Is The Play In The $4.40s Really This Bad?

[RickyG033 0]

Ok I have been away from the 180s for awhile now, but starting to grind them again. I know this is only the first three tournies I played, but here are my bust hands:1)PokerStars Game #12947781848: Tournament #65704559, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/10/30 - 22:09:39 (ET)Table '65704559 8' 9-max Seat #1 is the buttonSeat 1: sirtoff (1455 in chips) Seat 3: RickyG033 (1450 in chips) Seat 4: kid_comeback (1570 in chips) Seat 5: Bucknut74 (1840 in chips) Seat 6: WhoadyWhoady (1935 in chips) Seat 7: Jan & Dean (1660 in chips) Seat 8: Matti B B (3135 in chips) Seat 9: Do3Do3 (2600 in chips) RickyG033: posts small blind 15kid_comeback: posts big blind 30*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to RickyG033 [Qh Qc]Bucknut74: folds WhoadyWhoady: folds Jan & Dean: raises 30 to 60Matti B B: calls 60Do3Do3: folds sirtoff: folds RickyG033: raises 190 to 250kid_comeback: folds Jan & Dean: folds Matti B B: calls 190*** FLOP *** [5d 8c 4d]RickyG033: bets 488Matti B B: raises 488 to 976RickyG033: raises 224 to 1200 and is all-inMatti B B: calls 224*** TURN *** [5d 8c 4d] [9c]*** RIVER *** [5d 8c 4d 9c] [4c]*** SHOW DOWN ***RickyG033: shows [Qh Qc] (two pair, Queens and Fours)Matti B B: shows [Kc Tc] (a flush, King high)Matti B B collected 2990 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 2990 | Rake 0 Board [5d 8c 4d 9c 4c]Seat 1: sirtoff (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 3: RickyG033 (small blind) showed [Qh Qc] and lost with two pair, Queens and FoursSeat 4: kid_comeback (big blind) folded before FlopSeat 5: Bucknut74 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 6: WhoadyWhoady folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: Jan & Dean folded before FlopSeat 8: Matti B B showed [Kc Tc] and won (2990) with a flush, King highSeat 9: Do3Do3 folded before Flop (didn't bet)2)PokerStars Game #12950000807: Tournament #65707296, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/10/31 - 00:19:04 (ET)Table '65707296 20' 9-max Seat #1 is the buttonSeat 1: crazytown81 (8017 in chips) Seat 2: d99h (4760 in chips) Seat 3: MightyMo (19405 in chips) Seat 4: da_350z_ve (19798 in chips) Seat 6: big henner (13360 in chips) Seat 7: RickyG033 (2780 in chips) Seat 9: Steph_p21 (8114 in chips) crazytown81: posts the ante 25d99h: posts the ante 25MightyMo: posts the ante 25da_350z_ve: posts the ante 25big henner: posts the ante 25RickyG033: posts the ante 25Steph_p21: posts the ante 25d99h: posts small blind 200MightyMo: posts big blind 400*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to RickyG033 [7h Ac]da_350z_ve: folds big henner: folds RickyG033: raises 2355 to 2755 and is all-inSteph_p21: folds crazytown81: folds d99h: folds MightyMo: calls 2355*** FLOP *** [Qs 8d Ts]*** TURN *** [Qs 8d Ts] [6d]*** RIVER *** [Qs 8d Ts 6d] [4d]*** SHOW DOWN ***MightyMo: shows [9d Qh] (a pair of Queens)RickyG033: shows [7h Ac] (high card Ace)MightyMo collected 5885 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 5885 | Rake 0 Board [Qs 8d Ts 6d 4d]Seat 1: crazytown81 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 2: d99h (small blind) folded before FlopSeat 3: MightyMo (big blind) showed [9d Qh] and won (5885) with a pair of QueensSeat 4: da_350z_ve folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 6: big henner folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: RickyG033 showed [7h Ac] and lost with high card AceSeat 9: Steph_p21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)3)PokerStars Game #12959320056: Tournament #65762464, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/10/31 - 16:08:26 (ET)Table '65762464 17' 9-max Seat #2 is the buttonSeat 1: RickyG033 (1550 in chips) Seat 2: andrew_mofo (2265 in chips) Seat 3: SHIPEL MAD (2180 in chips) Seat 4: JAY T 123 (1330 in chips) Seat 5: Zeb1700 (2870 in chips) Seat 6: alphabater (2300 in chips) Seat 7: needanick (1430 in chips) Seat 8: slowman14 (1685 in chips) Seat 9: defoe444 (1220 in chips) SHIPEL MAD: posts small blind 15JAY T 123: posts big blind 30*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to RickyG033 [Jc Jd]Zeb1700: calls 30alphabater: calls 30needanick: folds slowman14: folds defoe444: calls 30RickyG033: raises 125 to 155andrew_mofo: folds SHIPEL MAD: folds JAY T 123: folds Zeb1700: calls 125alphabater: calls 125defoe444: calls 125*** FLOP *** [9d Jh Qd]Zeb1700: bets 2715 and is all-inalphabater: folds defoe444: folds RickyG033: calls 1395 and is all-in*** TURN *** [9d Jh Qd] [Kh]*** RIVER *** [9d Jh Qd Kh] [5c]*** SHOW DOWN ***Zeb1700: shows [9h Ts] (a straight, Nine to King)RickyG033: shows [Jc Jd] (three of a kind, Jacks)Zeb1700 collected 3455 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 3455 | Rake 0 Board [9d Jh Qd Kh 5c]Seat 1: RickyG033 showed [Jc Jd] and lost with three of a kind, JacksSeat 2: andrew_mofo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 3: SHIPEL MAD (small blind) folded before FlopSeat 4: JAY T 123 (big blind) folded before FlopSeat 5: Zeb1700 showed [9h Ts] and won (3455) with a straight, Nine to KingSeat 6: alphabater folded on the FlopSeat 7: needanick folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 8: slowman14 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 9: defoe444 folded on the FlopThe 2nd one isn't so bad, but come on. Limping UTG wtih 910o then flatting a huge raise OOP, then shoving with a pair and OESD into 4 opponents.I really hope they are all like this because it is a Goldmine!(I know, BBFIDTS)

[SBriand 4]

(I know, BBFIDTS)

[Cappy37 0]

In a word: yes.

[vbnautilus 49]

I haven't read your post, but yes.

[Ganseynogle 0]

no i hear there are pros playing them

[BeaverStyle 1]

Those aren't even as bad as it gets.Trust me.btw, anyone up for the next 4.40 registering?

[Chicago99 0]

Those aren't even as bad as it gets.Trust me.btw, anyone up for the next 4.40 registering?

sure if you post tourney number

[sagedecarte 0]

Those aren't even as bad as it gets.Trust me.btw, anyone up for the next 4.40 registering?

hahahahai bubbled in one already today and ran jj into qq in another