[ManChild]

Ive got a couple Qs

#1
PokerStars Game #7639243963: Tournament #39079216, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/12/27 - 23:29:01 (ET)
Table '39079216 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: omniheart (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Shlooks (1460 in chips)
Seat 3: Grimace1897 (1450 in chips)
Seat 4: thelucid1 (1460 in chips)
Seat 5: z32fanatic (1420 in chips)
Seat 6: TITUSPOWER (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: THEBIGE13 (1530 in chips)
Seat 8: Budha95 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: aaamonty3 (1680 in chips)
thelucid1: posts small blind 10
z32fanatic: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to z32fanatic [Qs Qd]
TITUSPOWER: folds
THEBIGE13: raises 60 to 80
Budha95: folds
aaamonty3: folds
omniheart: folds
Shlooks: folds
Grimace1897: calls 80
thelucid1: folds
z32fanatic: raises 195 to 275
THEBIGE13: calls 195
Grimace1897: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qc Ts 4c]
z32fanatic: checks
THEBIGE13: bets 120
z32fanatic: calls 120

granted youve flopped top set and you dont want to push him out, but there are straight and flush draws out. is this your standard play here, and then leading a blank turn?
are you prepared to stack off here if a draw hits?. what if the turn puts out the flush, what do you do then?



#2

PokerStars Game #7639437472: Tournament #39079216, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/12/27 - 23:41:16 (ET)
Table '39079216 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: omniheart (1365 in chips)
Seat 3: Grimace1897 (665 in chips)
Seat 4: thelucid1 (1155 in chips)
Seat 5: z32fanatic (2740 in chips)
Seat 6: TITUSPOWER (1355 in chips)
Seat 7: THEBIGE13 (3065 in chips)
Seat 8: Budha95 (1350 in chips)
Seat 9: aaamonty3 (1805 in chips)
thelucid1: posts small blind 25
z32fanatic: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to z32fanatic [As Tc]
TITUSPOWER: folds
THEBIGE13: folds
Budha95: folds
aaamonty3: folds
omniheart: folds
Grimace1897: calls 50
thelucid1: folds
z32fanatic: checks
*** FLOP *** [4s Td Js]
z32fanatic: checks
Grimace1897: bets 150
z32fanatic: raises 2150 to 2300


This one im just a little confused about, C/R with 2nd pair? please explain your thinking here. Im guessing villians shortstack is a huge part of why you did it. do you think just betting out here makes any sense?


#3

PokerStars Game #7639556519: Tournament #39079216, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/12/27 - 23:48:57 (ET)
Table '39079216 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: omniheart (1215 in chips)
Seat 4: thelucid1 (880 in chips)
Seat 5: z32fanatic (2930 in chips)
Seat 6: TITUSPOWER (1055 in chips)
Seat 7: THEBIGE13 (4265 in chips)
Seat 8: Budha95 (500 in chips)
Seat 9: aaamonty3 (2655 in chips)
TITUSPOWER: posts small blind 75
THEBIGE13: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to z32fanatic [Qd Kc]
Budha95: folds
aaamonty3: folds
omniheart: folds
thelucid1: folds
z32fanatic: raises 150 to 300
TITUSPOWER: folds
THEBIGE13: calls 150


Why the Min raise PF?