frustration

[philuk]

pokerstars Game #16119374771: Tournament #81613224, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2008/03/20 - 15:49:19 (ET)
Table '81613224 1' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Torandtor (5995 in chips)
Seat 3: HCclubhopper (1370 in chips)
Seat 4: grubbybears (1635 in chips)
Torandtor: posts the ante 25
HCclubhopper: posts the ante 25
grubbybears: posts the ante 25
HCclubhopper: posts small blind 100
grubbybears: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to grubbybears [Ad Th]
Torandtor: folds
HCclubhopper: raises 1145 to 1345 and is all-in
grubbybears: calls 1145
*** FLOP *** [9c Qc 2d]
*** TURN *** [9c Qc 2d] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [9c Qc 2d 4h] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
HCclubhopper: shows [4c 9s] (two pair, Queens and Nines)
grubbybears: shows [Ad Th] (a pair of Queens)
HCclubhopper collected 2765 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2765 | Rake 0
Board [9c Qc 2d 4h Qd]
Seat 1: Torandtor (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: HCclubhopper (small blind) showed [4c 9s] and won (2765) with two pair, Queens and Nines
Seat 4: grubbybears (big blind) showed [Ad Th] and lost with a pair of Queens

the guy had been going all in with everything including a 2-3 off 2-5 off so thought it was a decent enough hand too call boy was i wrong

 

[aliengenius]

Try to be the shover, not the caller. You are better off pushing w 94o than calling w ATo. And not just because of these specific results.

 

[philuk]

ok thanks for advice it is very much appreciated after this any help is welcomed

 

[aliengenius]

You want to have "fold equity" whereby you can win without having to show down the best hand. Making this call is fine, but when you lose you shouldn't be frustrated, but rather, should understand that you will lose about 35% of the time against a random hand (Q7o).