I played in a tournament the other day, and was doing pretty well. I've learned, though, that I don't know how to get myself to the next level, often busting out late as the blinds eat away at my stack.
This tournament was a $1 entry fee, with unlimited rebuys during the first hour, and one add-on at the end of that hour. You could only rebuy when your chips were at or below your 1000 chip level. Here's how it went:
I made it through the first hour in pretty good shape. I only rebought once, and took advantage of the add-on putting me at 9200 chips. I was tied for 21st place out of the 271 remaining players. These are the hands in which I saw action, with a limited amount of commentary. I'm cusephenom...
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Hand #89
cusephenom: Ah As
Pre-flop: ding folds. fatmans bro folds. mingram folds. CDALY calls. cusephenom raises to 450. turkoman folds. Drinkwater folds. MrPhibb calls. narcotic folds. CDALY calls.
Flop (board: 7c Qh 8s): MrPhibb checks. CDALY bets 100. cusephenom raises to 1750. MrPhibb folds. CDALY folds. cusephenom is returned 1650 (uncalled).
cusephenom wins 1650 to go to 10050
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Hand #90
cusephenom: Kh Kd
Pre-flop: fatmans bro folds. mingram folds. CDALY folds. cusephenom raises to 350. turkoman calls. Drinkwater folds. MrPhibb folds. narcotic folds. ding folds.
Flop (board: 2c Ad 3h): cusephenom checks. turkoman bets 100. cusephenom calls.
Turn (board: 2c Ad 3h Ah): cusephenom checks. turkoman bets 100. cusephenom calls.
River (board: 2c Ad 3h Ah 5s): cusephenom checks. turkoman bets 1250. cusephenom calls.
Showdown:
turkoman shows Ac 4c.
turkoman has Ac 4c 2c 3h 5s: straight, five high.
cusephenom mucks Kh Kd.
turkoman wins 3750 with straight, five high, taking me down to 8250
Why did I stay in this hand. Why didn't I test him early instead of waiting until the river to lose 1250?
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Hand #100
cusephenom: Ad Kc
Pre-flop: fatmans bro folds. mingram folds. cusephenom raises to 400. turkoman calls. Drinkwater folds. MrPhibb calls. narcotic folds. ding folds. JOKER22 goes all-in for 2720. cusephenom calls. turkoman folds. MrPhibb folds.
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
cusephenom shows Ad Kc.
JOKER22 shows 5d 5s.
(board: 2c Ks 6d 3c 2s):
Showdown:
cusephenom has Ad Kc 2c Ks 2s: two pair, kings and deuces.
JOKER22 has 5d 5s 2c Ks 2s: two pair, fives and deuces.
cusephenom wins 6315 with two pair, kings and deuces to go to 11495
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MOVED TABLES, IN 27TH PLACE WITH 11695
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Hand #109
cusephenom: Ah Ad
Pre-flop: quickspark folds. IOutPlayU folds. gawf4fun folds. hsk1972 folds. thegrendel folds. rf5100 folds. cusephenom raises to 700. tattoo294 folds. roberto174 calls.
Flop (board: Jd Th Qs): roberto174 checks. cusephenom bets 1500. roberto174 folds. cusephenom is returned 1500 (uncalled).
cusephenom wins 1500 to go to 11395
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Hand #118
cusephenom: Qc Kd
Pre-flop: roberto174 folds. quickspark folds. IOutPlayU folds. gawf4fun folds. Tai_pan folds. hsk1972 folds. thegrendel folds. rf5100 calls. cusephenom calls. tattoo294 checks.
Flop (board: Qh 6h Qd): cusephenom checks. tattoo294 checks. rf5100 bets 300. cusephenom raises to 1800. tattoo294 folds. rf5100 folds. cusephenom is returned 1500 (uncalled).
cusephenom wins 1500 to go to 11995
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Hand #127
cusephenom: Kd Kh
Pre-flop: tattoo294 folds. roberto174 raises to 600. quickspark folds. IOutPlayU folds. gawf4fun re-raises to 900. Tai_pan folds. hsk1972 folds. thegrendel folds. rf5100 folds. cusephenom calls. roberto174 calls.
Flop (board: 8s 6h Ks): cusephenom checks. roberto174 bets 300. gawf4fun raises to 2200. cusephenom goes all-in for 11095. roberto174 folds. gawf4fun calls.
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
cusephenom shows Kd Kh.
gawf4fun shows As Ah.
(board: 8s 6h Ks 7c 4c):
Showdown:
cusephenom has Kd Kh 8s Ks 7c: three kings.
gawf4fun has As Ah 8s Ks 7c: a pair of aces.
cusephenom wins 25340 with three kings to go to 25140 and 4th place
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Hand #138
cusephenom: Qh Qc
Pre-flop: blazer128 has disconnected, is dropped. IOutPlayU folds. gawf4fun calls. Tai_pan folds. hsk1972 folds. thegrendel folds. rf5100 folds. cusephenom raises to 1800. tattoo294 folds. roberto174 calls. gawf4fun goes all-in for 1285.
Flop (board: 9s 7s 8c): roberto174 checks. cusephenom bets 1000. roberto174 folds. cusephenom is returned 1000 (uncalled).
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
cusephenom shows Qh Qc.
gawf4fun shows As Tc.
(board: 9s 7s 8c 3c 5c):
Showdown:
cusephenom has Qh Qc 9s 7s 8c: a pair of queens.
gawf4fun has As Tc 9s 7s 8c: ace high.
cusephenom wins the main pot 4055 with a pair of queens.
cusephenom wins the side pot 1030 with a pair of queens to go to 27025, 4th place
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Hand #143
cusephenom: Ad Ac
Pre-flop: cusephenom raises to 1500. tattoo294 folds. roberto174 folds. plt2022 folds. IOutPlayU folds. TJMITE folds. Tai_pan folds. hsk1972 calls. thegrendel folds. rf5100 calls.
Flop (board: 3h 3s Jd): rf5100 bets 4700. cusephenom raises to 9400. hsk1972 folds. rf5100 goes all-in for 4990. cusephenom is returned 4410 (uncalled).
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
rf5100 shows Js Ks.
cusephenom shows Ad Ac.
(board: 3h 3s Jd Th 3d):
Showdown:
rf5100 has Js 3h 3s Jd 3d: full house, threes full of jacks.
cusephenom has Ad Ac 3h 3s 3d: full house, threes full of aces.
cusephenom wins 14680 with full house, threes full of aces to go to 34815, 3rd place
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BREAK 2
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Hand #163
cusephenom: Kc Jd
Pre-flop: plt2022 folds. IOutPlayU folds. TJMITE folds. narcotic calls. jackbnimble calls. thegrendel folds. Oh Fah-Q Then folds. cusephenom calls. tattoo294 folds. roberto174 checks.
Flop (board: Tc Kh Qd): roberto174 checks. narcotic checks. jackbnimble checks. cusephenom bets 2700. roberto174 folds. narcotic goes all-in for 2150. jackbnimble folds. cusephenom is returned 550 (uncalled).
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
cusephenom shows Kc Jd.
narcotic shows 9h Th.
(board: Tc Kh Qd 9d 8s):
Showdown:
cusephenom has Kc Jd Tc Qd 9d: straight, king high.
narcotic has 9h Th Tc Kh 9d: two pair, tens and nines.
cusephenom wins 7000 with straight, king high to go to 37165, 5th place
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Hand #178
cusephenom: 7d 7c
Pre-flop: tattoo294 folds. roberto174 folds. plt2022 folds. IOutPlayU folds. randamonium raises to 2800. nugoed folds. jackbnimble folds. thegrendel calls. Oh Fah-Q Then folds. cusephenom calls.
Flop (board: 7h 8h 6h): cusephenom checks. randamonium bets 8800. thegrendel folds. cusephenom goes all-in for 32365. randamonium goes all-in for 20545. cusephenom is returned 11820 (uncalled).
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
cusephenom shows 7d 7c.
randamonium shows Ts Tc.
(board: 7h 8h 6h 4h 5s):
Showdown:
cusephenom has 7d 8h 6h 4h 5s: straight, eight high.
randamonium has 7h 8h 6h 4h 5s: straight, eight high.
cusephenom wins 24945 of a 49890 pot with straight, eight high.
randamonium wins 24945 of a 49890 pot with straight, eight high.
This hand really, really hurt! A win there puts me at 49890, and in first place overall.
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Hand #183
IOutPlayU posts the small blind of 600.
randamonium posts the big blind of 1200.
cusephenom: Qs Jc
Pre-flop: nugoed folds. jackbnimble folds. thegrendel folds. Oh Fah-Q Then folds. cusephenom calls. tattoo294 folds. roberto174 folds. plt2022 folds. IOutPlayU folds. randamonium checks.
Flop (board: Tc 7s Td): randamonium checks. cusephenom bets 3000. randamonium folds. cusephenom is returned 3000 (uncalled).
cusephenom wins 3000 to go to 38165, 11th place
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Hand #187
Oh Fah-Q Then posts the small blind of 600.
cusephenom posts the big blind of 1200.
cusephenom: Ah Jh
Pre-flop: tattoo294 folds. roberto174 folds. plt2022 folds. IOutPlayU folds. randamonium calls. nugoed folds. option686 folds. thegrendel folds. Oh Fah-Q Then calls. cusephenom checks.
Flop (board: Ad 5c 2s): Oh Fah-Q Then checks. cusephenom bets 3600. randamonium folds. Oh Fah-Q Then folds. cusephenom is returned 3600 (uncalled).
cusephenom wins 3600 to go to 39965, 9th place
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Hand #239
Oh Fah-Q Then posts the small blind of 1000.
cusephenom posts the big blind of 2000.
cusephenom: Qh Kd
Pre-flop:jipco folds. PATCHEYE raises to 7000. alligater folds. nugoed folds. option686 folds. dastrdly folds. Oh Fah-Q Then folds. cusephenom calls.
Flop (board: 3s 5h Qs): cusephenom checks. PATCHEYE goes all-in for 37105. cusephenom folds. PATCHEYE is returned 37105 (uncalled).
PATCHEYE wins 15000, down to 30165, 14th place out of 32
I really, really wanted to call here, but he raised pre-flop. Maybe he had A-Q, but my post-flop check showed weakness, so maybe he was just exploiting that.
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BREAK 3
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Hand #268
alligater posts the small blind of 2000.
option686 posts the big blind of 4000.
cusephenom: As Ac
Pre-flop: dastrdly folds. Oh Fah-Q Then folds. cusephenom raises to 8000. csccav folds. chaco54 folds. PATCHEYE folds. alligater folds. option686 folds. cusephenom is returned 4000 (uncalled).
cusephenom wins 10000.
Just my luck, no one wanted to play.
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Hand #271
Oh Fah-Q Then posts the small blind of 2000.
cusephenom posts the big blind of 4000.
cusephenom: As Ah
Pre-flop: csccav raises to 8000. chaco54 folds. PATCHEYE folds. alligater folds. option686 folds. dastrdly folds. Oh Fah-Q Then folds. cusephenom re-raises to 12000. csccav calls.
Flop (board: 7s 8s Th): cusephenom goes all-in for 10665. csccav calls.
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
cusephenom shows As Ah.
csccav shows 8h 8d.
(board: 7s 8s Th Jc 9s):
Showdown:
cusephenom has 7s 8s Th Jc 9s: straight, jack high.
csccav has 8h 7s Th Jc 9s: straight, jack high.
cusephenom wins 23665 of a 47330 pot with straight, jack high.
csccav wins 23665 of a 47330 pot with straight, jack high.
Remember hand 178? I guess we'll call it even, I'm still alive.
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MOVED TO NEW TABLE
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Hand #241
Purple-headed posts the small blind of 3000.
cusephenom posts the big blind of 6000.
cusephenom: Ad 9s
Pre-flop: broker folds. Smokey7 folds. chexx folds. Pete-za-man folds. halioua raises to 17000. Purple-headed folds. cusephenom goes all-in for 15665. halioua is returned 1335 (uncalled).
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:
cusephenom shows Ad 9s.
halioua shows Kc Qd.
(board: 7d 4c 2s Jh Kh):
Showdown:
cusephenom has Ad 9s 7d Jh Kh: ace high.
halioua has Kc Qd 7d Jh Kh: a pair of kings.
Hand #396336-241 Summary:
halioua wins 34330 with a pair of kings.
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I finished in 21st place. The goal was top 10 because that would have gained me entry into an end of the month tournament. Maybe a goal of finishing 10th made me less agressive. I don't know. Unfortunately, I don't have a list of all the cards I folded, but I'm sure there are some I should have played.