I run normal (for me)

[Steve A]

My 3 exit hands from €20fr/€30fr/500fpp fr tonight - maybe not classics, but just look at where I am in each hand when it all goes in.

***** Hand 1264796878 *****
75.00/150.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit) - 05 October 2008 18:57:59
€20 Daily Freeroll (Real/Tournament)
Seat 2: Juliet2211 (995.00)
Seat 3: 2/3suited (8840.00)
Seat 4: andrzace1 (6685.00)
Seat 5: Cajones (1864.00)
Seat 6: has123 (5296.00)
Seat 8: biliboi (9110.00)
Seat 9: john44john (279.00)
2/3suited post SB 75.00
andrzace1 post BB 150.00
** Deal **
Juliet2211 [N/A, N/A]
2/3suited [N/A, N/A]
andrzace1 [N/A, N/A]
Cajones [Ah, Jd]
has123 [N/A, N/A]
biliboi [N/A, N/A]
john44john [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
Cajones All-in 1864.00
has123 Call 1864.00
biliboi Fold
john44john Fold
Juliet2211 Fold
2/3suited Fold
andrzace1 Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [7h, 8s, Jh]
*** Turn(Board): *** : [7h, 8s, Jh, 6d]
*** River(Board): *** : [7h, 8s, Jh, 6d, 9c]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 3953.00
Juliet2211 Fold Win: 0.00
2/3suited Fold Win: 0.00
andrzace1 Fold Win: 0.00
Cajones [Ah, Jd] Pair of jacks Win: 0.00
has123 [Ac, 10s] Straight to the jack Win: 3953.00
biliboi Fold Win: 0.00
john44john Fold Win: 0.00

***** Hand 1264927733 *****
15.00/30.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit) - 05 October 2008 20:01:06
€30 Daily Freeroll (Real/Tournament)
Seat 2: Vinceb64 (1460.00)
Seat 3: aimee1 (2392.00)
Seat 4: TheBroad (1510.00)
Seat 5: Ruttler (1192.00)
Seat 6: cayton (1485.00)
Seat 7: spainey (2309.00)
Seat 8: Cajones (1037.00)
Seat 9: grandadles (1455.00)
Seat 10: sanddancer (1810.00)
Vinceb64 post SB 15.00
aimee1 post BB 30.00
** Deal **
Vinceb64 [N/A, N/A]
aimee1 [N/A, N/A]
TheBroad [N/A, N/A]
Ruttler [N/A, N/A]
cayton [N/A, N/A]
spainey [N/A, N/A]
Cajones [As, Qc]
grandadles [N/A, N/A]
sanddancer [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
TheBroad Fold
Ruttler Fold
cayton Fold
spainey Call 30.00
Cajones All-in 1037.00
grandadles Fold
sanddancer Fold
Vinceb64 Fold
aimee1 Call 1037.00
spainey Fold
*** Flop(Board): *** : [4h, 9d, Jc]
*** Turn(Board): *** : [4h, 9d, Jc, 5d]
*** River(Board): *** : [4h, 9d, Jc, 5d, 3d]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 2119.00
Vinceb64 Fold Win: 0.00
aimee1 [Jh, Qh] Pair of jacks Win: 2119.00
TheBroad Fold Win: 0.00
Ruttler Fold Win: 0.00
cayton Fold Win: 0.00
spainey Fold Win: 0.00
Cajones [As, Qc] Highest card ace Win: 0.00
grandadles Fold Win: 0.00
sanddancer Fold Win: 0.00

***** Hand 1264928738 *****
25.00/50.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit) - 05 October 2008 20:01:40
€500 FPP tournament (Real/Tournament)
Seat 2: perone-79 (5242.00)
Seat 3: fabio70 (2315.00)
Seat 4: FLAVIO1953 (1945.00)
Seat 5: ISAO (802.00)
Seat 6: Cajones (3475.00)
Seat 7: mantofen (1235.00)
Seat 8: twina (1425.00)
Seat 9: blumare (2039.00)
Seat 10: sandrodc01 (2580.00)
blumare post SB 25.00
sandrodc01 post BB 50.00
** Deal **
perone-79 [N/A, N/A]
fabio70 [N/A, N/A]
FLAVIO1953 [N/A, N/A]
ISAO [N/A, N/A]
Cajones [Kd, Qd]
mantofen [N/A, N/A]
twina [N/A, N/A]
blumare [N/A, N/A]
sandrodc01 [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
perone-79 Call 50.00
fabio70 Fold
FLAVIO1953 Fold
ISAO Fold
Cajones Raise to 250.00
mantofen Fold
twina Fold
blumare Call 250.00
sandrodc01 Fold
perone-79 Call 250.00
*** Flop(Board): *** : [Qh, 8c, 7d]
*** Bet Round 2 ***
blumare Check
perone-79 Check
Cajones Bet 400.00
blumare Call 400.00
perone-79 All-in 4992.00
Cajones All-in 3225.00
blumare Fold
*** Turn(Board): *** : [Qh, 8c, 7d, 9h]
*** River(Board): *** : [Qh, 8c, 7d, 9h, Js]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 7650.00
perone-79 [Qc, 10s] Straight to the queen Win: 7650.00
fabio70 Fold Win: 0.00
FLAVIO1953 Fold Win: 0.00
ISAO Fold Win: 0.00
Cajones [Kd, Qd] Pair of queens Win: 0.00
mantofen Fold Win: 0.00
twina Fold Win: 0.00
blumare Fold Win: 0.00
sandrodc01 Fold Win: 0.00

I defy anyone to tell me I don't run bad on PCUK
(this post brought to you by "FFS NOT AGAIN!")

[TylerStroud]

The KQ shouldnt be a 5x raise in Mid Position in my opinion. Although in a tourney like this i can understand the extra agression. Just super unlucky tbh.

[Steve A]

The KQ shouldnt be a 5x raise in Mid Position in my opinion. Although in a tourney like this i can understand the extra agression. Just super unlucky tbh.

IIRC one or two sitouts on the table made this a no-brainer IMO - anyway the lesson is thus - find yourself in a hand with me on PCUK where you think you're behind (as you probably will be) - if it's for my tournament life call anyway as Matt has me doomswitched. I really should have entered the "I Don't Like Mondays" cover for the song contest instead! LOL

[rfph1]

...well if you insist on playing those week AJ / AQ hands....what can I say.... hand orders are reversed in a freeroll - AA is weakest, 72os a monster.

....you should know this by now !!!

no sympathy!

[Steve A]

Anyone offering odds on a similar exit from the €50fr shortly? If I go 4/4 like that I'll post it up here as well.

[Steve A]

OK, more of a race this time, but still in the lead when the money goes in, and as only the 3rd hand I'd played the entire tournament I'm not sure I like the villain's call. Perhaps he'd read my earlier post before deciding. 4/4 suckout exit hands though in consecutive tournaments (but nowhere near my personal record)!

***** Hand 1265162382 *****
100.00/200.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit) - 05 October 2008 22:05:50
€50 Daily Freeroll (Real/Tournament)
Seat 1: NoeNoa (5274.00)
Seat 2: bigmitch11 (1495.00)
Seat 3: Texsugar (2160.00)
Seat 4: Woosey100 (1990.00)
Seat 5: steveo11 (1170.00)
Seat 6: scallywag (1125.00)
Seat 7: Brigand9 (3984.00)
Seat 8: PIGFACEWIN (1425.00)
Seat 9: Cajones (2700.00)
Seat 10: Nobler2 (3350.00)
PIGFACEWIN post SB 100.00
Cajones post BB 200.00
** Deal **
NoeNoa [N/A, N/A]
bigmitch11 [N/A, N/A]
Texsugar [N/A, N/A]
Woosey100 [N/A, N/A]
steveo11 [N/A, N/A]
scallywag [N/A, N/A]
Brigand9 [N/A, N/A]
PIGFACEWIN [N/A, N/A]
Cajones [Kd, Ac]
Nobler2 [N/A, N/A]
*** Bet Round 1 ***
Nobler2 Fold
NoeNoa Fold
bigmitch11 Fold
Texsugar Fold
Woosey100 Fold
steveo11 Fold
scallywag Fold
Brigand9 Raise to 400.00
PIGFACEWIN Fold
Cajones All-in 2700.00
Brigand9 Call 2700.00
*** Flop(Board): *** : [Qs, Qd, 10s]
*** Turn(Board): *** : [Qs, Qd, 10s, 7s]
*** River(Board): *** : [Qs, Qd, 10s, 7s, 3c]
*** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 5500.00
NoeNoa Fold Win: 0.00
bigmitch11 Fold Win: 0.00
Texsugar Fold Win: 0.00
Woosey100 Fold Win: 0.00
steveo11 Fold Win: 0.00
scallywag Fold Win: 0.00
Brigand9 [Qc, Jd] Three of a kind, queens Win: 5500.00
PIGFACEWIN Fold Win: 0.00
Cajones [Kd, Ac] Pair of queens Win: 0.00
Nobler2 Fold Win: 0.00

[waltypies]

Is it just me or does anyone else think you may have played the 1st 2 hands badly

[Steve A]

In the order quoted, I'm 68.52%, 67.62%, 82.22%, and 65.10% favourite to win when the chips go in the middle (not bad odds in poker). Obviously I'm pissed off with my luck, but just have to keep telling myself that it's variance and not that the Universe wants to see me suffer.

[Steve A]

Is it just me or does anyone else think you may have played the 1st 2 hands badly

I don't deny that from a strategic perspective some of my decisions could be argued about one way or another, but the fact remains that when the chips went in in ALL the above I was a pretty good favourite regardless. Personally, considering the nature of the events, I don't think my play was that bad in either - it did manage to elicit poor calls from hands I had dominated in both instances, which was the purpose after all.

[waltypies]

I don't deny that from a strategic perspective some of my decisions could be argued about one way or another, but the fact remains that when the chips went in in ALL the above I was a pretty good favourite regardless. Personally, considering the nature of the events, I don't think my play was that bad in either - it did manage to elicit poor calls from hands I had dominated in both instances, which was the purpose after all.

But just got owned in the long run