This goes out to CRAPSHOOT

Indeed you are right...... I sit corrected .... It was the "3rd" HH in which I was referring.

The first one sucks, as does the third. I know how it feels. However, I think you could have avoided the second one. As hard as it is to let go of QQ preflop, look at what you are facing. A raise, re-raise, re-re-raise. Chances of the 2nd player re-raising with less than AK arent likely, and the 3rd player isnt re-raising with anything less than KK here. Obv they both had them and you lost, but I think you could have walked away.

I couldn't resist posting this one. It was ugly, just glad I was on the better end of this hand.

PokerStars Game #24100333034: Tournament #135320696, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/01/20 15:18:09 ET
Table '135320696 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: catkins73 (1925 in chips)
Seat 2: CardLovinCat (2145 in chips)
Seat 3: Jahnson (1180 in chips)
Seat 5: 0 Gordini (1505 in chips)
Seat 6: onehitrquitr (1385 in chips)
Seat 7: Warlock1984 (1945 in chips)
Seat 8: el xorizo (3415 in chips)
el xorizo: posts small blind 75
catkins73: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CardLovinCat [Kd Kh]
CardLovinCat: raises 450 to 600
Jahnson: folds
0 Gordini: calls 600
onehitrquitr: raises 785 to 1385 and is all-in
Warlock1984: folds
el xorizo: folds
catkins73: folds
CardLovinCat: raises 760 to 2145 and is all-in
0 Gordini: calls 905 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (640) returned to CardLovinCat
*** FLOP *** [6c Jh Ad]
*** TURN *** [6c Jh Ad] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [6c Jh Ad Qs] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CardLovinCat: shows [Kd Kh] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
0 Gordini: shows [As Ah] (three of a kind, Aces)
CardLovinCat collected 240 from side pot
onehitrquitr: shows [9h 9c] (a pair of Nines)
CardLovinCat collected 4380 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4620 Main pot 4380. Side pot 240. | Rake 0
Board [6c Jh Ad Qs Ts]
Seat 1: catkins73 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: CardLovinCat showed [Kd Kh] and won (4620) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 3: Jahnson folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: 0 Gordini showed [As Ah] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 6: onehitrquitr showed [9h 9c] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 7: Warlock1984 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: el xorizo (small blind) folded before Flop

Very next game the same thing happened. Looks like KK is my lucky hand today.

PokerStars Game #24101226303: Tournament #135329916, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/01/20 15:45:48 ET
Table '135329916 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: CardLovinCat (1390 in chips)
Seat 3: popdedijk (1510 in chips)
Seat 4: 1pitivier (1680 in chips)
Seat 5: Luwinski (1470 in chips)
Seat 6: timskorka (1350 in chips)
Seat 7: FNG4554 (3010 in chips)
Seat 8: jurgieshake (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: _civic1980_ (1590 in chips)
FNG4554: posts small blind 10
jurgieshake: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CardLovinCat [Kd Kh]
_civic1980_: calls 20
CardLovinCat: raises 80 to 100
popdedijk: folds
1pitivier: folds
Luwinski: folds
timskorka: calls 100
FNG4554: folds
jurgieshake: raises 300 to 400
_civic1980_: folds
CardLovinCat: raises 990 to 1390 and is all-in
timskorka: folds
jurgieshake: calls 990
*** FLOP *** [9c Jc Ts]
*** TURN *** [9c Jc Ts] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [9c Jc Ts 2c] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jurgieshake: shows [Ac As] (a pair of Aces)
CardLovinCat: shows [Kd Kh] (a straight, Nine to King)
CardLovinCat collected 2910 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2910 | Rake 0
Board [9c Jc Ts 2c Qh]
Seat 2: CardLovinCat showed [Kd Kh] and won (2910) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 3: popdedijk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: 1pitivier folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Luwinski folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: timskorka (button) folded before Flop
Seat 7: FNG4554 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: jurgieshake (big blind) showed [Ac As] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 9: _civic1980_ folded before Flop

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they do say that AA has only 22% chance over a 78 suited...or is it 33%?

does anyone have one of those computer simulation programs that can figure out the correct odds on that for me?

well its not what you start with, but what you end with.

I like Pokerstove. Free and easy to use.

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QQ pre-flop in the micro's. Insta call. I wouldn't shove but insta call for sure. They are likely to flip over JJ, AQs, ect..... and three way with a decent shot at a monster stack and table domination.

I guess that would be the Gambling side of Poker. You win and you do have chip stack command...you loose and bye bye lol