I'm gonna edit more hands in to this later and perhaps more, but right now it's just hands that I wanna talk about later. But got to play more right now b/c I'm down +100 today. @#*$&$# Variance, and sucking.

How'd I play this hand wrong?

POKERSTARS GAME #8759811168: TOURNAMENT #44578416, $10+$1 HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL II (15/30) - 2007/03/05 - 22:29:07 (ET)
Table '44578416 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: LeWeatherman (2240 in chips)
Seat 2: TMOD23 (1620 in chips)
Seat 3: KirbySJr (1440 in chips)
Seat 4: VanHooz8541 (1390 in chips)
Seat 5: astrodg (1410 in chips)
Seat 6: aesposi3 (1480 in chips)
Seat 7: BigLebowzkee (520 in chips)
Seat 8: Chief Cote (1470 in chips)
Seat 9: Punjabi918 (1930 in chips)
VanHooz8541: posts small blind 15
astrodg: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to astrodg [As Jd]
aesposi3: calls 30
BigLebowzkee: calls 30
Chief Cote: folds
Punjabi918: folds
LeWeatherman: calls 30
TMOD23: calls 30
KirbySJr: folds
VanHooz8541: calls 15
astrodg: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ah 4s 4h]
VanHooz8541: checks
astrodg: checks
aesposi3: checks
BigLebowzkee: checks
LeWeatherman: checks
TMOD23: bets 150
VanHooz8541: folds
astrodg: raises 270 to 420
aesposi3: folds
BigLebowzkee: folds
LeWeatherman: folds
TMOD23: calls 270
*** TURN *** [Ah 4s 4h] [3d]
astrodg: bets 960 and is all-in
TMOD23: calls 960
*** RIVER *** [Ah 4s 4h 3d] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
astrodg: shows [As Jd] (two pair, Aces and Fours)
TMOD23: shows [Ad Qh] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
TMOD23 collected 2940 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2940 | Rake 0
Board [Ah 4s 4h 3d Qd]
Seat 1: LeWeatherman folded on the Flop
Seat 2: TMOD23 showed [Ad Qh] and won (2940) with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 3: KirbySJr (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: VanHooz8541 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: astrodg (big blind) showed [As Jd] and lost with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 6: aesposi3 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: BigLebowzkee folded on the Flop
Seat 8: Chief Cote folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Punjabi918 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Teh ultimate cooler in T3

POKERSTARS GAME #8760608549: TOURNAMENT #44578263, $10+$1 HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL VI (100/200) - 2007/03/05 - 23:15:32 (ET)
Table '44578263 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Drifter-9 (2915 in chips)
Seat 2: astrodg (4822 in chips)
Seat 4: boilerdaveb (5763 in chips)
astrodg: posts small blind 100
boilerdaveb: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to astrodg [6d Th]
Drifter-9: folds
astrodg said, "lol A6"
astrodg: calls 100
boilerdaveb: checks
*** FLOP *** [7s 9c Qh]
Drifter-9 said, "i folded it"
astrodg: bets 400
boilerdaveb: calls 400
*** TURN *** [7s 9c Qh] [8s]
Drifter-9 said, "seriously... lol"
astrodg: bets 400
boilerdaveb: raises 400 to 800
Drifter-9 said, "wouldve been a bold call"
astrodg: raises 3422 to 4222 and is all-in
boilerdaveb: calls 3422
*** RIVER *** [7s 9c Qh 8s] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
astrodg: shows [6d Th] (a straight, Six to Ten)
boilerdaveb: shows [Jc Ts] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
boilerdaveb collected 9644 from pot
Drifter-9 said, "wow tough hand"
Drifter-9 said, "gg"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9644 | Rake 0
Board [7s 9c Qh 8s Td]
Seat 1: Drifter-9 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: astrodg (small blind) showed [6d Th] and lost with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 4: boilerdaveb (big blind) showed [Jc Ts] and won (9644) with a straight, Eight to Queen


PWNED CRUCIAL

POKERSTARS GAME #8760345147: TOURNAMENT #44578194, $10+$1 HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL V (75/150) - 2007/03/05 - 22:59:44 (ET)
Table '44578194 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: astrodg (3970 in chips)
Seat 2: Mysticdream7 (4175 in chips)
Seat 3: NcPokerKid (5355 in chips)
NcPokerKid: posts small blind 75
astrodg: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to astrodg [7c 7h]
Mysticdream7: calls 150
NcPokerKid: raises 900 to 1050
astrodg: raises 2920 to 3970 and is all-in
Mysticdream7: folds
NcPokerKid: calls 2920
*** FLOP *** [Ks 8c Th]
NcPokerKid said, "xual ALWouch"
NcPokerKid said, "ouch"
*** TURN *** [Ks 8c Th] [6d]
NcPokerKid said, "damn"
NcPokerKid said, "WOW"
*** RIVER *** [Ks 8c Th 6d] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NcPokerKid: shows [6s 6c] (three of a kind, Sixes)
astrodg: shows [7c 7h] (a pair of Sevens)
astrodg said, "wow"
NcPokerKid collected 8090 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8090 | Rake 0
Board [Ks 8c Th 6d 5d]
Seat 1: astrodg (big blind) showed [7c 7h] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 2: Mysticdream7 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 3: NcPokerKid (small blind) showed [6s 6c] and won (8090) with three of a kind, Sixes


Yeah today has been brutal, all my cashes in in 3rd like that, and I've bubbled about a million times. I can still squeze in another 14 SNGs if I try really hard, and I"m registered in a couple Mtts right now If anyone's around to rail.


ARGHHHHH poker, 36 tournaments, down -(99.68)


Edit: early in a $5 MTT:

POKERSTARS GAME #8761661923: TOURNAMENT #44300529, $5.00+$0.50 HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL I (10/20) - 2007/03/06 - 00:29:05 (ET)
Table '44300529 2' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: rulf1357 (3210 in chips)
Seat 2: UberCoolHSM (1400 in chips)
Seat 3: Lil Wookie (1820 in chips)
Seat 4: astrodg (1470 in chips)
Seat 5: charliehalf (1590 in chips)
Seat 6: hossa123 (800 in chips)
Seat 7: venable4 (1450 in chips)
Seat 8: sexirad (1540 in chips)
Seat 9: pheenwaar (1690 in chips)
astrodg: posts small blind 10
charliehalf: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to astrodg [Ks Ad]
hossa123: calls 20
venable4: folds
sexirad: raises 80 to 100
pheenwaar: calls 100
rulf1357: folds
UberCoolHSM: folds
Lil Wookie: folds
astrodg: raises 500 to 600
charliehalf: folds
hossa123: folds
sexirad: raises 940 to 1540 and is all-in
pheenwaar: folds
astrodg: calls 870 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Qd Jc 8d]
*** TURN *** [Qd Jc 8d] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [Qd Jc 8d 8s] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
astrodg: shows [Ks Ad] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
sexirad: shows [8h 9h] (three of a kind, Eights)
sexirad collected 3080 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3080 | Rake 0
Board [Qd Jc 8d 8s As]
Seat 1: rulf1357 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: UberCoolHSM folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Lil Wookie (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: astrodg (small blind) showed [Ks Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 5: charliehalf (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: hossa123 folded before Flop
Seat 7: venable4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: sexirad showed [8h 9h] and won (3080) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 9: pheenwaar folded before Flop