Sunday afternoon PokerStars

I deposited $100 on PokerStars on Sunday, and decided to try and build up a bankroll by playing sit and go tournaments.

I played two 9-player, and one 18-player tourneys, all for $22 each.

I cashed in all three, finishing 3rd in the 18-player, and 2nd & 3rd in the 9-player tourneys.

Here's a summary of how things went down at the end of each:

1st:
This was the 18-player tournament. I made a good call, thinking I had the best hand. But another player called on his open-ended straight draw, and he caught it on the turn.

PokerStars Game #6817642426: Tournament #34723926, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/10/29 - 15:33:22 (ET)
Table '34723926 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: sec8gambler (4385 in chips)
Seat 3: RockHD (4605 in chips)
Seat 5: Darkeye67 (6400 in chips)
Seat 9: billyv77 (11610 in chips)
sec8gambler: posts the ante 50
RockHD: posts the ante 50
Darkeye67: posts the ante 50
billyv77: posts the ante 50
billyv77: posts small blind 300
sec8gambler: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RockHD [:Ah :8h]
RockHD: calls 600
Darkeye67: folds
billyv77: calls 300
sec8gambler: checks
*** FLOP *** [:Tc :As :9s]
billyv77: checks
sec8gambler: checks
RockHD: bets 600
billyv77: calls 600
sec8gambler: raises 3135 to 3735 and is all-in
RockHD: calls 3135
billyv77: raises 3465 to 7200
RockHD: calls 220 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [:Tc :As :9s] [:Kc]
*** RIVER *** [:Tc :As :9s :Kc] [:6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
billyv77: shows [:Js :Qd] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
RockHD: shows [:Ah :8h] (a pair of Aces)
billyv77 collected 440 from side pot
sec8gambler: shows [:3d :Ad] (a pair of Aces)
billyv77 collected 13205 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13645 Main pot 13205. Side pot 440. | Rake 0
Board [:Tc :As :9s :Kc :6s]
Seat 2: sec8gambler (big blind) showed [:3d :Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: RockHD showed [:Ah :8h] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: Darkeye67 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: billyv77 (small blind) showed [:Js :Qd] and won (13645) with a straight, Ten to Ace

Since I had more chips than the other guy, I finished 3rd for a cashout of $72.00 - profit $50.

2nd:
In this one, back to back hands where I was dominating pre-flop, and the other player caught one of his three outs.

PokerStars Game #6818579376: Tournament #34730423, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/10/29 - 16:51:03 (ET)
Table '34730423 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: 2fast4u7 (2775 in chips)
Seat 4: ovy11 (7045 in chips)
Seat 5: RockHD (3680 in chips)
2fast4u7: posts the ante 25
ovy11: posts the ante 25
RockHD: posts the ante 25
ovy11: posts small blind 200
RockHD: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RockHD [:Jc :Kd]
2fast4u7: raises 2350 to 2750 and is all-in
ovy11: folds
RockHD: calls 2350
*** FLOP *** [:Qc :Tc :8c]
*** TURN *** [:Qc :Tc :8c] [:4s]
*** RIVER *** [:Qc :Tc :8c :4s] [:5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RockHD: shows [:Jc :Kd] (high card King)
2fast4u7: shows [:Js :Qs] (a pair of Queens)
RockHD said, "joke"
2fast4u7 collected 5775 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5775 | Rake 0
Board [:Qc :Tc :8c :4s :5d]
Seat 3: 2fast4u7 (button) showed [:Js :Qs] and won (5775) with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: ovy11 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: RockHD (big blind) showed [:Jc :Kd] and lost with high card King


PokerStars Game #6818585370: Tournament #34730423, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/10/29 - 16:51:32 (ET)
Table '34730423 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: 2fast4u7 (5775 in chips)
Seat 4: ovy11 (6820 in chips)
Seat 5: RockHD (905 in chips)
2fast4u7: posts the ante 25
ovy11: posts the ante 25
RockHD: posts the ante 25
RockHD: posts small blind 200
2fast4u7: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RockHD [:Qc :Kh]
ovy11: raises 400 to 800
RockHD: raises 80 to 880 and is all-in
2fast4u7: folds
ovy11: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [:Ah :2h :6c]
*** TURN *** [:Ah :2h :6c] [:9c]
*** RIVER *** [:Ah :2h :6c :9c] [:3c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RockHD: shows [:Qc :Kh] (high card Ace)
ovy11: shows [:Ks :3h] (a pair of Threes)
RockHD said, "another joke"
ovy11 collected 2235 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2235 | Rake 0
Board [:Ah :2h :6c :9c :3c]
Seat 3: 2fast4u7 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: ovy11 (button) showed [:Ks :3h] and won (2235) with a pair of Threes
Seat 5: RockHD (small blind) showed [:Qc :Kh] and lost with high card Ace

Not much I could do about that one... finished 3rd for $36 payout - profit $14.

3rd:
There aren't any real key hands in this one... I want all-in with Q-10, and the other player called with K-8. I hit a 10 on the flop, he rivered a K. Finished 2nd for $54 payout - profit $32.

I ended the afternoon up $96. Not much when you compare with cash game action, but still pretty good. I'm going to continue playing these sit & go tournaments... trying to build up a bank roll to eventually go back to cash games.