$5 Heads Up - 4 Person

This was the 2nd round and winner gets $20. I just wasn't getting any cards to do anything in this one. When you just aren't hitting anything, what do you do to combat it...do you just attack weakness every chance you get or do you try and wait it out until you finally do hit something? Early on I am trying to get cheap reads on my opponent, thus I play pretty passively at first. That kind of went out the window in the first 2 hands. Perhaps I should be calling, but I don't like to get involved in a big hand early on unless I have the goods.

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---Tournament Summary---
$5.50 SNG: Finished 0/2 for $0
Data for 59 hands.
You played 42 hands (71.19%)
You raised 10 times preflop (16.95%)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #11370190682: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/07 - 23:58:26 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (3000 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3000 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 20
mikeneron: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt A:heart: 6:club:
TTTonya: raises 80 to 120
mikeneron: calls 80
Flop: 6:spade: 8:heart: 3:club:
mikeneron: bets 120
TTTonya: raises 320 to 440
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 480 from pot

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 46.00
PokerStars Game #11370200482: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/07 - 23:59:06 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2760 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3240 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 20
TTTonya: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 2:diamond: Q:spade:
mikeneron: calls 20
TTTonya: checks
Flop: 9:diamond: 5:diamond: 4:spade:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 80
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 80 from pot

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 46.67
PokerStars Game #11370206377: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/07 - 23:59:31 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2800 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3200 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 20
mikeneron: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 4:diamond: T:club:
TTTonya: calls 20
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 3:spade: 4:club: K:spade:
mikeneron: bets 40
TTTonya: calls 40
Turn: K:club:
mikeneron: bets 80
TTTonya: raises 200 to 280
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 320 from pot
TTTonya: doesn't show hand

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 44.00
PokerStars Game #11370215423: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:00:07 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2640 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3360 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 20
TTTonya: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 5:club: 4:diamond:
mikeneron: calls 20
TTTonya: checks
Flop: 8:club: T:club: T:spade:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 80
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 80 from pot

5:spade: 9:spade: BB (M = 44.67; r+F)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 44.00
PokerStars Game #11370223908: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:00:42 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2640 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3360 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 20
TTTonya: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt A:club: 7:diamond:
mikeneron: calls 20
TTTonya: raises 80 to 120
mikeneron: calls 80
Flop: T:spade: 9:diamond: 2:heart:
TTTonya: bets 160
mikeneron: calls 160
Turn: K:diamond:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 280
TTTonya: calls 280
River: 6:heart:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: checks
Showdown:
TTTonya: shows 9:spade: J:spade: (a pair of Nines)
mikeneron: mucks hand
TTTonya collected 1120 from pot

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 34.67
PokerStars Game #11370236012: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:01:31 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2080 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3920 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 20
mikeneron: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt T:diamond: Q:spade:
TTTonya: calls 20
mikeneron: checks
Flop: T:heart: K:club: A:diamond:
mikeneron: bets 40
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 80 from pot

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 35.33
PokerStars Game #11370241561: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:01:54 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2120 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3880 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 20
TTTonya: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt Q:heart: K:spade:
mikeneron: raises 80 to 120
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 80 from pot

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 36.00
PokerStars Game #11370244718: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:02:07 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2160 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3840 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 20
mikeneron: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 5:spade: 3:heart:
TTTonya: calls 20
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 4:heart: 8:club: T:club:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Turn: T:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
River: Q:spade:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Showdown:
mikeneron: shows 5:spade: 3:heart: (a pair of Tens)
TTTonya: shows 9:heart: 4:diamond: (two pair, Tens and Fours)
TTTonya collected 80 from pot

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 35.33
PokerStars Game #11370251723: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:02:36 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2120 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3880 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 20
TTTonya: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 8:club: T:diamond:
mikeneron: calls 20
TTTonya: checks
Flop: A:heart: Q:spade: 9:heart:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: checks
Turn: A:diamond:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: checks
River: 5:heart:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: checks
Showdown:
TTTonya: shows K:diamond: 6:diamond: (a pair of Aces)
mikeneron: mucks hand
TTTonya collected 80 from pot

-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 34.67
PokerStars Game #11370258882: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:03:06 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2080 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3920 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 20
mikeneron: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt T:diamond: 2:spade:
TTTonya: calls 20
mikeneron: checks
Flop: A:spade: J:diamond: 7:club:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: bets 40
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 80 from pot

-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 34.00
PokerStars Game #11370264717: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:03:29 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2040 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3960 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 20
TTTonya: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 9:club: A:heart:
mikeneron: raises 80 to 120
TTTonya: calls 80
Flop: Q:spade: 4:spade: 8:club:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 120
TTTonya: calls 120
Turn: 4:club:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: checks
River: 9:diamond:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: checks
Showdown:
TTTonya: shows 7:heart: 7:spade: (two pair, Sevens and Fours)
mikeneron: shows 9:club: A:heart: (two pair, Nines and Fours)
mikeneron collected 480 from pot

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 38.00
PokerStars Game #11370273767: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:04:07 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2280 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3720 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 20
mikeneron: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 3:spade: 3:club:
TTTonya: raises 120 to 160
mikeneron: calls 120
Flop: Q:spade: 2:heart: A:spade:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Turn: A:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: bets 160
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 320 from pot

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 35.33
PokerStars Game #11370283557: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:04:47 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2120 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3880 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 20
TTTonya: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 4:club: K:club:
mikeneron: calls 20
TTTonya: checks
Flop: 7:club: 6:spade: 9:spade:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 80
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 80 from pot

-----Hand 14-----
Hero's M = 36.00
PokerStars Game #11370289255: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:05:11 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2160 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3840 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 20
mikeneron: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 3:club: 7:spade:
TTTonya: calls 20
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 3:diamond: 6:club: 9:spade:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: bets 120
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 80 from pot
TTTonya: doesn't show hand

-----Hand 15-----
Hero's M = 35.33
PokerStars Game #11370295194: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:05:36 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2120 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3880 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 20
TTTonya: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 9:diamond: J:heart:
mikeneron: calls 20
TTTonya: checks
Flop: 7:club: K:diamond: K:spade:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 80
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 80 from pot

T:spade: 2:heart: BB (M = 36.00; r+F)
9:diamond: 3:diamond: SB (M = 35.33; F)

-----Hand 16-----
Hero's M = 35.00
PokerStars Game #11370308281: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:06:30 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2100 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3900 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 20
mikeneron: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 3:spade: 2:diamond:
TTTonya: calls 20
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 7:diamond: Q:heart: T:heart:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Turn: T:spade:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
River: 9:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Showdown:
mikeneron: shows 3:spade: 2:diamond: (a pair of Tens)
TTTonya: shows 8:club: 4:heart: (a pair of Tens - Queen+Nine+Eight kicker)
TTTonya collected 80 from pot

3:diamond: 6:heart: SB (M = 34.33; F)
9:club: 4:club: BB (M = 34.00; r+F)
3:club: 9:heart: SB (M = 33.33; F)

-----Hand 17-----
Hero's M = 33.00
PokerStars Game #11370327145: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:07:50 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1980 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4020 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 20
mikeneron: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt Q:heart: K:diamond:
TTTonya: calls 20
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 8:spade: 3:heart: A:spade:
mikeneron: bets 40
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 80 from pot

-----Hand 18-----
Hero's M = 33.67
PokerStars Game #11370331755: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/08 - 00:08:09 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2020 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (3980 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 20
TTTonya: posts big blind 40
Preflop: mikeneron dealt K:spade: T:heart:
mikeneron: calls 20
TTTonya: checks
Flop: A:heart: 5:heart: 9:spade:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 80
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 80 from pot

Q:heart: 5:club: BB (M = 22.89; r+F)

-----Hand 19-----
Hero's M = 22.22
PokerStars Game #11370342496: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:08:54 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (2000 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4000 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 30
TTTonya: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 7:heart: J:spade:
mikeneron: calls 30
TTTonya: raises 60 to 120
mikeneron: calls 60
Flop: 3:spade: 3:club: Q:spade:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: checks
Turn: K:diamond:
TTTonya: bets 240
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 240 from pot

-----Hand 20-----
Hero's M = 20.89
PokerStars Game #11370351025: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:09:30 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1880 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4120 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 30
mikeneron: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt A:heart: 4:diamond:
TTTonya: calls 30
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 2:diamond: 6:diamond: 2:heart:
mikeneron: bets 60
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 120 from pot

-----Hand 21-----
Hero's M = 21.56
PokerStars Game #11370359903: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:10:07 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1940 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4060 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 30
TTTonya: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 2:club: Q:club:
mikeneron: calls 30
TTTonya: raises 60 to 120
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 120 from pot
TTTonya: doesn't show hand

-----Hand 22-----
Hero's M = 20.89
PokerStars Game #11370364257: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:10:26 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1880 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4120 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 30
mikeneron: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 9:heart: J:heart:
TTTonya: calls 30
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 7:heart: 4:heart: 7:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Turn: 3:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
River: 2:heart:
mikeneron: bets 120
TTTonya: raises 540 to 660
mikeneron: calls 540
Showdown:
TTTonya: shows 7:spade: 3:club: (a full house, Sevens full of Threes)
mikeneron: mucks hand
TTTonya collected 1440 from pot

-----Hand 23-----
Hero's M = 12.89
PokerStars Game #11370375792: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:11:15 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1160 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4840 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 30
TTTonya: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 8:club: J:club:
mikeneron: calls 30
TTTonya: checks
Flop: 9:spade: 4:heart: 5:heart:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 60
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 120 from pot

2:diamond: J:spade: BB (M = 13.56; r+F)

-----Hand 24-----
Hero's M = 12.89
PokerStars Game #11370386535: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:12:00 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1160 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4840 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 30
TTTonya: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt K:spade: 4:spade:
mikeneron: calls 30
TTTonya: checks
Flop: 5:diamond: 4:club: 8:club:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 60
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 120 from pot

-----Hand 25-----
Hero's M = 13.56
PokerStars Game #11370391438: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:12:22 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1220 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4780 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 30
mikeneron: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 4:club: A:club:
TTTonya: calls 30
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 5:club: 9:heart: 5:heart:
mikeneron: bets 60
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 120 from pot

-----Hand 26-----
Hero's M = 14.22
PokerStars Game #11370396683: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:12:44 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1280 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4720 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 30
TTTonya: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 8:spade: A:spade:
mikeneron: raises 120 to 180
TTTonya: calls 120
Flop: 3:club: J:heart: 9:diamond:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 180
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 360 from pot

-----Hand 27-----
Hero's M = 16.22
PokerStars Game #11370402387: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:13:09 (ET)
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Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1460 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4540 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 30
mikeneron: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 6:heart: J:heart:
TTTonya: calls 30
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 8:club: T:spade: 2:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Turn: 8:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
River: 8:heart:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Showdown:
mikeneron: shows 6:heart: J:heart: (three of a kind, Eights)
TTTonya: shows K:heart: 3:club: (three of a kind, Eights - King kicker)
TTTonya collected 120 from pot

-----Hand 28-----
Hero's M = 15.56
PokerStars Game #11370409492: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:13:39 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1400 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4600 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 30
TTTonya: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt T:spade: Q:heart:
mikeneron: raises 120 to 180
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 120 from pot

-----Hand 29-----
Hero's M = 16.22
PokerStars Game #11370413087: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:13:54 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1460 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4540 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 30
mikeneron: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 2:spade: T:club:
TTTonya: calls 30
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 9:diamond: 4:diamond: 5:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Turn: J:club:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: bets 120
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 120 from pot
TTTonya: doesn't show hand

-----Hand 30-----
Hero's M = 15.56
PokerStars Game #11370421228: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:14:29 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1400 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4600 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 30
TTTonya: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 5:heart: A:diamond:
mikeneron: raises 120 to 180
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 120 from pot

-----Hand 31-----
Hero's M = 16.22
PokerStars Game #11370424120: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:14:42 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1460 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4540 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 30
mikeneron: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 9:heart: 5:diamond:
TTTonya: calls 30
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 7:spade: 2:spade: 4:spade:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Turn: 7:heart:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
River: J:heart:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: bets 120
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 120 from pot
TTTonya: doesn't show hand

-----Hand 32-----
Hero's M = 15.56
PokerStars Game #11370432093: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:15:17 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1400 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4600 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 30
TTTonya: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 7:diamond: 6:club:
mikeneron: calls 30
TTTonya: raises 60 to 120
mikeneron: calls 60
Flop: 2:diamond: Q:club: 2:club:
TTTonya: bets 180
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 240 from pot
TTTonya: doesn't show hand

-----Hand 33-----
Hero's M = 14.22
PokerStars Game #11370438172: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:15:43 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1280 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4720 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 30
mikeneron: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 7:club: 7:spade:
TTTonya: raises 60 to 120
mikeneron: calls 60
Flop: 2:club: A:spade: T:club:
mikeneron: bets 120
TTTonya: raises 120 to 240
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 480 from pot
TTTonya: doesn't show hand

J:spade: 4:heart: SB (M = 11.56; F)

-----Hand 34-----
Hero's M = 11.22
PokerStars Game #11370449292: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:16:32 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1010 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4990 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 30
mikeneron: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt A:club: 8:diamond:
TTTonya: calls 30
mikeneron: raises 180 to 240
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 120 from pot

-----Hand 35-----
Hero's M = 11.89
PokerStars Game #11370453424: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:16:50 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1070 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4930 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 30
TTTonya: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt K:spade: 3:diamond:
mikeneron: calls 30
TTTonya: checks
Flop: J:heart: 6:club: 5:heart:
TTTonya: checks
mikeneron: bets 60
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 120 from pot

-----Hand 36-----
Hero's M = 12.56
PokerStars Game #11370459136: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:17:15 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1130 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4870 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 30
mikeneron: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 4:diamond: 7:heart:
TTTonya: calls 30
mikeneron: checks
Flop: Q:diamond: J:diamond: J:heart:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Turn: A:spade:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: bets 120
mikeneron: folds
TTTonya collected 120 from pot
TTTonya: doesn't show hand

4:diamond: 3:heart: SB (M = 11.89; F)
2:club: Q:club: BB (M = 11.56; r+F)

-----Hand 37-----
Hero's M = 10.89
PokerStars Game #11370469926: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:18:03 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (980 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (5020 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 30
TTTonya: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 5:diamond: A:club:
mikeneron: raises 120 to 180
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 120 from pot

-----Hand 38-----
Hero's M = 11.56
PokerStars Game #11370472471: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/08/08 - 00:18:14 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (1040 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (4960 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 30
mikeneron: posts big blind 60
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 2:diamond: Q:diamond:
TTTonya: calls 30
mikeneron: checks
Flop: J:heart: 4:club: K:club:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Turn: 8:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
River: T:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Showdown:
mikeneron: shows 2:diamond: Q:diamond: (high card King)
TTTonya: shows A:club: 2:heart: (high card Ace)
TTTonya collected 120 from pot

T:spade: 7:heart: SB (M = 6.53; F)
3:diamond: K:spade: BB (M = 6.20; r+F)
2:heart: 5:diamond: SB (M = 5.53; F)

-----Hand 39-----
Hero's M = 5.20
PokerStars Game #11370488618: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level III (50/100) - 2007/08/08 - 00:19:25 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (780 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (5220 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 50
mikeneron: posts big blind 100
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 7:club: T:club:
TTTonya: calls 50
mikeneron: checks
Flop: 4:diamond: 6:heart: K:diamond:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
Turn: 9:club:
mikeneron: checks
TTTonya: checks
River: T:heart:
mikeneron: bets 100
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 200 from pot

-----Hand 40-----
Hero's M = 5.87
PokerStars Game #11370496560: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level III (50/100) - 2007/08/08 - 00:20:00 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (880 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (5120 in chips)
mikeneron: posts small blind 50
TTTonya: posts big blind 100
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 9:spade: K:spade:
mikeneron: raises 780 to 880 and is all-in
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 200 from pot

-----Hand 41-----
Hero's M = 6.53
PokerStars Game #11370500724: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level III (50/100) - 2007/08/08 - 00:20:18 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (980 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (5020 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 50
mikeneron: posts big blind 100
Preflop: mikeneron dealt 4:spade: 4:heart:
TTTonya: calls 50
mikeneron: raises 880 to 980 and is all-in
TTTonya: folds
mikeneron collected 200 from pot

4:heart: 5:spade: SB (M = 7.20; F)
3:diamond: 5:spade: BB (M = 6.87; r+F)
T:spade: 9:club: SB (M = 6.20; F)

-----Hand 42-----
Hero's M = 5.87
PokerStars Game #11370512277: Tournament #57687720, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level III (50/100) - 2007/08/08 - 00:21:09 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.2w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '57687720 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mikeneron (880 in chips)
Seat 2: TTTonya (5120 in chips)
TTTonya: posts small blind 50
mikeneron: posts big blind 100
Preflop: mikeneron dealt K:spade: 9:diamond:
TTTonya: calls 50
mikeneron: raises 780 to 880 and is all-in
TTTonya: calls 780
Flop: Q:spade: T:spade: 9:club:
Turn: 3:spade:
River: J:heart:
Showdown:
mikeneron: shows K:spade: 9:diamond: (a straight, Nine to King)
TTTonya: shows K:heart: A:club: (a straight, Ten to Ace)
TTTonya collected 1760 from pot

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When you just aren't hitting anything, what do you do to combat it...do you just attack weakness every chance you get or do you try and wait it out until you finally do hit something?

Time to play some poker. If you dont hit something, pretend you do :).

Hand 1: Anything other than the first hand I'd probably reraise flop here, you're probably good, but why risk it. GF. I'd almost prefer a c/c flop and then lead turn line.

Hand 3: Flop is fine. c/c turn and river if bets arent too high. We dont want to build big pots with weak hands.

Hand 5: Raise this PF please. I'm fine with how you played it PF. You tried a good move but unfortunately this time he had a hand. It happens.

Hand 6: You're almost certainly ahead on flop, but I'm tempted to slowplay and hope he bluffs. Unless he holds a PP, theres really no card that helps him left in the deck.

Hand 8: I like this, nice restraint. I think its good to check to the river and show down crap sometimes.

Hand 9: I'd probably advocate betting my draw here. Bet flop, check turn, bet river when 3rd heart falls.

Hand 11: I probably 2nd barrel this. Lots of people float a c-bet.

Hand 18: You've got to raise these good hands.

Hand 19: Even this one I raise.

Hand 22: This is probably fine. I normally would say bet your draw, but theres a fair chance villian would raise you if you did. Unlucky to hit a FH.

Hand 23,24: Raise PF.

Hand 29: Just picking an example, but I'd like to see more turn bluffs from you overall. Not every time the flops checked, but sometimes.

Hand 40: Good. One edge those of us coming from STT backgrounds should have is solid Push/Fold.

Hand 42:Hmm, I'd literally need to run ICM on this one. It feels good, but given you've been pushing a fair bit, I make that limp about 50% wanting you to push over. I'm not sure if I prefer to check PF or push... Guess its not too wrong then.

Overall. Go through and count the hands you completed from SB, then lead flop and he folded. Now turn them into 3xBB raises which he calls 50% of the time and still folds to c-bet. Suddenly your stack looks a lot better. Thats the number 1 area of your game you need to work on.

There were a few spots there I was fairly sure opp was making a move on you, but I couldnt find the right spot to play back at him. At some point you need to. If you show you're prepared to call down with middle pair sometimes, you put doubt in his mind.

Most people will tell you that a heads up battle is as much a function of playing the player as it is playing your cards. With that said, below are some comments on your hands.

Hand 1 - Your flop bet was a tad weak, but not too far out of line. The fold is good as I think you are behind here.

Hand 3 - Personally I think you are good here. As aggressive as villian had been I think she would have raised pre-flop with a K or any PP. Had any other card but another K hit the turn (the second K actually decreases the probability that you are up against another K) I would have check/called reasonable bets on the turn and river.

Hand 5 - This hand should have told you a LOT about villian. She raised pre-flop with a one gap suited connectors, put out a nice sized C-bet when she hit on the flop and then moved to C/C mode when you called on the flop and she didn't improve.

So what does this tell us? She raises pre-flop with a wide (but reasonable) range of hands, she bets aggressively when she hits (or most likely also when she has a good draw) and she is solid enough to shut down when there are hands out there that beat her. Net, net - she seems to be a solid player who plays str8 up poker. You can use this to your advantage if you notice things like this.

Btw, YOU should have raised this pre-flop. Also, if you REALLY want to take this pot down on a bluff you need to bet like you have a hand. Your half pot sized bet doesn't do that.

Hand 9 - This would have been a good hand to raise pre-flop with as it would be VERY well disguised if you hit on it. I have noticed that you are limp/calling too much pre-flop. You need to mix it up more or you won't get any action on your big hands or your mediocre hands that hit.

Also, bet the turn on this and I bet you take down the pot.

Hand 11 - I don't hate the shutdown, but you have been pretty predictable to this point. You have C-bet just about every time you raised pre-flop so they are not getting as much respect. You need to mix that up some and either check sometimes on the flop or fire out again on the turn.

Hand 12 - I am betting on the turn here. Her pre-flop bet was higher than normal (4xBB instead of 3xBB) and she has shown that she bets her made hands which I think she DEFINITELY would have done here with a flush draw out there. I think she had you beat with a higher PP but would have laid it down to your bet on the turn.

Hand 13 - Based on how the play has been so far I would have raised pre-flop here.

Hand 17 and 18 - You HAVE to Raise pre-flop with these hands unless you have been raising pre-flop alot (which you hadn't) and are changing gears to trap your opponent.

Gotta go catch a flight - More reviews later.

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Originally Posted by mikeneron

Early on I am trying to get cheap reads on my opponent, thus I play pretty passively at first. That kind of went out the window in the first 2 hands. Perhaps I should be calling, but I don't like to get involved in a big hand early on unless I have the goods.

Poker strategy is often counter-intuitive. Stop playing the way you "like" to play, and start doing what's the most profitable. Passive play won't work against good players. This opponent was much better than you and your weak-tight play was no match for him.

Hand 1 - looking at the rest of the match, you were probably ahead here, but the fold is OK in a vacuum I guess.

Hand 3 - Turn bet is good, I'd call the raise and call a reasonably sized bet on most rivers especially if they don't complete a flush.

Hand 5 - Raise preflop.

Hand 9 - Raise preflop with any two cards 8 and higher when you're on the button.

Hand 11 - I disagree with bj and gator, turn check is good because ace high might be the best hand and you can try to check it down. However, when you hit second pair and he checks, he never has a queen and the lack of a value bet is completely terrible.

Hand 15 - Raise preflop.

Hand 17 - Raise preflop. You have a monster why are you letting him see a free flop?

Hand 18 - Raise preflop.

Hand 22 - Bet the flop please with two overcards and a flush draw. You can't fold the river. Make a note that he limps in with crap and start raising when he limps, you said you liked to play passively until you know more about the opponent but now you know he limps in with crap and you STILL didn't raise him very often at all after this.

Hand 23 - Raise preflop.

Hand 33 - Please re-raise him and get all-in, just calling against an aggressive player is really bad. I don't like your flop lead either considering that the last two times you led half pot into him he raised you as well.

Hand 34 - There you go!

Hand 42 - Fine, I would never check this in the big blind with 10x left in my stack.

I don't even play HU SnGs, but I just looked at this and thought that maybe a c/r would be good in hand 1. Of course we risk giving a free card but the preflop aggressor is likely to cbet here a lot, and we can easily get away from middle pair if he raises/ calls and turn doesn't improve our hand. Thoughts?