The bubble broke immediately before this hand. The big stack is a donk maniac who has hit some lucky hands late (eg pushed J2o on the bubble and sucked out on AKs, then won a race to break the bubble). The other small stack is an OK player that I've seen before, who has a mildly positive (+5%) ROI over a few hundred games. Could I have done things differently here, or was I pretty much resigned to 3rd?
Poker Stars, $5 + $0.50 NL Hold'em Tournament, 200/400 Blinds, 3 Players
LeggoPoker Hand History Converter
BB: 9,400
BTN: 1,590
Hero (SB): 2,510
Pre-Flop: (675) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (SB)
2 folds
Results: 475 Pot
BB mucked and WON 475 (+250 NET)
Poker Stars, $5 + $0.50 NL Hold'em Tournament, 200/400 Blinds, 3 Players
SB: 9,650
BB: 1,565
Hero (BTN): 2,285
Pre-Flop: (675) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BTN)
Hero folds, <font color="red">SB raises to 3,600</font>, BB calls 1,140 and is All-In
Flop: (3,155) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (3,155) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (3,155) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 3,155 Pot
SB showed 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (high card Ace) and LOST (-1,565 NET)
BB showed A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (two pair, Aces and Tens) and WON 3,155 (+1,590 NET)
This one is probably the one I regret not calling while looking back:
Poker Stars, $5 + $0.50 NL Hold'em Tournament, 200/400 Blinds, 3 Players
BTN: 8,085
SB: 3,155
Hero (BB): 2,260
Pre-Flop: (675) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BB)
<font color="red">BTN raises to 8,060 and is All-In</font>, 2 folds
Results: 1,075 Pot
BTN mucked and WON 1,075 (+650 NET)
Poker Stars, $5 + $0.50 NL Hold'em Tournament, 200/400 Blinds, 3 Players
BB: 8,735
BTN: 2,930
Hero (SB): 1,835
Pre-Flop: (675) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (SB)
2 folds
Results: 475 Pot
BB mucked and WON 475 (+250 NET)
Poker Stars, $5 + $0.50 NL Hold'em Tournament, 200/400 Blinds, 3 Players
SB: 8,985
BB: 2,905
Hero (BTN): 1,610
I'm not thrilled here but I think I have no choice but to move in and hope BB is weak and might possibly fold, or I'll get lucky:
Pre-Flop: (675) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BTN)
<font color="red">Hero raises to 1,585 and is All-In</font>, SB folds, BB calls 1,185
Flop: (3,445) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Turn: (3,445) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
River: (3,445) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)
Results: 3,445 Pot
BB showed J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (a pair of Deuces) and WON 3,445 (+1,835 NET)
Hero showed 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (a pair of Deuces) and LOST (-1,610 NET)