Dallara
02-08-2005, 06:22 PM
I've been pretty happy with my success in SNGs lately (last two months or so). However, I've started feeling very reluctant to get involved in hands early in a tourney (first two rounds). Generally, I just get the feeling that the downside of losing early far outweighs the upside of building a good stack early. As a result I've been folding a bunch of hands (pairs, AQ) to raises and I'm wondering if this is a leak.
Here are a few hands I played recently, am wondering if others would be more aggressive here.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
UTG (t707)
UTG+1 (t775)
UTG+2 (t760)
MP1 (t1095)
MP2 (t830)
MP3 (t440)
CO (t775)
Button : (Villain)/ (t1103)
SB (t650)
Hero (t865)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t30</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button : (Villain)/ raises to t45</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls t15.
Flop: (t115) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Villain bets t80</font>, UTG folds.
Final Pot: t195
A little hard to tell from the hand history, but what happened here was I was in the BB already for T15, then it was raised to T30, and then raised to T45. Normally, I would call T45 (extra T30) with a pocket pair, but given that it had been re-raised (T15 re-raise, you idiot!) I was worried that the original raiser (still to act behind me) would re-raise again and then I'd have to fold. Side question, if you call the T45, do you call the T80 on the flop with the OESD? I probably don't.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Button (t587)
SB : (Villain)/ (t685)
BB (t970)
UTG (t1095)
UTG+1 (t830)
UTG+2 (t360)
MP1 (t1110)
MP2 (t1173)
MP3 (t410)
Hero (t780)
Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls t30, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls t30, Button calls t30, <font color="#CC3333">SB : (Villain)/ raises to t175</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 folds, Hero folds, Button folds.
Final Pot: t295
Simple enough here, I didn't want to call an 6XBB raise with a hand that's only going to hit 1/3 of the time on the flop. What do others do here?
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
MP3 (t557)
CO (t805)
Button (t925)
SB : (Villain)/ (t1065)
BB (t830)
UTG (t375)
UTG+1 (t1110)
UTG+2 (t1173)
MP1 (t410)
Hero (t750)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises to t60</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t120</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB : (Villain)/ calls t105, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls t60.
Flop: (t390) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Villain bets t125</font>, UTG+2 folds, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t515
My favorite weak-tight play of the day. Monochrome flop and UTG bets out post flop. The bet is so weak though, it was hard not to at least try to raise and see what they did. I just haven't seen enough players bluff UTG at a monochrome flop at this level (30SNG) to make me think keeping them honest is worth 1/4 of my stack. Looking at it now, I'd say a four flush was their most likely holding, so maybe call and bet a non-diamond turn is best. Other thoughts? If this is checked to me, I bet pot and fear a smooth call.
Here are a few hands I played recently, am wondering if others would be more aggressive here.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
UTG (t707)
UTG+1 (t775)
UTG+2 (t760)
MP1 (t1095)
MP2 (t830)
MP3 (t440)
CO (t775)
Button : (Villain)/ (t1103)
SB (t650)
Hero (t865)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t30</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button : (Villain)/ raises to t45</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls t15.
Flop: (t115) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Villain bets t80</font>, UTG folds.
Final Pot: t195
A little hard to tell from the hand history, but what happened here was I was in the BB already for T15, then it was raised to T30, and then raised to T45. Normally, I would call T45 (extra T30) with a pocket pair, but given that it had been re-raised (T15 re-raise, you idiot!) I was worried that the original raiser (still to act behind me) would re-raise again and then I'd have to fold. Side question, if you call the T45, do you call the T80 on the flop with the OESD? I probably don't.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Button (t587)
SB : (Villain)/ (t685)
BB (t970)
UTG (t1095)
UTG+1 (t830)
UTG+2 (t360)
MP1 (t1110)
MP2 (t1173)
MP3 (t410)
Hero (t780)
Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls t30, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls t30, Button calls t30, <font color="#CC3333">SB : (Villain)/ raises to t175</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 folds, Hero folds, Button folds.
Final Pot: t295
Simple enough here, I didn't want to call an 6XBB raise with a hand that's only going to hit 1/3 of the time on the flop. What do others do here?
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
MP3 (t557)
CO (t805)
Button (t925)
SB : (Villain)/ (t1065)
BB (t830)
UTG (t375)
UTG+1 (t1110)
UTG+2 (t1173)
MP1 (t410)
Hero (t750)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises to t60</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t120</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB : (Villain)/ calls t105, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls t60.
Flop: (t390) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Villain bets t125</font>, UTG+2 folds, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t515
My favorite weak-tight play of the day. Monochrome flop and UTG bets out post flop. The bet is so weak though, it was hard not to at least try to raise and see what they did. I just haven't seen enough players bluff UTG at a monochrome flop at this level (30SNG) to make me think keeping them honest is worth 1/4 of my stack. Looking at it now, I'd say a four flush was their most likely holding, so maybe call and bet a non-diamond turn is best. Other thoughts? If this is checked to me, I bet pot and fear a smooth call.