Expert play of the day

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed)

SB (t1320)
BB (t1450)
UTG (t1280)
UTG+1 (t1540)
MP1 (t1585)
MP2 (t1420)
MP3 (t865)
Hero (t1940)
Button (t2100)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A, A.
UTG raises to t460, 1 fold, MP1 calls t460, 2 folds, Hero raises to t1940, 3 folds, UTG calls t820 (All-In), MP1 calls t1125 (All-In).

Flop: (t4835) 9, 9, 3 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t4835) 6 (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t4835) 3 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: t4835

Results in blue below:
UTG has 2s 8d (two pair, nines and threes).
MP1 has Kd Jd (two pair, nines and threes).
Hero has Ac Ad (two pair, aces and nines).
Outcome: Hero wins t4835.

If this wasn't a freeroll, I want to know what the hell it was....

$11 donkngo, as usual.

This was last night, and also NOT a freeroll:

Table '36910894 5' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: jtibbits (1260 in chips)
Seat 2: Kiirah (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: 2POLE123 (1240 in chips)
Seat 4: stouse10 (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: bigdutch7 (1380 in chips)
Seat 6: cch001 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: Effexor1 (1360 in chips)
Seat 9: Mr Moonlight (2300 in chips)
stouse10: posts small blind 10
bigdutch7: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Effexor1 [5c 5h]
cch001: folds
Effexor1: calls 20
Mr Moonlight: raises 100 to 120
jtibbits: calls 120
Kiirah: folds
2POLE123: raises 100 to 220
stouse10: folds
bigdutch7: calls 200
Effexor1: folds
Mr Moonlight: calls 100
jtibbits: raises 1040 to 1260 and is all-in
2POLE123: calls 1020 and is all-in
bigdutch7: calls 1040
Mr Moonlight: folds
*** FLOP *** [8h 6s 2d]
*** TURN *** [8h 6s 2d] 5♠
*** RIVER *** [8h 6s 2d 5s] 7♦
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bigdutch7: shows [9s Qh] (a straight, Five to Nine)
jtibbits: shows [Tc 5d] (a pair of Fives)
bigdutch7 collected 40 from side pot
2POLE123: shows [Qd Td] (high card Queen)
bigdutch7 collected 3970 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4010 Main pot 3970. Side pot 40. | Rake 0
Board [8h 6s 2d 5s 7d]
Seat 1: jtibbits showed [Tc 5d] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 2: Kiirah folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: 2POLE123 (button) showed [Qd Td] and lost with high card Queen
Seat 4: stouse10 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: bigdutch7 (big blind) showed [9s Qh] and won (4010) with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 6: cch001 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Effexor1 folded before Flop
Seat 9: Mr Moonlight folded before Flop

Such enormas pressure from the blinds, causing the classic 82o UTG steal. Described in detail in all good poker books.

not to mention he was pot committed after the re-raise and all in before his overcall all in

I hate that garbage Effexor....

You were only running 8's, 2's, K's, J's, or diamonds away from posting this thread on the bad beat board.