hands from the mook

So I played the Mook after Unimpressed told me he was gonna play, I have posted some important hands from the tourney. Feel free to critique my play, offer suggestions on alternate plays and I will try to explain the best I can.


Full Tilt Poker Game #6881159502: The Mookie (51608223), Table 2 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:15:24 ET - 2008/06/18
Seat 1: JOELPOKERGOD (5,852)
Seat 2: carmensincity (3,115)
Seat 3: hoyazo (2,615)
Seat 4: MorningThunder (2,493)
Seat 5: Fritzle (3,130)
Seat 6: jeciimd (2,910)
Seat 7: PokerBrian322 (3,310)
Seat 8: twoblackaces (3,060)
Seat 9: Misterd2U (3,425)
MorningThunder posts the small blind of 20
Fritzle posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PokerBrian322 [7c 7s]
jeciimd folds
PokerBrian322 raises to 140 <----- Aggressive with Medium pps
twoblackaces folds
Misterd2U folds
JOELPOKERGOD folds
carmensincity folds
hoyazo has 15 seconds left to act
hoyazo calls 140
MorningThunder folds
Fritzle folds
*** FLOP *** [8c As 7d]
PokerBrian322 checks <-- I'm really hoping that Hoy called with an A-K, A-Q. Non-scary board so I checkity check.
hoyazo checks <----- Rats
*** TURN *** [8c As 7d] [Kc]
PokerBrian322 has 15 seconds left to act <--- hoping he thinks im hesitating
PokerBrian322 bets 150 <---Little less than half pot, good enough to pop it up for a raise if he does have A-K
hoyazo has 15 seconds left to act
hoyazo folds <---- musta figured me for a good hand.
Uncalled bet of 150 returned to PokerBrian322
PokerBrian322 mucks
PokerBrian322 wins the pot (340)

Full Tilt Poker Game #6881264412: The Mookie (51608223), Table 2 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:23:22 ET - 2008/06/18
Seat 1: JOELPOKERGOD (5,722)
Seat 2: carmensincity (2,000)
Seat 3: hoyazo (3,435)
Seat 4: MorningThunder (2,808)
Seat 5: Fritzle (3,350)
Seat 6: jeciimd (2,310)
Seat 7: PokerBrian322 (3,450)
Seat 8: twoblackaces (2,750)
Seat 9: Misterd2U (4,085)
hoyazo posts the small blind of 25
MorningThunder posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PokerBrian322 [As Qc]
Fritzle folds
jeciimd folds
PokerBrian322 raises to 175
twoblackaces folds
Misterd2U folds
JOELPOKERGOD folds
carmensincity folds
hoyazo has 15 seconds left to act
hoyazo calls 150 <--- Man I canot shake Hoy tonight
MorningThunder folds
*** FLOP *** [4c 8c Qh]
hoyazo checks
PokerBrian322 bets 200 <--- same as it ever was
hoyazo has 15 seconds left to act
hoyazo raises to 770 <---- Im think Hoy call with K-Q here or he wants to see if I whiffed with A-K
PokerBrian322 has 15 seconds left to act
PokerBrian322 raises to 3,275, and is all in <---- 3 x his raise nearly puts me all-in, so i just poosh
hoyazo has 15 seconds left to act
hoyazo folds <--- I guess im bad at playing optimal poker against Hoy
Uncalled bet of 2,505 returned to PokerBrian322
PokerBrian322 mucks
PokerBrian322 wins the pot (1,940)

Full Tilt Poker Game #6881710123: The Mookie (51608223), Table 2 - 50/100 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:57:16 ET - 2008/06/18
Seat 1: JOELPOKERGOD (5,147)
Seat 2: carmensincity (1,730)
Seat 3: TheBlueHeron (2,840)
Seat 4: MorningThunder (1,253)
Seat 5: Fritzle (4,070)
Seat 6: jeciimd (6,740)
Seat 7: PokerBrian322 (3,220)
Seat 8: twoblackaces (5,830)
Seat 9: Misterd2U (3,370)
MorningThunder posts the small blind of 50
Fritzle posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PokerBrian322 [As Ah]
jeciimd folds
PokerBrian322 raises to 350 <--- looks like all the good hand are coming in EP
twoblackaces folds
Misterd2U calls 350
JOELPOKERGOD calls 350
carmensincity folds
TheBlueHeron folds
MorningThunder folds
Fritzle folds
*** FLOP *** [4s 5c 9h]
PokerBrian322 has 15 seconds left to act
PokerBrian322 bets 600 <--- standard
Misterd2U calls 600 <--- hmm
JOELPOKERGOD has 15 seconds left to act
JOELPOKERGOD has requested TIME
JOELPOKERGOD raises to 4,797, and is all in <--- I squarely put this guy on 10-10 or J-J
PokerBrian322 calls 2,270, and is all in <--- I figure the guy behind will fold A-Q or A-K
Misterd2U calls 2,420, and is all in <----- rut-ro
JOELPOKERGOD shows [Th Tc] <--- read was on
PokerBrian322 shows [As Ah]
Misterd2U shows [5d 5s] <--- oh shit
Uncalled bet of 1,777 returned to JOELPOKERGOD
*** TURN *** [4s 5c 9h] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [4s 5c 9h 6h] [Ac] <----- BBBBOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM
JOELPOKERGOD shows a pair of Tens
Misterd2U shows three of a kind, Fives
Misterd2U wins the side pot (300) with three of a kind, Fives
PokerBrian322 shows three of a kind, Aces
PokerBrian322 wins the main pot (9,810) with three of a kind, Aces

Sometime it pays to have the softwae on your side.

Full Tilt Poker Game #6882107610: The Mookie (51608223), Table 5 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:28:33 ET - 2008/06/18
Seat 1: Evy35 (8,340)
Seat 2: Mike_Maloney (6,390)
Seat 3: corron10 (8,780)
Seat 4: jeciimd (9,877)
Seat 5: MiamiDon (6,830)
Seat 6: PokerBrian322 (8,920)
Seat 7: mookie99 (1,960)
Seat 8: Jestocost (7,790), is sitting out
Seat 9: lightning36 (2,960)
jeciimd posts the small blind of 100
MiamiDon posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PokerBrian322 [Kc Ah]
PokerBrian322 raises to 700 <---- Again friggin EP
mookie99 folds
Jestocost folds
lightning36 folds
Evy35 folds
Mike_Maloney folds
corron10 calls 700
jeciimd folds
MiamiDon has 15 seconds left to act
MiamiDon folds
*** FLOP *** [8s 9h Ts]
PokerBrian322 checks <--- Pat on the back for myself
corron10 bets 8,080, and is all in <--- Smells like top pair, or J-J
PokerBrian322: really
PokerBrian322 has 15 seconds left to act
PokerBrian322 folds <---- i dont think anybody has a problem with this fold
Uncalled bet of 8,080 returned to corron10
corron10 mucks
corron10 wins the pot (1,700)

Folded 10's pre-flop to a re-raiser who was dormant most of the tourney
Shoved presto into Mookie's shortstacked A-A.

Turned into a pooshfest right before 2nd break, im still hanging around short stacked, moved to a table of 3 big stacks...

Full Tilt Poker Game #6882679223: The Mookie (51608223), Table 1 - 250/500 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:15:00 ET - 2008/06/19
Seat 1: bayne_s (10,780)
Seat 2: Joanne1111 (10,210)
Seat 3: TheCloserX5 (10,511)
Seat 4: pvanharibo (15,576)
Seat 5: Fritzle (17,713)
Seat 6: Jestocost (2,730), is sitting out
Seat 7: PokerBrian322 (5,075)
Seat 9: jeciimd (14,540)
bayne_s antes 50
Joanne1111 antes 50
TheCloserX5 antes 50
pvanharibo antes 50
Fritzle antes 50
Jestocost antes 50
PokerBrian322 antes 50
jeciimd antes 50
Jestocost posts the small blind of 250
PokerBrian322 posts the big blind of 500
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PokerBrian322 [Ad 9d]
jeciimd folds
bayne_s folds
Joanne1111 folds
TheCloserX5 folds
pvanharibo folds
Fritzle raises to 1,500
Jestocost folds
PokerBrian322 raises to 5,025, and is all in
Fritzle calls 3,525
PokerBrian322 shows [Ad 9d]
Fritzle shows [7c Ac] <---- wow ok
*** FLOP *** [4c 2h As]
*** TURN *** [4c 2h As] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [4c 2h As Jc] [Jh]
PokerBrian322 shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
Fritzle shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
PokerBrian322 wins the pot (10,700) with two pair, Aces and Jacks

Fritzle faded down the stretch, made a few calls like that. Kept me in the game.

Full Tilt Poker Game #6882783075: The Mookie (51608223), Table 1 - 300/600 Ante 75 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:23:59 ET - 2008/06/19
Seat 1: bayne_s (14,630)
Seat 2: Joanne1111 (7,510)
Seat 3: TheCloserX5 (13,486)
Seat 4: pvanharibo (16,976)
Seat 5: Fritzle (13,243)
Seat 7: PokerBrian322 (10,250)
Seat 9: jeciimd (11,040)
bayne_s antes 75
Joanne1111 antes 75
TheCloserX5 antes 75
pvanharibo antes 75
Fritzle antes 75
PokerBrian322 antes 75
jeciimd antes 75
jeciimd posts the small blind of 300
bayne_s posts the big blind of 600
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PokerBrian322 [Ah Kc]
Joanne1111 folds
TheCloserX5 folds
pvanharibo folds
Fritzle raises to 2,300
PokerBrian322 raises to 10,175, and is all in <--- Im curious to see what people think of this bet. My reasoning is again, 3x almost puts me all in.
jeciimd folds
bayne_s folds
Fritzle: grrr
Fritzle has 15 seconds left to act
Fritzle: nice push
Fritzle folds
Uncalled bet of 7,875 returned to PokerBrian322
PokerBrian322 mucks
PokerBrian322 wins the pot (6,025)

Full Tilt Poker Game #6883072974: The Mookie (51608223), Table 1 - 500/1000 Ante 125 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:49:34 ET - 2008/06/19
Seat 1: bayne_s (7,230)
Seat 2: Evy35 (29,286)
Seat 3: TheCloserX5 (8,961)
Seat 4: pvanharibo (21,682)
Seat 5: Joanne1111 (36,317)
Seat 6: InstantTragedy (35,382)
Seat 7: PokerBrian322 (10,325)
Seat 8: MiamiDon (12,425)
Seat 9: jeciimd (15,392)
bayne_s antes 125
Evy35 antes 125
TheCloserX5 antes 125
pvanharibo antes 125
Joanne1111 antes 125
InstantTragedy antes 125
PokerBrian322 antes 125
MiamiDon antes 125
jeciimd antes 125
jeciimd posts the small blind of 500
bayne_s posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PokerBrian322 [Kd Ad]
Evy35 folds
TheCloserX5 folds
pvanharibo folds
Joanne1111 folds
InstantTragedy raises to 3,825
PokerBrian322 raises to 10,200, and is all in <--- same as above
Evy35 is sitting out
MiamiDon folds
jeciimd folds
bayne_s folds
InstantTragedy has 15 seconds left to act
InstantTragedy has requested TIME
InstantTragedy calls 6,375
PokerBrian322 shows [Kd Ad]
InstantTragedy shows [Qh Kc]<---- SWEET
*** FLOP *** [Kh 4s 9s]
*** TURN *** [Kh 4s 9s] [6c]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 4s 9s 6c] [4d]
PokerBrian322 shows two pair, Kings and Fours
InstantTragedy shows two pair, Kings and Fours
PokerBrian322 wins the pot (23,025) with two pair, Kings and Fours

Final Table!

Raised with K-Qo, 1/3rd my stack, closer shoves. Shoulda just called, but i folded.

Final hand was J-10 UTG, folds around to tragedy in the bb, i figured he'd have A-A, no, just K-K but was goot enough I lose.

6th place for $35 bucks though, not too bad a haul.