[jetra2]

Here's your basic $5.25 HU SNG on P*. I played 7 hands with this guy....that's all it took to beat him. By hand five I had a feeling he was setting me up for a rough beat, but the little bit of a read I had on him and my middle pair (usually good HU according to what I have read) led me to call...he had the nut flush draw and overs but didn't improve and I won. This was either the loosest play I've ever had or the most dominating performance I've shown...but I guess I could post some hands and ask for your input.

Thanks,
Jason

Tournament History for your last 1 tournament requested by jetra2 (censored)

PokerStars Tournament #42339132, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $5.00/$0.25
2 players
Total Prize Pool: $10.00
\Tournament started - 2007/02/05 - 23:41:25 (ET)
Tournament finished - 2007/02/05 - 23:44:37 (ET)
1: jetra2 (St. Petersburg), $10.00 (100%)
2: Villain (censored),

You finished in 1st place (eliminated at hand #8302260167).

7 hands played and saw flop:
- 3 times out of 3 while in small blind (100%)
- 4 times out of 4 while in big blind (100%)
- 0 times out of 0 in other positions (0%)
- a total of 7 times out of 7 (100%)

Pots won at showdown - 2 out of 2 (100%)
Pots won without showdown - 5

Hand One:

Saw Flop | Saw Turn | Saw River | Saw Showdown | Won

PokerStars Game #8302222900: Tournament #42339132, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/02/05 - 23:41:25 (ET)
Table '42339132 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button

Villain Button - t1500
jetra2 - t1500

PREFLOP undefined
jetra2 is SB with 5 J
Villain raises t20 to t40, jetra2 calls t20.

FLOP t80 (2 players)
9 6 2
jetra2 bets t40, Villain calls t40.

TURN t160 (2 players)
9 6 2 J
jetra2 bets t120, 1 fold.

Results
jetra2 collected t160 from pot

Final Pot: t160

Hand Two:
Saw Flop | Saw Turn | Saw River | Saw Showdown | Won

PokerStars Game #8302230315: Tournament #42339132, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/02/05 - 23:41:56 (ET)
Table '42339132 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button

Villain - t1420
jetra2 Button - t1580

PREFLOP undefined
jetra2 is Button with 4 K
jetra2 raises t40 to t60, Villain calls t40.

FLOP t120 (2 players)
T J Q
Villain checks, jetra2 bets t60, 1 fold.

Results
jetra2 collected t120 from pot

Final Pot: t120

Hand Three:

Saw Flop | Saw Turn | Saw River | Saw Showdown | Won

PokerStars Game #8302235130: Tournament #42339132, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/02/05 - 23:42:16 (ET)
Table '42339132 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button

Villain Button - t1360
jetra2 - t1640

PREFLOP undefined
jetra2 is SB with 2 2
Villain raises t20 to t40, jetra2 calls t20.

FLOP t80 (2 players)
A 6 6
jetra2 bets t40, 1 fold.

Results
jetra2 collected t80 from pot
jetra2 shows 2 2

Final Pot: t80

Hand Four:

Saw Flop | Saw Turn | Saw River | Saw Showdown | Won

PokerStars Game #8302239931: Tournament #42339132, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/02/05 - 23:42:36 (ET)
Table '42339132 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button

Villain - t1320
jetra2 Button - t1680

PREFLOP undefined
jetra2 is Button with 4 A
jetra2 calls t10, Villain raises t40 to t60, jetra2 raises t60 to t120, Villain calls t60.

FLOP t240 (2 players)
3 K 2
Villain checks, jetra2 checks.

TURN t240 (2 players)
3 K 2 9
Villain checks, jetra2 bets t100, 1 fold.

Results
jetra2 collected t240 from pot

Final Pot: t240

Hand Five (don't worry, only two more after this):

Saw Flop | Saw Turn | Saw River | Saw Showdown | Won

PokerStars Game #8302249410: Tournament #42339132, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/02/05 - 23:43:14 (ET)
Table '42339132 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button

Villain Button - t1200
jetra2 - t1800

PREFLOP undefined
jetra2 is SB with 7 7
Villain raises t20 to t40, jetra2 raises t100 to t140, Villain calls t100.

FLOP t280 (2 players)
4 8 Q
jetra2 bets t80, 1 fold.

Results
jetra2 collected t280 from pot

Final Pot: t280

Hand Six:

Saw Flop | Saw Turn | Saw River | Saw Showdown | Won

PokerStars Game #8302254595: Tournament #42339132, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/02/05 - 23:43:36 (ET)
Table '42339132 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button

Villain - t1060
jetra2 Button - t1940

PREFLOP undefined
jetra2 is Button with 5 6
jetra2 calls t10, Villain checks.

FLOP t40 (2 players)
Q 6 4
Villain checks, jetra2 checks.

TURN t40 (2 players)
Q 6 4 9
Villain checks, jetra2 checks.

RIVER t40 (2 players)
Q 6 4 9 2
Villain checks, jetra2 checks.

Final Pot: t40

Final Hand:

Saw Flop | Saw Turn | Saw River | Saw Showdown | Won

PokerStars Game #8302260167: Tournament #42339132, $5.00+$0.25 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/02/05 - 23:43:59 (ET)
Table '42339132 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button

Villain Button - t1040
jetra2 - t1960

PREFLOP undefined
jetra2 is SB with 8 9
Villain raises t20 to t40, jetra2 calls t20.

FLOP t80 (2 players)
Q 8 5
jetra2 bets t80, Villain raises t920 to t1000, jetra2 calls t920.

TURN t2080 (2 players)
Q 8 5 4

RIVER t2080 (2 players)
Q 8 5 4 6

SHOW DOWN
jetra2 shows 8 9
Villain shows A T
jetra2 collected t2080 from pot

Now, I understand the last hand was a very gutsy play and that I probably should not have called...but I guess you could say I went with my gut instinct which was based on a feeling that he was tilting after losing 6 straight hands.

Comments appreciated. Criticism ignored. Just Kidding!

Also, maybe I better not play in that HU tourney for the FC's now that I've posted this...lol.

Thanks guys...congrats to those who made it to the bottom!

Jason

[noelsarchs]

I made it to the bottom and took player notes as well.

On you.

[TheMightyJim2k]

your read was right, but it still wasnt a great call. You called off half of your stack with middle pair when you were actually an underdog (his backdoor straight, flush draw, and overs makes him a slight favorite).

I can appreciate the gamble, but you had him 2-1 in chips after 6 hands. no need to make this play.

congrats on the quick win though. always nice to take one down.

[jetra2]

Originally Posted by noelsarchs

I made it to the bottom and took player notes as well.

On you.

I figured you might. GL to you if we ever play heads up...want to set one up sometime?

Originally Posted by TheMightyJim2k

I can appreciate the gamble, but you had him 2-1 in chips after 6 hands. no need to make this play.

Agreed 125%. I had no need to call...but the way this guy was playing (loose-passive), I thought that if I did call, I had a decent chance at winning back my stack, which was another factor in my decision, albeit smaller than others.

I just ran the odds on this hand...I only took the lead after the turn, and even then it was only 65/35. Ouch!

Jason

[PinataUT]

Agreed 125%. I had no need to call...but the way this guy was playing (loose-passive), I thought that if I did call, I had a decent chance at winning back my stack, which was another factor in my decision, albeit smaller than others.

Maybe skip the 'gamble' with this guy and give him credit and bleed him as you'd been doing? Tilt or not it wasn't that hard for him to be ahead and expect a donk like him to make the same raise with AQ (your read on him from earlier play may differ).

[noelsarchs]

Originally Posted by jetra2

I figured you might. GL to you if we ever play heads up...want to set one up sometime?

I might just have to take you up on this one....and I'll want all of chiptalk watching.

Maybe I can get mightyjim2k to come over for a little on site coaching that night too.

[littlebu]

Everything looks good to me except the last hand. Give it up and move on. The guy is donktastic you'll get him. No reason to go for the knockout here.

[Big Mike]

As others have said, your call was a bit suspect on the last hand. The other guy got his money in with the best of it.
I struggle with this too, going for a knockout against weak players when really their only chance to win is for you to make calls like this one. If you were playing someone much better than you, then this call would be closer to ok.

Mike

[TheMightyJim2k]

Originally Posted by noelsarchs

I might just have to take you up on this one....and I'll want all of chiptalk watching.

Maybe I can get mightyjim2k to come over for a little on site coaching that night too.

CTers are good folks so I would be willing to stop by and take a look if you guys get it going. I do go out a lot of evenings though, so it might be more interesting to have you guys post up some threads from one persons perspective and then we could go from there. That way I wouldn't miss the action.

[noelsarchs]

Originally Posted by noelsarchs

I might just have to take you up on this one....and I'll want all of chiptalk watching.

Maybe I can get mightyjim2k to come over for a little on site coaching that night too.

ROFLMFAO! This is what I get for posting on chiptalk after getting home from my company 75th anniversary party and being half in the bag last night.... The hangover today is a bit worse though.

So it looks like I have myself a headup match with jet. We might have to take a poll to see what the over under is on this one whether I can last more than 10 hands.