Like I said in a pair of previous posts, I would like to do a group chat/post session for tonight's 36+3. These I think are the most profitable tournies on Stars due to the lack of understanding of how to play before and during the bubble period. I will be starting a chat room up on AIM and will post any interesting hands in here. AIM addy is prk247, hit me up if you would like an invite.

Blah, basically 0 interesting hands. I got nothing at all all tourney.

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BillyBizzle [3d 3s]
frigsbigs: folds
rolo12: folds
Slixxxshot: folds
hells_cell88: folds
DCDiamonds: calls 200
BillyBizzle: raises 600 to 800
raider7: calls 474 and is all-in
gn7025: folds
DCDiamonds: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [2d 9d 9c]
DCDiamonds: bets 1600
BillyBizzle: calls 1600 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [2d 9d 9c] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [2d 9d 9c Ad] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DCDiamonds: shows [Ac 2c] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
BillyBizzle: shows [3d 3s] (two pair, Nines and Threes)
DCDiamonds collected 3652 from side pot

That was the elim hand. Tell me what you think. (He had a 10k stack preflop).

Yeah, the group chat was fun. I'm sure it's insanely profitable on the bubble, but you have to get there first.

My elimination hand:

Blinds 50/100, My stack: 2200 Opponent: 1900
1 limper UTG, AQo in MP2, I raise to 400, Opponent in the CO moves all in, UTG folds.

Occasionally I might lay this hand down, but my opponent must've had somewhere to go, bc he had just gotten all his chips in preflop with KTs the previous hand. I thought for a while, I came to the conclusion that this was either a coin flip situation or I had him dominated.


I call, he shows 99,

board goes 8K6K9, gg me.

I think it was a very easy call as I have seen that situation many many times. If the 2 was a 4, you'd be competing against more outs. Only thing I may of done differently due to my style of play and how you said he had a stack, usually if a stack limps, he is willing to call all raises except All-ins when he limps. Obviously you arent going to push with 33 but I may of just limped and whwen the shortstack(raider) pushed I might of shielded it possibly with a repush. DCDiamonds must love his suited cards as I see it as a horrible play on his part...