Play A 4.40 180 W/ Throwemaway

[throwemaway 0]

I have had a decent amount of success in stars' 4.40 180 person sngs..They are great for low level buy in players looking to build a roll, imo..Therefore, I'm gonna post a series of hands that kind of define the tournament, and hopefully we can get some good feedback and/or it can help some of the guys playing them as well..There will probably be 3 parts..Early stages, Middle stages, and End game..Also, I know this is not an original idea..I know a few of you guys did it for 22 180s, but for us lower limit guys, heres a go at itResults in whiteHand #6 Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #7 is the buttonSeat 1: Lloyd1313 (3320 in chips) Seat 3: Andoril (1700 in chips) Seat 6: throwemaway (1440 in chips) Dealt to throwemaway [Ac Kc]Lloyd1313: calls 20Andoril: raises 100 to 120TimeForPT: calls 120throwemaway: raises 1320 to 1440 and is all-in Andoril: calls 1320TimeForPT: folds *** FLOP *** [5c 2h Ad]*** TURN *** [5c 2h Ad] [As]*** RIVER *** [5c 2h Ad As] [Qd]*** SHOW DOWN ***Andoril: shows [Ts Td] (two pair, Aces and Tens)throwemaway: shows [Ac Kc] (three of a kind, Aces)throwemaway collected 3050 from potI like to push big hands early..JJ AK and up..If I bust, oh well, if I double, great.. After this I got cold cards for a while, seriously not playing one pot..I love this because it establishes a tight aggressive image, not that anyone pays attention anyways lolHand #39: Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #8 is the buttonSeat 1: Lloyd1313 (3515 in chips) Seat 2: breezy123 (6195 in chips) Seat 3: Kilmarnock (3365 in chips) Seat 4: TimeForPT (1230 in chips) Seat 5: fisherbender (2720 in chips) Seat 6: throwemaway (2900 in chips) Seat 8: hog1958 (810 in chips) Seat 9: LONDONTEL (2885 in chips) LONDONTEL: posts small blind 25Lloyd1313: posts big blind 50*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [8h Td]breezy123: calls 50throwemaway: raises 150 to 200Lloyd1313: calls 150breezy123: calls 150*** FLOP *** [Ad 2d Qs]Lloyd1313: checks breezy123: checks throwemaway: bets 450Lloyd1313: folds breezy123: folds throwemaway collected 625 from potTook advantage of my tight image w/ a steal then a c/bHand #51 )Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #4 is the buttonSeat 6: throwemaway (3250 in chips) Seat 9: LONDONTEL (3885 in chips) fisherbender: posts small blind 50throwemaway: posts big blind 100*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [Td Ts]LONDONTEL: calls 100fisherbender: calls 50throwemaway: raises 300 to 400LONDONTEL: folds fisherbender: folds throwemaway collected 300 from potthrowemaway: doesn't show hand Hand #57 Seat #1 is the buttonSeat 6: throwemaway (3400 in chips) Seat 9: LONDONTEL (3935 in chips) breezy123: posts small blind 50Kilmarnock: posts big blind 100*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [Td Ac]throwemaway: raises 200 to 300LONDONTEL: calls 300 *** FLOP *** [Qh 4d Ad]throwemaway: bets 450LONDONTEL: folds throwemaway collected 750 from potthrowemaway: doesn't show hand The next one is the big one..There is usually one hand where after it you say to yourself, maybe this tournament is mine..This was itHand #62 Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #6 is the button) Seat 2: breezy123 (5045 in chips) Seat 3: Kilmarnock (3140 in chips) Seat 6: throwemaway (3675 in chips) Seat 8: hog1958 (795 in chips) sextrain: posts small blind 75hog1958: posts big blind 150*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [Ad As]breezy123: calls 150Kilmarnock: raises 300 to 450throwemaway: raises 850 to 1300hog1958: calls 645 and is all-inKilmarnock: raises 1840 to 3140 and is all-inthrowemaway: calls 1840*** FLOP *** [Ac Jh 3h]*** TURN *** [Ac Jh 3h] [Jc]*** RIVER *** [Ac Jh 3h Jc] [8c]*** SHOW DOWN ***Kilmarnock: shows [Kc Kd] (two pair, Kings and Jacks)throwemaway: shows [Ad As] (a full house, Aces full of Jacks)Kilmarnock is sitting outthrowemaway collected 4690 from side pothog1958: shows [Ah Qh] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)throwemaway collected 2610 from main potAfter winning a massive pot like that, I can start to loosen up, especially since the only 2 hands I've shown have been pretty much monstersHand #65 Seat #1 is the button breezy123: posts small blind 75dartagnan: posts big blind 150*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [Ad Qh]throwemaway: raises 300 to 450Everyone folds, as they are scared of methrowemaway collected 375 from potHere, I feel like I can take a somewhat marginal situation and isolate since I have this massive chip stack..If i lose this pot, I still have plenty of room to work but if I win, I continue to accumulate and thats what I need to do in order to go deepHand #67 Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 5: fisherbender (1800 in chips) Seat 6: throwemaway (8060 in chips) Seat 9: LONDONTEL (3135 in chips) bowdown7493: posts small blind 75fisherbender: posts big blind 150*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [Qd Ac]throwemaway: raises 300 to 450LONDONTEL: calls 450fisherbender: raises 1350 to 1800 and is all-inthrowemaway: raises 6260 to 8060 and is all-inLONDONTEL: folds *** FLOP *** [Kh 9s Qh]*** TURN *** [Kh 9s Qh] [9d]*** RIVER *** [Kh 9s Qh 9d] [8c]*** SHOW DOWN ***fisherbender: shows [3d 3h] (two pair, Nines and Threes)throwemaway: shows [Qd Ac] (two pair, Queens and Nines)fisherbender is sitting outthrowemaway collected 4125 from potHere is a perfect example of me exploiting my table image, in addition to betting a scare cardHand #70 Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #7 is the buttonSeat 4: bowdown7493 (3292 in chips) Seat 6: throwemaway (10310 in chips) Studly14: posts small blind 75LONDONTEL: posts big blind 150*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [Kh Qh]bowdown7493: calls 150throwemaway: raises 450 to 600bowdown7493: calls 450*** FLOP *** [2s 6h 7d]bowdown7493: checks throwemaway: bets 900bowdown7493: calls 900*** TURN *** [2s 6h 7d] [Ah]bowdown7493: checks throwemaway: bets 1792bowdown7493: folds throwemaway collected 3225 from potHere is a big blind special vs a very loose, donkish opponent..This guy was a complete maniac, and lucked out to still be in at this pointHand #84 Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #3 is the buttonSeat 1: ZOEYJUST (8504 in chips) Seat 6: throwemaway (11735 in chips) Seat 8: Studly14 (7940 in chips) Seat 9: LONDONTEL (3995 in chips) bowdown7493: posts small blind 100throwemaway: posts big blind 200*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [4s 2h]Studly14: calls 200LONDONTEL: calls 200ZOEYJUST: calls 200bowdown7493: folds throwemaway: checks *** FLOP *** [4d 2s 5h]throwemaway: checks Studly14: bets 600LONDONTEL: calls 600ZOEYJUST: folds sextrain said, "take my $ from him\"throwemaway: raises 1400 to 2000sextrain said, "and than slap him around"Studly14: folds LONDONTEL: raises 1400 to 3400throwemaway: raises 1400 to 4800LONDONTEL: calls 395 and is all-in*** TURN *** [4d 2s 5h] [9c]*** RIVER *** [4d 2s 5h 9c] [Tc]*** SHOW DOWN ***throwemaway: shows [4s 2h] (two pair, Fours and Deuces)LONDONTEL: shows [Qc 5c] (a pair of Fives)throwemaway collected 9090 from potWhile I played aggressively, I didn't want to be foolish and start playing mediocre hands OOP...Here is an exampleHand #85 PokerStars Game #5810888499: Tournament #29415688, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/08/05 - 20:27:35 (ET)Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #4 is the buttonSeat 1: ZOEYJUST (8304 in chips) Seat 2: Snake 1st (1085 in chips) Seat 6: throwemaway (16830 in chips) Seat 7: sextrain (6911 in chips) throwemaway: posts small blind 100sextrain: posts big blind 200*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [Js Ah]ZOEYJUST: calls 200Snake 1st: calls 200throwemaway: calls 100sextrain: checks *** FLOP *** [5s 7s 5c]throwemaway: checks sextrain: bets 800ZOEYJUST: folds Snake 1st: raises 85 to 885 and is all-inthrowemaway: folds sextrain: calls 85Another BB beauty..I somehow managed to not have one slip up at all yet..I could have probably bet the turn and then priced them in for a bigger bet on the river..That is the only thing I may have done differently, but I was planning on a c/r..Wasn't an awful hand I don't thinkHand #101 Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #4 is the buttonSeat 5: Kras (7573 in chips) Seat 6: throwemaway (19130 in chips) Seat 8: Studly14 (3290 in chips) Seat 9: shortyxx (4950 in chips) Kras: posts small blind 100throwemaway: posts big blind 200*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [Tc 8h]Studly14: calls 200shortyxx: calls 200Kras: calls 100throwemaway: checks *** FLOP *** [9s 7c 5h]Kras: checks throwemaway: checks Studly14: bets 600shortyxx: calls 600Kras: folds throwemaway: calls 600*** TURN *** [9s 7c 5h] [6d]throwemaway: checks Studly14: checks shortyxx: checks *** RIVER *** [9s 7c 5h 6d] [Qc]throwemaway: bets 1500Studly14: calls 1500shortyxx: calls 1500*** SHOW DOWN ***throwemaway: shows [Tc 8h] (a straight, Six to Ten)Seat 8: Studly14 mucked [Qh Js]Seat 9: shortyxx mucked [5c 5s]I had an absolutely amazing first hour and then some..You don't have to have nearly this much success in order to go deep, just win timely pots..

[gobears 0]

Looks GoodI also like raising preflop if I have a deep stack with hands like 78, 8 10, 69 suited or not because of the deception factor. If high cards hit, you can fire a CB and your opponents will likely fold unless the flop hit them. If the flop hits your hand, your hand is disguised and you can punish someone who thinks that you're firing a CB with air and who plays back at you.The AQ hand late was an aggressive play but with villain's M at 8 and your big stack, the call was reasonable. However, folding would be a valid option if you knew that villain played tight.

[Willenation 0]

Hand #39: Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #8 is the buttonSeat 1: Lloyd1313 (3515 in chips) Seat 2: breezy123 (6195 in chips) Seat 3: Kilmarnock (3365 in chips) Seat 4: TimeForPT (1230 in chips) Seat 5: fisherbender (2720 in chips) Seat 6: throwemaway (2900 in chips) Seat 8: hog1958 (810 in chips) Seat 9: LONDONTEL (2885 in chips) LONDONTEL: posts small blind 25Lloyd1313: posts big blind 50*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [8h Td]breezy123: calls 50throwemaway: raises 150 to 200Lloyd1313: calls 150breezy123: calls 150*** FLOP *** [Ad 2d Qs]Lloyd1313: checks breezy123: checks throwemaway: bets 450Lloyd1313: folds breezy123: folds throwemaway collected 625 from potThis is the one play that I really dislike, because at this level you're not going to pick off a limper without a raise that's at least twice this size. Otherwise, nice hands.

[throwemaway 0]

Hand #39: Table '29415688 20' 9-max Seat #8 is the buttonSeat 1: Lloyd1313 (3515 in chips) Seat 2: breezy123 (6195 in chips) Seat 3: Kilmarnock (3365 in chips) Seat 4: TimeForPT (1230 in chips) Seat 5: fisherbender (2720 in chips) Seat 6: throwemaway (2900 in chips) Seat 8: hog1958 (810 in chips) Seat 9: LONDONTEL (2885 in chips) LONDONTEL: posts small blind 25Lloyd1313: posts big blind 50*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to throwemaway [8h Td]breezy123: calls 50throwemaway: raises 150 to 200Lloyd1313: calls 150breezy123: calls 150*** FLOP *** [Ad 2d Qs]Lloyd1313: checks breezy123: checks throwemaway: bets 450Lloyd1313: folds breezy123: folds throwemaway collected 625 from potThis is the one play that I really dislike, because at this level you're not going to pick off a limper without a raise that's at least twice this size. Otherwise, nice hands.

Good point, it was fortunate that one worked out