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[Greg Kelley]

So, I haven't done this in forever. But I figure if people are watching... its bit less likely I will do something totally stupid. Im in two small tournaments on PokerStars right now. I have average chips in both approaching the bubble... where I pretty much suck.If you spot something in particular that seems bad or weak or just not good...please let me know. I understand the onslaught of insults I am inviting but... thats ok. I want to get better so anything is worth considering.K thanks.Gregsuper original online screenname is "Greg Kelley"

[Greg Kelley]

Ruh oh just got moved in the $11 rebuy to the immediate right of a huge stack... and everyone is shoving. my instincts are telling me to fold into the money. I have no idea if my instincts suck or not.

[Greg Kelley]

IN the $55PokerStars Game #58079364722: Tournament #408011081, $50+$5 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (500/1000) - 2011/02/22 0:48:29 ETTable '408011081 118' 9-max Seat #9 is the buttonSeat 1: WhinnePie (48640 in chips) Seat 2: mibeir (17327 in chips) Seat 3: amandaantoni (29815 in chips) Seat 4: Jahpac (31025 in chips) Seat 5: BinkShow17 (17306 in chips) Seat 6: Greg Kelley (27162 in chips) Seat 7: Illini213 (22212 in chips) Seat 8: lillebror333 (48248 in chips) Seat 9: Canakiwi13 (14366 in chips) WhinnePie: posts the ante 100mibeir: posts the ante 100amandaantoni: posts the ante 100Jahpac: posts the ante 100BinkShow17: posts the ante 100Greg Kelley: posts the ante 100Illini213: posts the ante 100lillebror333: posts the ante 100Canakiwi13: posts the ante 100WhinnePie: posts small blind 500mibeir: posts big blind 1000*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to Greg Kelley [Ah As]amandaantoni: folds Jahpac: folds BinkShow17: folds Greg Kelley: raises 2750 to 3750Illini213: folds lillebror333: folds Canakiwi13: folds WhinnePie: calls 3250mibeir: calls 2750*** FLOP *** [Jc 5h 2d]Greg Kelley said, "ruh oh"WhinnePie: checks mibeir: checks Greg Kelley: bets 9155WhinnePie: raises 32845 to 42000mibeir: folds Greg Kelley: calls 14157 and is all-inUncalled bet (18688) returned to WhinnePieGreg Kelley said, "LMFAO"*** TURN *** [Jc 5h 2d] [4h]*** RIVER *** [Jc 5h 2d 4h] [Th]*** SHOW DOWN ***WhinnePie: shows [Js Jd] (three of a kind, Jacks)Greg Kelley: shows [Ah As] (a pair of Aces)Greg Kelley said, "LMFAO"WhinnePie collected 58774 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 58774 | Rake 0 Board [Jc 5h 2d 4h Th]Seat 1: WhinnePie (small blind) showed [Js Jd] and won (58774) with three of a kind, JacksSeat 2: mibeir (big blind) folded on the FlopSeat 3: amandaantoni folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 4: Jahpac folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 5: BinkShow17 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 6: Greg Kelley showed [Ah As] and lost with a pair of AcesSeat 7: Illini213 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 8: lillebror333 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 9: Canakiwi13 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[Greg Kelley]

$89 for that. Meh i didnt really want a 60k stack and a chance at the real dough anyways.

[Greg Kelley]

And in the $11 rebuy....PokerStars Game #58079777560: Tournament #408011111, $10+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XVII (1500/3000) - 2011/02/22 1:08:26 ETTable '408011111 88' 9-max Seat #8 is the buttonSeat 1: paul2008 (32782 in chips) Seat 2: LannyBarbie1 (22334 in chips) Seat 3: Round42 (17855 in chips) Seat 4: dudu2508 (40139 in chips) Seat 5: jackin4beats (18683 in chips) Seat 6: Greg Kelley (17481 in chips) Seat 7: JohnnyDip (30145 in chips) Seat 8: bigmikey30 (28788 in chips) Seat 9: TheQisSilent (24006 in chips) paul2008: posts the ante 300LannyBarbie1: posts the ante 300Round42: posts the ante 300dudu2508: posts the ante 300jackin4beats: posts the ante 300Greg Kelley: posts the ante 300JohnnyDip: posts the ante 300bigmikey30: posts the ante 300TheQisSilent: posts the ante 300TheQisSilent: posts small blind 1500paul2008: posts big blind 3000*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to Greg Kelley [Qd Qh]LannyBarbie1: folds Round42: raises 14555 to 17555 and is all-indudu2508: folds jackin4beats: folds Greg Kelley: calls 17181 and is all-inJohnnyDip: folds bigmikey30: folds TheQisSilent: folds paul2008: folds Uncalled bet (374) returned to Round42*** FLOP *** [3h Kd Ad]*** TURN *** [3h Kd Ad] [2c]*** RIVER *** [3h Kd Ad 2c] [Th]*** SHOW DOWN ***Round42: shows [Ah 7d] (a pair of Aces)Greg Kelley: shows [Qd Qh] (a pair of Queens)Round42 collected 41562 from potGreg Kelley finished the tournament in 188th place and received $56.51.*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 41562 | Rake 0 Board [3h Kd Ad 2c Th]Seat 1: paul2008 (big blind) folded before FlopSeat 2: LannyBarbie1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 3: Round42 showed [Ah 7d] and won (41562) with a pair of AcesSeat 4: dudu2508 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 5: jackin4beats folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 6: Greg Kelley showed [Qd Qh] and lost with a pair of QueensSeat 7: JohnnyDip folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 8: bigmikey30 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 9: TheQisSilent (small blind) folded before Flop

[Greg Kelley]

Yay. Poker = fun.

[TrueAce13]

your aces hand is hella standard, tho your pf sizing sucks...haven't really read anythign else tho

[Greg Kelley]

I'm interested in the sizing comment. Care to elaborate?

[FARGOpokerND]

There is no reason to be raising to 3.75x when you are the initial raiser. You want to be raising less (2-2.5x) this late in a MTT because it allows you more flexibility postflop and allows you to fold without committing as much if, say you raise QJ to 2225 and someone goes all in for 18k, you can fold and only lose 2225 rather than 3750. As for more flexibility postflop, if you have 27k and you raise to 4k, and one caller, the pot will have 11k (after antes) and you will only have 23k creating a stack:pot ratio of 2. On the flipside, if you raise to 2k and 1 caller, pot will have 7k and you will have 25k in your stack now creating a stack:pot ratio of 3.5. It makes it possible to do many more things on the flop/turn/river.

[CorvairShaggy]

IN the $55:Converted by a herd of feral cowsPokerStars No-Limit Hold'em ($50+$5) t500/t1000 ante t100 - 9 playersSB WhinnePie: t48,640 BB mibeir: t17,327 UTG amandaantoni: t29,815 UTG+1 Jahpac: t31,025 MP BinkShow17: t17,306 MP2 Hero: t27,162 HJ Illini213: t22,212 CO lillebror333: t48,248 Button Canakiwi13: t14,366 Preflop: (t2,400) Hero is MP2 with (9 players)3 folds, Hero raises to t3750, 3 folds, WhinnePie calls t3250, mibeir calls t2750Flop: (t12,150) (3 players)WhinnePie checks, mibeir checks, Hero bets t9155, WhinnePie raises to t42000, mibeir folds, Hero calls t14157 and is all-inTurn: (t58,774) (2 players)River: (t58,774) (2 players)WhinnePie showed , and won (58774) with three of a kind, JacksHero showed , and lost with a pair of AcesWhinnePie won t58774----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------And in the $11 rebuy....Converting hands till the cows come homePokerStars No-Limit Hold'em ($10+$1) t1500/t3000 ante t300 - 9 playersBB paul2008: t32,782 UTG LannyBarbie1: t22,334 UTG+1 Round42: t17,855 MP dudu2508: t40,139 MP2 jackin4beats: t18,683 HJ Hero: t17,481 CO JohnnyDip: t30,145 Button bigmikey30: t28,788 SB TheQisSilent: t24,006 Preflop: (t7,200) Hero is HJ with (9 players)LannyBarbie1 folds, Round42 raises to t17555 and is all-in, 2 folds, Hero calls t17181 and is all-in, 4 foldsFlop: (t41,562) (2 players)Turn: (t41,562) (2 players)River: (t41,562) (2 players)Round42 showed , and won (41562) with a pair of AcesHero showed , and lost with a pair of QueensRound42 won t41562------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ditto what TA13 said. Both hands/results pretty standard.Ditto what Fargo said too.

[outsider13]

FARGOpokerND, on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011, 7:24 AM, said:

There is no reason to be raising to 3.75x when you are the initial raiser. You want to be raising less (2-2.5x) this late in a MTT because it allows you more flexibility postflop and allows you to fold without committing as much if, say you raise QJ to 2225 and someone goes all in for 18k, you can fold and only lose 2225 rather than 3750. As for more flexibility postflop, if you have 27k and you raise to 4k, and one caller, the pot will have 11k (after antes) and you will only have 23k creating a stack:pot ratio of 2. On the flipside, if you raise to 2k and 1 caller, pot will have 7k and you will have 25k in your stack now creating a stack:pot ratio of 3.5. It makes it possible to do many more things on the flop/turn/river.

Yeah, but what if he only plays top 2% of hands and he doesn't want to fold pre? Ever think of that smart guy??

[TrueAce13]

outsider13, on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011, 10:29 AM, said:

Yeah, but what if he only plays top 2% of hands and he doesn't want to fold pre? Ever think of that smart guy??

jeff w/ the high level thinking itt

[donk4life]

LMFAO

[RakeMyBlind]

Are you a big Scooby Doo fan Greg?

[tbrick412]

RUH OH

[suicideking]

Everyone is right. Raise to 2.5X pre first hand, go broke anyway. Hand 2 standard loss.