PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (4 handed) converter

SB (t1560)
Hero (t1325)
UTG (t6810)
Button (t3805)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6:club:, A:spade:.
2 folds, SB raises to t300, Hero raises to t1325, SB calls t1025.

Flop: (t2650) 7:heart:, 6:heart:, 7:spade: (2 players)

Turn: (t2650) 2:spade: (2 players)

River: (t2650) 7:diamond: (2 players)

Final Pot: t2650

Results in white below:
SB has Kd Qc (three of a kind, sevens).
Hero has 6c As (full house, sevens full of sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins t2650.

I'm short stacked. The raise screams weak or hoping to trap. I'm ok with the trap, as I need to double up. So, the heck with caution -- time to grip it and rip it.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (3 handed) converter

Hero (t2600)
SB (t6710)
BB (t4190)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A:heart:, 6:spade:.
[color:#CC3333]Hero raises to t300[/color], SB calls t250, [color:#666666]1 fold[/color].

Flop: (t700) K:club:, 4:diamond:, K:heart: [color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]
SB checks, [color:#CC3333]Hero bets t500[/color], SB calls t500.

Turn: (t1700) A:club: [color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]
SB checks, [color:#CC3333]Hero bets t1800 (All-In)[/color], SB calls t1800.

River: (t5300) Q:spade: [color:#0000FF](2 players, 1 all-in)[/color]

Final Pot: t5300

Results in white below: [color:#FFFFFF]
Hero has Ah 6s (two pair, aces and kings).
SB has 2h 2d (two pair, kings and twos).
Outcome: Hero wins t5300. [/color]

I love A6 -- I have a hunch -- NOT! I'm looking to steal the blind here. I love the flop, so I try to represent a mid pair by my flop bet. Darn, he calls. Now what have i got myself into! Woa, I love the turn. I figure if he had the king, he would be out hoping I caught the ace. I go all-in because I can't get away from the hand and I don't want a tough river decision. I have no idea how he could call here -- other than my earlier check-raise. Yep, that's the hand that set this one up.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (3 handed) converter

Hero (t5300)
Button (t4110)
SB (t4090)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K:heart:, J:club:.
Button raises to t300, 1 fold, Hero calls t200.

Flop: (t650) Q:diamond:, 2:club:, K:club: (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t300, Hero raises to t1000, Button calls t700.

Turn: (t2650) 5:diamond: (2 players)
Hero bets t4000 (All-In), Button calls t2810 (All-In).

River: (t9460) Q:heart: (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: t9460

Results in white below:
Hero has Kh Jc (two pair, kings and queens).
Button has 8c Kd (two pair, kings and queens).
Outcome: Hero wins t9460.

I like big cards short handed, and I'm not worried about the raise. Lets see a flop. I love the flop! Now, I'm thinking I'll go for that same check raise that he called earlier. He didn't believe I had top-pair and was right that time. I know there's no way I'm getting away from this hand (again), so my real thought is how do I get the chips in the pot. When he called my flop check-raise, I'm not worried about two-pair or a set. I know he's pissed about the previous pot and would come after me if he had something. So, the brick on the turn doesn't worry me. At the turn I push -- after all he called earlier. Well he does AGAIN! I'm stunned and happy that the river doesn't kill me.

Stay tuned. I'll post some of the heads up hands tomorrow.

Cheers
Magi