sherrie000 calls 800
    azndonkey folds
    andreagibb: this
    andreagibb has 15 seconds left to act
    andreagibb raises to 2,500
    alextroy ???
  2. In Cliff Note form

    Bet
    Bet
    Call/Reevaluate
    Re-Raise him all in
    Re-Raise
  3. first hand - i'm betting, probably like 500-600
    second hand - i'm betting, probably like 1000
    third hand - i'm calling and seeing what happens on the turn, not giving up yet
    fourth hand - ugh, this sucks, i don't think shoving is good, folding seems nitty but can't be TOO bad
    fifth hand - i'm all-in
  4. 1. Lead out 2/3 of the pot

    2. I dont like checking because the flush draw is still out there..personally I prob bet around 1025 or somethin like that, hate to see KQ pop up but if it does I'm def going broke

    3. Fold to the 3bet pre because your OOP postflop, now you're in a tricky spot

    As played, I fold...AQ KK+ is out there...if you flat call you STILL dont know where you're at since your oop...get out now- you prob COULD call the flop bet, but after that, no way I'm calling a turn bet

    4. Call and see a flop...if a flop is all unders, I'm prob going broke unless this player is good/has good results... with a Qxx flop idk, prob calling 1 barrel and hoping they slow down on the turn.

    5. Just call the 2500...shoving immediately tells him you have overs, and blinds are small enough here that you dont have to shove. Taking a flop in position is dev the +EV way to go here imo...4 betting is only getting action from better hands, just call and hope for the A/K on the flop, otherwise, ditch it
     
  5.  
    Originally Posted by elusively View Post

    first hand - i'm betting, probably like 500-600
    second hand - i'm betting, probably like 1000
    third hand - i'm calling and seeing what happens on the turn, not giving up yet
    fourth hand - ugh, this sucks, i don't think shoving is good, folding seems nitty but can't be TOO bad
    fifth hand - i'm all-in

    Your shipping in FIFTY SEVEN bbs?
     
  6.  
    Originally Posted by AFink93 View Post

    In Cliff Note form

    Bet
    Bet
    Call/Reevaluate
    Re-Raise him all in
    Re-Raise

    this ... u can fold KQo pre in the 1 hand and the AJo u can fold pre as well but flat is fine. Just 3bet/get in the last one
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  7.  
    Originally Posted by doubledave22 View Post

     
    Originally Posted by AFink93 View Post

    In Cliff Note form

    Bet
    Bet
    Call/Reevaluate
    Re-Raise him all in
    Re-Raise

    this ... u can fold KQo pre in the 1 hand and the AJo u can fold pre as well but flat is fine. Just 3bet/get in the last one

    Is shipping in 57 bbs pre really the optimal play over flatting the 2500 in pos?
     
  8.  
    Originally Posted by Donnie2005.2 View Post

    Is shipping in 57 bbs pre really the optimal play over flatting the 2500 in pos?

    It's 46 effective BB's, raise/call is probably better. Flatting is bad, folding is worse, raise/call or shove. It would just suck if you raised to 6 or 7k and he flats.
  9.  
    Originally Posted by elusively View Post

     
    Originally Posted by Donnie2005.2 View Post

    Is shipping in 57 bbs pre really the optimal play over flatting the 2500 in pos?

    It's 46 effective BB's, raise/call is probably better. Flatting is bad, folding is worse, raise/call or shove. It would just suck if you raised to 6 or 7k and he flats.

    Ok but why would we raise this hand since we know we're only getting action from hands that have us crushed? It doesnt make sense. Flatting isnt bad, shipping is bad, obv folding is lol but I guess if you like racing (if it even IS a race) for almost 100 bbs be my guest
     
  10. 6-max, 100bb races for the win imo
  11.  
    Originally Posted by elusively View Post

    6-max, 100bb races for the win imo

    I guess 100 bb races arent terrible, just the last 2 months I've really developed a mentality of why leave so many blinds up to a coin? I'm obv MUCH more likely to put it in with JJ than AK, but maybe thats just me...
     
  12. Appreciate all the responses. I would like to get some more feedback before I post results (just for people's curiosity, I know results are not important in analysis of how I should have played the hands).
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