Entire Bubble - Find a Spot for Les

[LesJ]

I felt totally helpless on the bubble here. By my count, while we were 4 handed, in hands where I was not UTG, it was raising in front of me 14 out of 16 times. The two times it wasn't I had 65o and 93o. The player directly to my right had been raising frequently (pfr of over 20%), so I jumped at the chance to go over the top mid way here with A9, but ran into AJ. Luckily we chopped the pot up when the board paired twice. Please let me know if you find any missed opportunities.




HAND ONE
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CO (t2670)
Button (t4565)
Hero (t2470)
BB (t3795)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>




HAND TWO
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CO (t4565)
Hero (t2370)
SB (t3895)
BB (t2670)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="red">CO raises to t600</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="red">BB raises to t2670 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>




HAND THREE
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Hero (t2370)
Button (t3795)
SB (t3370)
BB (t3965)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>





HAND FOUR
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CO (t3795)
Button (t3270)
SB (t4065)
Hero (t2370)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="red">CO raises to t600</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>





HAND FIVE
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CO (t3270)
Button (t3965)
Hero (t2170)
BB (t4095)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="red">Button raises to t600</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>





HAND SIX
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CO (t4265)
Hero (t2070)
SB (t3895)
BB (t3270)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="red">CO raises to t600</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>





HAND SEVEN
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Hero (t2070)
Button (t3795)
SB (t3070)
BB (t4565)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds[/color





HAND EIGHT
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CO (t3770)
Button (t2945)
SB (t4740)
Hero (t2045)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="red">Button raises to t2920 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>





HAND NINE
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CO (t3320)
Button (t4615)
Hero (t1820)
BB (t3745)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="red">Button raises to t600</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to t1795 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, Button calls t1195

Flop: (t3990) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)


Turn: (t3990) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)


River: (t3990) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)






HAND TEN
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CO (t4740)
Hero (t1945)
SB (t3520)
BB (t3295)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, SB calls t100, BB checks

Flop: (t500) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">SB bets t200</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>





HAND ELEVEN
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Hero (t1920)
Button (t3795)
SB (t3070)
BB (t4715)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>





HAND TWELVE
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CO (t3770)
Button (t2945)
SB (t4890)
Hero (t1895)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to t4000</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>





HAND THIRTEEN
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CO (t2920)
Button (t5165)
Hero (t1670)
BB (t3745)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="red">Button raises to t600</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>






HAND FOURTEEN
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CO (t5540)
Hero (t1545)
SB (t3520)
BB (t2895)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, SB calls t100, BB checks

Flop: (t500) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, BB checks

Turn: (t500) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">SB bets t200</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>






HAND FIFETEEN
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Hero (t1520)
Button (t3795)
SB (t2670)
BB (t5515)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, Button calls t200, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, BB checks

Flop: (t600) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Button checks

Turn: (t600) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, <font color="red">Button bets t200</font>, BB calls t200

River: (t1000) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Button checks






HAND SIXTEEN
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CO (t3370)
Button (t2545)
SB (t6090)
Hero (t1495)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="red">CO raises to t600</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>






HAND SEVENTEEN
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CO (t2520)
Button (t5965)
Hero (t1270)
BB (t3745)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="red">Button raises to t600</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>






HAND EIGHTEEN
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CO (t6340)
Hero (t1145)
SB (t3520)
BB (t2495)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="red">CO raises to t600</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>






HAND NINETEEN
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Hero (t1120)
Button (t3395)
SB (t2270)
BB (t6715)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="red">Button raises to t400</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="red">BB raises to t6690 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>






HAND TWENTY
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CO (t2970)
Button (t2145)
SB (t7290)
Hero (t1095)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to t4000</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>







HAND TWENTYONE
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CO (t2120)
Button (t7565)
Hero (t870)
BB (t2945)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="red">Button raises to t7540 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>





HAND TWENTYTWO
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CO (t8240)
Hero (t645)
SB (t2520)
BB (t2095)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="red">CO raises to t5600</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>






HAND TWENTYTHREE
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Hero (t620)
Button (t2295)
SB (t1670)
BB (t8915)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="red">Hero raises to t595 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, SB calls t395, BB calls t195

Flop: (t1885) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks

Turn: (t1885) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks

River: (t1885) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks

Results in gray below:
<font color="#f7f7f7">SB has Kd, 7s (a pair of Kings)</font>

[TheNoodleMan]

what Ax did villain show in hand 9?
edit: i suck at reading

[LesJ]

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what Ax did villain show in hand 9?
edit: i suck at reading

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I guess you found the answer when you went back and read the intro, but he had AJ (figures he has a decent hand there!).

[sippin_criss]

i fold hand 9, crappy situations, too bad.

[ger664]

There was only the JJ and you took it. I think u where not short enough for the A9o, it is not horrible but I think I fold it in this spot. At least you got action for your JJs. I had a similar bubble tonight , got QQs in the BB and they all suddenly decide to fold !!

[suzzer99]

Well obviously if you knew it was going to play out like this you could have shoved the 56s hand. But SB/BB need to be pretty tight for that to be good.

Really this is just one of those spots there's nothing you could do. You can't win every SNG, or avoid bubbling everytime you get to 4-handed, no matter how good you play.

[ravensfan]

Push hand 10?

[futuredoc85]

yeah i dont see any good spots for even a resteal. Hand 5 wouldve been OK, but you didnt know it would get this bad. sucky bubble.

[suzzer99]

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Push hand 10?

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It's bad if either one of them will call you with this (22+,A2s+,A3o+,KTs+,KJo+,QJs). You'd need a pretty good read to rule that out. IE - 2 2p2ers.

[darom03]

I think this is a cleverly disguised whining-thread. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Seriously though, there was not much you could have done here.

These frustrating situations will happen occasional as you grind away in sng's. Nothing to do than to power up a new table.