$225 - Hand reading is fun

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I haven't been playing STTs, but since hand reading is fun, I played one to get some hands for posting. Here are all two of the hands that went to showdown before I went busto.


Hand 1.

On the first hand someone like C0-2 raised to 5bbs and the guy who is UTG in the hand below reraised to 550 from the button. Otherwise, he's been quiet. MP2 is loose. I'm not sure I knew how loose this early, but he's loose.

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1630)
UTG+1 (t1520)
Hero (t1320)
MP2 (t1680)
MP3 (t1500)
CO (t1470)
Button (t1500)
SB (t1380)
BB (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is in MP1 with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="red">UTG raises to t120</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, MP2 calls t120, <font color="gray">MP3 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>

Flop: (t285) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">UTG bets t180</font>, MP2 calls t180

Turn: (t645) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG checks, <font color="red">MP2 bets t180</font>, UTG calls t180

River: (t1005) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">UTG bets t210</font>, <font color="red">MP2 raises to t1200 (All-in)</font>, UTG calls t940 (All-in)




and


Hand 2.

I think this is the CO's first raise. He was in an earlier pot where he called a button raise from the big blind and called bets on flop and turn and then he lead the river and won it.

BB in this hand kept his stack up by open limping preflop from late position and then betting 250 into a pot of 75. He's a moron and I hate him (see hand below).


PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1550)
Hero (t1275)
MP1 (t3095)
MP2 (t1445)
CO (t1895)
Button (t1425)
SB (t1315)
BB (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is in UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, <font color="red">CO raises to t100</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, BB calls t50

Flop: (t225) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, CO checks

Turn: (t225) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, CO checks

River: (t225) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, CO checks


ok, 3, here's my busto hand

I am hero. Villian is a moron and I hate him. Damn the blinds go up fast on these turbos!

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t100 (8 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1870)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1290)
MP2 (t1600)
CO (t1475)
Hero (t1175)
SB (t3145)
BB (t1445)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with ? ?:
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="red">MP2 raises to t200</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to t1175 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, MP2 calls t975

Flop: (t2500) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)


Turn: (t2500) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)


River: (t2500) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)


Everyone should grunch this. What are your thoughts on ranges?