Hi all. I would appreciate comments, feedback, advice on this tourney. I have not been doing well lately, and this is about the closest I have got to the finish line in a while. I start out as the big stack. These are some of the hands I wasn't sure about.



Here, I figured I was probably dominated, so I folded getting about 2.5 to 1. However, it occured to me that since there was a possibility that I wasn't, the odds were good enough to call. So was it a good fold, dumb fold or toss-up?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t5000 (8 handed)


saw flop|saw showdown

Hero (t447174)
UTG+1 (t54038)
MP1 (t56030)
MP2 (t82265)
CO (t22620)
Button (t59161)
SB (t319476)
BB (t26041)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J, Q.
Hero raises to t15000, UTG+1 raises

to t53538, 5 folds, BB calls t20541

(All-In), Hero folds.

Flop: (t92079)



Here I'm button. Was I too aggro?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is $5000 (9 handed) by Hand Converter CG

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero ($423174)
SB ($58288)
BB ($54530)
UTG ($92765)
UTG+1 ($50165)
MP1 ($21120)
MP2 ($57661)
MP3 ($327476)
CO ($32791)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q, 9.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Hero raises to $20000, SB raises to $57788, BB folds, Hero calls $37788.

Flop: ($119076)



Once again, was I too aggro for this holding, position? Should I call the rrse?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is $5000 (9 handed) by Hand Converter CG

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero ($364886)
Button ($125076)
SB ($49030)
BB ($92265)
UTG ($49665)
UTG+1 ($20620)
MP1 ($57161)
MP2 ($326976)
MP3 ($32291)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9, K.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $5000, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Hero raises to $20500, Button raises to $45500, SB folds, BB folds, MP1 folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $74500
Main Pot: $49500 ($49500), won by Button.
Pot 2: $25000 ($25000), returned to Button.


Raise correct?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is $5000 (9 handed) by Hand Converter CG

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero ($344386)
CO ($161576)
Button ($46030)
SB ($86765)
BB ($49165)
UTG ($20120)
UTG+1 ($51661)
MP1 ($326476)
MP2 ($31791)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 8, 8.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero raises to $20000, CO folds, Button raises to $45530, SB folds, BB folds, Hero calls $25530.

Flop: ($94560)



Should I call this allin raise from SB?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is $5000 (8 handed) by Hand Converter CG

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero ($296856)
UTG ($171576)
UTG+1 ($138300)
MP1 ($82265)
MP2 ($39665)
CO ($56161)
Button ($308356)
SB ($24791)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5, K.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB raises to $24291, Hero calls $19291.

Flop: ($47082)



Good fold?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is $8000 (9 handed) by Hand Converter CG

saw flop|saw showdown

Button ($41124)
Hero ($308447)
BB ($473056)
UTG ($17700)
UTG+1 ($205152)
MP1 ($276028)
MP2 ($305868)
MP3 ($143688)
CO ($443871)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J, A.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises to $24000, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button raises to $40324, Hero folds, BB folds, MP1 calls $16324.

Flop: ($86248)



Villain has been 3-betting light from blinds. Was moving in correct or should I see the flop?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is $8000 (8 handed) by Hand Converter CG

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero ($320447)
CO ($458656)
Button ($3300)
SB ($194752)
BB ($333152)
UTG ($303468)
UTG+1 ($141288)
MP1 ($459871)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K, A.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, Hero raises to $24000, CO folds, Button folds, SB raises to $40000, BB folds, Hero raises to $319647


Legitimate play with this hand?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is $10000 (9 handed) by Hand Converter CG

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG+1 ($195752)
Hero ($151095)
MP2 ($557456)
MP3 ($277359)
CO ($513104)
Button ($297752)
SB ($336156)
BB ($162228)
UTG ($382171)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A, J.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls $10000, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button raises to $41000, SB folds, BB folds, Hero raises to $151095



Raiser struck me as being tight, so I folded, but wondered later if I should of at least called.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is $12000 (8 handed) by Hand Converter CG

saw flop|saw showdown

SB ($133337)
Hero ($189495)
UTG ($531856)
UTG+1 ($274759)
MP1 ($567170)
MP2 ($202752)
CO ($510756)
Button ($421133)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9, 9.
UTG raises to $31200, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $39600
Main Pot: $9600 ($9600), won by UTG.
Pot 2: $30000 ($30000), returned to UTG.



Not sure if I should move in or put in standard raise. Have a little over 6M. No-one else is making allin moves, so I start to wonder if I should be doing it.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is $12000 (8 handed) by Hand Converter CG

saw flop|saw showdown

BB ($145337)
Hero ($169695)
UTG+1 ($531856)
MP1 ($254759)
MP2 ($658570)
CO ($565956)
Button ($326030)
SB ($399533)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, J.


In cutoff. PF pot around 36K. Should I move in or put in standard raise. If I raise to 48K, I would be left with about 11BB, or 5M if I fold to a rrse.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is $16000 (8 handed) by Hand Converter CG

saw flop|saw showdown

MP2 ($122137)
Hero ($237695)
Button ($506656)
SB ($427959)
BB ($555370)
UTG ($560756)
UTG+1 ($284830)
MP1 ($356333)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K, J.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero?

Hand 1: in a 3 rebuy id probably just let go QJ UTG. Plus I dont think this is a good spot to open with QJ UTG given that there are a 4 people who have stacks between 10-14 BB's which will make u pretty much committet when they push.

Hand 2: If u wanna raise id raise between 2.5x-3x BB's. It doesnt risk u as many chips and its gonna be easier for u to get away from the hand if one of the blinds pushes.

Hand 3: just fold K9, no need to get involved.

Hand 4: standard

Hand 5: standard. SB's range with his shorstack should be pretty much ATC, your are getting almost 2:1 and have K high. snap call

Hand 6: good fold

Hand 7: well played, really no other way to play thi hand.

Hand 8: with 15 BB's dont open limp, raise or fold. Id probably make a raise around 2.5x-3x the BB.

Hand 9: You are behind his range unless he is super agrro. You dont have enough chips to play for set value. Good fold.

Hand 10: This seems tight, but i would just fold. You have almost 14BB's, so u are not that desperate yet. Your stack is a little big for pushing AJ UTG. Making a standard raise and playing postflop with this hand when being that short doesnt seem like a good idea either. Folding clearly seems best to me.

Hand 11: raise to 40-45k

Thanks for the feedback.

I think I've been playing too Laggro lately because I imagine others are making moves and getting away with it.