sick SNG

wow, I always pride myself on rarely sucking out, usually getting my money in good. Lately though I've been hitting a lot of miracle cards. Most of the time though I can honestly say I don't think I'm making mistakes on the hands involved because my decisions have been based both on the cards and on reads on the players.

well after my 2nd place in the 1r/1a yesterday I moved up to the $5 SNG level. After some ups and downs, here's the hand that got me on my way...


Full Tilt Poker Game #5568635459: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (42379779), Table 1 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:26:33 ET - 2008/03/09
Seat 2: JONES 1961 (2,150)
Seat 3: WAGN3R (745)
Seat 4: TheThrillWS (6,370)
Seat 7: jl131 (1,820)
Seat 8: woofy01 (1,160)
Seat 9: Bodogold (1,255)
TheThrillWS posts the small blind of 60
jl131 posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jl131 [3h Ah]
woofy01 calls 120
Bodogold folds
JONES 1961 folds
WAGN3R folds
TheThrillWS calls 60
jl131 checks
*** FLOP *** [3s Jc 6h]
TheThrillWS checks
jl131 checks
woofy01 bets 1,040, and is all in He had been over-shoving like this every hand he played and never gotten called, so I thought I had good reason to believe i was ahead here
TheThrillWS folds
jl131 calls 1,040
woofy01 shows [Js 8s] oops
jl131 shows [3h Ah]
*** TURN *** [3s Jc 6h] [3c] I planned that
*** RIVER *** [3s Jc 6h 3c] [7d]
woofy01 shows two pair, Jacks and Threes
jl131 shows three of a kind, Threes
jl131 wins the pot (2,440) with three of a kind, Threes
woofy01 stands up

not a lot of action for me after that, until this one...

Full Tilt Poker Game #5568804969: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (42379779), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:39:18 ET - 2008/03/09
Seat 2: JONES 1961 (1,300)
Seat 4: TheThrillWS (9,220)
Seat 7: jl131 (2,980)
jl131 posts the small blind of 100
JONES 1961 posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jl131 [Ac Jh]
jl131 is feeling angry
TheThrillWS calls 200
jl131 raises to 800
JONES 1961 folds
TheThrillWS calls 600
*** FLOP *** [5h Ah As]
jl131 bets 800
TheThrillWS raises to 1,600
jl131 raises to 2,180, and is all in
TheThrillWS calls 580
jl131 shows [Ac Jh]
TheThrillWS shows [5c 5s] oops again
*** TURN *** [5h Ah As] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [5h Ah As 2h] [Ad] hehe, yeah, i planned that one too.
jl131 shows four of a kind, Aces
TheThrillWS shows a full house, Aces full of Fives
jl131 wins the pot (6,160) with four of a kind, Aces

then a killer call FTW...

Full Tilt Poker Game #5568914819: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (42379779), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:47:24 ET - 2008/03/09
Seat 4: TheThrillWS (5,100)
Seat 7: jl131 (8,400)
TheThrillWS posts the small blind of 120
jl131 posts the big blind of 240
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jl131 [9s 9d]
TheThrillWS calls 120
jl131 raises to 750
TheThrillWS calls 510
*** FLOP *** [3h 2c Qs]
jl131 checks
TheThrillWS checks
*** TURN *** [3h 2c Qs] [Kd]
jl131 checks
TheThrillWS checks
*** RIVER *** [3h 2c Qs Kd] [8h]
jl131 bets 800
TheThrillWS raises to 4,350, and is all in
jl131 has 15 seconds left to act
jl131 calls 3,550
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheThrillWS shows [4d Ac] Ace King high
jl131 shows [9s 9d] a pair of Nines
jl131 wins the pot (10,200) with a pair of Nines
TheThrillWS stands up
jl131 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10,200 | Rake 0
Board: [3h 2c Qs Kd 8h]
Seat 4: TheThrillWS (small blind) showed [4d Ac] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 7: jl131 (big blind) showed [9s 9d] and won (10,200) with a pair of Nines

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