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Date: 9/1
Previous Balance: $72

Buy In: $5 (+.50)
Placed: 5th
Money won/lost: - $5.50

New Balance: $66.50

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Comments:

Well, I did something I wasn’t going to do when I started this and that’s to play the game un-invested. I found myself IMing and surfing the web. It’s no wonder I came in 5th place.

Below are some critical hands:

Blinds 10/20; Chips: 1470; Pos: UG. I get dealt K9h. I was able to limp in. Four to the flop. Flop comes 7d, 2s, 9d. Checked around to me and I bet the pot an attempt to take it down with top pair. Villain #1 reraises and Villain #2 reraises all in; Iam forced to lay it down. The crazy thing is that the one guy who reraised me had nothing and the guy who went all in was on a gutshot straight draw. Villain #1, who had nothing, called and Villain #2 got his straight. I knew I was in for a crazy game lol

Blinds: 25/50; Chips: 785; MP. I get dealt AKo. I raise to 150. SB calls. Flop comes Ac, 9d, 6d. Villain raises 100 and I push all in. Villain shows A6s. My hand holds up.

Blinds: 50/100; Chips: 1570. Iam in LP. I get dealt KK. One limper ahead of me and I raise to 300. Limper calls. Flop comes 7s, Jd, 3c. I bet 300. Limper reraises me for all my chips. Easy call for me. Limper turns over A7 showing a pair of 7’s. My K’s hold up.

Blinds: 75/150; Chips: 3090. Iam in the SB. Iam dealt A9o. One caller ahead of me so I raise to 500. Villain calls. Flop comes As, 3h, 3s. I have top pair. I go all in to protect my hand from the flush draw and Iam called. Villain shows AJ and his hand holds up. Now looking back I realize this was a mistake. However, in my defense, this was the loosest guy at the table by far. I still shouldn’t of risked my chips w/ top pair.

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Key stats:
Tournament stats (career stats)

Won hand % = 12.77% (30.71%)
Saw Flop % = 27.66% (30.71)
Preflop Raise % = 17.02% (15.48%)
Showdown % = 6.38% (17.86%)
Showdown won % = 66.67% (73.33%)

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