 Gotta love the maniacs
I jus got finished with a SNG on PS. Boy was it wild. I thought I'd put a little theory I've been working on to the test. The theory is that when people get a big stack they get cocky and thus get stupid.
So I sit back and boy do the fire works come. People are throwing around 10x BB bets like they have good sense. Most of the hands that won were hands I'd have only 2x or 3x BB. Anyway aat the beginning of level 2 this was the chip count.
Seat 1: clean run (2360 in chips)
Seat 2: superlobo (1300 in chips)
Seat 3: war7272 (1110 in chips)
Seat 4: akaholdem (880 in chips)
Seat 5: n81206 (1480 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (2020 in chips)
Seat 7: tommycalvin (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: jerkface4320 (1750 in chips)
Seat 9: $$J$G$$5545 (1100 in chips)
Level 3
Seat 1: clean run (3580 in chips)
Seat 2: superlobo (1120 in chips)
Seat 4: akaholdem (790 in chips)
Seat 5: n81206 (1420 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (2095 in chips)
Seat 7: tommycalvin (2370 in chips)
Seat 8: jerkface4320 (2125 in chips
Level 4
Seat 1: clean run (1495 in chips)
Seat 2: superlobo (1990 in chips)
Seat 4: akaholdem (2555 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (3965 in chips)
Seat 7: tommycalvin (1995 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: jerkface4320 (1500 in chips)
Level 5
Seat 2: superlobo (2540 in chips)
Seat 4: akaholdem (2655 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (4015 in chips)
Seat 7: tommycalvin (1645 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: jerkface4320 (2645 in chips)
Level 6
Seat 4: akaholdem (2895 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (5140 in chips)
Seat 7: tommycalvin (2020 in chips)
Seat 8: jerkface4320 (3445 in chips)
Level 7
Seat 4: akaholdem (3095 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (4840 in chips)
Seat 7: tommycalvin (3920 in chips)
Seat 8: jerkface4320 (1645 in chips)
Level 8
Seat 4: akaholdem (6215 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (5090 in chips)
Seat 8: jerkface4320 (2195 in chips)
Level 8 Heads up
PokerStars Game #3137422491: Tournament #15516438, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/11/23 - 16:23:55 (ET)
Table '15516438 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: akaholdem (8660 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (4840 in chips)
akaholdem: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts the ante 25
akaholdem: posts small blind 200
SlowRay: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SlowRay [8d 8s]
akaholdem: raises 400 to 800
SlowRay: raises 4015 to 4815 and is all-in
akaholdem: folds
SlowRay collected 1650 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1650 | Rake 0
Seat 4: akaholdem (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: SlowRay (big blind) collected (1650)
*********** # 115 **************
PokerStars Game #3137424722: Tournament #15516438, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/11/23 - 16:24:13 (ET)
Table '15516438 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: akaholdem (7835 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (5665 in chips)
akaholdem: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts small blind 200
akaholdem: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SlowRay [Ad 9s]
SlowRay: raises 5240 to 5640 and is all-in
akaholdem: calls 5240
*** FLOP *** [6c 7d Qs]
*** TURN *** [6c 7d Qs] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [6c 7d Qs 2d] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
akaholdem: shows [Ah 5c] (high card Ace)
SlowRay: shows [Ad 9s] (high card Ace - Nine kicker)
SlowRay collected 11330 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11330 | Rake 0
Board [6c 7d Qs 2d 3s]
Seat 4: akaholdem (big blind) showed [Ah 5c] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 6: SlowRay (button) (small blind) showed [Ad 9s] and won (11330) with high card Ace
*********** # 116 **************
PokerStars Game #3137428732: Tournament #15516438, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/11/23 - 16:24:44 (ET)
Table '15516438 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: akaholdem (2170 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (11330 in chips)
akaholdem: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts the ante 25
akaholdem: posts small blind 200
SlowRay: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SlowRay [9d Qs]
akaholdem: calls 200
SlowRay: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ks Ah 7s]
SlowRay: bets 800
akaholdem: folds
SlowRay collected 850 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Board [Ks Ah 7s]
Seat 4: akaholdem (button) (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: SlowRay (big blind) collected (850)
*********** # 117 **************
PokerStars Game #3137431577: Tournament #15516438, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/11/23 - 16:25:07 (ET)
Table '15516438 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: akaholdem (1745 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (11755 in chips)
akaholdem: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts small blind 200
akaholdem: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SlowRay [5d 3c]
SlowRay: folds
akaholdem collected 450 from pot
akaholdem: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 4: akaholdem (big blind) collected (450)
Seat 6: SlowRay (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
*********** # 118 **************
PokerStars Game #3137433004: Tournament #15516438, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/11/23 - 16:25:18 (ET)
Table '15516438 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: akaholdem (1970 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (11530 in chips)
akaholdem: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts the ante 25
akaholdem: posts small blind 200
SlowRay: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SlowRay [3h 2h]
akaholdem: raises 1545 to 1945 and is all-in
SlowRay: folds
akaholdem collected 850 from pot
akaholdem: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Seat 4: akaholdem (button) (small blind) collected (850)
Seat 6: SlowRay (big blind) folded before Flop
*********** # 119 **************
PokerStars Game #3137434840: Tournament #15516438, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/11/23 - 16:25:33 (ET)
Table '15516438 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: akaholdem (2395 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (11105 in chips)
akaholdem: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts small blind 200
akaholdem: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SlowRay [Tc Jh]
SlowRay: raises 400 to 800
akaholdem: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [9h Qd Ad]
akaholdem: checks
SlowRay: bets 10280 and is all-in
akaholdem: folds
SlowRay collected 1650 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1650 | Rake 0
Board [9h Qd Ad]
Seat 4: akaholdem (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: SlowRay (button) (small blind) collected (1650)
*********** # 120 **************
PokerStars Game #3137438268: Tournament #15516438, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/11/23 - 16:26:00 (ET)
Table '15516438 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: akaholdem (1570 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (11930 in chips)
akaholdem: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts the ante 25
akaholdem: posts small blind 200
SlowRay: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SlowRay [2s 8d]
akaholdem: raises 1145 to 1545 and is all-in
SlowRay: folds
akaholdem collected 850 from pot
akaholdem: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 850 | Rake 0
Seat 4: akaholdem (button) (small blind) collected (850)
Seat 6: SlowRay (big blind) folded before Flop
*********** # 121 **************
PokerStars Game #3137439957: Tournament #15516438, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/11/23 - 16:26:13 (ET)
Table '15516438 1' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: akaholdem (1995 in chips)
Seat 6: SlowRay (11505 in chips)
akaholdem: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts the ante 25
SlowRay: posts small blind 200
akaholdem: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SlowRay [Jc Ac]
SlowRay: calls 200
akaholdem: raises 1570 to 1970 and is all-in
SlowRay: calls 1570
*** FLOP *** [3s 9c 9s]
*** TURN *** [3s 9c 9s] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [3s 9c 9s 4c] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
akaholdem: shows [Kh 7d] (a pair of Nines)
SlowRay: shows [Jc Ac] (a pair of Nines - Ace kicker)
SlowRay collected 3990 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3990 | Rake 0
Board [3s 9c 9s 4c 6h]
Seat 4: akaholdem (big blind) showed [Kh 7d] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 6: SlowRay (button) (small blind) showed [Jc Ac] and won (3990) with a pair of Nines
I put the final 7 hands in the because when there were 4 people left akaholdem would go all-in on almost every hand. He finallay got the 4th place guy to bite which is how he got the chip lead. I just hope any new players will see the benefits of being patient.
My final stats for the game :
You finished in 1st place (eliminated at hand #3137439957).
121 hands played and saw flop:
- 9 times out of 28 while in small blind (32%)
- 15 times out of 27 while in big blind (55%)
- 8 times out of 66 in other positions (12%)
- a total of 32 times out of 121 (26%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 out of 5 (80%)
Pots won without showdown - 26 | 
