I have been playing some $15 turbos on stars to break the monotony, these are 4 out my 5 tourneys played today. Hopefully I'm just saving up so a couple of my all in hands actually stand up at the WSOP.

POKERSTARS GAME #5318115588: TOURNAMENT #26806290, $15+$1 HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL VI (100/200) - 2006/06/21 - 02:20:20 (ET)
Table '26806290 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: krisopotamus (4629 in chips)
Seat 4: frankpark9 (3552 in chips)
Seat 6: bmesser17 (1150 in chips)
Seat 7: guitmatt (1164 in chips)
Seat 8: Rhound50 (5160 in chips)
bmesser17: posts small blind 100
guitmatt: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rhound50
Rhound50: raises 4960 to 5160 and is all-in
krisopotamus: calls 4629 and is all-in
frankpark9: folds
bmesser17: folds
guitmatt: folds
krisopotamus said, ":@#$*I@#U$*)@#U$"
*** FLOP ***
krisopotamus said, "YES"
krisopotamus said, "take that aces"
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Rhound50: shows (two pair, Aces and Fours)
krisopotamus: shows (a full house, Queens full of Fours)
krisopotamus collected 9558 from pot
Rhound50 said, "****ing BS"
krisopotamus said, "man...tough break"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9558 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 2: krisopotamus showed [Qs Qh] and won (9558) with a full house, Queens full of Fours
Seat 4: frankpark9 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: bmesser17 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: guitmatt (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Rhound50 showed [Ad As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Fours

OKERSTARS GAME #5308133525: TOURNAMENT #26752791, $15+$1 HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL I (10/20) - 2006/06/20 - 02:23:56 (ET)
Table '26752791 2' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Rustyrust (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: aroundthefur (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: Bostons John (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: RichardHatch (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: Rhound50 (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: THavok (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: threelll2001 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: BC Dave25 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: 808Hitman (1500 in chips)
aroundthefur: posts small blind 10
Bostons John: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rhound50
RichardHatch: folds
Rhound50: calls 20
THavok: raises 20 to 40
threelll2001: folds
BC Dave25: folds
808Hitman: folds
Rustyrust: raises 120 to 160
aroundthefur: folds
Bostons John: folds
Rhound50: calls 140
THavok: folds
*** FLOP ***
Rhound50: checks
Rustyrust: checks
*** TURN ***
THavok said, "55"
Rhound50: bets 1340 and is all-in
Rustyrust: calls 1340 and is all-in
*** RIVER ***
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Rhound50: shows (three of a kind, Eights)
Rustyrust: shows (three of a kind, Kings)
Rustyrust collected 3070 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3070 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Rustyrust (button) showed [Kc Ks] and won (3070) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 2: aroundthefur (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Bostons John (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: RichardHatch folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Rhound50 showed [8s 8c] and lost with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 6: THavok folded before Flop
Seat 7: threelll2001 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: BC Dave25 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: 808Hitman folded before Flop (didn't bet)


POKERSTARS GAME #5292103640: TOURNAMENT #26664709, $15+$1 HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL X (400/800) - 2006/06/20 - 16:08:47 (ET)
Table '26664709 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: freudionline (6160 in chips)
Seat 3: Rhound50 (4475 in chips)
Seat 4: RowanTree (9010 in chips)
Seat 7: dreuster (7355 in chips)
freudionline: posts the ante 50
Rhound50: posts the ante 50
RowanTree: posts the ante 50
dreuster: posts the ante 50
Rhound50: posts small blind 400
RowanTree: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rhound50
dreuster: folds
freudionline: folds
Rhound50: raises 3625 to 4425 and is all-in
RowanTree: calls 3625
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Rhound50: shows (two pair, Eights and Deuces)
RowanTree: shows (a straight, Ace to Five)
RowanTree collected 9050 from pot
dreuster said, "no"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9050 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 2: freudionline (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Rhound50 (small blind) showed [8s 8c] and lost with two pair, Eights and Deuces
Seat 4: RowanTree (big blind) showed [3d Ad] and won (9050) with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 7: dreuster folded before Flop (didn't bet)



POKERSTARS GAME #5298370088: TOURNAMENT #26699506, $15+$1 HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL III (25/50) - 2006/06/19 - 03:32:12 (ET)
Table '26699506 2' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Zucci (1455 in chips)
Seat 3: markdagr8 (2895 in chips)
Seat 4: Dandolos (900 in chips)
Seat 5: mikeflawless (1980 in chips)
Seat 6: EyeAmOne (815 in chips)
Seat 7: Rhound50 (2365 in chips)
Seat 8: XXXokieXXX (3090 in chips)
Dandolos: posts small blind 25
mikeflawless: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rhound50
EyeAmOne: folds
Rhound50: raises 200 to 250
XXXokieXXX: folds
Zucci: folds
markdagr8: raises 200 to 450
Dandolos: folds
mikeflawless: folds
Rhound50: raises 1915 to 2365 and is all-in
markdagr8: calls 1915
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Rhound50: shows (three of a kind, Kings)
markdagr8: shows (a straight, Ten to Ace)
markdagr8 collected 4805 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4805 | Rake 0
Board [2s Jd Kd Th 9d]
Seat 1: Zucci folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: markdagr8 (button) showed and won (4805) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 4: Dandolos (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: mikeflawless (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: EyeAmOne folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Rhound50 showed and lost with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 8: XXXokieXXX folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Sick. Those are all disgusting beats.

On another note, I find the $27 turbos on PS easier to beat than the $16s. I think too many TAGgy bonus whores are on the $16s now because of the promo.

With AA I would have raised less pre-flop. Pushing is okay... but I really want a caller and you have over 20x BB. Obviously QQ would have pushed all-in, you'd call, and he'd suck out. But still, I think the push was quite unnecessary there.

And I'd raise less with KK on that last one. You raised 5x BB with the 2nd best hand in poker. I really think 4 or 3x would be better. Of course donk would have still sucked out... just throwing in my 2c.

Also, back with the 10/20 blinds 88 hand, you're calling against a raise and big re-raise. You still don't know if the first raiser will raise again. I would have folded this easily.

Some days playing SNG's are so much fun!