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Date: 9/6
Previous Balance: $58.50

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

New Balance: $53
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In the beginning of the tourney there was a big fish. I finaly cought a hand that I could ring em in with:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB (t1690)
BB (t1060)
UTG (t2270)
UTG+1 (t1470)
MP1 (t1380)
Hero (t1320)
MP3 (t670)
CO (t1920)
Button (t1720)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, K.
UTG calls t20, 1 fold, MP1 calls t20, Hero raises to t100, 5 folds, UTG raises to t300, MP1 folds, Hero calls t200.

Flop: (t650) K, 8, 5 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets t400, UTG raises to t800, Hero raises to t1020, UTG calls t220.

Turn: (t2690) 3 (2 players)

River: (t2690) 3 (2 players)

Final Pot: t2690

Results in red below:
UTG has Ad Jh (one pair, threes).
Hero has Ah Ks (two pair, kings and threes).
Outcome: Hero wins t2690.

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It was a crazy table thus far so I thought Id sit back and play tight and focus my attention on the fish. However, someone else hooked em and he was gone. We got down to five players and I was somewhere in the middle of chips.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

BB (t3315)
UTG (t4095)
Hero (t3030)
Button (t1560)
SB (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is MP with , .
UTG calls t50, Hero raises to t200, Button raises to t1560, 2 folds, UTG folds, Hero calls t1360.

Flop: (t3245) , , (2 players)

Turn: (t3245) (2 players)

River: (t3245) (2 players)

Final Pot: t3245

Results in red below:
Hero has Ts Td (two pair, tens and threes).
Button has Ad Qs (two pair, queens and threes).
Outcome: Button wins t3245.

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So now Iam short stacked. I made a move or two to give me a LITTLE breathing room. Then I come to this hand which Iam not sure if I played right. The villain is a tight passive player who likes to make continuation bets.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

SB (t3180)
BB (t3980)
Hero (t1620)
MP (t3345)
Button (t1375)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with , .
Hero raises to t300, MP raises to t700, 3 folds, Hero calls t400.

Flop: (t1550) , , (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets t920, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1550

Results in red below:
No showdown. MP wins t1550.

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So, now Iam in the red zone.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

BB (t3610)
UTG (t3830)
Hero (t720)
Button (t4295)
SB (t1045)

Preflop: Hero is MP with , .
1 fold, Hero raises to t720, Button calls t720, SB calls t670, 1 fold.

Flop: (t2260) , , (3 players)
SB checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t2260) (3 players)
SB checks, Button checks.

River: (t2260) (3 players)
SB checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: t2260

Results in red below:
Hero has 9d 8d (two pair, kings and threes).
Button has Jh Ac (two pair, kings and threes).
SB has 4h As (two pair, kings and threes).
Outcome: Button wins t1130. SB wins t1130.

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Key stats:
Tournament stats (career stats)

Won hand % = 13.21% (27.38)
Saw Flop % = 26.42% (29.76)
Preflop Raise % = 16.98% (15.48)
Showdown % = 15.09% (17.86 )
Showdown won % = 37.5% (73.33)

ITM% for this journal = 46.15%
1st place = 1 times
2nd place = 4 times
3rd place = 1 times

# of tournaments thus far = 13
(for this journal)

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