Go with your reads PokerStars Game #17736770699: Tournament #89940498, $220+$10 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2008/05/27 - 19:10:16 (ET)
Table '89940498 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: bambos (2090 in chips)
Seat 2: Andi 22 x (910 in chips)
Andi 22 x: posts small blind 10
bambos: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bambos [Kh 3s]
Andi 22 x: raises 40 to 60
bambos: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [3h 8c 7d]
bambos: bets 40
Andi 22 x: raises 120 to 160
bambos: calls 120
*** TURN *** [3h 8c 7d] [5h]
bambos: checks
Andi 22 x: checks
*** RIVER *** [3h 8c 7d 5h] [As]
bambos: checks
Andi 22 x: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bambos: shows [Kh 3s] (a pair of Threes)
Andi 22 x: mucks hand
bambos collected 440 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 440 | Rake 0
Board [3h 8c 7d 5h As]
Seat 1: bambos (big blind) showed [Kh 3s] and won (440) with a pair of Threes
Seat 2: Andi 22 x (button) (small blind) mucked [Kd 2h]
PokerStars Game #17736711185: Tournament #89940498, $220+$10 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2008/05/27 - 19:07:27 (ET)
Table '89940498 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: bambos (1660 in chips)
Seat 2: Andi 22 x (1340 in chips)
Andi 22 x: posts small blind 10
bambos: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bambos [7d 2c]
Andi 22 x: raises 40 to 60
bambos: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [2d 8h 4s]
bambos: checks
Andi 22 x: checks
*** TURN *** [2d 8h 4s] [9d]
bambos: checks
Andi 22 x: bets 100
bambos: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [2d 8h 4s 9d] [Ad]
bambos: checks
Andi 22 x: bets 280
bambos: calls 280
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Andi 22 x: shows [5h Ks] (high card Ace)
bambos: shows [7d 2c] (a pair of Deuces)
bambos collected 880 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 880 | Rake 0
Board [2d 8h 4s 9d Ad]
Seat 1: bambos (big blind) showed [7d 2c] and won (880) with a pair of Deuces
Seat 2: Andi 22 x (button) (small blind) showed [5h Ks] and lost with high card Ace
PokerStars Game #17736820850: Tournament #89940498, $220+$10 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2008/05/27 - 19:12:39 (ET)
Table '89940498 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: bambos (1800 in chips)
Seat 2: Andi 22 x (1200 in chips)
bambos: posts small blind 15
Andi 22 x: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bambos [Ad 7c]
bambos: raises 60 to 90
Andi 22 x: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Td 5s Tc]
Andi 22 x: checks
bambos: bets 90
Andi 22 x: raises 120 to 210
bambos: calls 120
*** TURN *** [Td 5s Tc] [8d]
Andi 22 x: bets 240
bambos: calls 240
*** RIVER *** [Td 5s Tc 8d] [8h]
Andi 22 x: bets 660 and is all-in
bambos: calls 660
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Andi 22 x: shows [9c 3c] (two pair, Tens and Eights)
bambos: shows [Ad 7c] (two pair, Tens and Eights - Ace kicker)
bambos collected 2400 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2400 | Rake 0
Board [Td 5s Tc 8d 8h]
Seat 1: bambos (button) (small blind) showed [Ad 7c] and won (2400) with two pair, Tens and Eights
Seat 2: Andi 22 x (big blind) showed [9c 3c] and lost with two pair, Tens and Eights
Throw that common sense fear factor out the window and trust your reads. Won this tournament with very marginal hands, you don't need good cards to win just good reads. |