Operation Staked

I've been staked by someone to run a series of 10x5.50/45 and 10x4.40/180's, so I'm going to log my progress here so they can see how I'm running. Basically it'll be a rail thread.

I'll edit this thread with each tourney ID I play and post a running BR here, then I'll post important hands from each tourny as I go along.

PLEASE ANYONE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON ANY HANDS I POST

Starting BR: $99
Buy-ins used: 33
Cashes: 4 (69.76+12.50+27.12+86.78)
Current BR: $195.34


5.50's
1. 71540833 18/45 (-5.50)
2. 71548081 30/45 (-5.50)
3. 71550196 38/45 (-5.50)
4. 71550196 13/45 (-5.50)
5. 71561310 23/45 (-5.50)
6. 71565587 1/45 (+64.26)
7. 71671471 6/45 (+7.00)
8. 71672514 4/45 (+22.62)
9. 71686165 20/45 (-5.50)

4.40's
10. 71721879 67/180 (-4.40)
11. 71727872 113/180 (-4.40)
12. 71730844 107/180 (-4.40)
13. 71731537 28/180 (-4.40)
14. 71741847 124/180 (-4.40)
15. 71754759 46/180 (-4.40)
16. 71763168 112/180 (-4.40)
17. 71764499 20/180 (-4.40)
18. 71765052 38/180 (-4.40)
19. 71765748 3/180 (+81.28)

Tournament 1. 2 hands of note.

1. This is early on. Preflop raise size OK? River bet OK, or should I c/c a river bet?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero (t1785)
BB (t1050)
UTG (t1905)
UTG+1 (t1690)
MP1 (t1625)
MP2 (t2820)
CO (t705)
Button (t1920)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t50, MP1 calls t50, MP2 calls t50, 1 fold, Button calls t50, Hero raises to t300, BB calls t250, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t250, MP2 calls t250, Button folds.

Flop: (t1300) 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: (t1300) Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks.

River: (t1300) 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (4 players)
Hero bets t500, BB folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: t1300

Hand 2.

Ok, what do I do here preflop? 3xbb raise? What if they shove over, its gunna be about 900 more and there will be 2000 in the pot. I hate spots like this, marginal. I'm thinking folding on the button may be OK here, or do I definitely have to raise?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (8 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

BB (t1430)
UTG (t3479)
UTG+1 (t6450)
MP1 (t1710)
MP2 (t1683)
CO (t2635)
Hero (t2485)
SB (t1125)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif.
5 folds, Hero??

FWIW if you don't cash once you don't neccesarily suck. I just thought I'd post that in case you feel pressured by your staker :D 20 Games is a waaayyyy small sample size obv.

1) Preflop I would probs shove, there are 275 chips in the middle when it gets to you and that would make a nice addition to your stack. You don't mind a flip here since there's so much dead money and could easy be called by hands you dominate.

As played, I like the river bet because any J or 9 is going to have to raise and I can't see a weaker hand raising, and you don't want to have to call a psb with a-high.

2) 10BBs effective stacks, you have an A on the button just shove it.

Good luck and merry Xmas! :D

Early in tournament 3, just push the turn? I was planning a C/R. EZ river call?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (7 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB (t1225)
Hero (t1435)
UTG (t1200)
MP1 (t3980)
MP2 (t4320)
CO (t1990)
Button (t1640)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif.
1 fold, MP1 raises to t90, MP2 calls t90, 1 fold, Button calls t90, 1 fold, Hero calls t60.

Flop: (t375) 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, 5http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (4 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets t270, MP2 calls t270, Button folds, Hero calls t270.

Turn: (t1185) 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks.

River: (t1185) 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (3 players)
Hero bets t450, MP1 folds, MP2 raises to t1350, Hero calls t625 (All-In).

Final Pot: t3335

Tournament 1, Hand 1 - I'd be okay with a bigger raise or even a push preflop. As played, river is meh. Betting isn't bad I don't think.

Tournament 1, Hand 2 - If you're going to play this hand (which you should) then shove I think. Both the SB and BB have under 10bb or whatever. At least I think that's what you're supposed to do from the 3 days I learned about SNGs.

Tournament 3, Hand 1 - I'm good with shoving the flop here. As played you have to call the river.

Update, no real hands of note in games 3, 4 and 5.

Game 6 I win, weeeeeeeeee.

PokerStars Tournament #71565587, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $5.00/$0.50
45 players
Total Prize Pool: $225.00
Tournament started - 2007/12/25 - 20:05:42 (ET)

Dear Poker_Muzz,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $69.76 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

Came back from the dead 4 handed with KK

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1600 (4 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero (t1592)
Button (t33383)
SB (t21542)
BB (t10983)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif.
Hero calls t1517 (All-In), 1 fold, SB completes, BB raises to t10908, SB folds.

Flop: (t13450) 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, 3http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t13450) Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t13450) Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t-5182

2 more cashes in games 7+8

PokerStars Tournament #71671471, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $5.00/$0.50
45 players
Total Prize Pool: $225.00
Tournament started - 2007/12/26 - 19:55:27 (ET)

Dear Poker_Muzz,
You finished the tournament in 6th place.
A $13.50 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

PokerStars Tournament #71672514, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $5.00/$0.50
45 players
Total Prize Pool: $225.00
Tournament started - 2007/12/26 - 20:03:53 (ET)

Dear Poker_Muzz,
You finished the tournament in 4th place.
A $28.12 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

I tend to get agrro when its ITM, is this standard or not?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1600 (4 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero (t11402)
BB (t12159)
UTG (t10095)
Button (t33844)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, 5http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif.
2 folds, Hero raises to t11327

Anybody like, not like this?

I figure he doesn't love his hand too much, probably has QQ/JJ weak A or KQ. I figure I can get most of that range to fold. I was thinking about checking behind on the turn and river. I figured the tripple barrel would fold most his check calling range, unless he had AA/KK

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP3 (t1155)
CO (t1925)
Hero (t2310)
SB (t3620)
BB (t2400)
UTG (t2760)
UTG+1 (t1370)
MP1 (t1760)
MP2 (t2645)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif.
3 folds, MP2 raises to t150, 2 folds, Hero calls t150, 2 folds.

Flop: (t345) Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 5http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets t210, MP2 calls t210.

Turn: (t765) 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets t400, MP2 calls t400.

River: (t1565) 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets t1550 (All-In)

I don't like it, rivercard could not have improved your hand. Unless you bet flop with 230.

Hence, you either flopped a set of fives or you got nada. With a weak K I'm calling, possibly even with QQ.


It just smells bluff from beginning to end, I don;t know how else to explain it



That said, it might work against a very weak opponent

I don't really like it as well mainly do to preflop action. I think he has an ace here a lot and won't fold river more than 50%

It's a $5.50, don't get fancy vs. a player who wont fold his A2.

In that last hand he folded! weeeeeeeee

Stake is now over almost 100 ROI for this stake. Like to say a personal thanks to m backer and hope we can do it again sometime.