$11 180 man Bubbling issues

[qpac09]

Alright I am having bubbling issues once again and it sucks. I usually run these in series of 10's and my first five I finish 22nd, 24th, 3rd (ghey), 31st, 34th. I am obv playing goot early and middle levels of the tourney but when its near the bubble i think I just suck and I seriously do not know how to play. I have played both tight, and agressive styles near the bubble and pretty much have the same result in busting. got a couple bust hands and just tell me if these plays are dumb. also looking for some 180 player who have tips near the bubble and if pokertracker will help with bubble play. sorry i didnt convert these just trying to post this real quick before i leave. thanks

PokerStars Game #9875351425: Tournament #50100671, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/05/12 - 14:18:03 (ET)
Table '50100671 19' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Brun69 (9531 in chips)
Seat 3: Randroid22 (21010 in chips)
Seat 4: tomjrock (8756 in chips)
Seat 5: woodpec7171 (3146 in chips)
Seat 6: Player2318 (24618 in chips)
Seat 7: qpac09 (4285 in chips)
Seat 8: Patchizo (6909 in chips)
Seat 9: aksteve (17280 in chips)
Brun69: posts the ante 25
Randroid22: posts the ante 25
tomjrock: posts the ante 25
woodpec7171: posts the ante 25
Player2318: posts the ante 25
qpac09: posts the ante 25
Patchizo: posts the ante 25
aksteve: posts the ante 25
Patchizo: posts small blind 200
aksteve: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to qpac09 [Ah 4d]
Brun69: folds
Randroid22: folds
tomjrock: folds
woodpec7171: folds
Player2318: folds
qpac09: raises 3860 to 4260 and is all-in
Patchizo: folds
aksteve: calls 3860
*** FLOP *** [Kh Kd 9s]
*** TURN *** [Kh Kd 9s] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [Kh Kd 9s 3h] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
aksteve: shows [Tc Ad] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
qpac09: shows [Ah 4d] (a pair of Kings)
aksteve collected 8920 from pot

PokerStars Game #9892810356: Tournament #50184301, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/05/13 - 14:44:58 (ET)
Table '50184301 16' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: hon12 (7765 in chips)
Seat 2: fartsbot (8655 in chips)
Seat 3: shark005 (470 in chips)
Seat 4: ibugu (3215 in chips)
Seat 5: NotABot (7025 in chips)
Seat 7: yanir (6470 in chips)
Seat 8: qpac09 (3240 in chips)
Seat 9: milksh8ke (17342 in chips)
hon12: posts the ante 25
fartsbot: posts the ante 25
shark005: posts the ante 25
ibugu: posts the ante 25
NotABot: posts the ante 25
yanir: posts the ante 25
qpac09: posts the ante 25
milksh8ke: posts the ante 25
qpac09: posts small blind 200
milksh8ke: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to qpac09 [Jd Ks]
hon12: folds
fartsbot: folds
shark005: raises 45 to 445 and is all-in
ibugu: folds
NotABot: folds
yanir: calls 445
qpac09: calls 245
milksh8ke: calls 45
*** FLOP *** [Kd 6d Qd]
qpac09: bets 1200
milksh8ke: folds
yanir: raises 4800 to 6000 and is all-in
qpac09: calls 1570 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Kd 6d Qd] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [Kd 6d Qd 5c] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
qpac09: shows [Jd Ks] (a flush, King high)
yanir: shows [8c Ad] (a flush, Ace high)
yanir collected 5540 from side pot
shark005: shows [As Ac] (a pair of Aces)
shark005 is sitting out
yanir collected 1980 from main pot

PokerStars Game #9901738710: Tournament #50228529, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/05/14 - 00:26:56 (ET)
Table '50228529 4' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: micgray (4398 in chips)
Seat 2: Mean_bcp (16202 in chips)
Seat 3: cajun frank (7080 in chips)
Seat 4: Weasal002 (5554 in chips)
Seat 5: Constant (6913 in chips)
Seat 6: VTR14 (8400 in chips)
Seat 8: qpac09 (5069 in chips)
Seat 9: s_wilson_8 (22752 in chips)
micgray: posts the ante 25
Mean_bcp: posts the ante 25
cajun frank: posts the ante 25
Weasal002: posts the ante 25
Constant: posts the ante 25
VTR14: posts the ante 25
qpac09: posts the ante 25
s_wilson_8: posts the ante 25
s_wilson_8: posts small blind 200
micgray: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to qpac09 [Ks Kd]
Mean_bcp: raises 600 to 1000
cajun frank: folds
Weasal002: folds
Constant: folds
VTR14: folds
qpac09: raises 1250 to 2250
s_wilson_8: folds
micgray: folds
Mean_bcp: calls 1250
*** FLOP *** [Ac 3h 4h]
Mean_bcp: checks
qpac09: checks
*** TURN *** [Ac 3h 4h] [6h]
Mean_bcp: bets 2794
qpac09 said, "ace you got me"
qpac09: calls 2794 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Ac 3h 4h 6h] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mean_bcp: shows [Ad Kc] (a pair of Aces)
qpac09: shows [Ks Kd] (a pair of Kings)
Mean_bcp collected 10888 from pot

[rubixxcube]

Hand 1, i wait for a better spot, Peoples ranges are going to be pretty wide with because they would think you are pushing wide. Any time they call you with A4 you are at best a slight favorite if they are not paired, they have two "in betweeners" as i call them and are not huge dogs. I would wait for a better spot.


Hand 2... i'm not sure what to think.. I don't hate that flop but i don't love it either... When he goes all in, i know you really can't fold, the problem is on this flop/hand you only get action from the flopped flush, a better king and/or a better flush draw. Maybe a worse king.... Again not sure what line to take here, maybe folding preflop might have avoided this or pushing preflop might have gotten pushed out the BB, see what others say here.

Hand 3 i might push preflop, if you push and he folds you still pick up almost 2000 in blinds and antes. Another argument is this, when you raise to 2250 you are almost committing yourself to the pot anyway since post flop you will only have a 3/4 Pot Size bet left anyway offering villian 2-1. Maybe fold on turn as played with no King of hearts anyway.

[qpac09]

should have posted this on a non FTOPs day