Need some help

[Fortitude]

Hi, I have been attempting to become a solid SnG multi-tabler for a while now. But I have met no success. I subscribed to grinderschool and took notes on a lot of the SnG videos there. I memorized a push/fold chart that one of the instructors provided. I play the $3.40 turbos on PokerStars; I play very tight up to the 10-12BB level and thats when I start playing push/fold poker.

I always see people saying that the $3.40s are soft, or cake, or easy money. But I am consistently a losing player. I review a lot of my games through SnG Wiz (I do adjust the calling ranges properly, or so I think), and for the most part, I make +EV pushes and +EV folds. I multitable around 12-16 tables at once, as I feel any lower amount is too slow and too easy. I am so sick of SnGs because it is just lose lose lose for me.

I would just like some advice as to what some of you solid SnG players have done to find and correct leaks in your game. i also wish to know what you do in order to review your games and fine tune your strategies. I am at a loss as I just can't figure out how to beat these games despite thinking that I do everything right.

Will post some hand histories in the following few posts

Thanks for your help

[Fortitude]

---Tournament Summary---
MTT: Payout unknown
Data for 94 hands.
You played 13 hands (13.83%)
You raised 11 times preflop (11.70%)

The Tournament Trimmer (v2.0) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com

2 7 MP3 (Hero's M = 50.00; c+r+f+F+f+c+f+f+f+f+c+b+c+c+s+b+c+f+s+s)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #31876836736: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/08/21 1:58:10 PT [2009/08/21 4:58:10 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: frodo669 (1500)
Seat 2: bubaslk (1490)
Seat 3: Danica77 (1480)
Seat 4: Spielspatz (1360)
Seat 5: bubsey123 (2010)
Seat 6: Adrienmcd (1500)
Seat 7: Hero (1500)
Seat 8: katieeloo (1500)
Seat 9: chanttiie (1160)
Seat 10: Slavi85 (1500)
Danica77: posts small blind 10
Spielspatz: posts big blind 20
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 7 7
bubsey123: folds
Adrienmcd: folds
Hero: calls 20
katieeloo: calls 20
chanttiie: raises 60 to 80
Slavi85: folds
frodo669: folds
bubaslk: folds
Danica77: folds
Spielspatz: folds
Hero: calls 60
katieeloo: calls 60
Flop: 8 8 7
Hero: checks
katieeloo: checks
chanttiie: bets 80
Hero: calls 80
katieeloo: calls 80
Turn: 8
Hero: bets 300
katieeloo: folds
chanttiie: folds
Uncalled bet (300) returned to Hero
Hero collected 510

T 7 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 61.67; f+F+f+f+f+r+f+f+c+f+s+b+c)
6 4 UTG (Hero's M = 61.67; F+f+f+f+[/color]r+f+c+f+f+f)
2 8 BB (Hero's M = 41.11; f+f+f+f+f+f+r+f+F)
5 K SB (Hero's M = 40.44; f+f+f+c+r+f+f+F+c+c+s+s+b+c+f+s+b+f)
7 4 Button (Hero's M = 40.11; f+f+f+f+f+r+F+r+f+c+s+b+r+r+r+c)
5 J CO (Hero's M = 40.11; f+r+f+f+F+f+f+f)
4 8 MP (Hero's M = 40.11; f+r+f+F+f+f+c+f+s+b+f)
7 9 MP2 (Hero's M = 40.11; c+c+F+f+c+c+f+s+s+b+f+f+f+f)
K Q UTG+1 (Hero's M = 24.07; f+F+c+r+f+f+f+f+c+s+b+f)
9 T UTG (Hero's M = 24.07; F+f+f+f+f+[/color]c+c+s+s+s+b+c+f+s+b+c+s+b+c)
A 4 BB (Hero's M = 24.07; f+f+f+f+c+c+c+S+s+S+s+s+s+S+s+s+s+S+s+s)
5 6 SB (Hero's M = 23.40; r+f+f+f+f+f+F+f)
Q K Button (Hero's M = 23.07; f+c+c+c+c+F+c+s+b+f+r+f+c+f+c+s+b+c+f+b+f)
Q 3 CO (Hero's M = 11.53; f+f+f+f+F+r+f+f)
J 2 MP (Hero's M = 11.53; f+f+f+F+r+f+f+f)
Q 4 MP2 (Hero's M = 11.53; f+f+F+c+f+f+r+f+c+b+f)
A T UTG+1 (Hero's M = 11.53; f+F+f+f+f+c+r+f+c+s+b+c+s+b+r+c)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 11.53
PokerStars Game #31877064073: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/08/21 2:13:49 PT [2009/08/21 5:13:49 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bubaslk (1190)
Seat 4: Spielspatz (5140)
Seat 5: bubsey123 (2330)
Seat 6: Adrienmcd (2235)
Seat 7: Hero (1730)
Seat 9: chanttiie (720)
Seat 10: Slavi85 (1655)
bubsey123: posts small blind 50
Adrienmcd: posts big blind 100
Preflop
Dealt to Hero T T
Hero: raises 150 to 250
chanttiie: folds
Slavi85: folds
bubaslk: folds
Spielspatz: folds
bubsey123: folds
Adrienmcd: folds
Uncalled bet (150) returned to Hero
Hero collected 250

4 Q BB (Hero's M = 12.53; f+f+f+r+f+f+F)
2 7 SB (Hero's M = 11.87; f+f+f+f+f+F)
7 J Button (Hero's M = 11.53; f+f+f+f+F+c+s+b+f)
2 J CO (Hero's M = 11.53; f+f+f+F+r+f+f)
3 4 MP (Hero's M = 11.53; f+f+F+r+f+f+c+s+s+s+b+f)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 7.69
PokerStars Game #31877110753: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/08/21 2:16:55 PT [2009/08/21 5:16:55 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bubaslk (1040)
Seat 4: Spielspatz (5090)
Seat 5: bubsey123 (2280)
Seat 6: Adrienmcd (2085)
Seat 7: Hero (1730)
Seat 9: chanttiie (1270)
Seat 10: Slavi85 (1505)
Spielspatz: posts small blind 75
bubsey123: posts big blind 150
Preflop
Dealt to Hero K K
Adrienmcd: folds
Hero: raises 225 to 375
chanttiie: folds
Slavi85: folds
bubaslk: folds
Spielspatz: folds
bubsey123: folds
Uncalled bet (225) returned to Hero
Hero collected 375

6 K UTG (Hero's M = 8.69; F+f+f+f+[/color]r+c+f+s+s+s+b+c+s+s)
3 5 BB (Hero's M = 8.69; f+f+f+f+c+r+F+f)
K 4 SB (Hero's M = 8.02; f+r+f+f+f+F+f)
5 8 Button (Hero's M = 7.69; r+f+f+f+F+f+f)
T A CO (Hero's M = 7.69; f+r+f+F+f+f+f)
A 3 MP (Hero's M = 7.69; c+r+F+f+f+f+f+f)
5 K UTG+1 (Hero's M = 7.69; f+F+f+r+f+r+f+f)
9 Q UTG (Hero's M = 7.69; F+f+f+f+f+[/color]c+s+s+s+b+f)
T J BB (Hero's M = 5.77; f+f+f+f+f+f)
2 4 SB (Hero's M = 6.10; r+f+r+f+f+F+f)
2 Q Button (Hero's M = 5.77; r+f+f+F+r+f+c)
4 3 CO (Hero's M = 5.77; f+F+r+r+f+c)
7 8 UTG (Hero's M = 5.77; F+f+f+f[/color])
K 7 BB (Hero's M = 5.77; f+f+f+r+F)
3 J SB (Hero's M = 5.10; f+r+f+F+f)
Q 6 Button (Hero's M = 4.77; f+f+F+r+c)
T 7 CO (Hero's M = 4.77; f+F+r+f+f)
6 2 UTG (Hero's M = 4.77; F+f+[/color]r+f+f)
9 T BB (Hero's M = 4.77; f+f+f+f)
9 T SB (Hero's M = 5.10; f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 4.77
PokerStars Game #31877259782: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/08/21 2:26:25 PT [2009/08/21 5:26:25 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: bubaslk (4660)
Seat 4: Spielspatz (5545)
Seat 5: bubsey123 (1005)
Seat 6: Adrienmcd (2360)
Seat 7: Hero (1430)
bubaslk: posts small blind 100
Spielspatz: posts big blind 200
Preflop
Dealt to Hero T K
bubsey123: folds
Adrienmcd: folds
Hero: raises 1205 to 1405 and is all-in
bubaslk: calls 1305
Spielspatz: folds
Flop: 5 K T
Turn: J
River: A
Showdown
bubaslk: shows 8 8 (a pair of Eights)
Hero: shows T K (two pair, Kings and Tens)
Hero collected 3135

9 J CO (Hero's M = 10.45; f+F+f+r+f)
K 6 UTG (Hero's M = 10.37; F+f+f+f[/color])
4 7 BB (Hero's M = 10.28; r+f+f+f+F)
A 3 SB (Hero's M = 9.53; r+f+f+F+f)
K 2 Button (Hero's M = 9.12; f+f+F+f)
3 K CO (Hero's M = 9.03; r+F+f+f+f)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 8.95
PokerStars Game #31877302184: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/08/21 2:29:05 PT [2009/08/21 5:29:05 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bubaslk (3205)
Seat 4: Spielspatz (6045)
Seat 5: bubsey123 (330)
Seat 6: Adrienmcd (2735)
Seat 7: Hero (2685)
bubsey123: posts small blind 100
Adrienmcd: posts big blind 200
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A Q
Hero: raises 2460 to 2660 and is all-in
bubaslk: folds
Spielspatz: folds
bubsey123: calls 205 and is all-in
Adrienmcd: folds
Uncalled bet (2355) returned to Hero
Flop: 5 A 3
Turn: J
River: A
Showdown
bubsey123: shows J 5 (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Hero: shows A Q (three of a kind, Aces)
Hero collected 935

J 2 SB (Hero's M = 10.97; f+f+F)
6 8 Button (Hero's M = 10.55; r+F+f+f)
6 7 CO (Hero's M = 10.47; F+[/color]r+f+f)
4 T BB (Hero's M = 10.38; f+f+f)
7 2 SB (Hero's M = 10.97; r+f+F+f)
8 7 Button (Hero's M = 5.28; f+F+r+f)
5 Q CO (Hero's M = 5.23; F+f+[/color]r+f)
A Q BB (Hero's M = 5.19; f+f+f)
7 9 SB (Hero's M = 5.65; f+f+F)
J 9 Button (Hero's M = 5.28; f+F+f)
4 9 CO (Hero's M = 5.23; F+f+[/color]r+f)
9 K BB (Hero's M = 5.19; r+f+f+F)
J 4 SB (Hero's M = 4.48; f+r+F+f)
9 T Button (Hero's M = 4.11; f+F+r+r+c)
3 4 CO (Hero's M = 4.07; f+f)
5 3 SB (Hero's M = 4.48; f+F)
2 Q Button (Hero's M = 4.11; F+[/color]r+c)
K 7 CO (Hero's M = 4.07; f+f)
J 8 SB (Hero's M = 2.99; r+F+f)
2 3 Button (Hero's M = 2.60; F+[/color]r+f)
Q 5 CO (Hero's M = 2.54; f+f)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 2.99
PokerStars Game #31877436209: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/08/21 2:37:22 PT [2009/08/21 5:37:22 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: Spielspatz (9490)
Seat 6: Adrienmcd (2820)
Seat 7: Hero (2690)
Hero: posts small blind 300
Spielspatz: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 5 A
Adrienmcd: folds
Hero: raises 2040 to 2640 and is all-in
Spielspatz: folds
Uncalled bet (2040) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1350

2 A Button (Hero's M = 3.77; F+[/color]r+f)
A 5 CO (Hero's M = 3.71; r+r+F+c)
5 7 Button (Hero's M = 2.99; F[/color])
5 Q CO (Hero's M = 2.60; r+F)

-----Hand 7-----
Hero's M = 1.88
PokerStars Game #31877464113: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/08/21 2:39:05 PT [2009/08/21 5:39:05 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: Spielspatz (13310)
Seat 7: Hero (1690)
Hero: posts small blind 300
Spielspatz: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero K 6
Hero: raises 1040 to 1640 and is all-in
Spielspatz: folds
Uncalled bet (1040) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1300

5 7 CO (Hero's M = 2.60; f)

-----Hand 8-----
Hero's M = 2.99
PokerStars Game #31877471420: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/08/21 2:39:32 PT [2009/08/21 5:39:32 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: Spielspatz (12310)
Seat 7: Hero (2690)
Hero: posts small blind 300
Spielspatz: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 4 3
Hero: raises 2040 to 2640 and is all-in
Spielspatz: calls 2040
Flop: 4 4 7
Turn: K
River: 6
Showdown
Spielspatz: shows 2 A (a pair of Fours)
Hero: shows 4 3 (three of a kind, Fours)
Hero collected 5380

-----Hand 9-----
Hero's M = 5.98
PokerStars Game #31877476857: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/08/21 2:39:52 PT [2009/08/21 5:39:52 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Spielspatz (9620)
Seat 7: Hero (5380)
Spielspatz: posts small blind 300
Hero: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero J K
Spielspatz: calls 300
Hero: raises 4730 to 5330 and is all-in
Spielspatz: folds
Uncalled bet (4730) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1300

3 6 Button (Hero's M = 6.70; F[/color])
6 7 CO (Hero's M = 6.31; r+F)

-----Hand 10-----
Hero's M = 5.59
PokerStars Game #31877488452: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/08/21 2:40:35 PT [2009/08/21 5:40:35 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: Spielspatz (9970)
Seat 7: Hero (5030)
Hero: posts small blind 300
Spielspatz: posts big blind 600
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 7 5
Hero: raises 900 to 1500
Spielspatz: folds
Uncalled bet (900) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1300

2 J CO (Hero's M = 6.31; r+F)
2 6 Button (Hero's M = 5.59; F[/color])
2 9 CO (Hero's M = 5.20; c+S+S+b+F)

-----Hand 11-----
Hero's M = 3.36
PokerStars Game #31877509820: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2009/08/21 2:41:53 PT [2009/08/21 5:41:53 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: Spielspatz (10970)
Seat 7: Hero (4030)
Hero: posts small blind 400
Spielspatz: posts big blind 800
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 4 4
Hero: raises 3180 to 3980 and is all-in
Spielspatz: folds
Uncalled bet (3180) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1700

8 J CO (Hero's M = 4.07; f)

-----Hand 12-----
Hero's M = 4.44
PokerStars Game #31877517692: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2009/08/21 2:42:22 PT [2009/08/21 5:42:22 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: Spielspatz (9670)
Seat 7: Hero (5330)
Hero: posts small blind 400
Spielspatz: posts big blind 800
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A 2
Hero: raises 4480 to 5280 and is all-in
Spielspatz: folds
Uncalled bet (4480) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1700

-----Hand 13-----
Hero's M = 5.15
PokerStars Game #31877523186: Tournament #188887611, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2009/08/21 2:42:42 PT [2009/08/21 5:42:42 ET]
Table '188887611 1' 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: Spielspatz (8820)
Seat 7: Hero (6180)
Spielspatz: posts small blind 400
Hero: posts big blind 800
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A 6
Spielspatz: raises 7970 to 8770 and is all-in
Hero: calls 5330 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2640) returned to Spielspatz
Flop: 6 3 T
Turn: 7
River: J
Showdown
Hero: shows A 6 (a pair of Sixes)
Spielspatz: shows 8 9 (a straight, Seven to Jack)
Spielspatz collected 12360

[Fortitude]

---Tournament Summary---
MTT: Payout unknown
Data for 53 hands.
You played 6 hands (11.32%)
You raised 5 times preflop (9.43%)

The Tournament Trimmer (v2.0) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com

T 9 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 50.00; c+c+F+f+f+f+f+f+f+r+f+f)
2 6 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 50.00; f+F+f+f+r+r+f+f+f+f+c+s+b+f)
K T UTG (Hero's M = 50.00; F+f+f+f+[/color]r+f+f+f+f+c+s+b+f)
8 5 BB (Hero's M = 50.00; f+f+f+c+f+f+f+f+c+S+s+S+b+c+F+s+s+b+f)
8 K SB (Hero's M = 49.33; f+f+r+f+r+f+f+c+F+f+c+s+b+f+f)
J 2 Button (Hero's M = 32.67; f+f+f+f+f+f+c+F+f+s+s+s+s+s+s+b+f)
T 6 CO (Hero's M = 32.67; f+f+f+f+f+c+F+c+r+f+c+f+b+f)
5 7 MP (Hero's M = 32.67; r+c+f+f+f+F+f+f+f+c+s+b+f+f)
9 6 MP2 (Hero's M = 32.67; f+f+c+c+F+f+f+r+f+c+c+c+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s+s)
3 J MP3 (Hero's M = 32.67; f+c+r+F+f+f+f+f+f+c+c+s+b+c+c+s+b+c+c+s+s+b+f+f)
8 7 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 19.60; f+f+F+c+f+f+f+f+f+s+s+s+s+b+f)

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 19.60
PokerStars Game #31878124682: Tournament #188895840, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/08/21 3:19:45 PT [2009/08/21 6:19:45 ET]
Table '188895840 1' 10-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: HSVBOY77 (1500)
Seat 2: Feri84 (1455)
Seat 3: turtomic76 (1490)
Seat 4: Giraffus (1525)
Seat 5: whitey6052 (1770)
Seat 6: Hero (1470)
Seat 7: FrankHESTAR (1510)
Seat 8: ~Düüüdchen~ (1660)
Seat 9: Meclord (1115)
Seat 10: Pai97 (1505)
turtomic76: posts small blind 25
Giraffus: posts big blind 50
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 6 6
whitey6052: calls 50
Hero: calls 50
FrankHESTAR: calls 50
~Düüüdchen~: folds
Meclord: folds
Pai97: folds
HSVBOY77: folds
Feri84: folds
turtomic76: calls 25
Giraffus: checks
Flop: T 5 A
turtomic76: bets 200
Giraffus: folds
whitey6052: folds
Hero: folds
FrankHESTAR: calls 200
Turn: A
turtomic76: bets 450
FrankHESTAR: folds
Uncalled bet (450) returned to turtomic76
turtomic76 collected 650

K 6 UTG (Hero's M = 18.93; F+f+f+[/color]c+f+c+c+f+c+s+s+s+b+f+f+f+f)
3 2 BB (Hero's M = 18.93; f+f+c+f+f+f+f+f+r+F+c+b+r+c+b+r+f)
Q 8 SB (Hero's M = 9.13; f+f+f+r+f+f+c+f+F+f+b+f)
9 4 Button (Hero's M = 8.80; f+f+c+f+f+r+f+F+f+f+f)
A 3 CO (Hero's M = 8.80; f+f+r+f+f+f+F+f+f+f)
4 9 MP (Hero's M = 8.80; f+f+f+f+f+F+f+f+f)
2 6 MP2 (Hero's M = 8.80; f+f+f+f+F+r+f+f+f+f)
4 A MP3 (Hero's M = 8.80; f+f+f+F+f+f+r+f+f+f)
Q 9 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 8.80; f+f+F+f+f+f+r+f+f+f)
K 7 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 8.80; c+F+f+f+f+f+c+c+f+s+b+r+f+f+c)
2 3 BB (Hero's M = 5.87; f+f+f+f+c+f+f+c+S+s+S+b+c+F+b+c+s+b+f)
9 3 SB (Hero's M = 5.20; r+f+f+f+f+f+f+F+f)
K 8 Button (Hero's M = 4.87; f+f+r+f+f+f+F+f+f)
5 7 CO (Hero's M = 4.87; f+c+f+f+f+F+f+r+f+f)
3 A MP (Hero's M = 4.87; f+f+f+r+F+f+f+f+f)
2 K MP2 (Hero's M = 4.87; f+f+f+F+f+f+f+r+f)
4 3 UTG+2 (Hero's M = 4.87; f+f+F+f+f+f+r+f+f)
5 Q UTG+1 (Hero's M = 3.65; f+F+r+f+f+f+f+f+f)

-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 3.65
PokerStars Game #31878350819: Tournament #188895840, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/08/21 3:33:00 PT [2009/08/21 6:33:00 ET]
Table '188895840 1' 10-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: HSVBOY77 (2050)
Seat 2: Feri84 (1055)
Seat 3: turtomic76 (1540)
Seat 4: Giraffus (2320)
Seat 6: Hero (1095)
Seat 7: FrankHESTAR (1335)
Seat 8: ~Düüüdchen~ (1885)
Seat 9: Meclord (1840)
Seat 10: Pai97 (1880)
turtomic76: posts small blind 100
Giraffus: posts big blind 200
Preflop
Dealt to Hero A K
Hero: raises 895 to 1095 and is all-in
FrankHESTAR: folds
~Düüüdchen~: folds
Meclord: folds
Pai97: folds
HSVBOY77: folds
Feri84: folds
turtomic76: raises 445 to 1540 and is all-in
Giraffus: folds
Uncalled bet (445) returned to turtomic76
Flop: 6 9 5
Turn: 2
River: J
Showdown
turtomic76: shows K A (high card Ace)
Hero: shows A K (high card Ace)
turtomic76 collected 1195
Hero collected 1195

4 9 BB (Hero's M = 3.98; f+f+f+f+c+f+f+c+S+s+S+s+s+S+s+s+S+s)
Q T SB (Hero's M = 5.32; f+f+f+c+f+f+r+F+f+c+b+f)
2 9 Button (Hero's M = 4.98; f+f+c+f+f+r+F+f+f+f)
5 4 CO (Hero's M = 4.98; f+c+f+f+f+F+f+f+s+s+b+c+s+b+c+b+c)
A 8 MP (Hero's M = 4.98; r+f+f+F+f+f+f+f)
5 K MP2 (Hero's M = 4.98; f+f+F+r+f+f+f+f)
K 3 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 4.98; f+F+f+f+r+f+f+f)
9 T UTG (Hero's M = 4.90; F+f+f+f+f+f+[/color]r+f)
9 3 BB (Hero's M = 4.82; f+r+f+f+f+f+f+F)
4 4 SB (Hero's M = 4.07; f+f+r+f+f+r+F+f+c)
6 9 Button (Hero's M = 3.65; f+f+f+f+F+f)

-----Hand 3-----
Hero's M = 3.57
PokerStars Game #31878478630: Tournament #188895840, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/08/21 3:40:25 PT [2009/08/21 6:40:25 ET]
Table '188895840 1' 10-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: HSVBOY77 (5985)
Seat 2: Feri84 (930)
Seat 3: turtomic76 (1715)
Seat 6: Hero (1070)
Seat 7: FrankHESTAR (910)
Seat 8: ~Düüüdchen~ (2235)
Seat 10: Pai97 (2155)
~Düüüdchen~: posts small blind 100
Pai97: posts big blind 200
Preflop
Dealt to Hero K 9
HSVBOY77: folds
Feri84: folds
turtomic76: folds
Hero: raises 845 to 1045 and is all-in
FrankHESTAR: folds
~Düüüdchen~: folds
Pai97: calls 845
Flop: 8 J 2
Turn: 6
River: 7
Showdown
Pai97: shows K 4 (high card King)
Hero: shows K 9 (high card King - Jack+Nine kicker)
Hero collected 2365

4 J MP (Hero's M = 7.88; r+f+F+f+f+f+c)
4 4 UTG+1 (Hero's M = 7.80; r+F+f+f+f+f+f)
7 5 UTG (Hero's M = 7.72; F+[/color]r+f+f+c+f+f)
T 6 BB (Hero's M = 3.82; f+r+f+r+f+F)
8 2 SB (Hero's M = 3.11; f+r+c+F+f)

-----Hand 4-----
Hero's M = 2.73
PokerStars Game #31878542023: Tournament #188895840, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2009/08/21 3:44:00 PT [2009/08/21 6:44:00 ET]
Table '188895840 1' 10-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: HSVBOY77 (6140)
Seat 2: Feri84 (1630)
Seat 3: turtomic76 (4005)
Seat 6: Hero (1640)
Seat 8: ~Düüüdchen~ (1585)
~Düüüdchen~: posts small blind 200
HSVBOY77: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 9 Q
Feri84: folds
turtomic76: folds
Hero: raises 1215 to 1615 and is all-in
~Düüüdchen~: folds
HSVBOY77: folds
Uncalled bet (1215) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1125

Q 6 CO (Hero's M = 3.90; f+F+r+f+f)

-----Hand 5-----
Hero's M = 3.86
PokerStars Game #31878556326: Tournament #188895840, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2009/08/21 3:44:47 PT [2009/08/21 6:44:47 ET]
Table '188895840 1' 10-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: HSVBOY77 (5490)
Seat 2: Feri84 (1180)
Seat 3: turtomic76 (3955)
Seat 6: Hero (2315)
Seat 8: ~Düüüdchen~ (2060)
Feri84: posts small blind 200
turtomic76: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero 7 A
Hero: raises 1890 to 2290 and is all-in
~Düüüdchen~: folds
HSVBOY77: folds
Feri84: calls 955 and is all-in
turtomic76: folds
Uncalled bet (1135) returned to Hero
Flop: J 5 A
Turn: 2
River: Q
Showdown
Feri84: shows Q Q (three of a kind, Queens)
Hero: shows 7 A (a pair of Aces)
Feri84 collected 2835

8 3 BB (Hero's M = 1.89; r+f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 6-----
Hero's M = 1.18
PokerStars Game #31878571083: Tournament #188895840, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2009/08/21 3:45:36 PT [2009/08/21 6:45:36 ET]
Table '188895840 1' 10-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: HSVBOY77 (5440)
Seat 2: Feri84 (2810)
Seat 3: turtomic76 (3305)
Seat 6: Hero (710)
Seat 8: ~Düüüdchen~ (2735)
Hero: posts small blind 200
~Düüüdchen~: posts big blind 400
Preflop
Dealt to Hero Q 3
HSVBOY77: folds
Feri84: folds
turtomic76: folds
Hero: raises 285 to 685 and is all-in
~Düüüdchen~: calls 285
Flop: 3 8 A
Turn: 7
River: A
Showdown
Hero: shows Q 3 (two pair, Aces and Threes)
~Düüüdchen~: shows 6 A (three of a kind, Aces)
~Düüüdchen~ collected 1495

[rong]

Re: First torney history
Don't have time to do a full review, but at a glance you seem to do well at playing tight, (easy I guess when seriously multitbbling) but I think you aren't steeling enough. eg between hands 5 & 6 there were lotz of options to stell from SB. This is an essential part of a SnG, and you are just losing chips if you don't take advantage of them.

[Random_Hero]

tourney 1 generally looks ok to me. but as DanAronG has stated your missing oportunities to steal. this is probably due to playing so many tables.

I dont really like to review full tourneys as I don't think i'm qualified enough lol...

keep posting tourneys and hands on here for review. Personally I think 12-16 tables is way too much for someone just learning. I think if you knocked 3/4 of they tables off you'd start to win more. Then when you've plugged your leaks you can add more tables as you go.

just my 2c good luck

[tuuk2]

I was just commenting on this but I don't feel that the $3.40 turbos on Poker Stars are nearly as soft as they used to be. It's getting much harder to win there because most players are sticking around a lot longer. Your history proves this at least for this tourney. You were at level 6 (100/200) and there are still 9 players remaining. At the beginning of the year when I was exclusively playing these, we'd be on or within two of the bubble.

All that being said, you need to cut down on your number of tables. There is an optimum amount you can play and you need to find it. For instance, if you make $5/hour playing one table and $3/hour playing 4 tables, then it would make more sense to play the 4 tables as your per hour is $12. If however you play 10 tables and you're making $10/hour then it's less efficient to play.

[GatorJH]

OK, I will do a quick review of the first tourney.

Hand 1 - Minor note, but I think I may have c/c'd one more street here. The benefit is that if it gets checked behind on the turn then you lead out on the river it may look like you are trying to steal the pot so you may get called wider.

:Kc: :Qc: between hands one and two - I would have opend this from UTG+1

:Qh: :Kh: between hand 1 and 2- Please tell me you didn't fold this after 3 callers

If you have SNG Anlayzer you should check the following hands as I bet a few of them are +ev to shove

Between hands 3 and 4
:Qc:
:Th:
:Th:

Between hands 4 and 5

:Jc:

:Kc: - Between 4 and 5 - As tight as you had been (you only played 1 hand in the last 26) you could probably steal with this

:Js: - Without knowing stack sizes I would think a shove here HAS to be +ev

:Ks: - This may be a shove also

:Qd: - Ditto with this one

- heads up with a stack as small as your I shove this all day

Hand 10 - Shove, don't standard raise wtih your stack. Raise folding here would be a horrible line


With the exception of missing some potential shove opportunities you played this pretty well. If you haven't already done so I would recommend purchasing SNG Analyzer so you can review your games to see spots where you missed shove opportunites as that appears to be your biggest weakness.

[elipsesjeff]

What's your GS Screenname? Make sure you use Glitlr's push/fold chart for SNGs it should help you more than mine has.

[Fortitude]

All that being said, you need to cut down on your number of tables. There is an optimum amount you can play and you need to find it. For instance, if you make $5/hour playing one table and $3/hour playing 4 tables, then it would make more sense to play the 4 tables as your per hour is $12. If however you play 10 tables and you're making $10/hour then it's less efficient to play.

ok ill try this esp. since my BR took a huge hit last night

What's your GS Screenname? Make sure you use Glitlr's push/fold chart for SNGs it should help you more than mine has

i've studied glitlr's pf chart so much, i even have flash cards for it


To Raoni, I rarely don't make non-shove steals without the top 10-15% of cards. Is this a leak? You recommended making a steal with K2o on the BTN with 13-14 BB. I don't think I would do that with even K9o.

[Fortitude]

And I have SnG Wiz, I'm pretty sure this is similar to SnG Analyzer?

[drmcboy]

if you are saying you only 'steal' with the top 15%, yes, that is a leak

[JR9477]

I'd like to echo the suggestion to cut back on the tables, your T1 really shows how many good spots you are missing.

As for T2, I don't really see anything that needs changing, just looks like you weren't meant to win that one

[Fortitude]

if you are saying you only 'steal' with the top 15%, yes, that is a leak

What I mean by this, is that if I have 12+ BB, I am very tight, regardless of the average stack size, the blind level.
For example if I have 3000 chips, and the blind level is 100/200
my opening ranges are
EP: 99+ AQ+
MP: 88+ AJ+
HJ: 77+ AT+
CO: 66+ A9+
BTN: 44+ A6+
SB: 22+ A2+ K9+ QJ+

However, when I drop below 10 BB, I get into push/fold mode and for the most part, make +EV shoves and usually don't miss many. I can see now that multitabling is causing me to miss a lot of close ones however.

[linaker]

I don't know if its correct or not, but with 12+ BBs, I would put in a standard raise in late position with a much wider range in order to steal. I would definitely raise K9s+, any Ace and any pair on the button, plus some more hands besides. It mostly seems to work in the $3.40s, particularly if you have been tight.