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[Nutcracker]

Situation.. $10 SNG, top 3 paid, 4 people leftPokerStars Game #1293270931: Tournament #5755270, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2005/03/02 - 13:59:34 (ET)Table '5755270 1' Seat #3 is the buttonSeat 2: djamon (1770 in chips) Seat 3: Me (2975 in chips) Seat 6: kukuchki (4595 in chips) Seat 9: Atmospheric (4160 in chips) kukuchki: posts small blind 50Atmospheric: posts big blind 100*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to Me [Kc Ks]djamon: folds Me: raises 300 to 400kukuchki: calls 350Atmospheric: folds *** FLOP *** [9c 5d Kd]kukuchki: bets 100Me: raises 1100 to 1200kukuchki: calls 1100*** TURN *** [9c 5d Kd] [6s]kukuchki: checks Atmospheric said, "maybe its a software flaw when you get pocket pairs?"Me: bets 1375 and is all-inkukuchki: calls 1375*** RIVER *** [9c 5d Kd 6s] [8s]Me said, "oh my"*** SHOW DOWN ***kukuchki: shows [7d Ad] (a straight, Five to Nine)Me: shows [Kc Ks] (three of a kind, Kings)kukuchki collected 6050 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 6050 | Rake 0 Board [9c 5d Kd 6s 8s]Seat 2: djamon folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 3: Me (button) showed [Kc Ks] and lost with three of a kind, KingsSeat 6: kukuchki (small blind) showed [7d Ad] and won (6050) with a straight, Five to NineSeat 9: Atmospheric (big blind) folded before Flop-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Doubt I could have played this any differently and had better results in the long run. Perhaps the flop bet was a bit too much (slightly more than pot size), but this guy is real loose and passive, so I knew if he had hit a pair, he'd stay in. Just can't believe he put in 2/3 of his stack on this hand. It happens though, and this guy will definately help my bankroll in the future.

[Nutcracker]

Oh, and suppose I should introduce myself. I've been reading this boards for about a week now. Started playing 6 months ago at Stars and built up a $1500 bankroll from $50. My game had been floundering the last couple months though, so started reading some books (Harrington on Holdem was a huge help) and checking forums like these. Since then, I've been banking big on the $10 SNG there and thank you all for the advice and criticism you give on these forums. If I ever post anything and you have suggestions for better play, feel free to give it. I'm always up for improving my game and have little problem with my play being shown to be bad.