Tournament Hand of the Week Submission Thread: Chosen hands get 5 VIP Chips!

[Midou06]

We are starting up a "Hand of the Week" (HOTW) series for members. There will be both a Cash Game and Tournament HOTW each week (link to Cash Game Hand of the Week will be linked below). We want you to post the hand(s) that gave you the most trouble that you could really use some advice on. Each week, we will choose one hand from the thread and post here in the Tournament Hand Analysis forum for members to critique and give advice. Anyone who's hand is picked will get 5 VIP Chips*.

How to Submit Your Hand
This thread is for tournament hands only. We have a separate thread for Cash Game Hand of the Week here.

1. Copy and paste your full, raw data hand history (show results). We will be inputting chosen hands into our CardsChat Hand Converter, so we need the full, raw hand history.
2. Give some background of the hand. Share your thoughts and concerns about the hand, and ask the questions you would like to receive advice for. Include any other data like VPIP, player reads/history, etc.

Please do NOT discuss hands or give advice on play in this thread! This thread is for submission only. We will post links to HOTW threads here as they go up, and members to whom the hand belonged will be tagged in the post. You can use the URL of that post to make a claim in your VIP thread.

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Questions? Ask below!

FThe second best hand you can win ♥️

 

[Tammy]

FThe second best hand you can win ♥️

Looks like the best hand won?

 

[Midou06]

Yes ♥️

 

[Tammy]

It looks like we have some more interest, so I will pick a hand next week! Instead of me posting it, I will have the user make their own thread. That way you can add your own thoughts and reads to the thread.

Let's keep those hand coming! Remember, it does not have to be a Replay Poker hand. It can be from any poker site.

 

[PoorGypsy]

I have a question. It looks like everyone here shares mostly reeplay poker hands. But how I can share my 888 poker hand here? I'm new to it. So i don't know all this tricks.

 

[monkeytilter]

Heart attack time in a Satellite!
I shove 20BB with KQo, Villains makes a dubious call(?)* and the roller-coaster begins..

*See bad beat thread for more on this villain and his dodgy calls!

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/bad-beats-and-vents-71/dubious-call-in-a-satellite-gets-546260/

partypoker, $3 + $0.30 - Hold'em No Limit - 200/400 (50 ante) - 4 players
Replay this hand on CardsChat

UTG (Hero): 5,286 (13 bb)
BU: 32,983 (82 bb)
SB: 11,482 (29 bb)
BB: 30,342 (76 bb)

Pre-Flop: (800) Hero is UTG with Q♦ K♣
Hero raises to 5,236 (all-in), 2 players fold, BB calls 4,836

Flop: (10,872) J♠ Q♠ 5♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (10,872) 5♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (10,872) Q♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: 10,872

Showdown:
UTG (Hero) shows Q♦ K♣ (a full house, Queens full of Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 70%, Flop: 63%, Turn: 9%, River: 100%)

BB shows 8♠ K♠ (a flush, King high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 30%, Flop: 37%, Turn: 91%, River: 0%)

UTG (Hero) wins 10,872

 

[Tammy]

I have a question. It looks like everyone here shares mostly reeplay poker hands. But how I can share my 888 poker hand here? I'm new to it. So i don't know all this tricks.

You'll want to get the raw hand history, and then for best reviewing purposes, put it in our hand converter. See here: Use the CardsChat Hand Converter/Replayer to analyze your tournament hands!

 

[monkeytilter]

I have a question. It looks like everyone here shares mostly reeplay poker hands. But how I can share my 888 poker hand here? I'm new to it. So i don't know all this tricks.

On 888 you need to go to your hand history folder. You can find out where this is through settings\Game Settings "Keep my hand history in".
Open this folder, open the relevant hand history file in a text editor (notepad etc.) and copy paste the hand from there to CardsChat hand convertor.

Bit of a pain of a process but that's how it is.
If you are still struggling ask and I might make a tutorial post

 

[PoorGypsy]

On 888 you need to go to your hand history folder. You can find out where this is through settings\Game Settings "Keep my hand history in".
Open this folder, open the relevant hand history file in a text editor (notepad etc.) and copy paste the hand from there to CardsChat hand convertor.

Bit of a pain of a process but that's how it is.
If you are still struggling ask and I might make a tutorial post

I found hand history. Opened the tournament history, found the game and found a hand, also found a button copy to clipboard, so after this I should paste it to a text editor? and then paste it to card's chat hand converter? or drag a text editor file to converter?

 

[PoorGypsy]

is this fine?



888Poker, Hold'em No Limit - 1,500/3,000 (300 ante) - 4 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat

Paprika888 (UTG): 9,658 (3 bb)
Amfe2nat (BU): 170,354 (57 bb)
stinky12345 (SB): 40,524 (14 bb)
dominatrix1 (BB): 23,464 (8 bb)

Pre-Flop: (5,700) Hero (dominatrix1) is BB with A♣ 9♠
2 players fold, stinky12345 (SB) raises to 40,224 (all-in), dominatrix1 (BB) calls 20,164 (all-in)

Flop: (47,528) T♦ Q♦ 3♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (47,528) 3♠ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (47,528) 2♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 47,528

Showdown:
stinky12345 (SB) shows A♥ K♠ (a pair of Threes - higher kicker)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 74%, Flop: 87%, Turn: 86%, River: 100%)

dominatrix1 (BB) shows A♣ 9♠ (a pair of Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 26%, Flop: 13%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)

stinky12345 (SB) wins 47,528

 

[Tammy]

On 888 you need to go to your hand history folder. You can find out where this is through settings\Game Settings "Keep my hand history in".
Open this folder, open the relevant hand history file in a text editor (notepad etc.) and copy paste the hand from there to CardsChat hand convertor.

Bit of a pain of a process but that's how it is.
If you are still struggling ask and I might make a tutorial post

That would be amazing, honestly.

 

[Flyer35]

This is a tough one. Second hand of the CC Bronze freeroll, so pretty much any hand could get shoved for no particular reason. First in limps and I have a strong hand (AQ) so I do a 5X raise. Limper thinks I must be playing a 72o or something similar so time to limp/shove with his A4o.



My dilema - should I go pick up dog food at the vet or clean the basement? Like I said - a tough one.

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[Flyer35]

Another tough one - I think this was the VIP100. First-in limps and I have KK so I decide to do a 4X raise. Limper thinks I must be playing a 62o or something similar so time to limp/shove with his 77. This time my hand holds up despite him scoring a full house.



I think I'll go get the dog food.

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[Chica_bonita]

Well, let me try to participate here. I'm playing through my phone, so I decided to show you this hand via screen recording (I hope it's okay).

Spoiler: Background, thoughts, questions

So, it's the start of the tournament, the blinds are low, so I decided I could call to see the flop and, lo and behold! I hit the flop and caught full house. But what's next? Actually, when I called, I was considering the possibility of straight or set. Thinking about the fact that one of the opponents has a pocket pair of 88, I decided to check. But on the turn, the situation worsened, because besides the pocket pair of 88, I could also be threatened by JJ (3 more outs). The opponent makes a bet, but it seemed to me that this bet is quite small, although this could be explained by the size of his stack. Anyway, I decided to do a re-reise to try to understand the power of his combination. His bet on the turn made me think that he might just be pushing Flush-drow, but he went All-in and at that moment, I decided to call since his stack is lower than mine, but I have a pretty good chance. Here are my thoughts on that.

Anyway, I thought it was a really interesting game, but since I definitely did everything wrong, I decided to show it here. I'm wondering at what stage I made mistakes, apart from the fact that I probably shouldn't have called at all with this set of cards. Why did the opponent decide to go All-in, because it's a plo, there are too many risks. Should I have flopped?

Well, I couldn't add a screen recording video (I don't know why), so I uploaded the video to YouTube to show it here.🤯

 

[Chica_bonita]

I don't know if this topic is still alive, but here's another video. The player I was fighting bluffed a few times before we ran into him. The flop looked good to me, so I raised it. The thorn confused me a little, but I decided not to back down. I made a bet on the rivier again, and my opponent's move made me believe that he had a jack, but I decided to take the risk anyway.
Unfortunately, I made a mistake, and although the best solution would have been to fold, I'm sure I did everything wrong. How could you gamble to get this pot? Did I trap myself? Could I force him to fold on the flop or on the turn?

 

[Tammy]

Ok, here goes the hand:
We're ITM (16 left) in a small $22 tournament with 20 places paid. Pay jumps aren't relevant until top 10.

Hero (28 BBs) sits in MP and receives AdTc. Folds to him, he opens 2 BBs. Folds to BB (48 BBs) who calls. No reads on villian so far. Hasn't played many hands.

Flop (5.5 BBs): 8sAc7d
BB checks
Hero bets 1.5 BBs.
BB raises to 5 BBs.
Hero?

Spoiler: My thoughts

I am smelling two pair but it could also be a bluff and I think I cannot fold TP here; even if my kicker isn't great.
While we can expect some 3-bets pre from AQ/AK but nits sometimes don't do that.

Hero calls.

Turn (15.5 BBs): 6h.
BB donks 3.9 BBs
Hero?

Spoiler: More thoughts

Somehow this small bet is weird to me. JT got there and I'm still behind any two pair combo.
At least no flush draws.
But I think my hand is too weak for a raise and I doubt I have fold equity.
Maybe he exactly intends to make me call with this small bet but can I fold here?

Hero calls.

River (23.2 BBs): 3h
BB donks full pot
Hero?

Spoiler: My thoughts

Unfortunately he didn't check and My hand didn't improve (as expected) and I think I have to fold here and live on with my 17 BBs left.
Of course I might have been bluffed by a triple barrel but that's okay.

Hero folds.

Spoiler: More info on villain

I later looked him up on SharkScope and he's a winning player with a decent ROI.

@Andyreas - You laid out this hand really well! Please post for analysis and claim your chips!

 

[Tammy]

I would like to see if anyone thinks an ALL IN after the flop could of changed the outcome. Get the other player to fold? I think theres a 50/50 chance either way.

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I soft bet after the flop, 200 to keep from running him out and keep chips coming in, after the turn card i went up and doubled to 400 to see if he was confident in his hand or fold. To my horror he pushed me ALL IN, . Made me kinda sick cause looking at a straight or flush draw.

You are also selected for Hand of the Week! Please make a new thread with this info from your post in the Tournament Hand Analysis section.

 

[najisami]

Hi Tammy and everyone,
Still fuming kind of but thought of sharing this hand and asking if it should've been played otherwise.
This is an $11 MTT (Sunday Storm), barely in the money. The opponent with AQ was the most active at the table, played almost every hand and raised very often.

pokerstars Hand #255425912122: Tournament #3860731919, $4.80+$5.00+$1.20 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXIII (2000/4000) - 2025/03/24 0:38:02 CUST [2025/03/23 20:38:02 ET]
Table '3860731919 2336' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: MoroccoRocks (110302 in chips, $10 bounty)
Seat 2: shopix (114574 in chips, $24.37 bounty)
Seat 3: vilasss (40501 in chips, $16.25 bounty)
Seat 4: HighHells1 (179571 in chips, $25.93 bounty)
Seat 5: yoyobrothers (51990 in chips, $55.46 bounty)
Seat 6: MauGzz9 (45115 in chips, $7.50 bounty)
Seat 7: Tazza 007 (275062 in chips, $32.81 bounty)
Seat 8: LuAAnzerAA (101349 in chips, $18.75 bounty)
MoroccoRocks: posts the ante 500
shopix: posts the ante 500
vilasss: posts the ante 500
HighHells1: posts the ante 500
yoyobrothers: posts the ante 500
MauGzz9: posts the ante 500
Tazza 007: posts the ante 500
LuAAnzerAA: posts the ante 500
HighHells1: posts small blind 2000
yoyobrothers: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MoroccoRocks [Kd Ks]
MauGzz9: folds
Tazza 007: folds
LuAAnzerAA: raises 4000 to 8000
MoroccoRocks: raises 8000 to 16000
shopix: folds
vilasss: folds
HighHells1: raises 163071 to 179071 and is all-in
yoyobrothers: folds
LuAAnzerAA: folds
MoroccoRocks: calls 93802 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (69269) returned to HighHells1
*** FLOP *** [7d 3d Ac]
*** TURN *** [7d 3d Ac] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [7d 3d Ac Jd] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
HighHells1: shows [Ad Qh] (a pair of Aces)
MoroccoRocks: shows [Kd Ks] (a pair of Kings)
HighHells1 collected 235604 from pot
HighHells1 wins $5 for eliminating MoroccoRocks and their own bounty increases by $5 to $30.93
MoroccoRocks finished the tournament in 2572nd place and received $15.72.
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 235604 | Rake 0
Board [7d 3d Ac Jd Tc]
Seat 1: MoroccoRocks showed [Kd Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: shopix folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: vilasss (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: HighHells1 (small blind) showed [Ad Qh] and won (235604) with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: yoyobrothers (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: MauGzz9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Tazza 007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: LuAAnzerAA folded before Flop

 

[Tammy]

Well, let me try to participate here. I'm playing through my phone, so I decided to show you this hand via screen recording (I hope it's okay).

Spoiler: Background, thoughts, questions

So, it's the start of the tournament, the blinds are low, so I decided I could call to see the flop and, lo and behold! I hit the flop and caught full house. But what's next? Actually, when I called, I was considering the possibility of straight or set. Thinking about the fact that one of the opponents has a pocket pair of 88, I decided to check. But on the turn, the situation worsened, because besides the pocket pair of 88, I could also be threatened by JJ (3 more outs). The opponent makes a bet, but it seemed to me that this bet is quite small, although this could be explained by the size of his stack. Anyway, I decided to do a re-reise to try to understand the power of his combination. His bet on the turn made me think that he might just be pushing Flush-drow, but he went All-in and at that moment, I decided to call since his stack is lower than mine, but I have a pretty good chance. Here are my thoughts on that.

Anyway, I thought it was a really interesting game, but since I definitely did everything wrong, I decided to show it here. I'm wondering at what stage I made mistakes, apart from the fact that I probably shouldn't have called at all with this set of cards. Why did the opponent decide to go All-in, because it's a plo, there are too many risks. Should I have flopped?

Well, I couldn't add a screen recording video (I don't know why), so I uploaded the video to YouTube to show it here.🤯

I love the idea of a screen recording. Please post this hand in Tournament Hand Analysis. Give as much background as you can remember from your notes to help describe your player reads, etc., and claim your 5 VIP Chips!

 

[Chica_bonita]

I love the idea of a screen recording. Please post this hand in Tournament Hand Analysis. Give as much background as you can remember from your notes to help describe your player reads, etc., and claim your 5 VIP Chips!

I won't be able to convert this hand manually. if I were playing from a computer, I could take the history of this hand from a file and convert it, but, alas, the history of the hands is not saved when playing through the phone.🤷‍♀️

 

[Tammy]

I won't be able to convert this hand manually. if I were playing from a computer, I could take the history of this hand from a file and convert it, but, alas, the history of the hands is not saved when playing through the phone.🤷‍♀️

No, I understand - You can post exactly as you have posted here, just in a new thread. If you have any other info to add, great, if not, I think what you have is more than sufficient.

 

[hilary antonik filho]

I'm not much of a note-taker, lost hands, I'm kind of disconnected, what happened, happened, I don't like to cry over spilled milk
But I'll try