In the money

I had just made it into the money. The first hand after hand-for-hand play ended, I got the chance to put all of my chips into the middle. Sack might have been a little tight, but I think I've got the best often enough to commit my last chips right here. Getting King's chips too was a welcome bonus. I think he should have folded, but he had probably been playing a little tighter than usual until he came in the money. Now he was just putting it in with anything that resembled a decent hand. I didn't really expect to win here in a three-way pot, but I did:

*********** # 197 **************
PokerStars Game #12113895982: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XI (1200/2400) - 2007/09/17 - 16:43:54 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Jumpraise (35295 in chips)
Seat 2: KingofKong (3330 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugetpwnd (7245 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (7150 in chips)
Seat 5: SackoSocks (10020 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (2690 in chips)
KingofKong: posts small blind 600
Ugetpwnd: posts big blind 1200
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [7h Qs Kc Kh 7s]
Queensnogood: folds
SackoSocks: raises 1200 to 2400
Hero: raises 290 to 2690 and is all-in
Jumpraise: folds
KingofKong: raises 640 to 3330 and is all-in
Ugetpwnd: folds
SackoSocks: calls 930
KingofKong: discards 1 card
SackoSocks: discards 1 card
Hero: discards 1 card [Qs]
Dealt to Hero [7h Kc Kh 7s] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KingofKong: shows [5d Td 2s 2d 5c] (two pair, Fives and Deuces)
SackoSocks: shows [8d 8h Jd Jc 7c] (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
SackoSocks collected 1280 from side pot
Hero: shows [7h 4c Kc Kh 7s] (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
Hero collected 9270 from main pot
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Here's how you play if you want to call off some money with a weak hand:

*********** # 201 **************
PokerStars Game #12113933045: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XI (1200/2400) - 2007/09/17 - 16:45:57 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Jumpraise (30495 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugetpwnd (13245 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (6550 in chips)
Seat 5: SackoSocks (7970 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (7470 in chips)
Jumpraise: posts small blind 600
Ugetpwnd: posts big blind 1200
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ts 8h Ks Td 9c]
Queensnogood: folds
SackoSocks: folds
Hero: raises 1200 to 2400
Jumpraise: calls 1800
Ugetpwnd: folds
Jumpraise: discards 1 card
Hero: discards 3 cards [8h Ks 9c]
Dealt to Hero [Ts Td] [7s 9d Ac]
Jumpraise: checks
Hero: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Jumpraise: shows [Tc 6c 2c 3d Kc] (high card King)
Hero: shows [Ts 7s 9d Td Ac] (a pair of Tens)
Hero collected 6000 from pot
-----------------------------------------------------------------

I was calling with two pairs again. This time it seems like I actually was behind predraw. Nevermind. All I need is to catch a four-outer and get some excessive action postdraw:

*********** # 202 **************
PokerStars Game #12113941430: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XI (1200/2400) - 2007/09/17 - 16:46:25 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Jumpraise (28095 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugetpwnd (12045 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (6550 in chips)
Seat 5: SackoSocks (7970 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (11070 in chips)
Ugetpwnd: posts small blind 600
Queensnogood: posts big blind 1200
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [2h Jc Td 2s Jd]
SackoSocks: raises 1200 to 2400
Hero: calls 2400
Jumpraise: folds
Ugetpwnd: folds
Queensnogood: folds
SackoSocks: discards 1 card
Hero: discards 1 card [Td]
Dealt to Hero [2h Jc 2s Jd] [2d]
SackoSocks: bets 2400
Hero: raises 2400 to 4800
SackoSocks: calls 2400
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [2h Jc 2d 2s Jd] (a full house, Deuces full of Jacks)
SackoSocks: shows [Kd 8c 6c Kh 6d] (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
Hero collected 16200 from pot
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Sack doubled up from the big blind with kings against my queens on the next hand. Maybe I should have folded that hand, since there was no fold equity against an all-in big blind. A couple of hands later, I woke up with aces on the button. I decided to call Sack. He had been quite active lately, so he might have a worse hand than me. It turned out that I was wrong, but I had a few outs at least...

*********** # 206 **************
PokerStars Game #12113987586: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XI (1200/2400) - 2007/09/17 - 16:48:59 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Jumpraise (19405 in chips)
Seat 2: Valuetown (10735 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugetpwnd (11105 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (12500 in chips)
Seat 5: SackoSocks (5220 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (17500 in chips)
Jumpraise: posts small blind 600
Valuetown: posts big blind 1200
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ac 9h As 4s Js]
Ugetpwnd: folds
Queensnogood: folds
SackoSocks: raises 1200 to 2400
Hero: calls 2400
Jumpraise: folds
Valuetown: folds
SackoSocks: discards 1 card
Hero: discards 3 cards [9h 4s Js]
Dealt to Hero [Ac As] [3c 8s Ad]
SackoSocks: bets 2400
Hero: raises 2400 to 4800
SackoSocks: calls 420 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [Ac 3c As 8s Ad] (three of a kind, Aces)
SackoSocks: shows [Jh 5d 3s 5c Jc] (two pair, Jacks and Fives)
Hero collected 12240 from pot
-----------------------------------------------------------------

I raised with kings up and got reraised. Uget had appeared somewhat passive, so it wasn't unlikely that I was in big trouble. Unless Uget had drawn exactly two cards, I was just going to discard the deuce. It seemed like I was up against a pat hand. It wouldn't be a bad idea to get lucky and fill up, then...

*********** # 208 **************
PokerStars Game #12114014551: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XI (1200/2400) - 2007/09/17 - 16:50:28 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Jumpraise (18805 in chips)
Seat 2: Valuetown (10735 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugetpwnd (9905 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (12500 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (24520 in chips)
Ugetpwnd: posts small blind 600
Queensnogood: posts big blind 1200
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [3s 2s Kd 3h Kc]
Hero: raises 1200 to 2400
Jumpraise: folds
Valuetown: folds
Ugetpwnd: raises 1200 to 3600
Queensnogood: folds
Hero: calls 1200
Ugetpwnd: stands pat
Hero: discards 1 card [2s]
Dealt to Hero [3s Kd 3h Kc] [Kh]
Ugetpwnd: bets 2400
Hero: raises 2400 to 4800
Ugetpwnd: calls 2400
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [3s Kh Kd 3h Kc] (a full house, Kings full of Threes)
Ugetpwnd: mucks hand
Hero collected 18000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 18000 Rake 0
Seat 1: Jumpraise folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Valuetown (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Ugetpwnd (small blind) mucked [6s 4d 7h 3d 5s]
Seat 4: Queensnogood (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: Hero showed [3s Kh Kd 3h Kc] and won (18000) with a full house, Kings full of Threes
-----------------------------------------------------------------

The next few hands were not very interesting. Then I eliminated another opponent in this hand:

*********** # 229 **************
PokerStars Game #12114246973: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XII (2000/4000) - 2007/09/17 - 17:03:24 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Jumpraise (9970 in chips)
Seat 2: Valuetown (23395 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugetpwnd (3780 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (10000 in chips)
Seat 5: Wllplydulose (1175 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (35320 in chips)
Valuetown: posts small blind 1000
Ugetpwnd: posts big blind 2000
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8d 4h 4c 2d 4s]
Queensnogood: folds
Wllplydulose: folds
Hero: raises 2000 to 4000
Jumpraise: folds
Valuetown: calls 3000
Ugetpwnd: calls 1780 and is all-in
Valuetown: discards 3 cards
Ugetpwnd: discards 3 cards
Hero: discards 1 card [8d]
Dealt to Hero [4h 4c 2d 4s] [5h]
Valuetown: checks
Hero: bets 4000
Valuetown: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [5h 4h 4c 2d 4s] (three of a kind, Fours)
Hero collected 440 from side pot
Ugetpwnd: shows [3c 9c Qc Js 3s] (a pair of Threes)
Hero collected 11340 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11780 Main pot 11340. Side pot 440. Rake 0
Seat 1: Jumpraise (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Valuetown (small blind) folded after the Draw
Seat 3: Ugetpwnd (big blind) showed [3c 9c Qc Js 3s] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 4: Queensnogood folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Wllplydulose folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Hero showed [5h 4h 4c 2d 4s] and won (11780) with three of a kind, Fours
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At this point of the tournament, players were eliminated rapidly and the table had changed quite a bit. One of the few players in the tournament that played really intimidating, was Xxbad. He was raising a lot, and I thought that he might win the tournament unless someone managed to stop him soon. In this hand he played curiously passively with a flush. He was probably hoping for overcalls. I considered accomodating him, but I thought that my two pair were to small to beat a bet and a call.

*********** # 239 **************
PokerStars Game #12114381605: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XIII (3000/6000) - 2007/09/17 - 17:11:00 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: ZzzToday (18730 in chips)
Seat 3: Yesgotcha (11110 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (32820 in chips)
Seat 5: XxbadbeatxX (34365 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (48100 in chips)
XxbadbeatxX: posts small blind 1500
Hero: posts big blind 3000
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Kh Jh Jd 2c 7h]
ZzzToday: calls 3000
Yesgotcha: folds
Queensnogood: calls 3000
XxbadbeatxX: calls 1500
Hero: checks
XxbadbeatxX: discards 1 card
Hero: discards 3 cards [Kh 2c 7h]
Dealt to Hero [Jh Jd] [6d 6h Kc]
ZzzToday: discards 1 card
Queensnogood: discards 1 card
XxbadbeatxX: checks
Hero: checks
ZzzToday: checks
Queensnogood: bets 6000
XxbadbeatxX: calls 6000
Hero: folds
ZzzToday: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Queensnogood: shows [Qh As 9c 9h Ad] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
XxbadbeatxX: shows [8s Ks 3s 2s 5s] (a flush, King high)
XxbadbeatxX collected 24000 from pot
-----------------------------------------------------------------

As I mentioned earlier, Xxbad was very intimidating. He was raising so often that you just couldn't give him credit for something every time. This was the first battle of the blinds he was involved in, so I decided to fold my small pair and wait for a more advantageous situation:

*********** # 243 **************
PokerStars Game #12114431327: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XIII (3000/6000) - 2007/09/17 - 17:13:49 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Yesgotcha (17840 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (32820 in chips)
Seat 5: XxbadbeatxX (50865 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (43600 in chips)
XxbadbeatxX: posts small blind 1500
Hero: posts big blind 3000
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [3s 5h 4d 7h 3d]
Yesgotcha: folds
Queensnogood: folds
XxbadbeatxX: raises 3000 to 6000
Hero: folds
-----------------------------------------------------------------

This was definitely more advantegeous. My pair was bigger, and he had raised twice from the small blind. He could have had decent hands both times, but he just seemed like he was bullying everyone. It was still only sevens, so I wasn't going to reraise here. I decided to call and see what happened.

*********** # 247 **************
PokerStars Game #12114492752: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XIII (3000/6000) - 2007/09/17 - 17:17:17 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Bankbuster (9945 in chips)
Seat 2: Arufoldinyet (21130 in chips)
Seat 3: Yesgotcha (5840 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (28320 in chips)
Seat 5: XxbadbeatxX (67365 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (43600 in chips)
XxbadbeatxX: posts small blind 1500
Hero: posts big blind 3000
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [3c As 7s 4d 7d]
Bankbuster: folds
Arufoldinyet: folds
Yesgotcha: folds
Queensnogood: folds
XxbadbeatxX: raises 3000 to 6000
Hero: calls 3000
XxbadbeatxX: discards 2 cards
Hero: discards 3 cards [3c As 4d]
Dealt to Hero [7s 7d] [5s Th 5h]
XxbadbeatxX: bets 6000
Hero: calls 6000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
XxbadbeatxX: shows [Td Jh Qh 2c Kd] (high card King)
Hero: shows [5s Th 7s 5h 7d] (two pair, Sevens and Fives)
Hero collected 24000 from pot
-----------------------------------------------------------------

That might slow Xxbad down a little. At least I know what hands he had been raising with. The next hand was pretty straightforward. I hadn't limped in a lot, so I thought there were several good reasons not to slowplay this.

*********** # 252 **************
PokerStars Game #12114539552: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XIV (4000/8000) - 2007/09/17 - 17:19:57 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Bankbuster (4265 in chips)
Seat 2: Arufoldinyet (11290 in chips)
Seat 3: Yesgotcha (27360 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (24320 in chips)
Seat 5: XxbadbeatxX (55365 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (53600 in chips)
Queensnogood: posts small blind 2000
XxbadbeatxX: posts big blind 4000
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8d 7d 6s 9s Td]
Hero: raises 4000 to 8000
Bankbuster: calls 4265 and is all-in
Arufoldinyet: folds
Yesgotcha: folds
Queensnogood: folds
XxbadbeatxX: folds
Hero: stands pat on [8d 7d 6s 9s Td]
Bankbuster: discards 3 cards
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hero: shows [8d 7d 6s 9s Td] (a straight, Six to Ten)
Bankbuster: shows [8h 8s 4d Ah Ac] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
Hero collected 14530 from pot
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Xxbad had slowed down a little, and limped in from the small blind this time. I put him on a small pair when he discarded two cards. I thought that I had to bet to win, and he would probably fold a small pair:

*********** # 253 **************
PokerStars Game #12114550450: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XIV (4000/8000) - 2007/09/17 - 17:20:34 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: Arufoldinyet (11290 in chips)
Seat 3: Yesgotcha (27360 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (22320 in chips)
Seat 5: XxbadbeatxX (51365 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (63865 in chips)
XxbadbeatxX: posts small blind 2000
Hero: posts big blind 4000
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [3h Kc 8s 2d Jd]
Arufoldinyet: folds
Yesgotcha: folds
Queensnogood: folds
XxbadbeatxX: calls 2000
Hero: checks
XxbadbeatxX: discards 2 cards
Hero: discards 3 cards [3h 8s 2d]
Dealt to Hero [Kc Jd] [7s Ah 5d]
XxbadbeatxX: checks
Hero: bets 8000
XxbadbeatxX: folds
Hero collected 8000 from pot
Hero: doesn't show hand
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Yes. Eight-high. Almost my favorite hand for pat-bluffs. But I couldn't do it. I didn't even consider it at the time, really:

*********** # 264 **************
PokerStars Game #12114638572: Tournament #61160663, $1.00+$0.10 5 Card
Draw Limit - Level XIV (4000/8000) - 2007/09/17 - 17:25:36 (ET)
Table '61160663 22' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: Arufoldinyet (12580 in chips)
Seat 3: Yesgotcha (17040 in chips)
Seat 4: Queensnogood (26640 in chips)
Seat 5: XxbadbeatxX (52075 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero (67865 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 2000
Arufoldinyet: posts big blind 4000
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to Hero [7c 2d 8d 3h 4c]
Yesgotcha: folds
Queensnogood: folds
XxbadbeatxX: calls 4000
Hero: folds
Arufoldinyet: checks
-----------------------------------------------------------------

I played about five more hands at this table. Then I had to change seats one last time.