All fuggin day I'm running into bigger hands

[EscapePlan9]

These are all from today.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (2 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

Button (t8155)
Hero (t5345)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
Button calls t300, Hero raises to t5295, Button calls t4695.

Flop: (t10340) , , (2 players)

Turn: (t10340) (2 players)

River: (t10340) (2 players)

Final Pot: t10340

Results below:
Hero has Ad Qs (one pair, fours).
Button has Kd Ah (one pair, fours).
Outcome: Button wins t10340.

Obvious push. And obviously I run into AK.

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

Hero (t1360)
MP (t1670)
CO (t2350)
Button (t2530)
SB (t3880)
BB (t1710)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with , .
Hero raises to t1360, MP raises to t1670, 1 fold, Button raises to t2530, 2 folds.

Flop: (t5785) , , (3 players)

Turn: (t5785) (3 players)

River: (t5785) (3 players)

Final Pot: t5785

Results below:
Hero has Qd Ac (one pair, nines).
MP has 7h 7c (two pair, nines and sevens).
Button has Ad Kd (one pair, nines).
Outcome: MP wins t5785.

Once again, obvious push, and now I run into AK and a pocket pair! Doesn't matter really - I still needed to hit my Q.

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

MP (t2425)
CO (t3015)
Button (t3615)
Hero (t1075)
BB (t1420)
UTG (t1950)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
4 folds, Hero raises to t1075, BB calls t925.

Flop: (t2150) , , (2 players)

Turn: (t2150) (2 players)

River: (t2150) (2 players)

Final Pot: t2150

Results below:
BB has Ad Ks (one pair, nines).
Hero has Ah Qs (one pair, nines).
Outcome: BB wins t2150.

Again, obvious push. I could have pushed here with any two cards, but I have AQ, which makes it an even clearer push. Only have to worry about one player... and there he is with AK.

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

Hero (t1515)
UTG+1 (t3020)
MP1 (t1725)
MP2 (t1795)
CO (t1100)
Button (t1605)
SB (t1585)
BB (t1155)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with , .
Hero raises to t1515, 6 folds, BB calls t955 (All-In).

Flop: (t2770) , , (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t2770) (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t2770) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t2770

Results below:
BB has Qs As (one pair, queens).
Hero has Ac Js (high card, ace).
Outcome: BB wins t2410. Hero wins t360.

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (3 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

SB (t3060)
BB (t7205)
Hero (t3235)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
Hero raises to t3210, SB calls t2835 (All-In), BB calls t2810.

Flop: (t8905) , , (3 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t8905) (3 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t8905) (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t8905

Results below:
SB has As Qs (flush, ace high).
BB has Kd Kc (one pair, kings).
Hero has Tc Ts (one pair, tens).
Outcome: SB wins t8505. BB wins t400.

3-handed and of course I run into two monsters. Basically, if I survive to ITM, I get screwed. And it's becoming increasing more difficult to land ITM with my variance lately (see my AA sucks! post).

Also, on PartyPoker earlier, I pushed all-in with TT and ran into AA. Doesn't matter where I'm playing, I'm getting f*cked royally.

[MVPSPORTS]

Well, the HU and 3 handed hands sucked... But, it seemed in a lot of the other ones, you were pretty decently shortstacked at the 150 and 200 blind levels... Maybe try accumulatin more chips a little earlier on?

[EscapePlan9]

[kennyg]

[MVPSPORTS]

[EscapePlan9]

[GreaterThanU]

[MVPSPORTS]

[MVPSPORTS]

[EscapePlan9]

[kennyg]

[EscapePlan9]

[flafishy]

I agree with Kenny. A couple of these are obvious pushes. But the first one certainly isn't. He's given you a free flop, probably trying to trap you. So take a flop and then push. He might fold if the flop misses him -- and you certainly got a scary flop there to work with.

[EscapePlan9]

[kennyg]