Lazza's 45 man SnG/MTT Blog

MM Event #5 Update

4th break (3 and a half hours). 1556/2201 with 18k. Ave 35k. 2025 ITM. Blinds 500/1k/125.

This hand got me too midfield with 1400 remaining

PokerStars - $3+$0.30|1000/2000 Ante 250 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 17.2 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
BB: 32.84 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
UTG: 19.88 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
UTG+1: 20.55 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
Hero (UTG+2): 12.04 BB
MP: 1.84 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
MP+1: 35.22 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
CO: 6.7 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
BTN: 20.33 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)

9 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.63 BB) Hero has K♥ K♠

fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.25 BB, MP calls 1.71 BB and is all-in, fold, CO raises to 6.58 BB and is all-in, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 4.33 BB

Flop: (17.49 BB, 3 players) J♦ 9♣ J♥

Turn: (17.49 BB, 3 players) T♣

River: (17.49 BB, 3 players) 7♠

Hero shows K♥ K♠ (Two Pair, Kings and Jacks) (Pre 72%, Flop 85%, Turn 86%)
CO shows Q♠ Q♦ (Two Pair, Queens and Jacks) (Pre 18%, Flop 11%, Turn 14%)
MP shows 3♦ K♦ (One Pair, Jacks) (Pre 10%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 17.49 BB

MM Event #5 Update

5th break (4 and a half hours). 462/967 with 69k. Ave 80k. 2025 ITM. Blinds 1.5k/3k/375

MM Event #5 Update

6th break (5 and a half hours). 294/343 with 79k. Ave 227k. Blinds 4k/8k/1k

MM Event #5 Update

Busted...... 292/15,583 for $18.69.

The bust out hand. With only 8 BBs, I didn't really think I had much choice.

PokerStars - $3+$0.30|5000/10000 Ante 1250 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+1: 15.84 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 13)
CO: 5.69 BB
BTN: 27.03 BB (VPIP: 57.14, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
SB: 21.87 BB (VPIP: 7.69, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 13)
BB: 11.55 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 5)
UTG: 62.77 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
Hero (UTG+1): 8.17 BB
UTG+2: 8.95 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
MP: 17.36 BB (VPIP: 42.42, PFR: 15.63, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 33)

9 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.63 BB) Hero has 5♠ A♠

fold, Hero raises to 8.04 BB and is all-in, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to 15.71 BB and is all-in, fold, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (18.71 BB, 2 players) 3♠ J♦ 6♥

Turn: (18.71 BB, 2 players) 9♥

River: (18.71 BB, 2 players) Q♠

Hero shows 5♠ A♠ (High Card, Ace) (Pre 34%, Flop 20%, Turn 7%)
MP+1 shows Q♦ Q♥ (Three of a Kind, Queens) (Pre 66%, Flop 80%, Turn 93%)
MP+1 wins 18.71 BB

Overall I thought I played OK, but had some luck as the following hand shows.....

PokerStars - $3+$0.30|3000/6000 Ante 750 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+1: 10.11 BB (VPIP: 20.83, PFR: 22.73, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 25)
UTG+2: 7.25 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 13.64, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 24)
MP: 19.84 BB
MP+1: 26.03 BB
CO: 24.9 BB (VPIP: 4.17, PFR: 4.35, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
BTN: 25.52 BB (VPIP: 24.00, PFR: 24.00, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 25)
Hero (SB): 6.12 BB
BB: 16.54 BB (VPIP: 12.00, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 25)
UTG: 20.21 BB (VPIP: 12.00, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)

9 players post ante of 0.13 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.63 BB) Hero has 4♠ Q♠

UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 5.99 BB and is all-in, fold, UTG calls 3.99 BB

Flop: (14.11 BB, 2 players) 5♣ K♣ 7♦

Turn: (14.11 BB, 2 players) K♥

River: (14.11 BB, 2 players) 5♥

Hero shows 4♠ Q♠ (Two Pair, Kings and Fives) (Pre 36%, Flop 17%, Turn 20%)
UTG shows 4♦ 4♥ (Two Pair, Kings and Fives) (Pre 64%, Flop 83%, Turn 80%)
Hero wins 14.11 BB

I didn't see the UTG raise and thought it was just bvb. The PT4 Trial label cuts out the spot on the table where 2 players place their chips. Got some strange comments in the chat box afterwards.

A5s std, have to shove there.

MM Event #7 Update

2nd break (2 hours). 2368/3697 with 5.6k. Ave 10k. Blinds 125/250/30

MM Event #7 Update

Busted...... 1995/7590 for NIL. 990 ITM

Fairly standard I think.

PokerStars - $5+$0.50|300/600 Ante 70 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 32.7 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
MP+1: 14.68 BB
CO: 17.45 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
BTN: 44.13 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
SB: 22.62 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 30.77, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 13)
BB: 12.82 BB (VPIP: 7.69, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
UTG: 45.18 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
Hero (UTG+1): 7.95 BB
UTG+2: 14.55 BB (VPIP: 29.82, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 58)

9 players post ante of 0.12 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.55 BB) Hero has Q♣ K♠

fold, Hero raises to 7.83 BB and is all-in, fold, MP calls 7.83 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (18.22 BB, 2 players) 8♣ 6♦ 6♥

Turn: (18.22 BB, 2 players) J♠

River: (18.22 BB, 2 players) 5♠

Hero shows Q♣ K♠ (One Pair, Sixes) (Pre 26%, Flop 13%, Turn 7%)
MP shows A♥ Q♠ (One Pair, Sixes) (Pre 74%, Flop 87%, Turn 93%)
MP wins 18.22 BB

Been railing 177272 in MM#14 when this hand came up.

PokerStars - Hold'em Tournament - $150/300 Blinds - 9 Players
Hand Converter by Pokerhand.org

aquadraht (MP3): $40,869
marimar333 (CO): $20,264
CristiHot (BTN): $17,813
Wernersen1 (SB): $35,779
Psy1968 (BB): $20,048
aguia707 (UTG): $33,599
177272 (UTG+1): $38,340
gowayoutofit (MP1): $36,993
amorim_83 (MP2): $16,219

Pre-flop:
(6 folds), CristiHot raises to $600, (1 folds), Psy1968 calls $300

Flop: ($1,710) J♣ 9♥ 5♦ (2 Players)
Psy1968 bets $300, CristiHot raises to $1,339, Psy1968 calls $1,039

Turn: ($4,388) A♣ (2 Players)
Psy1968 bets $1,200, CristiHot raises to $3,000, Psy1968 calls $1,800

River: ($10,388) K♠ (2 Players)
Psy1968 bets $1,200, CristiHot raises to $3,900, (1 folds), CristiHot returns $2,700
CristiHot Mucks
CristiHot wins $12,788

wtf lol

Decided to opt out Event 16 $2.20 NLHE (10k Gtd) due to a headache, so I've had a bit of a liedown and feel much better.

Next up Event 24 $2.20 NLHE (15k Gtd)

Happy Grinding

Laz

Due to my Home Game Club Championships, I had to miss Event 24 $2.20 NLHE (15k Gtd) as well.

Struggling at the moment to get the necessary rest and sleep in between tourneys.

Next planned event:

Event 38 $5.50 NLHE (25k Gtd)

See yas there

Laz

Haha. Knew it.

Poker Stars $5.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 2358325
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BB: t4565 57.06 BBs
Hero (UTG): t6245 78.06 BBs
UTG+1: t6450 80.62 BBs
UTG+2: t8212 102.65 BBs
MP1: t4800 60 BBs
MP2: t4226 52.83 BBs
CO: t8536 106.70 BBs
BTN: t4460 55.75 BBs
SB: t4495 56.19 BBs

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is UTG with A K
Hero raises to t180, UTG+1 calls t180, 7 folds

Flop: (t480) 9 8 9 (2 players)
Hero bets t255, UTG+1 raises to t510, Hero calls t255

Turn: (t1500) K (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks

River: (t1500) T (2 players)
Hero bets t650, UTG+1 raises to t1760, Hero calls t1110

Final Pot: t5020
Hero shows A K (two pair, Kings and Nines)
UTG+1 shows 4 4 (two pair, Nines and Fours)
Hero wins t5020

Soul read. Had him on small PP

Poker Stars $5.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t100/t200 Blinds + t25 - 9 players - View hand 2358338
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

UTG: t2160 M = 4.11
Hero (UTG+1): t6070 M = 11.56
UTG+2: t7970 M = 15.18
MP1: t5545 M = 10.56
MP2: t10716 M = 20.41
CO: t8805 M = 16.77
BTN: t19618 M = 37.37
SB: t3365 M = 6.41
BB: t3440 M = 6.55

Pre Flop: (t525) Hero is UTG+1 with 9 9
1 fold, Hero raises to t430, 5 folds, SB calls t330, 1 fold

Flop: (t1285) Q 4 Q (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t615, SB raises to t2910 all in, Hero calls t2295

Turn: (t7105) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t7105) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: t7105
Hero shows 9 9 (a full house, Nines full of Queens)
SB shows 6 6 (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Hero wins t7105

Finally busted MM Event 38 $5.50 NLHE (25k Gtd) in 686/9691 $12.59. Was short when the bubble burst but managed to hang around for about 8 pay jumps which was handy.

Next up is event 45.

Hey I play chess too. I play chess tornies in Jamaica.
Lot of chess players switch to Poker.

You have to sleep sometimes and make your cat play Micro Mil events for you ♦

Lol. Cougar is absolutely useless. Spends 70% of his time sleeping and the rest either eating or stalking me.

Damn.

Missed Event #45 PNLHE due to problems re-arranging sleep patterns. Also missed a PLO8 as well. So have moved Event #52 from the possibles to the definites. On in about 2 hours.

Will probably be glad when MM is over. Just missing too many events.

Hoping for better attendance

Laz

Well I suppose if you've gotta leave a tourney in style then this is the way to do it. :P. So no joy in #52. Next stop on the MM train is #54. Choo Choo.

Poker Stars $5.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 8 players - View hand 2360602
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

MP2: t7725 96.56 BBs
CO: t11195 139.94 BBs
BTN: t4430 55.38 BBs
SB: t5947 74.34 BBs
Hero (BB): t3221 40.26 BBs
UTG: t5465 68.31 BBs
UTG+1: t5772 72.15 BBs
MP1: t11630 145.38 BBs

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is BB with 8 T
3 folds, MP2 raises to t180, CO calls t180, BTN calls t180, SB calls t140, Hero calls t100

Flop: (t900) 8 9 J (5 players)
SB bets t160, Hero calls t160, MP2 raises to t7545 all in, CO folds, BTN folds, SB folds, Hero calls t2881 all in

Turn: (t7142) 4 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: (t7142) T (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: t7142
MP2 shows 7 9 (a straight flush, Seven to Jack)
Hero shows 8 T (two pair, Tens and Eights)
MP2 wins t7142

Dodged a bullet there. I would have been in a world of hurt if the 3rd heart came.

Poker Stars $5.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 2360666
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

Hero (MP2): t7230 144.60 BBs
CO: t6580 131.60 BBs
BTN: t4925 98.50 BBs
SB: t5975 119.50 BBs
BB: t4950 99 BBs
UTG: t6995 139.90 BBs
UTG+1: t4080 81.60 BBs
UTG+2: t4045 80.90 BBs
MP1: t9080 181.60 BBs

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is MP2 with T K
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t50, 2 folds, Hero calls t50, CO raises to t150, 2 folds, BB calls t100, UTG+1 calls t100, Hero calls t100

Flop: (t625) J 3 3 (4 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, CO bets t411, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls t411

Turn: (t1447) J (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

River: (t1447) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Final Pot: t1447
Hero shows T K (two pair, Jacks and Threes)
CO shows Q A (two pair, Jacks and Threes - Ace kicker)
CO wins t1447

Nice to get paid on every street. Also nice to improve on every street.

Poker Stars $5.00+$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 2360671
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Hero (UTG+2): t7074 88.42 BBs
MP1: t7837 97.96 BBs
MP2: t4130 51.62 BBs
CO: t6591 82.39 BBs
BTN: t4663 58.29 BBs
SB: t3330 41.62 BBs
BB: t8190 102.38 BBs
UTG: t3955 49.44 BBs
UTG+1: t8090 101.12 BBs

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is UTG+2 with 9 Q
2 folds, Hero raises to t180, 4 folds, SB calls t140, BB calls t100

Flop: (t540) 2 Q 7 (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets t285, SB calls t285, BB folds

Turn: (t1110) 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t575, SB calls t575

River: (t2260) Q (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t980, SB calls t980

Final Pot: t4220
Hero shows 9 Q (a full house, Queens full of Nines)
SB mucks J J
Hero wins t4220