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ThinkerJE:
15:53 $30 + $3 Pokerstars
There are 4 limps and I raise with AQ on SB and get 2 callers. Flop AQQ and I check. Matey bets, tother matey folds and I call. Turn blank, check, check. I bet 300 on blank river and he folds. Up to 2,050 in level 1, a good start.
There is a min rasie in mid position and a call from the button. I have AQ in the SB and decide to squeeze by raising big. Original raiser calls with only 310 back, button folds. Flop Q47 (2h), I bet 310 and he folds, up to 2,500 25/50, 7 left, 3rd in chips.
Solid, no hands played still same chips and level but only 5 left now.
UTG limps and I raise with AQ, UTG calls. Flop AK4 (2d), I bet 500 and he calls. Turn is Ts (now 2d & 2s), I move all in for 1,500 into 1,900 pot and get called by Ks2s, blank on river and I am up to 4,800 (50/100), 5 left, clear chip daddy now.
Start to push my chip stack around and pick on the short boys, the bubble bursts and next hand we are heads up. I have 10.3k vs matey 3.2k. First hand he completes in SB, I check my 72o. Flop 732, I check, he bets and I call. Turn T, I check, he bets again and I move all in, he calls with K3, river 3 keeps him alive.
I am playing very aggressive, rasing and betting to take pots. Final hand I raise on button with 74o, matey calls. Flop 664, I bet and he check raises all in, I figure he has over cards and call. He has QT and doesn"t hit and I take it down. I was pleased with my game and aggression. Good fun this online stuff.
ThinkerJE:
17:03 $30 + $3 Pokerstars
2 limpers and I raise from SB with QQ. Button calls, flop is T54 (2h). I bet 210 into 350 pot and button moves all in. He may have a set of 4"s or 5"s but it is only 600 to call. He has 6d5d ?!?!? Queens hold and up to 3,100 in level 2, 7 left, chip daddy.
3 limpers and I find QQ again in the SB, I raise big and get one caller. Flop A37 rainbow, I bet out and get called, and so slow down. I check the blank turn and he bets 300 into 1,800 pot, so I call knowing I am behind but if I hit the 2 outer I will get all of his chips. Blank river ad it goes check, check. He shows AK to win the pot. Hate how he played this hand, if anything I had him on a weak ace. Down to 2,200 (25/50), 6 left, 3rd in chips.
No hands, now 5 left, with one big stack bullying the table.
Mid position raise, I push on the SB with AKs and insta called. AdKd vs 88, flop A76 (2d), and so matey can only hit the case 8, AK holds, up to 3,300, 2nd in chips, 100/200 5 left (2 very short).
Bubble bursts when I raise on button with AJ, BB all in, I call, AJ vs Q9, it holds and soon after we are heads up with me 9k vs matey 4.5k. He is tough heads up, every button is raised and we are both very aggressive. It goes back and forth and I now have 7k vs 6.5k.
He raises the button again, I re raise from BB with AJ and he calls (only 3k back), flop if 7 high and I push and he calls with K7 ?? I hate his call of my re raise, either fold or get it in pre flop. Down to 2k, I push with A7 vs JT, jack on flop and I finish 2nd. I think I played good poker again and was a little unlucky heads up, although he was a tough opponent and it was yet another cash, so I am happy.
ThinkerJE:
18:49 $30 + $3 Pokerstars
No hands played, lose 2 players within 5 mins, crazy action table.
Had to fold AQ pre flop to a raise and re raise, no cards and down to 875 (50/100). I push from button with 66 and get called by K9o ?!?!? Sixes hold, up to 1,900, 6 left, 3rd in chips.
Raise in late position with AT, SS pushes only 300 more, AT vs QQ, queens holds and short again with 5 left.
Crazy man pushes and I call with Ah2h. He has J9o and ace holds and we are now on the bubble. Very next hand, find KcQc on button, I push again and BB calls with Ah2h, no help this time and I bubble in 4th. Frustrating game, crazy man playing every hand made it difficult to make moves, so you had to wait for cards. Pleased with my patience with the SS, gutted not to make the money though.
ThinkerJE:
19:44 $30 + $3 Pokerstars
Button raise with AT, continuation bets fails and I am down to 1,100 early doors.
Set over set hand means we lose an early player, very tight table, not much action.
Raise early with JJ and have to release when ace on the flop, the raise UTG with QQ but get no action.
Next hand was a mis read and big mistake. Button min raises and I call in BB with T9. Flop 833. Check, check and I sense weakness. I bet the turn 2 and get called. River is 3rd spade and I decide I can get him to lay in down so I move all in with goo. Insta called by 88 (oops). He flopped the nuts and I just gave my chips away. Should not have got so involved with such a poor hand, perhaps some over confidence, will not be doing this again. Learn from it. I was out in 8th, my worse result so far.
ThinkerJE:
20:23 $30 + $3 Pokerstars
I was determined to play better and not to do something stupid like the last SNG.
Sit tight early and don"t move a chip until level 3. I re raise a button raise from the SB with AQ, he calls but my bet on the JTT flop takes down a nice pot.
I make a good fold of 99 to a raise and re raise (AK vs TT). Still staying out of trouble and we are now 5 handed and I hit trip 8"s in the BB in an unraised pot and get up to 3,300 (75/150) 2nd in chips with 2 very short stacks.
All fold to me in SB and I complete with QT. Flop 89J, check, bet, call. Check, check blank turn. I bet 500 on river and get called. Up to 4,325, 5 left (100/200), joint chip daddy.
I raise with A9 and BB calls. Flop 9 high and he pushes and I insta call. A9 vs T9, ace holds, up to 5,690, 4 left (1 very short stack) blinds 100/200.
Un raised pot in BB with 93, flop 2 pair and get paid agian to increase my big chip lead, up tp 7,800 now with 2nd only 2,400.
SS goes all in and only 300 more to me in BB. K6(me) vs AT(SS). Flop A24, trun 6, river K, sick suck out but we are in the money. Big chip daddy with 9k.
I push the other 2 around and get heads up with 9k vs 4.5k.
I raise on button with A3 and get called. Flop A98 rainbow, I push and et called by A9, back down to level chips now. The final hand occurs when I call a raise in the BB with Ah6s and I push on a all heart flop, I get called by JJ, but turn A and river A get me the majority of the chips in play. Next hand all in pre flop with AT vs T5, no 5 and I win. Pleased with this victory, especially after messing the last SNG up. Played very solid early on then stepped up the aggression as the blinds increased and also used my stack to push people around.
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