Looks like a few days...

[Tony2005]

** Hand # 3067927417 starting - 2010-01-06 18:23:11
** Snowbound Bounty[3279177]:Table 24 [Multi Table Hold'em] (1200.00|2400.00 NL - MTT) Real Money

T0NY2005 sitting in seat 1 with 44120.00
snowjoke sitting in seat 2 with 19910.83[Sitting out]
dave2go sitting in seat 3 with 53905.00
MGR-Matthew sitting in seat 5 with 28161.50
Polecat24 sitting in seat 6 with 33447.50[Dealer]
COBB1 sitting in seat 7 with 69819.14
Cantala sitting in seat 8 with 12200.00
geordiemo sitting in seat 9 with 61835.00
AL_MAC sitting in seat 10 with 18650.00
COBB1 ante'd - 120.00
Cantala ante'd - 120.00
geordiemo ante'd - 120.00
AL_MAC ante'd - 120.00
T0NY2005 ante'd - 120.00
snowjoke ante'd - 120.00
dave2go ante'd - 120.00
MGR-Matthew ante'd - 120.00
Polecat24 ante'd - 120.00
COBB1 posted the small blind - 600.00
Cantala posted the big blind - 1200.00

** Dealing cards to T0NY2005: 9d, 9s
geordiemo folded
AL_MAC folded
T0NY2005 called - 1200.00
snowjoke folded
dave2go folded
MGR-Matthew folded
Polecat24 folded
COBB1 folded
Cantala checked

** Dealing the flop: 10c, 4s, 5h
Cantala checked
T0NY2005 bet - 2400.00
Cantala called - 2400.00

** Dealing the turn: Qh
Cantala checked
T0NY2005 checked

** Dealing the river: Kh
Cantala went all-in - 8480.00
T0NY2005 called - 8480.00
Cantala shows: 4h, Qs
Cantala wins 25840.00 from the main pot

Rake: 0.00




** Hand # 3067928965 starting - 2010-01-06 18:23:56
** Snowbound Bounty[3279177]:Table 24 [Multi Table Hold'em] (1200.00|2400.00 NL - MTT) Real Money

T0NY2005 sitting in seat 1 with 31920.00
snowjoke sitting in seat 2 with 19790.83[Sitting out]
dave2go sitting in seat 3 with 53785.00
MGR-Matthew sitting in seat 5 with 28041.50
Polecat24 sitting in seat 6 with 33327.50
COBB1 sitting in seat 7 with 69099.14[Dealer]
Cantala sitting in seat 8 with 25840.00
geordiemo sitting in seat 9 with 61715.00
AL_MAC sitting in seat 10 with 18530.00
Cantala ante'd - 120.00
geordiemo ante'd - 120.00
AL_MAC ante'd - 120.00
T0NY2005 ante'd - 120.00
snowjoke ante'd - 120.00
dave2go ante'd - 120.00
MGR-Matthew ante'd - 120.00
Polecat24 ante'd - 120.00
COBB1 ante'd - 120.00
Cantala posted the small blind - 600.00
geordiemo posted the big blind - 1200.00

** Dealing cards to T0NY2005: Js, Ks
AL_MAC folded
T0NY2005 called - 1200.00
snowjoke folded
dave2go folded
MGR-Matthew raised to 3600.00
Polecat24 folded
COBB1 folded
Cantala folded
geordiemo called - 3600.00
T0NY2005 called - 3600.00

** Dealing the flop: Jd, 9d, 5h
geordiemo checked
T0NY2005 checked
MGR-Matthew checked

** Dealing the turn: 6h
geordiemo went all-in - 57995.00
T0NY2005 went all-in - 28200.00
MGR-Matthew folded
geordiemo shows: 5d, 5c

** Dealing the river: 4h
geordiemo wins 68880.00 from the main pot

Rake: 0.00

[only1herbie]

My thoughts
The first hand
AJ is horrible to play from early – mid position (in fact I don’t like AJ much at all). The pre flop raise is not enough. I would have called on the big blind with nearly any two cards. I like the fact that you did bet the flop, but again not enough? Why show the cards at the end??
What can we learn? Maybe don’t play AJ from early positions? Raise more than double the blinds preflop if you are going to enter a pot?
2nd hand
Dead easy...... stop limping in to pots!! Playing rag aces like that will only get you into trouble especially when you get a bit of the flop.

there are hands I will limp in with, ie small pocket pairs or suited connectors. these types of hans are easy to get away from if you miss the flop or are a raised.

[only1herbie]

Just read hands three and four, the theme is the same!! Limped in (why limp with pocket 9s?? What flop are you looking for??) limping is either allowing other players to out draw you or out play you after the flop!!

[only1herbie]

next time you are chipped up in a MTT and at this stage, if you feel you cannot raise with your hand when entering a pot then fold. lets see if that improves your finishing position.

[Tony2005]

Originally Posted by only1herbie

My thoughts
The first hand
AJ is horrible to play from early – mid position (in fact I don’t like AJ much at all). The pre flop raise is not enough. I would have called on the big blind with nearly any two cards. I like the fact that you did bet the flop, but again not enough? Why show the cards at the end??
What can we learn? Maybe don’t play AJ from early positions? Raise more than double the blinds preflop if you are going to enter a pot?
2nd hand
Dead easy...... stop limping in to pots!! Playing rag aces like that will only get you into trouble especially when you get a bit of the flop.

there are hands I will limp in with, ie small pocket pairs or suited connectors. these types of hans are easy to get away from if you miss the flop or are a raised.

Yes have to agree there....Im not a lover of AJ either but nearing the final table i thought its a hand worth playing...


But i thought the same with regard to the bet....I should have come in bigger


The main thing was i didnt really need to get involved with these hands as i could have made the FT fairly easily but the top 4 were getting away a bit so wanted to get a few chips...


Yes poor play by me..

[Tony2005]

Originally Posted by only1herbie

Just read hands three and four, the theme is the same!! Limped in (why limp with pocket 9s?? What flop are you looking for??) limping is either allowing other players to out draw you or out play you after the flop!!

I limped in to trap the PKR MANAGER who had a £50 bounty......

Hoping he was going to re raise all in...


The last hand i couldnt get away from on that flop....


Think those plays were just a little unlucky as most of the time i would have won at least one of those...

[Tony2005]

Originally Posted by only1herbie

next time you are chipped up in a MTT and at this stage, if you feel you cannot raise with your hand when entering a pot then fold. lets see if that improves your finishing position.

Yes i think this is a good point...


But i am also trying to be a little more aggressive when nearing FT with chips..


Think the tight way might be better to get to FT and then give it a go there...?

[only1herbie]

Herbies tips!

Be aggresive when you think you are winning or the other player is "at it"
you are not interested in other peopes chip stack against your own! but you are interested in your chip stack againts the blind size.

[Tony2005]

Originally Posted by only1herbie

Herbies tips!

Be aggresive when you think you are winning or the other player is "at it"
you are not interested in other peopes chip stack against your own! but you are interested in your chip stack againts the blind size.

Yes Herbie i will take this advice onboard and hopefully with a bit more thought can make a few final tables over the next few days as by the looks of things i wont be going out or having much horse racing to watch (althouh Southwell is on)....


The strange thing is im having no real problem building a decent stack and thats something i didnt used to do well.....

[Pkrplaya]

Originally Posted by Tony2005

Yes Herbie i will take this advice onboard and hopefully with a bit more thought can make a few final tables over the next few days as by the looks of things i wont be going out or having much horse racing to watch (althouh Southwell is on)....


The strange thing is im having no real problem building a decent stack and thats something i didnt used to do well.....

You must be getting some good cards then I've not been playing more than a couple of games a year for a while so am out of shape but agree with Herbie
If you come up against the macdaddy make sure you've got the worst hand or else he'll win
I need to start playing again. Watched some on TV last night and could see so many mistakes being made, so I think I've still got it lol Its easy when you can see the cards
Where's worth playing mtts for very small buyins lately? Like a pound or 2 entry where theres not just crazy French players? Sky? anyone played there lately?