I've just gone broke on my Pokerstars account. 
I keep wondering what's going wrong with my SSS on Pokerstars - so I post below the 3 hands that cost me most during this last session.
BTW, I have another account on TitanPoker (with my PS 50$), SSS there is doing OK with 115$ bankroll and a average 11BB/100 hands according to Poker Tracker (I don't know how good this is, but at least it's positive).
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Hand 1 : failed in stealing blinds
PokerStars Game Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2008/04/13 -
9-players,
Hero at Button ($1.35 in chips)
Villain at BB ($7.55 in chips)
HOLE CARDS
Hero dealt [Ac 4c], all folds => attempt to steal blinds
Hero : raises $0.30 to $0.40
SB : folds
BB Villain: calls $0.30
FLOP [5c 4s As]
Villain: bets $0.60
Hero: raises $0.35 to $0.95 and is all-in
Villain: calls $0.35
TURN [5c 4s As] [6c]
RIVER [5c 4s As 6c] [6s]
SHOW DOWN
Villain: shows [Qs Ah] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
Villain collected $2.65 from pot
SUMMARY
Total pot $2.75 |
Board [5c 4s As 6c 6s]
Comment : should I consider this a bad beat ? I expected Villain with A and better kicker than me, but I had my 2 pairs at the flop including toppair, so SSS says made hand.
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Hand 2 : an expensive fold
POKERSTARS GAME HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.05/$0.10) - 2008/04/13
Table 9-max Seat
Hero at CO ($1.85 in chips)
Vilain at SB ($8.25 in chips)
HOLE CARDS
Dealt to Hero [As Jd]
All folds
Hero raises $0.30 to $0.40
Button : folds
SB Villain: calls $0.35
BB: folds
FLOP [9d Kc Tc]
vilain : bets $0.40
hero : folds
Vilain collected $0.90 from pot
SUMMARY
Total pot $0.90 |
Comment : according to SSS, I was right to fold.
But with overcards and Gutshot, I wondered. I read Villain on K+small kicker, would still leave me with 7 outs, right ?
Especially with so little money in the bankroll...
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Hand 3 (my final hand)
POKERSTARS GAME: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.05/$0.10) - 2008/04/13 -
Table 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Hero is MP2 with [9h 9c]
HOLE CARDS
UTG1 : folds ; UTG2($6.90 in chips) : calls $0.10 MP1: folds
Hero MP2($0.60 in chips) : raises $0.20 to $0.30 ; MP3 : folds
CO : folds , Button : folds ;
SB($3.75 in chips) : calls $0.25 ; BB($6.75 in chips) : calls $0.20
UTG2: calls $0.20
FLOP [Ts 3c As]
SB bets $0.50
BB: calls $0.50
UTG2: folds
Hero MP2: calls $0.30 and is all-in
TURN [Ts 3c As] [3s]
SB: bets $0.50
BB: calls $0.50
RIVER [Ts 3c As 3s] [Tc]
SB: bets $0.50
BB: raises $0.90 to $1.40
SB: calls $0.90
SHOW DOWN
BB: shows [Qh Ad] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
SB mucked [Ah Jh]
MP2 mucked [9h 9c]
BB :collected $4 from side pot, collected $2 from main pot
SUMMARY
Total pot $6.30 Main pot $2. Side pot $4. | Rake $0.30
Board [Ts 3c As 3s Tc]
Comment : this is how I spent my final 0.60$.
According to SSS 99 is a "raise" in middle position. Should I have gone all-in preflop ?
Thanks for your help.
Note : this is my first post, sorry if format/style is uncorrect.