Stars $300 + $20

[Exitonly]

started the tournament with an average stack, an hour in w/ an average stack.

I'm satisfied.

[cappla011]

hows everyone doing after first break? right now im in 16th out of the 181 remaining, as well as 5th in the 11 rebuy with 80 peeps left. Good luck guys!

[bestcellar]

T3350 at break. Not much to speak of in the first hour

[djk123]

T10,305 at break. hit a couple of nice hands

[Exitonly]

Converted by PokerGeek
PokerStars NL Hold'em Tournament - 75/150 Blinds (9 handed)

Starting Stacks
Seat 1: Button (T5085)
Seat 2: Small blind (Hero) (T6460)
Seat 3: Big blind (T12519)
Seat 4: UTG (T2755)
Seat 5: UTG+1 (T7767)
Seat 6: MP1 (T5300)
Seat 7: MP2 (T3653)
Seat 8: LP (T9685)
Seat 9: CO (T10368)

Preflop: Hero is Small blind with 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls (150), <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls (75), Big blind checks

Flop: (T375) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, Big blind bets (300), MP2 folds, Hero calls (300)

Turn: (T975) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Big blind checks

River: (T975) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Big blind checks

Final Pot: T1050

Results in white below:
<font color="#FFFFFF">Big blind has Kh Ks (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
Small blind has 2h Qc (two pair, Queens and Sixes)

Outcome: Big blind wins T1050
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Now thats how to maximize value (referring to villains play_)

[bestcellar]

well I just built up 1900 to 6500 and then gave half of it back when AK ran into 99 on a A98 board.

[Ansky]

7k and change, KK &gt; QQ

[bestcellar]

back to 5190, KK&gt;AJ

[cappla011]

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to cappla011 [2s As]
SL!CK: folds
Exitonly4: folds
BuckElvis: folds
Jeff1187: folds
DannyOhBoy: folds
Ian J: raises 350 to 550
tham2004: folds
cappla011: calls 350
*** FLOP *** [4h 2c 5h]
cappla011: checks
Ian J: bets 650
cappla011: raises 1000 to 1650
Ian J: raises 2500 to 4150 and is all-in
cappla011: calls 2500
Exitonly4 said, "ty"
Ian J said, "vn"
*** TURN *** [4h 2c 5h] [Ad]
Ian J said, "3?"
*** RIVER *** [4h 2c 5h Ad] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cappla011: shows [2s As] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
Ian J: shows [Jc Qs] (high card Ace)


Bad play? Ive played with Ian before, and I know he's good, and I think him knowing this thought he could buy the pot. He made a smart remark afterwards, but I still think I just read him perfectly. Bad call? Well obviously not, but just wondering if anyone else would make that call, knowing Ian J.

[Ansky]

In my experience playing and talking poker with Ian, I do not like that call.