3 table - 27 man - SnG on PokerStars

[ND1991]

Wish me luck! And please all comments welcome. Will detail out played hands.

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Second hand dealt AK in the BB.
Raise and Re-Raise and Re-Re-Raise in front of me.
Probably should be aggressive but second hand in tournament? I fold.
AQ suited won hand with nut flush.

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AQ next hand and take down a 480 pot -- up to 1750 chips.

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First person eliminated on SIXTH hand.

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NINE hands in and I have 1750 and sitting in 8th place. 26 left but bottom 4 all under 1000 chips.

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T4 in BB with 5 limpers.
FLOP Q9T
Check - Check (ME) - 130 - Fold - Call - Call - Fold (ME)

AJ hits nut straight

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A8 in SB and folded to me. Raise to 100 and BB calls.

K92 Bet 100 and called.
8 Bet 100 and called.
2 Bet 100 and called. Mucks 55
Up to 2475 and looking good.

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KK
Raise in front of me to 120. I re-raise to 385. Folds to initial bettor who raises to 650. I push and he calls. He has QQ.
54Q2A.

I am down 1200. Sitting in 19th now with 22 left. Top 5 cash.
Hoping for a solid hand to get back in.

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JJ in BB with 1000 chips left and sitting in 20th out of 22.
1 limper and SB called. Raised to 200. First limper called.
9QQ.
I push, She folds. Up to 1300 and now 16th out of 21.

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At 1275 chips and blinds are at 50/100. Sitting 15th out of 20. I am BB next hand.

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BB Q6 -- raise to 400 in front of me -- I Fold.

SB K4 -- I limp and 2 others in hand.

Checked down to river. 4JT7J. Up to 1375 and 12th out of 18.

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At 1375 chips and blinds are 75/150. Sitting 12th out of 17. I am BB next hand.

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BB K2 -- 2 limpers and SB calls. I check.
876 -- Check -- Check (ME) -- 400 -- Call -- Fold -- Fold (ME)
2 -- Check -- 625 ALL-IN -- Call
Trip 8s holds against up and down straight and flush draw.

SB QK -- Folds to me. Raise to 450 and BB calls.
J2K -- I push -- Villian folds. -- Up to 1675. and 10th out of 14.

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BB 9Q -- Raise in front of me to 450. I fold.

SB QK -- Folds to me. I raise to 450 and BB folds.

1675 chips. 10th out of 14.

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Blinds at 100/200 and dealt AK -- first person limps. 500 in pot.
I decide to push 1675 -- everyone folds and up to 2175. Blinds coming around again.

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Blinds 100/200. 2175 chips sitting 8 out of 14.

BB A4 -- Everyone folds and I pick up blinds.

SB 77 -- Big stack raises to 400. I call 300. BB folds.
383 -- Pre-flop raiser bets 600 at 1000 pot.

Thought, considered, looked like continuation and put him on two overs.
I push, he calls and has JJ. No help on turn or river.

Out in 13th place.

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Comments? Suggestions? I felt this was not poorly played. Unfortunately the result was poor.

[villaridge]

All looked good to me, except that last hand.

77 in the SB, out of position and against the Big Stack. as you were just against 1 opponent, you could figure having a 66% chance with the 77(against any 2 other cards). But he is the Bigstack, and could well put you all in. you figured him for a c-bet continuation, but had to figure that he would call your all-in. Also you figured he had overs, well then 77 is basically a coinflip against AK, AQ, KQ, J10 in the 55% to 45% range, hell, J10 is 52% to 48%.

You had just paid the blinds, tho getting shortstacked, I woulda seen another round of hands. buts that me as I think more of position and not that much of pairs below 10 10. So I mighta pushed like u did if I had 1010 and , lol, lost also. But I really think that seeing a small pair in the SB and the bigstack on the table is betting out, woulda had me fold there, especially if I put him on 2 overs. Now if he plays A rag a lot, the odds are much better to call.

[ND1991]

So question (would you expect any less from Ihavequestions?)...

Would you have made the first call? I called 300 at a pot of 700. Figuring I was ahead and about a 55 to 45 favorite (giving him A K, A Q, A J, K Q, or something like that). If I fold here I am still at 2075 in chips. This seemed like the right odds, and also knowing if I flop I set I most likely will double through.

After the flop, I checked to see what he would do. He bet 600 at 1000 pot making the pot 1600. I had to call 600 for a chance to win 1600. And had no new information to think I was behind (unless he had A 8 - which I considered briefly or an overpair - which I should have considered more). Since he made a 60% pot size raise, that would fit with the two overs. I now could either fold, call 600 and have 1175 chips left with 2200 in the pot and see another card hoping to spike the 7, or push all-in hoping my read was correct. If I push and he calls and has two overs, I am now a 3 to 1 favorite to double through.

So yes, I sort of expected the call and thought I would be a 3 to 1 favorite. Obviously, I was incorrect since he had JJ.

With the read being wrong, I understand the play was wrong. But, if the read had been right, do you still think the play was bad?

Thanks again!