6MAX - A tale of two hands...

PokerStars Game #16204648757: Tournament #81587897, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/03/23 - 23:03:18 (ET)
Table '81587897 6' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: TorcidaST (1915 in chips)
Seat 2: sagar111 (9370 in chips)
Seat 3: RoadkingOz (3337 in chips)
Seat 4: Columbo777 (1503 in chips)
Seat 5: hdspoker (1825 in chips)
Seat 6: Arvid2k7 (3050 in chips)
RoadkingOz: posts small blind 50
Columbo777: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Columbo777 [3h 3d]
hdspoker: folds
Arvid2k7: folds
TorcidaST: calls 100
sagar111: raises 400 to 500
RoadkingOz: folds
Columbo777: raises 1003 to 1503 and is all-in
TorcidaST: calls 1403
sagar111: calls 1003
*** FLOP *** [3c 2h Kd]
TorcidaST: bets 412 and is all-in
sagar111: calls 412
*** TURN *** [3c 2h Kd] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [3c 2h Kd Kc] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TorcidaST: shows [Td Jc] (a pair of Kings)
sagar111: shows [Js Ac] (a pair of Kings - Ace kicker)
sagar111 collected 824 from side pot
Columbo777: shows [3h 3d] (a full house, Threes full of Kings)
Columbo777 collected 4559 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5383 Main pot 4559. Side pot 824. | Rake 0
Board [3c 2h Kd Kc 4s]
Seat 1: TorcidaST showed [Td Jc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: sagar111 (button) showed [Js Ac] and won (824) with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: RoadkingOz (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Columbo777 (big blind) showed [3h 3d] and won (4559) with a full house, Threes full of Kings
Seat 5: hdspoker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Arvid2k7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I was seeing alot of players willing to stack-off with AJ or JTs. I catch a big break here and triple up.

After some boring folding, I am an average stack with 60 left...

PokerStars Game #16205135851: Tournament #81587897, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/03/23 - 23:27:02 (ET)
Table '81587897 6' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Devin Thomas (3215 in chips)
Seat 2: sagar111 (5735 in chips)
Seat 3: RoadkingOz (6156 in chips)
Seat 4: Columbo777 (4559 in chips)
Seat 5: hdspoker (4750 in chips)
Seat 6: Arvid2k7 (2100 in chips)
RoadkingOz: posts small blind 75
Columbo777: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Columbo777 [6d 6c]
hdspoker: folds
Arvid2k7: raises 300 to 450 (3x)
Devin Thomas: calls 450 -- probably AJ again, :)
sagar111: folds
RoadkingOz: folds
Columbo777: raises 1200 to 1650 shut it down or stop N go...
Arvid2k7: folds
Devin Thomas: calls 1200 - AK maybe?
*** FLOP *** [Qc Jd 7s]
Columbo777: bets 2909 and is all-in
Devin Thomas: calls 1565 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Qc Jd 7s] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [Qc Jd 7s 3d] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Columbo777: shows [6d 6c] (a pair of Sixes)
Devin Thomas: shows [Js As] (a pair of Jacks)
Devin Thomas collected 6955 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6955 | Rake 0
Board [Qc Jd 7s 3d 9d]
Seat 1: Devin Thomas showed [Js As] and won (6955) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: sagar111 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: RoadkingOz (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Columbo777 (big blind) showed [6d 6c] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 5: hdspoker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Arvid2k7 folded before Flop

I was right the first time. These guys are willing to call big pre-flops with AJ.

Is it me, or do players loosen up way more in 6 max because they think they are supposed to? And can I even DEFEND making a stand there with 66 just because I saw a modicum of dead money? Probably not.

Someone pull the drill-bit out of my head. I be learnin'