You do realize that this is exactly like someone saying "I really hate getting hit and I get winded if I run more than a couple yards, but I really, really want to be an NFL quaterback someday!"

Post hands.
Post hands.
Post hands.

Are you stealing enough? Are you making bad calls?

Just grinding out a bunch of tournaments and only using this thread to bitch is not going to improve your game.

Have you read anything this forum has to offer: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/36/stt-strategy/

1) Read articles
2) Post hands
3) Get HUD
4) Sign up for training site
5) Play 1 table at the lowest stakes until your can beat it, then add more, then move up stakes
6) Very strict BR mgmt, I play by a 100 BI rule
7) Don't be a delusional idiot, you play bad, learn to play good

Overall, I never read anywhere in the OP where you said specifically what you needed advice on. You mentioned a few things you do poorly but never anything specific. From reading the OP I feel that you already know what it is that you need to improve. A caveat to that is that you did not mention any goals that you are trying to accomplish i.e. what are you looking for from the game of poker?

Post some hand histories. Do you know how to do this?

I know how to do it for cash games but I'm not sure about SnG's.

are you using PT3 or HEM?

I'm not currently using any 3rd party software.

Hahaha! I love the way you phrased this!

I dont know then if you can post cash hands - sng / mtt hands should be postable in the same way

Here's a couple hands, typical situations:

Preflop: Hero is BTN with K A
5 folds, Hero raises to 150, SB folds, BB calls 100

Flop: (325) K 4 Q (2 players)
BB bets 250, Hero raises to 550, BB calls 300

Turn: (1,425) T (2 players)
BB bets 550, Hero raises to 635 and is all-in, BB calls 85

River: (2,695) T (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: 2,695 pot
Final Board: K 4 Q T T
Hero showed K A and lost (-1,335 net)
BB showed A J and won 2,695 (1,360 net)

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Preflop: Hero is CO with A 9
Hero raises to 300, BTN folds, SB calls 225, BB calls 150

Flop: (900) T T 9 (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 300, SB folds, BB raises to 600, Hero calls 300

Turn: (2,100) 3 (2 players)
BB bets 750, Hero calls 750

River: (3,600) 9 (2 players)
BB bets 1,705 and is all-in, Hero calls 1,490 and is all-in

Results: 6,580 pot
Final Board: T T 9 3 9
BB showed 2 T and won 6,580 (3,440 net)
Hero showed A 9 and lost (-3,140 net)

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Preflop: Hero is BB with Q Q
CO raises to 600, 2 folds, Hero calls 400

Flop: (1,400) 5 9 3 (2 players)
Hero bets 800, CO calls 800

Turn: (3,000) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets 745 and is all-in, CO calls 745

River: (4,490) 5 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: 4,490 pot
Final Board: 5 9 3 6 5
Hero showed Q Q and lost (-2,170 net)
CO showed 3 3 and won 4,490 (2,320 net)

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Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with Q A
Hero raises to 120, MP1 folds, MP2 calls 120, MP3 folds, CO calls 120, BTN raises to 210, SB folds, BB calls 180, Hero raises to 630, MP2 folds, CO calls 510, BTN calls 420, BB calls 420

Flop: (2,655) T 6 Q (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets 1,035 and is all-in, CO raises to 1,560 and is all-in, BTN calls 1,180 and is all-in, BB folds

Turn: (6,050) A (3 players, 3 are all-in)
River: (6,050) 3 (3 players, 3 are all-in)

Results: 6,050 pot
Final Board: T 6 Q A 3
CO showed J K and won 6,050 (4,240 net)
BTN showed J A and lost (-1,810 net)
BB mucked and lost (-630 net)
Hero showed Q A and lost (-1,665 net)

Post stack sizes next time. (That you didn't is a huge red flag btw)

Also post format (number of players in the tournament and per table) and stakes. And blinds.

And suits!

Really just the whole hand history if you can manage..

Brutal. Given stack sizes, just shove.

Huh? No idea what you're doing here.

Bet 600, I think your stack is big enough that you should fold to a raise.

WTF? Shove unless this is some weird bubble situation!

Preflop action looks weird. Assuming this is level 1, fold to the 3bet. If this is a 9 player STT, open fold.


Yeah, you really need to spend a lot of time reading the STT Forum.

probably shoving the flop here. as played, nothing wrong with it critically as u were already committed by the turn.

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stack sizers would help. the CO raise was fine, at this blind level try raising 2.5x rather than 3x, but everyone's different. the bet on the flop isnt so bad but when raised there could be an argument for folding. not sure wht you're doing on the turn. clearly BB is betting out not worried that you have a T in your hand, you should be folding your 9's there.

the river is very poor. he is not betting 3 streets without at least a T in his hand and the 9 on the river pretty much killed it for you.
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based on stack sizes, i would re shove pre. 33 can and shouyld find a fold, dont ever call with QQ with such a short stack in sng's.
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as played not so bad, but the 4 bet with AQ is a bit spewy.

i think there is some fundamental problems with your play, particularly postflop.

Thanks for the responses guys, it helps having different perspectives. I'll try to figure out how to post suits and stack sizes next time.

Currently up +$5, should be done 250 games in a couple days. Here's a trouble spot I just encountered:


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.5 Tournament, 25/50 Blinds (8 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP2 (t757)
CO (t2210)
Button (t1335)
SB (t1083)
BB (t1640)
UTG (t2040)
UTG+1 (t1400)
MP1 (t3035)

Button's M: 17.80

Preflop:
5 folds, Button bets t150, 1 fold, BB calls t100

Flop: (t325) K, 4, Q (2 players)
BB bets t250, Button raises to t550, BB calls t300

Turn: (t1425) 10 (2 players)
BB bets t550, Button raises to t635 (All-In), BB calls t85

River: (t2695) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t2695

Results:
Button had K, A (two pair, Kings and tens).
BB had A, J (straight, Ace high).
Outcome: BB won t2695
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Should I have re-raised all in on the flop after he bet out I guess? I feel like these players would have called regardless...

the hand looks much better now that all the details are there. you're preflop raise is fine, when villain leads into you on the flop, it could be a draw, KJ or weaker kings, i'd shove the flop to charge maximum for the draws out there.

as played, you're raise gave him enough odds to call and see the turn.

nothing too critical with your play in that hand, FYI AK vs AJ, AK wins 74% of the time.

i would get it in with AK vs AJ all day long.

post some more trouble hands that you've found.

weird that it doesnt show your starting hands at the front of the HH :/ you should have shoved the flop since it's only double what he raised to. unlucky.

Pretty amazing this exact same hand happened again!

oh yh :/ 6h17m later "Oh I just had exactly the same hand - and despite posting it before and being told to shove the flop, I still didnt and Im shocked to see the same outcome" I dont like it when OP lies to us

My mistake, for some reason the hand history files were not in chronological order.

Ok here's a hand, I was short stacked and had the intention of raising to get 1 caller max then shoving the flop regardless of what came up. I was committed to call any re-raise preflop. Is this a legit play or should I just shove prelfop? The guy who re-raises 4x raise with TJ is a maniac imo


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.5 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (7 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO (t4673)
Button (t2060)
SB (t1550)
BB (t1810)
UTG (t1050)
MP1 (t1419)
Hero (MP2) (t938)

Hero's M: 6.25

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q, K
2 folds, Hero bets t400, 3 folds, BB raises to t1200, Hero calls t538 (All-In)

Flop: (t1926) 10, 5, A (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t1926) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1926) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t1926

Results:
BB had J, 10 (one pair, tens).
Hero had Q, K (high card, Ace).
Outcome: BB won t1926

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.5 Tournament, 10/20 Blinds (7 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button (t2140)
SB (t1740)
BB (t1430)
Hero (UTG) (t1370)
MP1 (t1560)
MP2 (t1680)
CO (t3580)

Hero's M: 45.67

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, A
Hero bets t60, 1 fold, MP2 calls t60, CO calls t60, 1 fold, SB calls t50, 1 fold

Flop: (t260) 5, 9, 7 (4 players)
SB bets t20, Hero raises to t160, MP2 calls t160, CO calls t160, SB calls t140

Turn: (t900) A (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t360, 1 fold, CO raises to t3360 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls t790 (All-In)

River: (t3200) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t3200

Results:
Hero had A, A (three of a kind, Aces).
CO had 4, J (flush, Ace high).
Outcome: CO won t3200


This hand I guess I should just fold on the turn but it's too hard to fold a set of Aces lol... can't stop these players from calling with J4s I guess

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.5 Tournament, 75/150 Blinds (4 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button (t3465)
SB (t3160)
BB (t4150)
Hero (UTG) (t2725)

Hero's M: 12.11

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q, A
Hero bets t600, 2 folds, BB raises to t4150 (All-In), Hero calls t2125 (All-In)

Flop: (t5525) 6, 5, 2 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t5525) 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t5525) 3 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t5525

Results:
BB had 5, A (one pair, fives).
Hero had Q, A (high card, Ace).
Outcome: BB won t5525

This hand I felt correct in calling because I know he thinks I'm just trying to steal his blind and I'm way ahead of his defense shove range, bad luck or should I fold this preflop?

No.

Open-shoving is the super, super-standard play here. CO's stack size is scary but since you haven't posted any reads we'll assume he isn't calling light.

Your M is 6.25. You have exactly two plays. Shove and Fold. The other buttons do not exist.

Up +$14.27 now. Upping the volume a bit to 9 tables per hour average, I think it's helping the variance a bit.

Just wanted to say, this whole thread is pretty much a case study in everything that's best about 2+2.

OP starts off whining about variance and how he's bored with BRM, gets bashed for his attitude, then gets encouraged to post some hands, gets a ton of solid advice which he takes on board, and thanks everyone for their help.

Gotta Beginners Forum.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 1.5 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (7 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (MP2) (t1645)
CO (t1540)
Button (t1355)
SB (t1400)
BB (t3205)
UTG (t1075)
MP1 (t3280)

Hero's M: 36.56

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, J
1 fold, MP1 bets t75, Hero calls t75, 4 folds

Flop: (t195) J, 8, 10 (2 players)
MP1 bets t105, Hero raises to t240, MP1 calls t135

Turn: (t675) K (2 players)
MP1 bets t337, Hero calls t337

River: (t1349) 5 (2 players)
MP1 bets t674, Hero calls t674

Total pot: t2697

Results:
MP1 had A, Q (straight, Ace high).
Hero mucked A, J (one pair, Jacks).
Outcome: MP1 won t2697

Poorly played on my part with the flush and straight draw on the board, should I ship on the flop here or what? Or maybe just fold it preflop...

wrong thinking. if you are short stacked, 10BB or less, you should shove or fold, NEVER EVER raise, thats just poor play.

pre and flop seems ok, turn bet will not really get a call from worse hands considering board texture so a check/call small bet seems better here. as played, fold turn, obviously villain is not shoving with worse in this spot, having some stack is better than none. if you're beat, you're beat, sometimes you even have to fold AAA in this spot.
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wrong thinking again (in bold above). you are UTG with a 3x bet, this is never a spot to steal someone's blinds! his range is not blind defense, he is raising an UTG raiser, his range should be strong and against a reg, AQs could be a fold. since its a low stakes sng, with lack of reads, its a good call. need reads like the BB likes to shove all-in a lot or is generally loose and its a good call.

as played, you got it in well ahead and unlucky that he sucked out on you.

+1, diamond comment from diamond dog!

pre was ok/marginal. with lack of reads on MP1 i would call 50%, fold 50% here. on flop, raise more, 320-350 i would make it, your almost min raise achieves nothing. on such a wet board, i raise to see where i stand here and fold OTT. The call on the turn is by far the loosest play in this hand especially where you're not redrawing to the nut flush.